EXHIBIT 10.5
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
____________________, 2003, between Transocean Inc., a company organized under
the laws of the Cayman Islands ("Transocean"), and TODCO, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company").
WHEREAS, Transocean and Transocean Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Transocean ("Transocean Holdings"),
together own all of the capital stock of the Company outstanding on the date of
this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as provided in a Master Separation Agreement dated
the date hereof among Transocean, Transocean Holdings and the Company (the
"Separation Agreement"), Transocean and Transocean Holdings have determined to
offer to the public (the "Public Offering") shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Public Offering, the Company
has, among other things, agreed to grant to Transocean and any of its Affiliates
(other than TODCO or any of its Subsidiaries) who from time to time own
Registrable Securities (including without limitation Transocean Holdings)
certain registration rights applicable to Registrable Securities (as defined
below) held by Transocean and such Affiliates, and the parties hereto desire to
enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms of such registration rights;
and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
parties hereto is a condition to the obligations of each of Transocean,
Transocean Holdings and the Company under the Separation Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, upon the premises and based on the mutual
promises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following
initially capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Affiliate" means, with respect to any person, any other
person who, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is
under common control with the former person; and "control" (including the terms
"controlling," "controlled by," and "under common control with") means the
possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
(b) "Class A Common Stock" means the Company's Class A Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
(c) "Class B Common Stock" means the Company's Class B Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
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(d) "Common Stock" means both the Class A Common Stock and the
Class B Common Stock.
(e) "Company Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section
3 hereof.
(f) "Exchangeable Securities" has the meaning set forth in
Section 6 hereof.
(g) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any security,
(i) if the security is listed on a national securities exchange or authorized
for quotation on a national market quotation system, the closing price, regular
way, of the security on such exchange or quotation system, as the case may be,
or if no such reported sale of the security shall have occurred on such date, on
the next preceding date on which there was such a reported sale, or (ii) if the
security is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange or
authorized for quotation on a national market quotation system, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices as reported by the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or such other reputable entity or
system engaged in the regular reporting of securities prices and on which such
prices for such security are reported or, if no such prices shall have been
reported for such date, on the next preceding date for which such prices were so
reported, or (iii) if the security is not publicly traded, the fair market value
of such security as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking or
appraisal firm mutually acceptable to the Company and the Holders, the fair
market value of whose Registrable Securities is to be determined.
(h) "Holder" means (i) Transocean and any Affiliate of
Transocean (other than TODCO or any of its Subsidiaries) who from time to time
owns Registrable Securities (including without limitation Transocean Holdings)
or (ii) any Permitted Transferee and any Affiliate of such Permitted Transferee
who from time to time owns Registrable Securities.
(i) "Initiating Holders" has the meaning set forth in Section
3(b) hereof.
(j) "Initiating Holder Securities" has the meaning set forth
in Section 3(b) hereof.
(k) "Maximum Marketable Amount" means, when used in connection
with an underwritten offering, the aggregate number or principal amount of
securities which, in the opinion of the managing underwriter for such offering,
can be sold in such offering without materially and adversely affecting the
offering.
(l) "Other Holders" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b)
hereof.
(m) "Other Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3
hereof.
(n) "Permitted Transferee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 11 hereof.
(o) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture, or other entity of whatever nature.
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(p) "Registrable After-Acquired Securities" means any
securities of the Company acquired by a Holder after the date of this Agreement.
(q) "Registrable Securities" means any of the following held
by a Holder (i) the shares of Class B Common Stock owned on the date hereof by
Transocean or Transocean Holdings, (ii) the shares of Class A Common Stock into
which shares of Class B Common Stock owned on the date hereof by Transocean or
Transocean Holdings are convertible pursuant to the Company's certificate of
incorporation, (iii) all Registrable After-Acquired Securities, (iv) any stock
or other securities into which or for which such Class A Common Stock, Class B
Common Stock or Registrable After-Acquired Securities may hereafter be changed,
converted or exchanged, and (v) any other securities issued to holders of such
Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Registrable After-Acquired
Securities (or such stock or other securities into which or for which such Class
A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Registrable After-Acquired Securities
are so changed, converted or exchanged) upon any reclassification, share
combination, share subdivision, share dividend, merger, consolidation or similar
transaction or event, provided that any such securities shall cease to be
Registrable Securities when such securities are sold in any manner to a person
who is not a Permitted Transferee or after the registration rights with respect
to the Holder thereof has expired pursuant to Section 12(g).
(r) "Registration Expenses" means all out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant
to this Agreement (other than Selling Expenses), including, without limitation,
the following; (i) SEC filing fees; (ii) all fees, disbursements and expenses of
the Company's counsel(s) and accountants in connection with the registration of
the Registrable Securities to be disposed of [and the reasonable fees,
disbursements and expenses of counsel, other than the Company's counsel,
selected by the Holders of the Registrable Securities to be disposed of]; (iii)
all expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the
registration statement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus and
amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to any Holders, underwriters and dealers and all expenses incidental to
delivery of the Registrable Securities; (iv) the cost of printing or producing
any underwriting agreement, agreement among underwriters, agreement between
syndicates, selling agreement, blue sky or legal investment memorandum or other
document in connection with the offering, sale or delivery of the Registrable
Securities to be disposed of; (v) all expenses in connection with the
qualification of the Registrable Securities to be disposed of for offering and
sale under state securities laws, including the fees and disbursements of
counsel for the underwriters in connection with such qualification and the
preparation of any blue sky and legal investments surveys; (vi) the filing fees
incident to securing any required review by the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. of the terms of the sale of the Registrable Securities
to be disposed of; (vii) transfer agents', depositaries' and registrars' fees
and the fees of any other agent appointed in connection with such offering;
(viii) all security engraving and security printing expenses, (ix) all fees and
expenses payable in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on
any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system; (x) all expenses
incurred in connection with "roadshow" presentations and holding meetings with
potential investors to facilitate the distribution and sale of Registrable
Securities; and (xi) any one-time payment for directors and officers insurance
directly related to such offering, provided the insurer provides a separate
statement for such payment.
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(s) "Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act, or any successor rule to similar effect.
(t) "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(u) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any successor statute.
(v) "Selling Expenses" means all underwriting discounts and
commissions, selling concessions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale
by the Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
(w) "Selling Holder" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(e)
hereof.
2. Demand Registration.
(a) At any time prior to such time as the rights under this
Section 2 terminate with respect to a Holder as provided in Section 2(a)(iii)
hereof, upon written notice from such Holder in the manner set forth in Section
12(i) hereof requesting that the Company effect the registration under the
Securities Act of any or all of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder
or any of its Affiliates which notice shall specify the intended method or
methods of disposition of such Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its
best efforts to effect, in the manner set forth in Section 5, the registration
under the Securities Act of such Registrable Securities for disposition in
accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition stated in such
request (including (1) in an offering on a delayed or continuous basis under
Rule 415 (or any successor rule of similar effect) promulgated under the
Securities Act and accordingly requiring the filing of a "shelf" registration
statement and/or (2) sales for cash or dispositions upon exchange or conversion
of securities or dispositions for any form of consideration or no
consideration), provided that:
(i) if, while a registration request is pending
pursuant to this Section 2(a), the Company determines,
following consultation with and receiving advice from its
legal counsel, that the filing of a registration statement
would require the disclosure of material information that the
Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as
confidential and the disclosure of which the Company
determines reasonably and in good faith would have a material
adverse effect on the Company, the Company shall not be
required to effect a registration pursuant to this Section
2(a) until the earlier of (A) the date upon which such
material information is otherwise disclosed to the public or
ceases to be material and (B) 30 days after the Company makes
such determination, provided, however, that the Company shall
not be permitted to delay a requested registration in reliance
on this clause (i) more than twice in any 12-month period;
(ii) the Company shall not be obligated to file a
registration statement relating to a registration request
pursuant to this Section 2 within a period of 60 calendar days
after the effective date of any other registration statement
of the Company demanded pursuant to this Section 2(a); and
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(iii) the Company shall not be obligated to file a
registration statement relating to a registration request
pursuant to this Section 2: (A) in the case of a registration
request by Transocean or any of its Affiliates, on more than
three occasions after such time as Transocean and its
Affiliates collectively own less than a majority of the voting
power of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock (it being
acknowledged that so long as Transocean and its Affiliates
collectively own a majority of the voting power of the then
outstanding shares of Common Stock, there shall be no limit to
the number of occasions on which Transocean or its Affiliates
may exercise their rights under this Section 2), or (B) in the
case of a registration request by a Permitted Transferee or
any of its Affiliates, on more than the number of occasions
permitted such Holder in accordance with Section 11 hereof (it
being acknowledged that (1) the exercise by such Permitted
Transferee and its Affiliates of such rights shall not limit
the number of occasions on which Transocean and its Affiliates
may exercise their rights under this Section 2 and (2) so long
as such Permitted Transferee and its Affiliates collectively
own a majority of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock,
there shall be no limit to the number of occasions on which
such Permitted Transferee or its Affiliates may exercise their
rights under this Section 2).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, a registration requested by a Holder pursuant to this Section 2
shall not be deemed to have been effected (and, therefore, not requested for
purposes of Section 2(a)), (i) unless the registration statement filed in
connection therewith has become effective, (ii) if after such registration
statement has become effective, it becomes subject to any stop order, or there
is issued an injunction or other order or decree of the SEC or other
governmental agency or court for any reason other than a misrepresentation or an
omission by such Holder, which injunction, order or decree prohibits or
otherwise materially and adversely affects the offer and sale of the Registrable
Securities so registered prior to the completion of the distribution thereof in
accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in the registration statement
or (iii) if the conditions to closing specified in the purchase agreement or
underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such registration are not
satisfied other than by reason of some act, misrepresentation or omission by a
Holder and are not waived by the purchasers or underwriters.
(c) In the event that any registration pursuant to this
Section 2 shall involve, in whole or in part, an underwritten offering, Holders
owning at least 50.1% of the Fair Market Value of the Registrable Securities to
be registered in connection with such offering shall have the right to designate
an underwriter reasonably satisfactory to the Company as the lead managing
underwriter of such underwritten offering.
(d) The Company shall have the right to cause the registration
of additional securities for sale for the account of any person (including the
Company) in any registration of Registrable Securities requested by any Holder
pursuant to Section 2(a); provided, however, that if the managing underwriter or
other independent marketing agent for such offering (if any) determines that, in
its opinion, the additional securities proposed to be sold will materially and
adversely affect the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities to be
registered in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition then
contemplated by such Holder only the number or principal amount of such
additional securities, if any (in excess of the number or
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principal mount of Registrable Securities), which, in the opinion of such
underwriter or agent, can be so sold without materially and adversely affecting
such offering shall be included such registration. The rights of a Holder to
cause the registration of additional Registrable Securities held by such Holder
in any registration of Registrable Securities requested by another Holder
pursuant to Section 2(a) shall be governed by the agreement of the Holders with
respect thereto as provided in Section 11(a).
3. Piggyback Registration. If the Company at any time proposes to
register any of its Common Stock or any of its other securities (such Common
Stock and other securities collectively, "Other Securities") under the
Securities Act, whether or not for sale for its own account, in a manner which
would permit registration of Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, it
will at such time give prompt written notice to each Holder of its intention to
do so at least 20 business days prior to the anticipated filing date of the
registration statement relating to such registration. Such notice shall offer
each such Holder the opportunity to include in such registration statement such
number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request. Upon the
written request of any such Holder made within 15 business days after the
receipt of the Company's notice (which request shall specify the number of
Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of and the intended method of
disposition thereof), the Company shall effect, in the manner set forth in
Section 5, in connection with the registration of the Other Securities, the
registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities which the
Company has been so requested to register, to the extent required to permit the
disposition (in accordance with such intended methods thereof) of the
Registrable Securities so requested to be registered, provided that:
(a) if at any time after giving written notice of its
intention to register any securities and prior to the effective date of such
registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register or to
delay registration of such securities, the Company may, at its election, give
written notice of such determination to the Holders and, thereupon, (A) in the
case of a determination not to register, the Company shall be relieved of its
obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such
registration and (B) in the case of a determination to delay such registration,
the Company shall be permitted to delay registration of any Registrable
Securities requested to be included in such registration for the same period as
the delay in registering such Other Securities, but, in either such case,
without prejudice to the rights of the Holders under Section 2;
(b) (i) if the registration referred to in the first sentence
of this Section 3 is to be a registration in connection with an underwritten
offering on behalf of any of the Company, holders of securities (other than
Registrable Securities) of the Company ("Other Holders") or Holders of
Registrable Securities, and the managing underwriter for such offering advises
the Company in writing that, in such firm's opinion, such offering would be
materially and adversely affected by the inclusion therein of Registrable
Securities requested to be included therein pursuant to this Section 3 because
such Registrable Securities are not of the same type, class or series as the
securities to be offered and sold in such offering on behalf of the Company, the
Other Holders and/or the Holders of Registrable Securities, the Company may
exclude all such Registrable Securities requested to be included therein
pursuant to this Section 3 from such offering.
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(ii) if the registration referred to in the first sentence of this
Section 3 is to be a registration in connection with an underwritten primary
offering on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriter for such
offering advises the Company in writing that, in such firm's opinion, such
offering would be materially and adversely affected by the inclusion therein of
the Holder's Registrable Securities requested to be included therein pursuant to
this Section 3 because the number or principal amount of such Registrable
Securities, considered together with the number or principal amount of
securities proposed to be offered by the Company, exceeds the Maximum Marketable
Amount, the Company shall include in such registration (1) first, the lesser of
(A) all securities the Company proposes to sell for its own account ("Company
Securities") and (B) the number or principal amount of Company Securities that
represents 80% of the total number or principal amount of the Maximum Marketable
Amount (or the fair market value of the Maximum Marketable Amount if such
Registrable Securities are not of the same type, class or series as the Company
Securities) included in such registration; (2) second, the lesser of (A) the
number or principal amount of Registrable Securities requested to be included
therein pursuant to this Section 3 and (B) the number or principal amount of
such Registrable Securities that represents 20% of the total number or principal
amount of the Maximum Marketable Amount (or the fair market value of the Maximum
Marketable Amount if such Registrable Securities are not of the same type, class
or series as the Company Securities) included in such registration (in either
case, allocated among the Holders in accordance with the agreement of the
Holders with respect thereto as provided in Section 11(a)) ; and (3) third, the
number or principal amount of securities, if any, requested to be included
therein by Other Holders (in excess of the number or principal amount of Company
Securities and such Registrable Securities) which, in the opinion of such
underwriter, can be so sold without materially and adversely affecting such
offering (allocated among such Other Holders on the basis of the number or
principal amount (or the fair market value of such securities if the securities
are not of the same type, class or series) of the securities requested to be
included therein by each such Other Holder); and
(iii) if the registration referred to in the first sentence of this
Section 3 is to be a registration in connection with an underwritten secondary
offering on behalf of Other Holders made pursuant to demand registration rights
granted by the Company to such Other Holders or on behalf of a Holder of
Registrable Securities made pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement (the
"Initiating Holders"), and the managing underwriter for such offering advises
the Company in writing that, in such firm's opinion, such offering would be
materially and adversely affected by the inclusion therein of the Holder's
Registrable Securities requested to be included therein pursuant to this Section
3 because the number or principal amount of such Registrable Securities,
considered together with the number or principal amount of securities proposed
to be offered by the Initiating Holders, exceeds the Maximum Marketable Amount,
the Company shall include in such registration; (1) first, all securities any
such Initiating Holder proposes to sell for its own account (the "Initiating
Holder Securities"); (2) second, the number or principal amount of such
Registrable Securities (in excess of the number or principal amount of
Initiating Holder Securities) which, in the opinion of such underwriter, can be
sold without materially and adversely affecting such offering (allocated among
the Holders in accordance with the agreement of the Holders with respect thereto
as provided in Section 11(a)); and (3) third, the number or principal amount of
securities, if any, requested to be included therein by Other Holders to which
clause (1) does not apply or the Company (in excess of the number or principal
amount of Initiating Holder Securities and such Registrable Securities) which,
in the opinion of such
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underwriter, can be so sold without materially and adversely affecting such
offering (allocated among such Other Holders and the Company on the basis of the
number or principal amount (or the fair market value of such securities if the
securities are not of the same type, class or series) of the securities
requested to be included therein by each such Other Holder or the Company; and
(c) the Company shall not be required to effect any
registration of Registrable Securities under this Section 3 incidental to the
registration of any of its securities in connection with stock option or other
executive or employee benefit or compensation plans of the Company; and
(d) no registration of Registrable Securities effected under
this Section 3 shall relieve the Company of its obligation to effect any
registration of Registrable Securities required of the Company pursuant to
Section 2 hereof.
4. Expenses. [The Company agrees to pay all Registration Expenses with
respect to a registration pursuant to this Agreement.] All internal expenses of
the Company or a Holder in connection with any offering pursuant to this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the salaries and expenses of officers
and employees, including in-house attorneys, shall be borne by the party
incurring them. All Selling Expenses of the Holders participating in any
registration pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne by such Holders pro rata
based on each Holder's number of Registrable Securities included in such
registration.
5. Registration and Qualification. If and whenever the Company is
required to use its best efforts to effect the registration of any Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act as provided in Section 2 or 3 hereof, the
Company, shall:
(a) prepare and file a registration statement under the
Securities Act relating to the Registrable Securities to be offered as soon as
practicable, but in no event later than 30 days (45 days if the applicable
registration form is other than Form S-3) after the date notice is given, and
use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective as soon as
practicable thereafter, but in no event later than 75 days after the date notice
is given (90 days if the applicable registration form is other than Form S-3);
provided that, a reasonable time before filing a registration statement or
prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto (other than reports
required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
adopted by the SEC thereunder), the Company will furnish to the Holders and
their counsel and other representatives (including underwriters) for review and
comment, copies of all documents proposed to be filed and provided further, that
if Transocean so requests (i) it and its counsel and other representatives
(including underwriters) may participate in the drafting and preparation of such
registration statement and prospectus and (ii) such information as it believes
may be beneficial to be included in the registration statement and prospectus
for marketing purposes shall be included therein so long as disclosure of such
information (A) is in compliance with applicable law and (B) does not
competitively harm the Company;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC 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 with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities included therein and to
otherwise comply with the provisions of the Securities Act
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with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities included therein
until the earlier of (i) such time as all of such Registrable Securities have
been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition set
forth in such registration statement and (ii) the expiration of nine months
after such registration statement becomes effective; provided, that such
nine-month period shall be extended for such number of days that equals the
number of days elapsing from (A) the date the written notice contemplated by
paragraph (f) below is given by the Company to (B) the date on which the Company
delivers to the Holders of Registrable Securities the supplement or amendment
contemplated by paragraph (f) below; and provided further, that in the case of a
registration to permit the exercise or exchange of Exchangeable Securities for,
or the conversion of Exchangeable Securities into, Registrable Securities, the
time limitation contained in clause (ii) above shall be disregarded to the
extent that, in the written opinion of Transocean's counsel delivered to the
Company, such Registrable Securities are required to be covered by an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act at the time such Registrable
Securities are issued upon exercise, exchange or conversion of Registrable
Securities in order for such Registrable Securities to be freely tradeable by
any person who is not an Affiliate of the Company or Transocean;
(c) furnish to the Holders and to any underwriter of such
Registrable Securities such number of conformed copies of such registration
statement and of each amendment thereto (in each case including all exhibits),
such number of copies of the prospectus included in such registration statement
(including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and of each
supplement thereto, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act,
and such other documents, as the Holders or such underwriter may reasonably
request in order to facilitate the public sale of the Registrable Securities,
and a copy of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence to, or
received from, the SEC or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body
or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities
exchange) relating to such offering;
(d) use its best efforts to register or qualify all
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under the
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the
Holders or any underwriter of such Registrable Securities shall request, and use
its best efforts to obtain all appropriate registrations, permits and consents
required in connection therewith, and do any and all other acts and things which
may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders or any such underwriter to
consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of its Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement; provided that the Company shall not for
any such purpose be required to register or qualify generally to do business as
a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified, or to
subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or to consent to general
service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) (i) use its best efforts to furnish an opinion of counsel
for the Company addressed to the underwriters dated the date of the closing
under the underwriting agreement (if any) (or if such offering is not
underwritten, dated the effective date of the registration statement), and (ii)
use its best efforts to furnish a "cold comfort" letter addressed to the
underwriters and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such
registration (each a "Selling Holder"), if permissible under applicable
accounting practices, and signed by the independent public accountants who have
audited the Company's financial statements included
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in such registration statement, in each such case covering substantially the
same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus
included therein) as are customarily covered in opinions of issuer's counsel and
in accountants' letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public
offerings of securities and such other matters as the Selling Holders may
reasonably request and, in the case of such accountants' letter, with respect to
events subsequent to the date of such financial statements;
(f) immediately notify the Selling Holders in writing (i) at
any time when a prospectus relating to a registration pursuant to Section 2 or 3
hereof 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, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other regulatory
body or other body having jurisdiction for any amendment of or supplement to any
registration statement or other document relating to such offering, and (iii) of
the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement relating to such offering or the initiation of
proceedings for that purpose and in any such case (i), (ii) or (iii) at the
request of the Selling Holders, promptly prepare and furnish to the Selling
Holders 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
purchasers of such Registrable Securities, 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, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading or to remove such stop
order;
(g) use its best efforts to list all such Registrable
Securities covered by such registration on each securities exchange and
inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed;
(h) use its best efforts to list all Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement on any securities exchange or
inter-dealer quotation system (in each case, domestic or foreign) not described
in paragraph (g) above as the Selling Holders or any underwriter of such
Registrable Securities shall request, and use its best efforts to obtain all
appropriate registrations, permits and consents required in connection
therewith, and to do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or
advisable to effect such listing;
(i) to the extent reasonably requested by the lead or managing
underwriters in connection with any underwritten offering, send appropriate
officers of the Company to attend any "road shows" scheduled in connection with
any such registration;
(j) furnish for delivery in connection with the closing of any
offering of Registrable Securities unlegended certificates representing
ownership of the Registrable Securities being sold in such denominations as
shall be requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters; and
(k) use its best efforts to make available to its security
holders, as soon as reasonably practicable (but not more than eighteen months)
after the effective date of the
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registration statement, an earnings statement which shall satisfy the provisions
of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
The Company may require each Selling Holder to furnish the
Company with such information regarding such Selling Holder and pertinent to the
disclosure requirements relating to the registration and the distribution of
such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request.
6. Exchangeable Securities; Spin-off or Exchange Offer. Transocean
shall be entitled, if it intends to offer any options, rights, warrants, debt
securities, preference shares or other securities issued or to be issued by it
or any other person that are exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into
any Registrable Securities ("Exchangeable Securities"), to register the
Registrable Securities underlying such options, rights, warrants, debt
securities, preference shares or other securities pursuant to (and subject to
the limitations contained in) Section 2 of this Agreement. Transocean shall also
be entitled, if it intends to distribute to the holders of its ordinary shares
or other securities (including any distribution in exchange for Transocean
ordinary shares or other securities), by means of a distribution or exchange
offer, Registrable Securities, to register such Registrable Securities pursuant
to (and subject to the limitations contained in) Section 2 of this Agreement.
7. Underwriting; Due Diligence.
(a) If requested by the underwriters for any underwritten
offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration requested under
this Agreement, the Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement, with
such underwriters for such offering, such agreement to contain such
representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms and
provisions as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements with respect
to secondary distributions, including, without limitation, indemnities and
contribution substantially to the effect and to the extent provided in Section 8
hereof and the provision of opinions of counsel and accountants' letters to the
effect and to the extent provided in Section 5(e) hereof. The Selling Holders on
whose behalf the Registrable Securities are to be distributed by such
underwriters shall be parties to any such underwriting agreement and the
representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the
Company to and for the benefit of such underwriters, shall also be made to and
for the benefit of such Selling Holders. Such underwriting agreement shall also
contain such representations and warranties by the Selling Holders on whose
behalf the Registrable Securities are to be distributed as are customarily
contained in underwriting agreements with respect to secondary distributions.
The Selling Holders may require that any additional securities included in an
offering proposed by a Holder be included on the same terms and conditions as
the Registrable Securities that are included therein.
(b) In the event that any registration pursuant to Section 3
shall involve, in whole or in part, an underwritten offering, the Company may
require the Registrable Securities requested to be registered pursuant to
Section 3 to be included in such underwritten offering on the same terms and
conditions as shall be applicable to the other securities being sold through
underwriters under such registration. If requested by the underwriters for such
underwritten offering, the Selling Holders on whose behalf the Registrable
Securities are to be distributed
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shall enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters, such
agreement to contain such representations and warranties by the Selling Holders
and such other terms and provisions as are customarily contained in underwriting
agreements with respect to secondary distributions, including, without
limitation, indemnities and contribution substantially to the effect and to the
extent provided in Section 8 hereof. Such underwriting agreement shall also
contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other person
or entity for whose account securities are being sold in such offering as are
customarily contained in underwriting agreements with respect to secondary
distributions.
(c) In connection with the preparation and filing of each
registration statement registering Registrable Securities under the Securities
Act, the Company shall give the Holders of such Registrable Securities and the
Underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel and accountants, such
reasonable and customary access to its banks and records and such opportunities
to discuss the business of the Company with its officers and the independent
public accountants who have certified the Company's financial statements as
shall be necessary, in the opinion of such Holders and such underwriters or
their respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the
meaning of the Securities Act.
8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) In the case of each offering of Registrable Securities
made pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder, its officers and directors, each underwriter of
Registrable Securities so offered and each person, if any, who controls any of
the foregoing persons within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against
any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, expenses and judgments, joint
or several, to which they or any of them may become subject, under the
Securities Act or otherwise, including any amount paid in settlement of any
litigation commenced or threatened, and shall promptly reimburse them, as and
when incurred, for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by them in
connection with investigating any claims and defending any actions, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions shall arise out of, or
shall be based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the registration statement (or in any preliminary or
final prospectus included therein) or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in
any document incorporated by reference therein, or any omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that
the Company shall not be liable to a particular Holder in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or
is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or any
omission, if such statement or omission shall have been made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information relating to such Holder furnished to the
Company in writing by or on behalf of such Holder and identified in such writing
as being specifically for use in the preparation of the registration statement
(or in any preliminary or final prospectus included therein) or any amendment or
supplement thereto. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and affect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of a Holder and shall
survive the transfer of such securities. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to each Holder,
any of such Holder's directors or officers, underwriters of the Registrable
Securities or any controlling person of the foregoing; provided, further, that
this indemnity does not apply in favor of any underwriter or person controlling
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underwriter (or if a Selling Holder offers Registrable Securities directly
without an underwriter, the Selling Holder) with respect to any loss, liability,
claim, damage or expense arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in any preliminary
prospectus if a copy of a final prospectus was not sent or given by or on behalf
of an underwriter (or the Selling Holder, if the Selling Holder offered the
Registrable Securities directly without an underwriter) to the person asserting
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action at or prior to the written
confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities as required by the
Securities Act and such untrue statement or omission had been corrected in such
final prospectus.
(b) In the case of each offering made pursuant to this
Agreement, each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such offering, by
exercising its registration rights hereunder, agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its officers and directors and each person, if any, who
controls any of the foregoing within the meaning of the Securities Act (and if
requested by the underwriters, each underwriter who participates in the offering
and each person, if any, who controls any such underwriter within the meaning of
the Securities Act), from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses,
damages, expenses and judgments, joint or several, to which they or any of them
may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, including any amount
paid in settlement of any litigation commenced or threatened, and shall promptly
reimburse them, as and when incurred, for any legal or other expenses incurred
by them in connection with investigating any claim and defending any actions,
insofar as any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions shall arise
out of, or shall be based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the registration statement (or in any
preliminary or final prospectus included therein) or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, but in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement of a
material fact is contained in, or such material fact is omitted from,
information relating to such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by or on
behalf of such Holder and identified in such writing as being specifically for
use in the preparation of such registration statement (or in any preliminary or
final prospectus included therein). The foregoing indemnity is in addition to
any liability which such Holder may otherwise have to the Company, any of its
directors or officers, underwriters who participates in the offering or any
controlling person of the foregoing; provided, however, that this indemnity does
not apply in favor of any underwriter or person controlling an underwriter (or
if the Company offers securities directly without an underwriter, the Company)
with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arising out of or
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission in any preliminary prospectus if a copy of a final prospectus
was not sent or given by or on behalf of an underwriter (or the Company, if the
Company offered the securities directly without an underwriter) to the person
asserting such loss, claim, damage, liability or action at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of the securities as required by the Securities
Act and such untrue statement or omission had been corrected in such final
prospectus.
(c) Each party indemnified under Paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section 8 shall, promptly after receipt of notice of any claim or the
commencement of any action against such indemnified party in respect of which
indemnity may be sought, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim
or the commencement thereof; provided that the failure to notify the
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indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
an indemnified party on account of the indemnity agreement contained in
paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8, except to the extent the indemnifying
party was materially prejudiced by such failure, and in no event shall relieve
the indemnifying party from any other liability which it may have to such
indemnified party. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an
indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent
that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to
assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified
party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the
indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this
Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation; provided that each indemnified party, its officers and
directors, if any, and each person, if any, who controls such indemnified party
within the meaning of the Securities Act, shall have the right to employ
separate counsel reasonably approved by the indemnifying party to represent them
if the named parties to any action (including any impleaded parties) include
both such indemnified party and an indemnifying party or an Affiliate of an
indemnifying party, and such indemnified party shall have been advised by
counsel a conflict may exist between such indemnified party and such
indemnifying party or such Affiliate that makes representation by the same
counsel inadvisable, and in that event the fees and expenses of one such
separate counsel for all such indemnified parties shall be paid by the
indemnifying party. An indemnified party will not enter into any settlement
agreement which is not approved by the indemnifying party, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld. The indemnifying party may not agree to any settlement
of any such claim or action which provides for any remedy or relief other than
monetary damages for which the indemnifying party shall be responsible
hereunder, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any action hereunder as to which
the indemnifying party has assumed the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party, the indemnified party shall continue to
be entitled to participate in the defense thereof, with counsel of its own
choice, but, except as set forth above, the indemnifying party shall not be
obligated hereunder to reimburse the indemnified party for the costs thereof. In
all instances, the indemnified party shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying
party or its counsel in the defense of such claim or action.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8
shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any
action in respect thereof, referred to herein, then each indemnifying party
shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim,
damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, in such proportion as shall
be appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the
one hand and the indemnified party on the other with respect to the statements
or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action
in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information related to and supplied by the indemnifying
party on the one hand or the indemnified party on the other, the intent of the
parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent
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such statement or omission, but not by reference to any indemnified party's
stock ownership in the Company. In no event, however, shall a Holder be required
to contribute in excess of the amount of the net proceeds received by such
Holder in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities in the offering
which is the subject of such loss, claim, damage or liability. The amount paid
or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or
liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this paragraph
shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this paragraph, any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnifying party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
9. Rule 144. The Company shall take such measures and file
such information, documents and reports as shall be required by the SEC as a
condition to the availability of Rule 144 (or any successor provision). The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause all conditions to the availability
of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) under the Securities Act for the
filing of registration statements under this Agreement to be met as soon as
possible after the completion of the Public Offering.
10. Holdback.
(a) Each Holder agrees by the acquisition of Registrable
Securities, if so required by the managing underwriter of any offering of equity
securities by the Company and provided that the Company and each of its
executive officers and directors enter into similar agreements, not to sell,
make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, effect any
public sale or distribution of or otherwise dispose of any Registrable
Securities owned by such Holder, during the 7 days prior to and the 90 days
after the registration statement relating to such offering has become effective
(or such shorter period as may be required by the underwriter), except as part
of such underwritten offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, each
Holder subject to the foregoing sentence shall be entitled to (i) issue shares
of Common Stock or other securities upon the exercise of an option or warrant or
the conversion or exchange of a security outstanding on such date, (ii) sell any
Registrable Securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion
of such underwritten offering, (iii) sell any Registrable Securities in a
transaction in which the purchaser agrees to be bound by the restrictions
contained in the foregoing sentence and (iv) in the case of Transocean, effect
any distribution of shares of Common Stock to the holders of its ordinary shares
by means of a distribution or exchange offer in a transaction intended to
qualify as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue
Code, as amended, or any corresponding provision of any successor statute. The
Company may legend and may impose stop transfer instructions on any certificate
evidencing Registrable Securities relating to the restrictions provided for in
this Section 10. The Holders shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth
in this Section 10(a) for longer than 97 days during any 12-month period and a
Holder shall no longer be subject to such restrictions at such time as such
Holder together with its Affiliates shall own less than 5% of the then
outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis.
(b) The Company agrees, if so required by the managing
underwriter of any offering of Registrable Securities, not to sell, make any
short sale of, loan, grant any option for
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the purchase of, effect any public sale or distribution of or otherwise dispose
of any of its equity securities during the 30 days prior to and the 90 days
after any underwritten registration pursuant to Section 2 or 3 hereof has become
effective, except as part of such underwritten registration. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, the Company shall be entitled to (i) issue shares of Common
Stock or other securities upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the
conversion or exchange of a security outstanding on such date, (ii) issue shares
of Common Stock or other securities pursuant to Transocean's subscription rights
described in the Prospectus, (iii) [issue shares of Common Stock or other
securities pursuant to an acquisition], (iv) grant shares of Common Stock or
other securities pursuant to employee benefit plans in effect on such date and
(v) sell shares of Common Stock or other securities in a transaction in which
the purchaser agrees to be bound by the restrictions contained in the preceding
paragraph. The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain and enforce similar
agreements from any other Persons if requested by the managing underwriter of
such offering. Neither the Company nor such Persons shall be subject to the
restrictions set forth in this Section 10(b) for longer than 120 days during any
12-month period.
11. Transfer of Registration Rights.
(a) A Holder may transfer all or any portion of its rights
under this Agreement to any transferee of Registrable Securities that represent
(assuming the conversion, exchange or exercise of all Registrable Securities so
transferred that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for the
Company's Common Stock) at least 10% of the then issued and outstanding Common
Stock of the Company (each, a "Permitted Transferee"); provided, however, that
(i) with respect to any transferee of a majority of the then outstanding shares
of Common Stock, the Company shall not be obligated to file a registration
statement pursuant to a registration request made by such transferee pursuant to
Section 2 hereof on more than [two] occasions after such time as such transferee
owns less than a majority of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii)
with respect to any transferee of less than a majority but more than 25% of the
then outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Company shall not be obligated to
file a registration statement pursuant to a registration request made by such
transferee pursuant to Section 2 hereof on more than [two] occasions, and (iii)
with respect to any transferee of 25% or less of the then issued and outstanding
Common Stock, the Company shall not be obligated to file a registration
statement pursuant to a registration request made by such transferee pursuant to
Section 2 hereof on more than [one] occasion. No transfer of registration rights
pursuant to this Section shall be effective unless the Company has received
written notice from the Holder of a transfer no later than 10 business days
after the Holder enters into a binding agreement to transfer Registrable
Securities. Such notice shall state the name and address of any Permitted
Transferee and identify the number and/or aggregate principal amount of
Registrable Securities with respect to which the rights under this Agreement are
being transferred and the scope of the rights so transferred. In connection with
any such transfer, the term Transocean as used in this Agreement (other than in
Sections 2(a)(iii) and 5(a)) shall, where appropriate to assign the rights and
obligations hereunder to such Permitted Transferee, be deemed to refer to the
Permitted Transferee of such Registrable Securities. Transocean and any
Permitted Transferees may exercise the registration rights hereunder in such
priority, as among themselves, as they shall agree among themselves, and the
Company shall observe any such agreements of which it shall have notice as
provided above.
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(b) After any such transfer, the transferring Holder shall
retain its rights under this Agreement with respect to all other Registrable
Securities owned by such transferring Holder.
(c) Upon the request of the transferring Holder, the Company
shall execute an agreement with a Permitted Transferee substantially similar to
this Agreement.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) Injunctions. Each party acknowledges and agrees that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement was not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was
otherwise breached. Therefore, each party shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court having
jurisdiction, such remedy being in addition to any other remedy to which such
party may be entitled at law or in equity.
(b) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms and provisions set forth herein shall
remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated, and each of the parties shall use its best efforts to find and
employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result
as that contemplated by such term or provision.
(c) Further Assurances. Subject to the specific terms of this
Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall make, execute, acknowledge and
deliver such other instruments and documents, and take all such other actions,
as may be reasonably required in order to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Waivers, etc. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in
this Agreement, no failure or delay on the part of either party in exercising
any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Except as
otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, no modification or waiver of
any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure therefrom shall in
any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by an
authorized officer of each of the parties, and then such waiver or consent shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.
(e) Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the final and
complete understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the
parties, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(f) Counterparts. For the convenience of the parties, this
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original but all of which together shall be one and the same
instrument.
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(g) Termination. The right of any Holder to request
registration or inclusion in any registration pursuant to this Agreement shall
terminate on such date as all Registrable Securities held or entitled to be held
upon conversion by such Holder and its Affiliates may immediately be sold under
Rule 144 during any ninety (90) day period.
(h) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by a written
instrument duly executed by an authorized officer of each of the parties.
(i) Notices. Unless expressly provided herein, all notices,
claims, certificates, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given (i) when personally delivered
or (ii) if mailed registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, on the date the return receipt is executed or the letter refused by
the addressee or its agent or (iii) if sent by overnight courier which delivers
only upon the signed receipt of the addressee, on the date the receipt
acknowledgment is executed or refused by the addressee or its agent or (iv) if
sent by facsimile or other generally accepted means of electronic transmission,
on the date confirmation of transmission is received (provided that a copy of
any notice delivered pursuant to this clause (iv) shall also be sent pursuant to
clause (ii) or (iii)), addressed as follows or sent by facsimile to the
following number (or to such other address or facsimile number for a party as it
shall have specified by like notice):
(i) if to Transocean, to:
Transocean Inc.
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile Number: (000) 000-0000
(ii) if to the Company, to
TODCO
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile Number: (000) 000-0000
(iii) if to a Holder of Registrable Securities, to
the name and address as the same appear in the security
transfer books of the Company,
or to such other address as either party (or other Holders of Registrable
Securities) may, from time to time, designate in a written notice in a like
manner.
(j) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
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(k) Assignment. Except as specifically provided herein, the
parties may not assign their rights under this Agreement. The Company may not
delegate its obligations under this Agreement.
(l) Conflicting Agreements. The Company shall not hereafter
grant any rights to any person to register securities of the Company, the
exercise of which would conflict with the rights granted to the Holders of the
Registrable Securities under this Agreement. The Company shall not hereafter
grant to any person demand registration rights permitting it to exclude the
Holders from including Registrable Securities in a registration on behalf of
such person on a basis more favorable than that set forth in Section 2(d) hereof
with respect to the Holders.
(m) Resolution of Disputes. If a dispute, claim or controversy
results from or arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, the parties
agree to use the procedures set forth in Article [VI] of the Separation
Agreement, in lieu of other available remedies, to resolve the same.
(n) Construction. This Agreement shall be construed as if
jointly drafted by the Company and Transocean and no rule of construction or
strict interpretation shall be applied against either party. The paragraph
headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall
not affect in any manner the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Transocean and the Company have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed by their authorized representative as of the
date first above written.
TRANSOCEAN INC.
By:
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TODCO
By:
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