CUMULUS MEDIA INC. Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit 4.3
EXECUTION
VERSION
$610,000,000
7.75% Senior Notes due 2019
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated May 13, 2011 (this “Agreement”) is entered
into by and among Cumulus Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the
guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Initial Guarantors”), and X.X. Xxxxxx
Securities LLC (“X.X. Xxxxxx”), on behalf of itself and the other initial purchasers (the
“Initial Purchasers”) named on Schedule 1 to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase Agreement,
dated April 29, 2011 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Company
to the Initial Purchasers of $610,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.75% Senior
Notes due 2019 (the “Securities”), which will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by
each of the Guarantors. As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase
Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and
their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
“Additional Guarantor” shall mean any subsidiary of the Company that issues a
Guarantee under the Indenture after the date of this Agreement, and prior to the completion of the
Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
“Citadel” shall mean Citadel Broadcasting Corporation and its consolidated
subsidiaries.
“Citadel Acquisition” shall mean the pending merger of Citadel with and into Cumulus
Media Holdings Inc., with Citadel surviving the merger as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the
Company’s successors.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.
“Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the Guarantors of
Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
“Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act
effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration
statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and
supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein
or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.
“Exchange Securities” shall mean senior notes issued by the Company and the related
Guarantees issued by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms identical to the
Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or
to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be
offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
“FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
“Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the
Company in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.
“Guarantees” shall mean, as the context may require, the guarantees of the Securities
and guarantees of the Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under the Indenture.
“Guarantors” shall mean the Initial Guarantors, any Additional Guarantors and any
Guarantor’s successor that Guarantees the Securities.
“Holders” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable
Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become
owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that, for purposes of
Section 4 and Section 5 hereof, the term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers.
“Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
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“Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
“Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated as of May 13,
2011, among the Company, the Initial Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and
as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Initial Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiv) hereof.
“Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.
“X.X. Xxxxxx” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or
approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any
Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its affiliates (as
such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) shall not be counted in determining whether
such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and
provided, further, that if the Company shall issue any additional Securities under
the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of
any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable Securities to
which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of determining
whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has
been obtained.
“Notice and Questionnaire” shall mean a notice of registration statement and selling
security holder questionnaire distributed to a Holder by the Company after receipt of a Shelf
Request from such Holder.
“Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)
hereof.
“Participating Holder” shall mean any Holder of Registrable Securities that has
returned a properly completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with
Section 2(b) hereof.
“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company,
corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political
subdivision thereof.
“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or, pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including
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any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any
prospectus supplement, including a 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 such prospectus, and in each case including any
document incorporated by reference therein.
“Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities and the related Guarantees;
provided that the Securities and the related Guarantees shall cease to be Registrable
Securities upon the earliest to occur of (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such
Securities and related Guarantees has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities
and related Guarantees have been exchanged, sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to such
Registration Statement, (ii) when such Securities and related Guarantees are sold pursuant to Rule
144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A), (iii)
when such Securities and related Guarantees cease to be outstanding or (iv) except in the case of
Securities and related Guarantees that otherwise remain Registrable Securities and that are held by
an Initial Purchaser and that are ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, when the
Exchange Offer is consummated.
“Registration Default” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the
Exchange Offer is not completed on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (ii) the Shelf
Registration Statement, if required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or Section 2(b)(ii) hereof, has not
become effective on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (iii) if the Company receives a Shelf
Request pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed
thereby has not become effective by the later of (a) the Target Registration Date and (b) 90 days
after delivery of such Shelf Request or (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this
Agreement, has become effective and thereafter ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained
therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time
during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for
more than 45 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period.
“Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or
compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i)
all SEC, stock exchange or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred
in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of one counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky
qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) the costs incurred in
preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto,
any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other
documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency
fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under
applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the
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Trustee and its counsel, (vii)
the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the
Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the fees and disbursements of
one counsel for the Participating Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Participating
Holders holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Securities held by such
Participating Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers), and (viii)
the fees and disbursements of any public accountants of the Company or of any business acquired by
the Company or any Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data are or are required
to be included in any Registration Statement, including the expenses of any special audits or
“comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement,
but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set
forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage
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 Company and the
Guarantors that 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 or
deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.
“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.
“Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.
“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b)
hereof.
“Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the
Company and the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other
securities unless approved by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities held by
the Participating Holders) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities 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 or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by
reference therein.
“Shelf Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.
“Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC.
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“Target Registration Date” shall mean May 13, 2012 (or if such date is not a Business
Day, the next succeeding Business Day) or, if the Citadel Acquisition is
consummated more than 305 days but within 365 days after the closing of the offering of the
Securities, then the Target Registration Date shall be the date that is 60 days after the
consummation of the Citadel Acquisition.
“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time
to time.
“Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.
“Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.
“Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are
sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public.
2. Registration Under the Securities Act. (a) To the extent not prohibited by any
applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Company and the Guarantors shall use
their commercially reasonable efforts to (x) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration
Statement covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange
Securities and (y) have such Registration Statement become and remain effective until 180 days
after the date the Exchange Offer Registration Statement became effective for use by one or more
Participating Broker-Dealers. The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer
promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and use
their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after
such effective date.
The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related
Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder
stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the
following:
(i) | that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange; |
(ii) | the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”); |
(iii) | that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein; |
(iv) | that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address and in the manner specified in the notice, or (B) effect such exchange |
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otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and |
(v) | that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution and at the address specified in the notice, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange, such other information as may be reasonably required to identify the Securities to be withdrawn and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or (B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities. |
As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent
to the Company and the Guarantors that (i) any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be
acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the
Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the
distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of
the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule
405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any Guarantor and (iv) if such Holder is not a
broker-dealer, that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the
Exchange Securities and (v) it is not acting on behalf of any person that could not truthfully make
the representations set forth in clauses (i) to (iv) of this paragraph. Each Holder hereby
acknowledges and agrees that any broker-dealer and any such Holder using the Exchange Offer to
participate in a distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (i) could not
under SEC policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the SEC
enunciated in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings
Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the SEC’s letter to Shearman & Sterling
dated July 2, 1993, and similar no action letters, and (ii) must comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale
transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective
registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or
508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such
Holder in exchange for Registrable Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company.
As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall:
(I) | accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and |
(II) | deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof delivered to the Company and so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly |
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authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder. |
The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the
Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the
Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the
Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff and
customary conditions relating to the delivery of Securities or other actions customarily taken by
Holders participating in the Exchange Offer or the execution and delivery of customary
documentation relating to the Exchange Offer.
(b) In the event that (i) the Company and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer
Registration provided for in Section 2(a) hereof is not available or the Exchange Offer may not be
completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any
applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any
other reason completed by the Target Registration Date or (iii) upon receipt of a written request
(a “Shelf Request”) from any Initial Purchaser representing that it holds Registrable
Securities that were ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the
Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed as soon as
practicable after such determination date or Shelf Request, as the case may be, a Shelf
Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders
thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become effective; provided that the
Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to file any such Shelf Registration Statement
prior to the earlier of the filing of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the Target
Registration Date; provided further that no Holder will be entitled to have any
Registrable Securities included in any Shelf Registration Statement, or entitled to use the
Prospectus forming a part of such Shelf Registration Statement, until after such Holder shall have
delivered a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire and provided such other information
regarding such Holder to the Company as is contemplated by Section 3(b) hereof or as otherwise
reasonably required or requested in writing by the Company.
In the event that the Company and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding paragraph, the Company and the Guarantors shall
use their commercially reasonable efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof with respect to all Registrable Securities
and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities
held by the Initial Purchasers after completion of the Exchange Offer.
The Company and the Guarantors agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the
Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the Securities cease to be Registrable
Securities (the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”). The Company and
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the Guarantors further agree
to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement, the
related Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or
instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company and the Guarantors for such
Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations
thereunder or if reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to
information relating to such Holder, and to use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause any
such amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus
or Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable.
The Company and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Participating Holders copies of any such
supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.
(c) The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any
registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof. Each Holder shall pay all
underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating
to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement.
(d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be
deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. A Shelf
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective
unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the
SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act.
If a Registration Default occurs, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be
increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period beginning on the day immediately
following such Registration Default and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each
subsequent 90-day period, in each case until but excluding the date such Registration Default ends,
up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum. A Registration Default ends when the Securities cease
to be Registrable Securities or, if earlier, (1) in the case of a Registration Default under clause
(i) of the definition thereof, when the Exchange Offer is completed, (2) in the case of a
Registration Default under clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf
Registration Statement becomes effective or (3) in the case of a Registration Default under clause
(iv) or clause (v) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes
effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable. If at any time more than one Registration
Default has occurred and is continuing, then, until the next date that there is no Registration
Default, the increase in interest rate provided for by this paragraph shall apply as if there
occurred a single Registration Default that begins on the date that the earliest such Registration
Default occurred and ends on such next date that there is no Registration Default.
(e) Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the
Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the Company or the Guarantors to comply
with their obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material
irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for
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which there is no adequate remedy
at law, that it will 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 and
the Guarantors’ obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.
3. Registration Procedures. (a) In connection with their obligations pursuant to
Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall:
(i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the
Securities Act, which form (A) shall be selected by the Company and the Guarantors, (B) shall, in
the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the
Holders thereof (or, in the case of a Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), by the
Holders whose Securities were ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer) and (C) shall
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;
and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;
(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the
applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented
by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section
4(3) and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers
with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities;
(iii) to the extent any Free Writing Prospectus is used, file with the SEC any Free Writing
Prospectus that is required to be filed therewith by the Company or the Guarantors in accordance
with the Securities Act and to retain (in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act)
any Free Writing Prospectus not required to be filed;
(iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, to counsel for
the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Participating Holders and to each Underwriter of an
Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each
Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement
thereto, as such Participating Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and, subject to
Section 3(c) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus,
preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in
accordance with applicable law by each of the Participating Holders and any such Underwriters in
connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner
described in such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law;
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(v) in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, use their commercially reasonable
efforts to register and qualify the Registrable Securities under all
applicable state securities or blue sky laws and, in the case of a Shelf Registration
Statement, cooperate with the selling Participating Holders and their counsel to register or
qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as any Participating Holder shall reasonably request in writing by the time the
applicable Registration Statement becomes effective; cooperate with such Participating Holders in
connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and do any and all other acts and
things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Participating Holder to
complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Participating Holder; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required
to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file any general consent
to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such
jurisdiction if it is not so subject;
(vi) notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration,
notify each Participating Holder and counsel for such Participating Holders promptly after becoming
aware and, if requested by any such Participating Holder or counsel, thereafter confirm such advice
in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has become effective, when any post-effective
amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective, when any Free Writing Prospectus has been
filed or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus has been
filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and
supplements to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or for
additional information, after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) 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, including the receipt
by the Company of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4)
if, between the applicable effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any
sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the Company or any Guarantor receives any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for
sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening
of any event during the period a Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made
in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus untrue in
any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading
(in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) and (6)
of any determination by the Company or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing
Prospectus would be required;
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(vii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration,
the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act,
including by filing an amendment to such Registration Statement on the
proper form, as promptly as practicable and provide prompt notice to each Holder or
Participating Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution;
(viii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, without
charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment
thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless
requested in writing);
(ix) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Participating Holders 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
issued in such denominations and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the
Indenture) as such Participating Holders may reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to
the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;
(x) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, use their
commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective
amendment to the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement
or the related Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by
reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent
permitted by law, made available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or
Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Company and the Guarantors shall
notify the Participating Holders (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) and the Initial
Purchasers and any Participating Broker-Dealers known to the Company (in the case of an Exchange
Offer Registration Statement) to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus as
promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Participating Holders, such
Participating Broker-Dealers and the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, hereby agree to suspend use
of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, until the Company and the
Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus or the Free Writing Prospectus, as the case
may be, to correct such misstatement or omission;
(xi) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any
Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a
Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus other than any document that is to be incorporated by
reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus after initial
filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and
their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the Participating Holders and
their counsel) and
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make such of the representatives of the Company and the Guarantors as shall be
reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf
Registration Statement, the Participating Holders or their counsel) available for discussion of
such document; and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at any time after initial filing of a
Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus, any
amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or a Free Writing
Prospectus, other than any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration
Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchasers and their
counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders and their
counsel) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial
Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating
Holders or their counsel) shall reasonably object in writing within five business days after the
receipt thereof; and at any time after the initial filing of a Shelf Registration Statement until
the earlier of (a) such Participating Holder no longer holding Registrable Securities and (b) the
expiration of the Shelf Effectiveness Period the Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to provide to the Participating Holders and their counsel any document that is
to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing
Prospectus a reasonable period of time prior to filing such document; provided however,
that any information in such document shall be considered confidential and proprietary subject to
the restrictions and limits thereon pursuant to paragraph (xiv) below until such information
becomes publicly available (other than by a breach of paragraph (xiv) below);
(xii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities
or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the initial effective date of a
Registration Statement;
(xiii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Indenture to be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act in connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable
Securities, as the case may be; 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 Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their commercially reasonable 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;
(xiv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative
of the Participating Holders (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in any
disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, one firm of attorneys and accountants
(and up to one additional firm of attorneys solely with respect to Federal Communications
Commission (“FCC”) matters) designated by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities held by the Participating Holders and one firm of attorneys and accountants (and up to
one additional firm of attorneys solely with respect to FCC matters) designated by such
Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other
records, documents and properties of
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the Company and its subsidiaries as such Inspector,
Underwriter, attorney or accountant believes shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to
exercise any applicable due diligence defenses under federal securities laws, and cause the
respective officers, directors and employees of the Company and the Guarantors to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in
connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is
identified by the Company or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person
receiving such information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the
confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with,
an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests of any Inspector, Participating
Holder or Underwriter, provided further that each Person receiving any such information
obtained under Section 3(a)(xiv) which is identified as confidential or proprietary pursuant to the
above proviso may disclose such information to the extent requested pursuant to, or required by,
applicable law, regulation or legal process, provided further that such Person shall, to
the extent legally permissible, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide prior notice to the
Company and the Guarantors of such request or requirement in sufficient time to permit the Company
or any of the Guarantors to seek a protective order at the expense of the Company and the
Guarantors and without the participation of the Person subject to such request or requirement;
(xv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause
all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any automated quotation
system on which similar securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor are then
listed if requested by the Majority Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy
applicable listing requirements;
(xvi) if reasonably requested by any Participating Holder, promptly include in a Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Participating Holder
as such Participating Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required
filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Company has
received notification of the matters to be so included in such filing;
(xvii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all
such other actions necessary or appropriate in connection therewith (including those reasonably
requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities covered by
the Shelf Registration Statement) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such
Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an Underwritten Offering and in such
connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the
Participating Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the
business of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus, any Free
Writing Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if
any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters
in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Securities and confirm the same if and
when requested, (2) use commercially reasonable
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efforts to obtain opinions of counsel to the
Company and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Participating Holders and such Underwriters and their respective
counsel) addressed to each Participating Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering
the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings of debt securities
similar to the Securities, (3) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain “comfort” letters from
any public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other public
accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor, or of any business acquired
by the Company or any Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data are or are
required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each Participating Holder (to
the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable
Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily
covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings of debt securities similar
to the Securities, including but not limited to financial information contained in any preliminary
prospectus, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus and (4) deliver such documents and certificates
as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable
Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten
offerings of debt securities similar to the Securities, to evidence the continued validity of the
representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above
and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement, it
being agreed that the representations and warranties, opinions of counsel and comfort letters
delivered in connection with the initial offering of the Securities are customary and (5) indemnify
the Underwriters, if any, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons
(within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) on terms customary in underwriting
agreements under similar circumstances; and
(xviii) so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, cause each Additional
Guarantor upon becoming a Guarantor, to execute a Joinder Agreement to this Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such Joinder Agreement to the Initial Purchasers no later
than ten Business Days following the execution thereof.
(b) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors may require
each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company and the Guarantors a Notice and
Questionnaire and such other information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such
Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company and the Guarantors may from time to time
reasonably request in writing; provided that if such Holder fails to provide the requested
information within 20 Business Days, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities
from such Shelf Registration Statement until a period of time after the information is provided as
is reasonably necessary to permit the Company to review such information and, if applicable, amend
or supplement such Shelf Registration Statement.
(c) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Participating Holder agrees that, upon
receipt of any notice from the Company and the Guarantors of the
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happening of any event of the kind
described in Section 3(a)(vi)(3) or Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, such Participating Holder will
forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement until such Participating Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended
Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(x) hereof and, if so
directed by the Company and the Guarantors, such Participating Holder will deliver to the Company
and the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such
Participating Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus covering such
Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of such notice.
(d) If the Company and the Guarantors shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall
extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant
to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving
of such notice to and including the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have
received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus necessary
to resume such dispositions. The Company and the Guarantors may give any such notice only twice
during any 365-day period and any such suspensions shall not exceed 45 days for each suspension and
there shall not be more than two suspensions in effect during any 365-day period.
(e) The Participating Holders who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an
Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks
and manager or managers (each an “Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be
selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in
such offering and reasonably acceptable to the Company. However, each Holder agrees that neither
such Holder nor any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to any Registration
Statement on such Holder’s behalf, will make any offer relating to the Registrable Securities that
would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities
Act) or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the SEC or retained by the Company
under Rule 433 of the Securities Act, unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the
Company.
4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer. (a) The Company has been
advised that the Staff has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange
Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired
by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a
“Participating Broker-Dealer”) may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of
the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.
The Company and the Guarantors have been advised that it is the Staff’s position that if the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution
containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which
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Participating Broker-Dealers may
resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the
amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating
Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their
prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of Exchange
Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of
the Securities Act.
(b) In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Company and the Guarantors agree to use their commercially reasonable
efforts to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days after the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement becomes effective (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof) and
(ii) the date on which each Participating Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a
prospectus in connection with market making or other trading activities, in each case to the extent
necessary to ensure that it is available for resales. The Company and the Guarantors further
consent to the delivery of such Prospectus by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent
permitted by law, agree to make available such Prospectus) during such period in connection with
the resales contemplated by this Section 4.
(c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, any Guarantor or any Holder
with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof.
5. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and
severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their
respective affiliates, directors and officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial
Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including,
without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit,
action or proceeding or any claim asserted, promptly after such fees and expenses are incurred and
notice thereof has been provided to the Company), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based
upon, (1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading,
or (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (“Issuer Information”)
filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case
except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any
untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser, information relating to any
Holder furnished
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to the Company in writing through X.X. Xxxxxx or any selling Holder expressly for
use therein.
(b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, the directors of the Company
and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the Registration
Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser
and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only
with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon,
any untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with
any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of such
Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any Free Writing
Prospectus.
(c) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation),
claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification
may be sought pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the “Indemnified
Person”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the
“Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or
(b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of
substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have
to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding
shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the
Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such
proceeding and shall pay the actual and reasonable fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall
pay the actual and reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as
promptly after such fees are incurred and the Indemnifying Person is so notified. In any such
proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the
Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the
Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there
may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to
the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded
parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests
between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection
with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and
expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local
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counsel) for all Indemnified
Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such
separate firm (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control
Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by X.X. Xxxxxx, (y) for any
Holder, its directors and officers and any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in
writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all other cases shall be designated in writing by the
Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected
without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for
the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against
any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person
reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall
be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such
settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such
request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in
accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement, unless such failure to reimburse
the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request is based on a dispute with a good faith
basis as to either the obligation of the Indemnifying Person arising under this Section 5 to
indemnify the Indemnified Person or the amount of such obligation and the Indemnifying Person shall
have notified the Indemnified Person of such good faith dispute prior to the date of such
settlement and reimbursed the Indemnified Person for any amounts that are not so disputed with a
good faith basis. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified
Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought
hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release
of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified
Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does
not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on
behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an
Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying
such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the
Guarantors from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by
the Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act,
on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in
clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand
and the
Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand
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and the Holders on the other shall
be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company and the Guarantors or by the Holders, as applicable, and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.
(e) The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders each agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method
of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph
(d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims,
damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be
deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses
incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities
sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required
to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No
Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (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. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5
are several and not joint.
(f) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any
rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
(g) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii)
any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person
controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the
Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantors,
(iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.
6. General.
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company and the Guarantors represent, warrant and agree
that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not
inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or
guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii) neither the Company
nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any
agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in
this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
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(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of
this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company and the Guarantors have 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 consent;
provided that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure
from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable
Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments, modifications,
supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by
each of the parties hereto.
(c) Notices. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications
provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered
first-class mail, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) 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 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to
the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Company and
the Guarantors, initially at the Company’s address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and
thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other persons at their respective addresses as provided in the
Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and communications shall be deemed to
have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days
after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; 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, at the address specified in
the Indenture.
(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the 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, the Securities Act 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
the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person
shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The
Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation
to the Company or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any
breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.
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(e) Third-Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third-party beneficiary to the
agreements made hereunder between the Company and the Guarantors, 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 or the rights of
other Holders hereunder.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a
part of this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(h) Governing Law. This Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or
related to this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York.
(j) Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings
with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public
policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall
remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The
Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to
replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of
which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.
CUMULUS MEDIA INC. |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Each of the Guarantors listed on Schedule 1 hereto |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC For itself and on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Authorized Signatory | ||||
Schedule 1
Initial Guarantors
Subsidiary Guarantor
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Jurisdiction of Organization | |
Cumulus Media Holdings Inc.
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Delaware | |
Cadet Merger Corporation
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Delaware | |
Catalyst Media, Inc.
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Delaware | |
Broadcast Software International Inc.
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Nevada | |
Cumulus Broadcasting LLC
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Nevada |
Annex A
Joinder Agreement to Registration Rights Agreement
The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a Guarantor (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2011, among Cumulus Media Inc., a
Delaware corporation, the guarantors party thereto and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, on behalf of
itself and the other Initial Purchasers (as defined in such Registration Rights Agreement)) to be
bound by the terms and provisions of such Registration Rights Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of
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[GUARANTOR] |
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