Exchange Registration. (a) The Company shall, at its sole expense, file and use reasonable best efforts to effect no later than the first anniversary of the date of the closing of the initial public offering and sale of Common Stock (as contemplated by the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-196615)), but subject to Section 8(c) below, a shelf registration statement on Form S-1 or such other form under the Securities Act then available to the Company providing for the exchange, from time to time, of all Paired Interests held by any Exchange Registration Holder for shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Registration Statement”). Such registration pursuant to this Section 8, including as amended, renewed or replaced as provided in Section 8(b), is referred to herein as an “Exchange Registration.” (b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws until the date as of which no Exchange Registration Holder holds Paired Interests. The filing of the Exchange Registration Statement will not affect the inclusion of any Registrable Shares in any other registration statement hereunder. In addition, the Company shall promptly amend, renew or replace, as necessary, any Exchange Registration Statement that shall have expired or otherwise been deemed unusable and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such amended, renewed or replaced Exchange Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws until the date as of which no Exchange Registration Holder holds Paired Interests. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 8 shall not provide any Exchange Registration Holder the right to request or participate in an offering under Section 2 or Section 3 or make any exchange of Paired Interests that is prohibited by the Organizational Documents or the LLC Agreement. (c) With respect to any Exchange Registration Statement filed, or to be filed, including any amendment, renewal or replacement thereof, pursuant to this Section 8, if the Company shall furnish to the Exchange Registration Holders a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer (or other authorized officer) of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Executive Committee it would be detrimental to the Company or its stockholders for an Exchange Registration Statement to be filed or used in the near future, in which case the Company’s obligation under Sections 8(a) and 8(b) shall be deferred for a period not to exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days (provided that the Company shall only be permitted one deferral pursuant to this Section 8(c) in any twelve-month period) and each Exchange Registration Holder shall keep confidential the fact that such a deferral is in effect, as well as the certificate referred to above and its contents, unless and until otherwise notified by the Company, except (A) for disclosure to such Exchange Registration Holder’s employees, officers, directors, agents, legal counsel, accountants, auditors and other professional representatives and advisers who reasonably need to know such information solely for purposes of assisting the Exchange Registration Holder with respect to its investment in Common Stock or Units and agree to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners or other direct or indirect investors who have agreed to keep such information confidential, (C) if and to the extent such matters are publicly disclosed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D) as required by law, rule or regulation (provided that the Exchange Registration Holder gives prompt notice of such use in writing, to the extent permitted by law, rule or regulation, and reasonably cooperates with the Company should the Company, at the Company’s sole expense, desire to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy to protect the confidentiality of such confidential information prior to disclosure). The Company shall notify the Exchange Registration Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 8(c).
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (GoDaddy Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (GoDaddy Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (GoDaddy Inc.)
Exchange Registration. (a) The To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law, rule, regulation or order or interpretation of the Staff, the Company shall, at its sole expense, file and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to effect no later than (i) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the first anniversary Holders who are not prohibited by any applicable law, rule, regulation or order or interpretation of the date of Staff from participating in the Exchange Offer to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (ii) have such Registration Statement remain effective until 180 days after the closing of the initial public offering Exchange Offer. The Company and sale of Common Stock (as contemplated the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File NoSEC and use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after such effective date. 333-196615))The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, but subject appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to Section 8(c) beloweach Holder stating, a shelf registration statement on Form S-1 or in addition to such other form disclosures as are required by applicable law, rule, regulation or order, substantially the following:
(i) that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;
(ii) the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);
(iii) that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under the Securities Act then available this Agreement;
(iv) that any Holder electing to the Company providing for the exchange, from time to time, of all Paired Interests held by any Exchange Registration Holder for shares of Common Stock have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreement Offer will be required to surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the “Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) and in the manner specified in the notice, prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Registration Statement”)Date; and
(v) that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by sending to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged. Such As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Company and the Guarantors that (i) any Exchange Securities to be received by it are being acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in, and is not engaged in and does not intend to engage in, the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor (or if it is an affiliate, such Holder will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable) and (iv) if such Holder is a broker-dealer, it is receiving Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and it will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities pursuant to this Section 84 hereof. As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, including as amendedthe Company and the Guarantors shall:
(i) accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and
(ii) deliver, renewed or replaced cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities surrendered by such Holder. The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply in Section 8(b), is referred to herein as an “Exchange Registration.”
(b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep all material respects with the Exchange Registration Statement continuously effective under applicable requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable state securities laws until laws, rules, regulations or orders in connection with the date as of which no Exchange Registration Holder holds Paired InterestsOffer. The filing of the Exchange Registration Statement will not affect the inclusion of any Registrable Shares in any other registration statement hereunder. In addition, the Company shall promptly amend, renew or replace, as necessary, any Exchange Registration Statement that shall have expired or otherwise been deemed unusable and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such amended, renewed or replaced Exchange Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws until the date as of which no Exchange Registration Holder holds Paired Interests. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 8 Offer shall not provide any Exchange Registration Holder the right to request or participate in an offering under Section 2 or Section 3 or make any exchange of Paired Interests that is prohibited by the Organizational Documents or the LLC Agreement.
(c) With respect be subject to any Exchange Registration Statement filedconditions, or to be filed, including any amendment, renewal or replacement thereof, pursuant to this Section 8, if the Company shall furnish to the Exchange Registration Holders a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer (or other authorized officer) of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Executive Committee it would be detrimental to the Company or its stockholders for an Exchange Registration Statement to be filed or used in the near future, in which case the Company’s obligation under Sections 8(a) and 8(b) shall be deferred for a period not to exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days (provided that the Company shall only be permitted one deferral pursuant to this Section 8(c) in any twelve-month period) and each Exchange Registration Holder shall keep confidential the fact that such a deferral is in effect, as well as the certificate referred to above and its contents, unless and until otherwise notified by the Company, except (A) for disclosure to such Exchange Registration Holder’s employees, officers, directors, agents, legal counsel, accountants, auditors and other professional representatives and advisers who reasonably need to know such information solely for purposes of assisting the Exchange Registration Holder with respect to its investment in Common Stock or Units and agree to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners or other direct or indirect investors who have agreed to keep such information confidential, (C) if and to the extent such matters are publicly disclosed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D) as required by law, rule or regulation (provided than that the Exchange Registration Holder gives prompt notice of such use in writing, to the extent permitted by Offer does not violate any applicable law, rule rule, regulation or regulation, and reasonably cooperates with the Company should the Company, at the Company’s sole expense, desire to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy to protect the confidentiality of such confidential information prior to disclosure). The Company shall notify the Exchange Registration Holders interpretation of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 8(c)Staff.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Ethan Allen Interiors Inc), Purchase Agreement (Ethan Allen Interiors Inc)