REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.3
This Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of the 30th day of April, 2008 is entered into by and between by and between Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (the “MLP”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Republic of the Xxxxxxxx Islands, and Anemos Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Anemos”), a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Xxxxxxxx Islands.
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 30th, 2008, between the MLP and Anemos (the “Share Purchase Agreement”).
WHEREAS, one of the conditions to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement is the execution and delivery of this Agreement to provide for registration rights for the Common Units issued to Anemos or to their order, all as more fully set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms used herein have the following meanings:
“Agreement” means this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
“Common Units” means the common units representing common limited partner interests of the MLP.
“MLP” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Demand Registration” is defined in Section 2.1.1.
“Demanding Holder” is defined in Section 2.1.1.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
“Form F-3” is defined in Section 2.2.
“Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Maximum Number of Units” is defined in Section 2.1.4.
“Pro Rata” is defined in Section 2.1.4.
“Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Units that may be issued pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement; and (ii) Common Units or other securities issued or issuable in respect of such Common Units upon any unit split, unit dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or similar event. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) they have been registered under the Securities Act, the registration statement in connection therewith has been declared effective, and they have been disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement, (ii) all such units are available for sale and can be sold (whether or not so sold) without restriction to the public pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor rule), (iii) they shall have been otherwise transferred and the subsequent disposition of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act, or (v) they shall have ceased to be outstanding.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by the MLP with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of Common Units (other than a registration statement on Form F-4 or Form F-8, or their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another entity).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
“Share Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble hereof.
“Underwriter” means a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an underwritten offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
2. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
2.1 Demand Registration.
2.1.1. Request for Registration. At any time and from time to time commencing within thirty (30) days of the closing of the Share Purchase Agreement, the holders of a majority-in-interest of such Registrable Securities may make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their Registrable Securities (a “Demand Registration”). Any demand for a Demand Registration shall specify the number of units of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The MLP will notify all holders of Registrable Securities of the demand, and each holder of Registrable Securities who wishes to include all or a portion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration (each such holder including units of Registrable Securities in such registration, a “Demanding Holder”) shall so notify the MLP within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by the holder of the notice from the MLP. Upon any such request, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration, subject to Section 2.1.4 and the provisos set forth in Section 4.1.1.
2.1.2. Effective Registration. A registration will not count as a Demand Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective and the MLP has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, however, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any other governmental agency or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration will be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a
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majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders thereafter elect to continue the offering; provided, further, that the MLP shall not be obligated to file a second Registration Statement until a Registration Statement that has been filed is counted as a Demand Registration or is terminated.
2.1.3. Underwritten Offering. If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so elect and such holders so advise the MLP as part of their written demand for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an underwritten offering. In such event, the right of any holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Demanding Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such underwriting by a majority-in-interest of the holders initiating the Demand Registration.
2.1.4. Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the MLP and the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of units of Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Units or other securities which the MLP desires to sell exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of units that can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of units, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Units”), then the MLP shall include in such registration: (i) first, the Registrable Securities as to which Demand Registration has been requested by the Demanding Holders (pro rata in accordance with the number of units that each such Person has requested be included in such registration, regardless of the number of units held by each such Person (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Units; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Units has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the number of Common Units or other securities that the MLP desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Units; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Units has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the number of Common Units or other securities for the account of other persons that the MLP is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Units.
2.1.5. Withdrawal. If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders disapprove of the terms of any underwriting or are not entitled to include all of their Registrable Securities in any offering, such majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders may elect to withdraw from such offering by giving written notice to the MLP and the Underwriter or Underwriters of their request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration. If the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders withdraws from a proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration, then such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 2.1.
2.2 Registrations on Form F-3. The holders of Registrable Securities may at any time request in writing that the MLP register the resale of any or all of such Registrable Securities on Form F-3 or any similar short-form registration which may be available at such time (“Form F-3”); provided, however, that the MLP shall not be obligated to effect such request through an underwritten offering. Upon receipt of such written request, the MLP will promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities, and, as soon as practicable thereafter, effect the registration of all or such portion of such holder’s or holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities or other securities of the MLP, if any, of any other
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holder or holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice from the MLP; provided, however, that the MLP shall not be obligated to effect any such registration pursuant to this Section 2.2: (i) if Form F-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) if the holders of the Registrable Securities, together with the holders of any other securities of the MLP entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $500,000. Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1.
3. Expiration of Obligations. The obligations of the MLP to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement pursuant to Sections 2 of this Agreement shall expire nine (9) months after the effective date of such Registration Statement, other than registrations on Form F-3 which will remain effective indefinitely.
4. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
4.1 Filings; Information. Whenever the MLP is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2, the MLP shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such request:
4.1.1. Filing Registration Statement. The MLP shall, as expeditiously as possible after receipt of a request for a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which the MLP then qualifies or which counsel for the MLP shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and use its best efforts to keep it effective for the period required by Section 4.1.3; provided, however, that the MLP shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for up to thirty (30) days, in such case the MLP shall furnish to the holders a certificate signed by a Chief Executive Officer of the MLP stating that, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the MLP, it would be materially detrimental to the MLP and its holders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time; provided further, however, that the MLP shall not have the right to exercise the right set forth in the immediately preceding proviso more than once in any 365-day period in respect of a Demand Registration hereunder.
4.1.2. Copies. The MLP shall, prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration, and such holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus), and such other documents as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration or legal counsel for any such holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holders.
4.1.3. Amendments and Supplements. The MLP shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement (which period shall not exceed the sum of one hundred eighty (180) days plus any period during which any such
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disposition is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any governmental agency or court) or such securities have been withdrawn.
4.1.4. Notification. After the filing of a Registration Statement, the MLP shall promptly, and in no event more than two (2) business days after such filing, notify the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement of such filing, and shall further notify such holders promptly and confirm such advice in writing in all events within two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes effective; (iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and the MLP shall take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, such 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 not misleading, and promptly make available to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement any such supplement or amendment; except that before filing with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the MLP shall furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement and to the legal counsel for any such holders, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents and comment thereon, and the MLP shall not file any Registration Statement or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, to which such holders or their legal counsel shall object.
4.1.5. State Securities Laws Compliance. The MLP shall use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the MLP and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the MLP shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction.
4.1.6. Agreements for Disposition. The MLP shall enter into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. The representations, warranties and covenants of the MLP in any underwriting agreement which are made to or for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. No holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement shall be required to make any representations or warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to such holder’s organization, good standing, authority, title to Registrable Securities, lack of conflict of such sale with such holder’s material agreements and organizational documents, and with respect to written information relating to such holder that such holder has furnished in writing expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement.
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4.1.7. Cooperation. The principal executive officer of the MLP, the principal financial officer of the MLP, the principal accounting officer of the MLP and all other officers and members of the management of the MLP shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and potential investors.
4.1.8. Records. The MLP shall make available for inspection by the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained by any holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the MLP, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the MLP’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any of them in connection with such Registration Statement.
4.1.9. Opinions and Comfort Letters. The MLP shall furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement a signed counterpart, addressed to such holder, of (i) any opinion of counsel to the MLP delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter from the MLP’s independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In the event no legal opinion is delivered to any Underwriter, the MLP shall furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, at any time that such holder elects to use a prospectus, an opinion of counsel to the MLP to the effect that the Registration Statement containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is in effect.
4.1.10. Earnings Statement. The MLP shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to its unitholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, beginning within three (3) months after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.
4.1.11. Listing. The MLP shall use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included in any registration to be listed on such exchanges or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the MLP are then listed or designated or, if no such similar securities are then listed or designated, in a manner satisfactory to the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration.
4.2 Obligation to Suspend Distribution. Upon receipt of any notice from the MLP of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1.4(iv), upon any suspension by the MLP, pursuant to a written xxxxxxx xxxxxxx compliance program adopted by the MLP’s Board of Directors, of the ability of all “insiders” covered by such program to transact in the MLP’s securities because of the existence of material non-public information, each holder of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall immediately discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such holder receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of “insiders” to transact in the MLP’s securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by the MLP, each such holder will deliver to the MLP all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such holder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.
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4.3 Registration Expenses. The MLP shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1 and all expenses incurred in performing or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the MLP’s internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities as required by Section 4.1.11; (vi) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. fees; (vii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the MLP and fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the MLP (including the expenses or costs associated with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to Section 4.1.9); (viii) the fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the MLP in connection with such registration and (ix) the fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such registration. The MLP shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold by the holders thereof, which underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such holders. Additionally, in an underwritten offering, all holders and the MLP shall bear the expenses of the underwriter pro rata in proportion to the respective amount of units each is selling in such offering.
4.4 Information. The holders of Registrable Securities shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the MLP, or the managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2 and in connection with the MLP’s obligation to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.
5. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.
5.1 Indemnification by the MLP. The MLP agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents (individually and collectively, the “Indemnified Person”) from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any breach of the Agreement or any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the MLP of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the MLP and relating to action or inaction required of the MLP in connection with any such registration; and the MLP shall promptly reimburse the Indemnified Person for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the MLP will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the MLP, in writing, by such holder expressly for use therein. The MLP also shall indemnify any Underwriter of the Registrable Securities, their officers, affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification provided above in this Section 5.1.
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5.2 Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities. Each holder of Registrable Securities will, in the event that any registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by such holder, indemnify and hold harmless the MLP, each of its directors and officers and each underwriter (if any), and each other holder and each other person, if any, who controls another holder or such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any expenses, losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, insofar as such expenses, losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the MLP by such holder expressly for use therein, and shall reimburse the MLP, its directors and officers, and each other holder or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigation or defending any such expense, loss, claim, damage, liability or action. Each holder’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by such holder.
5.3 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Promptly after receipt by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, such person (the “Indemnified Party”) shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.
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5.4 Contribution.
5.4.1. If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party 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 such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
5.4.2. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding Section.
5.4.3. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.4, no holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions or taxes) actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. 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.
6. UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION.
6.1 Rule 144. The MLP covenants that it shall file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as the holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or any similar Rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
7.1 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the MLP hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the MLP in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be, and shall be deemed to be, freely assigned or delegated by such holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any permitted transfer of Registrable Securities by any such holder. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
7.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or
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transmitted by hand delivery, telex or facsimile, addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telex or facsimile; provided, that if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next business day. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day delivery.
If to the MLP to:
Navios Maritime Holdings L.P.
c/o Navios ShipManagement Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 185 38
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: x00 (000) 000-0000
If to Anemos:
Anemos Maritime Holdings Inc.
c/o Navios ShipManagement Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 185 38
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: x00 (000) 000-0000
7.3 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.
7.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
7.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written.
7.6 Modifications and Amendments. No amendment, modification or termination of this Agreement shall be binding upon any party unless executed in writing by such party.
7.7 Titles and Headings. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.
7.8 Waivers and Extensions. Any party to this Agreement may waive any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive, provided that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically refers to this Agreement. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred. Any waiver may be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein
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contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.
7.9 Remedies Cumulative. In the event that the MLP fails to observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under this Agreement, the holders of Anemos or any other holder of Registrable Securities may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law, whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right, or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
7.10 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of the Xxxxxxxx Islands applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such jurisdiction without giving effect to conflict of law principles thereof.
7.11 Waiver of Trial by Jury. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of, connected with or relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx |
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Director |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx |
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Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx |
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Chief Financial Officer |