Common use of Registered Exchange Offer Clause in Contracts

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (MPM Silicones, LLC), Registration Rights Agreement (MPM Silicones, LLC), Registration Rights Agreement (MPM Silicones, LLC)

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Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission sufficiently promptly so as to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by any Broker-Dealer directly from the Issuers) and the Exchange Offer (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”), (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act sufficiently promptly so as promptly as possible to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as promptly as practicable, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by any Broker-Dealer directly from the Issuers) and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed or otherwise delivered to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 365 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (such 365th day herein referred to as the “Exchange Deadline”). (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities; provided that the Partnership may for a period (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement Suspension Period”) of up to 45 days in any three months period, not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, determine that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not usable under the circumstances relating to corporate developments, public filings with the Commission and similar events, and suspend the use of the Prospectus that is a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Memorial Production Partners LP), Purchase Agreement (Memorial Production Partners LP), Registration Rights Agreement (Memorial Production Partners LP)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Company, the Co-Issuer and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 180 days after the Closing Date (or if such 180th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and ), (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company Company, the Co-Issuer and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Co-Issuer shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Co-Issuer shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company and the Co-Issuer shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the CompanyCompany and the Co-Issuer) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company Company, the Co-Issuer and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company and the Co-Issuer shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (OEI, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Rexnord Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (OEI, Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after assuming the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been will be complied with, as applicable), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission sufficiently promptly so as to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”), (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act sufficiently promptly so as promptly as possible to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed delivered to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 365 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (such 365th day herein referred to as the “Exchange Deadline”). (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities, provided that the Partnership may for a period (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement Suspension Period”) of up to 60 days in any three-month period, not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, determine that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not usable under circumstances relating to corporate developments, public filings with the Commission and similar events, and suspend the use of the prospectus that is part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day 180 days (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Genesis Energy Lp), Registration Rights Agreement (Genesis Energy Lp), Registration Rights Agreement (Genesis Energy Lp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause file a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer with the Commission on or prior to 15 days after the date that the Company would be obligated to file its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 with the Commission if the Company were a non-accelerated filer subject to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Date”), (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 120 days after the Closing 10-K Filing Date (or if such 365th 120th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A 430B under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities and the exchange securities to be issued to holders in exchange for Other Notes, pursuant to registration rights agreements dated the date hereof shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Holders. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Realogy Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Realogy Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Realogy Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 150 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 180 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes to be offered in exchange for the Series A Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after Business Days thereafter. The Company shall inform the date notice Initial Purchasers of the names and addresses of Series A Notes to whom the Exchange Offer is required made, and the Initial Purchasers shall have the right to be mailed to contact such Holders and otherwise facilitate the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, tender of Transfer Restricted Securities in the next succeeding Business Day)Exchange Offer. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Series A Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Series A Notes (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate of the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the Exchange Securities each Series B Note received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer Dealer, except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of marketDealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-making activities or other trading activitiesDealers, and to ensure that it such Registration Statement conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days one year from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitiesConsummated. The Company shall promptly provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Restricted Broker-Dealers promptly upon request request, and in no event later than one day after such request, at any time during such 180one-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) year period in order to facilitate such resalessales. The exchange of Series A Notes for Series B Notes pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed to be payment, satisfaction or discharge of the Series A Notes for purposes of Article V of the Indenture.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Consumers Energy Co), Registration Rights Agreement (Consumers Energy Co), Registration Rights Agreement (Consumers Energy Co)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Company, the Co-Issuer and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and ), (ii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iviii) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Exchange Securities held acquired by Broker-Dealers in exchange for Initial Securities as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company Company, the Co-Issuer and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Co-Issuer shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Co-Issuer shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company and the Co-Issuer shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the CompanyCompany and the Co-Issuer) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company Company, the Co-Issuer and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for exchanges of Initial Securities and resales of Initial Exchange Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company and the Co-Issuer shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.), Registration Rights Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.), Registration Rights Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)to, but in no event later than within 365 days after following the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iisuch day, the “Exchange Deadline”), (i) in connection file with the foregoing, Commission a Registration Statement relating to an offer to exchange (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order Statement, the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement,” and such offer, the “Exchange Offer”) any and all of the Securities for a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities issued by the Company and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture, which debt securities and related Guarantees are substantially identical to cause such Registration Statement the Securities and the related Guarantees, respectively (and are entitled to become effectivethe benefits of the Indenture), (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement except that they have been registered pursuant to Rule 430A an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and do not contain provisions for Additional Interest as contemplated in Section 5 below (Csuch new debt securities and the related Guarantees, the “Exchange Securities”), (ii) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of have the Exchange Securities to be made under Offer Registration Statement declared effective by the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange OfferCommission, and (iviii) upon unless the effectiveness of such Registration StatementExchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, (A) commence the Exchange Offer and (B) issue Exchange Securities in exchange for all Registrable Securities validly tendered prior thereto and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Registrable Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC) to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who that holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Registrable Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Registrable Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement (MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)policy, each of the Company Issuer and the Guarantors Guarantor shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission after the Issue Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become or be declared effective as promptly as possible under the Securities Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become or be declared effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all any necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of promptly after such Registration StatementStatement is declared effective by the Commission, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting (i) registration of the offer and issuance of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit (ii) resales of the Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers who currently hold Transfer Restricted Securities that were acquired for their own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Initial Securities acquired directly from the Issuer or any of its Affiliates) as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company Each of the Issuer and the Guarantors Guarantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable United States federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date on which notice of the Exchange Offer is first mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuer and the Guarantor shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable United States federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Each of the Issuer and the Guarantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated no later than 60 Business Days after the date on the earliest practicable date after which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event or such later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is as may be required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)by United States federal securities laws. (c) The Company Issuer shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuer or any of its Affiliates), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.such

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Enable Midstream Partners, LP)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each ) or one of the events set forth in Section 4(a)(ii) has occurred the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission on or prior to 90 days after the Closing Date a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 on or prior to 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon unless the effectiveness of Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, the Company will commence the Exchange Offer and use all commercially reasonable efforts to issue on or prior to 30 business days, or longer if required by the federal securities laws, after the date on which such Registration StatementStatement was declared effective by the Commission, commence Exchange Notes in exchange for all Transfer Restricted Securities tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities Exchange Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. The 90, 180 and 30 business day periods referred to in (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 3(a) shall not include any period during which the Company is pursuing a Commission ruling pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) below. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Exchange Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy announced after the date of this Agreement or otherwise. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its all commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Exchange Notes (that are Transfer Restricted Securities) acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Six Flags Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Six Flags Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 240 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 330 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Restricted Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Restricted Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Restricted Notes (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any affiliate of the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the each Exchange Securities Note received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer Dealer, except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of marketDealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-making activities or other trading activitiesDealers, and to ensure that it such Registration Statement conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days one year from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitiesConsummated. The Company shall promptly provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Restricted Broker-Dealers promptly upon request request, and in no event later than one day after such request, at any time during such 180one-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) year period in order to facilitate such resalessales.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (CMS Energy Corp), Purchase Agreement (CMS Energy Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 240 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 330 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Bonds to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Bonds to be offered in exchange for the Restricted Bonds that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Bonds shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Restricted Bonds that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Restricted Bonds (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any affiliate of the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the each Exchange Securities Bond received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.such

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (CMS Energy Corp), Purchase Agreement (CMS Energy Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless prohibited by applicable law or regulations of the Commission, the Issuers shall prepare and file with the Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Issuers shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective under the Act on or prior to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 360 days after of the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, unless the Registered Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, the Issuers shall commence the Registered Exchange Offer and shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to issue on or prior to 30 Business Days, or longer, if required by applicable securities laws, after the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission, New Securities in exchange for all Securities tendered prior thereto in the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (and assuming that such Holder is in compliance with all representations set forth in Section 2(e) below) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the several states of the United States. (c) The Company shall indicate in In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall: (i) mail or cause to be mailed to each Holder a “Plan copy of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and that were acquired related documents; (ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other not less than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from 20 Business Days after the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant date notice thereof is mailed to the Exchange Offer; howeverHolders (or, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and mustin each case, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent longer if required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall applicable law); (iii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by required, under the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary Act, to ensure that it is available for sales of New Securities by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration Period; (iv) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee, the New Securities Trustee or an Affiliate of either of them; (v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is open; (vi) prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Issuers are conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991) and (B) including a representation that the Issuers have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the New Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Issuers’ information and belief, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the New Securities in the ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities; and (vii) comply in all respects with all laws applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer. (d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall: (i) accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; (ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 4(r) hereof all Securities so accepted for exchange; and (iii) cause the New Securities Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities a principal amount of New Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. (e) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the New Securities (x) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993 and similar no-action letters and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction, which must be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K under the Act if the resales are of Initial New Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder directly from any Issuer or any Affiliate of any Issuer. Accordingly, each Holder that participates in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to the Issuers in writing that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: (i) any New Securities to be received by such Holder shall be acquired in the ordinary course of its business; (ii) such Holder shall have no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Act) of the New Securities in violation of the provisions of the Act or Commission policy; (iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor as defined by Rule 405 of the Act, or if it is an Affiliate, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act to the extent applicable; (iv) if such Holder is not a Broker-Dealers Dealer, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Securities; (v) if such Holder is a Broker-Dealer that will receive New Securities for their its own accounts account in exchange for Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to will deliver a prospectus Prospectus in connection with market-making any resale of such New Securities; and (vi) such Holder has the full power and authority to transfer the Securities in exchange for the New Securities and that the Issuers will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto free and clear of any liens, restrictions, charges or other trading activitiesencumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims. (f) If any Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of such Initial Purchaser, the Issuers shall issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser or the person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New Securities. The Company Issuers shall provide sufficient copies of use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the latest version of CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number and International Securities Identification Number (“ISIN”) for such Prospectus New Securities as for New Securities issued pursuant to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resalesRegistered Exchange Offer.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement (Dynegy Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 75 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, effective and (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and Act, (Civ) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (ivv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 20 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Registration Statement has become effective. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Geo Group Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Geo Group Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause (i) file a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible in accordance with the requirements of Section 3(b) hereof, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in offered pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event not later than 30 270 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”); provided, however, that the Exchange Offer shall not be Consummated on or prior to June 23, 2012. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement (Chetwynd Pulp Land Co Ltd.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) file with the Commission an Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to a registered offer to exchange the Initial Securities for Exchange Securities under the Indenture in the same aggregate principal amount as and with terms that shall be identical in all respects to the Initial Securities (except that the Exchange Securities shall not contain terms with respect to the interest rate step-up provision and transfer restrictions), (ii) use its their commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a such Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed to become effective under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of promptly after such Exchange Offer Registration StatementStatement is declared effective, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period 30 calendar days (or longer if required under by applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the each Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effectiveis required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed Offer, on or prior to the Holders (or if such 30th 365th calendar day is not a Business Day, following the next succeeding Business Day)Closing Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is Dealers are no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Sandridge Energy Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Sandridge Energy Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)policy, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)or been declared effective, but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayMarch 11, the next succeeding Business Day) 2025 and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become or be declared effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Exchange Notes to have the same CUSIP number. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice commencement of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the HoldersOffer. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement becomes or is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentenceparagraph) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Sixth Street Lending Partners), Purchase Agreement (Sixth Street Lending Partners)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)policy, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement to be filed under with the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement within 180 days after the Closing Date (or if such 180th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 270 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and ), (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Berry Plastics Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Berry Plastics Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause file with the Commission a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective. In connection with the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (Ai) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (Bii) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and Act, (Ciii) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Exchange Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 270 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a provided, however, that such period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 shall not be required to exceed 90 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) by the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitiesCommission. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 18090-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Corrections Corp of America), Registration Rights Agreement (Corrections Corp of America)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause file with the Commission a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible under the Securities Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of promptly after such Registration StatementStatement is declared effective, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement use their reasonable best efforts to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period 20 Business Days (or longer if required under by applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed or otherwise delivered to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the each Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effectiveis required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed on or prior to the Holders 360th calendar day following the Closing Date (or if such 30th 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.Prospectus

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Nisource Inc/De)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless To the Exchange Offer shall extent not be permissible under prohibited by any applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each applicable interpretation of the Commission’s Staff and to the extent there are Registrable Securities outstanding on the Registration Trigger Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be filed with the Commission an Exchange Offer Registration Statement and (ii) have such Registration Statement become effective under the Act by the Registration Trigger Date and remain effective until the closing of the Exchange Offer. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a consummate the Registered Exchange Offer not later than 45 days following the Effective Time of such Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)or, but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th 45th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing“Exchange Date”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (A) the requirements to file all pre-effective amendments to such an Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order Statement, to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-and remain effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration to commence, conduct and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The consummate any Registered Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration terminate at such time as all of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofare Freely Tradeable. (b) The Company and Upon the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period effectiveness of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (assuming that such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company, acquires the New Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business, has no arrangements with any Person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities and is not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the several states of the United States. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause issue, on or prior to 45 days (or longer, if required by the Exchange Offer to be Consummated Federal Securities laws) after the date on the earliest practicable date after which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become becomes effective, but such New Securities in no event later than 30 days after exchange for all Securities tendered in accordance with section (c) below prior thereto in the date notice of the Registered Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Offer. (c) The In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, if an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and becomes effective pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Company shall indicate in shall: (i) mail to each Holder a “Plan copy of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents; (ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 Business Days after the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders (or, in each case, longer if required by applicable law); (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective under the Act, supplemented and amended as required, under the Act to ensure that it is available for sales of New Securities by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration Period; (iv) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee; (v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is open; and (vi) comply in all material respects with all applicable laws. (d) As soon as practicable after the close of any Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall: (i) accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; (ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 4(s) hereof all Securities so accepted for exchange; and (iii) cause the Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities, New Securities in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. (e) Each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to the Company that at the time of consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: (i) any New Securities received by such Holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of business; (ii) such Holder will have no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Securities or the New Securities within the meaning of the Act; and (iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company; (iv) if such Holder is not a Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Dealer, that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the New Securities; and (v) if such Holder is a Broker-Dealer, that it will receive New Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account in exchange for Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and will be required to ensure acknowledge that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to will deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making any resale of such New Securities. (f) If any Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of such Purchaser, the Company shall issue and deliver to such Purchaser or other trading activitiesthe Person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New Securities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of use its reasonable best efforts to cause the latest version of CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number for such Prospectus New Securities as for New Securities issued pursuant to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter the Registered Exchange Offer, which will be the same CUSIP number as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resalesExisting Notes.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement (American Tower Corp /Ma/)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 75 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, effective and (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and Act, (Civ) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (ivv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 20 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Registration Statement has become effective (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Geo Group Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Geo Group Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission after the Issue Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event not later than 365 270 days after the Closing Date Issue Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting (i) registration of the offer and issuance of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Initial Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit (ii) resales of Exchange Notes by Broker Dealers who currently hold Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for their own account as a result of market making activities or other trading activities (other than Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates) as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes and the related Guarantees shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on no later than 30 Business Days after the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event or such later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is as may be required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)by United States federal securities laws. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitiesactivities and (iii) the date on which all the Initial Notes covered by such Exchange Offer Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Allis Chalmers Energy Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Allis Chalmers Energy Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 270 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Bonds to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Bonds to be offered in exchange for the Restricted Bonds that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Bonds shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Restricted Bonds that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Restricted Bonds (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any affiliate of the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the each Exchange Securities Bond received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Bonds held by any such Broker-Dealer Dealer, except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of marketDealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-making activities or other trading activitiesDealers, and to ensure that it such Registration Statement conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days one year from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitiesConsummated. The Company shall promptly provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Restricted Broker-Dealers promptly upon request request, and in no event later than one day after such request, at any time during such 180one-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) year period in order to facilitate such resalessales.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (CMS Energy Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Consumers Energy Co)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof have been complied with), each of or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission, (ii) use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause a such Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, use reasonable best efforts to (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement it to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to take any action that would subject them to general service of process or taxation in any jurisdiction where they are not already subject, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date and use reasonable best efforts to have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable thereafter and in no event Consummate the Exchange Offer later than the 180th day after the Closing Date (such 180th day being the “Exchange Date”). The Exchange Offer Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Initial Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each Because such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with resales of any Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall permit the use its commercially of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement by such Broker-Dealer to satisfy such prospectus delivery requirement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Upon request, the Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Broker-Dealers promptly upon within five Business Days after such request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter shorter, as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (GMX Resources Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (GMX Resources Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Commission, but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) ), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”), (ii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iviii) upon promptly after the effectiveness of such Registration StatementStatement (the “Effectiveness Date”), commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed sent to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days the 120th day after the date notice of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be mailed to the Holders first filed (or if such 30th 120th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure provide reasonable assurance that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure provide reasonable assurance that it conforms in all material respects with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective Effectiveness Date and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts file or cause to cause be filed with the Commission within 180 days after the Closing Date (or if such 180th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible at the earliest practicable time, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 366 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 366th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business DayDay (the “Exchange Date”). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its their respective commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective (which 180-day period shall be extended by the length of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement Suspension Period) and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities; provided that the Company may for a period (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement Suspension Period”) of up to 60 days in any three-month period, not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, determine that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not usable under circumstances relating to corporate developments, public filings with the Commission and similar events, and suspend the use of the prospectus that is part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (CONSOL Energy Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (CONSOL Energy Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a such Registration Statement filed under to become effective by the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Commission and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but be Consummated in no event later than 365 360 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed delivered to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Parker Hannifin Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Parker Hannifin Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors Guarantor shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 90 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 150 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 20 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Registration Statement has become effective. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 365 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180365-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Speedway Motorsports Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Issue Date, but in no event later than 365 45 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayIssue Date, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 105 days after the Issue Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-pre- effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker- Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open open, for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Senior Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Days thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker- Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Notes (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the each Exchange Securities Note received by such Broker-Broker- Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales sales of Broker- Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Concentric Network Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after as reasonably determined by the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)Company, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission within 210 days after the Closing Date (or if such 210th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 within 270 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and ), (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act Act, and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Offer and the exchange of Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Initial Securities and to permit resales of Initial Exchange Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall to keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer Subject to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No Section 4(a)(x), no securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 within 315 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 315th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) (a “Covered Broker-Dealer”), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such a Covered Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities or Exchange Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each If the Company and the Guarantors are notified by any Covered Broker-Dealer that such Broker-Dealer will be required to deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Covered Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, then each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial the Exchange Securities so acquired by such Covered Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, Dealer and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 120 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a such Covered Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Covered Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180120-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Platinum Security Solutions, Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 90 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly soon as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest as soon as reasonably practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Registration Statement has become effective. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy, rules or regulations after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Brown Shoe Co Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. Each of the Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer not later than 365 calendar days following the Closing Date (or, if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). The Exchange Offer Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after or before the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company Issuers shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Chiquita Brands International Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission sufficiently promptly so as to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by any Broker-Dealer directly from the Issuers) and the Exchange Offer (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”), (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act sufficiently promptly so as promptly as possible to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as promptly as practicable, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by any Broker-Dealer directly from the Issuers) and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed or otherwise delivered to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 189 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 189th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (such 189th day herein referred to as the “Exchange Deadline”). (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial New Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial New Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.Exchange

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Memorial Production Partners LP)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Commission, but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) ), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”), (ii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iviii) upon promptly after the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed sent to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days the 120th day after the date notice of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be mailed to the Holders first filed (or if such 30th 120th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure provide reasonable assurance that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure provide reasonable assurance that it conforms in all material respects with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof 6(a)(i), below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 90 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 150 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting (i) registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) to permit resales of Initial Securities Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become is declared effective, but in no event later than 30 180 days after the date notice of Closing Date (the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day“Consummation Deadline”). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Participating Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.such

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Equifax Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 240 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 330 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Bonds to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Bonds to be offered in exchange for the Restricted Bonds that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Bonds shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Restricted Bonds that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Restricted Bonds (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any affiliate of the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.connection

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (CMS Energy Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 90 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 225 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 45 days after the date notice of on which the Exchange Offer is Registration Statement has been declared effective, unless required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)by any applicable federal securities laws. (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable their best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company and the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Nexstar Broadcasting of the Wichita Falls LLC)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Registered Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under would violate applicable law or Commission policy (after any applicable interpretation of the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)staff of the Commission, each of with respect to any Securities that on the Registration Trigger Date are Registrable Securities, the Company and the Guarantors Parent Guarantor shall (i) use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to prepare, to cause a Registration Statement to be filed under with the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Commission and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Registered Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event the Company and Parent Guarantor shall not be required to consummate such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Registered Exchange Offer is mailed to if the Holders. The Company shall cause the Securities are Freely Tradable Securities. (b) If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is filed and becomes effective pursuant to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than Section 2(a) above, upon the Exchange Securities shall be included in effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company and Parent Guarantor shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (assuming that such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company or Parent Guarantor, acquires the New Securities in the ordinary course of such Xxxxxx’s business, has no arrangements with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities and is not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Securities Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the several states of the United States. The Company and the Parent Guarantor shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause complete the Registered Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date not later than 45 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become becomes effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, if an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and becomes effective pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Company shall indicate in and Parent Guarantor shall: (i) mail or cause to be mailed to each Holder a “Plan copy of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and that were acquired related documents; (ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other not less than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from 20 Business Days after the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant date notice thereof is mailed to the Exchange Offer; howeverHolders (or, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and mustin each case, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent longer if required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall applicable law); (iii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effectiveeffective under the Securities Act, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary required, to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial New Securities acquired by Broker-Exchanging Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which during the Exchange Offer Registration Statement Period; (iv) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee; (v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is declared effective open; (vi) prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Company and Parent Guarantor are conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991); and (B) including a representation that the Company and Parent Guarantor have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the New Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the best knowledge of the Company and Parent Guarantor, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the New Securities in the ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities; and (vii) comply in all respects with all applicable laws. (d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company and Parent Guarantor shall: (i) accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; (ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 4(s) all Securities so accepted for exchange; and (iii) cause the Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities a principal amount of New Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. (e) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any broker-dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the New Securities (x) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on which a Brokerthe position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Xxxxxxxx & Sterling dated July 2, 1993 and similar no-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a action letters; and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with marketany secondary resale transaction, which must be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-making K under the Securities Act if the resales are of New Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company, Parent Guarantor or other trading activitiestheir respective Affiliates. Accordingly, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to the Company and Parent Guarantor that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: (i) any New Securities to be received by such Holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of business; (ii) such Holder will have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Securities or the New Securities within the meaning of the Securities Act; and (iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company or Parent Guarantor. (f) If any Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of such Initial Purchaser, the Company and Parent Guarantor shall issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser or the person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New Securities. The Company and Parent Guarantor shall provide sufficient copies of use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the latest version of CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number for such Prospectus New Securities as for New Securities issued pursuant to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resalesRegistered Exchange Offer.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Harrahs Entertainment Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Registered Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under would violate applicable law or Commission policy (after any applicable interpretation of the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)staff of the Commission, each of with respect to any Securities that on the Registration Trigger Date are Registrable Securities, the Company and the Guarantors Parent Guarantor shall (i) use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to prepare, to cause a Registration Statement to be filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement Commission and to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Registered Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event the Company and Parent Guarantor shall not be required to consummate such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Registered Exchange Offer is mailed to if the Holders. The Company shall cause the Securities are Freely Tradable Securities. (b) If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is filed and becomes effective pursuant to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than Section 2(a) above, upon the Exchange Securities shall be included in effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company and Parent Guarantor shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (assuming that such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company or Parent Guarantor, acquires the New Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business, has no arrangements with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities and is not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Securities Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the several states of the United States. The Company and the Parent Guarantor shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause complete the Registered Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date not later than 45 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become becomes effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, if an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and becomes effective pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Company shall indicate in and Parent Guarantor shall: (i) mail or cause to be mailed to each Holder a “Plan copy of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and that were acquired related documents; (ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other not less than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from 20 Business Days after the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant date notice thereof is mailed to the Exchange Offer; howeverHolders (or, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and mustin each case, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent longer if required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall applicable law); (iii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effectiveeffective under the Securities Act, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary required, to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial New Securities acquired by Broker-Exchanging Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which during the Exchange Offer Registration Statement Period; (iv) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee; (v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is declared effective open; (vi) prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Company and Parent Guarantor are conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991); and (B) including a representation that the Company and Parent Guarantor have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the New Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the best knowledge of the Company and Parent Guarantor, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the New Securities in the ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities; and (vii) comply in all respects with all applicable laws. (d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company and Parent Guarantor shall: (i) accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; (ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 4(s) all Securities so accepted for exchange; and (iii) cause the Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities a principal amount of New Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. (e) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any broker-dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the New Securities (x) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on which a Brokerthe position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993 and similar no-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a action letters; and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with marketany secondary resale transaction, which must be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-making K under the Securities Act if the resales are of New Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company, Parent Guarantor or other trading activitiestheir respective Affiliates. Accordingly, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to the Company and Parent Guarantor that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: (i) any New Securities to be received by such Holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of business; (ii) such Holder will have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Securities or the New Securities within the meaning of the Securities Act; and (iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company or Parent Guarantor. (f) If any Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of such Initial Purchaser, the Company and Parent Guarantor shall issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser or the person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New Securities. The Company and Parent Guarantor shall provide sufficient copies of use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the latest version of CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number for such Prospectus New Securities as for New Securities issued pursuant to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resalesRegistered Exchange Offer.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors AT&T Capital shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission after the Closing Date, but in no event later than five (5) months after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes, the Guarantee and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days eight (8) months after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon unless the effectiveness of Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, commence the Exchange Offer and use its reasonable best efforts to issue, on or prior to 30 business days after the date on which such Registration StatementStatement was declared effective by the Commission, commence Exchange Notes in exchange for all Transfer Restricted Securities tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities Exchange Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors AT&T Capital shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and AT&T Capital shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; , however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" section shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Exchange Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy announced after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors AT&T Capital shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c6(b) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Exchange Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (At&t Capital Corp /De/)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. Each of the Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer not later than 365 calendar days following the Closing Date (or, if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). The Exchange Offer Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after or before the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.to

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Tops Markets Ii Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company Issuer and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission on or prior to 60 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their commercially reasonable best efforts to become cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 on or prior to 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become be declared effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting to permit registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company Issuer and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuer and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Notes or any additional notes issued by the issuer under the Indenture prior to the Consummation of the Exchange Securities Offer shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuer and the Guarantors shall use its their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated issue, on the earliest practicable date or prior to, 60 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effectiveis declared effective by the Commission, but Exchange Notes in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of exchange for all Notes tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Offer. (c) The Company Issuer shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Restricted Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuer or one of its affiliates), may exchange such Initial Securities Restricted Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts Commission as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with a change in policy after the requirements date of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (GHTV Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless The Company shall (i) cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Settlement Date, but in no event later than 90 days after the Settlement Date, a Registration Statement under the Act relating to the Series B Preferred Stock and the Exchange Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 90 days after filing the Registration Statement, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and (B) if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act, (iv) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Exchange Notes to be made under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer and (v) unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and commence the Exchange Offer and use its reasonable best efforts to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 issue on or prior to 30 business days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Daydate on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) Series B Preferred Stock in connection exchange for all Series A Preferred Stock properly tendered prior thereto in accordance with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification terms of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Series B Preferred Stock to be offered in exchange and the Exchange Notes for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities Preferred Stock and the Exchange Notes, if issued, held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Preferred Stock and the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Series A Preferred Stock that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Preferred Stock held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Preferred Stock and the Exchange Notes, if issued, acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days one year from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time time, subject to Section 6(c)(i) hereof, during such 180one-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) year period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Pegasus Satellite Communications Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 45 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 120 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer referred to in the second paragraph of Section 3(c) open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Days thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Notes (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate of the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the each Exchange Securities Note received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer Dealer, except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of marketDealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-making activities or other trading activitiesDealers, and to ensure that it such Registration Statement conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days one year from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and Consummated (iior such longer period if extended pursuant to Section 6(d) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieshereof). The Company shall promptly provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Restricted Broker-Dealers promptly upon request request, and in no event later than one day after such request, at any time during such 180one-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) year period in order to facilitate such resalessales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (K&f Industries Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible time, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) promptly upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 360 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Visteon Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective be filed with the Commission as promptly soon as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 90 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 180 days, after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, use their commercially reasonable efforts to file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest as soon as reasonably practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Registration Statement has become effective. (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy, rules or regulations after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company and the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Rayovac Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 60 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Series D Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Series D Notes to be offered in exchange for the Series C Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause commence the Exchange Offer on or prior to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date 30 Business Days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Series C Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Series C Notes (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate of the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the Exchange Securities each Series D Note received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not be required to name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer Dealer, except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of marketDealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-making activities or other trading activitiesDealers, and to ensure that it such Registration Statement conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on equal to the earlier shorter of (iA) 180 days one year from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective Consummated and (iiB) the date on which a all Transfer Restricted Securities acquired in the Exchange Offer by Restricted Broker-Dealer is no longer required Dealers have been sold to deliver a prospectus in connection with marketthe public by such Restricted Broker-making or other trading activitiesDealers. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Restricted Broker-Dealers promptly upon request request, and in no event later than one day after such request, at any time during such 180one-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) year period in order to facilitate such resalessales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (French Fragrances Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) file with the Commission an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause a such Registration Statement filed to become effective under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period 20 Business Days (or longer if required under by applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities and the Secured Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause Consummate the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed or prior to the Holders (or if such 30th 365th calendar day is not a Business Day, following the next succeeding Business Day)Closing Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be (or, if required by the Commission, is) an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales. Upon Consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with this Section 3, the Company shall have no further obligation to register Transfer Restricted Securities (other than those as to which Section 4(a)(iii) hereof applies).

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Axcan Intermediate Holdings Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors Trust shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 60 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange New Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their respective best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 120 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange New Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon unless the effectiveness of Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, the Company will commence the Exchange Offer and use its best efforts to issue on or prior to 30 business days after the date on which such Registration StatementStatement was declared effective by the Commission, commence New Securities in exchange for all Securities tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange New Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial New Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors Trust shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and the Trust shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange New Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Trust shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy announced after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors Trust shall use its commercially reasonable their respective best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial New Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company and the Trust shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Star Capital I)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Company and the Guarantor shall file with the SEC on or prior to the 30th day after the date hereof an Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantor will use their best efforts to have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the 105th day after the date hereof. Unless the Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or SEC policy, the Company and the Guarantor will commence the Exchange Offer and use their best efforts to issue New Notes on or prior to the 30th Business Day after the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission. The offer and exchange of the New Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer shall be registered pursuant to the Securities Act on the appropriate form and duly registered or qualified under applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws and will comply with all applicable tender offer rules and regulations of and pursuant to the Exchange Act and state securities or Blue Sky laws. The Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)subject to any condition, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and other than that the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but does not violate any applicable law. No securities shall be included in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under other than the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofNew Notes. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause Guarantor may require each holder of Registrable Notes participating in the Exchange Offer to represent to the Company and the Guarantor that at the time of the consummation of the Exchange Offer (i) any New Notes received by such holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business and (ii) such holder will have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act. (c) If (i) the Company is not required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or is not permitted to be effective continuously and shall keep consummate the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of because the Exchange Offer is mailed not permitted by applicable law or SEC policy or (ii) prior to the Holders. The consummation of the Exchange Offer, any holder of Registrable Notes notifies the Company shall cause that (A) it is prohibited by law or SEC policy from participating in the Exchange Offer or (B) it may not resell the New Notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal the public without delivering a prospectus and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales or (C) it is a broker-dealer and owns Notes acquired directly from the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, the Company and the Guarantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts cease to cause be obligated under paragraph (a) above with respect to the Exchange Offer and shall promptly deliver to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after holders of the Registrable Notes and the Trustee notice thereof (the "Shelf Notice") and shall thereafter file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3. Following the delivery of a valid Shelf Notice in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Company and the Guarantor shall not have any further obligation under this Section 2. (d) The Company and the Guarantor shall commence the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective(within the time periods set forth herein) by mailing the related Prospectus and appropriate accompanying documents to each holder of Registrable Notes providing, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, that: (i) the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Notes validly tendered will be accepted for exchange; (ii) the date of acceptance of Registrable Notes tendered for exchange (the "Acceptance Date"); and (iii) holders of Registrable Notes electing to have any such Note exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender such Note in denominations of $1,000 or an integral multiple portion thereof, together with the letters of transmittal enclosed therewith, to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the Exchange Date, PROVIDED that best efforts shall be used by the Company to ensure that customary guaranteed delivery procedures are available for the holders to elect to use. On the Exchange Date, the Company or its agent shall accept for exchange all Registrable Notes or portions thereof tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer. As soon as practicable after the Acceptance Date (but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice Exchange Date), the Company or its agent shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Notes or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate under the Indenture and mail to each holder, a New Note equal in principal amount to the aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if Registrable Notes surrendered by such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)holder. (ce) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in has been informed that the Prospectus forming a part Staff of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement SEC has taken the position that any Brokerbroker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities dealer that are Transfer Restricted Securities and owns New Notes that were acquired received by such broker-dealer for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to in the Exchange Offer; however, such Offer (a "Participating Broker-Dealer Dealer") may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales resale of such New Notes (other than a resale of an unsold allotment resulting from the original placement of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in Registrable Notes). The Company has also been informed that the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by Staff of the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of SEC has taken the position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan Statement includes a plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect distribution containing a statement to such resales the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers that may resell the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant theretoNew Notes, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such without naming the Participating Broker-Dealer Dealers or disclose specifying the amount of Initial New Notes owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker- Dealers to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligations under the Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to Act in connection with the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers New Notes for their own accounts accounts, so long as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act. In light of the above, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Securities Act Company agrees that the provisions of this Agreement as they relate to a Shelf Registration shall also apply to an Exchange Offer to the extent, and with such reasonable modifications thereto as may be, reasonably requested by any Participating Broker-Dealer or the policiesCompany, rules and regulations in each case as provided in clause (ii) below, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any New Notes by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Commission Staff of the SEC recited in this Section 2(e); PROVIDED that: (i) the Company shall not be required to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, as announced from time to timewould otherwise be contemplated by this Agreement, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 exceeding 90 days from the date on which after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to the terms of this Agreement relating to a Shelf Registration) and Participating Broker-Dealers shall not be authorized by the Company to deliver and shall not deliver such Prospectus after such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 2(e); and (ii) the date on which application of the Shelf Registration procedures set forth in this Section 2(e) of this Agreement to an Exchange Offer, to the extent not otherwise required by the positions of the Staff of the SEC or the Securities Act, will be in conformity with the reasonable request to the Company by anyone who certified to the Company in writing a reasonable period prior to the Filing Date that they anticipate that they may be a Participating Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resalesDealer.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Astor Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless To the Exchange Offer shall extent not be permissible under prohibited by any applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each applicable interpretation of the Company Staff of the Commission, Issuer and the Guarantors Guarantor shall (i) use its commercially their respective reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under consummate the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to each series of Securities Act relating on or prior to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than date that is 365 days after the Closing Date (or or, if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). For purposes hereof, “consummate” shall mean, with respect to a series of Securities, that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall have been declared effective, the period of the Registered Exchange Offer provided in accordance with clause 2(c)(ii) below shall have expired and (ii) all Securities of such series validly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with such Registered Exchange Offer shall have been exchanged for Exchange Securities. (b) Upon the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, Issuer and Guarantor shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for Exchange Securities (assuming that such Holder is not an Affiliate of Issuer and Guarantor, acquires the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business, is not engaged in and does not intend to be made engage in and has no arrangements or understandings with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Securities, is not a Broker-Dealer tendering Securities directly acquired from Guarantor or Issuer for its own account and is not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer) to trade such Exchange Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and under state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of laws. (c) In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, Issuer and Guarantor shall: (ivi) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration mail to each Holder a copy of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales Prospectus forming part of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents, which states, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law: (1) that the Registered Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Securities of such series validly tendered and not withdrawn will be effective continuously accepted for exchange; (2) the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 business days from the date such notice is mailed); (3) that any Security of such series not tendered will remain outstanding and shall continue to accrue interest, but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, unless the Holder of such Security delivers a notice pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof; and (4) that Holders electing to have a Security exchanged pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer will be required to surrender, or make book- entry delivery of, such Security and deliver (including via an agent’s message) the enclosed letters of transmittal to the institution and at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the last day for acceptance of the Registered Exchange Offer. (ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 20 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer thereof is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or longer if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Dayrequired by applicable law).; (ciii) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement if Issuer and Guarantor receive notice from an Exchanging Dealer that any Broker-such Exchanging Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Exchanging Dealer as a result of market-market making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; howeveractivities, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their respective reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effectiveeffective under the Act, supplemented and amended as required by under the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary Act to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial Exchange Securities acquired by Broker-Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration Period; (iv) utilize the services of a depositary for their own accounts as the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee; (v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York City time, on the last Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is open by sending to the entity specified in the Prospectus, a result facsimile or letter setting forth the name of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreementsuch Holder, the principal amount of the Securities Act delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing such Holder’s election to have such Securities exchanged; (vi) prior to effectiveness of the policiesExchange Offer Registration Statement, rules if requested by the Commission, provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that Issuer and regulations Guarantor are conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission as announced from time in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co. Incorporated (pub. avail. June 5, 1991); and (B) including a representation that Issuer and Guarantor have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any Person to timedistribute the Exchange Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the best of Issuer and Guarantor’s information and belief, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Securities; (vii) comply in all respects with all applicable laws relating to the Registered Exchange Offer; and (viii) prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, shall have caused the Exchange Securities to be fully eligible for a period ending on holding and trading through the earlier clearing facilities of the Depositary Trust Company. (d) Promptly after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, Issuer and Guarantor shall: (i) 180 days from accept for exchange all Securities duly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the date on which Registered Exchange Offer in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and letter of transmittal, which shall be an exhibit thereto; (ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with sub-Section 4(q) hereof all Securities so accepted for exchange; and (iii) cause the Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities a principal amount of Exchange Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. (e) Issuer and Guarantor shall use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to each series as provided in this Section2 and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer. The Registered Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Registered Exchange Offer shall not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the Commission (f) Each Holder, by tendering Securities for exchange for Exchange Securities, acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Securities (x) could not under the Commission’s policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on which the position of the Commission in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co. Incorporated (pub. avail. June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988), as interpreted in Shearman & Sterling (pub. avail. July 2, 1993) and similar no-action letters; and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction and must be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 and 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, under the Act if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder directly from Issuer and Guarantor or one of its Affiliates. Accordingly, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to Issuer and Guarantor that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: (i) any Exchange Securities received by such Holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of business; (ii) such Holder will have no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Securities or the Exchange Securities within the meaning of the Act; and (iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of Issuer and Guarantor or a Broker-Dealer tendering Securities acquired directly from Guarantor or Issuer. (g) If any Initial Purchaser determines, based on an opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers, that it is no longer required not eligible to deliver a prospectus participate in connection the Registered Exchange Offer with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the latest version request of such Prospectus Initial Purchaser, Issuer and Guarantor shall issue and deliver to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (Initial Purchaser or shorter the Person purchasing Exchange Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as provided contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of Exchange Securities. Issuer and Guarantor shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the foregoing sentence) period in order CUSIP Service Bureau to facilitate issue the same CUSIP number for such resalesExchange Securities as for Exchange Securities issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Telecom Italia S P A)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement to be filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event not later than 365 days after the 366th day following the Closing Date (or if such 365th 366th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iviii) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to take any of the aforementioned actions if there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding (other than Transfer Restricted Securities held, or beneficially held, by affiliates of the Company) on the Exchange Date. The Exchange Offer Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Exchange Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall to keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after or before the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section section, if any, shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of any such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Momentive Performance Materials Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a5(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a be filed with the Commission on or prior to 45 days after the filing deadline (such date, the “Filing Date”), as specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations, for the Company’s Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer, (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission on or prior to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 105 days after the Closing Filing Date (or if such 365th 105th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iviii) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (a) commence the Exchange Offer and (b) issue Exchange Notes in exchange for all Notes tendered prior thereto by Holders that are not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission form participating in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form from permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Initial Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c2(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed first furnished to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities lawslaws in all material respects. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice Business Days of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Effectiveness Target Date (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Initial Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Initial Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.the

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Hay River Partnership)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall (i) file with the Commission an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause a such Registration Statement filed to become effective under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period 20 Business Days (or longer if required under by applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause Consummate the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed or prior to the Holders 480th calendar day following the Closing Date (or if such 30th 480th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.market-

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Nexeo Solutions Finance Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission on or before the 60th day after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Series B Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days on or before the 120th day after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form under the Act permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities the Series B Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Series B Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days effective on or prior to the 180th day after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Closing Date. (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities Series A Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days one year from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company and the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180one-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) year period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Trico Marine Services Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission on or before the 60th day after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Series F Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days on or before the 120th day after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Series F Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange OfferOffer to be Consummated, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form under the Act permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Series F Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities the Series F Notes held by Broker-Broker- Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Series F Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no any event later than 30 days on or prior to the 180th day after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Closing Date. (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section within the Prospectus contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities Series E Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Series F Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days one year from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company and the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180one-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) year period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Trico Marine Services Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall shall: (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)date hereof, but in no event later than 365 160 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Daydate hereof, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement; (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 180 days after the date hereof; (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act Act, and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Senior Subordinated Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, ; and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Senior Subordinated Notes to be offered in exchange for the Senior Subordinated Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities Senior Subordinated Notes and to permit resales sales of Initial Securities held Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Senior Subordinated Notes by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open open, for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Senior Subordinated Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; except the Company shall be permitted to combine with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement any shelf registration effected by the Company with respect to the Registrable Equity Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a 25 Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Days thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Senior Subordinated Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities Senior Subordinated Notes, and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Senior Subordinated Notes (other than Transfer Restricted Securities Senior Subordinated Notes acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the each Exchange Securities Senior Subordinated Note received by such Broker-Dealer in exchange for Senior Subordinated Notes in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Senior Subordinated Notes by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Senior Subordinated Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts Commission as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with a change in policy after the requirements date of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (Telex Communications Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) a. Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6(a)(i) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 60 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 120 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities New Senior Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities New Senior Notes to be offered in exchange for the Senior Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Broker-Dealer Transfer-Restricted Securities held by Restricted Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) b. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open open, for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Senior Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Days thereafter. (c) c. The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section in the -------------------- Prospectus contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Senior Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Senior Notes (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the ----------- meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the Exchange Securities each New Senior Note received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with --------------------- respect to such resales sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any -------------------- such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Senior Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales sales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of marketDealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-making activities or other trading activitiesDealers, and to ensure that it such Registration Statement conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending expiring on the earlier of (i) 180 the date that all Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities have exchanged such securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer and (ii) 365 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company shall promptly provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Restricted Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180365-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resalessales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Intermedia Communications of Florida Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors Trust shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange New Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their respective best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange New Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon unless the effectiveness of Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, the Company will commence the Exchange Offer and use its best efforts to issue on or prior to 30 business days after the date on which such Registration StatementStatement was declared effective by the Commission, commence New Securities in exchange for all Securities tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange New Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial New Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors Trust shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and the Trust shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange New Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Trust shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy announced after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors Trust shall use its commercially reasonable their respective best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial New Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company and the Trust shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (First Maryland Capital Ii)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) file with the Commission an Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to a registered offer to exchange the Initial Securities for Exchange Securities under the Indenture in the same aggregate principal amount as and with terms that shall be identical in all respects to the Initial Securities (except that the Exchange Securities shall not contain terms with respect to the interest rate step-up provision and transfer restrictions), (ii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause a such Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed to become effective under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of promptly after such Exchange Offer Registration StatementStatement is declared effective, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period 20 business days (or longer if required under by applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the each Exchange Offer to comply in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause Consummate the Exchange Offer to be Consummated Offer, on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed or prior to the Holders (or if such 30th 365th calendar day is not a Business Day, following the next succeeding Business Day)Closing Date. (c) The Unless not permitted under applicable law or Commission policy, the Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is Dealers are no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Walter Energy, Inc.)

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Registered Exchange Offer. (a1) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under permitted by applicable federal law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a6 (a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 90 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange 0ffer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Senior Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted BrokerDealers as contemplated by Section 3(c3 (c) hereofbelow. (b2) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously until the Exchange Offer has been Consummated, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c3) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Senior Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities activities, may exchange such Senior Notes (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any affiliate of the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus Prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales its initial sale of the each Exchange Securities Note received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer Dealer, except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts Commission as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with a change in policy after the requirements date of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Congoleum Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission on or before the 60th day after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Series B Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days on or before the 120th day after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange OfferOffer to be Consummated, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form under the Act permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities the Series B Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Series B Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no any event later than 30 days on or prior to the 180th day after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Closing Date. (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.Dealer

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Pumpkin Air Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission sufficiently promptly so as to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by any Broker-Dealer directly from the Issuers) and the Exchange Offer (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”), (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act sufficiently promptly so as promptly as possible to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as promptly as practicable, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by any Broker-Dealer directly from the Issuers) and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed or otherwise delivered to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 329 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 329th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (such 329th day herein referred to as the “Exchange Deadline”). (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial New Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial New Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.Exchange

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Samples: Purchase Agreement (Memorial Production Partners LP)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. Each of the Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer not later than 365 days following the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). The Exchange Offer Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days as calculated pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after or before the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company Issuers shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors Trust shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange New Securities and the 6 4 Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their respective best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange New Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon unless the effectiveness of Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, the Company will commence the Exchange Offer and use its best efforts to issue on or prior to 30 business days after the date on which such Registration StatementStatement was declared effective by the Commission, commence New Securities in exchange for all Securities tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange New Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial New Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors Trust shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and the Trust shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange New Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Trust shall use its commercially reasonable their best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company and the Trust shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Company and the Trust), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange New Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial New Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy announced after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors Trust shall use its commercially reasonable their respective best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial New Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the 7 5 Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company and the Trust shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Huntington Capital I)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission sufficiently promptly so as to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by any Broker-Dealer directly from the Issuers) and the Exchange Offer (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”), (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act sufficiently promptly so as promptly as possible to avoid a Registration Default with respect to the Exchange Offer, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as promptly as practicable, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by any Broker-Dealer directly from the Issuers) and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed or otherwise delivered to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (such th day herein referred to as the “Exchange Deadline”). (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial New Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial New Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial New Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities; provided that the Partnership may for a period (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement Suspension Period”) of up to 45 days in any three months period, not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, determine that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not usable under the circumstances relating to corporate developments, public filings with the Commission and similar events, and suspend the use of the Prospectus that is a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Purchase Agreement (Memorial Production Partners LP)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause (i) file a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible in accordance with the requirements of Section 3(b) hereof, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event not later than 30 270 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Chetwynd Pulp Land Co Ltd.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors Issuers shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 90 days after the Closing Date, a single Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly soon as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)practicable, but in no event later than 365 190 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, effective and (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and Act, (Civ) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (ivv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities Notes and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors Issuers shall cause use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to (i) keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be continuously effective continuously and shall (ii) keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and all applicable Canadian securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers shall use its their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 225 days after the date notice of Closing Date. Any Registration Statement or other document delivered to persons in Canada in connection with the Exchange Offer is that constitutes an "offering memorandum" for the purposes of applicable Canadian securities laws shall contain all disclosure required by such laws. The Exchange Notes shall carry the applicable legend specified in Section 2.5 of Multilateral Instrument 45-102 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The Issuers shall file all reports required by applicable Canadian securities laws in respect of the issuance of Exchange Notes to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)persons in Canada. (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities Notes and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities Notes acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.be

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Nacg Finance LLC)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)policy, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)or been declared effective, but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayMay 6, the next succeeding Business Day) 2025 and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become or be declared effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Exchange Notes to have the same CUSIP number. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice commencement of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the HoldersOffer. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement becomes or is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentenceparagraph) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Franklin BSP Capital Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)) or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effectiveeffective under the Securities Act, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, promptly commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 300 days after from the date notice of this Agreement (the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business DayDate”). (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuers), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Broker- Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company Issuers and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company Issuers shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Company shall reasonably determine that it is not permitted to file the Exchange Offer shall Registration Statement or to Consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not be permissible under permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, the Parent, the Company and the other Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause to be filed with the Commission, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effectiveeffective under the Securities Act, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Parent, the Company and the other Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer not later than 365 days following the Original Issue Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”); provided, however, that the Parent, the Company and the other Guarantors shall not be required to Consummate such Exchange Offer if all of the Initial Securities have ceased to be Transfer Restricted Securities on or before the Exchange Date. The Exchange Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Parent, the Company and the other Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed first sent to the Holders. The Parent, the Company and the other Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Securities, which may include the Existing Notes and the Offered Notes, shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Parent, the Company and the other Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on by the earliest practicable date after Exchange Date; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to Consummate the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice if all of the Exchange Offer is required Initial Securities have ceased to be mailed to Transfer Restricted Securities on or before the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Exchange Date. (c) The Parent, the Company and the other Guarantors shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of The Parent, the Company and the other Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 120 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon such Broker-Dealers’ reasonable request at any time during such 180120-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Blue Owl Capital Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than the Effectiveness Target Date, after the Release Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly soon as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), reasonably practicable but in any event no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date Effectiveness Target Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities lawslaws with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by the Exchange Offer. No Other than the Plan Roll-Up Notes (as defined in the Indenture), no securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 45 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Effectiveness Target Date (or if such 30th 45th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from one-year following the date on consummation of the Exchange Offer exclusive of any period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180one-day year period (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (LyondellBasell Industries N.V.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the an Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the related Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after for the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the such Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange OfferOffer with respect to the Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to Consummate such Exchange Offer with respect to the Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement not later than 270 days following the Closing Date (or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). Such Exchange Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial such Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the such Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the such Exchange Offer; , provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the such Exchange Offer is mailed to the HoldersHolders of Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall cause the such Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the such Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are any Transfer Restricted Securities to be registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than any Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the such Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the such Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the such Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the an Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities registered under such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Gmac International Holdings B.V.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 120 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) their best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes and Exchange Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal Federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal Federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable their best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no any event later than within 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is thereafter or longer if required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)by applicable Federal and state securities laws. (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section of the Prospectus contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus Prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus Prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable their best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c6(d) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes and Exchange Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-market- making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company and the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-180 day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (Blount International Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon promptly following the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer not later than August 8, 2013 (the “Exchange Date”). If the Exchange Offer is required pursuant to this Section 3(a), the Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and is declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously until the Exchange Offer is Consummated and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Exchange Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms in all material respects with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities; provided that the Company may, for a period of up to 60 days in any three-month period, not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, determine that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not usable under certain circumstances relating to corporate developments, public filings with the Commission and similar events, and suspend the use of the Prospectus that is part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (any such period, an “Exchange Offer Suspension Period”). The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales. It is agreed that if the Exchange Offer required to be Consummated pursuant to this Agreement is not so Consummated by the Exchange Date, the only remedy to the Holders, except as provided in Section 4 hereof, after the Exchange Date will be Additional Interest as set forth in Section 5 hereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3 to the contrary, the requirements to file and keep effective the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and to make all other filings contemplated by this Section 3 and the requirements to Consummate the Exchange Offer shall terminate at the earliest to occur of such time as a Shelf Registration Statement required by Section 4(a)(ii) has been filed in accordance with Section 4 hereof with respect to all Transfer Restricted Securities for which information has been provided in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof, and such Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Ashland Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors Trust shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange New Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their respective best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange New Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon unless the effectiveness of Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, the Company will commence the Exchange Offer and use its best efforts to issue on or prior to 30 business days after the date on which such Registration StatementStatement was declared effective by the Commission, commence New Securities in exchange for all Securities tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange New Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial New Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors Trust shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company and the Trust shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange New Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Trust shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company and the Trust shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Company and the Trust), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange New Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.New Securities

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (First Maryland Capital Ii)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than, 120 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 135 days after the Closing Date filing of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable their best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 45 days after the date notice of on which the Exchange Offer is Registration Statement has been declared effective, unless required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)by any applicable federal securities laws. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable their best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 Business Days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities New Preferred Stock shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, effective but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Days thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in include a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and shall indicate therein that any Broker-Dealer who that holds Initial Securities shares of Preferred Stock that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired by such Broker-Dealer for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities shares of Preferred Stock acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities shares of New Preferred Stock received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section also shall also contain all other material information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Preferred Stock or New Preferred Stock held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts 11 8 Commission as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with a change in policy after the requirements date of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (American Communications Services Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission after the Closing Date a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 360 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and ), (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, except where the Exchange Offer is made pursuant to a shelf registration statement and a prospectus which forms part thereof, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement relating solely to the Exchange Offer and no other securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 390 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 390th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Restrict Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales. The Company will not be required to and the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will not qualify the Exchange Securities for public distribution under applicable securities laws in any province or territory of Canada.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Cgi Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event not later than 365 270 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting (i) registration of the offer and issuance of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Initial Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit (ii) resales of Exchange Notes by Broker Dealers who currently hold Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for their own account as a result of market making activities or other trading activities (other than Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates) as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes and the related Guarantees shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on no later than 30 Business Days after the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effectiveeffective , but in no event or such later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is as may be required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)by United States federal securities laws. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitiesactivities and (iii) the date on which all the Initial Notes covered by such Exchange Offer Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Allis Chalmers Energy Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date, an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon after the effectiveness of Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been declared effective, immediately commence the Exchange Offer and promptly, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date on which such Exchange Offer Registration StatementStatement was declared effective by the Commission, commence issue Exchange Securities in exchange for all Securities tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Exchange Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holdersbusiness days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Broker- Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" section shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Exchange Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy announced after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Exchange Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitieseffective. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-180- day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Heller Financial Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Company and shall use its reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer not later than 365 days following the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day period (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (ACL I Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 270 days after the Closing Date (or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer (the “Filing Date”), (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible at the earliest practicable time, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 390 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Closing Date (or if such 30th 390th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (PNA Group Holding CORP)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company Issuer and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission on or prior to 60 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities Notes and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use their commercially reasonable best efforts to become cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 on or prior to 180 days after the Closing Date Date, (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become be declared effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting to permit registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales sales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker- Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company Issuer and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company Issuer and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Notes or any additional notes issued by the issuer under the Indenture prior to the Consummation of the Exchange Securities Offer shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuer and the Guarantors shall use its their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated issue, on the earliest practicable date or prior to, 60 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effectiveis declared effective by the Commission, but Exchange Notes in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of exchange for all Notes tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Offer. (c) The Company Issuer shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Restricted Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Restricted Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuer or one of its affiliates), may exchange such Initial Securities Restricted Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Broker- Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Restricted Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts Commission as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with a change in policy after the requirements date of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Village at Breckenridge Acquisition Corp Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)policy, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Offer Registration Statement, ”). The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer. Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission and use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than the Target Registration Date. (b) The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) . The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed given to the HoldersHolders (the “Exchange Dates”). The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.in

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (British American Tobacco p.l.c.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each ) or one of the Company and events set forth in Section 4(a)(ii) has occurred, the Guarantors Issuers shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed under with the Securities Act relating Commission on or prior to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 90 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or prior to 180 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities Exchange Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company Issuers shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply comply, in all material respects, with all applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company Issuers shall use its commercially their reasonable best efforts to cause issue on or prior to the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date 30 business days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effectivewas declared effective by the Commission, but or longer, if required by the federal securities laws, Exchange Notes in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of exchange for all Notes tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Offer. (c) The Company Issuers shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.for

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Samples: Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (CBD Holdings Finance Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the an Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the related Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after for the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the such Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange OfferOffer with respect to the Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to Consummate such Exchange Offer with respect to the Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement not later than 270 days following the Closing Date (or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). Such Exchange Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial such Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the such Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the such Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the such Exchange Offer is mailed to the HoldersHolders of Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall cause the such Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the such Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are any Transfer Restricted Securities to be registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than any Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the such Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the such Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the such Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the an Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities registered under such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Gmac International Holdings B.V.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) file with the Commission an Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to a registered offer to exchange the New Securities for Exchange Securities under the Indenture in the same aggregate principal amount as and with terms that shall be identical in all respects to the New Securities (except that the Exchange Securities shall not contain terms with respect to the interest rate step-up provision and transfer restrictions), (ii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause a such Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed to become effective under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of promptly after such Exchange Offer Registration StatementStatement is declared effective, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period 30 calendar days (or longer if required under by applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the each Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause Consummate the Exchange Offer to be Consummated Offer, on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed or prior to the Holders (or if such 30th 365th calendar day is not a Business Day, following the next succeeding Business Day)Closing Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial New Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial New Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is Dealers are no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (W&t Offshore Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) cause to be filed with the Commission, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a such Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible effective, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer not later than fifth Business Day following the first anniversary of the Closing Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to Consummate such Exchange Offer if all of the Securities are Freely Tradable on or before the Exchange Date. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement, if required to be filed pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date on which notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it the Exchange Offer Registration Statement conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3 to the contrary, the requirement to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the requirement to Consummate the Exchange Offer shall terminate at such time as all the Securities are Freely Tradable.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Graphic Packaging Holding Co)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) file with the Commission an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause a such Registration Statement filed to become effective under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, Offer and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period 20 Business Days (or longer if required under by applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause Consummate the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed or prior to the Holders 365th calendar day following the Closing Date (or if such 30th 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be (or, if required by the Commission, is) an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.and

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Am-Pac Tire Dist. Inc.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective be filed with the Commission as promptly soon as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 120 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayDate, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 240 days, after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, use their commercially reasonable efforts to file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange OfferOffer (provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation) and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest as soon as reasonably practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Registration Statement has become effective. (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.exchange

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Rayovac Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 90 days after the Closing Date (or if such 90th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as at the earliest possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)time, but in no event later than 365 210 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th 210th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iithe “Effectiveness Target Date”), (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders Effectiveness Target Date (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.Dealer

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Triumph Group Inc /)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the an Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), or there are no Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the related Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after for the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the such Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence the Exchange OfferOffer with respect to the Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to Consummate such Exchange Offer with respect to the Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement not later than 270 days following the Closing Date (or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). Such Exchange Offer, if required pursuant to this Section 3(a), shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial such Transfer Restricted Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be filed and declared effective pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the such Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the such Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice of the such Exchange Offer is mailed to the HoldersHolders of Securities registered pursuant to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall cause the such Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the such Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.Dealer

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Gmac International Holdings B.V.)

Registered Exchange Offer. (aA) Unless Unless, due to a change in law or Commission policy after the date hereof, the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable federal law or Commission policy (after policy, the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable on or prior to 60 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities New Notes and the Exchange Offer and (ii) use their best efforts to become cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly soon as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 practicable on or prior to 150 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in Date. In connection with the foregoing, the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and Act, (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities New Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange OfferOffer (PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall not be obligated to qualify as foreign corporations in any jurisdiction in which they are not so qualified or to take any action that would subject them to general service of process or taxation in any jurisdiction where they are not so subject, except service of process with respect to the offering and sale of the Notes) and (ivD) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer and use their best efforts to issue on or prior to 45 days after the Exchange Offer Effective Date, New Notes in exchange for all Old Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities New Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities New Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. If, after such Exchange Offer Registration Statement initially is declared effective by the Commission, the Exchange Offer or the issuance of New Notes under the Exchange Offer or the resale of New Notes received by Broker-Dealers in the Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 3(c) below is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or any other governmental agency or court, such Registration Statement shall be deemed not to have become effective for purposes of this Agreement during the period that such stop order, injunction or other similar order or requirement shall remain in effect. (bB) The Company Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than The Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall only offer to exchange New Notes for Old Notes in the Exchange Securities Offer, and only the New Notes shall be included in registered under the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (cC) The Company Issuer shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who that holds Initial Securities Old Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) Issuer), may exchange such Initial Securities Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; howeverPROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities New Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by . Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall allow the delivery by such Broker-Dealer use of the Prospectus contained in by all Persons subject to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan prospectus delivery requirements of Distribution” section the Act, including Participating Broker-Dealers, and shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company The Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable their best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, time for a such period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which time as such Broker-Dealers must comply with prospectus delivery requirements of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) Act in order to resell the date on which a Broker-Dealer is Notes, but in no event longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activitiesthan 180 days. The Company Issuer shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Agro Air Associates Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless If any of the Initial Securities are not Freely Tradable by the 365th calendar day following the Closing Date, then, unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) file with the Commission an Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to a registered offer to exchange the Initial Securities for Exchange Securities under the Indenture in the same aggregate principal amount as and with terms that shall be identical in all respects to the Initial Securities (except that the Exchange Securities shall not contain terms with respect to the interest rate step-up provision and transfer restrictions), (ii) use its their commercially reasonable best efforts to cause a such Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed to become effective under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible Act, (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (iiiii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of promptly after such Exchange Offer Registration StatementStatement is declared effective, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period 30 calendar days (or longer if required under by applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days law) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the each Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities (and guarantees thereof) shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effectiveis required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed Offer, on or prior to the Holders (or if such 30th 365th calendar day is not a Business Day, following the next succeeding Business Day)Closing Date. (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the CommissionCommission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. Each of If an Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall use its their commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is Dealers are no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Sandridge Energy Inc)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof below have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts cause to cause a Registration Statement be filed under with the Securities Act relating to Commission as soon as practicable after the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)Closing Date, but in no event later than 365 90 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not Date, a Business DayRegistration Statement under the Act relating to the Series B Notes and the Exchange Offer, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange OfferOffer and use its best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer no later than 180 days after the Closing Date. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities Notes and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereofbelow. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders20 business days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)thereafter. (c) The Company shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Series A-2 Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities Notes and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities Notes acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities Series A-2 Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Series B Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts Commission as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with a change in policy after the requirements date of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Allbritton Communications Co)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless prohibited by applicable law or regulations of the Commission, the Issuers shall prepare and file with the Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Issuers shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective under the Act on or prior to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 360 days after following the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, unless the Registered Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, the Issuers shall commence the Registered Exchange Offer and shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to issue on or prior to 30 Business Days, or longer, if required by applicable securities laws, after the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission, New Securities in exchange for all Securities tendered prior thereto in the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (and assuming that such Holder is in compliance with all representations set forth in Section 2(e) below) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the several states of the United States. (c) The Company shall indicate in In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall: (i) mail or cause to be mailed to each Holder a “Plan copy of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and that were acquired related documents; (ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other not less than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from 20 Business Days after the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant date notice thereof is mailed to the Exchange Offer; howeverHolders (or, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and mustin each case, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent longer if required by the Commission. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall applicable law); (iii) use its their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by required, under the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary Act, to ensure that it is available for sales of New Securities by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration Period; (iv) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee, the New Securities Trustee or an Affiliate of either of them; (v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is open; (vi) prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Issuers are conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991) and (B) including a representation that the Issuers have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the New Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Issuers’ information and belief, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the New Securities in the ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities; and (vii) comply in all respects with all laws applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer. (d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall: (i) accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; (ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 4(r) hereof all Securities so accepted for exchange; and (iii) cause the New Securities Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities a principal amount of New Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. (e) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the New Securities (x) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993 and similar no-action letters and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction, which must be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K under the Act if the resales are of Initial New Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder directly from any Issuer or any Affiliate of any Issuer. Accordingly, each Holder that participates in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to the Issuers in writing that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: (i) any New Securities to be received by such Holder shall be acquired in the ordinary course of its business; (ii) such Holder shall have no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Act) of the New Securities in violation of the provisions of the Act or Commission policy; (iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor as defined by Rule 405 of the Act, or if it is an Affiliate, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act to the extent applicable; (iv) if such Holder is not a Broker-Dealers Dealer, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Securities; (v) if such Holder is a Broker-Dealer that will receive New Securities for their its own accounts account in exchange for Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to will deliver a prospectus Prospectus in connection with market-making any resale of such New Securities; and (vi) such Holder has the full power and authority to transfer the Securities in exchange for the New Securities and that the Issuers will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto free and clear of any liens, restrictions, charges or other trading activitiesencumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims. (f) If any Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of such Initial Purchaser, the Issuers shall issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser or the person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New Securities. The Company Issuers shall provide sufficient copies of use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the latest version of CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number and International Securities Identification Number (“ISIN”) for such Prospectus New Securities as for New Securities issued pursuant to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resalesRegistered Exchange Offer.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Meredith Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating on or prior to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing), but in no event later than 365 days 365th day after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and ), use its commercially reasonable efforts to (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (Ai) file all pre-effective amendments to such a Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of relating to the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of and the Exchange OfferOffer with the Commission, and (ivii) have such Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission, (iii) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer, and (iv) consummate the Exchange Offer and issue, on or prior to 30 Business Days after the date on which such Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), Exchange Securities in exchange for all Initial Securities properly tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than at least 20 Business Days (or longer, if required by applicable law or otherwise extended by the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate Company, at the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days Company’s option) after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company) ), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 120 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180120-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Broadcom Corp)

Registered Exchange Offer. (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with)policy, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective as promptly as possible (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing)or been declared effective, but in no event later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business DayMarch 21, the next succeeding Business Day) 2025 and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become or be declared effective, (B) file, if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes and to permit resales of Initial Securities Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Exchange Notes (including the Exchange Notes for the Existing Notes) to have the same CUSIP number. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30 days 20 Business Days after the date notice commencement of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the HoldersOffer. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities Notes (including the Exchange Notes for the Existing Notes) shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is required to be mailed to the Holders (or if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities Registrable Notes acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Securities Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission. Each of the The Company and the Guarantors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement becomes or is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentenceparagraph) period in order to facilitate such resales.

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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Apollo Debt Solutions BDC)

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