Exhibit 4.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of February 4, 1998, by and among Triarc Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated (the "Initial
Purchaser") pursuant to the Placement Agreement, dated as of February 4, 1998
(the "Placement Agreement"), between the Company and the Initial Purchaser. In
order to induce the Initial Purchaser to enter into the Placement Agreement the
Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this
Agreement. The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under
the Placement Agreement.
The Company agrees with the Initial Purchaser, (i) for its benefit as
the Initial Purchaser and (ii) for the benefit of the holders from time to time
of the Debentures (including the Initial Purchaser) and the holders from time to
time of the Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Debentures (each of the
foregoing a "Holder" and together the "Holders"), as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Placement Agreement. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate: "Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified
person, (i) any other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled
by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified person or
(ii) any executive officer or director of such other person. For purposes of
this definition, the term "control" (including the terms "controlling,"
"controlled by" and "under common control with") of a person means the
possession, direct or indirect, of the power (whether or not exercised) to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise
and the term "executive officer" has the meaning specified in Rule 3b-7 under
the Exchange Act.
Business Day: Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Common Stock: The shares of Class A Common Stock, $.10 par value
per share, of the Company and any other shares of common stock as may constitute
"Common Stock" for purposes of the Indenture, in each case, as issuable or
issued upon conversion of the Debentures.
Damages Accrual Period: See Section 2(e) hereof.
Debentures: The Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Debentures
Due 2018 of the Company being issued and sold pursuant to the Placement
Agreement and the Indenture.
Deferral Period: See Section 2(d) hereof.
Effectiveness Period: The period commencing with the date hereof
and ending on the date that all Registrable Securities have ceased to be
Registrable Securities.
Event: See Section 2(e) hereof.
Event Date: See Section 2(e) hereof.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Filing Date: See Section 2(a) hereof.
Holder: See the second paragraph of this Agreement.
Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of February 9, 1998 between
the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, pursuant to which the
Debentures are being issued, as amended or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof.
Initial Purchaser: See the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Initial Shelf Registration: See Section 2(a) hereof.
Liquidated Damages: See Section 2(e) hereof.
Losses: See Section 6 hereof.
Managing Underwriters: The investment banking firm or firms that
shall manage or co-manage an Underwritten Offering.
Notice and Questionnaire: A written notice delivered to the
Company and the Trustee containing substantially the information called for by
the Notice and the Questionnaire attached as Appendix F to the Offering
Memorandum of the Company dated as of the date hereof relating to the
Debentures.
Notice Holder: On any date, any Holder that has delivered a
Notice and Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to such date.
Placement Agreement: See the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Prospectus: The prospectus included in any Registration
Statement (including,
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without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted
from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in
reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or
supplemented by any amendment or prospectus supplement, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
Registrable Securities: (A) The Common Stock of the Company into
which the Debentures are convertible or converted, whether or not such
Debentures have been converted, and at all times subsequent thereto, and any
Common Stock issued with respect thereto upon any stock dividend, split or
similar event until, in the case of any such Common Stock, (i) it is effectively
registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the
Registration Statement covering it, (ii) it is saleable by the holder thereof
pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor provision) or (iii) it is sold to the
public pursuant to Rule 144, and, as a result of the event or circumstance
described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), the legends with
respect to transfer restrictions required under the Indenture (other than any
such legends required solely as the consequence of the fact that such Common
Stock (or the Debentures, upon the conversion of which such Common Stock was
issued or is issuable) is owned by, or was previously owned by, the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company) are removed or removable in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture; and (B) the Debentures, until, in the case of any such
Debenture, (i) it is converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, (ii) it is effectively registered under the
Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement
covering it, (iii) it is saleable by the holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144(k)
(or any successor provision) or (iv) it is sold to the public pursuant to Rule
144, and, as a result of the event or circumstance described in any of the
foregoing clauses (ii) through (iv), the legends with respect to transfer
restrictions required under the Indenture (other than any such legends required
solely as the consequence of the fact that such Debenture is owned by, or was
previously owned by, the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) are removed or
removable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company
which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and
all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in such registration statement.
Requisite Information: See Section 2(d) hereof.
Rule 144: Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted
by the SEC.
Rule 144A: Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rule may
be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the SEC.
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SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
Selling Period: See Section 2(d)(i) hereof.
Shelf Registration: See Section 2(a) hereof.
Special Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx or such successor
counsel as shall be specified by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities, the reasonable fees and expenses of which will be paid by the
Company pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
Subsequent Shelf Registration: See Section 2(b) hereof.
TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
Trustee: The Trustee under the Indenture.
Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: A
registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for
reoffering to the public.
2. Shelf Registration.
(a) Shelf Registration. The Company shall prepare and file with
the SEC, as soon as practicable but in any event no later than the date 90 days
following the latest date of original issuance of the Debentures (the "Filing
Date"), a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration")
registering the resale from time to time by Holders thereof of all of the
Registrable Securities (the "Initial Shelf Registration"). The Initial Shelf
Registration shall be on Form S-3 or another appropriate form permitting
registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in the
manner or manners designated by them. If the Holders of a majority of
Registrable Securities so elect, an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant
to the Shelf Registration Statement may be effected in the form of an
Underwritten Offering; provided that the Company shall not be obligated to
cooperate with the Holders hereunder in connection with more than three such
Underwritten Offerings or in connection with any Underwritten Offering where the
aggregate offering price is less than $10 million principal amount at maturity.
The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the Initial Shelf
Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as
practicable and to keep the Initial Shelf Registration continuously effective
under the Securities Act until the earlier of the expiration of the
Effectiveness Period or the date a Subsequent Shelf Registration, as defined
below, covering all of the Registrable Securities has been declared effective
under the Securities Act.
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(b) If the Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf
Registration, as defined below, ceases to be effective for any reason as a
result of the issuance of a stop order by the SEC at any time during the
Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain the
prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any
event shall within 30 days of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf
Registration in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the
order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Shelf
Registration covering all of the Registrable Securities (a "Subsequent Shelf
Registration"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall
use its reasonable efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration to be
declared effective as soon as practicable after such filing and to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness
Period.
(c) The Company shall supplement and amend the Shelf Registration
if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the
registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration, if required
by the Securities Act, or if reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or by
the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement or by any Managing Underwriter of such
Registrable Securities in the event of an Underwritten Offering of the
Registrable Securities.
(d) Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that if such
Holder wishes to sell its Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf
Registration and related Prospectus, it will do so only in accordance with this
Section 2(d). Each Holder of Registrable Securities wishing to sell Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration and related Prospectus agrees to
deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company at least five Business Days
prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Shelf
Registration Statement. The Company shall be under no obligation to name any
Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any
Registration Statement or related Prospectus. As soon as practicable after the
date a Notice and Questionnaire is provided, and in any event within five
Business Days after such date, the Company shall either:
i. (A) If necessary, prepare and file with the
Commission a post effective amendment to the Shelf Registration or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any
document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required
document so that such Registration Statement will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable
Securities being sold thereunder, such Prospectus will comply in all material
respects with the rules and requirements under the Securities Act and will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; (B) provide each Notice Holder (as defined below) copies of any
documents filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(A); and (C) inform each
Notice Holder orally or in writing that the
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Company has complied with its obligations in Section 2(d)(i)(A) (or that, if the
Company has filed a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration which has
not yet been declared effective, the Company will notify the Notice Holder to
that effect, will use its reasonable efforts to secure the effectiveness of such
post-effective amendment and will promptly notify the Notice Holder when the
amendment has become effective); and each Holder who has given notice of
intention to distribute such Holder's Registrable Securities in accordance with
Section 2(d) hereof (a "Notice Holder") will sell all or any of such Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration and related Prospectus only during
the 45-day period commencing with the date on which the Company gives notice,
pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(C), that the Registration Statement and Prospectus
may be used for such purpose (such 45-day period is referred to as a "Selling
Period"). The Notice Holders will not sell any Registrable Securities pursuant
to such Registration Statement or Prospectus after such Selling Period without
giving a new notice of intention to sell pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and
receiving a further notice from the Company pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(C)
hereof.
ii. In the event (A) of the happening of any event of the kind
described in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(c)(vi) hereof
or (B) that, in the judgment of the Company, it is advisable to suspend use of
the Prospectus for a discrete period of time due to pending material corporate
developments or similar material events that have not yet been publicly
disclosed and as to which the Company believes that public disclosure would not
be in the best interests of the Company, the Company shall deliver a certificate
in writing, signed by an authorized executive officer of the Company, to each
Notice Holder, the Special Counsel and the Managing Underwriters, if any, that
the use of the Prospectus has been suspended and, upon receipt of such
certificate, each such Notice Holder's Selling Period will not commence or
resume, as the case may be, until such Notice Holder's receipt of copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in Section 2(d)(i)(A) hereof, or
until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used
and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. The Company
will use its reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be
resumed, and the Selling Period will commence or resume, as the case may be, as
soon as practicable and, in the case of a pending development or event referred
to in Section 2(d)(ii)(B) hereof, as soon as the earlier of (x) public
disclosure of such pending material corporate development or similar material
event, (y) in the judgment of the Company, public disclosure of such material
corporate development or similar material event would be in the best interests
of the Company or (z) the original circumstances creating such pending material
corporate development or similar material event cease to exist. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall not under any circumstances be entitled to
exercise its right under this Section 2(d)(ii) to defer the commencement of a
Selling Period except as follows: the Company may defer the commencement of a
Selling Period in accordance with this Section 2(d)(ii) for a period not to
exceed 30 days in any three-month period, or not to exceed an aggregate of 90
days in any 12-month period, and the period for which a Selling Period is
suspended shall not exceed 15 days unless the Company shall deliver to such
Notice Holders a second notice to the effect set forth
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above, which shall have the effect of extending the period during which such
Selling Period is deferred by up to an additional 15 days, or such shorter
period of time as is specified in such second notice. In no event shall the
Company be permitted to extend the period during which such Selling Period is
deferred (a "Deferral Period") beyond such 30 day period from and after the date
a Notice Holder provides notice to the Company in accordance with this Section
2(d) of its intention to distribute Registrable Securities.
(e) The parties hereto agree that the Holders of Registrable Securities
will suffer damages, and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent
of such damages with precision, if (i) the Initial Shelf Registration has not
been filed on or prior to the Filing Date, (ii) prior to the end of the
Effectiveness Period, the SEC shall have issued a stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration or proceedings have been initiated with
respect to the Shelf Registration under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities
Act, (iii) the aggregate number of days in any one Deferral Period exceeds the
periods permitted pursuant to Section 2(d)(ii) hereof or (iv) the number of
Deferral Periods exceeds the number permitted pursuant to Section 2(d)(ii)
hereof (each of the events of a type described in any of the foregoing clauses
(i) through (iv) are individually referred to herein as an "Event," and the
Filing Date in the case of clause (i), the date on which the effectiveness of
the Shelf Registration has been suspended or proceedings with respect to the
Shelf Registration under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act have been
commenced in the case of clause (ii), the date on which the duration of a
Deferral Period exceeds the periods permitted by Section 2(d)(ii) hereof in the
case of clause (iii), and the date of the commencement of a Deferral Period that
causes the limit on the number of Deferral Periods under Section 2(d)(ii) hereof
to be exceeded in the case of clause (iv), being referred to herein as an "Event
Date"). Events shall be deemed to continue until the date of the termination of
such Event, which shall be the following dates with respect to the respective
types of Events: the date the Initial Registration Statement is filed in the
case of an Event of the type described in clause (i), the date that all stop
orders suspending effectiveness of the Shelf Registration have been removed and
the proceedings initiated with respect to the Shelf Registration under Section
8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act have terminated, as the case may be, in the
case of Events of the types described in clause (ii), termination of the
Deferral Period which caused the aggregate number of days in any one Deferral
Period to exceed the number permitted by Section 2(d)(ii) to be exceeded in the
case of Events of the type described in clause (iii), and termination of the
Deferral Period the commencement of which caused the number of Deferral Periods
permitted by Section 2(d)(ii) to be exceeded in the case of Events of the type
described in clause (iv).
Accordingly, upon the occurrence of any Event and until such time as
there are no Events which have occurred and are continuing (a "Damages Accrual
Period"), commencing on the Event Date on which such Damages Accrual Period
began, the Company agrees to pay, as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty,
an additional amount (the "Liquidated Damages"): (A)(i) to each holder of a
Debenture that is a Notice Holder, accruing at a rate equal to one-half of one
percent per annum (50 basis points) on an amount equal to the sum of (x) the
Issue Price (as defined in the Indenture) of the Debentures held by such Notice
Holders and (y) the accrued
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Original Issue Discount (as defined in the Indenture) on such Debentures to the
Event Date and (ii) to each holder of Common Stock that is a Notice Holder,
accruing at a rate equal to one-half of one percent per annum (50 basis points)
calculated on an amount equal to the product of (x) the then-applicable
Conversion Price (which is equal to (I) the sum of the Issue Price and the
accrued Original Issue Discount on the Debentures at such time, divided by (II)
the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) then in effect), or, in the
event that each Debenture has been converted to Common Stock, the Conversion
Price applicable to the Debenture last converted, times (y) the number of shares
of Common Stock held by such holder; and (B) if the Damages Accrual Period
continues for a period in excess of 30 days from the Event Date, from and after
the end of such 30 days until such time as there are no Events which have
occurred and are continuing, (i) to each holder of a Debenture (whether or not a
Notice Holder), accruing at a rate equal to one-half of one percent per annum
(50 basis points) on an amount equal to the sum of (x) the Issue Price of the
Debentures held by such holder and (y) the accrued Original Issue Discount on
such Debentures to the Event Date and (ii) to each holder of Common Stock
(whether or not a Notice Holder), accruing at a rate equal to one-half of one
percent per annum (50 basis points) calculated on an amount equal to the product
of (x) the then applicable Conversion Price (as defined in the Indenture), times
(y) the number of shares of Common Stock held by such holder. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Liquidated Damages shall accrue under clause (A) of the
preceding sentence during any period for which Liquidated Damages accrue under
clause (B) of the preceding sentence or as to any Registrable Securities from
and after the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. The rate of accrual of the
Liquidated Damages with respect to any period shall not exceed the rate provided
for in this paragraph notwithstanding the occurrence of multiple concurrent
Events.
The Company shall pay the Liquidated Damages due on any Debentures or
Common Stock by depositing with the Trustee under the Indenture, in trust, for
the benefit of the holders of Debentures or Common Stock or Notice Holders, as
the case may be, entitled thereto, at least one Business Day prior to the
applicable payment date, sums sufficient to pay the Liquidated Damages accrued
or accruing from and including the last preceding payment date to, but not
including, such payment date. The Liquidated Damages due shall be payable on
each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 to the Holders of
Registrable Securities entitled thereto holding such Registrable Securities on
the preceding March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15, respectively, by
wire transfer of immediate available funds to the accounts specified by them or
by mailing checks to the addresses set forth in the Notice and Questionnaire
delivered by such Holder, if no such accounts have been specified on or before
the payment date; provided, however, that any Liquidated Damages accrued with
respect to any Debenture or portion thereof called for redemption on a
redemption date, redeemed or repurchased in connection with a Fundamental Change
(as defined in the Indenture) on a repurchase date, or converted into Common
Stock on a conversion date prior to the applicable payment date, shall, in any
such event, be paid instead to the holder who submitted such Debenture or
portion thereof for redemption, repurchase or conversion on the applicable
redemption date, repurchase date or conversion date, as the case may be, on such
date (or promptly following the conversion date, in
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the case of conversion of a Debenture). The Trustee shall be entitled, on behalf
of the holders of Debentures, holders of Common Stock and Notice Holders, to
seek any available remedy for the enforcement of this Agreement, including the
payment of such Liquidated Damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties
agree that the sole damages payable for a violation of the terms of this
Agreement with respect to which Liquidated Damages are expressly provided shall
be such Liquidated Damages. Nothing shall preclude a Notice Holder or Holder of
Registrable Securities from pursuing or obtaining specific performance or other
equitable relief with respect to this Agreement, in addition to the payment of
Liquidated Damages.
All of the Company's obligations set forth in this Section 2(e) which
are outstanding with respect to any Registrable Securities at the time such
security ceases to be a Registrable Security shall survive until such time as
all such obligations with respect to such security have been satisfied in full
(notwithstanding termination of the Agreement pursuant to Section 8(o)).
The parties hereto agree that the Liquidated Damages provided for in
this Section 2(e) constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be
incurred by Holders of Registrable Securities (other than the Initial Purchaser)
by reason of the failure of the Shelf Registration to be filed or declared
effective or unavailable (absolutely or as a practical matter) for effecting
resales of Registrable Securities, as the case may be, in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
3. Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company's
registration obligations under Section 2 hereof, the Company shall effect such
registrations to permit the sale of the Registrable Securities in accordance
with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto
the Company shall as expeditiously as possible (and with respect to clause (a),
no later than the date 90 days following the latest date of original issuance of
the Debentures).
(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement or
Registration Statements on any appropriate form under the Securities Act
available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof in
accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and use
its reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided that before filing
any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto (other than documents that would be incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference and that the Company is required by applicable
securities laws or stock exchange requirements to file) the Company shall
furnish to the Initial Purchaser, the Special Counsel and the Managing
Underwriters of such offering, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to
be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of the Initial
Purchaser, the Special Counsel and such Managing Underwriters, and the Company
shall not file any such Registration Statement or amendment thereto or any
Prospectus or any supplement thereto (other than such documents which, upon
filing, would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein
and that the Company is required by applicable securities laws or stock exchange
requirements to
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file) to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered
by such Registration Statement, the Initial Purchaser or the Special Counsel
shall reasonably object in writing within two full Business Days.
(b) 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 continuously effective for the applicable
period specified in Section 2; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented
by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the
Securities Act; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration
Statement and Prospectus during the applicable period in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such
Registration Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) Notify the Notice Holders, the Initial Purchaser, the Special
Counsel and the Managing Underwriters, if any, promptly, and (if required by any
such person) confirm such notice in writing, (i) when a Prospectus, any
Prospectus supplement, a Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment to
a Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC, and, with respect to a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become
effective, provided, however, that the Company shall notify the Notice Holders
of (a) the filing of the Initial Shelf Registration and (b) the effectiveness of
the Initial Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 3(s), (ii) of any request by
the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or
supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional
information, (iii) of the suspension of the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose,
(iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the existence of any fact
or happening of any event which makes any statement of a material fact in such
Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue or which would require the
making of any changes in the Registration Statement or prospectus in order that,
in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the Company's
determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would
be appropriate.
(d) Use its reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any
order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the lifting
of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption for qualification) of any
of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at
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the earliest possible moment.
(e) If reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or the
Managing Underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being sold, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement such information as the
Initial Purchaser, the Special Counsel, the Managing Underwriters, if any, or
such Holders, in connection with any offering of Registrable Securities, agree
should be included therein as required by applicable law, and (ii) make all
required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment
as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of the
matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment; provided, that the Company shall not be required to take any actions
under this Section (3)(e) that are not, in the opinion of counsel for the
Company, in compliance with applicable law.
(f) Furnish to each selling Holder, the Special Counsel and the
Initial Purchaser, and each Managing Underwriter, if any, without charge, at
least one conformed copy of the Registration Statement or Statements and any
amendment thereto, including financial statements but excluding schedules, all
documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference and all
exhibits (unless requested in writing by such selling Holder, Special Counsel,
the Initial Purchaser or the Managing Underwriters).
(g) Deliver to each selling Holder, the Special Counsel and the
Initial Purchaser and each Managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with any
offering of Registrable Securities, without charge, as many copies of the
Prospectus or Prospectuses relating to such Registrable Securities (including
each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such
persons may reasonably request; and the Company hereby consents to the use of
such Prospectus or each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders of Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, in connection
with any offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, to
register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders, the Managing
Underwriters, if any, and the Special Counsel in connection with the
registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as
any selling Holder or Managing Underwriter reasonably requests in writing (which
request, in the case of a selling Holder, may be included in the Notice and
Questionnaire); keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption
therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required
to be kept effective and do any and all other acts or things necessary or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided, that the
Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally
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to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or (ii)
take any action that would subject it to general service of process in suits or
to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(i) Cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable
Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities within the United States, except as may be
required solely as a consequence of the nature of any selling Holder, in which
case the Company will cooperate in all reasonable respects with the filing of
such Registration Statement and the granting of such approvals, as may be
necessary to enable the selling Holder or Holders thereof or the Managing
Underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities.
(j) During any Selling Period (other than during a Deferral
Period) immediately upon the existence of any fact or the occurrence of any
event as a result of which a Registration Statement contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or a
Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, promptly prepare and file (subject to the proviso in
Section 3(a)) a post-effective amendment to each Registration Statement or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by
reference or file any other required document (such as a Current Report on Form
8-K) that would be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement so
that the Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and so that the
Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the
Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, and, in the case of a
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, use its reasonable efforts
to cause it to become effective as soon as practicable.
(k) Enter into such agreements (including, in the event of an
Underwritten Offering, an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as
is customary in connection with Underwritten Offerings of similar securities in
the United States) and take all such other actions in connection therewith
(including, in the event of an Underwritten Offering, those reasonably requested
by the Managing Underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities (it being understood that in
connection with an Underwritten Offering the Company shall not be obligated to
undertake a "road show" or similar selling efforts as a result of any such
request) and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting agreement is
entered into, and if the registration is an underwritten registration, (i) make
such representations and
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warranties, subject to the Company's ability to do so, to the Holders of such
Registrable Securities and the underwriters with respect to the business of the
Company and its subsidiaries, the Registration Statement, 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 similar securities in the United
States and confirm, subject to the Company's ability to do so, the same if and
when requested; (ii) use its reasonable efforts to obtain opinions of counsel to
the Company and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and
substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if
any, Special Counsel and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities
being sold) addressed to each of the underwriters covering the matters
customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings of similar
securities in the United States and such other matters as may be reasonably
requested by such Special Counsel and Managing Underwriters; (iii) use its
reasonable efforts to obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof from the
independent accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent
accountants of any business acquired or to be acquired by the Company for which
financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in
the Registration Statement), addressed to the Board of Directors of the Company
and each of the Managing Underwriters, if any, such letters to be in customary
form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort"
letters in connection with the Underwritten Offerings; and (iv) deliver such
documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being sold, the Special Counsel and the
Managing Underwriters, if any, to evidence the continued validity of the
representations and warranties of the Company and its subsidiaries made pursuant
to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions
contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the
Company. The above shall be done at each closing under such underwriting or
similar agreement as and to the extent required thereunder.
(l) If requested in connection with a disposition of Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, make available for inspection,
during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, by a
representative of the Holders of Registrable Securities being sold, any Managing
Underwriter participating in any disposition of Registrable Securities, if any,
and any attorney or accountant retained by 10% or more of the outstanding
Registrable Securities selling Holders or underwriter, financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, and cause the executive officers, directors and employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested by
any such representative, Managing Underwriter, attorney or accountant in
connection with such disposition; subject to reasonable assurances by each such
person that such information will only be used in connection with matters
relating to such Registration Statement; provided, however, that such persons
shall first agree in writing with the Company that any information that is
reasonably and in good faith designated by the Company in writing as
confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept
confidential by such persons, unless (i) disclosure of such information is
required by court or administrative order or
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is necessary to respond to inquiries of regulatory authorities, (ii) disclosure
of such information is required by law (including any disclosure requirements
pursuant to Federal securities laws in connection with the filing of any
Registration Statement or the use of any Prospectus referred to in this
Agreement), (iii) such information becomes generally available to the public
other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by any such
person or (iv) such information becomes available to any such person from a
source other than the Company and such source is not bound by a confidentiality
agreement or other obligation not to disclose such information.
(m) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC
and make generally available to its security holders earning statements (which
need not be audited) satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under
the Securities Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any 52- or 53-week
period (or 90 days after the end of any 52- or 53-week period if such period is
a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which
Registrable Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best
efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an
offering, commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company
commencing after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which
statements shall cover said 52- or 53-week periods.
(n) Cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Securities
to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing
Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and
enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in
such names as such Holders may request.
(o) Provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities no
later than the effective date of the Registration Statement and provide the
Trustee under the Indenture and the transfer agent for the Common Stock with
printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible
for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.
(p) Cause the Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement
to be listed on each securities exchange or quoted on each automated quotation
system on which any of the Company's "Common Stock," as that term is defined in
the Indenture, is then listed or quoted no later than the date the Registration
Statement is declared effective and, in connection therewith, to the extent
applicable, to make such filings under the Exchange Act (e.g., the filing of a
Registration Statement on Form 8-A) and to have such filings declared effective
thereunder.
(q) Cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made
with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE").
(r) Prior to any registration of the Debentures pursuant to this
Agreement, or at such earlier time as may be so required, qualify the Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
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(s) Upon (i) the filing of the Initial Shelf Registration and
(ii) the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration, announce the same, in
each case by release to Reuters Economic Services and Bloomberg Business News.
4. Holder's Obligations. Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the
Debentures and Registrable Securities, that no Holder of Registrable Securities
shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such
Holder has furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required
pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof (including the information required to be
included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and such other information regarding
such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company
may from time to time reasonably request. The Company may exclude from such
registration the Registrable Securities of any Holder who does not furnish such
information provided above for so long as such information is not so furnished.
Each Holder of Registrable Securities as to which any Registration Statement is
being effected agrees promptly to furnish to the Company all information
required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished
to the Company by such Holder not misleading. Any sale of any Registrable
Securities by any Holder shall constitute a representation and warranty by such
Holder that the information relating to such Holder and its plan of distribution
is as set forth in the Prospectus delivered by such Holder in connection with
such disposition, that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale
contain any untrue statement of a material fact relating to such Holder or its
plan of distribution and that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such
sale omit to state any material fact relating to such Holder or its plan of
distribution necessary to make the statements in such Prospectus, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
5. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the
Company's performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be borne by the
Company whether or not any of the Registration Statements become effective. Such
fees and expenses shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and
filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (x) with respect
to filings required to be made with the SEC or the NYSE and (y) relating to
compliance with Federal securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Special Counsel in
connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities under the
laws of such jurisdictions as the Managing Underwriters, if any, or Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being sold (subject to Section 3(h)) may
reasonably designate)), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation,
expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible
for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses if
the printing of prospectuses is requested by the Special Counsel or the Holders
of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in any Registration
Statement), (iii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its
counsel and of the registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock, (iv)
messenger, telephone and delivery expense relating to the performance of the
Company's obligations hereunder, (v) reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company and the
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Special Counsel in connection with the Shelf Registration (provided that the
Company shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate
firm, in addition to counsel for the Company, for all parties participating in
any transaction hereunder), (vi) fees and disbursements of all independent
accountants referred to in Section 3(k)(iii) hereof (including the expenses of
any special audit and "cold comfort" letters required by or incident to such
performance) and (vii) Securities Act liability insurance, to the extent
obtained by the Company in its sole discretion. In addition, the Company shall
pay its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and
expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties),
the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection
with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities exchange
on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and the fees
and expenses of any person, including special experts, retained by the Company.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, each seller of Registrable
Securities shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, all fees and
expenses of its counsel and any stock transfer taxes in connection with any
Underwritten Offering.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify
and hold harmless the Initial Purchaser, each Holder and each person, if any,
who controls the Initial Purchaser or any Holder (within the meaning of either
Section 15 of the Securities Act of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) from and
against all losses, liabilities, damages and expenses (including, without
limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
defending or investigating any such action or claim) (collectively, "Losses"),
arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out
of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, except as to the Initial Purchaser or any Holder insofar as such
Losses arise out of or are based upon the information relating to the Initial
Purchaser or such Holder or the intended plan of distribution of any such Holder
furnished to the Company in writing by the Initial Purchaser or such Holder
expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
liable to any Holder of Registrable Securities (or any person controlling such
Holder) to the extent that any such Losses arise out of or are based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made in any preliminary prospectus if either (A)(i) such Holder failed to send
or deliver a copy of the Prospectus with or prior to delivery of written
confirmation of the sale by such Holder to the person asserting the claims from
which such Losses arise and (ii) the Prospectus would have corrected such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or such omission or alleged omission, or
(B)(x) such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged
omission is corrected in an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus and (y)
having previously been furnished by or on behalf of the Company with copies of
the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, such Holder thereafter fails to
deliver such Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, with or prior to the
delivery of written
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confirmation of the sale of a Registrable Security to the person asserting the
claim from which such Losses arise. The Company shall also indemnify each
underwriter and each person who controls such person (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) to the
same extent and with the same limitations as provided above with respect to the
indemnification of the Initial Purchaser or the Holders of Registrable
Securities.
(b) Indemnification by Holder of Registrable Securities. Each
Holder agrees, and such agreement shall be evidenced by the Holder delivering
the notice described in Section 2(d) hereof, severally and not jointly to
indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchaser, the other selling Holders,
the Company, its directors, its officers who sign a Registration Statement, and
each person, if any, who controls the Company, the Initial Purchaser and any
other selling Holder (within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities
Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), from and against all losses arising out
of or based upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or arising out of
or based upon any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only
to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any
information relating to such Holder so furnished in writing by such Holder (or
its representative) to the Company expressly for use in such Registration
Statement or Prospectus. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder
of Registrable Securities hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount
of the gross proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable
Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. In case any
proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted
involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to
either of the two preceding paragraphs, such person (the "indemnified party")
shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the
"indemnifying party") in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the
indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the
indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable
fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such
proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of
such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the
named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party
shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in
connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction,
be liable for (a) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in
addition to any local counsel) for the Initial Purchaser, all persons, if any,
who control the Initial Purchaser within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act or
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Section 20 of the Exchange Act, all Holders and all persons, if any, who control
any Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act and (b) the fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors,
its officers who sign a Registration Statement and each person. if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of either such Section, and that all
such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of
any such separate firm for the Company, and such directors, officers and control
persons of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Company.
In such case involving the Initial Purchaser, persons who control the Initial
Purchaser or the Holders and such persons who control the Holders, such firm
shall be designated in writing by the Initial Purchaser and the Holders of the
majority of Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.
The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending
or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could
have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such
indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of
such indemnified party and its Affiliates from all liability or claims that are
the subject matter of such proceeding.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this
Section 6 is unavailable to an indemnified party under Section 6(a) or 6(b)
hereof in respect of any Losses or is insufficient to hold such indemnified
party harmless, then each applicable 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 Losses, (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party
or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other
hand or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of
the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party
or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that
resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net
proceeds from the initial placement (before deducting expenses) of the
Debentures pursuant to the Placement Agreement. Benefits received by the Initial
Purchaser shall be deemed to be equal to the total purchase discounts and
commissions received by it pursuant to the Placement Agreement and benefits
received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the incremental
value of receiving Debentures registered under the Securities Act. Benefits
received by any underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to the total
underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth on the cover page of the
Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement which resulted in such
Losses. The relative fault of the Holders on the one hand and the Company on the
other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
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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
Holders or by the Company and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Holders' respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this paragraph are
several in proportion to the respective number of Registrable Securities they
have sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, and not joint.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method or allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses
referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding this Section 6(d), an
indemnifying party that is a selling Holder of Registrable Securities shall not
be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Registrable Securities sold by such indemnifying party and
distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any
damages which such indemnifying party 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 form
any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentations.
The indemnity, contribution and expense reimbursement obligations of the
Company hereunder shall be in addition to any liability the Company may
otherwise have hereunder, under the Placement Agreement or otherwise. The
provisions of this Section 6 shall survive so long as Registrable Securities
remain outstanding, notwithstanding any transfer of the Registrable Securities
by any Holder or any termination of this Agreement.
The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 6
shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any
termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of
the Initial Purchaser, any Holder or any person controlling any Holder, or the
Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and
(iii) the sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder.
7. Information Requirements.
(a) For so long as there are any Registrable Securities
outstanding, the Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and if at any time the Company is not
required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder of
Registrable Securities, make publicly available the information to permit sales
pursuant to Rule 144 and Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Company further
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covenants that it will cooperate with any Holder of Registrable Securities and
take such further reasonable action as any Holder of Registrable Securities may
reasonably request (including, without limitation, making such reasonable
representations as any such Holder may reasonably request), all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rule 144 and Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Upon the
written request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall
deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with
such filing requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section
7 shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its securities under
any section of the Exchange Act.
(b) The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it
under the Exchange Act and shall comply with all other requirements set forth in
the General Instructions I.A and B.4 to Form S-3 in order to allow the Company
to be eligible to file registration statements on Form S-3 in connection with
secondary offerings.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company of its
obligations under this Agreement, each Holder of Registrable Securities, in
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including
recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Agreement; provided, however, that the sole damages payable for a
violation of the terms of this Agreement for which Liquidated Damages are
expressly provided pursuant to Section 2(e) hereof shall be such Liquidated
Damages. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate
compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the
provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any
action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the
defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Conflicting Agreements. The Company has not, as of the
date hereof, and shall not, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into
any agreement with respect to its securities which conflicts with the rights
granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement. The Company
represents and warrants that the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable
Securities hereunder do not in any way conflict with the rights granted to the
holders of the Company's securities under any other agreements.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders
of a majority of the then outstanding Common Stock constituting Registrable
Securities (with Holders of Debentures deemed to be the Holders, for purposes of
this Section, of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock into which
such
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Debentures are convertible). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent
to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates
exclusively to the rights of Holders of Registrable Securities whose securities
are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly
or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders of Registrable Securities may
be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being
sold by such Holders; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence
may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the
provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.
(d) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed given (i) when
made, if made by hand delivery, (ii) upon confirmation, if made by telecopier,
or (iii) one business day after being deposited with a reputable next-day
courier, postage prepaid, to the parties as follows:
(x) if to a Holder of Registrable Securities, at the most
current address given by such Holder to the Company in a Notice and
Questionnaire or any amendment thereto;
(y) if to the Company:
Triarc Companies, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
(Confidential)
with a copy to:
Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
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and
(z) if to the Initial Purchaser:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx
Worldwide Plaza
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as such person may have furnished to the other persons
identified in this Section 8(d) in writing in accordance herewith.
(e) Owner of Registrable Securities. The Company will maintain,
or will cause its registrar and transfer agent to maintain, a register with
respect to the Registrable Securities in which all transfers of Registrable
Securities of which the Company has received notice will be recorded. The
Company may deem and treat the person in whose name Registrable Securities are
registered in such register of the Company as the owner thereof for all
purposes, including without limitation, the giving of notices under this
Agreement.
(f) Approval of Holders. Whenever the consent or approval of
Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required
hereunder, (i) Holders of Debentures shall be deemed to be Holders, for such
purposes, of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock into which such
Debentures are convertible and (ii) Registrable Securities held by the Company
or its Affiliates (other than the Initial Purchaser or subsequent Holders of
Registrable Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be such
affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Registrable Securities)
shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given
by the Holders of such required percentage.
(g) Successors and Assigns. Any person who purchases any
Registrable Securities from the Initial Purchaser shall be deemed, for purposes
of this Agreement, to be an assignee of the Initial Purchaser. This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of
each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each
Holder of any Registrable Securities.
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(h) 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 original and all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(i) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(j) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD
TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.
(k) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated thereby, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to
find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the
same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or
restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the
parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants
and restrictions without including any of such which may be hereafter declared
invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties
as a final expression of their agreement and is intended to be a complete and
exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in
respect of the subject matter contained herein and the registration rights
granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. Except as
provided in the Placement Agreement, there are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein,
with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to
the Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties with respect to such registration rights.
(m) Attorneys' Fees. In any action or proceeding brought to
enforce any provision of this Agreement, or where any provision hereof is
validly asserted as a defense, the prevailing party, as determined by the court,
shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees in addition to any other
available remedy.
(n) Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall use all
reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, do or
cause to be done all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under
applicable law, and execute and deliver such documents and other papers, as may
be required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement
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and the other documents contemplated hereby and consummate and make effective
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(o) Termination. This Agreement and the obligations of the
parties hereunder shall terminate upon the end of the Effectiveness Period,
except for any liabilities or obligations under Sections 4, 5 or 6 hereof and
the obligations to make payments of and provide for Liquidated Damages under
Section 2(e) hereof to the extent such damages accrue prior to the end of the
Effectiveness Period, each of which shall remain in effect in accordance with
their terms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.
By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Accepted as of the date first above written:
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO.
INCORPORATED
By: Xxxxxxxx X. May
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. May
Title: Vice President
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