"Permitted Trasferee" means in the case ol the SEP, any person holding
the Class B Share, or in the case of the Minister, any person holding the Class A Share, as
the case may be, in each case pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Articles
and the Shareholders' Agreement, provided however, that from and after the conversion
of the Class A and Class B Shares in accordance with the terms of the Articles, eight (8)
years from the "listing date" (as defined therein), "Permitted Transferee" shall mean a
"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity.
"Piggyback Registration" has the meaning assigned in Sections 2.01(d)
"Rand" or "Rands " means the lawful currency for the time being of the
Republic of South Africa.
"Records" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.04(1).
"register" "registered" and "registration" refer to a registration effected
by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Act and such
registration statement becoming effective in accordance with the Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder.
"Registering Party" and "Registering Parties" means the SEP and/or the
Minister in any case where Telkom is registering or listing Registrable Securities,
including any Registrable Securities in a JSE Listed Public Offering, for such party
pursuant to Section 2 01, and includes Telkom and any other Person for whom Telkom is
registering securities in the case of any Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section
"Registrable Securities" means the Shares held by the SEP or the Minister,
any other class or series of capital stock of Telkom issued to the SEP or the Minister
(including without limitation in connection with any subscription or rights offering of
Shares or other capital stock) and any stock or other securities into which or for which the
Shares or such capital stock may hereafter be changed, converted or exchanged and any
other shares or securities issued to the SEP or the Minister (or such shares or other
securities into which or for which such shares are so changed, converted or exchanged),
upon any reclassification, share combination, share subdivision, share dividend, share
exchange, merger, consolidation or similar transaction or event, but not including any
such Shares or capital stock acquired from a Person other than a Party to this Agreement;
provided, however, that as to any particular Registrable Securities, such Registrable
Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when and to the extent that (a) such
securities have been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, (b)
such securities have been sold under Rule 144 (or any successor provision under the Act),
(c) such securities have been otherwise transferred or disposed of by or on behalf of the
SEP or the Minister, and subsequent transfer or disposition of such securities on both the
JSE and the NYSE does not require their registration or qualification under the Act or
any similar state law then in force, or (d) such Registrable Securities have ceased to be
"SEC" has the meaning assigned in Section 2. 01 (a).
"SEP" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"SEP Demand Registration" has the meaning set forth in Section 2. 01 (a).
"SEP Demand Start Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2. 01(a).
"Shareholders" means the persons who are from time to time registered in
Telkom's register of members as the holders of Shares, and "Shareholder" means any of
"Shareholders' Agreement" means the Shareholders' Agreement dated the
date hereof between the SEP and the Minister.
"Shares" means ordinary shares (or the ADSs representing such shares) of
Telkom, each of R10. 00 par value; for the avoidance of doubt, "Shares" does not include
the Class A Share or the Class B Share.
"Significant Shareholder" means, after the conversion of the Class A and
Class B Shares in accordance with the Articles, eight (8) years from the "listing date" (as
defined therein), any person who is the registered owner of at least the threshold
percentage (as defined in the Articles) of all of Telkom's issued and outstanding ordinary
"Strategic Services Agreement" means the Strategic Services Agreement,
dated the date hereof, between Telkom and the SEP.
"U. S. GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States, as in effect at the date of their application.
1. 02 Statutory References. Any reference to a statutory provision shall
include such provision and any regulations made in pursuance thereof.
Interpretation. Unless the context otherwise requires:
any reference in this Agreement to a Party hereto (and any Party
individually by name) shall include its successors and permitted
assigns and transferees of its rights and/or obligations;
any reference in this Agreement to this Agreement or any other
agreement, document or instrument is a reference to this
Agreement or that other agreement, document or instrument as
amended, varied, novated or substituted from time to time;
references to Sections, Articles, Clauses and Paragraphs are to
sections, articles, clauses and paragraphs to this Agreement and
headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Agreement; and
words importing the singular number shall include the plural and
vice versa, words importing the masculine gender shall include the
feminine and neuter genders and vice versa.
Construction. No rule of construction shall be applied to the
disadvantage of a Party to this Agreement because that Party was responsible for or
participated in the preparation of this Agreement or any part of it.
2. 01 Registration Rights.
(a) Registration Upon Demand by the SEP. At any time and from
time to time subsequent to the Closing Date on or after the date which is the earlier of (x)
the expiration of the lock-up period imposed by the underwriters on the SEP in
connection with the IPO and (y) the earlier termination or waiver of such lock-up by the
underwriters (the "SEP Demand Start Date"), the SEP may make a demand that Telkom
effect a JSE Listed Public Offering or the registration under the Act, or both, of all or part
of the SEP's Registrable Securities (a "SEP Demand Registration"), which demand shall
specify (i) the maximum number of SEP Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of
and (ii) the intended method(s) of disposition Upon receipt of a request for an SEP
Demand Registration, Telkom shall prepare and (as promptly as practicable but in any
event within sixty (60) days after such demand has been given) file with the U S
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement w i t h respect to
such Registrable Securities held by the SEP, in a form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the SEP, and thereafter use its best efforts to effect the registration under
the Act and applicable state securities laws (including the items set forth in Section 2.04)
of such Registrable Securities for disposition in accordance with the intended method(s)
stated in the demand (which method of disposition may include an offering pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Act, if Telkom is then eligible to register such Registrable Securities
on Form F-3 or a successor form, for such offering) and, if a JSE Listed Public Offering,
to effect the listing thereof under applicable South African law. For so long as it shall be
the registered owner of at least 5% of the Shares issued and outstanding, the SEP shall
have the right to request any number of successive registrations pursuant to this Section
2.01 (a), provided that (i) prior to the Ministerial Permitted Sale Date, the SEP shall be
entitled to two (2) effected SEP Demand Registrations and (ii) thereafter, the SEP shall
be entitled to only one (1) effected SEP Demand Registrations in any successive period
of twelve months commencing with the Ministerial Permitted Sale Date, it being
understood that an SEP Demand Registration that involves both registration under the
Act and a JSE Listed Public Offering shall be counted as a single effected SEP Demand
Registration, and provided further that Telkom shall only be required to effect a
registration of less than the total number of Registrable Securities then held by the SEP if
the number of Registrable Securities that Telkom shall have been requested to register,
considered together with any securities which the Minister shall have requested Telkom
to register, shall in the aggregate represent at least 5% of the issued Shares (or other
securities of the same class as the Registrable Securities) then outstanding.
(b) Registration Upon Demand by the Minister. At any time and from
time to time on or after the date falling 545 days after the SEP Demand Start Date (the
"Ministerial Permitted Sale Date"), the Minister may make a demand that Telkom effect
a JSE Listed Public Offering or the registration under the Act, or both, of all or part of the
Minister's Registrable Securities (a "Ministerial Demand Registration"), which demand
shall specify (i) the maximum number of the Minister's Registrable Securities intended to
be disposed of and (n) the intended method(s) of disposition Upon receipt of a request
for a Ministerial Demand Registration, Telkom shall prepare and (as promptly as
practicable but in any event within sixty (60) days after such demand has been given) file
with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities held by
the Minister, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Minister, and
thereafter use its best efforts to effect the registration under the Act and applicable state
securities laws (including the items set forth in Section 2.05) of such Registrable
Securities for disposition in accordance with the intended method(s) stated in the demand
(which method of disposition may include an offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Act, if Telkom is then eligible to register such Registrable Securities on Form F-3, or a
successor form, for such offering), and if a JSE Listed Public Offering, to effect the
listing thereof under applicable South African law For so long as it shall be the
registered owner of at least 5% of the Shares issued and outstanding, the Minister shall
have the right to request any number of successive registrations pursuant to this Section
2.01(b), provided that the Minister shall be entitled to one (1) effected Ministerial
Demand Registration in any period of twelve months commencing with the Ministerial
Permitted Sale Date, it being understood that a Ministerial Demand Registration that
involves both registration under the Act and a JSE Listed Public Offering shall be
counted as a single effected Ministerial Demand Registration, provided further that
Telkom shall only be required to effect a registration of less than the total number of
Registrable Secunties then held by the Minster if the number of Registrable Securities
that Telkom shall have been lequested to register, considered together with any securities
which the SEP shall have requested Telkom to register, shall, in the aggregate represent
at least 5% of the issued Shares (or other securities of the same class as the Registrable
Securities then outstanding).
(c) Effected Registrations. A registration or listing requested pursuant
to Section 2.01 (a) or (b) hereof shall not be deemed to have been effected (i) if, to the
extent applicable, a registration statement with respect thereto has not become effective
pursuant to the Act, (n) if, to the extent applicable, after it has become effective and prior
to the date ninety (90) days after the effective date or prior to the completion of the
distribution of the Registrable Securities thereunder, whichever is earlier, such
registration is materially interfered with by any stop order, injunction or similar order or
requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court for any reason not
attributable to the fault of the SEP (in the case of a SEP Demand Registration) or the
Minister (in the case of a Ministerial Demand Registration), or (in) the conditions to
closing or listing specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in
connection with such registration are not satisfied or waived, other than by reason of a
failure on the part of the SEP (in the case of a SEP Demand Registration) or the Minister
(m the case of Ministerial Demand Registration) to perform its obligations under such
(d) Piggyback Registration for the SEP. The following provisions
shall govern a JSE Listed Public Offering or registration under the Act by Telkom, the
Minister or any other Person or entity, of Shares or other securities of the same class as
any Registrable Securities then held by the SEP
Listing Notice: The Minister (m the case of an offering by the Minister) or
Telkom (in the case of an offering by Telkom or any other Person or entity other than the
Minister) will give the SEP and Telkom, as the case may be, at least forty-five (45) days'
prior written notice (''Listing Notice") of Telkom's or the Minister's intent to procure aBoard or Shareholders' resolution authorizing a JSE Listed Public Offering by Telkom or
of any intent of Telkom to file a registration statement under the Act (other than a
registration statement relating to the registration of Telkom secunties m connection with
mergers, acquisitions, exchange offers, dividend reinvestment plans, retirement plans or
stock option or other employee benefit plans on Form F-4 or S-8, or any substitute forms
that may be adopted by the SEC) with respect to an underwritten offering ot Telkom's
equity securities for Telkom's own account or for the account or the Minister or another
Person or entity The Listing Notice will specify the number of Shares proposed to be
listed or registered, the likely terms of the offering, the approximate date on which
Telkom proposes to file a registration statement, the name(s) of any proposed global
coordinator or lead managing underwriter and the proposed terms of appointment of any
such global coordinator or lead managing underwriter and shall contain a statement that
the SEP is entitled to participate in such offering and, if there shall be a lead managing
underwriter at that time, shall set forth the number of Registrable Securities of the SEP
that represents the best estimate of the lead managing underwriter that will be available
for inclusion in the sale by the SEP.
Piggyback Notice: The SEP will give the Minister and Telkom written
notice ("Piggyback Notice ") within thirty (30) days of receiving the Listing Notice,advising whether or not the SEP will join the JSE Listed Public Offering or registration
referred to in the Listing Notice. The Piggyback Notice will specify the number of
Shares or other securities which the SEP proposes to be listed and/or registered, as the
case may be, which Shares or other securities shall be included in the listing and/or
registration on the same terms and offered and sold under the same conditions and by the
same underwriter or underwriters as the Shares or other securities being listed and/or
registered pursuant to the Listing Notice, provided that the SEP shall be entitled to
appoint a joint global coordinator or joint lead managing underwriter for the offering if
the SEP so desires. Upon request the Minister and Telkom will make available to the SEP
such other information reasonably required by the SEP to make an informed decision.
Extent of Participation, etc.: In the SEP's Piggyback Notice, the SEP shall
be entitled to propose for inclusion in the JSE Listed Public Offering and/or registration
up to one (1) Share for each Share specified in the Listing Notice. The number of Shares
which may be offered by the SEP hereunder shall not be reduced by the inclusion in the
listing or registration of Shares offered by any Person (other than the Minister) to whom
Telkom or the Minister shall have granted registration rights or rights to participate in
such listing or registration; rather, the number of Shares listed and/or registered for such
other Person shall be so reduced. If the lead managing underwriter appointed by the SEP
(or, if the SEP shall elect not to appoint a lead managing underwriter, the lead managing
underwriter for the offering or, if the offering is not underwritten, a financial advisor for
Telkom) determines that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of
Registrable Securities to be offered and sold in such offering, there shall be included in
the offering only that number of Registrable Securities, if any, that such lead managing
underwriter or financial advisor, as the case may be, reasonably and in good faith
believes will not jeopardize the success of the offering, provided that if the lead
managing underwriter or financial advisor, as the case may be, determines that marketing
factors require a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities to be offered as
aforesaid, then the number of Shares which each Person participating in the listing or
registration shall be entitled to include shall be determined in accordance with the
First, Telkom shall be entitled to include all of the Shares that the Telkom
Board has determined should be listed and/or registered;
Second, each of the SEP and the Minister shall be entitled to include such
number of the Shares that they wish to have listed and/or registered, Share for Share in
Third, if either the SEP or the Minister wishes to have listed and/or
registered moie Shares than the other, then that Party shall be entitled to include such
Fourth, any other Persons having registration rights or otherwise entitled
to participate in such listing and/or registration shall be entitled to include such number of
Shares that they wish to have listed and registered.
(e) Piggyback Registration for the Minister. The following provisions
shall govern a JSE Listed Public Offering or registration by Telkom, the SEP or any other
Person or entity, of Shares or other securities of the same class as any Registrable
Securities then held by the Minister after the Ministerial Permitted Sale Date:
Listing Notice: The SEP (in the case of an offering by the SEP) or Telkom
(in the case of an offering by Telkom or any other Person 01 entity other than the SEP)
will give the Minister and Telkom, as the case may be, at least forty-five (45) days' prior
written notice ("Listing Notice") of Telkom's or the SEP's intent to procure a Board orShareholders resolution authorizing a JSE Listed Public Offering by Telkom or of any
intent of Telkom to file a registration statement under the Act (other than a registration
statement relating to the registration of Telkom securities in connection with mergers,
acquisitions, exchange offers, dividend reinvestment plans, retirement plans or stock
option or other employee benefit plans on Form F-4 or S-8, or any substitute forms that
may be adopted by the SEC) with respect to an underwritten offering of Telkom's equity
securities for Telkom's own account or for the account of the SEP or another Person or
entity The Listing Notice will specify the number of Shares proposed to be listed or
registered, the likely terms of the offering, the approximate date on which Telkom
proposes to file a registration statement, the name(s) of any proposed global coordinator
or lead managing underwriter and the proposed terms of appointment of any such global
coordinator or lead managing underwriter and shall contain a statement that the Minister
is entitled to participate in such offering and, if there shall be a lead managing
underwriter at that time, shall set forth the number of Registrable Securities of the
Minister that represents the best estimate of the lead managing underwriter that will be
available for inclusion in the sale by the Minister
Piggyback Notice: The Minister will give the SEP and Telkom written
notice ( Piggyback Notice ) within thirty (30) days of receiving the Listing Notice,
advising whether or not the Minister w ill join the JSE Listed Public Offering or
registration referred to in the Listing Notice The Piggyback Notice will specify the
number of Shares or other securities which the Minister proposes to be listed and/or
registered, as the case may be, which Shares or other securities shall be included in the
listing and registration on the same terms and offered and sold under the same conditions
and by the same underwriter or underwriters as the Shares or other securities being listed
and/or registered pursuant to the Listing Notice, provided that the Minister shall be
entitled to appoint a joint global coordinator or joint lead managing underwriter for the
offering if the Minister so desires Upon request the SEP and Telkom will make available
to the Minister such other information reasonably required by the Minister to make an
Extent of Participation, etc.: In the Minister's Piggyback Notice, the
Minister shall be entitled to propose for inclusion in the JSE Listed Public Offering
and/or registration up to one (1) Share for each Share specified in the Listing Notice The
number of Shares which may be offered by the Minister hereunder shall not be reduced
by the inclusion m the listing or registration of Shares offered by any Person (other than
the SEP) to whom Telkom shall have granted registration rights or rights to participate m
such listing or registration, rather, the number of Shares listed and/or registered for such
other Person shall be so reduced If the lead managing underwriter appointed by the
Minister (or if the Minister shall elect not to appoint a lead managing underwriter, the
lead managing underwriter for the offering or, if the offering is not underwritten, a
financial advisor for Telkom) determines that marketing factors require a limitation on
the number of Registrable Securities to be offered and sold in such offering, there shall be
included in the offering only that number of Registrable Securities, if any, that such lead
managing underwriter or financial advisor, as the case may be, reasonably and m good
faith believes will not jeopardize the success of the offering, provided that if the lead
managing underwriter or financial advisor, as the case may be, determines that marketing
factors require a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities to be offered as
aforesaid, then the number of Shares which each Person participating m the listing or
registration shall be entitled to include shall be determined m accordance with the
First, Telkom shall be entitled to include all of the Shares that the Telkom
Board has determined should be listed and/or registered;
Second, each of the SEP and the Minister shall be entitled to include such
number of the Shares that they wish to have listed and/or registeied, Share for Share in
Third, if either the SEP or the Minister wishes to have listed and/or
registered more Shares than the other, then that Party shall be entitled to include such
Fourth, any other Persons having registration rights or otherwise entitled
to participate in such listing and/or registration shall be entitled to include such number of
Shares that they wish to have listed and registered.
(f) Exclusivity. Except for the piggyback rights granted to the SEP
and the Minister, respectively, pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section 2. 01,
Telkom shall not, under any circumstances, grant to any Person (i) any piggyback or
similar rights to participate in a registration or JSE Listed Public Offering requested by
the SEP or the Minister pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2. 01 or (ii) any
other right to request that Telkom effect or assist with the registration or JSE Listed
Public Offering of any Telkom securities concurrently with any distribution of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration or listed public offering requested by the
SEP or the Minister pursuant to such paragraph (a) or (b).
2. 02 Blackout Periods for the SEP and the Minister. If the Board of
Telkom determines in good faith that the registration or listing of Registrable Securities
pursuant to Section 2. 01 (a) or (b) hereof (or the use of a registration statement or related
prospectus other than pursuant to the piggyback provisions of Section 2. 01(d) or (e)
hereof) would be materially detrimental to Telkom or its Shareholders because such filing
or use would, in the reasonable opinion of its counsel, (i) require public disclosure of
material non-public information not otherwise then required by law to be publicly
disclosed, (ii) materially interfere with a material pending transaction, or (iii) require
historic financial statements in respect of any acquired business in accordance with
Article 3-05 of Regulation S-X under the Act (or any successor provision) to be included
in the registration statement or related prospectus and such financial statements are
unavailable for reasons beyond Telkom's control, and therefore the Board determines that
it is in Telkom's best interest to defer the filing of the registration statement, and
promptly (but in no event less than five (5) days from such determination) gives the SEP
and the Minister written notice of such determination in the form of a certificate signed
by an executive officer of Telkom following a request to register or list any Registrable
Securities pursuant to Section 2. 01(a) or (b), Telkom shall be entitled to postpone the
filing (but not the preparation) of the registration statement otherwise required to be
prepared and filed by Telkom pursuant to Section 2. 01(a) or (b) hereof for a reasonable
period of time, but not to exceed forty-five (45) consecutive days (a "Demand Blackout
Period") after the date of such request. Telkom shall be entitled to exercise such right
under this Section 2. 02 once in a calendar year, provided that such exercise shall not
result in any Demand Blackout Period that extends for more than thirty (30) days
following the public release by Telkom of its annual or half-year financial results and
shall only be effective when and for so long as the other holders, if any, of listing or
registration rights with respect to Telkom's securities are similarly restricted from
exercising their listing or registration rights, as applicable. Telkom shall promptly notify
the SEP and the Minister of the expiration or earlier termination of any Demand Blackout
Period. If Telkom shall impose any Demand Blackout Period prior to the Ministerial
Permitted Sale Date defined in Section 2. 01(b), then such Ministerial Permitted Sale Date
shall be postponed by the length of such Demand Blackout Period. The Minister shall
not be entitled to issue a Listing Notice or a Piggyback Notice prior to such revised
Ministerial Permitted Sale Date.
2. 03 Holdback Agreement. Except for offers to sell and sales of Shares
pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 or Form S-8 in connection with the
acquisition by Telkom of another company or business, Telkom shall not during the 90-
day period immediately following the commencement of an underwritten public offering
of Registrable Securities pursuant to an SEP Demand Registration or a Ministerial
Demand Registration (a) offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any securities
of Telkom that are substantially similar to the Shares, including but not limited to any
securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to
receive capital stock of Telkom or any such substantially similar securities (other than
pursuant to employee or non-employee director stock options plans existing on or upon
conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities outstanding as of, the
date of this Agreement), or (b) purchase or sell any option or other guaranty or enter into
any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers to any other entity, in whole or in
part, any of the economic consequences of its ownership of capital stock, whether such
transaction described in clause (a) or (b) above is to be settled by delivery of capital stock
or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.
2. 04 Obligations of Telkom. Whenever Telkom is required to effect the
registration or listing (pursuant to a JSE Listed Public Offering) of any Registrable
Securities under this Article 2, Telkom shall as expeditiously as may be practicable:
(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to
such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to
become effective and, upon the request of the SEP or the Minister, use best efforts to keep
such registration statement effective for not less than ninety (90) days in case of an
underwritten offering, but in any event until all Registrable Securities included therein are
sold, provided, however, that, before filing any registration statement or prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto, Telkom shall furnish to and afford the holder or
holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, and the global
coordinators or lead managing underwriters, if any, a reasonable opportunity to review
and comment on copies of all such documents (including copies of any documents to be
incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed.
(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to
such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration
statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of applicable law with
respect to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration
(c) Use its best efforts to qualify such Registrable Securities for listing on
the JSE and the New York Stock Exchange.
(d) Furnish to the SEP and the Minister when registering such Registrable
Securities such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus (in
the event of an underwritten offering), in conformity with the requirements of applicable
law, and such other documents as each of the SEP or the Minister may reasonably request
in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by it.
(e) Use best efforts to register and qualify the Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement under state blue sky laws in any U S jurisdictions
in which such registration and qualification is reasonably requested by the SEP or the
Minister, provided, that Telkom shall not be required in connection therewith or as a
condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process
in any such jurisdictions.
(f) At the request of the SEP or the Minister, enter into customary
agreements (including agency, placement, subscription or other agreements, or, if the
method of distribution is by way of an underwritten public offering, an underwriting
agreement) and perform its obligations thereunder, in usual and customary form and
substance (including but not limited to usual and customary indemnities, the provision by
external counsel to Telkom of customary opinions and disclosure letters and the provision
by Telkom's independent accountants of customary "comfort" letters to all parties,
including the SEP or the Minister, as the case may be, who may be deemed to be
"underwriters" with respect to the Registrable Securities being offered) as agreed to with
the global coordinators or lead managing underwriters of such offering.
(g) (i) Notify the SEP and the Minister in writing when the registration
statement, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto or post-effective
amendment to the registration statement has been filed, and, with respect to the
registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has
become effective, (ii) notify the SEP and the Minister in writing of any request by the
SEC for amendments or supplements to the registration statement or related prospectus or
any written request by the SEC for additional information, and use its best efforts to
respond to such requests and supply such information, (iii) notify the SEP and the
Minister in writing of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto or the initiation of any proceedings by any Person for that purpose, and use its best
efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop older or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop
order should be issued, and (iv) notify the SFP and the Minister in writing of the receipt
by Telkom of any written notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of
any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or for continued listing on any stock
exchange or the initiation or overt threat of any proceeding for such purpose, and use its
best efforts to oppose the imposition of such suspension and to have any such suspension
(h) (i) Notify the SEP and the Minister in writing of any instruction to
suspend the use of the prospectus included in the registration statement at any time when a
prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under
applicable law, or of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus
included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing,
(ii) prepare and file with the SEC any amendments or supplements to such registration
statement or prospectus that are required under the Act or the rules and regulations
thereunder or other applicable law in connection with the distribution of the Registrable
Securities by the SEP or the Minister, and (iii) at the request of the SEP or the Minister
prepare and furnish to the SEP and the Minister a reasonable number of copies of a
supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as
thereafter delivered to the offerees of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the
circumstances then existing Upon receipt of any notice of the occurrence of any event of
the kind described in the preceding sentence, the SEP and the Minister will immediately
cease using such prospectus until receipt by the SEP and the Minister of the copies of such
supplemented or amended prospectus If so requested by Telkom, the SEP and the
Minister will deliver to Telkom any copies of such prospectus then in their respective
possession (other than a reasonable number of permanent file copies) If Telkom shall
give such notice, Telkom shall extend the period during which such registration statement
shall be maintained effective as provided in Section 2.04(a) hereof by the number of days
during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to the date when
Telkom shall make available to the SEP and the Minister such supplemented or amended
(i) Furnish, at the request of the SEP or the Minister, (i) on the date that
such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are
being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through
underwriters, on the date that the registration statement w i t h respect to such securities
becomes effective, an opinion and disclosure letter, dated as of such date, of the external
counsel representing Telkom for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance
as are customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably
satisfactory to the SEP and the Minister, addressed to the underwriters, if any, to the SEP
and to the Minister and (ii) on the date of pricing and the date that such Registrable
Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold
through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the
date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective,
"comfort" letters dated as of such date, from Telkom's independent accountants in form
and substance as is customarily given to the underwriters in an underwritten public
offering and reasonably satisfactory to the SEP and the Minister, addressed to the Board
of Telkom, to the underwriters, if any, and if permitted by applicable accounting
standards, to the SEP and the Minister.
(j) Provide audited annual financial statements and half-yearly financial
statements (which may be unaudited), in each case prepared in accordance with IAS and
reconciled to U. S. GAAP which shall be prepared within one hundred and twenty (120)
days of the end of Telkom's financial year, in the case of annual financial statements, and
within ninety (90) days after the end of Telkom's financial half-year, in the case of half-
yearly financial statements, which financial statements shall be included or incorporated
by reference in the registration statement, provided that Telkom shall not be required to
cause any special audit other than the normal year-end audits and such reconciliation.
(k) Cause the transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends on
certificates representing the securities covered by such registration statement.
(1) Make available for inspection by the SEP and the Minister, any
underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and
any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the SEP, the Minister or any such
underwriter (collectively, the "Inspectors"), all pertinent financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties of Telkom (collectively, the "Records"), as
shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility,
and cause Telkom's officers, directors and employees to supply all information (together
with the Records, the "Information") reasonably requested by any such Inspector in
connection with such registration statement.
(m)Provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities included in any
registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement.
(n) Cooperate with the SEP, the Minister and each underwriter
participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel
in connection with any filings required to be made with the National Association of
(o) During the period when the prospectus is required to be delivered
under the Act, timely file all documents required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 (other than Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c) and 14(f)) or 15(d) of the
(p) Maintain at all times a transfer agent and registrar (which may be the
same entity and which may be Telkom) for such Registrable Securities.
(q) Make generally available to its securityholders an earnings statement
covering a period of at least 12 months, beginning within three months after the effective
date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of
Section 1 l(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
(r) Send appropriate officers of Telkom to attend a reasonable number of
"road show" and analysts' presentations scheduled in connection with any such
(s) Use its best efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the
registration or listing of such Registrable Securities, as the case may be, pursuant to the
terms contemplated hereby, including complying with South African law and practice in
respect of the JSE Listed Public Offering, as applicable.
(t) Telkom does not guarantee or provide any assurance that holders of
Registrable Securities will be able to sell any of such securities nor if sold at what price
those securities may be sold.
2. 05 Furnish Information.
(a) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligation of Telkom to include
any Registrable Securities of any Registering Party in a registration statement pursuant to
this Article 2 that such Registering Party shall furnish to Telkom such information
regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, any other securities of Telkom held
by it and the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities, as shall be
reasonably required to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities held by the SEP
or the Minister. Any such information shall be provided to Telkom within any reasonable
time period requested by Telkom.
(b) Each Registering Party shall notify Telkom, at any time when a
prospectus is required to be delivered under applicable law, of the happening of any event
as a result of which the prospectus included in the applicable registration statement, as
then in effect, in each case only with respect to information provided by such Registering
Party, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances then existing. The Registering Parties shall immediately upon
the happening of any such event cease using such prospectus. If so requested by Telkom,
each of the Registering Parties shall promptly return to Telkom any copies of such
prospectus in their possession (other than a reasonable number of permanent file copies).
Telkom shall promptly prepare and furnish to the Registering Parties a reasonable number
of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so
that, as thereafter delivered to the offerees of such securities, such prospectus shall not
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the
circumstances then existing.
2. 06 Expenses of Registration. Telkom shall bear and pay all expenses
incurred in connection with any registration, filing, listing or qualification (including the
blue sky qualification) of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Piggyback Registration
under Sections 2. 01(d) or (e), including (without limitation) all registration, listing, filing
and qualification fees (other than the respective legal and accounting expenses incurred
by a Registering Party in connection therewith which shall be borne solely by each such
Registering Party) and underwriting discounts and commissions relating to any
Registrable Securities sold by a Registering Party. In the case of a demand registration
pursuant to Sections 2. 01 (a) or (b ), Telkom shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in
connection with registration, listing, filing or qualification (including blue sky
qualification) except that, (i) the Registering Parties and Telkom shall bear all printers'
and accounting fees, roadshow expenses and all expenses incurred by Telkom, its
officers, directors, employees, agents and external advisors performing legal and
accounting duties in connection with such registration or listing in the proportion that the
Shares or other equity securities sold by such Registering Parties and Telkom pursuant to
such registration or listing bear to the total amount of Shares or other equity securities
sold in such offering or listing, and (ii) the underwriting discounts and commissions
relating to any Registrable Securities sold by any Registering Party or Telkom, as the
case may be, shall be borne by such Party.
(a) Telkom will indemnify and hold harmless the SEP, the Minister, each
Person, if any, who controls the SEP or the Minister within the meaning of the Act and
the 1934 Act, any underwriter appointed by the SEP or the Minister, and each of their
respective directors, officers, partners, employees, agents and representatives (each, an
"Indemnified Person"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or
several) to which they may become subject insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of, are based upon or relate to
(collectively, a "Violation") (x) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Telkom registration statement, including any preliminary
or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto; (y) the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (z) any violation by
Telkom of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law in connection with
the offering covered by any Telkom registration statement; and Telkom will pay to each
Indemnified Person any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by it (as and when
incurred) in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section
07(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of Telkom (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall Telkom be liable in any such case
for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is
based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in strict conformity with
written information furnished by the Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection
(b) To the extent permitted by law, each Registering Party will indemnify
and hold harmless Telkom and any Person who controls Telkom within the meaning of
the Act and the 1934 Act and each of their respective directors, officers, partners,
employees, agents and representatives (each, a "Telkom Indemnified Person"), against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing
Persons may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in, or by any omission or alleged omission
of a material fact from, any Telkom registration statement or prospectus to the extent
(but only to the extent) that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission was made by Telkom in reliance upon and in strict
conformity with written information furnished by such Registering Party specifically for
use in the preparation thereof. Such Registering Party will pay any reasonable legal or
other expenses incurred by any Telkom Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section
2. 07(b) (as and when incurred) in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided that the indemnity agreement contained
in this Section 2. 07(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of
such Registering Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided,
further, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 2. 07(b) exceed the net
proceeds actually received by such Registering Party from the sale of Registrable
Securities included in such registration statement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or a Telkom
Indemnified Person under this Section 2.07 of notice of the commencement of any
action (including any governmental action), such Indemnified Person or Telkom
Indemnified Person, as the case may be, will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against any indemnifying party under this Section 2.07, deliver to the indemnifying
party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense
thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying parties, provided that an
Indemnified Person or Telkom Indemnified Person, as the case may be, shall have the
right to retain separate counsel, and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be paid by the indemnifying party if representation of such Indemnified Person or
Telkom Indemnified Person, as the case may be, by the counsel retained by the
indemnifying party would be inappropriate (in the opinion of the independent counsel of
recognized standing, who may be counsel to the Indemnified Person or the Telkom
Indemnified Person, as the case may be, ) due to actual or potential differing interests
between such Indemnified Person or Telkom Indemnified Person and any other Party
represented by such counsel in such proceeding, provided that the indemnifying party in
such event shall not be responsible for the fees of more than one separate firm of
attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons or Telkom
Indemnified Persons, as the case may be, that may be represented without conflict by
one counsel The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party shall not
relieve it from any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Person or Telkom
Indemnified Person, as the case may be, otherwise than under this Section 2.07.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.07 is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Person or Telkom
Indemnified Person, as the case may be, with respect to any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to herein, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such
Indemnified Person or Telkom Indemnified Person hereunder, agrees to contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person or Telkom Indemnified Person as a
result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the
Indemnified Person or Telkom Indemnified Person, as the case may be, on the other in
connection with the Violation(s) that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations The relative fault of the
indemnifying party and of the Indemnified Person or Telkom Indemnified Person, as the
case may be 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 stale a material tact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by
the Indemnified Person or Telkom Indemnified Person, as the case may be, and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission No Person found guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 1 l(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to
contribution hereunder from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation In no event shall a Registering Party's obligation to contribute
pursuant to this Section 2.07(d) or otherwise exceed the net proceeds actually received
by such Registering Party from the sale of Registrable Securities included in the
(e) The obligations of Telkom, the Minister, and the SEP under this
Section 2.07 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities under
a registration statement pursuant to this Article 2.
2.08 Assignment of Registration Right. The rights of the SEP and the
Minister under this Agreement may be assigned by the SEP or the Minister to a Permitted
Transferee, provided that (i) the transferor shall, within ten (10) days after such transfer,
furnish to the other Parties hereto written notice of the name and address of such
transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are
being assigned, (n) such transferee shall agree with the other Parties hereto in writing to
be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the extent then applicable and
(iii) such rights must be assigned as a whole and not in part No other assignment of the
SEP's or the Minister's rights hereunder shall be permitted, and the attempted or
purported assignment in violation of this provision shall be null and void ab initio
2. 09 Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available to the SEP
and the Minister the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC that permit the
sale of the securities to the public without registration, Telkom agrees to use its best
(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in SEC Rule 144 or any similar or analogous rule promulgated
under the Act, at all times,
(b) File with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents
required to be filed by Telkom under the Act and the 1934 Act, and
(c) So long as the SEP or the Minister own any securities issued by
Telkom, furnish the SEP and the Minister upon request a written statement by Telkom as
to its compliance w i t h the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 or any similar or
analogous rule promulgated under the Act, and of the 1934 Act, a copy of the most recent
annual, periodic or current report of Telkom filed by Telkom pursuant to the 1934 Act
and such other reports and documents as the SEP or the Minister may reasonably request
in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such
securities without registration
3. 01 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall
mure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted
assigns of the parties hereto. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended
to confer upon any Party, other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and
permitted assigns, and, insofar as Section 2 07 is concerned (but only insofar as Section
2 07 is concerned) any Indemnified Person or Telkom Indemnified Person, any rights,
remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement Nothing
contained herein shall be construed as permitting any transfer of any securities of Telkom
in violation of any applicable law or agreement
3.02 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York The SEP, the
Minister, and Telkom hereby submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York State court
sitting in New York City for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The SEP, the Minister, and
Telkom irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in
such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum
3.03 Waiver of Immunity. The Parties recognize and acknowledge that
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement constitute a
commercial transaction. To the extent that any Party (including the assignee of a Party's
rights or obligations under this Agreement) may be entitled, in any jurisdiction to claim
sovereign immunity or any other immunity, as the case may be, from the jurisdiction of
any court or arbitral tribunal, or from any legal process, including but not limited to any
order, attachment, judgment or award, such Party hereby irrevocably agrees not to claim
or assert, and hereby irrevocably waives such sovereign or other immunity. The Parties
intend the foregoing waiver of sovereign immunity to be no less than any waiver
permitted by the State Immunity Act of 1978 of Great Britain. Each Party hereby further
agrees that the waivers set forth in this Section 3 03 shall have the fullest extent permitted
under the U S Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 and are intended to be
irrevocable and not subject to withdrawal for purposes of such Act.
3.04 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one
3.05 Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice or other
communication required or permitted to be given or effected under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon (a) personal or facsimile delivery to the
Party to be notified, or (b) three business days after deposit with an internationally
recognized courier service, delivery fees prepaid, provided that any notice of change of
address shall be deemed effective only upon receipt
For the attention of The Office of the Chief Executive Officer
The Company Secretary and to The Group Executive Legal Services
Thintana Communications LLC
C/o SBC International South Africa XXX
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 USA
Attention Each Manager of Thintana Communications LLC
With a copy (which does not constitute notice) to:
Fax Number + 27 12 342 7226
Telephone + 2 7 12 431 1128
3.06 Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may
be amended, and the observance of any such provision may be waived (either generally
or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written
consent of each of Telkom, the Minister, and the SEP
3.07 Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held
to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provisions shall be excluded from this
Agreement and the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision
were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms
3.08 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the agreements
referenced herein) contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes and cancels all prior agreements,
negotiations, correspondence, undertakings and communications of the parties, oral or
written, respecting such subject matter. There are no restrictions, promises,
representations, warranties, agreements or undertakings of any Party hereto with respect
to the matters contemplated hereby, other than those set forth herein or made hereunder
3.09 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE
SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS
WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL
DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE
SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY
CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS
SECTION 3.09 HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY
EXCEPTIONS EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND
REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS
LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING
CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE,
MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN
WRITING , AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO (OR ASSIGNMENTS
OF) THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT
MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL (WITHOUT A JURY) BY
3.10 Specific Performance. In addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the SEP and the Minister
will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.
Thintana Communications LLC
The Minister for Communications of the
Government of the Republic of South Africa
