EXHIBIT 10.8
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
__________, 2001, by and among WaveRider Communications Inc., a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Nevada (the "Company"), and the
undersigned (together with its affiliates, the "Initial Investor").
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
December 8, 2000, by and between the Company and the Initial Investor (the
"Securities Purchase Agreement"), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions contained therein, to issue and sell to the Initial
Investor (i) Convertible Notes (the "Notes") that are convertible into shares of
the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), and
(ii) warrants (the "Warrants") to acquire shares of Common Stock. The shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Notes are
referred to herein as the "Conversion Shares" and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Warrants are referred to
herein as the "Warrant Shares."
B. To induce the Initial Investor to execute and deliver the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the
"Securities Act"), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Initial Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(i) "Investors" means the Initial Investor and any transferees
or assignees who agree to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 9 hereof.
(ii) "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or
Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a
continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness
of such Registration Statement by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").
(iii) "Registrable Securities" means (a) the Conversion
Shares, (b) the Warrant Shares and (c) any shares of capital stock issued or
issuable, from time to time (with any adjustments), as a distribution on or in
exchange for or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing, whether as
default payments or otherwise.
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(iv) "Registration Statement" means a registration statement
of the Company under the
Securities Act.
(b) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION.
(a) Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare promptly
and file with the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the
20th day following the date hereof (the "Filing Date"), a Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available, on such form of Registration
Statement as is then available to effect a registration of all of the
Registrable Securities, subject to the consent of the Initial Investor) covering
the resale of at least ________ Registrable Securities. The Registration
Statement filed hereunder, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and
the Rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), shall state that such
Registration Statement also covers such indeterminate number of additional
shares of Common Stock as may become issuable upon conversion of the Notes and
exercise of the Warrants to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions. The Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement shall be allocated to the Investors as set forth in
Section 11(k) hereof. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or
supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof)
shall be provided to (and subject to the approval of) the Initial Investor and
its counsel prior to its filing or other submission.
(b) Underwritten Offering. If any offering pursuant to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof involves an underwritten
offering, the Investors who hold a majority in interest of the Registrable
Securities subject to such underwritten offering, with the consent of the
Initial Investor if it is still holding Registrable Securities, shall have the
right to select one legal counsel to represent the Investors and an investment
banker or bankers and manager or managers to administer the offering, which
investment banker or bankers or manager or managers shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company. In the event that any Investors elect not to
participate in such underwritten offering, the Registration Statement covering
all of the Registrable Securities shall contain appropriate plans of
distribution reasonably satisfactory to the Investors participating in such
underwritten offering and the Investors electing not to participate in such
underwritten offering (including, without limitation, the ability of
nonparticipating Investors to sell from time to time and at any time during the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the offering does not involve an underwritten offer, the Investors shall not be
entitled to require that the offering be underwritten.
(c) Payments by the Company. The Company shall cause the
Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof to
become effective as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the 120th
day following the date hereof (the "Registration Deadline"). At the time of
effectiveness, the Company shall ensure such Registration Statement covers at
least 100% of the Registrable Securities issuable pursuant to the Notes and
Warrants (including, if necessary, by filing an amendment prior to the effective
date of the Registration Statement to increase the number of shares covered
thereby). If (i) (A) the Registration Statement required to be filed by the
Company pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof is not filed with the SEC prior to the
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Filing Date or (B) such Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable
Securities is not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Registration
Deadline (except in the event that such Registration Statement shall not have
been declared effective solely as the result of a Fiscal Quarter Delay (as
defined herein)), or (ii) if, after such Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the SEC, sales of any of the Registrable Securities
required to be covered by such Registration Statement cannot be made pursuant to
such Registration Statement (by reason of a stop order or the Company's failure
to update the Registration Statement or any other reason outside the control of
the Investors), or (iii) the Common Stock is not listed or included for
quotation on the Nasdaq National Market ("NNM"), the Nasdaq SmallCap Market
("SmallCap"), the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") or the American Stock
Exchange (the "AMEX") at any time after the Registration Deadline hereunder,
then the Company will make payments to the Investors in such amounts and at such
times as shall be determined pursuant to this Section 2(c) as partial relief for
the damages to the Investors by reason of any such delay in or reduction of
their ability to sell the Registrable Securities (which remedy shall not be
exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity). The Company
shall pay to each Investor an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate
Purchase Price of the Notes and Warrants held by such Investor (including,
without limitation, Notes that have been converted into Conversion Shares and
Warrants that have been exercised for Warrant Shares then held by such Investor)
(the "Aggregate Share Price"), multiplied by (ii) fifteen thousandths (.015),
for each 30-day period (or portion thereof) (A) after the Filing Date and prior
to the date the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC pursuant to Section
2(a), (B) after the Registration Deadline and prior to the date the Registration
Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities is declared effective by
the SEC, and (C) during which sales of any Registrable Securities cannot be made
pursuant to any such Registration Statement after the Registration Statement has
been declared effective or the Common Stock is not listed or included for
quotation on the NNM, SmallCap, NYSE or AMEX; provided, however, that there
shall be excluded from each such period any delays which are solely attributable
to changes (other than corrections of Company mistakes with respect to
information previously provided by the Investors) required by the Investors in
the Registration Statement with respect to information relating to the
Investors, including, without limitation, changes to the plan of distribution.
(For example, if the Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable
Securities is not effective by the Registration Deadline, the Company would pay
$15,000 for each 30-day period thereafter with respect to each $1,000,000 of
Aggregate Share Price until the Registration Statement becomes effective.) Such
amounts shall be paid in cash or, at each Investor's option, may be convertible
into Common Stock at the "Conversion Price" (as defined in the Notes) then in
effect. Any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of such amounts shall
be Registrable Securities. If the Investor desires to convert the amounts due
hereunder into Registrable Securities it shall so notify the Company in writing
within two business days after the date on which such amounts are first payable
in cash and such amounts shall be so convertible (pursuant to the mechanics set
forth under Article III of the Notes), beginning on the last day upon which the
cash amount would otherwise be due in accordance with the following sentence.
Payments of cash pursuant hereto shall be made within five days after the end of
each period that gives rise to such obligation, provided that, if any such
period extends for more than 30 days, interim payments shall be made for each
such 30-day period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 2(c), no such amounts will be payable by the Company to an Investor for
the first 120 days after the date hereof to the extent such Investor converts
any of the Notes during such period and the Registration Statement is not
effective as of the date of such conversion.
(d) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time prior to the
expiration of the Registration Period (as hereinafter defined) and during a
period in which the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to
Section 2(a) is not effective, the Company shall file with the SEC a
Registration Statement relating to an offering for its own account or the
account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities
(other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or their then equivalents relating to equity
securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity
or business or equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or
other employee benefit plans), the Company shall send to each Investor written
notice of such filing and, if within 15 days after the date of such notice, such
Investor shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such
Registration Statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities such
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Investor requests to be registered, except that if, in connection with any
underwritten public offering, the managing underwriter(s) thereof shall impose a
limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock which may be included in the
Registration Statement because, in such underwriter's or underwriters' judgment,
marketing or other factors dictate such limitation is necessary to facilitate
public distribution, then the Company shall be obligated to include in such
Registration Statement only such limited portion of the Registrable Securities
with respect to which such Investor has requested inclusion hereunder as the
underwriter shall permit. Any exclusion of Registrable Securities shall be made
pro rata among the Investors seeking to include Registrable Securities, in
proportion to the number of Registrable Securities sought to be included by such
Investors; provided, however, that the Company shall not exclude any Registrable
Securities unless the Company has first excluded all outstanding securities, the
holders of which are not contractually entitled to inclusion of such securities
in such Registration Statement or are not contractually entitled to pro rata
inclusion with the Registrable Securities; and provided, further, however, that,
after giving effect to the immediately preceding proviso, any exclusion of
Registrable Securities shall be made pro rata with holders of other securities
having the contractual right to include such securities in the Registration
Statement other than holders of securities contractually entitled to inclusion
of their securities in such Registration Statement by reason of demand
registration rights. No right to registration of Registrable Securities under
this Section 2(d) shall be construed to limit any registration required under
Section 2(a) hereof. If an offering in connection with which an Investor is
entitled to registration under this Section 2(d) is an underwritten offering,
then each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in such
Registration Statement shall, unless otherwise agreed by the Company, offer and
sell such Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering using the same
underwriter or underwriters and, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, on
the same terms and conditions as other shares of Common Stock included in such
underwritten offering.
(e) Eligibility for Form S-3. The Company represents and
warrants that, as of the date hereof, it meets the requirements for the use of
Form S-3 for registration of the sale by the Initial Investor and any other
Investor of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall file all reports
required to be filed by the Company with the SEC in a timely manner so as to
maintain such eligibility for the use of Form S-3.
3. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. In connection with the
registration of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall have the following
obligations:
(a) The Company shall respond promptly to any and all comments
made by the staff of the SEC to the Registration Statement required by Section
2(a), and shall submit to the SEC, before the close of business on the business
day immediately following the business day on which the Company learns (either
by telephone or in writing) that no review of such Registration Statement will
be made by the SEC or that the staff of the SEC has no further comments on such
Registration Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration of the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date as soon as
practicable; provided, however, that (unless expressly permitted in writing by
the Investors) no such request for acceleration shall be made during the period
beginning on the tenth trading day immediately preceding the end of a fiscal
quarter of the Company and ending on the second business day following the
release by the Company of its earnings statement for such fiscal quarter (such a
delay in filing a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement being referred to as a "Fiscal Quarter Delay"). The
Company shall keep such Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at
all times until such date as is the earlier of (i) the date on which all of the
Registrable Securities have been sold and (ii) the date on which all of the
Registrable Securities (in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Initial
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Investor) may be immediately sold to the public without registration or
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or any successor
provision (the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement (including
any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein and all
documents incorporated by reference therein) (i) shall comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and (ii) shall not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
The financial statements of the Company included in the Registration Statement
or incorporated by reference therein will comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC applicable with respect thereto. Such financial
statements will be prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except
(i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes
thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they
may not include footnotes or may be condensed on summary statements and fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the
consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then
ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to immaterial year-end
adjustments).
(b) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the
Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with the
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement
effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period,
comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition
of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration
Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities have been
disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller
or sellers thereof as set forth in the Registration Statement.
(c) The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose
Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement and its legal
counsel (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed
with the SEC, or received by the Company, one copy of the Registration Statement
and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and prospectus and each
amendment or supplement thereto, and, in the case of the Registration Statement
referred to in Section 2(a), each letter written by or on behalf of the Company
to the SEC or the staff of the SEC (including, without limitation, any request
to accelerate the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or amendment
thereto), and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC,
in each case relating to the Registration Statement (other than any portion, if
any, thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought
confidential treatment), (ii) on the date of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any amendment thereto, a notice stating that the Registration
Statement or amendment has been declared effective, and (iii) such number of
copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments
and supplements thereto and such other documents as such Investor may reasonably
request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities
owned by such Investor.
(d) The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and
qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under
such other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions in the United
States as each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being offered
reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other
actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in
effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other
actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (a) qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for this Section 3(d), (b) subject itself to general taxation in any such
jurisdiction, (c) file a general consent to service of process in any such
jurisdiction, (d) provide any undertakings that cause the Company undue expense
or burden, or (e) make any change in its charter or bylaws, which in each case
the Board of Directors of the Company determines to be contrary to the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders.
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(e) In the event the Investors who hold a majority in interest
of the Registrable Securities being offered in an offering select underwriters
for the offering, the Company shall enter into and perform its obligations under
an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, including, without
limitation, customary indemnification and contribution obligations, with the
underwriters of such offering.
(f) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, the Company shall notify each Investor by telephone and facsimile of the
happening of any event, of which the Company has knowledge, as a result of which
the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, and, use its best efforts promptly to prepare a supplement or
amendment to the Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or
omission, and deliver such number of copies of such supplement or amendment to
each Investor as such Investor may reasonably request. Investor agrees to keep
such information confidential until such information becomes publicly disclosed.
(g) The Company shall use its best efforts (i) to prevent the
issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, and, if such an order is issued, to obtain the
withdrawal of such order at the earliest practicable moment (including in each
case by amending or supplementing such Registration Statement) and (ii) to
notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or, in the
event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the issuance of
such order and the resolution thereof (and if such Registration Statement is
supplemented or amended, deliver such number of copies of such supplement or
amendment to each Investor as such Investor may reasonably request).
(h) The Company shall permit a single firm of counsel
designated by the Initial Investor to review the Registration Statement and all
amendments and supplements thereto a reasonable period of time prior to its
filing with the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which such counsel
reasonably objects.
(i) The Company shall make generally available to its security
holders as soon as practical, but not later than 90 days after the close of the
period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the
provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a 12-month period
beginning not later than the first day of the Company's fiscal quarter next
following the effective date of the Registration Statement.
(j) At the request of any Investor in the case of an
underwritten public offering, the Company shall furnish, on the date of
effectiveness of the Registration Statement (i) an opinion, dated as of such
date, from counsel representing the Company addressed to the Investors and in
form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public
offering and (ii) a letter, dated such date, from the Company's independent
certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by
independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten
public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and the Investors.
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(k) The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any
Investor, (ii) any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to the
Registration Statement, (iii) one firm of attorneys and one firm of accountants
or other agents retained by the Investors, and (iv) one firm of attorneys
retained by all such underwriters (collectively, the "Inspectors") all pertinent
financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company (collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed
necessary by each Inspector to enable each Inspector to exercise its due
diligence responsibility, and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request
for purposes of such due diligence; provided, however, that each Inspector shall
hold in confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) of
any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be
confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless
(a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (b) the release of such
Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court or
government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such
Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure
in violation of this or any other agreement. The Company shall not be required
to disclose any confidential information in such Records to any Inspector until
and unless such Inspector shall have entered into confidentiality agreements (in
form and substance satisfactory to the Company) with the Company with respect
thereto, substantially in the form of this Section 3(k). Each Investor agrees
that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by
a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means,
give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to
undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective
order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
limit the Investors' ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is
otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
(l) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any
disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless
(i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state
securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid
or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the
release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order
from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, (iv) such
information has been made generally available to the public other than by
disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement, or (v) such Investor
consents to the form and content of any such disclosure. The Company agrees that
it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an
Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to such Investor prior
to making such disclosure, and allow the Investor, at its expense, to undertake
appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order
for, such information.
(m) The Company shall use its best efforts to promptly either
(i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement to be listed on the NYSE or the AMEX or another national securities
exchange and on each additional national securities exchange on which securities
of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if
the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of
such exchange, or (ii) secure the designation and quotation of all of the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement on the NNM or
SmallCap and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for
or maintain at least two market makers to register with the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable
Securities.
(n) The Company shall provide a transfer agent and registrar,
which may be a single entity, for the Registrable Securities not later than the
effective date of the Registration Statement.
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(o) The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold
Registrable Securities being offered and the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates (not bearing any restrictive legends) representing Registrable
Securities to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such
certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the
managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the Investors may reasonably
request and registered in such names as the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, or the Investors may request, and, within three business
days after the Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is
ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal
counsel selected by the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the
Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable
Securities are included in such Registration Statement), an opinion of such
counsel in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
(p) At the request of any Investor, the Company shall prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
with such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to change the plan
of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement.
(q) The Company shall comply with all applicable laws related
to a Registration Statement and offering and sale of securities and all
applicable rules and regulations of governmental authorities in connection
therewith (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by
the SEC.)
(r) From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company
shall not, and shall not agree to, allow the holders of any securities of the
Company to include any of their securities which are not Registrable Securities
in the Registration Statement under Section 2(a) hereof or any amendment or
supplement thereto under Section 3(b) hereof, other than securities of the
Company issued to brokers and finders set forth on Schedule 3(r) hereof, without
the consent of the holders of a majority in interest of the Registrable
Securities.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS. In connection with the
registration of the Registrable Securities, the Investors shall have the
following obligations:
(a) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of
the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect
to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall
furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable
Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration
of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection
with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least five
trading days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration
Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the information the Company
requires from each such Investor.
(b) Each Investor, by such Investor's acceptance of the
Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably
requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
in writing of such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's
Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c) In the event Investors holding a majority in interest of
the Registrable Securities being offered determine to engage the services of an
underwriter, each Investor agrees to enter into and perform such Investor's
obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form,
including, without limitation, customary indemnification and contribution
obligations, with the underwriter(s) of such offering and the Company and take
such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate
the disposition of the Registrable Securities, unless such Investor has notified
the Company in writing of such Investor's election not to participate in such
underwritten distribution.
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(d) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from
the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Sections 3(f)
or 3(g), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable
Securities until such Investor's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or
amended prospectus contemplated by Sections 3(f) or 3(g) and, if so directed by
the Company, such Investor shall deliver to the Company (at the expense of the
Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction)
all copies in such Investor's possession, of the prospectus covering such
Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, subject to compliance with applicable
laws, the Company shall cause the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities
to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in
accordance with the terms of the Notes and Warrants in connection with any sale
of Registrable Securities with respect to which such Investor has entered into a
contract for sale prior to receipt of such notice and for which such Investor
has not yet settled.
(e) No Investor may participate in any underwritten
distribution hereunder unless such Investor (i) agrees to sell such Investor's
Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements in
usual and customary form entered into by the Company, (ii) completes and
executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting
agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements, (iii) agrees to pay its pro rata share of all
underwriting discounts and commissions and any expenses in excess of those
payable by the Company pursuant to Section 5 below, and (iv) complies with all
applicable laws in connection therewith. Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 4(e) to the contrary, this Section 4(e) is not intended to limit an
Investor's rights under Sections 2(a) or 3(b) hereof.
(f) Based on the reasonable determination of the Company's
Board of Directors that there is a valid business purpose to do so, the Company
may suspend the use of the prospectus relating to the Registration Statement
required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a) for two distinct periods, such
periods aggregating a total of 30 days or less, within any 12-month period. The
Company shall in no event be required to disclose the business purpose for which
it has suspended the use of such prospectus if the Company determines in its
good faith judgment that such business purpose should remain confidential. The
Investors shall notify the Company promptly after the last of its Registrable
Securities has been sold. The Investors agree not to sell any of the Registrable
Securities unless (A) the Registrable Securities have been sold in accordance
with the Registration Statement, the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated under the Securities Act and any applicable state
securities or blue sky laws and (B) the requirement of delivering a current
prospectus has been satisfied.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. All reasonable expenses incurred by the
Company or the Investors in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 above, including, without
limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and
accounting fees, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the
fees and disbursements of one counsel selected by the Investors shall be borne
by the Company; provided, however, that all underwriting discounts and
commissions shall be borne by the Investors and the fees and expenses of the
Investors' counsel shall be subject to the limitation on expenses set forth in
Section 4(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Company
shall pay all of the Investors' costs and expenses (including legal fees)
incurred in connection with the enforcement of the rights of the Investors
hereunder.
6. INDEMNIFICATION. In the event any Registrable Securities
are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:
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(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will
indemnify, hold harmless and defend (i) each Investor who holds such Registrable
Securities, and (ii) the directors, officers, partners, members, employees and
agents of such Investor and each person who controls any Investor within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), if any, (each, an
"Indemnified Person"), against any joint or several losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (collectively, together with actions, proceedings or
inquiries by any regulatory or self-regulatory organization, whether commenced
or threatened, in respect thereof, "Claims") to which any of them may become
subject insofar as such Claims arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration
Statement or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date
of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended
or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement
thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any
material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading;
provided, however, the Investor shall only be entitled to the indemnification
specified under Sections 6(a)(i) and 6(a)(ii) hereof if the Investor delivered a
prospectus provided by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) hereof, or (iii) any
violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities
law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the
Registrable Securities (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii)
being, collectively, "Violations"). Subject to the restrictions set forth in
Section 6(c) with respect to the number of legal counsel, the Company shall
reimburse the Investors and each other Indemnified Person, promptly as such
expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or
other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall
not apply to a Claim arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in the Registration
Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (ii) shall not
apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected
without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; and (iii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus,
shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Person if the untrue statement
or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was
corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented,
if such corrected prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant
to Section 3(c) hereof, and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in
writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a
Violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it.
Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive
the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section
9 hereof.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which an
Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees severally and not jointly
to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same
manner set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of
its officers who signs the Registration Statement, its employees, agents and
each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and any other
stockholder selling securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or any of
its directors or officers or any person who controls such stockholder within the
meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively and together
with an Indemnified Person, an "Indemnified Party"), against any Claim to which
any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or
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otherwise, insofar as such Claim arises out of or is based upon any Violation,
in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration
Statement; and subject to Section 6(c) such Investor will reimburse any legal or
other expenses (promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable)
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this
Section 6(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the
Investor shall be liable under this Agreement (including this Section 6(b) and
Section 7) for only that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds actually
received by such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such
Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities
by the Investors pursuant to Section 9 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the
benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material
fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in
the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any
action (including any governmental action), such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the
case may be; provided, however, that such indemnifying party shall not be
entitled to assume such defense and an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interest between such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such
counsel in such proceeding or the actual or potential defendants in, or targets
of, any such action include both the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party
and the indemnifying party and any such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
reasonably determines that there may be legal defenses available to such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party which are in conflict with those
available to such indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall pay for only
one separate legal counsel for the Indemnified Persons or the Indemnified
Parties, as applicable, and such legal counsel shall be selected by Investors
holding a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement to which the Claim relates (with the approval of the
Initial Investor if it holds Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement), if the Investors are entitled to indemnification
hereunder, or by the Company, if the Company is entitled to indemnification
hereunder, as applicable. The failure to deliver written notice to the
indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such
action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the
extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced in its ability to
defend such action. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made
by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred
and is due and payable.
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7. CONTRIBUTION. To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying
party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the
maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be
liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law as is appropriate
to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and
the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as the case may be, on the other
hand, with respect to the Violation giving rise to the applicable Claim;
provided, however, that (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances
where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault
standards set forth in Section 6, (ii) no person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who
was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation, and (iii) contribution
(together with any indemnification or other obligations under this Agreement) by
any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net
amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable
Securities.
8. REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT. With a view to making available to
the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or
any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the
Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration
("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:
(a) file with the SEC in a timely manner and make and keep
available all reports and other documents required of the Company under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to
such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the
Company's obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement)
and the filing and availability of such reports and other documents is required
for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
(b) furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor holds
Notes, Warrants or Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written
statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of
Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most
recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and
documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be
reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities under Rule
144 without registration.
9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights of the Investors
hereunder, including the right to have the Company register Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Agreement, shall be automatically assignable by each
Investor to any transferee of all or any portion of the Notes, the Warrants or
the Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the
transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is
furnished to the Company after such assignment, (ii) the Company is furnished
with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee,
and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being
transferred or assigned, (iii) following such transfer or assignment, the
further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is
restricted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, (iv)
the transferee or assignee agrees in writing for the benefit of the Company to
be bound by all of the provisions contained herein, and (v) such transfer shall
have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Notes and the Warrants, as applicable. In addition, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Notes or the Warrants, the Securities (as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) may be pledged, and all rights of
the Investors under this Agreement or any other agreement or document related to
the transactions contemplated hereby may be assigned, without further consent of
the Company, to a bona fide pledgee in connection with an Investor's margin or
brokerage account.
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10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Provisions of this Agreement may
be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with
written consent of the Company, the Initial Investor (to the extent the Initial
Investor still owns Notes, Warrants or Registrable Securities) and Investors who
hold a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities or, in the case of a
waiver, with the written consent of the party charged with the enforcement of
any such provision; provided, however, that no amendment hereto which restricts
the ability of an Investor to elect not to participate in an underwritten
offering shall be effective against any Investor which does not consent in
writing to such amendment; provided, further, however, that no consideration
shall be paid to an Investor by the Company in connection with an amendment
hereto unless each Investor similarly affected by such amendment receives a
pro-rata amount of consideration from the Company. Unless an Investor otherwise
agrees, each amendment hereto must similarly affect each Investor. Any amendment
or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each
Investor and the Company.
11. DELAY PERIOD. If at any time prior to the expiration of the
Registration Period, the Company is advised in writing by a nationally
recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company that, in such firm's
opinion, sales of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement
at such time would materially adversely affect any immediately planned
underwritten public equity financing by the Company having gross proceeds to the
Company of at least $20,000,000, the Company shall not be required to maintain
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the
Registration Statement for a period (a "Transaction Delay Period") commencing on
the date of pricing of such equity financing and expiring upon the earliest to
occur of (a) the abandonment of such financing, (b) 90 days after the completion
of such financing or (c) the termination of any "hold back" or "lock-up" period
(not exceeding 90 days) obtained by the underwriter(s) from any person in
connection with such financing. The Company will give prompt written notice, in
the manner prescribed by Section 12(b) hereof, to the Initial Investors 30 days
in advance of the commencement of any Transaction Delay Period. Such notice
shall state to the extent, if any, as is practicable, an estimate of the
duration of such Transaction Delay Period. The Initial Investor, by its
acceptance of any share of Common Stock, agrees that, upon receipt of such
notice it will forthwith discontinue disposition of the Common Stock pursuant to
the Registration Statement, and will not deliver any prospectus forming a part
thereof in connection with any sale of Common Stock, until the expiration of
such Transaction Delay Period. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11 to
the contrary, there shall not be more than one Transaction Delay Period in any
12-month period.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of Registrable
Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more persons or entities with respect to the same
Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions,
notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable
Securities.
(b) Any notices required or permitted to be given under the
terms of this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return
receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier or by confirmed
telecopy, and shall be effective five (5) days after being placed in the mail,
if mailed, or upon receipt or refusal of receipt, if delivered personally or by
courier or confirmed telecopy, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses
for such communications shall be:
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If to the Company:
WaveRider Communications Inc.
255 Consumers Road, Suite 500
Toronto, Ontario, Canada MJ21R4
Facsimile: (416) 502-2968
Attn: Scott Worthington
with a copy simultaneously transmitted by like means to:
Foley, Hoag & Eliot LLP
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109-2170
Facsimile: (617) 832-7000
Attn.: David Broadwin, Esquire
and if to any Investor, at such address as such Investor shall have provided in
writing to the Company, or at such other address as each such party furnishes by
notice given in accordance with this Section 12(b).
(c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under
this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or
remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
(d) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and to be performed in the State of New York. The Company irrevocably consents
to the jurisdiction of the United States federal courts and the state courts
located in the State of New York in any suit or proceeding based on or arising
under this Agreement and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such
suit or proceeding may be determined in such courts. The Company irrevocably
waives the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit or
proceeding. The Company further agrees that service of process upon the Company,
mailed by first class mail shall be deemed in every respect effective service of
process upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall
affect the Investors' right to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law. The Company agrees that a final non-appealable judgment in any such suit or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on such judgment or in any other lawful manner.
(e) This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement
(including all schedules and exhibits thereto), the Notes and the Warrants
constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and
therein. This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Notes and the
Warrants supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
(f) Subject to the requirements of Section 9 hereof, this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of each of the parties hereto.
(g) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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(h) This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party,
may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy
of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this
Agreement.
(i) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(j) All consents, approvals and other determinations to be
made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made by the Investors
holding a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities (determined as if
all Notes and Warrants then outstanding had been converted into or exercised for
Registrable Securities) held by all Investors.
(k) The initial number of Registrable Securities included on
any Registration Statement and each increase to the number of Registrable
Securities included thereon shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors
based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time
of such establishment or increase, as the case may be. In the event an Investor
shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder's Registrable Securities,
each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the number of
Registrable Securities included on a Registration Statement for such transferor.
Any shares of Common Stock included on a Registration Statement and which remain
allocated to any person or entity which does not hold any Registrable Securities
shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of
shares of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors. For the avoidance
of doubt, the number of Registrable Securities held by any Investor shall be
determined as if all Notes and Warrants then outstanding were converted into or
exercised for Registrable Securities.
(l) Each party to this Agreement has participated in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. As such, the language used herein
shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their
mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any
party to this Agreement.
(m) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "business day"
means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law,
regulation or executive order to close, and the term "trading day" means any day
on which NASDAQ or, if the Common Stock is not then traded on NASDAQ, the
principal securities exchange or trading market where the Common Stock is then
listed or traded, is open for trading.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
WAVERIDER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
By:_____________________________
Name:
Its:
INITIAL INVESTOR:
CAPITAL VENTURES INTERNATIONAL
By:_____________________________
Name:
Its:
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EXHIBIT 1
to
Registration
Rights
Agreement
[Date]
[Name and address
of transfer agent]
RE: WAVERIDER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to WaveRider Communications Inc., a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Nevada (the "Company"), and we
understand that [Name of Investor] (the "Holder") has purchased from the Company
(i) Convertible Notes that are convertible into shares of the Company's common
stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), and (ii) warrants to
acquire shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of __________, 2001, by and among the Company and the signatories
thereto (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), the Company agreed with the
Holder, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as that term
is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), upon the terms provided in the
Registration Rights Agreement. In connection with the Company's obligations
under the Registration Rights Agreement, on , 2001, the Company filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- _____________) (the
"Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") relating to the Registrable Securities, which names the Holder as a
selling stockholder thereunder. The Registration Statement was declared
effective by the SEC on _____________, 200_.
[Other customary introductory and scope of examination language to be inserted]
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the sale of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors has been registered under the Securities
Act.
[Other customary language to be included.]
Very truly yours,
cc: [Name of Investor]
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