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Exhibit 4.3
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
DATED: September 30, 1996
BETWEEN: Protection One, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
0000 X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 ("POI")
AND: Sequence Systems, Inc.,
dba Alltec Security Systems,
an Oregon corporation
0000 X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 (the "Shareholder")
RECITALS:
A. Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (the "Plan") among Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
("Monitoring"), Shareholders, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx dated concurrently herewith by the terms of which Shareholder
transfers substantially all of its assets to Monitoring solely in exchange for
an aggregate of one hundred ninety-two thousand four hundred eleven and 75/100
(192,411.75) shares (the "Registrable Shares") of the common stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of POI and the assumption by Monitoring of
certain of the liabilities of Shareholder in a transaction intended to qualify
as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1993, as amended, it being contemplated by Shareholder
and Monitoring that Shareholder shall thereafter, as an integral part of such
transaction, distribute the Registrable Shares to the shareholders of
Shareholder in complete liquidation of Shareholder, POI has agreed to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, as soon as possible but in no event
later than ten (10) days after the date hereof, a registration statement on
Form S-3 (as from time to time amended, the "Registration Statement")
registering the offer and sale by Shareholder from time to time of the
Registrable Shares included therein (the "Registered Shares"); and
B. Section 3.1.2 of the Plan contemplates that the
Shareholder will enter into this Agreement to further define their respective
rights and responsibilities with respect to the Registrable Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals,
which are expressly incorporated herein and by this reference made a part
hereof, and of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms have the following respective meanings:
1.1 Business Day: any day that is not a
Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday in California.
1.2 Commission: the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the
Securities Act.
1.3 Exchange Act: the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder, as they each may from
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time to time be in effect. Reference to a particular section of the Exchange
Act shall include a reference to the comparable section, if any, of any such
similar federal statute.
1.4 Registered Shares: the meaning specified in
Recital A.
1.5 Registrable Shares: the meaning specified in
Recital A.
1.6 Registration Statement: the meaning
specified in Recital A.
1.7 Securities Act: the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder, as they may each from time to time be in effect.
References to a particular section of the Securities Act shall include a
reference to the comparable section, if any, of such similar federal statute.
2. Obligations of POI. POI shall:
2.1 Registration. File the Registration
Statement with the Commission, and thereafter use all reasonable efforts to
cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective, in each case as soon
as possible, but in no event later than ten (10) days after the date hereof.
2.2 Amendments and Supplements. Use all
reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission all such amendments
and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement
effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect
to the disposition of Registered Shares for a period of two (2) years or, if
earlier, until such time as all of such Registered Shares either (i) have been
disposed of by the seller or sellers thereof in accordance with the intended
methods of disposition thereof or (ii) are eligible for distribution to the
public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor rule) under the Securities Act;
provided, however, that such two (2) year period shall be extended for a period
of time equal to the period Shareholder refrains from selling Registered Shares
at the request of POI or of an underwriter of Common Stock (or other securities
of POI) pursuant to the provisions hereof.
2.3 Copies of Prospectus. Furnish to Shareholder
such numbers of copies of the prospectus contained in such registration
statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) as
Shareholder may reasonably request in order to effect the sale of the
Registered Shares to be offered and sold by Shareholder, but only while POI is
required to cause the registration statement to remain effective and unusable.
2.4 Blue Sky Laws. Use all reasonable efforts to
register or qualify the offering of Registrable Shares covered by the
registration statement under the securities laws of such states as the
Shareholder(s) shall reasonably request; provided, however, that POI shall not
be required in connection with this Section 2.4 to qualify generally to do
business as a foreign corporation under the laws of any jurisdiction in which
POI is not then so qualified, or to file any general consent to service of
process or to take any other action that would subject POI to general service
of process in any jurisdiction in which POI is not then so subject.
2.5 Amendment to Prospectus. Notify Shareholder
at any time when a prospectus relating to such registration is required under
the Securities Act to be delivered of the happening of an event that requires
the making of a change in such prospectus as then in effect, or the related
registration statement, in order that such document(s) 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 Shareholder thereupon shall immediately cease making offers and
sales of Registrable Shares pursuant to the registration statement or
deliveries of the prospectus contained therein for any purpose, and if
requested by POI, shall return to POI all copies of such prospectus not
theretofore delivered by Shareholder to third parties. After securing such
approvals as may be necessary, POI shall promptly prepare, file with Commission
and furnish to Shareholder revised prospectuses or such
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supplements to or amendments of the prospectus as POI may deem necessary, and
following their receipt of the same, Shareholder shall be free to resume making
offers of the Registered Shares.
2.6 Stop Orders. Notify Shareholder of any stop
order or any similar proceeding initiated by any federal or state regulatory
authority with respect to the registration statement.
2.7 Listing. Cause all Registered Shares hereto
to be listed on each securities exchange, if any, on which the Common Stock is
then listed or with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
3. Conditions to Obligations of POI. The obligations of
POI under Section 2 hereof are subject to the satisfaction of each of the
following conditions:
3.1 Information. Shareholder shall furnish to
POI such information regarding Shareholder, its Registrable Shares (and
Shareholder's other holdings of POI securities, if any) and Shareholder's
proposed methods of distribution of its Registered Shares, and shall execute
and deliver to POI such documents, as POI may request in order to permit POI to
comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law or to obtain acceleration of the effective date of the
registration statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Shareholder hereby represents and warrants that all information set forth in
the prospectus contained in any draft Registration Statement with respect to
Shareholder, Shareholder's Registerable Shares and other holdings of POI's
securities (if any) and Shareholder's proposed methods of distributing the
Registrable Shares is and shall be complete and accurate.
3.2 Compliance with Agreement. Shareholder shall
have complied with all terms and conditions of this Agreement to be complied
with by Shareholder.
4. Allocation of Expenses. All discounts, commissions
or fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities
industry professionals relating to the distribution of Registered Shares, and
all fees and expenses of separate counsel and accountants for Shareholder, if
any, shall be borne by Shareholder pro rata with the number of Registered
Shares owned by it. Except as otherwise required by any federal or state
regulatory authority, POI shall bear all other expenses incurred by POI in
performing its obligations hereunder, including, without limitation,
registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of complying with applicable
state securities laws, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
listing of Registered Shares on any securities exchange or with the National
Association of Securities Dealers, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of
counsel for, and independent certified public accountants of, POI, and fees and
expenses of any other party or parties retained by POI in connection with the
applicable registration.
5. Restrictive Legends; Restrictions on Resale.
5.1 Legend. Each certificate representing
Registrable Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in
substantially the following form:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), AND MAY NOT
BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN
EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR ANY OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THESE CERTIFICATES IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996, BETWEEN
THE ISSUER AND THE HOLDER THEREOF."
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, upon the request of
a holder of such Registrable Shares which holder (a) is not an affiliate (as
such term is defined in Rule 144 under the
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Securities Act) of POI, and (b) has not been an affiliate of POI during the
three (3) months preceding such request, and which request is made after a
period of three (3) years has elapsed since the later of the date such
Registrable Shares were acquired from the POI or an affiliate of the issuer
(computed in accordance with paragraph (d) of Rule 144), POI shall issue and
deliver to such holder, at no expense to such holder, a new certificate
representing such Registrable Shares of like tenor not bearing the first
sentence of such legend.
5.2 Restrictions on Resale. Shareholder shall
not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to
purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or
warrant to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise transfer or dispose of,
directly or indirectly, the Registrable Shares between the date hereof and
October 16, 1996. Shareholder shall also not sell more than ten percent (10%)
of the Registrable Shares between October 17, 1996 and ninety (90) days
following the effective date of the Registration Statement. Shareholder's sale
of the Registrable Shares shall be subject, for a period commencing on the date
hereof and ending one (1) year after the effective date of the Registration
Statement, to any restrictions POI's underwriter or underwriters may impose on
Shareholder's sale of the Registrable Shares including without limitation that
the Registrable Shares be withheld from the market by Shareholder and not be
sold, offered for sale or otherwise transferred or disposed of by Shareholder
(other than donees who agree to be similarly bound) in the event POI or any
subsidiary of POI elects to prepare and file with the Commission a Registration
Statement for an underwritten public offering of the Common Stock or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, at the option of POI or the
proposed managing underwriter(s) of such offering for a period beginning on the
effective date of such Registration Statement as such underwriter(s) determine
is necessary in order to successfully effect the underwritten public offering;
provided, however, that such restrictions shall not apply for a consecutive
period of more than one hundred twenty (120) days and the underwriter or
underwriters may apply them to Shareholder only once during such one (1) year
period of time. In connection therewith, Shareholder also agrees to provide to
POI's underwriter or underwriters a written agreement for the benefit of the
underwriters and POI that Shareholder agrees to such restrictions. The
Registered Shares shall be sold by Shareholder only through broker-dealers
designated by POI and only in such amounts and at such times as the
broker-dealers designated by POI in their reasonable business judgment
determine are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the trading price
of the Common Stock.
6. Miscellaneous.
6.1 Notices. All notices, requests, consents,
demands and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (i) when delivered
by hand or by a courier service, (ii) when sent by telecopier of sent on a
Business Day or if so sent on a day that is not a Business Day, on the first
Business Day thereafter, or (iii) three Business Days after being sent by
registered or certified first-class mail, in each case addressed as follows:
6.1.1 If to Shareholder, at Shareholder's
address as it shall then appear in the books and records of the transfer agent
for the Common Stock.
6.1.2 If to POI, initially at the address
set forth in the Plan, and thereafter at such other address notice of which is
given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.1.
6.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies
the entire understanding and agreement among the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations,
understandings and agreements relating to such subject matter hereof.
6.3 Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is
intended to, and shall, inure to the benefit only of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns.
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6.4 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor the
rights or obligations hereunder of any party hereto may be assigned, delegated
or otherwise transferred by any such party, except that Shareholder shall be
entitled to assign its rights under this Agreement to its stockholders, Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, pursuant to a plan of
liquidation adopted in connection with the dissolution of Shareholder.
6.5 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended,
supplemented or (except as hereinafter expressly provided to the contrary)
terminated, and the time for the performance of any of the covenants to be
performed by POI hereunder for the benefit of the Shareholder may be extended,
or such performance may be waived, only by a writing executed by POI and
Shareholder.
6.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
6.7 Headings. The headings of this Agreement
have been added for convenience only and shall not be used in any way to
construe or otherwise affect this Agreement.
6.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State
of Oregon applicable to agreements made and wholly performed in such state.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set
their hands as of the day and year first above writing.
POI:
PROTECTION ONE, INC.
By: Xxxx X. Xxxx, III
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Its: Vice President
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SHAREHOLDER:
SEQUENCE SYSTEMS, INC., dba ALLTEC SECURITY SYSTEMS
By: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, President
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