EXHIBIT 10EE
EXECUTION VERSION
MINIMUM BORROWING NOTE
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Minimum Borrowing Note
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is
made and entered into as of March 9, 2004, by and between
Micro Component Technology, Inc., a Minnesota corporation
(the “Company”), and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (the
“Purchaser”).
This Agreement is made pursuant to
the Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between
the Purchaser and the Company (the “Security
Agreement”), and pursuant to the Notes and the Warrants
referred to therein.
The Company and the Purchaser hereby
agree as follows:
Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are
defined in the Security Agreement shall have the meanings given
such terms in the Security Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Commission” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means
shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per
share.
“Effectiveness Date”
means the 90 th day following the applicable Filing
Date.
“Effectiveness Period”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor
statute.
“Filing Date”
means, with respect to the Registration Statement which is required
to be filed with respect to the Loan made on the date hereof, the
date which is thirty (30) days after such funding
date.
“Holder” or
“Holders” means the Purchaser or any of its affiliates
or transferees to the extent any of them hold Registrable
Securities.
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“Indemnified Party”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Notes” has the meaning
set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Proceeding” means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including,
without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as
a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Prospectus” means the
prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously
omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under
the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus
supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the
Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in such Prospectus.
“Registrable Securities”
means the shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of the
each Note and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
“Registration Statement”
means each registration statement required to be filed hereunder,
including the Prospectus therein, amendments and supplements to
such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and
post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in such registration statement.
“Rule 144” means Rule
144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act,
as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule
or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 415” means Rule
415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act,
as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule
or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule
424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act,
as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule
or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
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“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor
statute.
“Trading Market” means
any of the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, NASDAQ SmallCap Market, the
Nasdaq National Market, the American Stock Exchange or the New York
Stock Exchange.
“Warrants” means the
Common Stock purchase warrants issued pursuant to the Security
Agreement.
Registration.
On or prior to each Filing
Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a
Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities for an
offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule
415. Each Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except
if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the
Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration
shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith).
The Company shall cause each Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective as provided herein. The
Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the
first such Registration Statement to be declared effective under
the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing
thereof, but in any event no later than the Effectiveness
Date. The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts
to cause any subsequent such Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after
the filing thereof, but in any event no later than sixty (60) days
after the filing thereof. The Company shall use its
reasonable commercial efforts to keep each Registration Statement
continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date
which is the earlier date of when (i) all Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (ii) all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may
be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act
and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as
determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written
opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the
Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (each, an
“Effectiveness Period”).
If: (i) any Registration
Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date
for such Registration Statement; (ii) a Registration Statement
filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by the
date required hereby with respect to such Registration Statement;
(iii) after a Registration Statement is filed with and declared
effective by the Commission, such Registration Statement ceases to
be effective (by suspension or otherwise) as to all Registrable
Securities to which it is required to relate at any time prior to
the expiration of the Effectiveness Period applicable to such
Registration Statement (without being succeeded immediately by an
additional Registration Statement filed and declared effective) for
a period of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate per
year or more than 20 consecutive calendar days (defined as a period
of 365 days commencing on the date such Registration Statement is
declared effective); or (iv) the Common Stock is not listed or
quoted, or is suspended from trading on any Trading Market for a
period of three (3) consecutive Trading Days (provided the Company
shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within 30
days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another
Trading Market); (any such failure or breach being referred to as
an “Event,” and for purposes of clause (i) or (ii) the
date
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on which such Event occurs,
or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 30 day or 20
consecutive day period (as the case may be) is exceeded, or for
purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such three (3) Trading
Day period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event
Date”), then until the applicable Event is cured, the Company
shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages
and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% for each thirty (30) day period
(prorated for partial periods) on a daily basis of the original
principal amount of each applicable Note. While such Event
continues, such liquidated damages shall be paid not less often
than each thirty (30) days. Any unpaid liquidated damages as
of the date when an Event has been cured by the Company shall be
paid within three (3) days following the date on which such Event
has been cured by the Company.
Registration
Procedures. If and whenever the Company is required by the
provisions hereof to effect the registration of any Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act, the Company will, as
expeditiously as possible:
prepare and file with the
Commission a registration statement with respect to such
Registrable Securities, respond as promptly as possible to any
comments received from the Commission, and use its best efforts to
cause such Registration Statement to become and remain effective
for the Effectiveness Period with respect thereto, and promptly
provide to the Purchaser copies of all filings and Commission
letters of comment relating thereto;
prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration
Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be
necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by
such Registration Statement and to keep such Registration Statement
effective until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period
applicable to such Registration Statement;
furnish to the Purchaser
such number of copies of the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus included therein (including each preliminary Prospectus)
as the Purchaser reasonably may request to facilitate the public
sale or disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement;
use its commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Purchaser’s
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement under
the securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions
within the United States as the Purchaser may reasonably request,
provided , however, that the Company shall not for any such
purpose be required to qualify generally to transact business as a
foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so
qualified or to consent to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction;
list the Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement with any
securities exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company is
then listed;
immediately notify the
Purchaser at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is
required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening
of any event of which the Company has knowledge as a result of
which the Prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, as
then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances then existing; and
make available for
inspection by the Purchaser and any attorney, accountant or other
agent retained by the Purchaser, all publicly available,
non-confidential financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company, and cause the
Company’s
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officers, directors and
employees to supply all publicly available, non-confidential
information reasonably requested by the attorney, accountant or
agent of the Purchaser.
Registration Expenses.
All expenses relating to the Company’s compliance with
Sections 2 and 3 hereof, including, without limitation, all
registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and
disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the
Company, fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees)
incurred in connection with complying with state securities or
“blue sky” laws, fees of the NASD, transfer taxes, fees
of transfer agents and registrars, fees of, and disbursements
incurred by, one counsel for the Holders are called
“Registration Expenses”. All selling commissions
applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, including any
fees and disbursements of any special counsel to the Holders beyond
those included in Registration Expenses, are called “Selling
Expenses.” The Company shall only be responsible for
Registration Expenses.
Indemnification.
In the event of a
registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless the Purchaser, and its officers, directors and each other
person, if any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of
the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which the Purchaser, or such
persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in any Registration Statement under which such
Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act
pursuant to this Agreement, any preliminary Prospectus or final
Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement
thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and will reimburse the Purchaser, and each such person for any
reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection
with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided , however, that the Company
will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished
by or on behalf of the Purchaser or any such person in writing
specifically for use in any such document.
In the event of a
registration of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act
pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser will indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, and its officers, directors and each other
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act, against all losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint or several, to which the Company or such persons may become
subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of any material fact which was furnished
in writing by the Purchaser to the Company expressly for use in
(and such information is contained in) the Registration Statement
under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the
Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, any preliminary
Prospectus or final Prospectus contained therein,
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