Exhibit 4.1
EXECUTION COPY
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 1, 2003
by and among
Danka Business Systems PLC
as Issuer
The Guarantors Listed on Schedule A hereto
and
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
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This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of July 1, 2003 by and among Danka Business Systems PLC, a company
incorporated with limited liability under the Companies Act of 1985 with
registered number 1101386 and with its registered office at Masters House, 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx X00 0XX, Xxxxxxx (the "Company" and the "Issuer"), the
Company's subsidiaries listed on Schedule A hereto (the "Guarantors"), and Bear,
Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. (the "Initial Purchaser"), who has agreed to purchase the
Company's 11% Series A Senior Notes due 2010 (the "Series A Notes") pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated June 24,
2003 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and
the Initial Purchaser. In order to induce the Initial Purchaser to purchase the
Series A Notes, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide the
registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchaser set
forth in Section 8 of the Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture,
dated July 1, 2003 among the Company, the Guarantors and HSBC Bank USA, as
Trustee, relating to the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes (as defined
below) (the "Indenture").
The parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the
following meanings:
Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Affiliate: As defined in Rule 144 of the Act.
Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
Certificated Securities: Definitive Notes, as defined in the Indenture.
Closing Date: The date hereof.
Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Consummate: An Exchange Offer shall be deemed "Consummated" for purposes of
this Agreement upon the occurrence of (a) the filing and effectiveness under the
Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Series B Notes
to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (b) the maintenance of such Exchange Offer
Registration Statement continuously effective and the keeping of the Exchange
Offer open for a period not less than the period required pursuant to Section
3(b) hereof and (c) the delivery by the Company to the Registrar under the
Indenture of Series B Notes in the same aggregate principal amount as the
aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes tendered by Holders thereof
pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Consummation Deadline: As defined in Section 3(b) hereof.
Effectiveness Deadline: As defined in Section 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Offer: The exchange and issuance by the Company of a principal
amount of Series B Notes (which shall be registered pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement) equal to the principal amount of Series A Notes
that are tendered by such Holders in connection with such exchange and issuance.
Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement relating
to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
Exempt Resales: The transactions in which the Initial Purchaser propose to
sell the Series A Notes to certain "qualified institutional buyers," as such
term is defined in Rule 144A under the Act and pursuant to Regulation S under
the Act.
Filing Deadline: As defined in Sections 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
Holders: As defined in Section 2 hereof.
Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the time
such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or supplemented by
any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such
Prospectus.
Recommencement Date: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
Registration Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company and the
Guarantors relating to (a) an offering of Series B Notes pursuant to an Exchange
Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, (i) that is filed
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) including the Prospectus
included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including
post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by
reference therein.
Regulation S: Regulation S promulgated under the Act.
Rule 144: Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
Series B Notes: The Company's 11% Series B Senior Notes due 2010 to be
issued pursuant to the Indenture: (i) in the Exchange Offer or (ii) as
contemplated by Section 4 hereof.
Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4 hereof.
Suspension Notice: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb) as in
effect on the date of the Indenture.
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Transfer Restricted Securities: Each (A) Series A Note, until the earliest
to occur of (i) the date on which such Note has been exchanged by a Person other
than a Broker-Dealer for an Exchange Note in the Exchange Offer, (ii) following
the exchange by a Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer of such Note for an
Exchange Note, the date on which such Exchange Note is sold to a purchaser who
receives from such Broker-Dealer on or prior to the date of such sale a copy of
the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (iii) the
date on which such Note has been effectively registered under the Act and
disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement, (iv) the date
on which such Note is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Act or is saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act (or similar provisions
then in effect) or (iv) the date such Series A Note ceases to be outstanding and
(B) Series B Note held by a Broker Dealer until the date on which such Series B
Note is disposed of by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the "Plan of Distribution"
contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including the
delivery of the Prospectus contained therein); provided, however, that the
Transfer Restricted Securities with respect to which the Company has caused to
be filed and declared effective an Exchange Offer Registration Statement and has
consummated an Exchange Offer, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with
Section 3 hereof, and which have not been tendered by the Exchange Date by the
Holder thereof shall be deemed not to be Transfer Restricted Securities, except
to the extent the Holder provides the notice contemplated by Section 4(a)(ii)
hereof.
SECTION 2. HOLDERS
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (each,
a "Holder") whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities.
SECTION 3. REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER
(a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permitted by applicable federal
law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i)
below have been complied with), the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) cause
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission on or
prior to 90 days after the Closing Date (such 90th day being the "Filing
Deadline"), (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange
Offer Registration Statement to become effective on or prior to 180 days after
the Closing Date (such 180th day being the "Effectiveness Deadline"), (iii) in
connection with the foregoing, (A) use commercially reasonable efforts to file
all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as
may be necessary in order to cause it to become effective, (B) use commercially
reasonable efforts to file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such
Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act and
(C) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all necessary filings, if any,
in connection with the registration and qualification of the Series B Notes to
be made under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit
Consummation of the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that neither the Company
nor any Guarantor shall be required in connection therewith to register or
qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not now so qualified or to take any
action that would subject it to taxation or require it to file a general consent
to service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject, and
(iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement,
commence and will use commercially reasonable efforts to Consummate the Exchange
Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting (i)
registration of the
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Series B Notes to be offered in exchange for the Series A Notes that are
Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) resales of Series B Notes by
Broker-Dealers that tendered into the Exchange Offer Series A Notes that such
Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result of market making
activities or other trading activities (other than Series A Notes acquired
directly from the Company or any Affiliates of the Company) as contemplated by
Section 3(c) below.
(b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective
continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less
than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities
laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall
such period be less than 20 Business Days. The Company and the Guarantors shall
cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state
securities laws. No securities other than the Series B Notes shall be included
in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors
shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to
be Consummated on or prior to 30 business days after the date on which the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, (such 30th day being
the "Consummation Deadline").
(c) The Company shall include a "Plan of Distribution" section in the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate
therein that any Broker-Dealer who holds Transfer Restricted Securities that
were acquired for the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted
Securities acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate of the Company),
may exchange such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information
with respect to such sales by such Broker-Dealers that the Commission may
require in order to permit such sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of
Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of
Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer, except to the
extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in policy, rules or
regulations after the date of this Agreement.
(d) Because such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within
the meaning of the Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Act in connection with its initial sale of any Series B
Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the
Guarantors shall permit the use of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement by such Broker-Dealer to satisfy such prospectus
delivery requirement. To the extent necessary to ensure that the Prospectus
contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is available for sales of
Series B Notes by Broker-Dealers, the Company and the Guarantors agree to use
commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement continuously effective, supplemented, amended and current as required
by and subject to the provisions of Section 6(a) and 6(c) hereof to the extent
necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Transfer Restricted
Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of
market making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer
Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company), and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this
Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as
announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 270 days
from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared
effective and (ii) the date on which Broker-Dealers are no
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longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market making
activities or other trading activities; provided, however, that any such
Broker-Dealer desiring the Company and the Guarantors to keep the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement continuously effective shall notify the Company in
writing that such Broker-Dealer acquired the applicable Transfer Restricted
Securities as a result of market making activities or other trading activities
(other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired from the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company) such that the Broker-Dealer would be required to
deliver a prospectus under the Act upon a subsequent sale or other disposition
of such Transfer Restricted Securities. The Company and the Guarantors shall
provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such
Broker-Dealers, promptly upon request at any time during such period.
SECTION 4. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Company and the Guarantors are not (A)
required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or (B) permitted to
Consummate the Exchange Offer because, in either case, the Exchange Offer is not
permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the Company and the
Guarantors have complied with the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below)
or (ii) any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall notify the Company
prior to the 20th day following the Consummation of the Exchange Offer that (A)
such Holder was prohibited by applicable law or Commission policy from
participating in the Exchange Offer or (B) such Holder may not resell the Series
B Notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a
prospectus and the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder or (C)
such Holder is a Broker-Dealer and holds Series A Notes acquired directly from
the Company or any of its Affiliates, then, upon receipt of such notice, the
Company and the Guarantors shall:
(x) use commercially reasonable efforts to file, on or prior to 60 days
after the earlier of (i) the date on which the Company determines that the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement cannot be filed as a result of clause
(a)(i) above and (ii) the date on which the Company receives the notice
specified in clause (a)(ii) above, (such earlier date, the "Filing Deadline"), a
shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act (which may be an
amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (the "Shelf Registration
Statement")), relating to all Transfer Restricted Securities, the Holders of
which shall have provided the information required pursuant to Section 4(b)
hereof, and
(y) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf
Registration Statement to be declared effective on or prior to 120 days after
the Filing Deadline for the Shelf Registration Statement (such 120th day the
"Effectiveness Deadline").
If, after the Company has filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement
that satisfies the requirements of Section 3(a) above, the Company is required
to file and make effective a Shelf Registration Statement solely because the
Exchange Offer is not permitted under applicable federal law (i.e., clause
(a)(i) above), then the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of clause (x) above; provided that,
in such event, the Company shall remain obligated to use commercially reasonable
efforts to meet the Effectiveness Deadline set forth in clause (y).
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To the extent necessary to ensure that the Shelf Registration Statement is
available for sales of Transfer Restricted Securities by the Holders thereof
entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a) and the other securities required
to be registered therein pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, the Company and
the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep any Shelf
Registration Statement required by this Section 4(a) continuously effective,
supplemented, amended and current as required by and subject to the provisions
of Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof and in conformity with the requirements of this
Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as
announced from time to time, for a period of at least 18 months (as extended
pursuant to Section 6(c)(i)) following the Closing Date, or such shorter period
as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf
Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto.
(b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the
Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may
include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to
the Company in writing, within 20 days after receipt of a request therefor, such
information as the Company may reasonably request, including the information
specified in Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of the Act for
use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or
preliminary Prospectus included therein. No Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities shall be entitled to liquidated damages pursuant to Section 5 hereof
unless and until such Holder shall have provided all such information. Each
selling Holder agrees to promptly furnish additional information required to be
disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company
by such Holder not materially misleading. By acquiring the Series A Notes or
Series B Notes, each Holder agrees to provide the indemnity set forth in Section
8 hereof with respect to the information such Holder furnishes to the Company in
writing expressly for use in any Shelf Registration Statement. The Company and
the Guarantors shall not be obligated to supplement such Shelf Registration
Statement after it has been declared effective by the Commission more than two
times quarterly to reflect additional Holders.
SECTION 5. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
If (i) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is not filed
with the Commission on or prior to the applicable Filing Deadline, (ii) any such
Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the Commission on or
prior to the applicable Effectiveness Deadline, (iii) the Exchange Offer has not
been Consummated on or prior to the Consummation Deadline or (iv) any
Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and declared
effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for
its intended purpose during the period in which it is required to be effective
pursuant to Section 3 or 4 without being succeeded within two business days by a
post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure
and that is itself promptly declared effective (each such event referred to in
clauses (i) through (iv), a "Registration Default"), then the Company and the
Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree to pay to each Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities affected thereby liquidated damages in an amount equal to
$.05 per week per $1,000 in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities
held by such Holder for each week or portion thereof that the Registration
Default continues for the first 90-day period immediately following the
occurrence of such Registration Default. The amount of the liquidated damages
shall increase by an additional
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$.05 per week per $1,000 in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities
with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults
have been cured, up to a maximum amount of liquidated damages of $.50 per week
per $1,000 in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities; provided that
the Company and the Guarantors shall in no event be required to pay liquidated
damages for more than one Registration Default at any given time. Following the
cure of all Registration Defaults, liquidated damages shall cease to accrue.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (1) upon filing of
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf
Registration Statement), in the case of (i) above, (2) upon the effectiveness of
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf
Registration Statement), in the case of (ii) above, (3) upon Consummation of the
Exchange Offer, in the case of (iii) above, or (4) upon the filing of a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or an additional
Registration Statement that causes the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
(and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement) to again be declared
effective or made usable in the case of (iv) above, the liquidated damages
payable with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities as a result of such
clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), as applicable, shall cease.
All accrued liquidated damages shall be paid to the Holders entitled
thereto, in the manner provided for the payment of interest in the Indenture, on
each Interest Payment Date, as more fully set forth in the Indenture and the
Notes. Notwithstanding the fact that any securities for which liquidated damages
are due cease to be Transfer Restricted Securities, all obligations of the
Company and the Guarantors to pay liquidated damages with respect to securities
shall survive until such time as such obligations with respect to such
securities shall have been satisfied in full.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, the Company and
the Guarantors shall not be required to pay liquidated damages to a Holder of
Transfer Restricted Securities if such Holder's failure to receive Series B
Notes and/or inability to use a Shelf Registration Statement arises from such
Holder's failure to comply with its obligations to make the representations set
forth in Section 6(a) or to provide the information required to be provided by
it, if any, pursuant to Section 4(b).
SECTION 6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
(a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the Exchange
Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall (x) comply with all applicable
provisions of Section 6(c) below, (y) use their commercially reasonable efforts
to effect such exchange and to permit the resale of Series B Notes by
Broker-Dealers that tendered in the Exchange Offer Series A Notes that such
Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result of its market making
activities or other trading activities (other than Series A Notes acquired
directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates) being sold in accordance
with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof and (z) comply with
all of the following provisions:
(i) If, following the date hereof there has been announced a change
in Commission policy with respect to exchange offers such as the Exchange
Offer, that in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company raises a
substantial question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by
applicable federal law, the Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to seek
a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the
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Commission allowing the Company and the Guarantors to Consummate an
Exchange Offer for such Transfer Restricted Securities. The Company and the
Guarantors hereby agree to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the
Commission staff level. In connection with the foregoing, the Company and
the Guarantors hereby agree to take all such other actions as may be
reasonably requested by the Commission or otherwise required in connection
with the issuance of such decision.
(ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer, each
Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation,
any Holder who is a Broker Dealer) shall furnish, upon the request of the
Company, prior to the Consummation of the Exchange Offer, a written
representation to the Company and the Guarantors (which may be contained in
the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an Affiliate of the Company,
(B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a
distribution of the Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (C)
it is acquiring the Series B Notes in its ordinary course of business (D)
it is not acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the
foregoing representations and (E) such other representations as may be
reasonably necessary under applicable Commission rules, regulations or
interpretations. As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer
each Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of
the Series B Notes shall acknowledge and agree that, if the resales are of
Series B Notes obtained by such Holder in exchange for Series A Notes
acquired directly from the Company or an Affiliate thereof, it (1) could
not, under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement,
rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and
Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation
(available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission's letter to
Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters
(including, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause
(i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Act in connection with a secondary resale
transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction must be covered by
an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder
information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K.
(iii) Prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall provide a supplemental
letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Company and the Guarantors
are registering the Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the
Commission enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May
13, 1988), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) as
interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2,
1993, and, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause
(i) above, (B) including a representation that neither the Company nor any
Guarantor has entered into any arrangement or understanding with any Person
to distribute the Series B Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer and
that, to the best of the Company's and each Guarantor's information and
belief, each Holder participating in the Exchange Offer is acquiring the
Series B Notes in its ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or
understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the
Series B Notes received in the Exchange Offer and (C) any other undertaking
or representation required by
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the Commission as set forth in any no-action letter obtained pursuant to
clause (i) above, if applicable.
(b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf
Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall:
(i) comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) below and use
their commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration to permit
the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance
with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof (as indicated
in the information furnished to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b)
hereof), and pursuant thereto the Company and the Guarantors will prepare
and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the
registration on any appropriate form under the Act, which form shall be
available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance
with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof within the time
periods and otherwise in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
(ii) issue, upon the request of any Holder or purchaser of Series A
Notes covered by any Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by this
Agreement, Series B Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes sold pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement and surrendered to the Company for cancellation; the
Company shall register Series B Notes on the Shelf Registration Statement
for this purpose and issue the Series B Notes to the purchasers of
securities subject to the Shelf Registration Statement in the names as such
purchasers shall designate.
(c) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement and
any related Prospectus required by this Agreement, the Company and the
Guarantors shall:
(i) use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite
financial statements for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 of this
Agreement, as applicable. Upon the occurrence of any event that would cause
any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to
contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (B) not to
be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during
the period required by this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors shall
file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement
curing such defect, and, if Commission review is required, use their
commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared
effective as soon as practicable.
(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with
the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the
applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in
Section 3 or 4 hereof, as the case may be, or such shorter period as will
terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold; use commercially reasonable efforts
to cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus
supplement, and as so
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supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and to comply
fully with Rules 424, 430A and 462, as applicable, under the Act in a
timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to
the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement
during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or
methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
(iii) advise each selling Holder promptly and, if requested by such
Holder, confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with
respect to any applicable Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request
by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or
amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information
relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Act or
of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification
of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding
purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event
that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto or any
document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the
making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement in
order to make the statements therein not misleading, or that requires the
making of any additions to or changes in the Prospectus in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading (it being understood that in the case of this
clause 6(iii)(D), only the existence of the fact or event must be disclosed
and the nature of the facts or events may be kept confidential for such
period as reasonably required for bona fide business reasons). If at any
time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other
regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or
exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under
state securities or Blue Sky laws, the Company and the Guarantors shall use
their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting
of such order at the earliest possible time;
(iv) subject to Section 6(c)(i) hereof, if any fact or event
contemplated by Section 6(c)(iii)(D) above shall exist or have occurred,
prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by
reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter
delivered to the purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities, the
Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) furnish to each selling Holder in connection with such exchange
or sale, if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any
Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments
or supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including
all documents incorporated by reference after the initial
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filing of such Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to
the review of such Holders in connection with such sale, if any, for a
period of at least five Business Days, and which documents the Company will
use commercially reasonable efforts to reflect such comments as any Holder
will reasonably propose, and the Company will not file any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any
such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents
incorporated by reference) to which a Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall reasonably object
in writing within five Business Days after the receipt thereof. A Holder
shall be deemed to have reasonably objected to such filing if such
Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable,
as proposed to be filed, contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading or fails to comply with the applicable requirements of the
Act;
(vi) promptly after the filing of any document that is to be
incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus,
provide copies of such document to each selling Holder named in any
Registration Statement in connection with such exchange or sale, if any;
make the Company's and the Guarantors' representatives available as may be
reasonably necessary for discussion of such document and other customary
due diligence matters;
(vii) make available, during reasonable business hours, for
inspection in the offices where such records are normally maintained, by
each Holder and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders, all
relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents of the
Company and the Guarantors as may be reasonably necessary for them to
exercise applicable due diligence responsibility subject to appropriate
confidentiality agreements and cause the Company's and the Guarantors'
officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably
requested by any such Holder, attorney or accountant in connection with
such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto
subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness;
(viii) if requested by any Holders in connection with such exchange or
sale, promptly include in any Registration Statement or Prospectus,
pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such
information as such selling Holders may reasonably request to have included
therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the "Plan
of Distribution" of the Transfer Restricted Securities; and make all
required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company is notified of the
matters to be included in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment;
(ix) furnish to each selling Holder in connection with such exchange
or sale, without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement,
as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto,
including all documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits
(including exhibits incorporated therein by reference);
(x) deliver to each selling Holder without charge, as many copies
of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment
or supplement
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thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; the Company and the
Guarantors hereby consent to the use (in accordance with law) of the
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each selling Holder
in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto;
(xi) upon the request of Holders who collectively hold an aggregate
principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities in excess of 50% of the
outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Subsidiaries (the
"Requesting Holders"), enter into such agreements (including underwriting
agreements) and make such representations and warranties and take all such
other actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate
the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any
applicable Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement as may be
reasonably requested by any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities in
connection with any sale or resale pursuant to any applicable Shelf
Registration Statement, which agreements must be in customary form. In such
connection, the Company and the Guarantors shall:
(A) upon the reasonable request of the Requesting Holders,
furnish (or in the case of paragraphs (2) and (3) below, use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be furnished) to each
selling Holder, upon Consummation of the Exchange Offer or upon the
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be:
(1) a certificate, dated such date, signed on behalf of
the Company and each Guarantor by an appropriate officer of the
Company and such Guarantor, confirming, as of the date thereof,
the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) and 8(d) of the Purchase
Agreement;
(2) opinion(s), dated the date of Consummation of the
Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel (which
may be the General Counsel of the Company) for the Company and
the Guarantors covering such matters customarily covered in
such opinions as such parties may reasonably request, which
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Requesting Holders; and
(3) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of
Consummation of the Exchange Offer, or as of the date of
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case
may be, from the Company's independent accountants, in the
customary form and covering matters of the type customarily
covered in comfort letters to underwriters in connection with
underwritten offerings; and
(B) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the selling Holders to evidence compliance
with the matters covered in clause (A) above and with reasonable and
customary conditions contained in the
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agreements, if any, entered into by the Company and the Guarantors
pursuant to this clause (xi);
(xii) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities,
cooperate with the selling Holders and their counsel in connection with the
registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling
Holders may reasonably request and do any and all other acts or things
reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf
Registration Statement; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any
Guarantor shall be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation
where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject
it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, other than as to
matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so subject;
(xiii) in connection with any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities
that will result in such securities no longer being Transfer Restricted
Securities, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to
be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and to register such
Transfer Restricted Securities in such denominations and such names as the
selling Holders may reasonably request at least two Business Days prior to
such sale of Transfer Restricted Securities;
(xiv) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or
authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof to
consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities, subject
to the proviso contained in clause (xii) above;
(xv) provide a CUSIP number for all Transfer Restricted Securities
not later than the effective date of a Registration Statement covering such
Transfer Restricted Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture
with printed certificates for the Transfer Restricted Securities which are
in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;
(xvi) otherwise use their commercially reasonable efforts to comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make
generally available to its security holders with regard to any applicable
Registration Statement, as soon as reasonably practicable, a consolidated
earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 (which need not be
audited) covering a twelve-month period beginning after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (as such term is defined in paragraph (c) of
Rule 158 under the Act); and
(xvii) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later
than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by
this Agreement and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and
the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for
such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the
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terms of the TIA; and execute and use its commercially reasonable efforts
to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required to
effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed
with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely
manner.
(d) Restrictions on Holders. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a
Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of the notice referred to in
Section 6(c)(iii)(C) or any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact
of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof (in each case, a
"Suspension Notice"), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement
until (i) such Holder has received copies of the supplemented or amended
Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(iv) hereof, or (ii) such Holder is
advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed,
and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (in each case, the "Recommencement
Date"). Each Holder receiving a Suspension Notice hereby agrees that it will
either (i) destroy any Prospectuses, other than permanent file copies, then in
such Holder's possession which have been replaced by the Company with more
recently dated Prospectuses or (ii) deliver to the Company (at the Company's
expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder's
possession of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that
was current at the time of receipt of the Suspension Notice. The time period
regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section
3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by a number of days equal to the
number of days in the period from and including the date of delivery of the
Suspension Notice to the date of delivery of the Recommencement Date.
SECTION 7. REGISTRATION EXPENSES
(a) All expenses incident to the Company's and the Guarantors' performance
of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company and the
Guarantors, regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective,
including without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses;
(ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue
Sky or securities laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing
certificates for the Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and
printing of Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv)
all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors; (v)
all application and filing fees in connection with listing the Series B Notes on
a national securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the
requirements hereof; and (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent
certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (including the
expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to
such performance).
The Company will, in any event, bear its and the Guarantors' internal
expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of
any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special
experts, retained by the Company or the Guarantors.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company and the Guarantors
will reimburse the Initial Purchaser and
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the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities who are tendering Series A Notes
into in the Exchange Offer and/or selling or reselling Series A Notes or Series
B Notes pursuant to the "Plan of Distribution" contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for
the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP unless another firm shall be chosen by the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities for whose
benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared. Each Holder shall pay all
expenses of its counsel except as provided in this paragraph (b), all
underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to
the sale or disposition of such Holder's Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant
to a Shelf Registration Statement.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The Company and the Guarantors agree, jointly and severally, to
indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its directors, officers and each
Person, if any, who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and judgments, (including without limitation, any
reasonable legal or other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
investigating or defending any matter, including any action that could give rise
to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments) caused by any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus (or any amendment
or supplement thereto) provided by the Company to any Holder or any prospective
purchaser of Series B Notes or registered Series A Notes, or caused by 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,
except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments are
caused by an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission that is based upon information relating to any of the Holders furnished
in writing to the Company by any of the Holders; provided, however, that neither
the Company nor any Guarantor will be liable to any Indemnified Party (as
defined) (or any person who controls such party within the meaning of Section 15
of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) with respect to any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of a
material fact made in any preliminary Prospectus to the extent that any such
loss, claim, damage, liability, judgment or expense resulted from the fact that
such Indemnified Party (as defined) sold Transfer Restricted Securities to a
person to whom such Indemnified Party (as defined) failed to send or give, at or
prior to the written confirmation of sale of such securities, a copy of a final
Prospectus (as amended or supplemented), if the Company or any Guarantor has
previously furnished copies thereof (sufficiently in advance of the closing of
such sale to allow for distribution thereof in a timely manner) to such
Indemnified Party (as defined) and the loss, claim, damage, liability, judgment
or expense of such Indemnified Party (as defined) resulted from an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of a
material fact contained in or omitted from such preliminary Prospectus which was
corrected in such final Prospectus.
(b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted agrees, severally and not jointly,
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Guarantors, and their
respective directors and officers, and each person, if any, who controls (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the
Company, or the Guarantors to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity
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from the Company and the Guarantors set forth in section (a) above, but only
with reference to information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder
expressly for use in any Registration Statement. In no event shall any Holder,
its directors, officers or any Person who controls such Holder be liable or
responsible for any amount in excess of the amount by which the total amount
received by such Holder with respect to its sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by
such Holder for such Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any
damages that such Holder, its directors, officers or any Person who controls
such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
(c) In case any action shall be commenced involving any person in respect
of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b) (the
"Indemnified Party"), the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing
and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense of such action, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and
the payment of all fees and expenses of such counsel, as incurred (except that
in the case of any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to both Sections 8(a) and 8(b), a Holder shall not be required to assume the
defense of such action pursuant to this Section 8(c), but may employ separate
counsel and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel, except as provided below, shall be at the expense of the Holder).
Any Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party unless (i) the
employment of such counsel shall have been specifically authorized in writing by
the Indemnifying Party, (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to assume
the defense of such action or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any
impleaded parties) include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying
Party, and the Indemnified Party shall have been advised by such counsel that
there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from
or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party (in which case the
Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action
on behalf of the Indemnified Party). In any such case, the Indemnifying Party
shall not, in connection with any one action or separate but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and
expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel)
for all indemnified parties and all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed
as they are incurred and billed to the Indemnifying Party. Such firm shall be
designated in writing by the Requisite Holders, in the case of the parties
indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company and Guarantors, in the
case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The Indemnifying Party
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Party from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments by reason of any
settlement of any action (i) effected with its written consent or (ii) effected
without its written consent if the settlement is entered into more than twenty
business days after the Indemnifying Party shall have received a request from
the Indemnified Party for reimbursement for the fees and expenses of counsel (in
any case where such fees and expenses are at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party) and, prior to the date of such settlement, the Indemnifying Party shall
have failed to comply with such reimbursement request. No Indemnifying Party
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect
to, any pending or
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threatened action in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have
been a party and indemnity or contribution may be or could have been sought
hereunder by the Indemnified Party, unless such settlement, compromise or
judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from all
liability on claims that are or could have been the subject matter of such
action and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault,
culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party.
(d) To the extent that the indemnification provided for in this Section 8
is unavailable to an Indemnified Party in respect of any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or judgments referred to therein, then each Indemnifying
Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or judgments (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the
Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from their sale
of Transfer Restricted Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
8(d)(i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above
but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand,
and of the Holder, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
judgments, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Holder, on
the other hand, shall 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
Company or such Guarantor, on the one hand, or by the Holder, on the other hand,
and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
judgments referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the
limitations set forth in the second paragraph of Section 8(a), any reasonable
legal or other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by such party in connection
with investigating or defending any action or claim.
The Company, the Guarantors and each Holder agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) 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 which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Holder, its directors, its
officers or any Person, if any, who controls such Holder shall be required to
contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total received by such Holder with respect to the sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by
such Holder for such Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any
damages which 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 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 8(c) are several in proportion to the respective
principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities held by each Holder hereunder
and not joint.
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SECTION 9. RULE 144A AND RULE 144
The Company and each Guarantor agrees with each Holder, for so long as any
Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which
the Company or such Guarantor (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, to make available, upon the reasonable request of any Holder, to
such Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection
with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted
Securities designated by such Holder or beneficial owner, the information
required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act in order to permit resales of such
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) is subject to
Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby
in a timely manner in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to Rule 144.
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Remedies. The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that
any failure by the Company and the Guarantors to comply with their respective
obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof may result in material irreparable
injury to the Initial Purchaser 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 Purchaser or
any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the
Company's and the Guarantor's obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof. The
Company and the Guarantors further agree to waive the defense in any action for
specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor
will, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with
respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the
Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 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 the Company's and the
Guarantors' securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given unless (i) in the case of Section 5
hereof and this Section 10(c)(i), the Company has obtained the written consent
of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in the
case of all other provisions hereof, the Company has obtained the written
consent of the Requisite Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or
consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are being tendered
pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and that does not affect directly or indirectly
the rights of other Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are not being
tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer, may be given by the Holders of a
majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities
subject to such Exchange Offer.
(d) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders shall be third party
beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Company and the
Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, and
shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to
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the extent they may deem such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its
rights or the rights of Holders hereunder.
(e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the
Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the
Indenture; and
(ii) if to the Company or the Guarantors:
Danka Business Systems PLC
00000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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
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.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the successors and assigns 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 Transfer Restricted Securities in violation of
the terms hereof or of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any
transferee of any Holder shall acquire Transfer Restricted Securities in any
manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Transfer Restricted
Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by
taking and holding such Transfer Restricted 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, including the restrictions on resale set
forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the Purchase Agreement, and such
Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
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(g) 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.
(h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(i) Obligation Currency. Any payment on account of an amount that is
payable in U.S. dollars (the "Required Currency"), which is made to or for the
account of the Initial Purchaser in lawful currency of any other jurisdiction
(the "Judgment Currency"), whether as a result of any obligation, judgment or
order or the enforcement thereof or the liquidation of the Company or any
Guarantor, shall constitute a discharge of the Company's or the Guarantor's
obligation under the this Agreement, as the case may be, only to the extent of
the amount of the Required Currency which the Initial Purchaser could purchase
in the New York foreign exchange markets with the amount of the Judgment
Currency in accordance with normal banking procedures at the rate of exchange
prevailing on the first business day following receipt of the payment in the
Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Required Currency that could be so
purchased is less than the amount of the Required Currency originally due to the
Initial Purchaser, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Initial
Purchaser from and against all loss or damage arising out of, or as a result of,
such deficiency. This indemnity shall constitute an obligation separate and
independent from the other obligations contained in this Agreement, shall give
rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall apply irrespective of
any indulgence granted by the Initial Purchaser from time to time and shall
continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a
liquidated sum in respect of an amount due hereunder or under any judgment or
order.
(j) Service of Process. The Company and the non-U.S. Guarantors will
irrevocably appoint Danka Office Imaging Company as agent for service of process
in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of this agreement for actions
brought under U.S. federal or state securities laws in any U.S. federal or state
court located in The City of New York and submits to such jurisdiction.
(k) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
(l) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
(m) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final
expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Securities.
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This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the
parties with respect to such subject matter.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC
By: /s/ X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, III
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Name: X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, III
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
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DANKA HOLDING COMPANY
AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
DANKA MANAGEMENT II COMPANY, INC.
XXXXXX ENTERPRISES, INC. OF SOUTH
FLORIDA
D.I. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
QUALITY BUSINESS, INC.
DANKA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
CORPORATE CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
DANKA IMAGING DISTRIBUTION, INC.
DANKA OFFICE IMAGING COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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DANKALUX S.A X.X.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Manager
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DANKA UK PLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary
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DANKA SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary
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DANKA BUSINESS FINANCE LTD.
DANKA CANADA INC.
KALMARA INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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DANKA AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED
DANKA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
DANKA TOWER PTY LTD
DANKA DISTRIBUTORS PTY LTD
DANKA DATAKEY PTY LTD
DATAKEY ALCATEL PTY. LTD.
DANKA SYSTEMS PTY LIMITED
By: *
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Director
*By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Pursuant to Power of Attorney
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BEAR, XXXXXXX & CO. INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Schedule A
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