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EXHIBIT 4.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated August 1, 2000
between
NEXTEL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
and
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
CHASE SECURITIES INC.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into August 1, 2000, between NEXTEL INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Washington
corporation (the "Company"), and XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED, BANC OF
AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., CHASE SECURITIES INC., CREDIT
SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. AND XXXXXXX,
XXXXX & CO. (the "Placement Agents").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Placement Agreement dated
the Closing Date, between the Company and the Placement Agents (the "Placement
Agreement"), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Placement Agents
of $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company's 12 3/4% Senior
Serial Notes due 2010 (the "Securities") to be issued pursuant to the Indenture
(as defined below). In order to induce the Placement Agents to enter into the
Placement Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to the Placement Agents
and their respective direct and indirect transferees the registration rights
with respect to the Securities set forth in this Agreement. The execution of
this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Placement Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms
shall have the following meanings:
"1933 Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time.
"1934 Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time.
"Closing Date" shall mean the Closing Date as defined in the
Placement Agreement.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and
shall also include the Company's successors.
"Exchange Offer" shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of
Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a)
hereof.
"Exchange Offer Registration" shall mean a registration under the
1933 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, all
exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
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"Exchange Securities" shall mean securities issued by the Company
under the Indenture containing terms identical to the Securities (except
that such Exchange Securities shall bear no legend and shall be free from
restrictions on transfers), to be offered to Holders of Securities in
exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
"Holder" shall mean the Placement Agents, for so long as they own
any Registrable Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and
direct and indirect transferees who become registered owners of
Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that for purposes of
Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the term "Holder" shall include
Participating Broker-Dealers (as defined in Section 4(a)).
"Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities,
to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company and The Bank of
New York, as trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof.
"Majority Holders" shall mean the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal of outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that
whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of
Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held
by the Company or any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule
405 under the 0000 Xxx) (other than the Placement Agents or subsequent
holders of Registrable Securities if such subsequent holders are deemed
to be such affiliates solely by reason of their holding of such
Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such
consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage
or amount.
"Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, trust
or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Placement Agents" shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
"Placement Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in 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 all material incorporated by
reference therein.
"Registrable Securities" shall mean the Securities; provided,
however, that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i)
except in the case of any Placement Agent to the extent of any unsold
allotment and Participating Broker-Dealers (as defined in Section 4) to
the extent set forth in Section 4(a), upon the expiration date of the
Exchange Offer, (ii) when a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to
such Securities shall have been declared effective under the 1933 Act and
such Securities shall have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration
Statement, (iii) when such Securities are saleable to the public pursuant
to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule
144A) under the 1933 Act, provided that upon the request of any Holder of
Securities that have otherwise ceased to be Registrable Securities
pursuant to this clause
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(iii), the Company will deliver to such Holder certificates evidencing
such Holder's Securities without the legends restricting the transfer
thereof, or (iv) when such Securities shall have ceased to be
outstanding.
"Registration Expenses" shall mean any and all expenses incident
to performance of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement,
including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 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 of the 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 amendments or supplements
thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements and
other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this
Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, if any, (v) the fees and
disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, if any, (vi) the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company and, in the case of a Shelf
Registration Statement, the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the
Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Majority Holders and
which counsel may also be counsel for the Placement Agents), (vii) the
fees and disbursements of the independent public accountants of the
Company, including the expenses of any special audits or "cold comfort"
letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, but
excluding (x) fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other
than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and
(y) underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any,
relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a
Holder, and (viii) all fees and disbursements relating to the
qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, if
required.
"Registration Statement" shall mean any registration statement of
the Company 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, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by
reference therein.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Shelf Registration" shall mean a registration effected pursuant
to Section 2(b) hereof.
"Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a "shelf" registration
statement of the Company which covers all of the Registrable Securities
(and may include other securities of other Persons) on an appropriate
form under Rule 415 under the 1933 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, all exhibits thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
"Trustee" shall mean the trustee under the Indenture.
"Underwriters" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3
hereof.
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"Underwritten Registration" or "Underwritten Offering" shall mean
a registration in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter
for reoffering to the public.
2. Registration Under the 1933 Act.
(a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or
applicable interpretation of the Staff of the SEC, the Company shall use its
best efforts to cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement
covering the offer by the Company to the Holders to exchange all of the
Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and to have such Registration
Statement remain effective until the closing of the Exchange Offer. The Company
shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and use its best efforts to
have the Exchange Offer consummated not later than 60 days after such effective
date. The Company shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related
exchange offer Prospectus and accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in
addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law:
(i) that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this
Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered 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 Prospectus is
mailed) (the "Exchange Dates");
(iii) that any Registrable Securities not tendered will remain
outstanding and shall continue to accrue interest at the initial rate
borne by the Registrable Securities and, other than as set forth in
Section 2(b) below, will not retain any rights under this Agreement;
(iv) that Holders electing to have Registrable Securities
exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender
such Registrable Securities, together with the enclosed letters of
transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the Prospectus
prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and
(v) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election,
not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by
sending to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the Prospectus a telegram,
telex, 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 his election to
have such Registrable Securities exchanged.
As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company
shall:
(i) accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions
thereof tendered and not validly 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 Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly
authenticate and mail to each Holder, Exchange Securities with an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Securities surrendered by such Holder.
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The Company shall use its best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as
provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the 1933
Act, the 1934 Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with
the Exchange Offer. The Company shall inform the Placement Agents of the names
and addresses of the Holders to whom the Exchange Offer is made, and the
Placement Agents shall have the right, subject to applicable law, to contact
such Holders and otherwise facilitate the tender of Registrable Securities in
the Exchange Offer.
(b) In the event that (i) the Company determines that the
Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available
or may not be consummated because it would violate applicable law or the
applicable interpretations of the Staff of the SEC relating generally to the
registration of debt securities, or (ii) the Exchange Offer has been completed
and, in the opinion of counsel for the Placement Agents, a Registration
Statement must be filed and a Prospectus must be delivered by any Placement
Agent in connection with any offering or sale of Registrable Securities held by
it that constitute an unsold allotment, the Company shall use its best efforts
to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, a Shelf
Registration Statement providing for the sale by the Holders (which may include
the Placement Agents) in the case of a filing under clause (i) above, and the
Placement Agents in the case of a filing under clause (ii) above, of such
Registrable Securities and to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared
effective by the SEC. The Placement Agents shall sell out their unsold
allotments before making sales of any other Registrable Securities and the
Placement Agents shall notify the Company upon the sale of all of their unsold
allotments. The Company agrees to use its best efforts to keep the Shelf
Registration Statement continuously effective for the period referred to in Rule
144(k) or until all of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf
Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement. The Company further agrees to supplement or amend the Shelf
Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions
applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf
Registration Statement or by the 1933 Act or by any other rules and regulations
thereunder for shelf registration or if reasonably requested by a Holder with
respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use its best efforts to
cause any such amendment to become effective and such Shelf Registration
Statement to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company agrees
to furnish to the Holders of Registrable Securities copies of any such
supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.
(c) The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in
connection with the registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b). Each
Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and 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 or 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; provided, however, that if, after it has been declared
effective, the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other
order or requirement of the SEC or any other governmental agency or court, such
Registration Statement will be deemed not to have become effective during the
period of such interference until the offering of Registrable Securities
pursuant to such Registration Statement may legally resume. As provided for in
the Indenture, in the event the Exchange Offer is not consummated, or if
required a Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective, on or prior
to the date that is six months after the Closing Date, the annual interest rate
borne by the Securities shall be increased
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by 0.5% per annum on the affected Securities from such date, until the earliest
of the date upon which (i) the Exchange Offer is consummated, (ii) a Shelf
Registration Statement with respect to all Registrable Securities is declared
effective or (iii) solely with respect to Registrable Securities held by Holders
other than the Placement Agents, the expiration of the holding period applicable
to Notes held by non-affiliates of the Company under Rule 144(k) under the
Securities Act; provided that at such time, upon the request of any Holder of
such Securities that have otherwise ceased to be Registrable Securities pursuant
to this clause (iii), the Company will deliver to such Holder certificates
evidencing such Holder's Securities without the legends restricting the transfer
thereof.
(e) Without limiting the remedies available to the Placement
Agents and the Holders, the Company acknowledges that any failure by the Company
to comply with its obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may
result in material irreparable injury to the Placement Agents 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 Placement Agents or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be
required to specifically enforce the Company's obligations under Section 2(a)
and Section 2(b) hereof; provided, that no monetary damages shall be assessed
against the Company by reason of any failure by the Company to comply with its
obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, it being understood that
the penalty interest rates applicable to the Securities as provided in Section
2(a) hereof are intended to serve as full and complete monetary compensation to
the Holders in such circumstances.
3. Registration Procedures.
In connection with the obligations of the Company with respect to
the Registration Statements pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof,
the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on
the appropriate form under the 1933 Act, which form (x) shall be selected
by the Company and (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be
available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the selling
Holders thereof and (z) 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 its best
efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and
remain effective in accordance with Section 2 hereof;
(b) 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 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 1933 Act; to keep each Prospectus current
during the period described under Section 4(3) and Rule 174 under the
1933 Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with
respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities;
(c) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder
of Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Placement Agents, to
counsel for the Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten
Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many
copies of each Prospectus, including each preliminary Prospectus, and
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any amendment or supplement thereto and such other documents as such
Holder or Underwriter may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the
public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities; and the
Company consents to the use of such Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the
selling Holders of Registrable Securities 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 or any
amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law;
(d) use its best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable
Securities under all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws of
such jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time
the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC,
to cooperate with such Holder in connection with any filings required to
be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and do
any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or
advisable to enable such Holder to consummate the disposition in each
such jurisdiction of such Registrable Securities owned by such Holder;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify
as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction
where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section
3(d), (ii) file any general consent to service of process or (iii)
subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so
subject;
(e) in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Holder of
Registrable Securities, counsel for the Holders and counsel for the
Placement Agents promptly and, if requested by any such Holder or
counsel, confirm such advice in writing (i) when a Registration Statement
has become effective and when any post-effective amendment thereto has
been filed and becomes effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any
state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement and Prospectus or for additional information after
the Registration Statement has become effective, (iii) of the issuance by
the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any
proceedings for that purpose, (iv) if, between the effective date of a
Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable
Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales
agreement or other similar agreement, if any, relating to the offering
cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Company
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, (v) of the
happening of any event during the period a Shelf Registration Statement
is effective which makes any statement made in such Shelf Registration
Statement or the related Prospectus untrue in any material respect or
which requires the making of any changes in such Shelf Registration
Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not
misleading in any material respect and (vi) of any determination by the
Company that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would
be appropriate;
(f) make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of
any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement at the
earliest possible moment and provide immediate notice to each Holder of
the withdrawal of any such order;
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(g) in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon request, furnish
to each Holder of Registrable Securities, without charge, at least one
conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendment thereto (without documents incorporated therein by reference or
exhibits thereto, unless requested);
(h) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the
selling Holders of Registrable Securities 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 in such denominations and registered in
such names as the selling Holders may reasonably request at least two
business days prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;
(i) in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of
any event contemplated by Section 3(e)(v) hereof, use its best efforts to
prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to
a Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so
that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable
Securities, such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The Company agrees to notify the Holders to suspend
use of the Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of
such an event, and the Holders hereby agree to suspend use of the
Prospectus until the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus
to correct such misstatement or omission;
(j) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or
amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or any document which is to be
incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement (other than
filings pursuant to the 0000 Xxx) or a Prospectus after the initial
filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to
the Placement Agents and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf
Registration Statement, the Holders and their counsel) and make such of
the representatives of the Company as shall be reasonably requested by
the Placement Agents or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf
Registration Statement, the Holders or their counsel) available for
discussion of such document, and shall not at any time file or make any
amendment to the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any amendment
of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or any
document which is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration
Statement (other than filings pursuant to the 0000 Xxx) or a Prospectus,
of which the Placement Agents and their counsel (and, in the case of a
Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders and their counsel) shall not
have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the
Placement Agents or its counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration
Statement, the Holders or their counsel) shall object;
(k) obtain a CUSIP number, and, if applicable, a CINS number,
for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may
be, not later than the effective date of a Registration Statement;
(l) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for
inspection by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable
Securities, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to
such Shelf Registration Statement, and attorneys and accountants
designated by the Holders, at reasonable times and in a reasonable
manner,
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all financial and other records, pertinent documents and properties of
the Company, and cause the respective officers, directors and employees
of the Company to supply all information reasonably requested by any such
representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a
Shelf Registration Statement;
(m) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use its best efforts
to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities
exchange or any automated quotation system on which similar securities
issued by the Company are then listed if requested by the Majority
Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable
listing requirements;
(n) use its best efforts to cause the Exchange Securities or
Registrable Securities, as the case may be, to be rated by two nationally
recognized statistical rating organizations (as such term is defined in
Rule 436(g)(2) under the 0000 Xxx);
(o) if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement, (i) promptly incorporate
in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information
with respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be
included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus
supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Company has
received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such filing;
and
(p) 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 of the
Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to,
an Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (i) to the extent
possible, make such representations and warranties to the Holders and any
Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business
of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Registration Statement,
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, (ii) obtain opinions of counsel
to the Company (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance,
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and such Underwriters and
their respective counsel) addressed to each selling Holder and
Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily
covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (iii) obtain
"cold comfort" letters from the independent certified public accountants
of the Company (and, if necessary, any other certified public accountant
of any subsidiary of the Company, or of any business acquired by the
Company for which financial statements and financial data are or are
required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each
selling Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to
be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered
in "cold comfort" letters in connection with underwritten offerings, and
(iv) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably
requested by the Holders of a majority 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 Company made pursuant to clause (i)
above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained
in an underwriting agreement.
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In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may
require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company such
information regarding the Holder and the proposed distribution by such Holder of
such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably
request in writing.
In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder agrees
that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event
of the kind described in Section 3(e)(v) hereof, such Holder will forthwith
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or
amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(i) hereof, and, if so directed by
the Company, such Holder will deliver to the Company (at its expense) all copies
in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder's
possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at
the time of receipt of such notice. The Company shall not suspend the
disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement
for more than an aggregate of 120 days during any 365 day period. If the Company
shall suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement for more than an aggregate of 60 days during any 365 day
period, then the Company shall pay each Holder of Registrable Securities that
are registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and have not been
sold pursuant thereto an illiquidity fee in an amount equal to 0.5% per annum of
the principal amounts of such Registrable Securities held by such Holder for the
period in excess of 60 days in such 365 day period when dispositions pursuant to
such Shelf Registration Statement are suspended (or until such date, if sooner,
on which such securities cease to qualify as Registrable Securities).
The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf
Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities
in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment
banker or investment bankers and manager or managers (the "Underwriters") that
will administer the offering will be selected by the Majority Holders of the
Registrable Securities included in such offering and shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Company.
4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.
(a) The Staff of the SEC 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 1933 Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements
of the 1933 Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.
The Company understands 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 to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the 1933
Act in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so
long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the 1933 Act.
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(b) In light of the above, notwithstanding the other provisions
of this Agreement, the Company agrees that the provisions of this Agreement as
they relate to a Shelf Registration shall also apply to an Exchange Offer
Registration to the extent, and with such reasonable modifications thereto as
may be, reasonably requested by the Placement Agents or by one or more
Participating Broker-Dealers, in each case as provided in clause (ii) below, 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; provided that:
(i) the Company shall not be required to amend or supplement the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as
would otherwise be contemplated by Section 3(i) of this Agreement, for a
period exceeding 90 days after the last Exchange Date and Participating
Broker-Dealers shall not be authorized by the Company to deliver and
shall not deliver such Prospectus after such period in connection with
the resales contemplated by this Section 4;
(ii) the application of the Shelf Registration procedures set
forth in Section 3 of this Agreement to an Exchange Offer Registration,
to the extent not required by the positions of the Staff of the SEC or
the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, will be in
conformity with the reasonable request to the Company by the Placement
Agents or with the reasonable request in writing to the Company by one or
more broker-dealers who certify to the Placement Agents and the Company
in writing that they anticipate that they will be Participating
Broker-Dealers; and provided further that, in connection with such
application of the Shelf Registration procedures set forth in Section 3
of this Agreement to an Exchange Offer Registration, the Company shall be
obligated (x) to deal only with one entity representing the Participating
Broker-Dealers, which shall be Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated unless
it elects not to act as such representative and (y) to cause to be
delivered only one, if any, "cold comfort" letter with respect to the
Prospectus in the form existing on the last Exchange Date and with
respect to each subsequent amendment or supplement, if any, effected
during the period specified in clause (i) above; and
(iii) on a weekly basis, the representative of the Participating
Broker-Dealers will confirm with the Company that the Shelf Registration
Statement is available.
(c) The Placement Agents shall have no liability to the Company
or any Holder with respect to any request that it may make pursuant to Section
4(b) above.
5. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Placement Agent,
each Holder and each Person, if any, who controls any Placement Agent or any
Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, any
Placement Agent or any Holder, from and against all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by any Placement Agent, any Holder or any such controlling
or affiliated Person in connection with defending or investigating any such
action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto)
pursuant to which Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities were registered
under the 1933 Act, including all documents incorporated therein by reference,
or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be
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stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or
caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall
have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or caused by any omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not
misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are
caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission based upon information relating to any Placement Agent or any Holder
furnished to the Company in writing by any Placement Agent or any selling Holder
expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity with
respect to any Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not inure to the
benefit of any Placement Agent or Holder or any Person controlling such
Placement Agent or Holder, with respect to any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities arising with respect to any person who is a purchaser of securities
if a copy of an amended Registration Statement or amended or supplemented
Prospectus (if the Company shall have furnished amendments or supplements
thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Placement Agent or Holder
to such person, if required by law to have been so delivered, at or prior to
written confirmation of the sale of the securities to such person, and if such
amended Registraton Statement or amended or supplemented Prospectus would have
cured the defect giving rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
unless such failure was the result of the Company's failure to deliver such
amended Registration Statement or amended or supplemented Prospectus to such
Placement Agent or Holder prior to the written confirmation of the sale. In
connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3 of this
Agreement, the Company will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling
brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in
the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such
Persons (within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the 0000 Xxx) to the same extent
as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if
requested in connection with any Registration Statement.
(b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, the Placement Agents and the other selling
Holders, and each of their respective directors, officers who sign the
Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, any
Placement Agent and any other selling Holder within the meaning of either
Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act to the same extent as
the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Placement Agents and the
Holders, but only with reference to information relating to such Holder
furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or any Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto).
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental
investigation) shall be instituted involving any Person in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) above,
such Person (the "indemnified party") shall promptly notify the Person against
whom such indemnity may be sought (the "indemnifying party") in writing and the
indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party and any others the indemnifying party 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 party 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 party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the
named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both the
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indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party
shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for (a) the fees and expenses of more than one separate
firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Placement Agents and all
Persons, if any, who control the Placement Agents within the meaning of either
Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Xxxxxxx 00 xx xxx 0000 Xxx, (x) the fees and
expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for
the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and
each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either such
Section and (c) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in
addition to any local counsel) for all Holders and all Persons, if any, who
control any Holders within the meaning of either such Section, and that all such
fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In such case
involving the Placement Agents and Persons who control the Placement Agents,
such firm shall be designated in writing by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated.
In such case involving the Holders and such Persons who control Holders, such
firm shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders. In all other cases,
such firm shall be designated by the Company. The indemnifying party 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 party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party
from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party
shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party
for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third
sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be
liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent
if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such
indemnifying party of the aforesaid request (ii) such indemnifying party shall
have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to
such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not
have reimbursed the indemnified party for such fees and expenses of counsel in
accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect
of which such indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity
could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such
settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding; provided
that such unconditional release may be subject to a parallel release of a
claimant or plaintiff by such indemnified party from all liability in respect of
claims or counterclaims asserted by such indemnified party 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 any indemnified party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or
paragraph (b) of this Section 4 is unavailable to an indemnified party or
insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, then each
indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified
party or parties on the other hand 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
Company and the Holders 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
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information supplied by the Company or by the Holders and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. The Holders' obligations to contribute pursuant to
this Section 5(d) are several in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of
Registrable Securities of such Holder that were registered pursuant to a
Registration Statement.
(e) The Company and each Holder agree that it would not be just
or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro
rata allocation 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 party 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 party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 5, no Holder shall be required to indemnify or contribute any amount in
excess of the amount by which the total price at which Registrable Securities
were 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 0000 Xxx) shall be
entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to
any indemnified party at law or in equity.
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 any Placement Agent, any Holder or any Person controlling any Placement Agent
or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or
any Person controlling the Company, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange
Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not entered
into, and on or after the date of this Agreement will not enter into, any
agreement which is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of
Registrable Securities 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 other issued and outstanding securities under any such agreements.
(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 Company has 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, however, 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.
(c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered
first-class mail, telex, telecopier,
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or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most
current address given by such Holder to the Company by means of a notice given
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially
is, with respect to the Placement Agents, the address set forth in the Placement
Agreement; and (ii) if to the Company, initially at the Company's address set
forth in the Placement 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; two business
days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when
answered back, if telexed; 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 Placement Agreement. 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 of 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
Placement Agents (in their capacity as Placement Agents) shall have no liability
or obligation to the Company 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) Purchases and Sales of Securities. The Company shall not,
and shall use its best efforts to cause its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405
under the 0000 Xxx) not to, purchase and then resell or otherwise transfer any
Securities.
(f) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders shall be third party
beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Company, on the one
hand, and the Placement Agents, on the other hand, and each Holder 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
Holders hereunder.
(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) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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(j) 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.
NEXTEL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
CHASE SECURITIES INC.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.
By Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
By:
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Name:
Title:
