REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 4, 2008, by and between RxElite Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Dr. Arie Gutman, an Israeli Citizen (“Gutman”).

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Assignment and Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Holder (the “ANA”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company is a Delaware corporation currently doing business in the field of pharmaceutical products, and the shares of the Common Stock of RxElite are traded on the Over the Counter Electronic Bulletin Board;

WHEREAS,  the Company has issued or is about to issue to Gutman the Shares defined below;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows, intending to be legally bound:

1.
Certain Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.1
Act” means the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
1.2
Affiliate” of a person means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the first person; and for this purpose the term “control” and its derivatives means the possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through ownership of voting equity interests, as trustee or executor, by contract or credit arrangements or otherwise.
1.3
Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.4
Business Day” means a day, other than a Sunday, Friday or Saturday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.
1.5
Complete Sale” shall mean the sale of all Registrable Securities that are requested to be registered by the Holder pursuant to his written request.
1.6
Exchange Act” means US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
1.7
Holder” shall mean Gutman and any Permitted Transferee and any successor to Registrable Securities by operation of law.
1.8
Permitted Transferee” of a person is any family member or Affiliate of that person.
1.9
“person” means any of the following: individual, corporation, company, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, joint venture, partnership, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association, or other entity.
1.10
pro rata” shall mean allocation of a limited quantity among several participants, proportional to the number of securities of the Company held by each participant prior to such allocation.
1.11
Prospectus” shall mean (i) any preliminary or final prospectus included in any Registration Statement, 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 by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 163 under the Act.
1.12
Register”, “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
1.13
Registrable Securities” shall mean the Shares and any other securities to be issued to the Holder by virtue of the Shares.
1.14
Registration Statement” shall mean any Registration Statement of the Company filed under the Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
 


1.15
SEC” means the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.16
Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock of the Company that have been or are to be issued to Gutman under the ANA.
 
 
2.
Registration

2.1
Shelf Registration:
 
2.1.1
Except as may otherwise be prohibited by that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007, by and among the Company and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, at any time after two (2) years following the Closing and until such date that all Registrable Securities held or entitled to be held upon exercise by the Holder may be sold without any limitation under the Act (the “Registration Period”), the Holder may request up to two registrations (or more than two registrations, to the extent expressly provided below) of all its Registrable Securities (“Shelf Request”).
   
Upon receipt of a Shelf Request, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC as soon as practically reasonable, but in any event within sixty (60) calendar days of the Shelf Request) a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (or, if Form SB-2 is not then available to the Company, on such form of Registration Statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities) covering the resale of the number of Registrable Securities requested by the Holder to be registered.
   
The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and keep such Registration Statement effective until the distribution contemplated in the Registration Statement has been completed.
 
2.1.2
If, for any reason, the effectiveness of the aforesaid Registration Statement is terminated prior to achievement of a Complete Sale, the Holder shall again be granted the right to make a Shelf Request (deemed to be the same Request as the aborted one), and the Company shall again act as provided in sub-section 2.1.1 above, until achievement of a Complete Sale.
 
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2.1.3
Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, if the Company furnishes to the Holder a certificate signed by the Company’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such Registration Statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such Registration Statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under SEC requirements, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing for a period of not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days after receipt of the request of the Holder pursuant to Section 2.1.1 above, provided, however, that such right to defer a request shall be exercised by the Company not more than once in any twelve (12) month period; and provided, further, that the Company shall not register other shares during such deferral period.
   
Additionally, the Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to a Shelf Request during the period that is sixty (60) days before the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of, a separate Company-initiated registration, provided, that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and provided, further, that the Company shall not register other shares during such period.
 
2.1.4
Nothing in this Section 2.1 shall prevent the Company from including Company securities currently held by other shareholders of the Company, in a Registration Statement filed with the SEC pursuant to a Shelf Request; subject to the cut-back provisions in sub-section 2.1.5 below.
 
2.1.5
In the event described in section 2.1.4 above, if the SEC, the lead underwriter (in case of an underwritten registration) or the lead placement agent (in case of a “best efforts” registered direct offering) requires the Company to limit the number of its securities being registered under such Registration Statement, then the number of registrable securities that are requested to be registered by such other shareholders will be reduced as is necessary to satisfy such limitation, without reducing the number of Registrable Securities that are requested to be registered by the Holder.
 
 
2.2 Piggyback Registration:
 
2.2.1
During the Registration Period, whenever the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement covering any of its securities for its own account or for the account of any other person (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any equivalent or successor forms), it shall give notice to the Holder of such intention. Upon the written request of the Holder, given within twenty (20) days after receipt of any such notice, the Company shall include in such registration all of the Registrable Securities indicated in such request, so as to permit the disposition of such Registrable Securities in the manner requested by the Holder.
 
2.2.2
In the event described in section 2.2.1 above, if the SEC, the lead underwriter (in case of an underwritten registration) or the lead placement agent (in case of a “best efforts” registered direct offering) requires the Company to limit the number of its securities being registered under such Registration Statement, then there shall be excluded from such registration Registrable Securities held by the Holder and registrable securities that are held by other shareholders of the Company who are entitled to have their shares included in such registration (but not shares of Common Stock to be issued by the Company to the public), pro rata among them, to the extent necessary to satisfy such limitation.
 
2.2.3
The Company shall have the right at any time, after giving notice to the Holder, to elect not to file any Registration Statement proposed to be filed under Section 2.2.1 above.
 
2.2.4
For the purposes of clarity, if the Holder elects to piggyback a registration for the account of the Company or for the account of any other person, and if such registration is not underwritten, the Holder shall not have the right to demand that such registration be part of an underwritten offering.
 
2.3
Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses associated with each registration, including underwriting fees (in case of an underwritten registration), filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws and listing fees; but excluding discounts, commissions and fees for selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.

2.4
Holder Information. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall be suspended with respect to the Registrable Securities in the event that the Holder fails to provide promptly to the Company such information as the Company may reasonably request at any time, provided that the Company shall request such information only to the extent required to enable the Company to comply with any applicable law or regulation or to facilitate preparation of a Registration Statement.

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2.5
Suspension:
 
2.5.1
Subject to Section 2.5.2 below, in the event of: (1) any request by the SEC or any other U.S. federal or state governmental authority during the effective period for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or for additional information, (2) the issuance by the SEC or any other U.S. federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (3) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, or (4) any event or circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and will not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then the Company shall deliver a certificate in writing to the Holder (“Suspension Notice”) to the effect of the foregoing (which notice will not disclose the content of any material non-public information and will indicate the date of the beginning and end of the intended period of suspension, if known), and, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, the Holder will discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement or Prospectus (“Suspension”) until the Holder's receipt of copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus prepared and filed by the Company, or until the Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the current Prospectus may be used, and have received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any such prospectus. In the event of any Suspension, the Company will use its reasonable efforts to cause the use of the Prospectus so suspended to be resumed as soon as possible after delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Holder, and the Company will make all necessary amendments that may be required for that purpose.
   
The Suspension and Suspension Notice described in this Section 2.5.1 shall be held by the Holder in strictest confidence and shall not be disclosed by the Holder, except as required by applicable law or by the rules of any securities authority or stock exchange.
 
2.5.2
Provided that a Suspension is not then in effect, the Holder may sell Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement, provided that the Holder arranges for delivery of a current Prospectus to the transferee of such Registrable Securities to the extent such delivery is required by applicable law. In the event of a sale of Registrable Securities by the Holder, the Holder must also deliver to the Company’s transfer agent, with a copy to the Company, a certificate of subsequent sale reasonably satisfactory to the Company, so that ownership of the Registrable Securities may be properly transferred. The Company will cooperate to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (unless otherwise required by applicable law) representing Registrable Securities sold.
 
 
3.
Company Obligations
 
The Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
 
3.1
prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the applicable periods and to comply with the provisions of the Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby.
 
3.2
furnish to the Holder: (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than four (4) Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement if and to the extent the Company deems such information to be applicable to the Holder (other than any portion thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as the Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holder that are covered by the related Registration Statement.
 
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3.3
furnish to the Company’s transfer agent (with a copy to the Holder, at its request), within five (5) Business Days of the date that the Registration Statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) a copy of an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given; and if required (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants in such circumstances.
 
3.4
use commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and; and (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment.
 
3.5
use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.
 
3.6
immediately notify the Holder, at any time prior to the end of the period of effectiveness, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to the Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an 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 in light of the circumstances then existing.
 
3.7
With a view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Holder to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be resold without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; and (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and (iii) furnish to the Holder, so long as the Holder owns Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time after one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of the first Registration Statement filed by the Company), the Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements) and (B) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail the Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.
 

4.
Information
 
Not applicable.
 
 
5.
Obligations of the Holder
 
 
5.1
The Holder shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding himself, the Registrable Securities held by him and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by him, 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 ten (10) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Holder of the information the Company requires from the Holder to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. The Holder shall provide such information to the Company at least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement.
 
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5.2
The Holder, by his 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 a Registration Statement hereunder.
 
5.3
The Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either: (i) the commencement of the applicable suspension pursuant to Section 2.5 above, or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3.6 hereof, the Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Holder is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.
 
5.4
The Holder represents, warrants and covenants that he is not engaged and will not be engaged in (i) any “short sales” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of the Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, the maintaining of any short position with respect to, establishing or maintaining a “put equivalent position” (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) with respect to, entering into any swap, derivative transaction or other arrangement (whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of shares of Common Stock, other securities, cash or other consideration) that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any economic consequences or ownership, or otherwise dispose of, any of the Registrable Securities; or (ii) any hedging transaction which establishes a net short position with respect to the Registrable Securities.

 
6.
Indemnification
 
 
6.1
Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Holder and his directors, officers, agents and consultants (each an “Indemnified Party”) against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a “Blue Sky Application”); (iii) 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; (iv) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act or any other law applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (v) any failure or alleged failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on the Holder’s behalf; and the Company will reimburse the Holder and each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably 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 (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by the Holder in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus; or (ii) the use of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified the Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective pursuant to Section 2.5 or Section 3.6 above.
   
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.1 will remain in full force and effect and survive the sale by the Holder of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement.
 
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6.2
Indemnification by the Holder. the Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns, and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is contained in information furnished in writing by the Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of the Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expense paid by the Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by the Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
   
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.2 will remain in full force and effect and survive the sale by the Holder of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement.
 
 
6.3
Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person, or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
     
 
6.4
Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
   
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
   
In no event shall the contribution obligation of the Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by the Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.


RxElite, Inc.
 
Dr. Arie Gutman
     
 
 
 
By: Jonathan Houssian and Earl Sullivan
   
Its Authorized Officers
   
 
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