ACTIVE 215355635v.8 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated August 18, 2016 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Spirit Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), Spirit...
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated August 18, 2016 (this “Agreement”), is entered
into by and among Spirit Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), Spirit Realty
Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Initial Guarantor”), and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC (“X.X. Xxxxxx”),
Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC, Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC
(collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”).
The Operating Partnership, the Initial Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase
Agreement, dated August 11, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Operating
Partnership to the Initial Purchasers of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership’s
4.450% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Securities”), which will be guaranteed by the Initial Guarantor. As an
inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Operating Partnership and the Initial
Guarantor have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees 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.
In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Additional Guarantor” shall mean any subsidiary of the Initial Guarantor that executes a Guarantee under
the Indenture after the date of this Agreement.
“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
“Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.
“Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors of
Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
“Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act effected pursuant to
Section 2(a) hereof.
“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on Form S-4
(or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement,
in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any
document incorporated by reference therein.
“Exchange Securities” shall mean senior notes issued by the Operating Partnership and guaranteed by the
Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will
not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this
Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
“Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Operating Partnership or used or referred to by the Operating Partnership in
connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.
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“Guarantees” shall mean the guarantees of the Securities and guarantees of the Exchange Securities by the
Guarantors under the Indenture.
“Guarantors” shall mean the Initial Guarantor and any Additional Guarantors and any Guarantor’s
successor that Guarantees the Securities.
“Holders” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable Securities, and each of
their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become owners of Registrable Securities under the
Indenture; provided that, for purposes of Section 4 and Section 5 hereof, the term “Holders” shall include
Participating Broker-Dealers.
“Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
“Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
“Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated as of August 18, 2016, among the
Operating Partnership, the Initial Guarantor and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and as the same may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Initial Guarantor” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiv) hereof.
“Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.
“X.X. Xxxxxx” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified
percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by
the Operating Partnership or any of its affiliates shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or
approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the
Operating Partnership shall issue any additional Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation of the
Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities
and the Registrable Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of
determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been
obtained.
“Notice and Questionnaire” shall mean a notice of registration statement and selling security holder
questionnaire distributed to a Holder by the Operating Partnership upon receipt of a Shelf Request from such
Holder.
“Operating Partnership” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the
Operating Partnership’s successors.
“Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.
“Participating Holder” shall mean any Holder of Registrable Securities that has returned a completed and
signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Operating Partnership in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof.
“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or
unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
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“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such
prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement with
respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration
Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including any
document incorporated by reference therein.
“Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable
Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has become effective under the
Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement,
(ii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding, (iii) except in the case of Securities that otherwise remain
Registrable Securities and that are held by an Initial Purchaser and that are ineligible to be exchanged in the
Exchange Offer, when the Exchange Offer is consummated, whether or not the Holder of such Securities
participates in such Exchange Offer, or (iv) when such Securities are distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144
under the Securities Act, provided that on or prior to such date either (x) the Exchange Offer has been consummated
or (y) a Shelf Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act.
“Registration Default” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Exchange Offer is not
completed on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required pursuant to
Section 2(b)(i) or Section 2(b)(ii) hereof, has not become effective on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (iii) if
the Operating Partnership receives a Shelf Request pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), the Shelf Registration Statement
required to be filed thereby has not become effective by the later of (a) the Target Registration Date and (b) 90 days
after delivery of such Shelf Request, or (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this Agreement, has
become effective and thereafter ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in
each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such
failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 45 days (whether or not consecutive) in any three-month
period or 90 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period.
“Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantors with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock
exchange or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance
with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Underwriters
or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all
expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any
Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto,
any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents
relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and
disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and
disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the fees and disbursements of one
counsel for the Participating Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Participating Holders holding a
majority of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Securities held by such Participating Holders and which
counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent
registered public accountants of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors, including the expenses of any special
audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but
excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii)
above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if
any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.
“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including post-effective
amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto
and any document incorporated by reference therein.
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“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.
“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.
“Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Operating Partnership and
the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities held by the Participating Holders) on an
appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and
all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case
including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document
incorporated by reference therein.
“Shelf Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.
“Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC.
“Target Registration Date” shall mean June 14, 2017.
“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time.
“Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.
“Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.
“Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter
for reoffering to the public.
2. Registration Under the Securities Act. (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or
applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to (x) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the Holders
to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (y) have such Registration Statement become
and remain effective until 180 days after the last Exchange Date for use by one or more Participating Broker-
Dealers. The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and use their commercially reasonable
efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 90 days after such effective date.
The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related
Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition
to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following:
(i) that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable
Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;
(ii) the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from
the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);
(iii) that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest
but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein;
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(iv) that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer
will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letters of
transmittal, to the institution and at the address and in the manner specified in the notice, or
(B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary
for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of business on the last Exchange
Date; and
(v) that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the
last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution and at the address specified in the notice, a
telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal
amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is
withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or (B) effecting such withdrawal in
compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities.
As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantors that (1) any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be acquired in
the ordinary course of its business, (2) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no
arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities
Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (3) it is not an “affiliate” (within
the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Operating Partnership or any Guarantor and (4) if such
Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable
Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a
Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any
resale of such Exchange Securities.
As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall:
(i) accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly
withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and
(ii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or
portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Operating Partnership and issue, and cause the
Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in
principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder.
The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete
the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange
Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law
or applicable interpretations of the Staff.
(b) In the event that (i) the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange
Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) hereof is not available or the Exchange Offer may not be completed
as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable
interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed by the Target Registration
Date or (iii) upon receipt of a written request (a “Shelf Request”) from any Initial Purchaser representing that it
holds Registrable Securities acquired directly from the Operating Partnership or one of its affiliates that are or were
ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall use their
commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, date or Shelf
Request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by
the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become effective; provided that no Holder will be
entitled to have any Registrable Securities included in any Shelf Registration Statement, or entitled to use the
prospectus forming a part of such Shelf Registration Statement, until such Holder shall have delivered a completed
and signed Notice and Questionnaire and provided such other information regarding such Holder to the Operating
Partnership as is contemplated by Section 3(b) hereof.
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In the event that the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall use
their commercially reasonable efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange Offer Registration
Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration
Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with
respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities acquired directly from the Operating Partnership or one of its
affiliates held by the Initial Purchasers after completion of the Exchange Offer.
The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep
the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities (the
“Shelf Effectiveness Period”). The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend
the Shelf Registration Statement, the related Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus if required by the rules,
regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Operating Partnership for such Shelf
Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder or if reasonably
requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use their
commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf
Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to become usable as soon as
thereafter practicable. The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Participating Holders
copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.
(c) The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection
with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof. Each Holder shall pay all underwriting
discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of
such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.
(d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be deemed to
have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. A Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to
Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or
is automatically effective upon filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act.
(e) If a Registration Default occurs, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by
(i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period beginning on the day immediately following such Registration
Default and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, in each case until and
including the date such Registration Default ends, up to a maximum increase of 0.50% per annum. A Registration
Default ends when the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities or, if earlier, (1) in the case of a Registration
Default under clause (i) of the definition thereof, when the Exchange Offer is completed, (2) in the case of a
Registration Default under clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement
becomes effective or (3) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (iv) or clause (v) of the definition thereof,
when the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable. If at any
time more than one Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, then, until the next date that there is no
Registration Default, the increase in interest rate provided for by this paragraph shall apply as if there occurred a
single Registration Default that begins on the date that the earliest such Registration Default occurred and ends on
such next date that there is no Registration Default.
(f) The provisions for the payment of additional interest set forth in Section 2(e) shall be the only
monetary remedy available to Holders for the Company’s and the Guarantors’ failure to cause the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective, or continue to be effective, as the
case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors
acknowledge that any failure by the Operating Partnership or the Guarantors to comply with their obligations under
Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders
for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries
precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as
may be required to specifically enforce the Operating Partnership’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under
Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.
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3. Registration Procedures. (a) In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and
Section 2(b) hereof, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall as expeditiously as possible:
(i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the
Securities Act, which form (A) shall be selected by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors, (B) shall,
in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders
thereof and (C) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form
and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use their commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the
applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;
(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable
period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required
prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act;
and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section 4(3) of and Rule 174 under the
Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable
Securities or Exchange Securities;
(iii) to the extent any Free Writing Prospectus is used, file with the SEC any Free Writing
Prospectus that is required to be filed by the Operating Partnership or the Guarantors with the SEC in
accordance with the Securities Act and to retain any Free Writing Prospectus not required to be filed;
(iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, to counsel for the
Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Participating Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten
Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, preliminary
prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such Participating
Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition of
the Registrable Securities thereunder; and, subject to Section 3(c) hereof, the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus
and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the Participating
Holders and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law;
(v) use their commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities
under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Participating Holder shall
reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective;
cooperate with such Participating Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;
and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each
Participating Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities
owned by such Participating Holder; provided that neither the Operating Partnership nor any Guarantor
shall be required to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any
such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file any general consent to
service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not
so subject;
(vi) notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify
each Participating Holder and counsel for such Participating Holders promptly and, if requested by any
such Participating Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has
become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective, when
any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free
Writing Prospectus has been filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for
amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or for
additional information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) of the issuance by the
SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
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Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including the receipt by the Operating
Partnership of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-
effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if, between the
applicable effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable
Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the Operating Partnership or any
Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement,
if any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material
respects or if the Operating Partnership or any Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of
any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Registration
Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related
Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any
changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus in order to make the
statements therein not misleading and (6) of any determination by the Operating Partnership or any
Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to
the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus would be appropriate;
(vii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the
resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, including by
filing an amendment to such Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible moment and
provide immediate notice to each Holder or Participating Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or
such resolution;
(viii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, without charge,
at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto
(without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);
(ix) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Participating Holders to facilitate
the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not
bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations
and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Participating Holders
may reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;
(x) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, use their
commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective
amendment to the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement or the
related Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or
file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made
available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, as the
case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; and the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall notify the Participating Holders (in the
case of a Shelf Registration Statement) and the Initial Purchasers and any Participating Broker-Dealers
known to the Operating Partnership (in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to suspend
use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of
such an event, and such Participating Holders, such Participating Broker-Dealers and the Initial Purchasers,
as applicable, hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, as the case
may be, until the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus
or the Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to correct such misstatement or omission;
(xi) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any
Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a
Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a
Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration
Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a
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Shelf Registration Statement, to the Participating Holders and their counsel) and make such of the
representatives of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors as shall be reasonably requested by the
Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating
Holders or their counsel) available for discussion of such document; and the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantors shall not, at any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus,
any Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus
or a Free Writing Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration
Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel
(and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders and their counsel) shall not
have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and,
in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders or their counsel) shall object;
(xii) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case
may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement;
(xiii) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in connection with the
registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be; cooperate with the
Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be
so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect
such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture
to be so qualified in a timely manner;
(xiv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of
the Participating Holders (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to
such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities held by the Participating Holders and any attorneys and accountants
designated by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and
other records, documents and properties of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries, and cause the
respective officers, directors and employees of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection
with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by the Operating
Partnership or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such information
shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the
extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and
interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter);
(xv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause all
Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any automated quotation system on which
similar securities issued or guaranteed by the Operating Partnership or any Guarantor are then listed if
requested by the Majority Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable listing
requirements;
(xvi) if reasonably requested by any Participating Holder, promptly include in a Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Participating Holder as such
Participating Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required filings of such
Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Operating Partnership has received
notification of the matters to be so included in such filing;
(xvii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all
such other actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement) in order to
expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an
Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such representations and
warranties to the Participating Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to
the business of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus,
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any Free Writing Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by
reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to
underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when requested, (2) obtain opinions of
counsel to the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and
substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Participating Holders and such Underwriters and their
respective counsel) addressed to each Participating Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities,
covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) obtain
“comfort” letters from the independent registered public accountants of the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other registered public accountant of any subsidiary of the Operating
Partnership or any Guarantor, or of any business acquired by the Operating Partnership or any Guarantor
for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration
Statement) addressed to each Participating Holder (to the extent permitted by applicable professional
standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering
matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings,
including but not limited to financial information contained in any preliminary prospectus, Prospectus or
Free Writing Prospectus and (4) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters,
and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the
representations and warranties of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1)
above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement;
and
(xviii) so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, cause each Additional
Guarantor upon the creation or acquisition by the Operating Partnership of such Additional Guarantor, to
execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such
counterpart, together with an opinion of counsel as to the enforceability thereof against such entity, to the
Initial Purchasers no later than five Business Days following the execution thereof.
(b) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Operating Partnership may require each Holder
of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Operating Partnership a Notice and Questionnaire and such other
information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
(c) Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Operating Partnership
and the Guarantors of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(vi)(3) or Section 3(a)(vi)(5)
hereof, such Participating Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement until such Participating Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended
Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(x) hereof and, if so directed by the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantors, such Participating Holder will deliver to the Operating Partnership and
the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Participating Holder’s
possession, of the Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at
the time of receipt of such notice.
(d) If the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors shall
extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this
Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and
including the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or
amended Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. Any such suspensions
shall not exceed 45 days (whether or not consecutive) in any three-month period or 90 days (whether or not
consecutive) in any 12-month period.
(e) The Participating Holders who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an
Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks and manager
or managers (each an “Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering.
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4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer. (a) The Staff has taken the position that any
broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities
that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating
Broker-Dealer”) may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange
Securities.
The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff’s position that if the Prospectus
contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the
above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without
naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such
Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to
purchasers) to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of
Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the
Securities Act.
(b) In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantors, upon request, agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period
may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof), in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange
Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above.
The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors further agree that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to
deliver such Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available) during such period in connection with
the resales contemplated by this Section 4.
(c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Operating Partnership, any Guarantor or any
Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof.
5. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Operating Partnership and each Guarantor, jointly and
severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates,
directors and officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection
with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by (1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading, or (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus,
any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (“Issuer Information”) filed or required to be filed pursuant
to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Initial
Purchaser or information relating to any Holder furnished to the Operating Partnership in writing through X.X.
Xxxxxx. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar
securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who
controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as
provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer Information.
(b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Operating
Partnership, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, the managers and the directors of
the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors, as applicable, each officer who signed the Registration Statement on
behalf of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors, and each Person, if any, who controls the Operating
Partnership, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a)
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above, but only with reference to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities caused by any untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to such Holder furnished to the
Operating Partnership in writing by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement, any
Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus.
(c) If any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any
Person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person
(the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the
“Indemnifying Person”) in writing, provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from
any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced
(through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify
the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than
under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and
it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification
pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and
disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall
have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the
retention of such counsel; or (ii) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel
would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that
the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction,
be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all
Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such
separate firm (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Initial
Purchaser shall be designated in writing by X.X. Xxxxxx, (y) for any Holder, its directors and officers and any control
Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all other cases shall be
designated in writing by the Operating Partnership. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement
of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment
for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or
liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and
expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of
any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after
receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the
Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person
shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have
been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of
such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not
include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any
Indemnified Person.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an
Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then
each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Operating Partnership
and the Guarantors from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the
Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand, or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Operating Partnership
and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that
resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other, shall
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be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) The Operating Partnership, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were
treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person
as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount
by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any
damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. 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. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5 are several and not
joint.
(f) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or
remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
(g) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and
in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or
on behalf of the Operating Partnership or the Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the
Operating Partnership or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.
6. General.
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Operating Partnership and the Guarantors represent, warrant
and agree that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent
with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Operating
Partnership or any Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii) neither the Operating Partnership nor any
Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts
with the provisions hereof.
(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this
sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the
provisions hereof may not be given unless the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors have obtained the written
consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities
affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no amendment,
modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be
effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. Any
amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing
executed by each of the parties hereto.
(c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made
in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i)
if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Operating Partnership by means of a notice
given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial
Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors,
initially at the Operating Partnership’s address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other
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address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other
persons at their respective addresses as provided in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address,
notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and
communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered;
five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged, if
telecopied; and on the next Business Day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving
the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture.
(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an
express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment,
transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the
Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation
of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by
taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound
by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the
benefits hereof. The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to
the Operating Partnership or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by
any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.
(e) Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made
hereunder between the Operating Partnership and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the
other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement
necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of
this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(h) Governing Law. This Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related
to this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(j) Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated. The Operating Partnership, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in
good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic
effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.
[Registration Rights Agreement Signature Page]
Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
By___________________________
Authorized Signatory
XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
By___________________________
Authorized Signatory
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
By___________________________
Authorized Signatory
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. LLC
By___________________________
Authorized Signatory
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Initial Purchasers
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Annex A
Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement
The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a Guarantor (as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 18, 2016, by and among Spirit Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, the Guarantor party thereto and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC, Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC on behalf of themselves and the other
Initial Purchasers) to be bound by the terms and provisions of such Registration Rights Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of _______________, 201_.
[GUARANTOR]
By___________________________
Name:
Title: