Registration Rights

Definition:

Contractual rights granted to holders of an issuer’s Restricted Securities that the holders can use to force the issuer to register the securities with the SEC. These rights protect the holders by improving the Liquidity and marketability of the securities. These rights comprise Demand Registration Rights and Piggyback Registration Rights, and are generally contained in a Registration Rights Agreement negotiated between the investors and the issuer.

See Demand Registration Rights and Piggyback Registration Rights.

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