shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) such securities shall have been distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act, (iii) 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 disposition of such securities shall not require registration or qualification of such securities under the Securities Act or any state securities or blue sky law then in force, or (iv) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.

“ Registration Expenses ”:  Any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) all SEC and stock exchange or National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “ NASD ”) registration and filing fees (including, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter,” as such term is defined in Schedule E to the By-laws of the NASD, and of its counsel), (ii) all fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (iii) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange pursuant to clause (viii) of Section 4 and all rating agency fees, (v) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of its independent public accountants, including the expenses of any special audits and/or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, (vi) the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel selected pursuant to Section 7 hereof by the Holders of the Registrable Securities being registered to represent such Holders in connection with each such registration, (vii) any fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by the issuers or sellers of securities, including liability insurance if the Company so desires or if the underwriters so require, and the reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained in connection with the requested registration, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, and (viii) other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Holders ( provided that such expenses shall not include expenses of counsel other than those provided for in clause (vi) above).

“ Securities Act ”:  The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute then in effect, and a reference to a particular section thereof shall be deemed to include a reference to the comparable section, if any, of any such similar federal statute.

“ SEC ”:  The Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

2.              Incidental Registrations .  (a)  Right to Include Registrable Securities .  If the Company at any time after the date hereof proposes to register its Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than a registration on Form S-4 or S-8, or any successor or other forms promulgated for similar purposes), whether or not for sale for its own account (but excluding in a registration under Section 3 hereof), in a manner which would permit registration of Registrable Securities for sale to the public under the Securities Act, it will, at each such time, give prompt

written notice to all Holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to do so and of such Holders’ rights under this Section 2.  Upon the written request of any such Holder made within 15 days after the receipt of any such notice (which request shall specify the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder), the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Holders thereof, to the extent requisite to permit the disposition of the Registrable Securities to be so registered; provided that (i) if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to proceed with the proposed registration of the securities to be sold by it, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each Holder of Registrable Securities and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith), and (ii) if such registration involves an underwritten offering, all Holders of Registrable Securities requesting to be included in the Company’s registration must sell their Registrable Securities to the underwriters selected by the Company on the same terms and conditions as apply to the Company, with such differences, including any with respect to indemnification and liability insurance, as may be customary or appropriate in combined primary and secondary offerings.  If a registration requested pursuant to this Section 2(a) involves an underwritten public offering, any Holder of Registrable Securities requesting to be included in such registration may elect, in writing prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, not to register such securities in connection with such registration.

(b)            Expenses .  The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each registration of Registrable Securities.

(c)            Priority in Incidental Registrations .  If a registration pursuant to this Section 2 involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that, in its opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering, so as to be likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered in such offering as contemplated by the Company (other than the Registrable Securities), then the Company will include in such registration (i) first, 100% of the securities the Company proposes to sell and (ii) second, to the extent of the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration pursuant to this Section 2 which, in the opinion of such managing underwriter, can be sold without having the adverse effect referred to above, the number of Registrable Securities which the Holders have requested to be included in such registration, such amount to be allocated pro rata among all requesting Holders on the basis of the relative number of shares of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder (provided that any shares thereby allocated to any such Holder that exceed such Holder’s request will be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in like manner).

3.              Registration on Request .  (a)  Request by the Demand Party .  At any time, upon the written request of the Demand Party requesting that the Company effect the registration under the Securities Act of all or part of such Demand Party’s Registrable Securities and specifying the amount and intended method of disposition thereof, the Company will promptly

give written notice of such requested registration to all other Holders of such Registrable Securities, and thereupon will, as expeditiously as possible, use its best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of:

(i)             such Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Demand Party; and

(ii)            all other Registrable Securities of the same class or series as are to be registered at the request of a Demand Party and which the Company has been requested to register by any other Holder thereof by written request given to the Company within 15 days after the giving of such written notice by the Company (which request shall specify the amount and intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities),

all to the extent necessary to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended method thereof as aforesaid) of the Registrable Securities so to be registered; provided that, unless Holders of a majority of the shares of Registrable Securities held by Holders consent thereto in writing, the Company shall not be obligated to file a registration statement relating to any registration request under this Section 3(a) (x) within a period of nine months after the effective date of any other registration statement relating to any registration request under this Section 3(a) which was not effected on Form S-3 (or any successor or similar short-form registration statement) or relating to any registration effected under Section 2, or (y) if, with respect thereto, the managing underwriter, the SEC, the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, or the form on which the registration statement is to be filed, would require the conduct of an audit other than the regular audit conducted by the Company at the end of its fiscal year, in which case the filing may be delayed until the completion of such regular audit (unless the Holders of the Registrable Securities to be registered agree to pay the expenses of the Company in connection with such an audit other than the regular audit).

(b)            Registration Statement Form .  If any registration requested pursuant to this Section 3 which is proposed by the Company to be effected by the filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor or similar short-form registration statement) shall be in connection with an underwritten public offering, and if the managing underwriter shall advise the Company in writing that, in its opinion, the use of another form of registration statement is of material importance to the success of such proposed offering, then such registration shall be effected on such other form.

(c)            Expenses .  The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the first six (6) registrations of each class or series of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 upon the written request of any of the Holders.  All Registration Expenses for any subsequent registrations of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 shall be paid pro rata by the Company and all other Persons (including the Holders) participating in such registration on the basis of the relative number of shares of Common Stock of each such person whose Registrable Securities are included in such registration.

(d)            Effective Registration Statement .  A registration requested pursuant to this Section 3 will not be deemed to have been effected unless it has become effective; provided that if, within 180 days after it has become effective, the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant

to such registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court, such registration will be deemed not to have been effected.

(e)            Selection of Underwriters .  If a requested registration pursuant to this Section 3 involves an underwritten offering, the Holders of a majority of the shares of Registrable Securities which are held by Holders and which the Company has been requested to register shall have the right to select the investment banker or bankers and managers to administer the offering; provided , however , that such investment banker or bankers and managers shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

(f)             Priority in Requested Registrations .  If a requested registration pursuant to this Section 3 involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that, in its opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration (including securities of the Company which are not Registrable Securities) exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering, the Company will include in such registration only the Registrable Securities of the Holders requested to be included in such registration.  In the event that the number of Registrable Securities of the Holders requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which, in the opinion of such managing underwriter, can be sold, the number of such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration shall be allocated pro rata among all such requesting Holders on the basis of the relative number of shares of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder ( provided that any shares thereby allocated to any such Holder that exceed such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in like manner).  In the event that the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration is less than the number which, in the opinion of the managing underwriter, can be sold, the Company may include in such registration the securities the Company proposes to sell up to the number of securities that, in the opinion of the underwriter, can be sold.

(g)            Additional Rights .  If the Company at any time grants to any other holders of Common Stock any rights to request the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any such shares of Common Stock on terms more favorable to such holders than the terms set forth in this Section 3, the terms of this Section 3 shall be deemed amended or supplemented to the extent necessary to provide the Holders such more favorable rights and benefits.

4.              Registration Procedures .  If and whenever the Company is required to use its best efforts to effect or cause the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in this Agreement, the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

(i)             prepare and, in any event within 120 days after the end of the period within which a request for registration may be given to the Company pursuant to Section 2 or 3, file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, provided , however , that the Company may discontinue any registration of its securities which is being effected pursuant to Section 2 at any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating thereto;

(ii)            prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for a period not in excess of 270 days and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement; provided that before filing a registration statement or prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company will furnish to counsel selected pursuant to Section 7 hereof by the Holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to represent such Holders, copies of all documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such counsel;

(iii)           furnish to each seller of such Registrable Securities such number of copies of such registration statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits filed therewith, including any documents incorporated by reference), such number of copies of the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and summary prospectus), in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such seller;

(iv)           use its best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities covered by such registration in such jurisdictions as each seller shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such Seller, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where, but for the requirements of this clause (iv), it would not be obligated to be so qualified, to subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or to consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;

(v)            use its best efforts to cause such Registra