EX-10.4 6 exh10-4.txt FIRST AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INVESTOR REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT THIS AMENDMENT NO.1 (the "Amendment") is made and entered into effective as of March 15, 2006, to that certain Investor Registration Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") dated February 1, 2006 by and among GULF COAST OIL & GAS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), DAVID GONZALEZ, ESQ. (the "Escrow Agent") and CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, CERTAIN WEALTH, LTD., and TAIB BANK, B.S.C. (C) (collectively, the "Investors"). Recitals: WHEREAS, on or about February 1, 2006, the Company and the Investors entered into a series of financing agreements (the "Transaction Documents"), including, without limitation the Securities Purchase Agreement, the convertible debentures issued thereto, and the Agreement (as defined herein), pursuant to which, among other things, the Investors agreed to advance the Company the aggregate of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) of secured convertible debentures; WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement to extend certain deadlines contained therein; and WHEREAS, all terms in the Agreement, except as modified herein, and the terms contained in the Transaction Documents, shall remain in full force and effect. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises, conditions and covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein by reference and acknowledged as true and correct by the parties hereto. 2. Sections 2(a) and (b) of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows: "(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file, no later than March 31, 2006 (the "Scheduled Filing Deadline"), with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (or, if the Company is then eligible, on Form S-3) under the Securities Act (the "Initial Registration Statement") for the resale by the Investors of the Registrable Securities, which includes at least 514,403,329 shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants of even date herewith. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to remain effective until the earlier of (i) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date the Registrable Securities become eligible for sale without restriction under Section 144 (k) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Prior to the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company shall furnish a copy of the Initial Registration Statement to the Investors for their review and comment. The Investors shall furnish comments on the Initial Registration Statement to the Company within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt thereof from the Company." "(b) Effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement. The Company shall use its best efforts (i) to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC no later than June 2, 2006 (the "Scheduled Effective Deadline") and (ii) to insure that the Initial Registration Statement and any subsequent Registration Statement remains in effect until all of the Registrable Securities have been sold, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It shall be an event of default hereunder if the Initial Registration Statement is not filed by the Scheduled Filing Deadline or declared effective by the SEC by the Scheduled Effective Deadline." 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Transaction Documents, in the event the Company fails to file the Registration Statement by the Scheduled Filing Deadline (as defined herein), the Company shall pay to Investors one (1) month of liquidated damages in accordance with the calculation set forth in Section 2 (c) of the Agreement, in addition to any remedies contained in the Transaction Documents. [SIGNATURE PAGES TO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed and delivered this Amendment Agreement on the date first set forth above. GULF COAST OIL & GAS, INC. CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP By: /s/ Rahim Rayani By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC -------------------- Name: Rahim Rayani Its: General Partner Title: President & CEO By: /s/ Mark A. Angelo ---------------------- Name: Mark A. Angelo Title: Portfolio Manager CERTAIN WEALTH, LTD. By: /s/ Larry Chaleff ---------------------- Name: Larry Chaleff TAIB BANK, B.S.C. (C) By: /s/ Larry Chaleff ---------------------- Name: Larry Chaleff