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Exhibit 10.4(i)
REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of June 4, 1996, between National Equipment
Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Golder, Thoma, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Fund IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Investor"), and
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx (collectively, the "Executives").
The Company and the Investor are parties to a Purchase Agreement of even
date herewith (the "Purchase Agreement"). In order to induce the Investor to
enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the
registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement is a condition to the Closing under the Purchase Agreement.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein
shall have the meanings set forth in paragraph 8 hereof.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Demand Registrations.
(a) Requests for Registration. At any time, the holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities may request registration under the Securities Act of
all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or any similar
long-form registration ("Long-Form Registrations"), and the holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities may request registration under the
Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form
S-2 or S-3 or any similar short-form registration ("Short-Form Registrations")
if available. All registrations requested pursuant to this paragraph 1(a) are
referred to herein as "Demand Registrations." Each request for a Demand
Registration shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities
requested to be registered and the anticipated per share price range for such
offering. Within ten days after receipt of any such request, the Company shall
give written notice of such requested registration to all other holders of
Registrable Securities and shall include in such registration all Registrable
Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for
inclusion therein within 15 days after the receipt of the Company's notice.
(b) Long-Form Registrations. The holders of Registrable Securities shall
be entitled to request (i) four Long-Form Registrations in which the Company
shall pay all Registration Expenses ("Company-paid Long-Form Registrations")
and (ii) an unlimited number of Long-Form Registrations in which the holders of
Registrable Securities shall pay their share of the Registration Expenses as
set forth in paragraph 5 hereof. A registration shall not count as one of the
permitted Long-Form Registrations until it has become effective and no
Company-paid Long-Form Registration shall count as one of the permitted
Long-Form Registrations unless the holders of Registrable Securities are able
to register and sell at least 90% of the Registrable Securities requested to be
included in such registration; provided that in any event the Company shall pay
all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration initiated as a
Company-paid Long-Form Registration
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whether or not it has become effective and whether or not such registration has
counted as one of the permitted Company-paid Long-Form Registrations.
(c) Short-Form Registrations. In addition to the Long-Form Registrations
provided pursuant to paragraph 1(b), the holders of Registrable Securities
shall be entitled to request an unlimited number of Short-Form Registrations in
which the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses. Demand Registrations
shall be Short-Form Registrations whenever the Company is permitted to use any
applicable short form. After the Company has become subject to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, the Company shall use its best
efforts to make Short-Form Registrations on Form S-3 available for the sale of
Registrable Securities.
(d) Priority on Demand Registrations. The Company shall not include in
any Demand Registration any securities which are not Registrable Securities
without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in such registration. If a Demand Registration
is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriters advise the Company in
writing that in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities and, if
permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering
exceeds the number of Registrable Securities and other securities, if any,
which can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range
acceptable to the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be
included in such registration, therein without adversely affecting the
marketability of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration
prior to the inclusion of any securities which are not Registrable Securities
the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included which in the
opinion of such underwriters can be sold in an orderly manner within the price
range of such offering, pro rata among the respective holders thereof on the
basis of the amount of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder.
Without the consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in such registration, any Persons other than
holders of Registrable Securities who participate in Demand Registrations which
are not at the Company's expense must pay their share of the Registration
Expenses as provided in paragraph 5 hereof.
(e) Restrictions on Long-Form Registrations. The Company shall not be
obligated to effect any Long-Form Registration within 180 days after the
effective date of a previous Long-Form Registration or a previous registration
in which the holders of Registrable Securities were given piggyback rights
pursuant to paragraph 2 and in which there was no reduction in the number of
Registrable Securities requested to be included. The Company may postpone for
up to 180 days the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for
a Demand Registration if the Company and the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities agree that such Demand Registration would reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any acquisition of assets
(other than in the ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation,
tender offer, reorganization or similar transaction; provided that in such
event, the holders of Registrable Securities initially requesting such Demand
Registration shall be entitled to withdraw such request and, if such request is
withdrawn, such Demand Registration shall not count as one of the permitted
Demand Registrations hereunder and the Company shall pay all Registration
Expenses in connection with such registration. The Company may delay a Demand
Registration hereunder only once in any twelve-month period.
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(f) Selection of Underwriters. The holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in any Demand Registration/Long-Form
Registration shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and
manager(s) to administer the offering.
(g) Other Registration Rights. Except as provided in this Agreement, the
Company shall not grant to any Persons the right to request the Company to
register any equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, without the prior written
consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities.
2. Piggyback Registrations.
(a) Right to Piggyback. Whenever the Company proposes to register any of
its securities under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Demand
Registration) and the registration form to be used may be used for the
registration of Registrable Securities (a "Piggyback Registration"), the
Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event within three business
days after its receipt of notice of any exercise of demand registration rights
other than under this Agreement) to all holders of Registrable Securities of
its intention to effect such a registration and shall include in such
registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has
received written requests for inclusion therein within 20 days after the
receipt of the Company's notice.
(b) Piggyback Expenses. The Registration Expenses of the holders of
Registrable Securities shall be paid by the Company in all Piggyback
Registrations.
(c) Priority on Primary Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is an
underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing
underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of
securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number
which can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range
acceptable to the Company, the Company shall include in such registration (i)
first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, the
Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata
among the holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of
shares owned by each such holder, and (iii) third, other securities requested
to be included in such registration.
(d) Priority on Secondary Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is
an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders of the Company's
securities, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in
their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such
registration exceeds the number which can be sold in an orderly manner in such
offering within a price range acceptable to the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities to be included in such registration, the Company shall
include in such registration (i) first, the securities requested to be included
therein by the holders requesting such registration, (ii) second, the
Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro
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rata among the holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the
number of shares owned by each such holder, and (iii) third, other securities
requested to be included in such registration.
(e) Selection of Underwriters. If any Piggyback Registration is an
underwritten offering, the selection of investment banker(s) and manager(s) for
the offering must be approved by the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities included in such Piggyback Registration. Such approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(f) Other Registrations. If the Company has previously filed a
registration statement with respect to Registrable Securities pursuant to
paragraph 1 or pursuant to this paragraph 2, and if such previous registration
has not been withdrawn or abandoned, the Company shall not file or cause to be
effected any other registration of any of its equity securities or securities
convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for its equity securities under
the Securities Act (except on Form S-8 or any successor form), whether on its
own behalf or at the request of any holder or holders of such securities, until
a period of at least 180 days has elapsed from the effective date of such
previous registration.
3. Holdback Agreements.
(a) Each holder of Registrable Securities shall not effect any public sale
or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144) of equity securities of
the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for such securities, during the seven days prior to and the 180-day period
beginning on the effective date of any underwritten Demand Registration or any
underwritten Piggyback Registration in which Registrable Securities are
included (except as part of such underwritten registration), unless the
underwriters managing the registered public offering otherwise agree.
(b) The Company (i) shall not effect any public sale or distribution of
its equity securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for such securities, during the seven days prior to and during the
180-day period beginning on the effective date of any underwritten Demand
Registration or any underwritten Piggyback Registration (except as part of such
underwritten registration or pursuant to registrations on Form S-8 or any
successor form), unless the underwriters managing the registered public
offering otherwise agree, and (ii) shall cause each holder of its Common Stock,
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common
Stock, purchased from the Company at any time after the date of this Agreement
(other than in a registered public offering) to agree not to effect any public
sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144) of any such
securities during such period (except as part of such underwritten
registration, if otherwise permitted), unless the underwriters managing the
registered public offering otherwise agree.
4. Registration Procedures. Whenever the holders of Registrable
Securities have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company
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shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition
thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:
(a) prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a
registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its
best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective (provided
that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to the counsel selected by the
holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which
documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such counsel);
(b) notify each holder of Registrable Securities of the effectiveness of
each registration statement filed hereunder and prepare and file with the
Securities and Exchange 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 a period of not
less than 180 days and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration
statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement;
(c) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities such number of copies
of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the
prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary
prospectus) and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in
order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
seller;
(d) use its best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable
Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions
as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things
which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to
consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities
owned by such seller (provided that the Company shall not be required to (i)
qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this subparagraph, (ii) subject itself
to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of
process in any such jurisdiction);
(e) notify each seller of such Registrable Securities, at any time when a
prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities
Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included
in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact
or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and,
at the request of any such seller, the Company shall prepare a supplement or
amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers
of such Registrable
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Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading;
(f) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities
exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and,
if not so listed, to be listed on the NASD automated quotation system and, if
listed on the NASD automated quotation system, use its best efforts to secure
designation of all such Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement as a NASDAQ "national market system security" within the meaning of
Rule 11Aa2-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission or, failing that, to
secure NASDAQ authorization for such Registrable Securities and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two market
makers to register as such with respect to such Registrable Securities with the
NASD;
(g) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable
Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;
(h) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting
agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as the holders of
a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the underwriters, if
any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities (including effecting a stock split or a combination
of shares);
(i) make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities,
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, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company's officers,
directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information
reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or
agent in connection with such registration statement;
(j) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and make available to
its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement
covering the period of at least twelve months beginning with the first day of
the Company's first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the
registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions
of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(k) permit any holder of Registrable Securities which holder, in its sole
and exclusive judgment, might be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling
person of the Company, to participate in the preparation of such registration
or comparable statement and to require the insertion therein of material,
furnished to the Company in writing, which in the reasonable judgment of such
holder and its counsel should be included;
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(l) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any order suspending or
preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of
any common stock included in such registration statement for sale in any
jurisdiction, the Company shall use its best efforts promptly to obtain the
withdrawal of such order;
(m) use its best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by
such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers
thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; and
(n) obtain a cold comfort letter from the Company's independent public
accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily
covered by cold comfort letters as the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being sold reasonably request (provided that such Registrable
Securities constitute at least 10% of the securities covered by such
registration statement).
5. Registration Expenses.
(a) All expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance
with this Agreement, including without limitation all registration and filing
fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws,
printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of
custodians, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all
independent certified public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts and
commissions) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being
herein called "Registration Expenses"), shall be borne as provided in this
Agreement, except that the Company shall, in any event, pay its internal
expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of
any annual audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance
and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each
securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed or on the NASD automated quotation system.
(b) In connection with each Demand Registration and each Piggyback
Registration, the Company shall reimburse the holders of Registrable Securities
included in such registration for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one
counsel chosen by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities
included in such registration and for the reasonable fees and disbursements of
each additional counsel retained by any holder of Registrable Securities for
the purpose of rendering a legal opinion on behalf of such holder in connection
with any underwritten Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration.
(c) To the extent Registration Expenses are not required to be paid by the
Company, each holder of securities included in any registration hereunder shall
pay those
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Registration Expenses allocable to the registration of such holder's securities
so included, and any Registration Expenses not so allocable shall be borne by
all sellers of securities included in such registration in proportion to the
aggregate selling price of the securities to be so registered.
6. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each
holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each Person
who controls such holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses caused by any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration
statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any
information furnished in writing to the Company by such holder expressly for
use therein or by such holder's failure to deliver a copy of the registration
statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the
Company has furnished such holder with a sufficient number of copies of the
same. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company shall indemnify
such underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls
such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent
as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the holders of
Registrable Securities.
(b) In connection with any registration statement in which a holder of
Registrable Securities is participating, each such holder shall furnish to the
Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably
requests for use in connection with any such registration statement or
prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company,
its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material
fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary
prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or
alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such
untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so
furnished in writing by such holder; provided that the obligation to indemnify
shall be individual, not joint and several, for each holder and shall be
limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such holder from the sale of
Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt
written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it
seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall
not impair any Person's right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such
failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such
indemnified party's reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such
indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim,
permit such indemnifying party to assume
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the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall
not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified
party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to,
assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and
expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such
indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable
judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such
indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to
such claim.
(d) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such
indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company
also agrees to make such provisions, as are reasonably requested by any
indemnified party, for contribution to such party in the event the Company's
indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
7. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Person may participate
in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (i)
agrees to sell such Person's securities on the basis provided in any
underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder
to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and
other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements;
provided that no holder of Registrable Securities included in any underwritten
registration shall be required to make any representations or warranties to the
Company or the underwriters (other than representations and warranties
regarding such holder and such holder's intended method of distribution) or to
undertake any indemnification obligations to the Company or the underwriters
with respect thereto, except as otherwise provided in paragraph 6 hereof.
8. Definitions.
(a) "Executive Registrable Securities" means any shares of Common Stock
held as of the date hereof, or acquired hereafter from the Company, by the
executive employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who are or become
parties to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Executives.
(b) "Investor Registrable Securities" means (i) any Class A Common issued
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (whether issued before, on or after the date
hereof), (ii) any Class B Common issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
(whether issued before or after the date hereof), (iii) any other Common Stock
issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i)
and (ii) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with an
exchange or combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or
other reorganization (a "Reorganization"), and (iv) any other shares of Common
Stock held by Persons holding securities
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described in clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, above; provided that in the event
that pursuant to a Reorganization, equity securities are issued which do not
participate in the residual equity of the Company ("Non-Participating
Securities"), such Non-Participating Securities will not be Investor
Registrable Securities.
(c) "Registrable Securities" means Investor Registrable Securities and
Executive Registrable Securities. As to any particular Registrable Securities,
such securities shall cease to be Executive or Investor Registrable Securities
when they have been distributed to the public pursuant to a offering registered
under the Securities Act or sold to the public through a broker, dealer or
market maker in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any
similar rule then in force). For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be
deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the
right to acquire such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in
connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any
restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not
such acquisition has actually been effected.
(d) Unless otherwise stated, other capitalized terms contained herein have
the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
9. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company shall not hereafter enter
into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or
violates the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this
Agreement.
(b) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities. The Company shall not
take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to its securities
which would adversely affect the ability of the holders of Registrable
Securities to include such Registrable Securities in a registration undertaken
pursuant to this Agreement or which would adversely affect the marketability of
such Registrable Securities in any such registration (including, without
limitation, effecting a stock split or a combination of shares).
(c) Remedies. Any Person having rights under any provision of this
Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically to recover
damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and
to exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto agree and
acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of
the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may in its sole discretion
apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting
any bond or other security) for specific performance and for other injunctive
relief in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this
Agreement.
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(d) Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior
written consent of the Company and holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities; provided that no such amendment or action which adversely affects
any one holder or group of holders of Registrable Securities, as such,
vis-a-vis the other holders of Registrable Securities, as such, shall be
effective against such holder or group of holders without the prior written
consent of such holder or group of holders.
(e) Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this
Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to
the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto
whether so expressed or not, and the rights and obligations of the Investor
under this Agreement and the agreements contemplated hereby may be assigned by
the Investor at any time, in whole or in part, to any investment fund managed
by Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc., or any successor thereto. In
addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, the provisions
of this Agreement which are for the benefit of purchasers or holders of
Registrable Securities are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any
subsequent holder of Registrable Securities.
(f) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited
by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of this Agreement.
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or
more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more
than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one
and the same Agreement.
(h) Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
(i) Governing Law. The corporate law of the State of Delaware shall
govern all issues and questions concerning the relative rights of the Company
and its stockholders. All other issues and questions concerning the
construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and
the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to
any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State
of Illinois or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.
(j) Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or
delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the
recipient, sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service
(charges prepaid) or mailed to the recipient by certified or
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registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices,
demands and other communications shall be sent to the Investor and to the
Executives at the addresses indicated on the Company's books and records and to
the Company at the address of its corporate headquarters or to such other
address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has
specified by prior written notice to the sending party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Agreement
as of the date first written above.
NATIONAL EQUIPMENT SERVICES,
INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Its: President
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GOLDER, THOMA, XXXXXXX, XXXXXX FUND IV, L.P.
By: GTCR IV, L.P.
Its: General Partner
By: Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Principal
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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