Exhibit 4.3
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Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
Dated As of November 16, 1998
among
Marriott International, Inc.
and
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
Chase Securities Inc.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney
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EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") is made
and entered into this 16th day of November, 1998, between Marriott
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Xxxxxxx Lynch,
Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, Chase Securities, Inc., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx &
Co. and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney (the "Initial Purchasers").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated November
16, 1998, among the Company and the Initial Purchasers (the "Purchase
Agreement"), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial
Purchasers of an aggregate of $200 million principal amount of the Company's
6.625% Series A Notes due November 15, 2003 (the "Series A Notes") and $200
million principal amount of the Company's 6.875% Series B Notes due November 15,
2005 (the "Series B Notes")(the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes,
collectively, the "Securities"). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to
enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to the
Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration
rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution of this Agreement is a
condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall
have the following meanings:
"1933 Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
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time.
"1934 Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of l934, as amended from
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time to time.
"Closing Date" shall mean the Closing Time as defined in the Purchase
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Agreement.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also
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include the Company's successors.
"Depositary" shall mean The Depository Trust Company, or any other
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depositary appointed by the Company, provided, however, that such depositary
must have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New York.
"Effective Date" shall mean the date on which the Exchange Offer
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Registration Statement is declared effective under the 1933 Act by the SEC.
"Exchange Offer" shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of Exchange
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Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.
"Exchange Offer Registration" shall mean a registration under the 1933 Act
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effected pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" shall mean an exchange offer
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registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate
form), and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement,
including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
documents incorporated by reference therein.
"Exchange Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
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"Exchange Securities" shall mean the 6.625% Series A Notes due November 15,
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2003 and the 6.875% Series B Notes due November 15, 2005, each issued by the
Company under the Indenture containing terms identical to the Series A Notes and
the Series B Notes, respectively, in all material respects (except for
references to certain interest rate provisions, restrictions on transfers and
restrictive legends), to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
"Holder" shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as it owns any
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Registrable Securities, and each of its successors, assigns and direct and
indirect transferees who become registered owners of Registrable Securities
under the Indenture and each Participating Broker-Dealer that holds Exchange
Securities for so long as such Participating Broker-Dealer is required to
deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the 1933 Act in connection with
any resale of such Exchange Securities.
"Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated as
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of November 16, 1998, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
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trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Initial Purchasers" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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"Majority Holders" shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate
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principal amount of Outstanding (as defined in the Indenture) Registrable
Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a
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specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder,
Registrable Securities held by the Company and other obligors on the Securities
or any Affiliate (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company shall be
disregarded in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the
Holders of such required percentage amount.
"Participating Broker-Dealer" shall mean any of Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce,
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Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated and any other broker-dealer which makes a market in
the Securities and exchanges Registrable Securities in the Exchange Offer for
Exchange Securities.
"Person" shall mean an individual, partnership (general or limited),
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corporation, limited liability company, trust or unincorporated organization, or
a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Private Exchange" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
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"Private Exchange Securities" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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2.1 hereof.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in a Registration
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Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as
amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including any such
prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion
of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by
all other amendments and supplements to a prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and in each case including all material incorporated by reference
therein.
"Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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"Registrable Securities" shall mean the Securities and, if issued, the
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Private Exchange Securities; provided, however, that Securities and, if issued,
the Private Exchange Securities, shall cease to be Registrable Securities when
(i) a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities shall have been
declared effective under the 1933 Act and such Securities shall have been
disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) such Securities have
been sold to the public pursuant to Rule l44 (or any similar provision then in
force, but not Rule 144A) under the 1933 Act, (iii) such Securities shall have
ceased to be outstanding or (iv) the Exchange Offer is consummated (except in
the case of Securities purchased from the Company and continued to be held by
the Initial Purchasers).
"Registration Expenses" shall mean any and all expenses incident to
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performance of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement, including
without limitation: (i) all SEC, or National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (the "NASD") registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses
incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws,
(iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word
processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any
Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements,
securities sales agreements and other documents relating to the performance of
and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (vi) the fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of the independent public
accountants of
the Company, including the expenses of any special audits or "cold comfort"
letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, (vi) the
fees and expenses of the Trustee, and any escrow agent or custodian, (vii) the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Initial Purchasers in connection
therewith, (ix) the reasonable fees and disbursements of Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
LLP, special counsel representing the Holders of Registrable Securities and (x)
any fees and disbursements of the underwriters customarily required to be paid
by issuers or sellers of securities and the fees and expenses of any special
experts retained by the Company in connection with any Registration Statement,
but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any,
relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.
"Registration Statement" shall mean any registration statement of the
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Company which covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and all amendments and supplements
to any such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, in each
case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
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agency or government body performing the functions currently performed by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Series A Notes" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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"Series B Notes" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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"Shelf Registration" shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section
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2.2 hereof.
"Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a "shelf" registration statement
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of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 of this Agreement which
covers all of the Registrable Securities or all of the Private Exchange
Securities on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, or any
similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements
to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each
case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
"Special Counsel" shall mean Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, in its capacity
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as special counsel representing the Holders of Registrable Securities.
"Trustee" shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the
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Indenture.
2. Registration Under the 1933 Act.
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2.1 Exchange Offer. The Company shall, for the benefit of the Holders, at
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the Company's cost, (A) prepare and not later than 135 calendar days following
the Closing Date, file with the SEC an Exchange Offer Registration Statement on
an appropriate form under the 1933 Act with respect to a proposed Exchange Offer
and the issuance and delivery to the Holders, in exchange for the Registrable
Securities (other than Private Exchange Securities), of a like principal amount
of Exchange Securities, (B) use its reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective under the 1933 Act (the
"Effective Date") within 180 calendar days of the Closing Date, (C) use its
reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective
until the closing of the Exchange Offer and (D) use its reasonable efforts to
cause the Exchange Offer to be consummated not later than 45 calendar days
following the Effective Date. The Exchange Securities will be issued under the
Indenture. Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement,
within the agreed-upon time limits, the Company shall commence the Exchange
Offer, it being the objective of such Exchange Offer to enable each Holder
eligible and electing to exchange Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities
(assuming that such Holder (a) is not an affiliate of the Company within the
meaning of Rule 405 under the 1933 Act, (b) is not a broker-dealer tendering
Registrable Securities acquired directly from the Company for its own account,
(c) acquired the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder's
business and (d) has no arrangements or understandings with any Person to
participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange
Securities) to transfer such Exchange Securities from and after their receipt
without any limitations or restrictions under the 1933 Act and under state
securities or blue sky laws.
In order to participate in the Exchange Offer, each Holder must represent
to the Company at the time of the Consummation of the Exchange Offer that it (a)
is not an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the 1933
Act, (b) is not a broker-dealer tendering Registrable Securities acquired
directly from the Company for its own account, (c) acquired the Exchange
Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder's business and (d) has no
arrangements or understandings with any Person to participate in the Exchange
Offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Securities.
In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company shall:
(a) mail as promptly as practicable 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 Exchange Offer open for acceptance for a period of not
less than 30 calendar days after the date notice thereof is mailed to the
Holders (or longer at the option of the Company or if required by applicable
law) (such period referred to herein as the "Exchange Period");
(c) utilize the services of the Depositary for the Exchange Offer;
(d) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Registrable Securities at any
time prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), on the last business day of the Exchange
Period, by sending to the institution specified in the notice, a telegram,
telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder,
the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange, and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing such Holder's election to have such
Securities exchanged;
(e) notify each Holder that any Registrable Security not tendered will
remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest, but will not retain any
rights under this Agreement (except in the case of the Initial Purchasers and
Participating Broker-Dealers as provided herein); and
(f) otherwise comply in all respects with all applicable laws relating
to the Exchange Offer.
If, prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Initial Purchasers
hold any Securities acquired by them and having the status of an unsold
allotment in the initial distribution, the Company upon the request of any
Initial Purchasers shall, simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange
Securities in the Exchange Offer, issue and deliver to such Initial Purchasers
in exchange (the "Private Exchange") for the Securities held by such Initial
Purchasers, a like principal amount of debt securities of the Company on a
senior basis, that are identical (except that such securities shall bear
appropriate transfer restrictions) to the Exchange Securities (the "Private
Exchange Securities").
The Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities shall be issued
under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical in all material respects
to the Indenture and which, in either case, has been qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"), or is exempt from such
qualification and shall provide that the Exchange Securities shall not be
subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture but that the
Private Exchange Securities shall be subject to such transfer restrictions. The
Indenture or such indenture shall provide that the Exchange Securities, the
Private Exchange Securities and the Securities shall vote and consent together
on all matters as one class and that none of the Exchange Securities, the
Private Exchange Securities or the Securities will have the right to vote or
consent as a separate class on any matter. The Private Exchange Securities shall
be of the same series as and the Company shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to have the Private Exchange Securities bear the same CUSIP numbers as
the Exchange Securities. The Company shall not have any liability under this
Agreement solely as a result of such Private Exchange Securities not bearing the
same CUSIP numbers as the Exchange Securities.
As soon as practicable after the close of the Exchange Offer and/or the
Private Exchange, as the case may be, the Company shall:
(i) accept for exchange all Registrable Securities duly tendered and
not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
terms of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the letter of
transmittal which shall be an exhibit thereto;
(ii) accept for exchange all Securities properly tendered pursuant to
the Private Exchange;
(iii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable
Securities so accepted for exchange; and
(iv) cause the Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver Exchange
Securities or Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, to each
Holder of Registrable Securities so accepted for exchange in a principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities of such
Holder so accepted for exchange.
Interest on each Exchange Security and Private Exchange Security will
accrue from the last date on which interest was paid on the Registrable
Securities surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has been paid on
the Registrable Securities, from the date of original issuance. The Exchange
Offer and the Private Exchange shall not be subject to any conditions, other
than (i) that the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, or the making of any
exchange by a Holder, does not violate applicable law or any applicable
interpretation of the staff of the SEC, (ii) the due tendering of Registrable
Securities in accordance with the Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange, (iii)
that each Holder of Registrable Securities exchanged in the Exchange Offer shall
have represented that all Exchange Securities to be received by it shall be
acquired in the ordinary course of its business and that at the time of the
consummation of the Exchange Offer it shall have no arrangement or understanding
with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the
0000 Xxx) of the Exchange Securities and shall have made such other
representations as may be reasonably necessary under applicable SEC rules,
regulations or interpretations to render the use of Form S-4 or other
appropriate form under the 1933 Act available and (iv) that no action or
proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened in any court or by or before
any governmental agency with respect to the Exchange Offer or the Private
Exchange which, in the Company's judgment, would reasonably be expected to
impair the ability of the Company to proceed with the Exchange Offer or the
Private Exchange. The Company shall inform the Initial Purchasers of the names
and addresses of the Holders to whom the Exchange Offer is made, and the Initial
Purchasers shall have the right to contact such Holders and otherwise facilitate
the tender of Registrable Securities in the Exchange Offer.
2.2 Shelf Registration. If
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(i) because of any changes in law, SEC rules or regulations or applicable
interpretations thereof by the staff of the SEC occurring after the Closing
Date, the Company is not permitted to effect the Exchange Offer as contemplated
by Section 2.1 hereof,
(ii) for any other reason the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not
declared effective within 180 calendar days following the original issue of the
Registrable Securities or the Exchange Offer is not consummated within 45
calendar days after the Effective Date (provided that if the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement shall be declared effective after such 180-day period or
if the Exchange Offer shall be consummated after such 45-day period, then the
Company's obligations under this clause (ii) arising from failure of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective within such
180-day period or failure of the Exchange Offer to be consummated within such
45-day period, respectively, shall terminate),
(iii) any of the Initial Purchasers requests within 90 calendar days after
the consummation of the Exchange Offer with respect to Notes or Private Exchange
Notes which are not eligible to be exchanged for Exchange Notes in the Exchange
Offer and are held by it following the consummation of the Exchange Offer, or
(iv) because of any changes in law, SEC rules or regulations or applicable
interpretations thereof by the staff of the SEC occurring after the Closing
Date, a Holder is not permitted to participate in the Exchange Offer or does not
receive fully transferable Exchange Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer,
then in case of each of clauses (i) through (iv) the Company shall, at its cost:
(a) No later than the later of (i) 180 calendar days after the date
of the original issue of the Registrable Securities and (ii) 60 calendar
days after so required or requested pursuant to this Section 2.2, file with
the SEC, and thereafter shall use its reasonable efforts to cause to be
declared effective no later than 60 calendar days after such filing is
made, a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the
Registrable Securities by the Holders from time to time in accordance with
the methods of distribution elected by the Majority Holders participating
in the Shelf Registration and set forth in such Shelf Registration
Statement.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Section
2.5, use its reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement
continuously effective in order to permit the Prospectus forming part
thereof to be usable by Holders for a period of two years from the Closing
Date, or for such shorter period that will terminate when all Registrable
Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or cease to be outstanding or
otherwise to be Registrable Securities (the
"Effectiveness Period"); provided, however, that the Effectiveness Period
in respect of the Shelf Registration Statement shall be extended to the
extent required to permit dealers to comply with the applicable prospectus
delivery requirements of Rule 174 under the 1933 Act and as otherwise
provided herein.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, use its reasonable
efforts to ensure that (i) any Shelf Registration Statement and any
amendment thereto, at the time each such registration statement or
amendment thereto becomes effective, and any Prospectus as of the date
thereof forming part thereof and any supplement thereto complies in all
material respects with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, (ii) any Shelf 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 Shelf Registration Statement, and
any supplement to such Prospectus (as amended or supplemented from time to
time)(each, as of the date thereof), does not include an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided that clauses (ii) and (iii) of this
paragraph shall not apply to any information provided by the Initial
Purchasers or any Holder.
The Company further agrees, if necessary, to supplement or amend the Shelf
Registration Statement, as required by Section 3(b) below, and to furnish to the
Holders of Registrable Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment
promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.
No Holder may use the Shelf Registration Statement unless it (i) provides
the Company with the information required by Section 3(v) of this Agreement on a
timely basis and (ii) agrees in writing to be bound by this Agreement, including
the indemnification provisions.
2.3 Expenses. The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection
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with the registration pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2. Each Holder shall pay all
underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to
the sale or disposition of such Holder's Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement.
2.4. Effectiveness. An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to
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Section 2.1 hereof or a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.2
hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared
effective by the SEC; provided, however, that if, after it has been declared
effective, the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or a Shelf Registration Statement is interfered with by
any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or any other
governmental agency or court, such Registration Statement will be deemed not to
have
become effective during the period of such interference, until the offering of
Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement may legally
resume.
2.5 Interest. The Company agrees that in the event that either (a) the
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Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not filed with the Commission on or
prior to the 135th calendar day following the date of original issue of the
Securities, (b) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been declared
effective on or prior to the 180th calendar day following the date of original
issue of the Securities, (c) the Exchange Offer is not consummated on or prior
to the 45th calendar day following the Effective Date or (d) a Shelf
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the deadline for such filing
pursuant to Section 2.2(a) or is not declared effective on or prior to the 60th
calendar day following the date of filing of the Shelf Registration Statement
(each such event referred to in clauses (a) through (d) above, a "Registration
Default"), the interest rate borne by the Securities shall be increased
("Additional Interest") immediately upon occurrence of a Registration Default by
one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum with respect to the first 90-day
period while one or more Registration Defaults is continuing, which rate will
increase by one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) at the beginning of each
subsequent 90-day period while one or more Registration Defaults is continuing,
until all Registration Defaults have been cured, provided that the maximum
aggregate increase in the interest rate will in no event exceed one-half of one
percent (0.50%) per annum, and provided further that Additional Interest shall
accrue only for those days that a Registration Default occurs and is continuing.
Such Additional Interest shall be calculated based on a year consisting of 360
days comprised of twelve 30-day months. Following the cure of all Registration
Defaults the accrual of Additional Interest will cease and the interest rate
will revert to the original rate. Additional Interest shall not be payable with
respect to the Registration Defaults described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above
for any period during which a Shelf Registration Statement is effective and
usable by the Holders.
If the Shelf Registration Statement is unusable by the Holders for any
reason, then the interest rate borne by the Securities will be increased by
one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum of the principal amount of the
Securities for the first 90-day period (or portion thereof) that such Shelf
Registration Statement ceases to be usable, which rate shall be increased by an
additional one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum of the principal amount
of the Securities at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period, provided
that the maximum aggregate increase in the interest rate will in no event exceed
one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum. Any amounts payable under this
paragraph shall also be deemed "Additional Interest" for purposes of this
Agreement. Upon the Shelf Registration Statement once again becoming usable, the
interest rate borne by the Securities will be reduced to the original interest
rate if the Company is otherwise in compliance with this Agreement at such time.
Additional Interest shall be computed based on the actual number of days elapsed
in each 90-day period in which the Shelf Registration Statement is unusable.
The Company shall notify the Trustee within three business days after each
and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which Additional Interest
is required to be paid (an "Event Date"). Additional Interest shall be paid by
depositing with the Trustee, in
trust, for the benefit of the Holders of Registrable Securities, on or before
the applicable semiannual interest payment date, immediately available funds in
sums sufficient to pay the Additional Interest then due. The Additional Interest
due shall be payable on each interest payment date to the record Holder of
Securities entitled to receive the interest payment to be paid on such date as
set forth in the Indenture. Each obligation to pay Additional Interest shall be
deemed to accrue from and including the day following the applicable Event Date.
Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, no Additional Interest
shall be payable in relation to the applicable Shelf Registration Statement or
the related prospectus if (i) such Additional Interest is payable solely as a
result of (x) the filing of a post-effective amendment to such Shelf
Registration Statement to incorporate annual audited or, if required by the
rules and regulations under the 1933 Act, quarterly unaudited 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) for a period not to exceed an aggregate of 45 days
in any calendar year, other material events or developments 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 no event shall the Company be required to disclose the business
purpose for such suspension if the Company determines in good faith that such
business purpose must remain confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not be required to pay Additional Interest with respect to the
Securities to Holder if the failure arises from the Company' failure to file, or
cause to become effective, a Shelf Registration Statement within the time
periods specified in this Section 2 by reason of the failure of such Holder to
provide such information as (i) the Company may reasonably request, with
reasonable prior written notice, for use in the Shelf Registration Statement or
any prospectus included therein to the extent the Company reasonably determine
that such information is required to be included therein by applicable law, (ii)
the NASD or the Commission may request in connection with such Shelf
Registration Statement or (iii) is required to comply with the agreements of
such Holder as contained herein to the extent compliance thereof is necessary
for the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective.
3. Registration Procedures.
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In connection with the obligations of the Company with respect to
Registration Statements pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, the Company
shall:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement, within the
relevant time period specified in Section 2, on the appropriate form under the
1933 Act, which form (i) shall be selected by the Company, (ii) shall, in the
case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable
Securities by the selling Holders thereof, (iii) shall, at the time of
effectiveness, comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the applicable form and include or incorporate by reference all financial
statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith or incorporated by
reference therein, and (iv) shall comply in all material
respects with the requirements of Regulation S-T under the 1933 Act, and use its
best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain
effective in accordance with Section 2 hereof;
(b) subject to the limitations contained in the fourth paragraph of Section
2.5, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments
to each Registration Statement as may be necessary under applicable law to keep
such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period; and cause each
Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so
supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provision then in
force) under the 1933 Act and comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to them with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by each Registration
Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or
methods of distribution by the selling Holders thereof (including sales by any
Participating Broker-Dealer)(provided, however, that nothing contained herein
shall imply that the Company is liable for any action or inaction of any Holder
(including any Participating Broker-Dealer));
(c) in the case of a Shelf Registration, (i) notify each Holder of
Registrable Securities, at least five business days prior to filing, that a
Shelf Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities is being
filed and advising such Holders that the distribution of Registrable Securities
will be made in accordance with the method selected by the Majority Holders
participating in the Shelf Registration; (ii) furnish to each Holder of
Registrable Securities and to each underwriter of an underwritten offering of
Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each
Prospectus, including each preliminary Prospectus, and any amendment or
supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder or underwriter may
reasonably request, including financial statements and schedules and, if the
Holder so requests, all exhibits in order to facilitate the public sale or other
disposition of the Registrable Securities; and (iii) hereby consent to the use
of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders of Registrable Securities in connection with the offering and sale of
the Registrable Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto;
(d) use its reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable
Securities under all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws of such
jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement and each underwriter of an underwritten offering of Registrable
Securities shall reasonably request by the time the applicable Registration
Statement is declared effective by the SEC, and do any and all other acts and
things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each such Holder
and underwriter to consummate the disposition in each such jurisdiction of such
Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, however, that the Company
shall 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 Section 3(d), or (ii) take any action which would subject
it to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it
is not then so subject;
(e) notify promptly Special Counsel and, with respect to clauses (i),
(iii), (iv) and (v) of this paragraph only each Holder of Registrable Securities
under a Shelf Registration or any Participating Broker-Dealer who has notified
the Company that it is utilizing the Exchange Offer Registration Statement as
provided in paragraph (f) below and, if requested by such Holder or
Participating Broker-Dealer, confirm such advice in writing promptly (i) when a
Registration Statement has become effective and when any post-effective
amendments and supplements thereto become effective, (ii) of any request by the
SEC or any state securities authority for post-effective amendments and
supplements to a Registration Statement and Prospectus or for additional
information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (iii) of the
issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of
any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the happening of any event or the
discovery of any facts during the period a Shelf Registration Statement is
effective which makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the
related Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which requires the making
of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the
statements therein not misleading, (v) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
Registrable Securities or the Exchange Securities, as the case may be, for sale
in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose and (vi) of any determination by the Company that a post-effective
amendment to such Registration Statement would be appropriate;
(f) in the case of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (i) include in
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement a section entitled "Plan of
Distribution" which section shall be reasonably acceptable to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx on
behalf of the Participating Broker-Dealers, and which shall contain a summary
statement of the positions taken or policies made by the staff of the SEC with
respect to the potential "underwriter" status of any broker-dealer that holds
Registrable Securities acquired for its own account as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities and that will be the beneficial owner (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Exchange Securities to be
received by such broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer, whether such positions or
policies have been publicly disseminated by the staff of the SEC or such
positions or policies, in the reasonable judgment of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx on behalf of
the Participating Broker-Dealers and its counsel, represent the prevailing views
of the staff of the SEC, including a statement that any such broker-dealer who
receives Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to the Exchange
Offer may be deemed a statutory underwriter and must deliver a prospectus
meeting the requirements of the 1933 Act in connection with any resale of such
Exchange Securities, (ii) furnish to each Participating Broker-Dealer who has
delivered to the Company the notice referred to in Section 3(e), without charge,
as many copies of each Prospectus included in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any amendment or supplement
thereto, as such Participating Broker-Dealer may reasonably request, (iii)
hereby consent to the use of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, by any Person
subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the SEC, including all
Participating Broker-Dealers, in connection with the sale or transfer of the
Exchange Securities
covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, and (iv)
include in the transmittal letter or similar documentation to be executed by an
exchange offeree in order to participate in the Exchange Offer (x) the following
provision:
"If the exchange offeree is a broker-dealer holding Registrable Securities
acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities, it will deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the 1933 Act in connection with any resale of Exchange
Securities received in respect of such Registrable Securities pursuant to
the Exchange Offer;" and
(y) a statement to the effect that by a broker-dealer making the acknowledgment
described in clause (x) and by delivering a Prospectus in connection with the
exchange of Registrable Securities, the broker-dealer will not be deemed to
admit that it is an underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act; and
(g) (i) in the case of an Exchange Offer, furnish counsel for the Initial
Purchasers and (ii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish Special Counsel
copies of any comment letters received from the SEC or any other request by the
SEC or any state securities authority for amendments or supplements to a
Registration Statement and Prospectus or for additional information;
(h) make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement at the earliest
possible moment;
(i) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of
Registrable Securities upon request, and each underwriter, if any, without
charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules
(without documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits thereto,
unless requested);
(j) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the selling Holders
of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any
restrictive legends; and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such
denominations (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) and registered
in such names as the selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, may reasonably
request at least three business days prior to the closing of any sale of
Registrable Securities;
(k) in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event
or the discovery of any facts, each as contemplated by Sections 3(e)(iv) and
3(e)(v) hereof, as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an
event, use its best efforts to prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment
to the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that,
as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities or
Participating Broker-Dealers, such Prospectus will not contain at the time of
such delivery any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or will remain so
qualified. At such time as such public disclosure is otherwise made or the
Company determines that such disclosure is not necessary, in each case to
correct any misstatement of a material fact or to include any omitted material
fact, the Company agrees promptly to notify each Holder of such determination
and to furnish each Holder such number of copies of the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented, as such Holder may reasonably request;
(l) [reserved];
(m) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities, Private
Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later
than the effective date of a Registration Statement, and provide the Trustee
with printed certificates for the Exchange Securities, Private Exchange
Securities or the Registrable Securities, as the case may be, in a form eligible
for deposit with the Depositary;
(n) (i) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA in
connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable
Securities, as the case may be, (ii) cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders
to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to
be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA and (iii) execute, and
use its best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be
required to effect such changes, 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;
(o) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into agreements
(including, if requested, an underwriting agreement in customary form containing
customary representations, warranties, terms and conditions, provided that the
Company shall not be required to enter into such agreement more than once with
respect to all the Registrable Securities and may delay entering into such
agreement until the consummation of any underwritten public offering which the
Company may have then undertaken) and take all other customary and appropriate
actions in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities and in such connection whether or not an underwriting agreement is
entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten
registration.
(p) in the case of a Shelf Registration or if a Prospectus is required
to be delivered by any Participating Broker-Dealer in the case of an Exchange
Offer, make available for inspection by a representative of the Holders of the
Registrable Securities, any underwriters participating in any disposition
pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, any Participating Broker-Dealer and
Special Counsel, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company reasonably requested by any such
persons, and use reasonable efforts to have the respective officers, directors,
employees, and any other agents of the Company supply all relevant information
reasonably requested by any such representative,
underwriter, Special Counsel or accountant in connection with a Registration
Statement, in each case, as is customary for similar due diligence
investigations;
(q) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement, any Prospectus forming a
part thereof, any amendment to an Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf
Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to such Prospectus, provide
copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers, Special Counsel and to the
underwriter or underwriters of an underwritten offering of Registrable
Securities, if any, and make such changes in any Shelf Registration Statement,
any Prospectus forming a part thereof or amendment or supplement thereto prior
to the filing thereof as Special Counsel may reasonably request within three
business days of being sent a draft thereof and make the representatives of the
Company available for discussion of such documents as shall be reasonably
requested by the Initial Purchasers;
(r) [reserved];
(s) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use its best efforts to cause
the Registrable Securities to be rated by the appropriate rating agencies, if so
requested by the Majority Holders, or if requested by the underwriter or
underwriters of an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities, if any;
(t) otherwise comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
SEC and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably
practicable, an earnings statement covering at least 12 months which shall
satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(u) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") and
(v) upon consummation of an Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange,
obtain a customary opinion of counsel to the Company addressed to the Trustee
for the benefit of all Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the
Exchange Offer or Private Exchange, and which includes an opinion that (i) the
Company has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Exchange Securities
and/or Private Exchange Securities, as applicable, and the related indenture,
and (ii) each of the Exchange Securities and related indenture constitute a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its respective terms (with customary exceptions).
In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may (as a
condition to the participation of such Holder and the beneficial owner of
Registrable Securities in the Shelf Registration) require each Holder of
Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company prior to the 30th day following
the Company's filing of such request for information with the Trustee for
delivery to the Holders such information regarding the Holder and the proposed
distribution
by such Holder or beneficial owner of such Registrable Securities as the Company
may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder agrees that,
upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event or the
discovery of any facts, each of the kind described in Section 3(e)(v) hereof,
such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies
of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(k) hereof,
and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder will deliver to the Company (at
its expense) all copies in such Holder's possession, other than permanent file
copies then in such Holder's possession, of the Prospectus covering such
Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
If any of the Registrable Securities covered by any Shelf Registration
Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the underwriter or
underwriters and manager or managers that will manage such offering will be
selected by the Majority Holders of such Registrable Securities included in such
offering and shall be acceptable to the Company. No Holder of Registrable
Securities may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless
such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder's Registrable Securities on the basis
provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled
hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and
other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
4. Indemnification; Contribution.
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(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial
Purchasers, each Holder, each Participating Broker-Dealer, each Person who
participates as an underwriter (any such Person being an "Underwriter") and each
Person, if any, who controls any Holder or Underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) pursuant to which
Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities were registered under the
1933 Act, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or the
omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid
in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section
4(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the
Company; and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred
(including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by any indemnified
party), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending
against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense
is not paid under subparagraph (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss,
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liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the
Holder or Underwriter expressly for use in a Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto) or any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(b) Each Holder severally, but not jointly, agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, the Initial Purchasers, each Underwriter and the
other selling Holders, and each of their respective directors and officers, and
each Person, if any, who controls the Company, the Initial Purchasers, any
Underwriter or any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the
1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability,
claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in Section 4(a)
hereof, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or
alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Shelf Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto) or any Prospectus included therein (or any amendment
or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information with respect to such Holder furnished to the Company by such Holder
expressly for use in the Shelf Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto)
or such Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto); provided, however,
that no such Holder shall be liable for any claims hereunder in excess of the
amount of net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement.
(c) Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably
practicable to each indemnifying party of any action or proceeding commenced
against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure so
to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from
any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a
result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity
agreement. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the
defense of such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying
party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be
counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying party or
parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in
addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all
indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation
or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or
any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could
be sought under this Section 4 (whether or not the indemnified parties are
actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or
consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim 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 at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an
indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of
counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any
settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 4(a)(ii) effected without its
written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after
receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such
indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at
least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such
indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in
accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4 is for any
reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in
respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to
therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount
of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such
indemnified party, as incurred, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative benefit received by the indemnified party, on the one hand, and the
indemnifying party, on the other hand, in connection with the Exchange Offer and
the Shelf Registration and the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and
the Holders and the Initial Purchasers on the other hand in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims,
damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders and the
Initial Purchasers on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company, the Holders or the Initial Purchasers and
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Company, the Holders and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not
be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4 were determined
by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one
entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not
take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section
4. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses
incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 4 shall
be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4, no Initial Purchasers
shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total price at which the Securities sold by it were offered exceeds the amount
of any damages which such Initial Purchasers 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 (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section 4, each Person, if any, who controls an
Initial Purchasers or Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or
Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such
Initial Purchasers or Holder, and each director of the Company, and each Person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933
Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as
the Company. The Initial Purchasers' respective obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the principal amount of
Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A to the
Purchase Agreement and not joint.
5. Miscellaneous.
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5.1 [reserved]
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5.2 No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not entered into
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and the Company will not after the date of this Agreement enter into any
agreement which is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of
Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the
provisions hereof. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not and will
not for the term of this Agreement in any way conflict with the rights granted
to the holders of the Company's other issued and outstanding securities under
any such agreements.
5.3 Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
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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 at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected by
such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or departure.
5.4 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
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permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, registered first-
class mail, telex, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery
(a) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the
Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 5.4, which address initially is the address set forth in the Purchase
Agreement with respect to the Initial Purchasers; and (b) if to the Company,
initially at the Company's address set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and
thereafter at such other address of which notice is given in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 5.4.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been
duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; two business
days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when
answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on
the next business day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing
overnight delivery.
Copies of all such notices, demands, or other communications shall
be concurrently delivered by the person giving the same to the Trustee under the
Indenture, at the address specified in such Indenture.
5.5 Successor and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the
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benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each
of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an
express assignment, subsequent Holders; 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 Purchase Agreement or 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, including the restrictions on resale set forth in this Agreement
and, if applicable, the Purchase Agreement, and such person shall be entitled to
receive the benefits hereof.
5.6 Third Party Beneficiaries. The Initial Purchasers (even if the
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Initial Purchasers are not Holders of Registrable Securities) shall be third
party beneficiaries to the agreements made 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 they deem such enforcement
necessary or advisable to protect their 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 Purchasers,
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.
5.7. Specific Enforcement. Without limiting the remedies available
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to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the Company acknowledges that any
failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Sections 2.1 through
2.4 hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers
or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it would not
be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the
event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such
relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company's obligations
under Sections 2.1 through 2.4 hereof.
5.8. [reserved]
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5.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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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.
5.10 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
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of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
5.11 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
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CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS THEREOF.
5.12 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the
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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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
Confirmed and accepted as
of the date first above
written:
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
CHASE SECURITIES INC.
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.
XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX
BY: XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
