REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 24th day of May 2018 by and between Manitex International, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”), and Tadano Ltd., a Japanese company (the “Purchaser”), in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2018, by and among the Company and the Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | Certain Definitions. |
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, no par value per share, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be reclassified or changed.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
“Register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
“Registrable Securities” means (i) the Shares and (ii) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for the Shares, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise, provided that a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon sale of such security pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus and amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” means a questionnaire in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, or such other form of questionnaire as may reasonably be adopted by the Company from time to time.
“Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
| 2. | Registration. |
(a) Registration Statement. Promptly, but in any event no later than thirty (30) days, following a written request of the Purchaser made no sooner than the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement (such 30th day, the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Shares (or such lesser number of Shares as is specified in such request). The foregoing Registration Statement shall be filed on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the method of distribution elected by the Purchaser.) The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Purchaser and its counsel prior to its filing or other submission.
(b) Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including all fees and expenses associated with effecting the registration of the Registrable Securities, including all filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, fees and expenses of one counsel to the Purchaser and the Purchaser’s reasonable expenses in connection with the registration, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.
(c) Effectiveness.
(i) The Company shall use its reasonable best commercial efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the Purchaser requests that the Company prepare and file the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a)(i). The Company shall notify the Purchaser by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within 24 hours, after the Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Purchaser with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.
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(ii) For not more than 60 consecutive days or for a total of not more than 90 days in any 12 month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in the Registration Statement contemplated by this Section in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time would be, in the good faith opinion of the Company, materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders, or (B) amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that the Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include 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 the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, however, that the Company shall promptly (A) notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of an Allowed Delay, (B) advise the Purchaser in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay, and (C) use its best commercial efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.
(d) Underwritten Offering. If the Purchaser elects to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by its request in an underwritten offering, it shall so advise the Company as a part of its request made pursuant to Section 2(a) and the Purchaser shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering; provided, that such selection shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Purchaser will be solely responsible for all discounts, commissions, and fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold in connection with any such offering.
(e) Rule 415; Cutback If at any time the Commission takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or requires the Purchaser to be named as an “underwriter”, the Company shall use its best commercial efforts to persuade the Commission that the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that the Purchaser is not an “underwriter,” including by using its best commercial efforts to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission. The Purchaser shall have the right to participate or have its counsel participate in any meetings or discussions with the Commission regarding the Commission’s position and to comment or have its counsel comment on any written submission made to the Commission with respect thereto. No such written submission shall be made to the Commission to which the Purchaser’s counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s best commercial efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the Commission refuses to alter its position, the Company shall first reduce or eliminate any securities to be included by any Person other than the Purchaser and, if any subsequent reduction is necessary, (i) remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the Commission may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “Commission Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Company shall not agree to name the Purchaser as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. From and
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after the date that the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any Commission Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date” of such Cut Back Shares) applicable to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2 shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that (i) the Filing Deadline for the Registration Statement, including such Cut Back Shares shall be ten (10) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date, and (ii) the date by which the Company is required to obtain effectiveness with respect to such Cut Back Shares under Section 2(c) shall be the 90th day immediately after the Restriction Termination Date.
(f) Right to Piggyback Registration.
(i) If, at any time following the date of this Agreement that any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, the Company proposes for any reason to register any shares of Common Stock under the 1933 Act (other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or a similar or successor form)) with respect to an offering of Common Stock by the Company for its own account or for the account of any of its stockholders, it shall at each such time promptly give written notice to the holders of the Registrable Securities of its intention to do so (but in no event less than 30 days before the anticipated filing date) and, to the extent permitted under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 15 days after receipt of the Company’s notice (a “Piggyback Registration”). Such notice shall offer the Purchaser the opportunity to register such number of shares of Registrable Securities as the Purchaser may request and shall indicate the intended method of distribution of such Registrable Securities.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) if such registration involves an underwritten public offering, the Purchaser must sell its Registrable Securities to, if applicable, the underwriter(s) at the same price and subject to the same underwriting discounts and commissions that apply to the other securities sold in such offering (it being acknowledged that the Company shall be responsible for other expenses as set forth in Section 2(b)) and subject to the Purchaser entering into customary underwriting documentation for selling stockholders in an underwritten public offering, and (B) if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(f)(i) and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to cause such registration statement to become effective under the 1933 Act, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Purchaser and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 2(f)(ii) shall limit the Company’s liabilities and/or obligations under this Agreement.
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(g) Underwriter Cutbacks.
(i) In the case of an underwritten offering pursuant to a demand registration under Sections 2(a) and 2(d), if the managing underwriter advises the Purchaser in writing that the inclusion of all Registrable Securities proposed to be included in such registration would interfere with the successful marketing (including pricing) of such underwritten offering, then the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration shall be allocated in the following order of priority:
(A) First, to the Registrable Securities to be included by the Purchaser;
(B) Second, to the securities to be included by the Company;
(C) Third, to the securities to be included by any third-parties offering securities in the registration;
(ii) In the case of an underwritten offering pursuant to the exercise of piggyback rights under Section 2(f), if the managing underwriter advises the Purchaser in writing that the inclusion of all Registrable Securities proposed to be included in such registration would interfere with the successful marketing (including pricing) of such underwritten offering, then the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration shall be allocated in the following order of priority:
(A) First, to the securities to be included by the Company;
(B) Second, to the Registrable Securities to be included by the Purchaser;
(C) Third, to the securities to be included by any third-parties offering securities in the registration;
3. Company Obligations. The Company will use its best commercial efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) use its best commercial efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the first date on which all Registrable Securities are either covered by the Registration Statement may be sold without restriction or have been sold by the Purchaser, including volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, pursuant to Rule 144 (the “Effectiveness Period”) and advise the Purchaser in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;
(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;
(c) provide copies to and permit counsel designated by the Purchaser to review the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than seven days prior to its filing with the Commission and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;
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(d) furnish to the Purchaser and its legal counsel, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the Commission, or received by the Company (but not later than two Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one copy of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the Commission or the staff of the Commission, and each item of correspondence from the Commission or the staff of the Commission, in each case relating to the Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Purchaser that are covered by the related Registration Statement;
(e) immediately notify the Purchaser promptly of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information;
(f) use its best commercial efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment and notify the Company of the issuance of any such order and the resolution thereof, or its receipt of notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose;
(g) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best commercial efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Purchaser and its counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Purchaser and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(g), or (ii) subject itself to any material tax in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(g), and the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of such Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions or its receipt of notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose;
(h) use its best commercial efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
(i) in connection with an underwritten offering, (i) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and lock-up agreements in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the Purchaser or the managing underwriter reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities, and (ii) furnish to the
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Purchaser and each underwriter, if any, (x) a written legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, dated the closing date of the offering, in form and substance as is customarily given in opinions of the company’s counsel to underwriters in underwritten registered offerings, and (y) on the date of the Prospectus, on the effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement and at the closing of the offering, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, a “comfort” letter signed by the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given in accountants’ letters to underwriters in underwritten registered offerings
(j) immediately notify the Purchaser, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Registration Statement or Prospectus includes an 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 (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances in which they were made), and promptly prepare, file with the Commission and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Registration Statement or Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include 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 (in the case of such Prospectus, in light of the circumstances in which they were made);
(k) otherwise use its best commercial efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Purchaser in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Purchaser is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least 12 months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection 3(i), “Availability Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter);
(l) hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Purchaser provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to complete the Registration Statement or to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement, and upon learning that disclosure of such
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information concerning the Purchaser is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Purchaser and allow the Purchaser, at the Purchaser’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information;
(m) with a view to making available to the Purchaser the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Purchaser to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish to the Purchaser upon request, as long as the Purchaser owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail the Purchaser of any rule or regulation of the Commission that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration;
(n) in connection with an underwritten offering, participate, to the extent reasonably requested by the managing underwriter for the offering and the Purchaser, in customary efforts to sell the Registrable Securities being offered, cause such steps to be taken as to ensure the good faith participation of senior management officers of the Company in “road shows” as is customary and take such other actions as the underwriters or the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the transfer of Registrable Securities; and
(o) take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Purchaser of all Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
4. Due Diligence Review; Information. Upon execution of a customary confidentiality agreement as may be requested by the Company, the Company shall make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Purchaser, advisors to and representatives of the Purchaser (who may or may not be affiliated with the Purchaser and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), all financial and other records, all Commission Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and other filings with the Commission, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of each Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Purchaser and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of each Registration Statement.
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5. Obligations of the Purchaser.
(a) At least ten Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement for any registration under this Agreement, the Purchaser will furnish to the Company a complete Stockholder Questionnaire. The Company will notify the Purchaser of any information regarding the Purchaser that the Company reasonably requires from the Purchaser other than the information contained in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, if any, which shall be completed and delivered to the Company promptly upon request and, in any event, within three Business Days prior to the applicable anticipated filing date. The Purchaser further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless the Purchaser has returned to the Company a completed and signed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire and a response to any requests for further information as described in the previous sentence. If the Purchaser of Registrable Securities returns a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or a request for further information, in either case, after its respective deadline, the Company shall use its best commercial efforts to take such actions as are required to name the Purchaser as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such late Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the information in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information as described in this Section 5(a) will be used by the Company in the preparation of each Registration Statement and hereby consents to the inclusion of such information in each Registration Statement.
(b) The Purchaser, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Purchaser has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from the Registration Statement.
(c) The Purchaser agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(j) hereof, the Purchaser will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Purchaser is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents and representatives, their respective successors and assigns, and each other Person, if any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and the officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents and representatives of each such Person (each, a “Purchaser Indemnified Party”), from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees and
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costs of investigation) (collectively, “Losses”), to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, arising out of, relating to or based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus, final Prospectus or other document, including any Blue Sky Application (as defined below), or any amendment or supplement thereof or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or, in the case of the Registration Statement, necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or, in the case of any preliminary Prospectus, final Prospectus or other document, necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a “Blue Sky Application”); (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or its agents of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any similar federal or state law or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to any action or inaction required of the Company in connection with the registration or the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement; or (iv) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on the Purchaser’s behalf and will reimburse the Purchaser Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such Losses; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent, but only 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 so made in conformity with information furnished by the Purchaser or any such controlling Person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus.
(b) Indemnification by the Purchaser. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, managers, officers, employees, agents and representatives and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 0000 Xxx) and the officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents and representatives of each such Person, from and against any Losses to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, arising out of, relating to or based upon any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, in the case of the Registration Statement, necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or, in the case of any preliminary Prospectus, final Prospectus or other document, necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading , in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by the Purchaser to the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of the Purchaser, when combined with all the amounts paid or payable by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 6(d), be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by the Purchaser in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages the Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) actually received by the Purchaser from the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim, action, suit or proceeding with respect to which it seeks indemnification following such Person’s receipt of, or such Person otherwise become aware of, the commencement of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim, action, suit or proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, however, that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person); and provided, further, that the failure or delay of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure or delay to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any Person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of the Purchaser, when combined with all the amounts paid or payable by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 6(b), of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) actually received by the Purchaser upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any other rights or remedies that any indemnified party may have under applicable law, by separate agreement or otherwise.
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7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Purchaser. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Purchaser. Either party may, only by an instrument in writing, waive compliance by the other party with any term or provision hereof on the part of such other party to be performed or complied with. No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The waiver by either party of a breach of any term or provision hereof shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 7.4 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c) Assignments and Transfers by Purchaser. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and its successors and assigns. The Purchaser may transfer or assign in whole or from time to time in part (except with respect to the demand registration rights set forth in Section 2(a), which may be transferred or assigned to no more than one Person), to one or Persons, its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by the Purchaser to such Person without the Company’s prior written consent, provided that the Purchaser complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected, and provided further that any party to whom the Purchaser so assigned its rights hereunder shall expressly agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in connection with any such assignment.
(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Purchaser in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Purchaser after giving effect to such transaction.
(e) Benefits of the Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
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(f) Counterparts; Faxes. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.
(g) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
(h) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
(i) Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and 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. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
(k) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York, for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
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(l) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Purchaser in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.
| COMPANY: | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Chairman and CEO | ||
Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement
| PURCHASER: | ||
| TADANO LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: President and CEO | ||
Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit A
SELLING STOCKHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
The undersigned holder of shares of the common stock, no par value per share of Manitex International, Inc. (the “Company”), understands that the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Resale Registration Statement”) for the registration and the resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of a certain Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and [Tadano Ltd.], dated as of , 2018 (the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
In order to sell or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement, a holder of Registrable Securities generally will be required to be named as a selling stockholder in the related prospectus or a supplement thereto (as so supplemented, the “Prospectus”), deliver the Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities (including pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act) and be bound by the provisions of the Agreement (including certain indemnification provisions, as described below). Holders must complete and deliver this Notice and Questionnaire in order to be named as selling stockholders in the Prospectus. Holders of Registrable Securities who do not complete, execute and return this Notice and Questionnaire within fifteen days following the receipt hereof (1) will not be named as selling stockholders in the Resale Registration Statement or the Prospectus and (2) may not use the Prospectus for resales of Registrable Securities.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Holders of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not named as a selling stockholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
NOTICE
The undersigned holder (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby gives notice to the Company of its intention to sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities owned by it and listed below in Item (c), unless otherwise specified in Item (c), pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement.
QUESTIONNAIRE
| a) |
Name: | |||||
| (1) |
Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder: | |||||
| (2) |
Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held: | |||||
| (3) |
Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire): | |||||
| b) |
Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder: | |||||
| Telephone: |
| Fax: |
| Contact Person: |
| E-mail address of Contact Person: |
| c) |
Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities Issuable Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement: | |||||
| (1) |
Type and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned and issued pursuant to the Agreement: | |||||
| (2) |
Number of shares of Common Stock to be registered pursuant to this Notice for resale: | |||||
| d) |
Broker-Dealer Status: | |||
| (1) |
Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes ☐ No ☐ | |||
| (2) |
If “yes” to Item d(1), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?
Yes ☐ No ☐ | |||
| Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement. | ||||
| (3) |
Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes ☐ No ☐ | |||
| Note: |
If yes, provide a narrative explanation below: | |||
| (4) |
If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes ☐ No ☐ | |||
| Note: If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement. | ||||
| e) |
Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder. | |||
| Except as set forth below in this Item (e), the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item (c).
Type and amount of other securities beneficially owned: | ||||
| f) |
Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here: | |
| g) |
Plan of Distribution:
The undersigned has reviewed the form of Plan of Distribution attached hereto, and hereby confirms that, except as set forth below, the information contained therein regarding the undersigned and its plan of distribution is correct and complete.
State any exceptions here: | |
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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the effective date of any applicable Resale Registration Statement. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand delivery, confirmed or facsimile transmission, first-class mail or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery at the address set forth below. In the absence of any such notification, the Company shall be entitled to continue to rely on the accuracy of the information in this Notice and Questionnaire.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (a) through (g) above and the inclusion of such information in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of any such Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
By signing below, the undersigned acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly Regulation M in connection with any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. The undersigned also acknowledges that it understands that the answers to this Questionnaire are furnished for use in connection with Registration Statements filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and any amendments or supplements thereto filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.
I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing statements (including without limitation the answers to this Questionnaire) are correct.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
| Dated: |
BENEFICIAL OWNER | |||||
| By: |
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| Name: |
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| Title: |
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