REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT Dated as of October 15, 2009 between FINISAR CORPORATION and PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of October 15, 2009 (the “Agreement”), between Finisar
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co (the “Initial
Purchaser”), who are parties to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated October 8, 2009 (the
“Purchase Agreement”). In order to induce the Initial Purchaser to enter into the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.
The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.
The Company agrees with the Initial Purchaser, (i) for its benefit as Initial Purchaser and
(ii) for the benefit of the beneficial owners (including the Initial Purchaser) from time to time
of the Securities (as defined herein) and the beneficial owners from time to time of the Underlying
Common Stock (as defined herein) issued upon conversion of the Securities (each of the foregoing a
“Holder” and together the “Holders”), as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their
respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
“Additional Interest Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.
“Affiliate” means with respect to any specified person, an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule
144, of such person.
“Amendment Effectiveness Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) hereof.
“Automatic Shelf Registration Filing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Business Day” means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banking
institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
“Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company,
together with the rights evidenced by such common stock to the extent provided in the Rights
Agreement, and any other common shares as may constitute “Common Stock” for purposes of the
Indenture, including the Underlying Common Stock.
“Deferral Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.
“Deferral Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.
“Effectiveness Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.
“Effectiveness Period” means the period commencing on the first date that (i) a Shelf
Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act or (ii) an Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement becomes effective and ending on the date that all Securities and the
Underlying Common Stock have ceased to be Registrable Securities.
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Filing Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.
“FINRA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(p) hereof.
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
“Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2009, between the Company and Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, pursuant to which the Securities are being issued.
“Initial Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
“Interest Payment Date” means each April 15 and October 15.
“Issue Date” means the first date of original issuance of the Securities.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f) hereof.
“Material Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.
“Notice and Questionnaire” means a written notice delivered to the Company containing
substantially the information called for by the Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire
attached as Annex A to the Offering Memorandum of the Company, dated October 8, 2009, relating to
the offer of the Securities.
“Notice Holder” means, on any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice and Questionnaire
to the Company on or prior to such date.
“person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization,
or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
“Prospectus” means a prospectus included in a Shelf Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as such term is defined in Rule 433 under the
Securities Act and a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted pursuant to Rule 430A
under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented, and all materials incorporated by reference
in such prospectus or free writing prospectus.
“Record Holder” means with respect to any Interest Payment Date relating to any Securities or
Underlying Common Stock as to which any Additional Interest Amount has accrued, the registered
holder of such Security or Underlying Common Stock on the April 1 or October 1 immediately
preceding the Interest Payment Date.
“Registrable Securities” means the Securities until such Securities have been converted into
or exchanged for the Underlying Common Stock and, at all times subsequent to any such conversion,
the Underlying Common Stock and any securities into or for which such Underlying
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Common Stock has
been converted or exchanged, and any security issued with respect thereto upon any share dividend,
split or similar event until, in the case of any such security, (A) the earliest of (i) one year
from the latest date of original issuance of the Securities, (ii) its effective registration under
the Securities Act and resale in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement, (iii) the
expiration of the holding period that would be applicable thereto for non-affiliates pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act (as in effect on the date of its transfer), or (iv) its cessation
of being outstanding, and (B) as a result of the event or circumstance described in any of the
foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), the legend with respect to transfer restrictions required under
the Indenture is removed or removable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture or such legend,
as the case may be.
“Registration Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.
“Registration Default Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.
“Restricted Transfer Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.
“Rights Agreement” means the Rights Agreement dated September 25, 2002 between the Company and
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to
time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to
time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” means the 5.0% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company to
be purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including any securities purchased by the Initial
Purchaser upon exercise of its option to purchase additional securities.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
“Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof, including
amendments to such registration statement, all exhibits and all materials incorporated by reference
in such registration statement.
“Special Counsel” means Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, or one
such other successor counsel as shall be specified by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities, but which may, with the written consent of the Initial Purchaser (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld), be another nationally recognized law firm experienced in securities law
matters designated by the Company. For purposes of determining Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities in this definition, Holders of Securities shall be deemed to
be the Holders of the number of shares of Underlying Common Stock into which such Securities
are or would be convertible as of the date the consent of the Initial Purchaser is requested.
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“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
“Trustee” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture.
“Underlying Common Stock” means the Common Stock into which the Securities are convertible or
issued upon any such conversion.
“WKSI” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.
SECTION 2. Shelf Registration. (a) The Company shall prepare and file or cause to be
prepared and filed with the SEC, as soon as practicable but in any event no later than 90 days
after the Issue Date (the “Filing Deadline”), a registration statement for an offering to be made
on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale
from time to time by Holders thereof of all of the Registrable Securities (a “Shelf Registration
Statement”). The Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 or another appropriate form
permitting registration of the Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with
the method or methods of distribution elected by the Holders and set forth in the Shelf
Registration Statement; provided, however that in no event shall such method of distribution take
the form of an underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities without the prior written
consent of the Company. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Shelf
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is
practicable but in any event no later than 180 days after the Issue Date (the “Effectiveness
Deadline”), and to keep a Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities
Act until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. Each Holder that became a Notice Holder on
or prior to the date five Business Days prior to the date the initial Shelf Registration Statement
(other than an automatic shelf registration statement (an “Automatic Shelf Registration Statement”)
if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (a
“WKSI”)) is declared effective shall be named as a selling security holder in the initial Shelf
Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to
deliver or make available the Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with
applicable law. In the case of an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, the Company will issue a
press release soliciting completed Notice and Questionnaires in advance of the filing and
effectiveness of the registration statement, or promptly after the filing and effectiveness of the
registration statement, so long as Holders have at least twenty (20) days following the issuance of
such press release to furnish their written Notice and Questionnaires to the Company. Only
Registrable Securities shall be included in a Shelf Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event the Company is eligible for, and elects to file, an Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement, the only obligation of the Company under this Section 2(a), except as
otherwise specified herein, shall be to file (and have become automatically effective) a Shelf
Registration Statement with the SEC no later than 120 days after the Issue Date (the “Automatic
Shelf Registration Filing Date”).
(b) If a Shelf Registration Statement covering resales of the Registrable Securities ceases to
be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because all
securities registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise
ceased to be Registrable Securities), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any
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event shall
within 30 days following such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration Statement in
a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness
thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration Statement, which may be an Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement if the Company is then a WKSI, so that all Registrable Securities
outstanding as of the date of such filing are covered by a Shelf Registration Statement. If a new
Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to this Section 2(b), the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the new Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as
promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep the new Shelf Registration Statement
continuously effective under the Securities Act until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period.
(c) The Company shall amend and supplement the Prospectus and/or amend the Shelf Registration
Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form
used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or file a new Shelf Registration
Statement, if required by the Securities Act or as necessary and reasonably requested by the
Initial Purchaser or by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Registrable Securities covered
by such Shelf Registration Statement to correct any material misstatements or omissions with
respect to any Holder as necessary to name a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder pursuant to
Section 2(d) below.
(d) Each Holder may sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus only in accordance with this Section 2(d) and Section 3(h). Each Holder wishing
to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus
shall deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company at least eight Business Days prior to any
intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement. From and
after the date the initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company shall,
as promptly as practicable after the date a Notice and Questionnaire is delivered in accordance
with Section 8(c) hereof, and in any event on or before the later of (x) five Business Days after
such delivery date, (y) five Business Days after the expiration of any Deferral Period in effect
when the Notice and Questionnaire is delivered or (z) five Business Days after the expiration of
any Deferral Period that comes into effect within five Business Days of the date on which the
Notice and Questionnaire is delivered:
(i) if required by applicable law, prepare and file with the SEC a post-effective
amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and file a supplement to the
related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by
reference or file a new Shelf Registration Statement or any other required document so that
the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in
a Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such
Holder to deliver or make available such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective
amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement or shall
file a new Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause such post-effective amendment or new Shelf Registration Statement to be
declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable, but in any event
by the date (the “Amendment Effectiveness Deadline”) that is 45 days after the date such
post-effective amendment or new Shelf Registration Statement is required by this
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2(d) to be filed; provided, however, that the Shelf Registration Statement shall include the
disclosure required by Rule 430B under the Securities Act in order to enable the Company to
add selling security holders to the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to the filing of
supplements to the related Prospectus; and provided further, if the Company is then able to
name a selling security holder to the Shelf Registration Statement by means of either a
supplement to the related Prospectus or a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration
Statement, the Company shall file a supplement to the related Prospectus to name the Holder
as a selling security holder in the Shelf Registration Statement;
(ii) provide such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i); and
(iii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the
Securities Act of any new Shelf Registration Statement or post-effective amendment filed
pursuant to Section 2(d)(i);
provided that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Deferral Period, the Company
shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set
forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance
with Section 3(h); and provided further that in no event shall the Company be required to file more
than one such amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement in any calendar quarter for all
Holders. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (i) the Company shall be under
no obligation to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any
Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus and (ii) the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline
shall be extended to the date that is ten Business Days after the expiration of a Deferral Period.
(e) The parties hereto agree that the Holders of Registrable Securities will suffer damages,
and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision, if:
(i) the Company is not a WKSI on the Filing Deadline and the initial Shelf Registration
Statement has not been filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline;
(ii) the Company is not a WKSI on the Filing Deadline and the initial Shelf
Registration Statement has not been declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior
to the Effectiveness Deadline;
(iii) in the case of an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, the Shelf Registration
Statement has not been filed and become automatically effective on or prior to the Automatic
Shelf Registration Filing Date;
(iv) the Company has failed to perform its obligations set forth in Section 2(d)(i)
within the time period required therein;
(v) a post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to
Section 2(d)(i) has not become effective under the Securities Act on or prior
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to the
Amendment Effectiveness Deadline, as extended, pursuant to Section 2(d), in the event of a
Deferral Period;
(vi) the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of
days permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof; or
(vii) any Holder of Registrable Securities has, after the one-year anniversary of the
last date on which the Securities were originally issued, requested in writing the removal
of the legend on the Securities and the legend has not been removed within 14 calendar days
of the Company’s receipt of such request or the Securities are not otherwise freely tradable
by Holders other than affiliates of the Company (without restrictions pursuant to U.S.
securities law or the terms of the Indenture or the Securities) (a “Restricted Transfer
Default”).
Each event described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) is individually referred to
herein as a “Registration Default.” For purposes of this Agreement, each Registration Default set
forth above shall begin and end on the dates set forth in the table set forth below:
Type of | ||||
Registration | ||||
Default by | ||||
Clause | Beginning Date | Ending Date | ||
(i)
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Filing Deadline | the date the initial Shelf Registration Statement is filed | ||
(ii)
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Effectiveness Deadline | the date the initial Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act | ||
(iii)
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Automatic Shelf Registration Filing Date | the date the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is filed and becomes automatically effective | ||
(iv)
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the date by which the Company is required to perform its obligations under Section 2(d)(i) | the date the Company performs its obligations set forth in Section 2(d)(i) | ||
(v)
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the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline | the date the applicable post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act | ||
(vi)
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the date on which the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted by Section 3(h) | termination of the Deferral Period that caused the limit on the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods to be exceeded | ||
(vii)
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the date on which the Restricted Transfer Default occurs | the date the Restricted Transfer Default is cured or waived |
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For purposes of this Agreement, Registration Defaults shall begin on the dates set forth in the
table above and shall continue until the ending dates set forth in the table above.
Commencing on (and including) the date on which any Registration Default has occurred and
ending on (but excluding) the date on which all such Registration Defaults have been cured (a
“Registration Default Period”), the Company shall pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty,
to Record Holders of Registrable Securities in respect of each day in the Registration Default
Period, additional interest in respect of any Security that is a Registrable Security that has not
been converted into Underlying Common Stock, at a rate per annum equal to 0.25% of the aggregate
principal amount of such Security (the “Initial Additional Interest Amount”) for the first 90 days
since the date that a Registration Default begins, and at a rate per annum equal to 0.50% of the
aggregate principal amount of such Security (the “Subsequent Additional Interest Amount”, and
together with the Initial Additional Interest Amount, the “Additional Interest Amount”) after the
first 90 days of such Registration Default Period; provided that the maximum Additional Interest
Amount shall not exceed the rate of 0.50% per annum; and provided further that in the case of a
Registration Default Period that is in effect solely as a result of a Registration Default of the
type described in clause (iv) or (v) of the preceding paragraph, such Additional Interest Amount
shall be paid only to the Holders (as set forth in the succeeding paragraph) that have delivered
Notices and Questionnaires that caused the Company to incur the obligations set forth in Section
2(d), the non-performance of which is the basis of such Registration Default. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Additional Interest Amount shall accrue as to any Registrable Security from and after
the earlier of (x) the date such security is no longer a Registrable Security and (y) the
expiration of the Effectiveness Period. The rates of accrual of the Additional Interest Amount
with respect to any period shall not exceed the rates provided for in this paragraph
notwithstanding the occurrence of multiple concurrent Registration Defaults.
If a Holder has converted some or all of its Securities into Common Stock, the Holder will not
be entitled to receive any Additional Interest with respect to such Common Stock or the principal
amount of the Securities that have been so converted. In addition, in no event will Additional
Interest be payable in connection with a Registration Default relating to a failure to register the
Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of the Securities. For avoidance of doubt, if the Company
fails to register both the Securities and the Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of the
Securities, then Additional Interest will be payable solely in connection with the Registration
Default relating to the failure to register the Securities.
The Additional Interest Amount shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date during the
Registration Default Period (and on the Interest Payment Date next succeeding the end of the
Registration Default Period if the Registration Default Period does not end on a Interest Payment
Date) to the Record Holders of the Registrable Securities entitled thereto pursuant to the terms of
the Indenture; provided that any Additional Interest Amount accrued with respect to any Security or
portion thereof redeemed by the Company on a redemption date, purchased by the Company on a
repurchase date or converted into Underlying Common Stock on a conversion date prior to the
Interest Payment Date, shall, in any such event, be paid instead to the Holder who submitted such
Security or portion thereof for redemption, purchase or conversion on the applicable redemption
date, repurchase date or conversion date, as the case may be, on such date (or promptly following
the conversion date, in the case of conversion), unless the redemption date or
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the repurchase date,
as the case may be, falls after April 1 or October 1 and on or prior to the corresponding Interest
Payment Date in which case such amounts shall be paid to the Holder entitled to receive payments of
interest in respect of such Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture; and provided
further, that, in the case of a Registration Default of the type described in clause (iv) or (v) of
the first paragraph of this Section 2(e), such Additional Interest Amount shall be paid only to the
Holders entitled thereto by check mailed to the address set forth in the Notice and Questionnaire
delivered by such Holder. The Trustee shall be entitled, on behalf of registered holders of
Securities or Underlying Common Stock, to seek any available remedy for the enforcement of this
Agreement, including for the payment of such Additional Interest Amount. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties agree that the sole damages payable for a violation of the terms of this
Agreement with respect to which additional interest or liquidated damages are expressly provided
shall be such Additional Interest Amount. Nothing shall preclude any Holder from pursuing or
obtaining specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Agreement.
All of the Company’s payment obligations set forth in this Section 2(e) that have accrued with
respect to any Registrable Security at the time such security ceases to be a Registrable Security
shall survive until such time as all such payment obligations with respect to such security have
been satisfied in full (notwithstanding termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(n)).
The parties hereto agree that the additional interest provided for in this Section 2(e)
constitutes a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by Holders of Registrable
Securities by reason of the failure of a Shelf Registration Statement to be filed or declared
effective or available for effecting resales of Registrable Securities in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
(f) The Company represents and agrees that any offer relating to the Securities that would
constitute an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 (an “Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus”), or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule
405, required to be filed with the SEC, will not include any information that conflicts with the
information contained in the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus and, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, when taken together with the information in the Shelf Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
SECTION 3. Registration Procedures. In connection with the registration obligations of the
Company under Section 2 hereof, the Company shall:
(a) Before filing any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus with the SEC, furnish to the Initial
Purchaser and the Special Counsel for such offering, if any, copies of all such documents proposed
to be filed at least three Business Days prior to the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement
or amendment thereto or Prospectus or supplement thereto (other than supplements or amendments that
do nothing other than name Notice Holders and provide information with respect thereto).
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(b) Subject to Section 3(h) hereof, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such
Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective during the Effectiveness Period; cause the
related Prospectus included in each Shelf Registration Statement to be supplemented by any required
prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar
provisions then in force) under the Securities Act; and use its best efforts to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all securities
covered by such Shelf Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Shelf Registration
Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) As promptly as practicable give notice to the Notice Holders, the Initial Purchaser and
the Special Counsel, if any, (i) when any Prospectus, supplement to any Prospectus, Shelf
Registration Statement or post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement has been filed
with the SEC and, with respect to a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment,
when the same has been declared effective (other than supplements or amendments that do nothing
other than name Notice Holders and provide information with respect thereto), (ii) of any request,
following the effectiveness of the initial Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act,
by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to
any Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the
issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening
of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose, and (v) of the occurrence of, but not the nature of or details
concerning, a Material Event, which notice may, at the discretion of the Company (or as required
pursuant to Section 3(h)) state that it constitutes a Deferral Notice, in which event the
provisions of Section 3(h) shall apply.
(d) Use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the
effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement or the lifting of any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction in which they have been qualified for sale, in either case as promptly as
practicable, and provide prompt notice to each Notice Holder and the Initial Purchaser of the
withdrawal of any such order.
(e) As promptly as practicable furnish to each Notice Holder, the Special Counsel, if any, and
the Initial Purchaser, upon request and without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Shelf
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, including exhibits and all documents incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.
(f) During the Effectiveness Period, deliver to each Notice Holder, the Special Counsel, if
any, and the Initial Purchaser, in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus relating to such
Registrable Securities (including each preliminary version of any Prospectus) and any amendment or
supplement thereto as any such person may reasonably request; and the
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Company hereby consents
(except during such periods that a Deferral Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked) to the
use of such Prospectus or each amendment or supplement thereto by each such person in connection
with any offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto in the manner set forth therein on the terms set forth herein.
(g) Prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with
the Notice Holders and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or
qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities
for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United
States as any Notice Holder reasonably requests in writing (which request may be included in the
Notice and Questionnaire); use its reasonable best efforts to keep each such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period in connection with
such Notice Holder’s offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary
or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities in the
manner set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus; provided that the
Company will not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities
in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement or
(ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in suits or to taxation in
any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(h) Upon (A) the necessity to amend the Shelf Registration Statement or any Prospectus to
comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the respective rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC thereunder or the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the
effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation of proceedings with respect to a
Shelf Registration Statement under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, (B) the occurrence
of any event or the existence of any fact (a “Material Event”) as a result of which a Shelf
Registration Statement shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or any Prospectus shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (C) the
occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company or a
public filing with the SEC that, in the reasonable discretion of the Company, makes it appropriate
to suspend the availability of a Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus:
(i) in the case of clause (B) above, as promptly as practicable prepare and file, if
necessary pursuant to applicable law, a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration
Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by
reference or file any other required document that would be incorporated by reference into
such Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus so that such Shelf Registration Statement
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and such Prospectus does not contain any untrue
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statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as
thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder,
and, in the case of a post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement, use its
reasonable best efforts to cause it to be declared effective as promptly as is practicable,
and
(ii) give notice to the Notice Holders, and the Special Counsel, if any, that the
availability of a Shelf Registration Statement and any related Prospectus is suspended (a
“Deferral Notice”).
The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be
resumed (x) in the case of clause (A) above, as promptly as is practicable, (y) in the case of
clause (B) above, as soon as, in the sole judgment of the Company, public disclosure of such
Material Event would not be prejudicial to or contrary to the interests of the Company or, if
necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as practicable thereafter and (z) in the
case of clause (C) above, as soon as in the reasonable discretion of the Company, such suspension
is no longer appropriate. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section
3(h) to suspend the availability of a Shelf Registration Statement or any Prospectus, without
incurring or accruing any obligation to pay additional interest pursuant to Section 2(e), so long
as the aggregate duration of any periods during which the availability of the Shelf Registration
Statement and any Prospectus is suspended (each, a “Deferral Period”) does not exceed 60 days in
the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period.
(i) If requested in writing in connection with a disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, make reasonably available for inspection during normal
business hours by a representative for the Notice Holders of such Registrable Securities, any
broker dealers, attorneys and accountants retained by such Notice Holders, and any attorneys or
other agents retained by a broker-dealer engaged by such Notice Holders, all relevant financial and
other records, all relevant corporate documents and other relevant information as may be reasonably
requested by such representative for the Notice Holders, or any such broker dealers, attorneys or
accountants in connection with such disposition, in each case as is customary for similar “due
diligence” examinations; provided that such persons shall first agree in writing with the Company
that any non-public information that is reasonably and in good faith designated by
the Company as confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept
confidential by such persons, unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or
administrative order or is necessary to respond to inquiries of regulatory authorities, (ii)
disclosure of such information is required by law (including any disclosure requirements pursuant
to federal securities laws in connection with the filing of any Shelf Registration Statement or the
use of any Prospectus referred to in this Agreement), (iii) such information becomes generally
available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by any such
person or (iv) such information becomes available to any such person from a source other than the
Company and such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement; and provided further that the
foregoing inspection and information gathering shall, to the greatest extent possible, be
coordinated on behalf of all the Notice Holders and the other parties entitled thereto by the
Special Counsel. Any person legally compelled to disclose any such confidential information made
available for inspection shall, to the extent practicable,
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provide the Company with prompt prior
written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek a protective order, confidentiality
treatment or other appropriate remedy.
(j) If requested by any Notice Holder, (i) promptly incorporate in the Shelf Registration
Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such
information regarding such Notice Holder as required by the rules and regulations of the SEC as
such Notice Holder may reasonably request to be included therein (unless the Company reasonably
objects to such inclusion and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such information is not
required to be so incorporated) and (ii) make all required filings of such supplement or such
post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of the
matters to be incorporated in such filing.
(k) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available
to its securityholders earning statements (which need not be audited) satisfying the provisions of
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under
the Securities Act) for a 12-month period commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter
of the Company commencing after the effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement, which
statements shall be made available no later than 45 days after the end of the 12-month period or 90
days if the 12-month period coincides with the fiscal year of the Company.
(l) As applicable, cooperate with each Notice Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities sold or to be sold pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends, and cause such
Registrable Securities to be in such denominations as are permitted by the Indenture and registered
in such names as such Notice Holder may request in writing at least two Business Days prior to any
sale of such Registrable Securities.
(m) In connection with any underwritten offering, obtain opinions of counsel to the Company
(which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Holders and Special Counsel) addressed to each Notice Holder, covering the matters customarily
covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and obtain “cold comfort” letters from the
independent registered public accounting firm of the Company (and, if necessary, any other
registered public accounting firm of any subsidiary of the Company, or of any person or business
acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial
data are or are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Shelf Registration
Statement or the related Prospectus or in the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein) addressed to the Company and each Notice Holder, such letters to be in customary form and
covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with
underwritten offerings.
(n) Provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities covered by each Shelf Registration
Statement not later than the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement and provide the
Trustee and the transfer agent for the Common Stock with certificates for the Registrable
Securities that are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.
(o) Not later than the effective date of the initial Shelf Registration Statement, cause the
Indenture to be qualified under the TIA, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect
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such
changes, if any, to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in
accordance with the terms of the TIA and execute, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes, if any, and all other
forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in
a timely manner.
(p) Cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
(q) Cause the Underlying Common Stock covered by the Shelf Registration Statement to be listed
or quoted, as the case may be, on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which
the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
SECTION 4. Holder’s Obligations. (a) Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the Registrable
Securities, that no Holder shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to
a Shelf Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such Holder has
furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof
(including the information required to be included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and the
information set forth in the next sentence. Each Notice Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the
Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously
furnished to the Company by such Notice Holder not misleading and any other information regarding
such Notice Holder and the distribution by such Notice Holder of Registrable Securities as the
Company may from time to time reasonably request. Any sale of any Registrable Securities by any
Holder shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Holder that the information relating
to such Holder and its plan of distribution is as set forth in the Prospectus made available or
delivered by such Holder in connection with such disposition, that such Prospectus does not as of
the time of such sale contain any untrue statement of a material fact relating to or provided by
such Holder or its plan of distribution and that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such
sale omit to state any material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its plan of
distribution necessary to make the statements in such Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Each Holder further agrees not to sell any Registrable
Securities without delivering, or, if permitted by applicable securities law,
making available, to the purchaser thereof a Prospectus in accordance with the requirements of
applicable securities laws. Each Holder further agrees that such Holder will not make any offer
relating to the Registrable Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or
that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act), unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Company.
(b) Upon receipt of any Deferral Notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable
Securities pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement until such Notice Holder’s receipt of
copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in Section 3(h)(i), or until it is
advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used.
SECTION 5. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the performance by the Company of its obligations under Sections 2 and 3 of this
Agreement whether or not any Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective.
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Such fees and
expenses shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including,
without limitation, fees and expenses (x) with respect to filings required to be made with FINRA
and the SEC and (y) of compliance with federal and state securities or Blue Sky laws (including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of the Special Counsel in connection with
Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as
Notice Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement may designate), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation,
expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with
The Depository Trust Company), (iii) all expenses of any persons in preparing or assisting in
preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Shelf Registration Statement, any
Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto, any, securities sales agreements and other
documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all fees and
disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (v)
the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Company in connection with any Shelf Registration
Statement, (vi) fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel and of the registrar and
transfer agent for the Common Stock, (vii) Securities Act liability insurance obtained by the
Company in its sole discretion, (vii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Special Counsel,
if any (other than fees and expenses in connection with any underwritten offerings), and (ix) the
fees and disbursements of the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and of
any other person or business whose financial statements are included or incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference in a Shelf Registration Statement, including the expenses of any “cold
comfort” or similar letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance. In
addition, the Company shall pay the internal expenses of the Company (including, without
limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting
duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
listing by the Company of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which similar
securities of the Company are then listed and the fees and expenses of any person, including
special experts, retained by the Company. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, each
seller of Registrable Securities shall pay all fees and disbursements of its counsel (other than
the Special Counsel) and any broker’s commission,
agency fee, underwriter’s discount or commission or transfer taxes in connection with the sale
of the Registrable Securities under a Shelf Registration Statement.
SECTION 6. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Notice Holder, each person, if any,
who controls any Notice Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of any Notice Holder within the meaning of Rule
405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Notice
Holder in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Shelf Registration
Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if
the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or caused by any omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
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liabilities are caused by any such untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to
any Notice Holder furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of such Notice Holder
expressly for use therein; provided that the foregoing indemnity shall not inure to the benefit of
any Notice Holder (or to the benefit of any person controlling such Notice Holder) from whom the
person asserting such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased the Registrable Securities,
if a copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished
any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Notice Holder
to such person, if required by law so to have been delivered at or prior to the written
confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such person, and if the Prospectus (as so
amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, unless such failure is the result of noncompliance by the Company with Section 2(c)
hereof.
(b) Each Notice Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and the Company’s directors and officers who sign any Shelf Registration Statement and each
person, if any, who controls the Company (within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities
Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and any other Notice Holder, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Notice Holder, but only with respect to information
relating to such Notice Holder furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of such Notice
Holder expressly for use in such Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or
supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of any Notice Holder hereunder be greater than
the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such Notice Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification
obligation.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted
involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b)
hereof, such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the
indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the
indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and
disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified
party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named
parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying
party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that
the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in
connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the
fees and expenses of more than one firm (in addition to any local counsel) separate from its own
counsel for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as
they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by, in the case of parties indemnified
pursuant to Section 6(a), the Notice Holders of a majority (with Holders of Securities deemed to be
the Holders, for purposes of determining such majority, of the number of shares of Underlying
Common Stock into which such Securities are or would be
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convertible as of the date on which such
designation is made) of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement held
by Notice Holders that are indemnified parties pursuant to Section 6(a) and, in the case of parties
indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b), the Company. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for
any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement
or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any
indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by
such indemnified party, unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such
indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and
(ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act
by or on behalf of such indemnified party.
(d) To the extent that the indemnification provided for in Section 6(a) or 6(b) is unavailable
to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages
or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on
the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the
statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by any Notice Holder
shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving registration rights under this Agreement for
the Registrable Securities. The relative fault of the Notice Holders on the one hand and the
Company on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Notice
Holders or by the Company, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Notice Holders’ respective
obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 6(d) are several in proportion to the respective
number of Registrable Securities they have sold pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, and not
joint.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that
does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or
claim. Notwithstanding this Section 6(d), no Notice Holder shall be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which proceeds received by such Notice Holder from the sale of
the Registrable Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Notice Holder has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
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(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e) The remedies provided for in this Section 6 are not exclusive and shall not limit any
rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to an indemnified party at law or in equity,
hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement or otherwise.
(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 6 shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii)
any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder, any person controlling any Holder or any
affiliate of any Holder or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any person
controlling the Company and (iii) the sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder.
SECTION 7. Information Requirements. The Company shall file all reports required to be filed
by it under the Exchange Act and shall comply with all other requirements set forth in the
instructions to Form S-3. The Company covenants that, if at any time before the end of the
Effectiveness Period, the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act, it
will make available to any Holder or beneficial holder of Registrable Securities in connection with
any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of Registrable Securities, the information required
pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act upon the request of any Holder or beneficial
holder of Registrable Securities and it will take such further action as any Holder or beneficial
holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to
time to enable such Holder or beneficial holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration
under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 and Rule
144A under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time. Upon the request of
any Holder or any beneficial holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver to such
Holder or beneficial holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such filing
requirements, unless such a statement has been included in the Company’s most recent report filed
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) under the Exchange Act.
SECTION 8. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Conflicting Agreements. The Company is not, as of the date hereof, a party to, nor
shall it, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into, any agreement with respect to its
securities that conflicts with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement. In addition,
the Company shall not grant to the holders of the Company’s securities (other than the Holders in
such capacity) the right to include any of its securities (other than the Registrable Securities)
in the Shelf Registration Statement provided for under this Agreement. The Company represents and
warrants that the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with the
rights granted to the holders of the Company’s securities under any other agreements.
(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of
this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of
Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Underlying Common Stock constituting Registrable
Securities (with Holders of Securities deemed to be the Holders, for purposes of this Section 8(b),
of the number of outstanding shares of Underlying
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Common Stock into which such Securities are or
would be convertible as of the date on which such consent is requested). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that
relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders
may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by such
Holders pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement; provided that the provisions of this
sentence may not be amended, modified or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of
the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended
by written agreement signed by the Company and the Initial Purchaser, without the consent of the
Holders of Registrable Securities, to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision
contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein,
or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Agreement
that shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Registrable Securities. Each
Holder of Registrable Securities outstanding at the time of any such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent or thereafter shall be bound by any such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 8(b) whether or not any notice,
writing or marking indicating such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent appears
on the Registrable Securities or is delivered to such Holder.
(c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall
be made in writing by hand delivery, by facsimile, by courier or by first class mail, return
receipt requested, and shall be deemed given (i) when made, if made by hand delivery, (ii) upon
confirmation, if made by facsimile, (iii) one Business Day after being
deposited with such courier, if made by a courier that guarantees overnight delivery or (iv)
on the date indicated on the notice of receipt, if made by first class mail, to the parties as
follows:
(i) if to a Holder, at the most current address or facsimile number given by such
Holder to the Company in a Notice and Questionnaire or any amendment thereto;
(ii) if to the Company, to:
Finisar Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
DLA Piper LLP (US)
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
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(iii) if to the Initial Purchaser, to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as such person may have furnished to the other persons identified in this
Section 8(c) in writing in accordance herewith.
(d) Approval of Holders. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified
percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the
Company or its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)
(other than the Initial Purchaser or subsequent Holders if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be
such affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be
counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required
percentage.
(e) Successors and Assigns. Any person who purchases any Registrable Securities from the
Initial Purchaser shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to be an assignee of the Initial
Purchaser. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Holder of
any Registrable Securities, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment,
transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Indenture.
If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by
operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the
terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities, such person shall
be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions
of this Agreement and such person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
(f) Third Party Beneficiaries. The Initial Purchaser (even if the Initial Purchaser is not a
Holder of Registrable Securities) shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made
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hereunder between the Company, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, and shall have
the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or
advisable to protect its rights or the rights of Holders hereunder. Each Holder of Registrable
Securities shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Company,
on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce
such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect
its rights hereunder.
(g) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities. The Company shall not, directly or
indirectly, intentionally take any action with respect to the Registrable Securities as a class
that would adversely affect the ability of the Holders of Registrable Securities to include such
Registrable Securities in a registration undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.
(h) Specific Enforcement. Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchaser
and the Holders, the Company acknowledges that any failure by the Company to comply with its
obligations under Section 2 hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial
Purchaser or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it may not be possible
to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the
Initial Purchaser or any Holder may seek such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the
Company’s obligations under Section 2 hereof.
(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(j) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(k) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
(l) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held
to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants
and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable best
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same
result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction, it being intended
that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
(m) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of
their agreement and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and the
registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. Except as
provided in the Purchase Agreement, there are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
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undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein, with respect to the registration
rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings among the parties with respect to such
registration rights. No party hereto shall have any rights, duties or obligations other than those
specifically set forth in this Agreement.
(n) Termination. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate
upon the end of the Effectiveness Period, except for any liabilities or obligations under Section
4, 5 or 6 hereof, any confidentiality obligations under Section 3(i) hereof, and the obligations to
make payments of and provide for additional interest under Section 2(e) hereof to the extent such
damages accrue prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, each of which shall remain in effect
in accordance with its terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.
FINISAR CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer |
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Confirmed and accepted as of
the date first above written:
the date first above written:
XXXXX XXXXXXX & CO.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Director |