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EXHIBIT 10.3
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HUNTSMAN PACKAGING CORPORATION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
MAY 31, 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1. Definitions...................................................................................1
Section 2. Required Registration.........................................................................7
Section 3. Piggyback Registration........................................................................9
Section 4. Registrations on Form S-3....................................................................10
Section 5. Holdback Agreement...........................................................................11
Section 6. Preparation and Filing.......................................................................12
Section 7. Expenses.....................................................................................14
Section 8. Indemnification..............................................................................14
Section 9. Underwriting Agreement.......................................................................17
Section 10. Suspension...................................................................................17
Section 11. Information by Holder........................................................................18
Section 12. Exchange Act Compliance......................................................................18
Section 13. No Conflict of Rights........................................................................18
Section 14. Termination..................................................................................18
Section 15. Successors and Assigns.......................................................................18
Section 16. Assignment...................................................................................18
Section 17. Notices......................................................................................19
Section 18. Modifications; Amendments; Waivers...........................................................20
Section 19. Severability.................................................................................21
Section 20. Counterparts and Facsimile Execution.........................................................21
Section 21. Governing Law................................................................................21
Section 22. Waiver of Jury Trial.........................................................................21
Section 23. Consent to Jurisdiction......................................................................21
Section 24. Entire Agreement.............................................................................22
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Section 25. Headings.....................................................................................22
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT (this "Agreement")
dated as of May 31, 2000, among
HUNTSMAN PACKAGING CORPORATION,
a Utah corporation (the
"Company"), the STOCKHOLDERS (as
defined below) other than the
NOTE WARRANTHOLDERS (as defined
below), THE INITIAL PURCHASERS
(as defined below), and THE BANK
OF NEW YORK (solely for the
purpose of receiving notices
under Section 17).
The Stockholders own, or have the right to purchase or otherwise acquire
(by the exercise, exchange or conversion of shares of the Company's capital
stock and/or warrants owned by the Stockholders that are exercisable or
exchangeable for or convertible into Common Stock (as hereinafter defined)
without regard to any restrictions on the ability of any Stockholder to exercise
such rights exercise, exchange or conversion), shares of the Common Stock
("Common Stock"), of the Company (or such other class of common stock of the
Company into which the Common Stock may be converted or reclassified, and all
references herein to the Common Stock shall include such other class of common
stock of the Company, if applicable). The Company and the Stockholders deem it
to be in their respective best interests to set forth the rights of the
Stockholders in connection with public offerings and sales of the capital stock
of the Company.
The Initial Purchasers, the Company and the Note Guarantors have entered
into the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined). As an inducement to the
Initial Purchasers to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement, and in satisfaction of a condition to the obligations of the Initial
Purchasers thereunder, the Company, for the benefit of the Note Warrantholders
(including the Initial Purchasers), agrees to the matters set forth herein.
ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and
obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as set forth
below.
Section 1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, a Person that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or
is under common control with, such Person. For the purpose of this definition,
the term "control" (including, with correlative meaning, the terms
"controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with
respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies or investment
decisions of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or
other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.
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"Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company.
"Business Day" means any day that is not (a) Pioneer Day in the State of
Utah, (b) a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday or (c) a day on which banks are
not required to be open in New York, New York.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
Governmental Authority at the time administering the Securities Act.
"Common Stock" has the meaning given to it in the Preamble.
"Common Stock Equivalent" means, at any time, one share of Common Stock
or the right to acquire, whether or not such right is immediately exercisable,
one share of Common Stock, whether evidenced by an option, warrant, convertible
security or other instrument or agreement, including, without limitation the
Warrants and the Note Warrants.
"Company" has the meaning set forth in the caption.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
any successor Federal statute then in force, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from
time to time.
"Excluded Shares" means all shares of Common Stock issued to Other
Holders pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Agreements which have not
been released from the Repurchase Option (as defined in the Restricted Stock
Agreements) on the date on which the calculation of Registrable Shares is being
determined.
"Governmental Authority" means any domestic or foreign government or
political subdivision thereof, whether on a federal, state or local level and
whether executive, legislative or judicial in nature, including any agency,
authority, board, bureau, commission, court, department or other instrumentality
thereof.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of May 31, 2000, between the
Company, the Note Guarantors and the Trustee, with respect to the Notes, as it
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Information" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(i).
"Initial Public Offering" means the initial underwritten Public Offering
of Common Stock for the account of the Company pursuant to a registration
statement effective under the Securities Act.
"Initial Purchasers" means Chase Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc.
"Inspectors" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(i).
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"Investor Stockholders" means, collectively, (a) the Persons listed as
Investor Stockholders on Schedule I attached to this Agreement for so long as
such Persons hold Restricted Securities and (b) any successor to, or permitted
assignee or transferee in accordance with the Stockholders' Agreement of
Restricted Securities originally held by a Person referred to in clause (a),
provided that such successor, assignee or transferee agrees in writing to be
treated as an Investor Stockholder hereunder and to be bound by and comply with
all of the applicable terms and provisions hereof.
"Liquidity Event" means the consummation of the first to occur of the
following (a) the Initial Public Offering or (b) a Sale of the Company.
"Material Transaction" means any material transaction in which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries proposes to engage or is engaged, including a
purchase or sale of assets or securities, financing, merger, tender offer or any
other transaction that would require disclosure pursuant to the Exchange Act,
and with respect to which the Board of Directors reasonably has determined in
good faith that compliance with this Agreement may reasonably be expected to
either materially interfere with the Company's or such subsidiary's ability to
consummate such transaction in a timely fashion or require the Company to
disclose material, non-public information prior to such time as it would
otherwise be required to be disclosed.
"NASDAQ" means The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
"NMS" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(n).
"Note Guarantors" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indenture.
"Note Warrants" means the warrants to purchase Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Note Warrant Agreement.
"Note Warrant Agent" means The Bank of New York, a New York banking
corporation, in its capacity as agent for the Note Warrantholders.
"Note Warrant Agreement" means the Note Warrant Agreement dated as of May
31, 2000, between the Company and the Note Warrant Agent, as amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time.
"Note Warrantholder" means any Person that holds Note Warrants, whether
on the Closing Date or at any time thereafter, for so long as such Person holds
Restricted Securities, and so long as each such Person agrees (whether pursuant
to the Note Warrant Agreement or otherwise) to be treated as a Note
Warrantholder and to be bound by and comply with all of the applicable terms and
provisions hereof.
"Note Warrant Shares" has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Note
Warrant Agreement.
"Other Holders" means those Persons holding Registrable Shares other than
the Investor Stockholders, the Warrantholders, the Note Warrantholders and the
Trust Holders.
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"Other Shares" means at any time those shares of Common Stock which do
not constitute Registrable Shares or Primary Shares.
"Person" shall be construed as broadly as possible and shall include an
individual person, a partnership (including a limited liability partnership), a
corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a limited liability company,
a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a Governmental
Authority.
"Primary Shares" means, at any time, the authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.
"Prospectus" means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement,
including any amendment or prospectus subject to completion, and any such
prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect
to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Shares and, in
each case, by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including
post-effective amendments, and in each case including all material incorporated
by reference therein.
"Public Offering" means the closing of a public offering of Common Stock
pursuant to a Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities
Act, except that a Public Offering shall not include an offering of securities
to be issued as consideration in connection with a business acquisition or an
offering of securities issuable pursuant to an employee benefit plan.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement dated as of May 25,
2000, among the Company, the Note Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers relating
to the Units, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Recapitalization Agreement" means the Recapitalization Agreement, dated
as of March 31, 2000, by and among the Company and the Persons named therein, as
such agreement may from time to time be amended in accordance with its terms.
"Records" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(i).
"Registrable Shares" means at any time, and with respect to any
Stockholder, the shares of Common Stock held by, or issuable to, such
Stockholder which constitute Restricted Securities other than the Excluded
Shares. As to any particular Registrable Shares, once issued, such Registrable
Shares shall cease to be Registrable Shares (a) when an offering of such
Registrable Shares has been registered under the Securities Act, the
Registration Statement in connection therewith has been declared effective and
such Registrable Shares have been disposed of pursuant to and in the manner
described in such effective Registration Statement, (b) when such Registrable
Shares are sold or distributed to the public, or eligible to be sold or
distributed, through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144(k)
(in the case of Warrants, Note Warrants or other rights to acquire Common Stock,
assuming that such Warrants, Note Warrants or other rights to acquire Common
Stock are exercised through a "cashless exercise" provision) or (c) when such
Registrable Shares have ceased to be outstanding.
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"Registration Date" means the date upon which the Registration Statement
filed by the Company to effect its Initial Public Offering shall have been
declared effective by the Commission.
"Registration Statement" means any registration statement of the Company
which covers an offering of any of the Registrable Shares, and all amendments
and supplements to any such Registration Statement, including post-effective
amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all
exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
"Representative" of a Person shall be construed broadly and shall include
such Person's partners, members, officers, directors, managers, investment
advisors, employees, agents, advisors, counsel, accountants and other
representatives.
"Requesting Group" means, with respect to any Requesting Stockholder, all
members of the same class of Stockholders as the Requesting Stockholder.
"Requesting Stockholders" means, on the date of determination, any of the
Persons requesting a registration pursuant to in Sections 2(a)(i), 2(a)(ii),
2(a)(iii) or 2(a)(iv).
"Requisite Investor Stockholders" means, on the date of determination,
those Investor Stockholders who hold in the aggregate in excess of fifty percent
(50%) of the Restricted Securities held by all of the Investor Stockholders.
"Requisite Note Warrantholders" means, on the date of determination,
those Note Warrantholders who hold in the aggregate in excess of sixty percent
(60%) of the Restricted Securities held by all of the Note Warrantholders.
"Requisite Trust Holders" means, on the date of determination, those
Trust Holders who hold in the aggregate in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the
Restricted Securities held by all of the Trust Holders.
"Requisite Warrantholders" means, on the date of determination, those
Warrantholders who hold in the aggregate in excess of sixty percent (60%) of the
Restricted Securities held by all of the Warrantholders.
"Restricted Securities" means, at any time and with respect to any
Stockholder, the Common Stock, the Warrants and the Note Warrants and any other
securities received or receivable with respect to any such Common Stock,
Warrants (including Warrant Shares) and Note Warrants (including Note Warrant
Shares), which are held by such Stockholder and which theretofore have not been
sold to the public pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or pursuant
to Rule 144.
"Restricted Stock Agreements" means, collectively, the Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreements dated as of the date hereof between the Company and each of
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, and
any similar agreements executed and delivered by the Company and any employee of
the Company after the date hereof, as each such
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agreement is amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any
successor rule thereto.
"Sale of the Company" means the sale of the Company (in one transaction
or a series of transactions) to a third party or parties, whether by way of the
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, sale of
securities (whether directly or indirectly or by way of merger, consolidation or
reorganization) resulting in such third party or parties acquiring voting
securities which enable such third party or parties to elect a majority of the
Board of Directors.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
successor Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
"Stockholders" means each of the Investor Stockholders, the Trust
Holders, the Warrantholders, the Note Warrantholders and the Other Holders.
"Stockholders' Agreement" means the Stockholders' Agreement dated as of
the date hereof among the Company, the Stockholders (other than the Note
Warrantholders) and the other Persons party thereto, as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
"Stockholders' Counsel" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.
"Suspension Period" means the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.
"Transfer" means any disposition of any Restricted Securities or of any
interest therein which would constitute a sale thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act, other than any such disposition pursuant to a Registration
Statement and in compliance with all applicable state securities and "blue sky"
laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Transfer shall
not include an exchange of Warrants or Note Warrants, as applicable, effectuated
in accordance with (i) Section 4.2 of the Warrant Agreement or (ii) Section 3.4
of the Note Warrant Agreement.
"Trust Holders" means, collectively, (a) the Persons listed as Trust
Holders on Schedule I attached to this Agreement for so long as such Persons
hold Restricted Securities and (b) any successor to, or permitted assignee or
transferee in accordance with the Stockholders' Agreement of Restricted
Securities originally held by a Person referred to in clause (a), provided that
such successor, assignee or transferee agrees in writing to be treated as a
Trust Holder hereunder and to be bound by and comply with all of the applicable
terms and provisions hereof.
"Unit" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Purchase Agreement.
"Warrant Agreement" means the Warrant Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, among the Company and the Stockholders named therein, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
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"Warrantholders" means, collectively, (a) the Persons listed as
Warrantholders on Schedule I attached to this Agreement for so long as such
Persons hold Restricted Securities and (b) any successor to, or permitted
assignee or transferee of Restricted Securities originally held by a Person
referred to in clause (a), provided that such successor, assignee or transferee
agrees in writing to be treated as a Warrantholder hereunder and to be bound by
and comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions hereof.
"Warrants" means the Common Stock Warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant
Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the Company and the
Stockholders party thereto.
"Warrant Shares" has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Warrant
Agreement.
SECTION 2. REQUIRED REGISTRATION.
(a) (i) If, at any time, the Company shall be requested by the
Requisite Investor Stockholders to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of an offering of Registrable Shares; or
(ii) if, at any time after sixty (60) days following the date upon
which the Registration Statement used in the Initial Public Offering shall
have been declared effective, the Company shall be requested by the
Requisite Warrantholders to effect the registration under the Securities Act
of an offering of Registrable Shares; or
(iii) if, at any time after sixty (60) days following the date upon
which the Registration Statement used in the Initial Public Offering shall
have been declared effective, the Company shall be requested by the
Requisite Note Warrantholders to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of an offering of Registrable Shares; or
(iv) if, (A) a Liquidity Event has not occurred on or prior to the
fifth anniversary of the date hereof and (B) after such date the Company
shall be requested by the Requisite Trust Holders to effect the registration
under the Securities Act of an offering of Registrable Shares,
then the Company shall promptly give written notice to the other Stockholders of
its requirement to so register such offering and, upon the written request,
delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days after delivery of any such
notice by the Company, of the other Stockholders to include in such registration
Registrable Shares (which request shall specify the number of Registrable Shares
proposed to be included in such registration), the Company shall, whether or not
any other Stockholders request to include any Registrable Shares in such
registration, subject to Section 2(b) below, promptly use its best efforts to
effect such registration under the Securities Act of an offering of the
Registrable Shares which the Company has been so requested to register for sale
in accordance with the method of distribution specified in the initiating
request.
(b) Anything contained in Section 2(a) to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated to effect pursuant to
Section 2(a) any registration under the Securities Act except in accordance with
the following provisions:
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(i) the Company shall not be obligated to use its best efforts
to file and cause to become effective:
(A) more than (w) two (2) registrations on Registration
Statements on Form S-1 (or any successor form thereto) initiated by the
Requisite Investor Stockholders pursuant to Section 2(a)(i) hereof, (x)
one (1) registration on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any
successor form thereto) initiated by the Requisite Warrantholders
pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii), (y) one (1) registration on a Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form thereto) initiated by the
Requisite Note Warrantholders pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii) or (z) one
(1) registration on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any
successor form thereto) initiated by the Requisite Trust Holders pursuant
to Section 2(a)(iv) hereof; provided, however, if such Requesting
Stockholders are unable to sell at least seventy-five percent (75%) of
the Registrable Shares requested by such Requesting Stockholders to be
included in any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) as a result of an
underwriter's cutback pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), then such
registration shall not count as a requested registration for purposes of
this clause (A) or
(B) any Registration Statement during any period in which
any other registration statement (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8
promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor forms thereto)
pursuant to which Primary Shares are to be or were offered and sold has
been filed and not withdrawn or has been declared effective within the
prior 180 days;
(ii) the Company may delay the filing or effectiveness of any
Registration Statement for a period of up to ninety (90) days after the date of
a request for registration pursuant to Section 2(a) if at the time of such
request, the Company is engaged in a Material Transaction; provided, however,
the Company may not utilize this right more than once in any twelve-month
period; and
(iii) with respect to any registration pursuant to Section 2(a),
the Company may include in such registration any Registrable Shares, Primary
Shares or Other Shares; provided, however, that if the managing underwriter
advises the Company that the inclusion of all Registrable Shares, Primary
Shares, and Other Shares proposed to be included in such registration would
materially adversely affect the offering and sales (including pricing) of all
such securities, then the number of Registrable Shares, Primary Shares, and
Other Shares proposed to be included in such registration shall be included in
the following order:
(A) first, the Registrable Shares owned by all members of
the Requesting Group, pro rata based upon the number of Registrable
Shares owned by each member of the Requesting Group at the time of such
registration;
(B) second, the Registrable Shares owned by all
Stockholders (other than the members of the Requesting Group), pro rata
based upon the
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number of Registrable Shares owned by each such Stockholder at the time
of such registration;
(C) third, the Primary Shares; and
(D) fourth, the Other Shares.
(c) A requested registration under Section 2(a) may be rescinded at
least twenty (20) days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement by
written notice to the Company from the Requesting Stockholders holding a
majority of the Registrable Shares requested to be registered; provided,
however, that such rescinded registration shall not count as a requested
registration pursuant to Section 2(a) for purposes of Section 2(b)(i)(A) above
if the Company shall have been reimbursed (pro rata by the Requesting
Stockholders holding a majority of the Registrable Shares requested to be
registered or in such other proportion as such Requesting Stockholders or
Stockholders may agree) for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company
in connection with such rescinded registration.
SECTION 3. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION.
(a) If the Company at any time proposes for any reason to register
Primary Shares or Other Shares under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-4
or Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor forms
thereto), it shall promptly give written notice to each Stockholder of its
intention so to register the Primary Shares or Other Shares and, upon the
written request, given within twenty (20) days after delivery of any such notice
by the Company, of any such Stockholder to include in such registration
Registrable Shares (which request shall specify the number of Registrable Shares
proposed to be included in such registration), the Company shall use its best
efforts to cause all such Registrable Shares requested to be included in such
registration on the same terms and conditions as the securities otherwise being
sold in such registration; provided, however, that if the managing underwriter
advises the Company that the inclusion of all Registrable Shares or Other Shares
proposed to be included in such registration would interfere with the successful
offering and sale (including pricing) of Primary Shares proposed to be offered
and sold by the Company, then the number of Primary Shares, Registrable Shares
and Other Shares proposed to be included in such registration shall be included
in the following order:
(i) first, the Primary Shares;
(ii) second, the Registrable Shares held by the Stockholders
requesting their Registrable Shares be included in such registration
pursuant to the terms of this Section 3, pro rata based upon the number of
Registrable Shares owned by each such Stockholder at the time of such
registration; and
(iii) third, the Other Shares.
(b) The number of requests permitted by the Stockholders pursuant to
this Section 3 shall be unlimited.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no
Other Holder shall have any rights under this Section 3 with respect to the
Initial Public Offering.
SECTION 4. REGISTRATIONS ON FORM S-3.
(a) Subject to Section 4(c), at such time as the Company shall have
qualified for the use of Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act or any
successor form thereto, each Stockholder shall have the right to request in
writing registrations on Form S-3, or such successor form, and to effect a
registration under the Securities Act of Registrable Shares in accordance with
this Section 4.
(b) If the Company shall be requested by any Stockholder to effect a
registration under the Securities Act of Registrable Shares in accordance with
this Section 4, then the Company shall promptly give written notice of such
proposed registration to all Stockholders and shall offer to include in such
proposed registration any Registrable Shares requested to be included in such
proposed registration by such Stockholders who respond in writing to the
Company's notice within thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice (which
response shall specify the number of Registrable Shares proposed to be included
in such registration). The Company shall promptly use its commercially
reasonable efforts to effect such registration on Form S-3 of the Registrable
Shares which the Company has been so requested to register.
(c) The Company shall not be obligated to effect any registration
under the Securities Act requested by the Stockholders under this Section 4
except in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such
registration initiated pursuant to this Section 4 if (A) the anticipated
gross offering price of all Registrable Shares to be included therein would
be less than $5,000,000 or (B) the Company shall have effected four (4) or
more Registration Statements on Form S-3 pursuant to this Section 4 during
the twelve month period prior to the date of such request for registration
(unless the Company shall have waived such limitation);
(ii) the Company may delay the filing or effectiveness of any
Registration Statement for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days after
the date of a request for registration pursuant to this Section 4 if (A)
the Company's Board of Directors has determined that such registration
would have a material adverse effect upon the Company or its then current
business plans or (B) at the time of such request the Company is engaged in
a Material Transaction; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize
this right more than once in any twelve-month period; and
(iii) with respect to any registration pursuant to this Section
4, the Company may include in such registration any Registrable Shares,
Primary Shares or Other Shares; provided, however, that if the managing
underwriter advises the Company that the inclusion of all Registrable
Shares, Primary Shares and Other Shares proposed to be included in such
registration would materially adversely affect the offering or sale
(including pricing) of all such securities, then the number of Registrable
Shares, Primary
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Shares and Other Shares proposed to be included in such registration shall
be included in the following order:
(A) first, the Registrable Shares, pro rata based upon the
number of Registrable Shares owned by each Stockholder at the time of
such registration;
(B) second, the Primary Shares; and
(C) third, the Other Shares.
(d) The number of requests permitted by the Stockholders pursuant to this
Section 4 shall be unlimited.
SECTION 5. HOLDBACK AGREEMENT.
(a) If the Company at any time shall register an offering and sale of
shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act in an underwritten offering (i)
pursuant to an Initial Public Offering or (ii) pursuant to any other
registration under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8
promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor forms thereto), the
Stockholders (other than the Note Warrantholders, unless the depositary or
depositaries and custodian or custodians for all Restricted Securities shall
provide written notice to the Company and the Note Warrantholders that such
depositary or depositaries and custodian or custodians is able to effectuate the
provisions of this Section 5) shall not sell, make any short sale of, grant any
option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any Restricted Securities
(other than (A) those Registrable Shares included in such registration pursuant
to Sections 2, 3 or 4, (B) a transfer without consideration by a Stockholder
that is a limited liability company or limited partnership to its members,
partners or investment advisors or (C) subject to the consent of the
underwriters, a Permitted Transfer (as defined in the Stockholders' Agreement))
without the prior written consent of the Company for a period as shall be
determined by the managing underwriters, which period cannot begin more than
seven (7) days prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and
cannot last more than ninety (90) days (180 days in the case of the Company's
Initial Public Offering) after the effective date of such Registration
Statement.
(b) If the Company at any time pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement
shall register under the Securities Act an offering and sale of Registrable
Shares held by Stockholders for sale to the public pursuant to an underwritten
offering, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the lead
underwriters for such offering, effect any public sale or distribution of
securities similar to those being registered, or any securities convertible into
or exercisable or exchangeable for such securities, for such period as shall be
determined by the managing underwriters, which period shall not begin more than
seven (7) days prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement pursuant
to which such public offering shall be made and shall not last more than ninety
(90) days (180 days in the case of the Company's Initial Public Offering) after
the closing of sale of shares pursuant to such Registration Statement (except as
part of such underwritten registration or pursuant to registrations on Form S-8
or any successor form).
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SECTION 6. PREPARATION AND FILING.
If and whenever the Company is under an obligation pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement to use its best efforts to effect the registration
of an offering and sale of any Registrable Shares, the Company shall, as
expeditiously as practicable:
(a) use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement that registers
such offering of Registrable Shares to become and remain effective for a period
of 120 days or until all of such Registrable Shares have been disposed of (if
earlier);
(b) furnish, at least five (5) Business Days before filing a Registration
Statement that registers such Registrable Shares, a Prospectus relating thereto
and any amendments or supplements relating to such Registration Statement or
Prospectus, to one counsel selected by the Requesting Stockholders (the
"Stockholders' Counsel"), copies of all such documents proposed to be filed (it
being understood that such five-Business-Day period need not apply to successive
drafts of the same document proposed to be filed so long as such successive
drafts are supplied to such counsel in advance of the proposed filing by a
period of time that is customary and reasonable under the circumstances) and
shall use its reasonable best efforts to reflect in each such document, when so
filed with the Commission, such comments as the Stockholders whose Registrable
Shares are to be covered by such Registration Statement may reasonably propose;
(c) prepare and file with the Commission 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 for at least a
period of 120 days or until all of such Registrable Shares have been disposed of
(if earlier) and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the offering and sale or other disposition of such Registrable
Shares;
(d) notify the Stockholders' Counsel promptly in writing (A) of any
comments by the Commission with respect to such Registration Statement or
Prospectus, or any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing
thereof or for additional information with respect thereto, (B) of the issuance
by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or
the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose and (C) of the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
of such Registrable Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purposes;
(e) use its best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Shares
under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any seller
of Registrable Shares reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and
things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller of
Registrable Shares to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Shares owned by such seller; provided, however, that the Company
will not be required to qualify generally to do business, subject itself to
general taxation or consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction
where it would not otherwise be required to do so but for this Section 6(e);
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(f) furnish to each seller of such Registrable Shares such number of
copies of a summary Prospectus or other Prospectus, including a preliminary
Prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such
other documents as such seller of Registrable Shares may reasonably request in
order to facilitate the public offering and sale or other disposition of such
Registrable Shares;
(g) use its best efforts to cause such offering and sale of Registrable
Shares to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or
authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the
Company to enable the seller or sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of
such Registrable Shares;
(h) notify on a timely basis each seller of such Registrable Shares at any
time when a Prospectus relating to such Registrable Shares is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act within the appropriate period mentioned in
clause Section 6(b) of the happening of any event as a result of which the
Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances then existing and, at the request of
such seller, prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of
a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that,
as thereafter delivered to the offerees of such shares, such 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 light of the circumstances then existing;
(i) make available for inspection by any seller of such Registrable
Shares, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such
Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by
any such seller or underwriter (collectively, the "Inspectors"), all pertinent
financial, business and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company (collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably
necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and
cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information
(together with the Records, the "Information") reasonably requested by any such
Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement (and any of the
Information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and
of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, shall not be disclosed by
the Inspectors unless (A) the disclosure of such Information is necessary to
avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement, (B)
the release of such Information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order
from a court of competent jurisdiction, (C) such Information has been made
generally available to the public, and (D) the seller of Registrable Shares
agrees that it will, upon learning that disclosure of such Information is sought
in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Company and allow the
Company, at the Company's expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent
disclosure of the Information deemed confidential);
(j) use its best efforts to obtain from its independent certified public
accountants a "cold comfort" letter in customary form and covering such matters
of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters;
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(k) use its best efforts to obtain, from its counsel, an opinion or
opinions in customary form (which shall also be addressed to the Stockholders
selling Registrable Shares in such registration);
(l) provide a transfer agent and registrar (which may be the same entity
and which may be the Company) for such Registrable Shares;
(m) issue to any underwriter to which any seller of Registrable Shares may
sell shares in such offering certificates evidencing such Registrable Shares;
(n) list such Registrable Shares on any national securities exchange on
which any shares of the Common Stock are listed or, if the Common Stock is not
listed on a national securities exchange, use its best efforts to qualify such
Registrable Shares for quotation on the automated quotation system of the
NASDAQ, National Market System ("NMS"), or such other national securities
exchange as the holders of a majority of such Registrable Shares included in
such registration shall request;
(o) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as
soon as reasonably practicable but not later than eighteen (18) months after the
effective date, earnings statements which need not be audited covering a period
of twelve (12) months beginning within three (3) months after the effective date
of the Registration Statement, which earnings statements shall satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder; and
(p) use its best efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the
registration of such Registrable Shares contemplated hereby.
SECTION 7. EXPENSES.
All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Section 6,
including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees (including all
expenses incident to filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.), fees and expenses of complying with securities and blue sky laws,
printing expenses, fees and expenses of the Company's counsel and accountants
and fees and expenses of the Stockholders' Counsel shall be paid by the Company;
provided, however, that all underwriting discounts and selling commissions
applicable to the Registrable Shares and Other Shares shall not be borne by the
Company but shall be borne by the seller or sellers thereof, in proportion to
the number of Registrable Shares and Other Shares sold by such seller or
sellers.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In connection with any registration of any offering and sale of
Registrable Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the seller of such Registrable Shares,
each underwriter, broker or any other Person acting on behalf of such seller,
each other Person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing Persons within the
meaning of the Securities
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Act and each Representative of any of the foregoing Persons, against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which any of the foregoing
Persons may become subject, whether commenced or threatened, under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement under which such Registrable Shares were registered, any
preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus contained therein, any amendment or
supplement thereto or any document incident to registration or qualification of
any offering and sale of any Registrable Shares, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or, with respect to any Prospectus, necessary to make the statements therein in
light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or any
violation by the Company of the Securities Act or state securities or blue sky
laws applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of
the Company in connection with such registration or qualification under such
state securities or blue sky laws, and the Company shall promptly reimburse such
seller, such underwriter, such broker, such controlling Person or such
Representatives for any legal or other expenses incurred by any of them in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to
any such Person to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability
arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission made in said Registration Statement, preliminary
Prospectus, amendment thereto, or any document incident to registration or
qualification of any Registrable Shares in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company through an instrument duly executed
by such Person, or a Person duly acting on their behalf, specifically for use in
the preparation thereof; provided, further, however, that the foregoing
indemnity agreement is subject to the condition that, insofar as it relates to
any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement in, or omission or alleged
omission made in any preliminary Prospectus but eliminated or remedied in the
final Prospectus (filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act), such
indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of any indemnified party from
whom the Person asserting any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
purchased the Registrable Shares which are the subject thereof, if a copy of
such final Prospectus had been timely made available to such indemnified person
and such final Prospectus was not delivered to such Person with or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of such Registrable Shares to such Person.
(b) In connection with any registration of an offering and sale of
Registrable Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, each
seller of Registrable Shares shall indemnify and hold harmless (in the same
manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 8(a)) the Company, each
underwriter or broker involved in such offering, each other seller of
Registrable Shares under such Registration Statement, each Person who controls
any of the foregoing Persons within the meaning of the Securities Act and any
Representative of the foregoing Persons with respect to any untrue statement or
allegedly untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from such
Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus contained
therein, any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incident to
registration or qualification of any such offering and sale of Registrable
Shares, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company or such underwriter
through an instrument duly executed by such seller or a Person duly acting on
its behalf specifically for use in connection with the preparation of such
Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus, final Prospectus, amendment or
supplement; provided, however, that the maximum amount of liability in respect
of such
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indemnification shall be limited, in the case of each seller of Registrable
Shares, to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such seller
from the sale of Registrable Shares effected pursuant to such registration.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the
commencement of any action involving a claim referred to in the preceding
paragraphs of this Section 8, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter
of the commencement of such action (provided, however, that an indemnified
party's failure to give such notice in a timely manner shall only relieve the
indemnification obligations of an indemnifying party to the extent such
indemnifying party is prejudiced by such failure). In case any such action is
brought against an indemnified party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate in and to assume the defense thereof, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly notified to the extent that it may wish, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from
the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume
the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for any
legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in
connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if any indemnified
party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be one or more legal or
equitable defenses available to such indemnified party which are in addition to
or conflict with those available to the indemnifying party, or that such claim
or litigation involves or could have an effect upon matters beyond the scope of
the indemnity agreement provided in this Section 8, the indemnifying party shall
not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such
indemnified party and such indemnifying party shall reimburse such indemnified
party and any Person controlling such indemnified party for that portion of the
fees and expenses of any one lead counsel (plus appropriate special and local
counsel) retained by the indemnified party which are reasonably related to the
matters covered by the indemnity agreement provided in this Section 8.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with
respect to any loss, claim, damage or liability referred to herein, then the
indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder,
shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one
hand and of the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability
as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that
the maximum amount of liability in respect of such contribution shall be
limited, in the case of each seller of Registrable Shares, to an amount equal to
the net proceeds actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable
Shares effected pursuant to such registration. The relative fault of the
indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. No Person guilty of fraud shall be entitled
to indemnification or contribution hereunder.
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(e) The indemnification and contribution provided for under this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the indemnified party and will survive the transfer of
Registrable Shares.
SECTION 9. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 8, to the
extent that the Stockholders selling Registrable Shares in a proposed
registration shall enter into an underwriting or similar agreement, which
agreement contains provisions covering one or more issues addressed in such
Sections of this Agreement, the provisions contained in such Sections of this
Agreement addressing such issue or issues shall be of no force or effect with
respect to such registration, but this provision shall not apply to the Company
if the Company is not a party to the underwriting or similar agreement.
(b) If any registration pursuant to Section 2 or Section 4 is
requested to be an underwritten offering, the Company shall negotiate in good
faith to enter into a reasonable and customary underwriting agreement with the
underwriters thereof. The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from
lead institutions, underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar
securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, to the same
extent as provided above with respect to information so furnished in writing by
such Persons specifically for inclusion in any Prospectus or Registration
Statement and to the extent customary given their role in such distribution.
(c) No Stockholder may participate in any registration hereunder that
is underwritten unless such Stockholder agrees to (i) sell such Stockholder's
Registrable Shares proposed to be included therein on the basis provided in any
underwriting arrangements acceptable to the Company in the case of an offering
of Primary Shares, or, in the case of an offering pursuant to Section 2 hereof,
the Company and the Requesting Stockholders and (ii) as expeditiously as
possible, notify the Company of the occurrence of any event concerning such
Stockholder as a result of which the Prospectus relating to such registration
contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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.
SECTION 10. SUSPENSION.
Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company may (not more than once with respect to each registration and not more
than once in any twelve-month period), by notice in writing to each holder of
Registrable Shares to which a Prospectus relates, require such holder to
suspend, for up to 90 days (the "Suspension Period"), the use of any Prospectus
included in a Registration Statement filed under Sections 2, 3 or 4 if a
Material Transaction exists that would require an amendment to such Registration
Statement or supplement to such Prospectus (including any such amendment or
supplement made through incorporation by reference to a report filed under
Section 13 of the Exchange Act). The period during which such Prospectus must
remain effective shall be extended by a period equal to the Suspension Period.
The Company may (but shall not be obligated to) withdraw the effectiveness of
any Registration Statement subject to this provision.
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SECTION 11. INFORMATION BY HOLDER.
Each holder of Registrable Shares to be included in any registration
shall furnish to the Company and the managing underwriter such written
information regarding such holder and the distribution proposed by such holder
as the Company or the managing underwriter may reasonably request in writing and
as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration,
qualification or compliance referred to in this Agreement.
SECTION 12. EXCHANGE ACT COMPLIANCE.
From and after the Registration Date or such earlier date as a
registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act
relating to any class of the Company's securities shall have become effective,
the Company shall comply with all of the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act (whether or not it shall be required to do so) and shall comply with all
other public information reporting requirements of the Commission which are
conditions to the availability of Rule 144 for the sale of the Common Stock. The
Company shall cooperate with each Stockholder in supplying such information as
may be necessary for such Stockholder to complete and file any information
reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the Commission as a condition
to the availability of Rule 144.
SECTION 13. NO CONFLICT OF RIGHTS.
The Company represents and warrants to the Stockholders that the
registration rights granted to the Stockholders hereby do not conflict with any
other registration rights granted by the Company. The Company shall not, after
the date hereof, grant any registration rights which conflict with or impair, or
have any priority over, the registration rights granted hereby. In any
underwritten public offering, the managing underwriter shall be a nationally
recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company, and, to the extent
applicable, reasonably acceptable to the Requesting Stockholders holding a
majority of Registrable Shares requested to be registered.
SECTION 14. TERMINATION.
This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect when
there shall not be any Restricted Securities; provided, however, that Sections 7
and 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 15. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company and the
Stockholders and, subject to Section 16, their respective successors and
assigns.
SECTION 16. ASSIGNMENT.
Each Stockholder may assign its rights hereunder to any purchaser from
such Stockholder of Restricted Securities; provided, however, that, in the case
of an assignment by any Stockholder other than a Note Warrantholder, any such
purchaser shall purchase such Restricted Securities from such Stockholder in
accordance with the Stockholders' Agreement;
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provided, further, however, that such purchaser shall, as a condition to the
effectiveness of such assignment, be required to execute a counterpart to this
Agreement agreeing to be treated as a Stockholder hereunder (of the same class
(i.e., Investor Stockholder, Trust Holder, Warrantholder or Other Holder) as the
transferor Stockholder), as applicable, whereupon such purchaser shall have the
benefits of, and shall be subject to the restrictions contained in, this
Agreement. Each transferee of a Note Warrantholder is an intended third party
beneficiary of this Agreement and shall have the benefits of this Agreement upon
such transfer, without any further action on its part.
SECTION 17. NOTICES.
All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder to any
party shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written instrument and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in Person, by telecopy,
by overnight courier, or by first class registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to such party at the address set forth below or such other
address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the addressee to the
sender:
(a) if to the Company, to:
Huntsman Packaging Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
with copies to:
Chase Domestic Investments, L.L.C.
x/x Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
0000 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx;
and
X'Xxxxxxxx Graev & Karabell, LLP
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Nissan, Esq.;
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(b) if to any Trust Holder, to it at its address set forth on
Schedule I attached hereto;
(c) if to any Warrantholder, to it at its address set forth on
Schedule I attached hereto;
(d) if to any Investor Stockholder, to it at its address set
forth on Schedule I attached hereto;
(e) if to any Note Warrantholder, to the agent under the Note
Warrant Agreement:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00X
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
(f) if to the Initial Purchasers, to:
Chase Securities Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Legal Department
or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have
furnished to each other party in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice
or communication shall be deemed to have been received (a) when delivered, if
personally delivered or sent by telecopier, (b) on the first Business Day after
dispatch, if sent by nationally recognized, overnight courier guaranteeing next
Business Day delivery and (c) on the third Business Day following the date on
which the piece of mail containing such communication is posted, if sent by
mail.
SECTION 18. MODIFICATIONS; AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.
The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be modified or
amended, nor may any provision applicable to the Stockholders be waived, except
pursuant to a writing signed by (a) the Company (b) the Requisite Investor
Stockholders, and (c) the Requisite Trust Holders; provided, however, that (i)
any such amendment, modification, or waiver that would adversely affect the
rights hereunder of any Stockholder, in its capacity as a Stockholder, without
similarly affecting the rights hereunder of all Stockholders of such class
(i.e., Investor Stockholders, Trust Holder, Warrantholder, Note Warrantholder or
Other Holder), in their capacities as Stockholders of such class, shall not be
effective as to such Stockholder without its prior written consent, (ii) any
such amendment, modification, or waiver that would adversely affect the rights
hereunder of the Warrantholders as a class, without similarly affecting the
rights hereunder of the other classes of Stockholders as a class, shall not be
effective as to the Warrantholders without the prior written consent of the
Requisite Warrantholders, (iii) any such amendment, modification, or waiver that
would adversely affect the rights hereunder of the Note Warrantholders as a
class
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shall not be effective as to the Note Warrantholders without the prior written
consent of the Requisite Note Warrantholders, and (iv) assuming compliance with
Section 16 hereof, Schedule I to this Agreement shall be deemed to be
automatically amended from time to time to reflect the addition to this
Agreement of any Person identified in clause (b) of the definitions of Investor
Stockholder, Trust Holders or Warrantholders, as the case may be, and the
Company will, from time to time, distribute to the Stockholders a revised
Schedule I to reflect any such changes.
SECTION 19. SEVERABILITY.
It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of
this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the law and
public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought.
Accordingly, if any provision of this Agreement would be held in any
jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such
provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating
the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be
invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining
provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 20. COUNTERPARTS AND FACSIMILE EXECUTION.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of
which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective
when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and
delivered (by facsimile or otherwise) to the other party, it being understood
that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any counterpart or other
signature to this Agreement that is delivered by facsimile shall be deemed for
all purposes as constituting good and valid execution and delivery by such party
of this Agreement.
SECTION 21. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the domestic laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any
choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of
the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
SECTION 22. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
SECTION 23. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.
Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of (a) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County
and (b) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
for the purposes of any suit, action or other
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proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. Each of the parties hereto further agrees that service of any process,
summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such party's respective
address set forth in Section 17 shall be effective service of process for any
action, suit or proceeding in the State of New York with respect to any matters
to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 23. Each of the
parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the
laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in (a) the Supreme Court of
the State of New York, New York County or (b) the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York, and hereby and thereby further
irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any
such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
SECTION 24. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement and the other documents, certificates, instruments,
writings and agreements referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto contain
the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersede in their entirety any and all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties hereto with respect to subject matter hereof,
all of which are hereby terminated in their entirety and of no further force or
effect.
SECTION 25. HEADINGS.
The headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part
of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this
Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
HUNTSMAN PACKAGING
CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
CHASE DOMESTIC
INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.
By: Chase Capital Investments, L.P.,
its sole Member
By: Chase Capital Partners,
as Investment Manager
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: General Partner
FIRST UNION CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX III
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx III
Title: Senior Vice President
NEW YORK LIFE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: NYLCAP Manager LLC,
its Investment Manager
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Its Authorized Representative
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THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Its Authorized Representative
THE CHRISTENA XXXXX X. XXXXXX
TRUST
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Trustee
DURHAM CAPITAL, LTD.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
XXXXXXXX CAPITAL, LLC
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
XXXXXXX CAPITAL, LLC
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
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XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX XXX (DLJ
SECURITIES CORP CUSTODIAN)
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
/s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
CHASE SECURITIES INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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Solely for the purpose of receiving notices under
Section 17:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
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SCHEDULE I
INVESTOR STOCKHOLDERS
Chase Domestic Investments, L.L.C.
x/x Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxx of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
with a copy to:
X'Xxxxxxxx Graev & Karabell, LLP
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Nissan, Esq.
First Union Capital Partners, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx III
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, L.L.P.
Bank of America Corporate Center, Suite 4200
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, III
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 704-331-7598
New York Life Capital Partners, L.P.
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Telephone:. 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
With a copy to:
Office of the General Counsel
New York Life Insurance Company
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone No. 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
and a copy to:
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Xxxxx & Xxxx, L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Xxxxx & Xxxx, L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
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TRUST HOLDERS
The Christena Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Trust
c/o Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
with a copy to:
Winston & Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. XxxXxxxxx
WARRANTHOLDERS
Chase Domestic Investments, L.L.C.
x/x Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
0000 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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with a copy to:
X'Xxxxxxxx Graev & Karabell, LLP
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
First Union Capital Partners, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx III
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, L.L.P.
Bank of America Corporate Center, Suite 4200
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, III
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 704-331-7598
New York Life Capital Partners, L.P.
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
With a copy to:
Office of the General Counsel
New York Life Insurance Company
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
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and a copy to:
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Xxxxx & Xxxx, L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Xxxxx & Xxxx, L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
OTHER HOLDERS
Durham Capital, Ltd. and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
with a copy to:
Winston & Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. XxxXxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Winston & Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. XxxXxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Capital, LLC and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
with a copy to:
Winston & Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. XxxXxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Capital, LLC and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
with a copy to:
Winston & Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. XxxXxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx XXX (DLJ Securities Corp. Custodian)
0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
with a copy to:
Winston & Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. XxxXxxxxx
