WIMAR OPCO, LLC (d/b/a Tropicana Entertainment) WIMAR OPCO FINANCE CORP. (d/b/a Tropicana Finance) 95/ 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
4.4
EXECUTION VERSION
$960,000,000
WIMAR
OPCO, LLC (d/b/a Tropicana Entertainment)
WIMAR OPCO FINANCE CORP. (d/b/a Tropicana Finance)
95/
8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014
December 28, 2006
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
As Representative of the Several Purchasers
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
As Representative of the Several Purchasers
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Dear Sirs:
Wimar
OpCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “LLC Issuer”), and Wimar OpCo
Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporate Issuer” and, together with the LLC Issuer,
the “Issuers”), propose to issue and sell to the several initial purchasers named in Schedule A
hereto (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), upon the terms set forth in a purchase agreement
of even date herewith (the “Purchase Agreement”),
$960,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its
95/8% senior subordinated notes due 2014 (the “Initial Securities”) to be
unconditionally guaranteed by the Wimar Guarantors (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and,
immediately following the Mergers (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), by the Aztar Guarantors
(as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The guarantees described in this paragraph are collectively
referred to as the “Guarantees,” and the Wimar Guarantors and the Aztar Guarantors are collectively
referred to as the “Guarantors.” The Guarantors, together with the Issuers, are collectively
referred to herein as the “Company.” The Initial Securities will be issued pursuant to an
Indenture, dated as of December 28, 2006, (the “Indenture”), among the Company and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers, the
Company agrees with the Initial Purchasers, for the benefit of the holders of the Initial
Securities (including, without limitation, the Initial Purchasers), the Exchange Securities (as
defined below) and the Private Exchange Securities (as defined below)
(collectively the “Holders”),
as follows:
1. | Registered Exchange Offer. Unless not permitted by applicable law or the applicable interpretations of the Staff of the Commission (as defined below), the Company shall, at its own cost, prepare and, not later than 180 days after (or if the 180th day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) the date of original issue of the Initial Securities (the “Issue Date”), use its best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”) on an appropriate form under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to a proposed offer (the “Registered Exchange Offer”) to the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined in Section 6 hereof), who are not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer, to issue and deliver to such Holders, in exchange for the Initial Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities (the “Exchange Securities”) of the Company issued under the Indenture and identical in all material respects to the Initial Securities (except for the transfer restrictions relating to the Initial Securities and the |
provisions relating to the matters described in Section 6 hereof) that would be registered under
the Securities Act. Unless not permitted by applicable law or the applicable interpretations of the
Staff of the Commission, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer
Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act within 300 days (or if the
300th day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) after the Issue Date
of the Initial Securities and shall keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective for
not less than 30 days (or longer, if required by applicable law) after the date notice of the
Registered Exchange Offer is first mailed to the Holders (such period being called the “Exchange
Offer Registration Period”).
If the Company commences the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company will be entitled to close the
Registered Exchange Offer 30 days after the commencement thereof provided that the Company has
accepted all the Initial Securities theretofore validly tendered in accordance with the terms of
the Registered Exchange Offer.
Following the declaration of the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, unless
not permitted by applicable law or the applicable interpretations of the Staff of the Commission,
the Company shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such
Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined in
Section 6 hereof) electing to exchange the Initial Securities for Exchange Securities (assuming
that such Holder is not an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act,
acquires the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business and has no
arrangements with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Securities 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 Securities Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws
of the several states of the United States.
The Company acknowledges that, pursuant to current interpretations by the Commission’s staff of
Section 5 of the Securities Act, in the absence of an applicable exemption therefrom, (i) each
Holder which is a broker-dealer electing to exchange Initial Securities, acquired for its own
account as a result of market making activities or other trading activities, for Exchange
Securities (an “Exchanging Dealer”), is required to deliver a prospectus containing the information
set forth in (a) Annex A hereto on the cover, (b) Annex B hereto in the “Exchange Offer Procedures”
section and the “Purpose of the Exchange Offer” section and (c) Annex C hereto in the “Plan of
Distribution” section of such prospectus in connection with a sale of any such Exchange Securities
received by such Exchanging Dealer pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and (ii) an Initial
Purchaser that elects to sell Exchange Securities acquired in exchange for Initial Securities
constituting any portion of an unsold allotment is required to deliver a prospectus containing the
information required by Items 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K under
the Securities Act, as applicable,
in connection with such sale.
The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
effective and to amend and supplement the prospectus contained therein, in order to permit such
prospectus to be lawfully delivered by all persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act for such period of time as such persons must comply with such requirements in
order to resell the Exchange Securities; provided, however, that (i) in the case where such
prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto must be delivered by an Exchanging Dealer or an
Initial Purchaser, such period shall be the lesser of 180 days and the date on which all Exchanging
Dealers and the Initial Purchasers have sold all Exchange Securities held by them (unless such
period is extended pursuant to Section 3(j) below) and (ii) the Company shall
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make such prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, available to any
broker-dealer for use in connection with any resale of any Exchange Securities for a
period of not less than 90 days after the consummation of the Registered Exchange
Offer.
If, upon consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, any Initial Purchaser holds Initial
Securities acquired by it as part of its initial distribution, the Company, simultaneously
with the delivery of the Exchange Securities pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer,
shall issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser upon the written request of such Initial
Purchaser, in exchange (the “Private Exchange”) for the Initial Securities held by such
Initial Purchaser, a like principal amount of debt securities of the Company issued under
the Indenture and identical in all material respects (including the existence of
restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act and the securities laws of the several
states of the United States, but excluding provisions relating to the matters described in
Section 6 hereof) to the Initial Securities (the
“Private Exchange Securities”). The
Initial Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities are herein
collectively called the “Securities”.
In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall:
(a) | mail to each Holder a copy of the prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents; | ||
(b) | keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 30 days (or longer, if required by applicable law) after the date notice thereof is first mailed to the Holders; | ||
(c) | utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, which may be the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee; | ||
(d) | 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 shall remain open; and | ||
(e) | otherwise comply in all material respects with all applicable laws. |
As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as
the case may be, the Company shall:
(x) accept for exchange all the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant
to the Registered Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange;
(y) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all the Initial Securities so accepted for
exchange; and
(z) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to each Holder of the Initial
Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, equal in
principal amount to the Initial Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange.
The Indenture will provide that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to the transfer
restrictions set forth in the Indenture and that all the Securities will vote and consent together
on all matters as one class and that none of the Securities will have the right to vote or consent
as a class separate from one another on any matter.
Interest on each Exchange Security and Private Exchange Security issued pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer and in the Private Exchange will accrue from the last interest payment date on which
interest was paid on the Initial Securities surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has
been paid on the Initial Securities, from the date of original issue of the Initial Securities.
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Each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent in
writing (which written representation may be contained in the applicable letter of transmittal) to
the Company 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 arrangements or understanding with any person to participate in the
distribution of the Securities or the Exchange Securities within the meaning of the Securities Act,
(iii) such Holder is not an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the
Company or if it is an affiliate, such Holder will comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, (iv) if such Holder is not a
broker-dealer, that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the
Exchange Securities and (v) if such Holder is a broker-dealer, that it will receive Exchange
Securities for its own account in exchange for Initial Securities that were acquired as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities and that it will be required to acknowledge
that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Company will ensure that (i) any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any prospectus forming part thereof and any
supplement thereto complies as to form in all material respects with the Securities Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) any Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading and (iii) any prospectus forming part of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement,
and any supplement to such prospectus, does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
2. | Shelf Registration. If, (i) because of any change in law or in applicable interpretations thereof by the staff of the Commission, the Company is not permitted to effect a Registered Exchange Offer, as contemplated by Section 1 hereof, (ii) the Registered Exchange Offer is not consummated within 340 days of the Issue Date, (iii) any Initial Purchaser so requests following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the Initial Securities (or the Private Exchange Securities) not eligible to be exchanged for Exchange Securities in the Registered Exchange Offer and held by it following consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer or (iv) any Holder (other than an Exchanging Dealer) is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer or, in the case of any Holder (other than an Exchanging Dealer) that participates in the Registered Exchange Offer, such Holder does not receive freely tradeable Exchange Securities on the date of the exchange, the Company shall take the following actions: |
(a) | The Company shall, at its cost, as promptly as practicable (but in no event more than 30 days after so required or requested pursuant to this Section 2, except in the case of clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph, in which case no more than 180 days after the Issue Date) file with the Commission and thereafter shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be declared effective (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing) a registration statement (the “Shelf Registration Statement” and, together with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, a “Registration Statement”) on an appropriate form under the Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined in Section 6 hereof) by the Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and Rule 415 under the Securities Act (hereinafter, the “Shelf Registration”); provided, however, that no Holder (other than an Initial Purchaser) shall be entitled to have the Securities held by it covered by such Shelf |
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Registration Statement unless such Holder agrees in writing to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Holder. | |||
(b) | The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective in order to permit the prospectus included therein to be lawfully delivered by the Holders of the relevant Securities, for a period of two years (or for such longer period if extended pursuant to Section 3(j) below) from the Issue Date or such shorter period that will terminate when all the Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement (i) have been sold pursuant thereto or (ii) are no longer restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or any successor rule thereof). The Company shall be deemed not to have used its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the requisite period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders of Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell such Securities during that period, unless such action is required by applicable law or otherwise contemplated hereby. | ||
(c) | Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall cause the Shelf Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of its respective effective date, (i) to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and (ii) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. |
3. | Registration Procedures. In connection with any Shelf Registration contemplated by Section 2 hereof and, to the extent applicable, any Registered Exchange Offer contemplated by Section 1 hereof, the following provisions shall apply: |
(a) | The Company shall (i) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, prior to the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereof and each supplement, if any, to the prospectus included therein and, in the event that an Initial Purchaser (with respect to any portion of an unsold allotment from the original offering) is participating in the Registered Exchange Offer or the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as such Initial Purchaser reasonably may propose; (ii) include the information set forth in Annex A hereto on the cover, in Annex B hereto in the “Exchange Offer Procedures” section and the “Purpose of the Exchange Offer” section and in Annex C hereto in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and include the information set forth in Annex D hereto in the Letter of Transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; (iii) if requested by an Initial Purchaser in writing, include the information required by Items 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, as applicable, in the prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; (iv) include within the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement a section entitled “Plan of Distribution,” reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchasers, which shall contain a summary statement of the positions taken or policies made by the staff of the Commission with respect to the potential “underwriter” status of any broker-dealer that is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of Exchange Securities received by such broker-dealer in the Registered Exchange Offer (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”), whether such positions or policies have been publicly disseminated by the staff of the Commission or such positions or policies, in the reasonable |
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judgment of the Initial Purchasers based upon advice of counsel (which may be in-house counsel), represent the prevailing views of the staff of the Commission; and (v) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, include in the prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement (or, if permitted by Commission Rule 430B(b), in a prospectus supplement that becomes a part thereof pursuant to Commission Rule 430B(f)) that is delivered to any Holder pursuant to Section 3(d) and (f), the names of the Holders, who propose to sell Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as selling securityholders. | ||
(b) | The Company shall give written notice to the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any Participating Broker-Dealer from whom the Company has received prior written notice that it will be a Participating Broker-Dealer in the Registered Exchange Offer (which notice pursuant to clauses (ii)-(v) hereof shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes have been made); |
(i) | when the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective; | ||
(ii) | of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information; | ||
(iii) | of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, or the issuance by the Commission of a notification of objection to the use of the form on which the Registration Statement has been filed, and of the happening of any event that causes the Company to become an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Commission Rule 405; | ||
(iv) | of the receipt by the Company or its legal counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and | ||
(v) | of the happening of any event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective that requires the Company to make changes in the Registration Statement or the prospectus in order that the Registration Statement or the prospectus do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact nor omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. |
(c) | The Company shall make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal at the earliest possible time, of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. | |
(d) | The Company shall furnish to each Holder of Securities included within the coverage of the Shelf Registration, without charge, at least one copy of the Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or supplement thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including those, if any, incorporated by reference). The Company shall not, without the prior consent of the Initial Purchasers, make any offer relating to the Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement that would constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Commission Rule 405. | |
(e) | The Company shall deliver to each Exchanging Dealer and each Initial Purchaser, and to any other Holder who so requests, without charge, at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if any Initial Purchaser or any such Holder requests, all exhibits thereto (including those incorporated by reference). |
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(f) | The Company shall, during the Shelf Registration Period, deliver to each Holder of Securities included within the coverage of the Shelf Registration, without charge, as many copies of the prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) included in the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such person may reasonably request. The Company consents, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, to the use of the prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of the Securities in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities covered by the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Shelf Registration Statement. | |
(g) | The Company shall deliver to each Initial Purchaser, any Exchanging Dealer, any Participating Broker-Dealer and such other persons required to deliver a prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer, without charge, as many copies of the final prospectus included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such persons may reasonably request. The Company consents, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, to the use of the prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by any Initial Purchaser, if necessary, any Participating Broker-Dealer and such other persons required to deliver a prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer in connection with the offering and sale of the Exchange Securities covered by the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement. | |
(h) | Prior to any public offering of the Securities, pursuant to any Registration Statement, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Holders of the Securities included therein and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of such states of the United States as any Holder of the Securities reasonably requests in writing and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the offer and sale in such jurisdictions of the Securities covered by such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or (ii) take any action which would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject. | |
(i) | The Company shall cooperate with the Holders of the Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Securities to be sold pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders may request a reasonable period of time prior to sales of the Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. | |
(j) | Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraphs (ii) through (v) of Section 3(b) above during the period for which the Company is required to maintain an effective Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly prepare and file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus and any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to Holders of the Securities or purchasers of Securities, the prospectus will not contain an 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any known Participating Broker-Dealer in accordance with paragraphs (ii) through (v) of Section 3(b) above to suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes to the prospectus have been made, then the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any such Participating Broker-Dealers shall suspend use of such prospectus; notwithstanding the foregoing, the |
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Company shall not be required to amend or supplement a Registration Statement or any related prospectus if (i) an event occurs and is continuing as a result of which the Registration Statement or any related prospectus would, in the Company’s good faith judgment, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading (with respect to such prospectus only, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) and (ii) (a) the Company determines in its good faith judgment that the disclosure of such event at such time would have a material adverse effect on its business, operations or prospects or (b) the disclosure otherwise related to a pending material business transaction that has not yet been publicly disclosed; and the period of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement provided for in Section 2(b) above and the Exchange Offer Registration Statement provided for in Section 1 above shall each be extended by the number of days from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any known Participating Broker-Dealer shall have received such amended or supplemented prospectus pursuant to this Section 3(j). During the period during which the Company is required to maintain an effective Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will prior to the two-year expiration of that Shelf Registration Statement file, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be declared effective (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing) within a period that avoids any interruption in the ability of Holders of Securities covered by the expiring Shelf Registration Statement to make registered dispositions, a new registration statement relating to the Securities, which shall be deemed the “Shelf Registration Statement” for purposes of this Agreement. | ||
(k) | Not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, the Company will provide a CUSIP number for the Initial Securities, the Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, and provide the applicable trustee with printed certificates for the Initial Securities, the Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company. | |
(l) | The Company will comply with all rules and regulations of the Commission to the extent and so long as they are applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer or the Shelf Registration and will make generally available to its security holders (or otherwise provide in accordance with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 1l(a) of the Securities Act, no later than 45 days after the end of a 12-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) beginning with the first month of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which statement shall cover such 12-month period. | |
(m) | The Company shall cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in a timely manner and containing such changes, if any, as shall be necessary for such qualification. In the event that such qualification would require the appointment of a new trustee under the Indenture, the Company shall appoint a new trustee thereunder pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture. | |
(n) | The Company may require each Holder of Securities to be sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of the Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, and the Company may exclude from such registration the Securities of any Holder that fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. |
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(o) | The Company shall enter into such customary agreements (including, if requested, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take all such other action, if any, as any Holder of the Securities shall reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Securities pursuant to any Shelf Registration. | |
(p) | In the case of any Shelf Registration, the Company shall (i) make reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of the Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders of the Securities or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and (ii) cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees, accountants and auditors to supply all relevant information reasonably requested by the Holders of the Securities or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable such persons, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; provided, however, that the foregoing inspection and information gathering shall be coordinated on behalf of the Initial Purchasers by you and on behalf of the other parties, by one counsel designated by and on behalf of such other parties as described in Section 4 hereof; and provided further, that each such Holder, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent shall agree in writing that it will keep such information confidential and that it will not disclose any of the information that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and notifies them in writing is confidential unless (A) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a material misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement or prospectus, (B) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, or is reasonably necessary in order to establish a “due diligence” defense pursuant to Section 11 of the Securities Act or (C) the information has been made generally available to the public other than by any of such persons or their respective affiliates; provided, however, that prior notice shall be provided as soon as practicable to the Company of the potential disclosure of any information by such person pursuant to clause (A) or (B) of this sentence in order to permit the Company to obtain a protective order (or to waive the provisions of this paragraph (p)). | |
(q) | In the case of any Shelf Registration, the Company, if requested by any Holder of Securities covered thereby, shall cause (i) its counsel to deliver an opinion and updates thereof (including negative assurance statements) relating to the Securities in customary form (covering matters customarily addressed in such opinions delivered in connection with such transactions, subject to customary limitations and exceptions) and addressed to such Holders and the managing underwriters, if any, thereof and dated, in the case of the initial opinion, the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement; (ii) its officers to execute and deliver all customary documents and certificates and updates thereof requested by any underwriters of the applicable Securities and (iii) its independent public accountants and the independent public accountants with respect to any other entity for which financial information is provided in the Shelf Registration Statement to provide to the selling Holders of the applicable Securities and any underwriter therefor a comfort letter in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, subject to receipt of appropriate documentation as contemplated, and only if permitted, by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72. | |
(r) | In the case of the Registered Exchange Offer, if requested by any Initial Purchaser or any known Participating Broker-Dealer, the Issuers shall cause (i) their counsel to deliver to such Initial Purchaser or such Participating Broker-Dealer a signed opinion in the form set forth in |
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Section 7(f) of the Purchase Agreement with such changes as are customary in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement and (ii) their independent public accountants and the independent public accountants with respect to any other entity for which financial information is provided in the Registration Statement to deliver to such Initial Purchaser or such Participating Broker-Dealer comfort letters, in customary form, meeting the requirements as to the substance thereof as set forth in Section 7(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Purchase Agreement, with appropriate date changes. | |||
(s) | If a Registered Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be consummated, upon delivery of the Initial Securities by Holders to the Company (or to such other Person as directed by the Company) in exchange for the Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall xxxx, or caused to be marked, on the Initial Securities so exchanged that such Initial Securities are being canceled in exchange for the Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be; in no event shall the Initial Securities be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied. | ||
(t) | The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to (a) if the Initial Securities have been rated prior to the initial sale of such Initial Securities, confirm such ratings will apply to the Securities covered by a Registration Statement, or (b) if the Initial Securities were not previously rated, cause the Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be rated with the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities covered by such Registration Statement, or by the managing underwriters, if any. | ||
(u) | In the event that any broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act shall underwrite any Securities or participate as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling group or “assist in the distribution” (within the meaning of the Conduct Rules (the “Rules”) of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”)) thereof, whether as a Holder of such Securities or as an underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise, the Company will assist such broker-dealer in complying with the requirements of such Rules, including, without limitation, by (i) if such Rules, including Rule 2720, shall so require, engaging a “qualified independent underwriter” (as defined in Rule 2720) to participate in the preparation of the Registration Statement relating to such Securities, to exercise usual standards of due diligence in respect thereto and, if any portion of the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is an underwritten offering or is made through a placement or sales agent, to recommend the yield of such Securities, (ii) indemnifying any such qualified independent underwriter to the extent of the indemnification of underwriters provided in Section 5 hereof and (iii) providing such information to such broker-dealer as may be required in order for such broker-dealer to comply with the requirements of the Rules. | ||
(v) | The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Securities covered by a Registration Statement contemplated hereby. |
4. | Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations under Sections 1 through 3 hereof (including the reasonable fees and expenses, if any, of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, incurred in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer), whether or not the Registered Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration is filed or becomes effective, and, in the event of a Shelf Registration, shall bear or reimburse the Holders of the Securities covered thereby for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of counsel designated by the Holders of a majority in principal amount |
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of the Initial Securities covered thereby to act as counsel for the Holders of the Initial Securities in connection therewith. | ||
5. | Indemnification. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of the Securities, any Participating Broker-Dealer and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or such Participating Broker-Dealer within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each Holder, any Participating Broker-Dealer and such controlling persons are referred to collectively as the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, or any actions in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions relating to purchases and sales of the Securities) to which each Indemnified Party may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement or prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus or “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Commission Rule 433 (“Issuer FWP”), relating to a Shelf Registration, or arise out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse, as incurred, the Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in a Registration Statement or prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus or Issuer FWP relating to a Shelf Registration in reliance upon and in conformity with written information pertaining to such Holder and furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion therein; provided further, however, that this indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to such Indemnified Party. The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders of the Securities if requested by such Holders. |
(b) | Each Holder of the Securities, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities or any actions in respect thereof, to which the Company or any such controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement or prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus or Issuer FWP relating to a Shelf Registration, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information pertaining to such Holder and furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion therein; and, subject to the limitation set forth immediately preceding this clause, shall reimburse, as incurred, the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such controlling person in connection |
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with investigating or defending any loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which such Holder may otherwise have to the Company or any of its controlling persons. | ||
(c) | Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including a governmental investigation), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 5, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that it may have under subsection (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under subsection (a) or (b) above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 5 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation, subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action 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 any claims that are the subject matter of such action, 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 any indemnified party. | |
(d) | If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsections (a) or (b) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other from the exchange of the Securities, pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer, or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the parties 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 Company on the one hand or such Holder or such other indemnified party, as the case may be, on the other, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities |
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referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5(d), the Holders of the Securities shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such Holders from the sale of the Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds the amount of damages which such Holders have 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 (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. For purposes of this paragraph (d), each person, if any, who controls such indemnified party within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such indemnified party and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. | |||
(e) | The agreements contained in this Section 5 shall survive the sale of the Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of any indemnified party. |
6. | Additional Interest Under Certain Circumstances. (a) Additional interest (the “Additional Interest”) with respect to the Initial Securities shall be assessed as follows if any of the following events occur (each such event in clauses (i) through (vi) below a “Registration Default”: |
(i) If the Company fails to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with the
Commission on or prior to the 180th day after the Issue Date;
(ii) If the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not declared effective by the
Commission on or prior to the 300th day after the Issue Date or if the Company is
obligated to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (i) of Section 2 hereunder
and the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to
the 300th day after the Issue Date;
(iii) If the Exchange Offer is not consummated on or before the 40th day after
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective;
(iv) If the Company is obligated to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to
clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of Section 2 hereunder and the Company fails to file the Shelf
Registration Statement with the Commission on or prior to the 30th day
(the “Shelf
Filing Date”) after the date on which the obligation to file a Shelf Registration Statement
arises;
(v) If the Company is obligated to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause
(ii), (iii) or (iv) of Section 2 hereunder and the Shelf Registration Statement is not
declared effective on or prior to the 60th day after the Shelf Filing Date; or
(vi) If after either the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration
Statement becomes effective (A) such Registration Statement thereafter ceases to be effective;
or (B) such Registration Statement or the related prospectus ceases to be usable (except as
permitted
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in paragraph (b)) in connection with resales of Transfer Restricted Securities during the periods specified herein because either (1) any event occurs as a result of which the related prospectus forming part of such Registration Statement would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, (2) it shall be necessary to amend such Registration Statement or supplement the related prospectus, to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, or (3) such Registration Statement is a Shelf Registration Statement that has expired before a replacement Shelf Registration Statement has become effective. |
Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Initial Securities over and above
the interest set forth in the title of the Securities from and including the date on which any such
Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all such Registration Defaults
have been cured, at a rate of 0.50% per annum (the “Additional Interest Rate”) for the first 90-day
period immediately following the occurrence of such Registration Default. The Additional Interest
Rate shall increase by an additional 0.50% per annum, with respect to each subsequent 90-day period
until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum Additional Interest Rate of 1.0%
per annum. In no event shall the Company be obligated to pay Additional Interest for all
Registration Defaults under more than one of the clauses in this
Section 6(a) at any one time and,
in the case of a Shelf Registration, it is expressly understood that Additional Interest would be
payable only with respect to Securities requested to be registered pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
(b) | A Registration Default referred to in Section 6(a)(vi)(B) hereof shall be deemed not to have occurred and be continuing in relation to a Shelf Registration Statement or the related prospectus if (i) such Registration Default has occurred solely as a result of (x) the filing of a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement to incorporate annual audited financial information with respect to the Company where such post-effective amendment is not yet effective and needs to be declared effective to permit Holders to use the related prospectus or (y) other material events, with respect to the Company that would need to be described in such Shelf Registration Statement or the related prospectus and (ii) in the case of clause (y), the Company is proceeding promptly and in good faith to amend or supplement such Shelf Registration Statement and related prospectus to describe such events; provided, however, that in any case if such Registration Default occurs for a continuous period in excess of 45 days, Additional Interest shall be payable in accordance with the above paragraph from the day such Registration Default occurs until such Registration Default is cured. | ||
(c) | Any amounts of Additional Interest due pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 6(a) above will be payable in cash on the regular interest payment dates with respect to the Initial Securities. The amount of Additional Interest will be determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the principal amount of the Initial Securities, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months), and the denominator of which is 360. | ||
(d) | “Transfer Restricted Securities” means each Security until (i) the date on which such Transfer Restricted Security has been exchanged by a person other than a broker-dealer for a freely transferable Exchange Security in the Registered Exchange Offer, (ii) following the exchange by a broker-dealer in the Registered Exchange Offer of an Initial Security for an Exchange Note, the date on which such Exchange Note is sold to a purchaser who receives from such broker-dealer on or prior to the date of such sale a copy of the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer |
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Registration Statement, (iii) the date on which such Initial Security has been effectively
registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration
Statement or (iv) the date on which such Initial Security is distributed to the public pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act or is saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act.
7. | Rules 144 and 144A. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner and, if at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder of Initial Securities, make publicly available other information so long as necessary to permit sales of their securities pursuant to Rules 144 and 144A. The Company covenants that it will take such further action as any Holder of Initial Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Initial Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rules 144 and 144A (including the requirements of Rule 144A(d)(4)). The Company will provide a copy of this Agreement to prospective purchasers of Initial Securities identified to the Company by the Initial Purchasers upon request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its securities pursuant to the Exchange Act. | |
8. | Affiliated Guarantors. In the event that, under applicable law or the applicable interpretations of the Staff of the Commission, it is necessary for any Affiliated Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture) to file and have declared effective a Registration Statement in order for the Notes Guaranty (as defined in the Indenture) of such Affiliated Guarantor to be exchanged or resold on the same basis as the Exchange Securities or on the same basis as the Security as to which such Notes Guaranty relates at the time such Security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security, as applicable, such Affiliated Guarantor shall be required to comply with the terms of this Agreement on the same basis as the Company, and the provisions of Section 6 hereunder with respect to Registration Defaults on the part of the Company shall apply mutatis mutandis to the obligations of the Affiliated Guarantors pursuant to this Section 8; provided, however, that concurrent Registration Defaults of the Company and any Affiliated Guarantor shall not be deemed to require separate and concurrent payments of Additional Interest by each of the Company and the Affiliated Guarantors and in no event shall the aggregate Additional Interest Rate payable by the Company and the Affiliated Guarantors at any one time exceed 1% per annum. | |
9. | Underwritten Registrations. If any of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by any Shelf Registration are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will administer the offering (“Managing Underwriters”) will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Transfer Restricted Securities to be included in such offering. | |
No person may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. | ||
10. | Miscellaneous. |
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(a) | Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, except by the Company and the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consents. | ||
(b) | Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, first-class mail, facsimile transmission, or air courier which guarantees overnight delivery: |
(1) | if to a Holder of the Securities, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company. | ||
(2) | if to the Initial Purchasers; |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: LCD-IBD Group
Eleven Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: LCD-IBD Group
with a copy to:
Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
(3) | if to the Company, at its address as follows: |
Wimar OpCo, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 4101
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 4101
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
with a copy to:
Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered
by hand, if personally delivered; three business days after being deposited in the mail, postage
prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged by recipient’s facsimile machine operator, if sent
by facsimile transmission; and on the day delivered, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing
next day delivery.
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(c) | No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not, as of the date hereof, entered into, nor shall it, on or after the date hereof, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders herein or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. | ||
(d) | Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. | ||
(e) | 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. | ||
Upon consummation of the Mergers, each Aztar Guarantor will execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form set forth in Exhibit A. | |||
(f) | Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. | ||
(g) | Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. | ||
(h) | Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby. | ||
(i) | Securities Held by the Company. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities is required hereunder, Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. |
(j) Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. By the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court in
the State of New York in any suit of proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement that
may be instituted in any federal or state court or brought under federal or state securities laws.
To the extent that the Company may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any
legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid
of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, it hereby irrevocably
waives such immunity in respect of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to the LLC Issuer a counterpart hereof, whereupon
this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among
the several Initial Purchasers, the Issuers and the Guarantors in accordance with
its terms.
Very truly yours, WIMAR OPCO, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
WIMAR OPCO FINANCE CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement
The foregoing Registration Rights Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written. |
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
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By
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: Managing Director | ||||
Acting on behalf of itself and as the Representative of the several Purchasers |
Signature Page to the Registration Rights Agreement
ANNEX
A
Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange
Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such
Exchange Securities. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a
prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the
meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to
time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in
exchange for Initial Securities where such Initial Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer
as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that,
for a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date (as defined herein), it will make this
Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of
Distribution.”
ANNEX
B
Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for
Securities, where such Initial Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. See “Plan of Distribution.”
ANNEX
C
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange
Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such
Exchange Securities. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may
be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange
for Initial Securities where such Initial Securities were acquired as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, for a period of 180 days after
the Expiration Date, it will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any
broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until , 200 , all dealers
effecting transactions in the Exchange Securities
may be required to deliver a prospectus.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers.
Exchange Securities received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer
may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in
negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Securities or a combination
of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to
such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to
purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of
commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such Exchange
Securities. Any broker-dealer that resells Exchange Securities that were received by it for its own
account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution
of such Exchange Securities may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the
Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of Exchange Securities and any commission or
concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the
Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by
delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter”
within the meaning of the Securities Act.
For a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date the Company will promptly send additional copies
of this Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this Prospectus to any broker-dealer that
requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The Company has agreed to pay all expenses
incident to the Exchange Offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the Holders of the
Securities) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the
Holders of the Securities (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
ANNEX
D
CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
Name: |
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Address: |
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If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in,
and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Securities. If the undersigned is a
broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Initial
Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities,
it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange
Securities; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not
be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
EXECUTION COPY
Counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement
Upon consummation of the Pre-Acquisition Reorganization (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement), the undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by all the obligations of a Guarantor under
the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) dated December
14, 2006, among Wimar OpCo, LLC, Wimar OpCo Finance Corp. and Credit Suisse, as representative for
the several Purchasers. The undersigned hereby also agrees that all references to “Wimar Guarantor”
and “Guarantor” in the Registration Rights Agreement shall include the undersigned and the
undersigned shall be bound by all provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement containing such
references. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Counterpart to the Registration Rights
Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Rights Agreement.
[Signatures Follow]
Dated: 0/0/00 | XX. XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, INC.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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COLUMBIA PROPERTIES XXXXXXXX, LLC; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
Counterpart Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement
XX XXXXXXXX REALTY, LLC; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
Counterpart Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement
COLUMBIA PROPERTIES VICKSBURG, LLC; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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JMBS CASINO LLC; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | Manager | |||
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COLUMBIA PROPERTIES TAHOE, LLC; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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CP BATON ROUGE CASINO, L.L.C.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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ARGOSY OF LOUISIANA, INC.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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JAZZ ENTERPRISES, INC.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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CENTROPLEX CENTRE CONVENTION HOTEL, L.L.C.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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CATFISH QUEEN PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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TAHOE HORIZON, LLC; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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EXECUTION COPY
Counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement
Upon consummation of the OpCo Merger
(as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by all the obligations of a
Guarantor under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) dated December 14, 2006,
among Wimar OpCo, LLC, Wimar OpCo Finance Corp. and Credit Suisse, as representative for the several Purchasers.
The undersigned hereby also agrees that all references to “Aztar Guarantor” and “Guarantor” in the Registration Rights
Agreement shall include the undersigned and the undersigned shall be bound by all provisions of the Registration Rights
Agreement containing such references. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Counterpart to the Registration Rights
Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Rights Agreement.
[Signatures Follow]
Dated: 1/3/07 | AZTAR CORPORATION; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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AZTAR INDIANA GAMING CORPORATION; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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AZTAR RIVERBOAT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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AZTAR MISSOURI GAMING CORPORATION; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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AZTAR INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, LLC; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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AZTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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RAMADA NEW JERSEY HOLDINGS CORPORATION; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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ATLANTIC-DEAUVILLE INC.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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ADAMAR GARAGE CORPORATION; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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RAMADA NEW JERSY, INC.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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ADAMAR OF NEW JERSEY, INC.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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MANCHESTER MALL, INC.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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RAMADA EXPRESS, INC.; each as a Guarantor, |
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By: | /s/ Illegible | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III | |||
Title: | President | |||
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