0001144204-14-021674.txt : 20140409 0001144204-14-021674.hdr.sgml : 20140409 20140409172742 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-14-021674 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC TO-I/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140409 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140409 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001518205 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BLANK CHECKS [6770] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D8 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-I/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-86919 FILM NUMBER: 14754171 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INFINITY-C.S.V.C. MANAGEMENT LTD. STREET 2: 3 AZRIELI CENTER (TRIANGLE TOWER), FL 42 CITY: TEL AVIV STATE: L3 ZIP: 67023 BUSINESS PHONE: 011-972-3-607-5170 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INFINITY-C.S.V.C. MANAGEMENT LTD. STREET 2: 3 AZRIELI CENTER (TRIANGLE TOWER), FL 42 CITY: TEL AVIV STATE: L3 ZIP: 67023 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Infinity China 1 Acquisition Corp DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110414 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001518205 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BLANK CHECKS [6770] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D8 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-I/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INFINITY-C.S.V.C. MANAGEMENT LTD. STREET 2: 3 AZRIELI CENTER (TRIANGLE TOWER), FL 42 CITY: TEL AVIV STATE: L3 ZIP: 67023 BUSINESS PHONE: 011-972-3-607-5170 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INFINITY-C.S.V.C. MANAGEMENT LTD. STREET 2: 3 AZRIELI CENTER (TRIANGLE TOWER), FL 42 CITY: TEL AVIV STATE: L3 ZIP: 67023 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Infinity China 1 Acquisition Corp DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110414 SC TO-I/A 1 v374364_sctoia.htm SC TO-I/A

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Amendment No. 8 to

SCHEDULE TO

 

(Rule 14d-100)

Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

INFINITY CROSS BORDER ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

 

Ordinary Shares, no par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

G4772R101

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

Amir Gal-Or

c/o Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.
3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)
42nd  Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023
011-972-3-607-5170

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

 

with a copy to:

 

Douglas S. Ellenoff, Esq.

Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(212) 370-1300

(212) 370-7889 (fax)

 

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction valuation*   Amount of filing fee**
$38,000,000   $4,894.40

 

*Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only, in accordance with Rule 0-11(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). This calculation assumes the purchase of a total of 4,750,000 ordinary shares of Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, no par value, at the tender offer price of $8.00 per share.

 

**The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b) under the Exchange Act, equals $128.80 per million dollars of the transaction valuation.

 

xCheck the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

 

Amount Previously Paid: 4,894.40   Filing Party: Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO-I   Date Filed: January 10, 2014

 

¨Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

 

¨  third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

 

x   issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

 

¨  going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

 

¨  amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

 

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer:     ¨

 

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

 

¨  Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross Border Issuer Tender Offer)

 

¨  Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE TO

 

Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands business company with limited liability (“Infinity” or the “Company”), hereby amends and supplements its Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 10, 2014 (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO, as further amended by this Amendment No. 8, relates to the Company’s offer to purchase for cash up to 4,750,000 of its ordinary shares, no par value (“Ordinary Shares”), at a price of $8.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest (the “Purchase Price”) for an aggregate purchase price of up to $38,000,000. The Company’s offer is being made upon the terms and subject to certain conditions set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase dated March 26, 2014 (the “Offer to Purchase”) previously filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(G) to the Schedule TO and in the related Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which, as amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the offer (the “Offer”). The Offer, as extended via this Amendment No. 8, expires at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time, on April 11, 2014, unless the Offer is extended.

 

 This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule TO, as it amends and supplements the Schedule TO, is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, this Amendment No. 8 amends and supplements only the items to the Schedule TO that are being amended and supplemented and unaffected items and exhibits are not included herein.

 

Items 1 through 11.

 

On April 9, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the extension of the Offer to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 11, 2014. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(J) to the Schedule TO and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12. Exhibits


Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits:

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description  
     

(a)(5)(J)

  Press Release, dated April 9, 2014.  
(d)(11)  

Form of Lock-Up Agreement by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Energy Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management

Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and each of the signatories thereto.  

(d)(12)   Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and among Glori Acquisition Corp. and each of the signatories thereto.  

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

  INFINITY CROSS BORDER
  ACQUISITION CORPORATION
April 9, 2014  
  By: /s/ Amir Gal-Or
    Amir Gal-Or
    Co- Chief Executive Officer and
    Principal Accounting and
    Financial Officer
April 9, 2014    
  By: /s/ Avishai Silvershatz
    Avishai Silvershatz
    Co- Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
(a)(1)(A)*   Offer to Purchase dated January 10, 2014.
(a)(1)(B)*   Letter of Transmittal To Tender Ordinary Shares.
(a)(1)(C)*   Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(D)*   Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(E)*   Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.
(a)(1)(F)*   Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase dated February 27, 2014.
(a)(1)(G)*   Second Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase dated March 26, 2014.
(a)(1)(H)*   Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal To Tender Ordinary Shares.
(a)(1)(I)*   Amended and Restated Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(J)*   Amended and Restated Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(5)(A)   Investor Presentation dated January 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15.1 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).
(a)(5)(B)   Press Release, dated January 8, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15.2 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).
(a)(5)(C)*   Press Release, dated February 3, 2014.
(a)(5)(D)*   Press Release, dated February 6, 2014.
(a)(5)(E)*   Press Release, dated March 11, 2014.
(a)(5)(F)*   Press Release, dated March 17, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15.2 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on March 21, 2014).
(a)(5)(G)*   Revised Investor Presentation dated March 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15.1 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on March 21, 2014).
(a)(5)(H)*   Press Release, dated March 24, 2014.
 (a)(5)(I)*   Press Release, dated March 25, 2014.
 (a)(5)(J)**   Press Release, dated April 9, 2014.
(d)(1)   Underwriting Agreement, dated July 19, 2012, by and between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation and EarlyBird Capital, Inc., as representative of the underwriters (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on July 25, 2012).
(d)(2)   Merger and Acquisition Agreement, dated July 19, 2012, by and between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation and EarlyBird Capital, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on July 25, 2012).
(d)(3)   Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on July 25, 2012).
(d)(4)   Warrant Agreement, dated July 19, 2012, by and between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on July 25, 2012).
(d)(5)   Letter Agreement, dated July 19, 2012, by and between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, the sponsors and each of the directors and officers of Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on July 25, 2012).
(d)(6)   Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated July 19, 2012, by and between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on July 25, 2012).
(d)(7)   Letter Agreement between Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. and Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation regarding administrative support (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on July 25, 2012).
(d)(8)   Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 19, 2012, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation and the securityholders named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on July 25, 2012).
(d)(9)   Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated January 8, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and Glori Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).

 

 
 

 

 

(d)(10)   Form of Escrow Agreement by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Energy Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).
(d)(11)**   Form of Lock-Up Agreement by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Energy Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and each of the signatories thereto.
(d)(12)**   Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and among Glori Acquisition Corp. and each of the signatories thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit4.4 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).
(d)(13)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated January 7, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp. and each of the buyers thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).
(d)(14)   Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp. and each of the buyers thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).
(d)(15)   Form of Amendment No. 1 to Warrant Agreement between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).
(d)(16)   Form of Promissory Note, dated January 8, 2014, issued to each of Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. and HH Energy Group, LP in the principal amount of $250,000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on January 9, 2014).
(d)(17)*   First Amendment to the Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated February 20, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and Glori Energy Inc.
(d)(18)*   Second Amendment to the Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated March 19, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and Glori Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 6-K filed by Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation on March 21, 2014).
(g)   Not applicable.
(h)   Not applicable.

 

* Previously filed.

**Filed herewith.

 

 

 

EX-99.(A)(5)(J) 2 v374364_ex99a5j.htm EXHIBIT 99.(A)(5)(J)

 

INFINITY CROSS BORDER ACQUISITION CORPORATION ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF TENDER OFFER FOR ORDINARY SHARES

 

CONCURRENT TENDER OFFER BY SPONSORS FOR WARRANTS ALSO EXTENDED

 

Tender Offers Extended until 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on April 11, 2014,

Unless Further Extended or Earlier Terminated

 

  New York, New York and Tel Aviv, Israel, April 9, 2014 –Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: INXB) (“Infinity” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company’s previously announced share tender offer has been extended, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations governing tender offers, until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 11, 2014, unless further extended or terminated. The share tender offer was previously scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 10, 2014.

 

Concurrent with the extension of the share tender offer, certain of the Company’s sponsors including Infinity I-China Fund (Cayman), L.P., Infinity I-China Fund (Israel), L.P., Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 2), L.P. and Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 3), L.P. (collectively, the “Infinity Funds”) who are affiliated with Infinity Group, today announced that their previously announced warrant tender offer has also been extended, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations governing tender offers, until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 11, 2014, unless further extended or terminated. The warrant tender offer was previously scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 10, 2014.

 

The completion of the share tender offer and warrant tender offer are conditions to the Company’s previously announced business combination with Glori Energy Inc. (“Glori”).  The extensions are being made to comply with the rules and procedures of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Except for such extensions, all of the terms and conditions set forth in the share tender offer materials and the warrant tender offer materials, as amended (collectively, the “Offer Documents”), filed with the SEC remain unchanged.

 

Tenders of the Company’s ordinary shares or warrants must be made prior to the expiration of the share tender offer and warrant tender offer, respectively, and may be withdrawn at any time prior to the expiration of the share tender offer or the warrant tender offer, in accordance with the procedures described in the Offer Documents . However, the Company recommends that security holders who support the Company’s business combination with Glori do not tender their ordinary shares in the share tender offer, and if they have previously done so, recommends that they withdraw such tendered securities prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on April 11, 2014.  

 

The share tender offer is subject to the conditions and other terms set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase Ordinary Shares and other share tender offer materials (as they may be amended or supplemented) that have been or will be distributed to the Company’s shareholders.  In particular, the share tender offer is conditioned on, among other things, that the business combination with Glori, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, is capable of being consummated contemporaneously with the share tender offer. The warrant tender offer is subject to the conditions and other terms set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and other warrant tender offer materials (as they may be amended or supplemented) that have been or will be distributed to the Company’s warrant holders.

 

The last reported trading price of the Company’s ordinary shares and warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 8, 2014 was $8.02 per ordinary share and $0.73 per warrant. As of April 8, 2014, 1,423,177 ordinary shares and 4,600 warrants have been tendered and not withdrawn.

 

Morrow & Co., LLC is acting as the information agent for both tender offers, and the depositary is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Security holders are urged to review the Offer Documents which are available at no charge at www.sec.gov and which have been distributed to holders of record and brokers who hold for security holders. For questions and information, please call the information agent toll free at (800) 662-5200 (banks and brokers call collect at (203) 658-9400) or via e-mail at inxb.info@morrowco.com.

 

 
 

 

This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Company’s ordinary shares or warrants. The solicitation of offers to buy the Company’s ordinary shares and warrants will only be made pursuant to the Offer Documents (as amended or supplemented), the letter of transmittal, and other related documents that the Company or the Infinity Funds, respectively, have sent or will send to the Company’s security holders. The share tender offer and the warrant tender offer materials contain important information that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the tender offers. Share tender offer and warrant tender offer materials have been and will be distributed to the Company’s security holders at no expense and are and will be available at no charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and from the Information Agent.

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Any statements contained herein which are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements identified by or containing words like “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “potential,” “target,” “goal,” “plans,” “objective,” “should”, or similar expressions. All statements by us regarding our possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives and similar matters are forward-looking statements. Glori and Infinity give no assurances that the assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based will prove correct.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions (many of which are beyond our control), and are based on information currently available to us. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed herein due to many factors, including, without limitation: the risk that more than 4,750,000 of Infinity’s ordinary shares will be validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the tender offer for such shares which would then cause it to (i) be unable to satisfy the conditions of the share tender offer and the merger agreement, (ii) be unable to consummate the transaction, and (iii) withdraw the tender offers; the risk that governmental and regulatory review of the tender offer documents may delay the transaction or result in the inability of the transaction to be consummated by April 25, 2014 and the length of time necessary to consummate the transaction; the risk that a condition to consummation of the transaction may not be satisfied or waived; the risk that the anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the risk that any projections, including earnings, revenues, expenses, margins, or any other financial items are not realized; the ability to list and comply with NASDAQ’s continuing listing standards, including having the requisite number of round lot holders or stockholders; competition and competitive factors in the markets in which Glori operates; the expected cost of recovering oil using the AERO System, demand for Glori’s AERO System and expectations regarding future projects; adaptability of the AERO System and development of additional capabilities that will expand the types of oil fields to which Glori can apply its technology; plans to acquire and develop additional non-producing end of life oil fields and low-producing late-life oil fields and the availability of debt and equity financing to fund any such acquisitions; the percentage of the world’s reservoirs that are suitable for the AERO System; the advantages of the AERO System compared to other enhanced oil recovery methods; and Glori’s ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with its customers and prospective customers.

 

These risks, as well as other risks associated with the proposed transaction, are more fully discussed in the Form 6-K and Schedule TO (and any amendments thereto) filed by Infinity in connection with the transaction and the share tender offer. Infinity and Glori undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances which arise after the date of this release except as required under Rule 13e-4(d)(2) and Rule 13e-4(e)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other federal securities law. 

 

About Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation

Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: INXB) is a blank check company co-sponsored by Infinity Group and Hicks Holdings LLC. The Company held its IPO on July 25, 2012 and was established for the purpose of acquiring a growing business via a reverse merger. On January 8, 2014, Infinity and Glori Energy Inc. ("Glori") entered into a merger and share exchange agreement whereby Glori will become a publicly listed company through a merger with Infinity, in a transaction valued at approximately $189 million. Infinity expects to complete the transaction on or before April 25, 2014.

 

 
 

 

About Infinity Group

Infinity Group is a cross-border platform and private equity fund known for its strong roots in China. Infinity Group currently manages $800 million. It has 100 portfolio companies and 17 RMB joint venture funds throughout China, making Infinity the owner of more RMB funds than any other foreign PE fund in China. Infinity Group to date has made 100 deals and 30 successful exits. Sectors of focus include: medical, agricultural, water, energy and high end manufacturing. Infinity Group is led by managing partners Mr. Amir Gal-Or and Mr. Avishai Silvershatz. For more information, please visit http://www.infinity-equity.com

 

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Company Contact:   Information Agent:
     
Mark Chess, Executive Vice President   Morrow & Co., LLC
Email: Mark.Chess@infinity-equity.com   470 West Avenue, 3rd Floor
    Stamford, Connecticut 06902
    Telephone: (800) 662-5200
    Banks and Brokerage Firms: (203) 685-9400
    inxb.info@morrowco.com

 

 

 

EX-99.(D)(11) 3 v374364_ex99d11.htm EXHIBIT 99.(D)(11)

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the ____ day of ______________, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (including any successor entity thereto, the “Company”), Glori Energy Inc., a Delaware Corporation (including any successor entity thereto, “Glori”), Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd., in its capacity under the Merger Agreement (as defined below) as the INXB Representative (the “INXB Representative”), each of the persons listed on Schedule A hereto in its capacity as a holder of the Subject Shares (as defined below), each of which is referred to in this Agreement as a “Restricted Holder” and collectively as the “Restricted Holders”, and each of the persons listed on Schedule B hereto in its capacity as a holder of the Unrestricted Shares (as defined below), each of which is referred to in this Agreement as an “Unrestricted Holder” and collectively as the “Unrestricted Holders” (together with the Restricted Holders, referred to individually in this Agreement as a “Holder” and collectively as the “Holders”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the “Parent”), the Company, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), the INXB Representative, and Glori (as amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Parent will merge with and into the Company (the “Redomestication Merger”), and immediately thereafter Glori will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Transaction Merger” and, together with the Redomestication Merger, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the Transactions (the “Closing”), Glori will be wholly-owned by the Company, and Glori’s stockholders and warrantholders immediately prior to the Transactions will become stockholders of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by the Holders thereunder, including the rights under the Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into between the Company and the Holders in connection with the Merger Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which (1) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (after giving effect to the Redomestication Merger) (the “Common Stock”), to be received by the Restricted Holders in connection with the consummation of the Transactions as set forth on Schedule A hereto (including any equity securities into which such shares of Common Stock are thereafter exchanged or converted or which are paid as distributions or dividends in consideration of such shares, the “Subject Shares”) shall become subject to limitations on disposition as set forth herein and (2) Unrestricted Holders, who will receive shares of the Common Stock in exchange for their shares of Glori Series C-2 Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and for their warrants to purchase shares of Glori Series C-2 Preferred Stock, as set forth on Schedule B hereto (including any equity securities into which such shares of Common Stock are thereafter exchanged or converted or which are paid as distributions or dividends in consideration of such shares, the “Unrestricted Shares”, and together with the Subject Shares, the “Shares”) agree to become subject to certain other limitations as set forth herein.

 

 
 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.                  Lock-Up Provisions.

 

1.1              Each Restricted Holder hereby agrees not to, during the period commencing from the Closing and ending on the earlier of (a) the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing or (b) the date on which the Company consummates an Exit Event (as defined below) (the “Lock-Up Period”): (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Subject Shares, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Subject Shares, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii), a “Prohibited Transfer”). In addition, each Restricted Holder agrees that such Restricted Holder will not, during the Lock-Up Period, make any demand for the registration of any Subject Shares, whether pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise; provided, that the Restricted Holders shall be entitled to request Piggyback Registrations (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for the Subject Shares. Each Restricted Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company that are consistent the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. “Exit Event” shall mean a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction following the Closing that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their equity holdings in the Company for cash, securities or other property.

 

1.2              If any Prohibited Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such purported Prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the Subject Shares as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce Section 1.1, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Subject Shares of each Restricted Holder (and permitted transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the Lock-Up Period.

 

1.3              Notwithstanding Sections 1.1 and 1.2, if:

 

(a)                (i)  (1) any Restricted Holder is granted a waiver in accordance with Section 3.7 of the restrictions contained in Section 1.1 or Section 1.2 of this Agreement with respect to all or any portion of their Subject Shares, or (2) if any Company shareholder subject to the lock-up provisions of that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2012, entered into by and among the Company (as successor to the Parent) and the former shareholders of the Parent signatory thereto, is granted a waiver of the lock-up provisions contained therein with respect to all or any portion of their shares subject thereto, and (ii) such waiver applies to Subject Shares or other Company equity having a fair market value in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate (whether in one or multiple waivers) (such waiver, an “Early Release”), then a pro-rata portion of the Subject Shares held by each Restricted Holder as of the Effective Data shall be released from such Restricted Holder’s obligations under Sections 1.1 and 1.2, and the Company shall take commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to the Restricted Holders upon the occurrence of such Early Release; provided that if more than one Company shareholder is granted an Early Release simultaneously or as part of a series of related transactions, then the Early Release which results in the largest pro-rata portion of the Subject Shares being released shall be the only one applied;

 

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(b)               If any Infinity PIPE Purchaser (as defined below) in accordance with Section 4(l) of that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2014, by and among the Parent, the Purchaser, and the investors listed on the schedule of buyers attached thereto (as amended from time to time, the “PIPE Agreement”) provides the Company with notice of its intent to sell any of its Firm Shares (as defined in the PIPE Agreement) at least five (5) days before the consummation of such sale of Firm Shares (the date of any such sale, a “PIPE Release Date”), then (i) promptly after its receipt of such notice, the Company shall give notice of such intended sale to the Restricted Holders, and (ii)  the PIPE Percentage (as defined below) of the Subject Shares held by each Restricted Holder as of the Effective Date shall be released from such Restricted Holder’s obligations under Sections 1.1 and 1.2 on the PIPE Release Date; for the purposes of this Section 1.3(b): (1) “Infinity PIPE Purchaser” means any of Infinity I-China Fund (Cayman), L.P., Infinity I-China Fund (Israel), L.P., Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 2), L.P., Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 3), L.P. or their respective Affiliates (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that that acquires shares of capital stock of the Company under the PIPE Agreement; and (2) “PIPE Percentage” means, as of a PIPE Release Date, a fraction expressed as a percentage calculated by taking (x) the number of Firm Shares sold by Infinity PIPE Purchasers on such PIPE Release Date, and dividing by (y) 1,487,500;

  

(c)                the Common Stock’s share price reaches or exceeds Nine Dollars and Sixty Cents ($9.60) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period during the Lock-Up Period, then fifty percent (50%) of the Subject Shares held by each Restricted Holder as of the Effective Date shall be released from such Restricted Holder’s obligations under Sections 1.1 and 1.2; provided, that the foregoing stock price limitations shall be equitably adjusted as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, or other similar transactions affecting the Company’s Common Stock; and

 

(d)               the Common Stock’s share price reaches or exceeds Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period during the Lock-Up Period, then all of the Subject Shares then held by each Restricted Holder shall be released from such Restricted Holder’s obligations under Sections 1.1 and 1.2; provided, that the foregoing stock price limitations shall be equitably adjusted as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, or other similar transactions affecting the Company’s Common Stock.

 

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2.                  Release and Covenant Not to Sue. Subject to Sections 3.2 and 3.11, effective upon the Closing, each Holder hereby releases and discharges Glori and its subsidiaries from and against any and all claims, suits, actions, demands, obligations, agreements, debts and liabilities whatsoever (whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, contingent, inchoate, or otherwise), both at law and in equity, which such Holder now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against Glori or any of its subsidiaries arising at or prior to the Closing or on account of or arising out of any matter occurring at or prior to the Closing; provided, that if such Holder is an employee of Glori or its subsidiaries who will continue to be employed immediately following the Closing, such release shall exclude any claims related to the right of such employee to receive current earned and accrued but unpaid compensation, unreimbursed business expenses or other employment benefits generally available to all employees of Glori and its subsidiaries. From and after the Closing, each Holder hereby irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting, commencing or causing to be commenced any claim, suit, action or demand of any kind against Glori or any of its subsidiaries, based upon any matter purported to be released hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the releases and restrictions set forth herein shall not apply to any claims a Holder may have under the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement to receive the merger consideration for its shares of Glori capital stock or warrants to acquire shares of Glori capital stock.

 

3.                  Miscellaneous.

 

3.1              Assignment. This Agreement and all obligations of each Holder are personal to such Holder and may not be transferred or delegated by such Holder at any time. The Company and Glori may freely assign any or all of their rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity without obtaining the consent or approval of the Holder. If the INXB Representative is replaced in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the replacement INXB Representative shall automatically become a party to this Agreement as if it were the original INXB Representative hereunder.

 

3.2              Other Agreements. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company, Glori and the INXB Representative or any of the obligations of the Holders under any other agreement between the Holders and the Company, Glori or the INXB Representative or any certificate or instrument executed by the Holders in favor of the Company, Glori or the INXB Representative, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company, Glori or the INXB Representative or any of the obligations of the Holders under this Agreement.

 

3.3              Governing Law; Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. This Agreement and any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York. All legal proceedings, claims, suits, actions, demands, disputes or controversies (any of the foregoing, a “Proceeding”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York. Each party hereto hereby (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in New York, New York, for the purpose of any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto and (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such Proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or himself, or its or his property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section 3.6. Nothing in this Section 3.3 shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO AFFILIATE, AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3.3.

 

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3.4              Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document format in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

3.5              Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (b) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (c) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; (d) a “person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof; and (e) the term “or” means “and/or”.

 

3.6              Notices. All notices, requests, and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given, delivered and received (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by electronic mail or facsimile upon affirmative confirmation of receipt, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next-day delivery, with written verification of receipt, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or to such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

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If to the Company or Glori, to:

 

Glori Energy, Inc.
4315 South Drive
Houston, TX 77053
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (713) 237-8585

 

With copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Norton Rose Fulbright
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77010-3095
Attn: Charles Powell
Facsimile: (713) 651-5246
Email: Charles.powell@nortonrosefulbright.com

 

and

 

Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.
3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)
42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023
Attn: Mark Chess
Facsimile: 972-3-6075456
Email: MarkC@infinity-equity.com

 

and

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Stuart Neuhauser
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

If to the INXB Representative, to:

 

Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.
3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)
42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023
Attn: Mark Chess
Facsimile: 972-3-6075456
Email: MarkC@infinity-equity.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Stuart Neuhauser
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

If to any Holder, to the address of such Holder as set forth under the name of such Holder on the signature pages hereto.

 

3.7              Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company, Glori, the INXB Representative, and Holders holding a majority of the Shares. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

 

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3.8              Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be reformed and construed so that it will be valid, legal, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

3.9              Specific Performance. Each Holder acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by any Restricted Holder, money damages may be inadequate and the Company, Glori and the INXB Representative may have not adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by a Holder in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the Company, Glori and the INXB Representative shall be entitled to seek an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by any Holder and to seek to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

3.10          Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

 

3.11          Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any Schedules hereto) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Document (as defined in the Merger Agreement), including the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  The Company:
       
  Glori Acquisition Corp.
       
  By:     
    Name: Mark Chess
    Title: President
       
  Glori:
       
  GLORI ENERGY INC.
       
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  The INXB Representative:
       
  Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd., in its capacity under the Merger Agreement as the INXB Representative
       
  By:  
    Name:    Mark Chess
    Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

  

  Restricted Holders:
     
  RESTRICTED HOLDERS WHO ARE NATURAL PERSONS (i.e., individuals):
     
  By:  
  Print Name:    
     
  RESTRICTED HOLDERS WHO ARE NOT NATURAL PERSONS (i.e., corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts or other entities):
     
  Print Name  
  of Entity:    
     
  By:  
  Print Name:    
  Print Title:  
     
  Address for Notice:
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
  Facsimile:  
     
  Email:  

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Unrestricted Holders:
     
  UNRESTRICTED HOLDERS WHO ARE NATURAL PERSONS (i.e., individuals):
     
  By:  
  Print Name:    
     
  UNRESTRICTED HOLDERS WHO ARE NOT NATURAL PERSONS (i.e., corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts or other entities):
     
  Print Name  
  of Entity:  
     
  By:  
  Print Name:  
  Print Title:  
     
  Address for Notice:
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
  Facsimile:  
     
  Email:  

  

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

RESTRICTED HOLDERS

 

Name of Restricted Holder Number of Subject Shares
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

UNRESTRICTED HOLDERS

 

Name of Unrestricted Holder Number of Unrestricted Shares
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

EX-99.(D)(12) 4 v374364_ex99d12.htm EXHIBIT 99.(D)(12)

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the ____ day of ______________, 2014 by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent (as defined below) (the “Company”) and each of the persons listed on Schedule A hereto, each of which is referred to in this Agreement as a “Holder” and collectively as the “Holders.”

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the “Parent”), the Company, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. as the INXB Representative (the “INXB Representative”), and Glori Energy Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“Glori”) (as amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Parent will merge with and into the Company, and Glori will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, as a result of the Transactions, Glori will be wholly owned by the Company, and Glori’s stockholders immediately prior to the Transactions will become stockholders of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holder certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

Article 1
Definitions and Construction

 

1.1              The terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the respective meanings set forth below.

 

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material nonpublic information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) 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, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

 
 

 

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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

 

C-2 Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(i).

 

C-2 Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(i).

 

Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (upon consummation of the Transactions).

 

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Form S-1” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a).

 

Form S-3” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.

 

General Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

General Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

Glori” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Lock-Up Agreement” shall mean that certain Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of __________, 2014, by and among the Company, Glori, the INXB Representative, and certain of the Holders.

 

Mandatory Registration Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(d).

 

Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Merger Sub” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

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 not misleading.

 

Option Registration Rights” shall mean those contractual registration rights granted to the holders of Common Stock issued upon conversion of previously outstanding purchase options issued in connection with the Parent’s initial public offering.

 

Parent” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

“Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.3(a).

 

PIPE Registration Rights” shall mean those contractual registration rights granted pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of ___________, _____, by and among Parent, the Company, and other parties thereto.

 

Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(d).

 

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.

 

Prospectus Date” shall mean the date of the final prospectus filed with the Commission and relating to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 referred to in Section 6.12 of the Merger Agreement.

 

Registrable Security” shall mean (i) any outstanding Common Stock or any other equity security of the Company (including Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any convertible security) held by a Holder as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such Common Stock by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, acquisition, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation or contractual control arrangement with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engagement in any other similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (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, (b) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act, (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, or (d) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

 

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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:

 

(i)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;

 

(ii)registration and filings fees of any exchange or quotation service on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(vii)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.

 

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the 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.

 

Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a).

 

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

 

Sponsor Registration Rights” shall mean those contractual registration rights granted pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2012, by and among Parent and other parties thereto.

 

Transactions” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer or designee 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.

 

1.2              Construction. For the purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires: (a) the meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term and vice versa, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders as the context requires; (b) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; (c) the terms “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (d) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (e) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified by the words “without limitation”, unless otherwise specified; (f) the use of the word “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise; (g) the word “shall” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect of the word “will”; (h) all accounting terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP; and (i) references to “the parties” shall mean the parties to this Agreement.

 

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Article 2
Registration Rights

 

2.1              Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than 45 days after the Closing Date, file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of those Registrable Securities set forth on Schedule B hereto (such Registrable Securities, the “Mandatory Registration Securities”). In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration or another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the holders of the Mandatory Registration Securities. The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Mandatory Registration Securities as of the date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “Selling Shareholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, holders of Registrable Securities other than Mandatory Registration Securities shall not be barred from using their contractual registration rights to cause the Company to include their Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.1.

 

2.2              Demand Registration.

 

(a)                Request for Registration. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(d) and Section 2.5, (i) at any time after the Closing Date, in the event the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1 is either not effective or is otherwise not available to effect the relevant Holders’ intended method of distribution, the Holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the then outstanding number of Mandatory Registration Securities (the “C-2 Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for registration for at least fifteen percent (15%) of the then outstanding number of Mandatory Registration 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 “C-2 Demand Registration”) and (ii) at any time after the expiration (or earlier waiver or termination) of the Lock-Up Period (as defined in that certain Lock-Up Agreement), the Holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities (the “General Demanding Holders” and together with the C-2 Demanding Holders, the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for Registration of at least fifteen percent (15%) of the then outstanding number of 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 “General Demand Registration” and together with any C-2 Demand Registrations, a “Demand Registration”); provided, that if the waiver or termination of the Lock-Up Period does not apply to all of the Subject Shares (as defined in the Lock-Up Agreement), then any General Demand Registration may only be made with respect to those Subject Shares for which the Lock-Up Period has been waived or terminated. 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 to the Company, such Requesting Holder shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, file a Registration Statement for the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration and use its reasonable efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable thereafter. 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 2.2(a) with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-1”) 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 Registration have been sold in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

 

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(b)               Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.2(a), 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, 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 (x) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded, or otherwise terminated, and (y) 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; 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.

  

(c)                Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(d) and Section 2.5, 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 2.2(c) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.

 

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(d)               Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter 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 shares of 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 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 (such proportion referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) 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 that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to the PIPE Registration Rights; (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 that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to the Sponsor Registration Rights and the Option Registration Rights, pro rata, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), 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 (v) fifth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), 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 that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

  

(e)                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 2.2(a) 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 (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.

 

2.3              Piggyback Registration.

 

(a)                Piggyback Rights. If at any time on or after the date of this Agreement, 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 or 2.2 hereof), other than a Registration Statement filed (i) in connection with any employee share 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, 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 (1) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter, if any, in such offering, and (2) 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 of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.3(a) 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 methods of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.3(a) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

  

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(b)               Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter 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 total of (w) the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, (x) the shares of 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, (y) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.3, and (z) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

(i)                 If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration: (1) 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; (2) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (1), the shares of Common Stock as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the PIPE Registration Rights and the Mandatory Registration Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.3(a), pro rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities,1 (3) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and the shares of Common Stock as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the Sponsor Registration Rights and the Option Registration Rights, pro rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (4) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), 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;

 

 

 

1 Note to draft: PIPE Registration Rights Agreement will need a corresponding amendment.

 

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(ii)               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: (1) 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; (2) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reach under the foregoing clause (1), the shares of Common Stock as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the PIPE Registration Rights and the Mandatory Registration Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.3(a), pro rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (3) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and the shares of Common Stock as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the Sponsor Registration Rights and the Option Registration Rights, pro rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (4) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), 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 (5) fifth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), 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.

  

(c)                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 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. 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.

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(d)               Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.2 hereof.

 

2.4              Registrations on Form S-3. The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time request in writing that the Company, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar shortform registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-3”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) days of the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall register all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to this Section 2.4 if (a) a Form S-3 is not available for such offering or (b) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $10,000,000.

  

2.5              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, and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.2(a) 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 materially 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 stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be materially 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 ninety (90) days; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period.

 

2.6              Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any registration pursuant to this Agreement as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Article 2.

 

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Article 3
Company Procedures

 

3.1              General Procedures. If the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its best 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:

 

(a)                prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

(b)               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 requested by the Holders or any Underwriter of Registrable 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;

 

(c)                prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriter, 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 Underwriter and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

(d)               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 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;

  

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(e)                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;

 

(f)                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;

 

(g)               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 reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

(h)               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 or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel;

 

(i)                 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 hereof;

 

(j)                 permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriter, 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, advisors or Underwriter enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

(k)               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;

 

(l)                 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 reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;

 

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(m)             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;

 

(n)               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;

 

(o)               if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $50,000,000, 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

 

(p)               otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, 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 and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

 

3.3              Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. 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 (a) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (b) 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.

  

3.4              Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. 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 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 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. 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, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, 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. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.

 

3.5              Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting 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. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action, as any Holder may reasonably request, to the extent required to enable such Holder to sell 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, including providing any legal opinions. 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.

 

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Article 4
Indemnification and Contribution

 

4.1              Indemnification.

 

(a)                The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities and, as applicable, such Holder’s officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) caused by (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained 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, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein and (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company (or any of its agents or affiliates) or the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under any of the foregoing. 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.

 

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(b)               In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish 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 and, to the extent permitted by law, such Holder shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any 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 or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by 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 shall indemnify the Underwriters, 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.

 

(c)                Any person 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 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 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.

 

(d)               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 by any officer, director or controlling person 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.

 

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(e)                If the indemnification provided under this 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 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 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 relates to information supplied by, 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(e) 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(a), 4.1(b), and 4.1(c), any legal or other fees, charges or 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(e) 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(e). No person 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(e) from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

Article 5
Miscellaneous

 

5.1              Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

(a)                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.

 

(b)               This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such Holder.

 

(c)                This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Holders and their permitted assigns and successors.

 

(d)               This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                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 5.5 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). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.1 shall be null and void.

 

5.2              Governing Law. This Agreement and any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York.

 

5.3              Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document format in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

5.4              Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

5.5              Notices. All notices, requests, and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given, delivered and received (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next-day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their addresses as set forth on Schedule A hereto, or to the principal office of the Company and to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, in the case of the Company, or to such email address, facsimile number, or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 5.5. If notice is given to the Company, a copy shall also be sent (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

  

Norton Rose Fulbright
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77010-3095
Attn: Charles Powell
Facsimile: (713) 651-5246
Email: Charles.powell@nortonrosefulbright.com

 

5.6              Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding; provided, that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived with respect to any Holder without the written consent of such Holder, unless such amendment, termination, or waiver applies to all Holders in the same fashion. The Company shall give prompt notice of any amendment or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not consent in writing to such amendment, termination, or waiver. Any amendment, termination, or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 5.6 shall be binding on all parties hereto, regardless of whether any such party has consented thereto. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

 

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5.7              Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be reformed and construed so that it will be valid, legal, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

5.8              Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any Schedules and Exhibits hereto) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled.

 

5.9              Term and Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and the registration rights granted hereunder shall expire on the date that is ten (10) years after the Prospectus Date; provided, that such termination and expiration shall not affect registration rights exercised prior to such date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Glori Acquisition Corp.
       
  By:     
    Name:    
    Title:  

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  HOLDERS WHO ARE NATURAL PERSONS (i.e., individuals):
       
  By:  
  Name:  
     
  HOLDERS WHO ARE NOT NATURAL PERSONS (i.e., corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts or other entities):
       
  Name of Entity:     
       
  By:    
    Name:    
    Title:  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

HOLDERS

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

MANDATORY REGISTRATION SECURITIES

 

Name of Holder Number of Mandatory
Registration Shares
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

We are registering the shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the purchase of these shares of Common Stock from the Company pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years other than relationships described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information regarding the issuance of the shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders, see "Private Placement of Shares of Common Stock" above.

 

The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership as of ________, 2014.

 

The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

 
 

 

Name of Selling Shareholder Number of Shares Owned
Prior to Offering
Maximum Number of Shares
to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus
Number of Shares Owned After Offering
       
       
       

  

 
 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the shares of Common Stock to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders thereof from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent's commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in various transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, including the following:

 

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

 

·transactions in the over-the-counter market;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

·underwritten public offerings;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

·privately negotiated transactions;

 

·short sales;

 

·sales pursuant to Rule 144;

 

 
 

 

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

 

·a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

·any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

 

The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

 

 
 

 

There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.

 

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[____________] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or "blue sky" laws; provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.