BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2013
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
New York, New York
September 22, 2003
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
UBS Securities LLC
Fleet Securities, Inc.
As Representatives of the Initial Purchasers
c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
Buckeye Technologies, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
Delaware (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell to certain purchasers (the
"Initial Purchasers"), upon the terms set forth in a purchase agreement of even
date herewith (the "Purchase Agreement"), its 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2013 (the
"Notes") relating to the initial placement of the Securities (the "Initial
Placement"). The Company's obligations under the Notes will be guaranteed (the
"Guarantees") by certain of the Company's direct and indirect subsidiaries,
named in Schedule II to the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the "Guarantors").
References herein to the "Issuers" refer to the Company and the Guarantors.
References herein to the "Securities" refer to the Notes and the Guarantees. To
induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to
satisfy a condition of your obligations thereunder, the Issuers agree with you
for your benefit and the benefit of the holders from time to time of the
Securities (including the Initial Purchasers) (each a "Holder" and, together,
the "Holders"), as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in
this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
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"Additional Interest" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Indenture.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person shall mean any other Person that,
directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control of
a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or
otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"Broker-Dealer" shall mean any broker or dealer registered as such
under the Exchange Act.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are
authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Conduct Rules" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(u)
hereof.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Exchange Offer Registration Period" shall mean the 180-day period
following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, exclusive of any
period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the
effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or during which the
Company has suspended the use of the Prospectus contained therein pursuant to
Section 2(g); [provided, however, that in the event that all resales of New
Securities (including, subject to the time periods set forth herein, any resales
by Exchanging Dealers) covered by such Exchange Offer Registration Statement
have been made, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement need not thereafter
remain continuously effective for such period].
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement of the Issuers on an appropriate form under the Act with respect to
the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, in each
case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
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"Exchanging Dealer" shall mean any Holder (which may include any
Initial Purchaser) that is a Broker-Dealer and elects to exchange for New
Securities any Securities that it acquired for its own account as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities (but not directly from any
Issuer or any Affiliate of any Issuer) for New Securities.
"Final Memorandum" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
"Guarantee" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Guarantors" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated
as of September 22, 2003, among the Issuers 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.
"Initial Placement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
"Initial Purchasers" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
"Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof.
"Majority Holders" shall mean the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of Securities and New Securities registered under a
Registration Statement.
"Managing Underwriters" shall mean the investment banker or investment
bankers and manager or managers that shall administer an underwritten offering.
"New Securities" shall mean debt securities of the Issuers identical
in all material respects to the Securities (except that the cash interest and
interest rate step-up provisions and the transfer restrictions shall be modified
or eliminated, as appropriate) and to be issued under the Indenture or the New
Securities Indenture.
"New Securities Indenture" shall mean an indenture among the Issuers
and the New Securities Trustee, identical in all material respects to the
Indenture (except that the cash interest and interest rate step-up provisions
will be modified or eliminated, as appropriate).
"New Securities Trustee" shall mean a bank or trust company reasonably
satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, as trustee with respect to the New
Securities under the New Securities Indenture.
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"Person" shall mean an individual, trustee, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, union, business association, firm or other legal entity.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Act), as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the
offering of any portion of the Securities or the New Securities covered by such
Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
"Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
"Registered Exchange Offer" shall mean the proposed offer of the
Issuers to issue and deliver to the Holders of the Securities that are not
prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in such
offer, in exchange for the Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of the
New Securities.
"Registration Statement" shall mean any Exchange Offer Registration
Statement or Shelf Registration Statement that covers any of the Securities or
the New Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, any 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.
"Securities" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Shelf Registration" shall mean a registration effected pursuant to
Section 3 hereof.
"Shelf Registration Period" has the meaning set forth in Section
3(b)(ii) hereof.
"Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a "shelf" registration
statement of the Issuers pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereof which
covers some or all of the Securities or New Securities, as applicable, on an
appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Act, or any similar rule that may be
adopted by the Commission, 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 with respect to the Securities under
the Indenture.
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"underwriter" shall mean any underwriter of Securities in connection
with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement.
2. Registered Exchange Offer. (a) The Issuers shall prepare and, not
later than 90 days following the date of the original issuance of the Securities
(or if such 90th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day),
shall file with the Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with
respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Issuers shall cause the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Act within 180 days
of the date of the original issuance of the Securities (or if such 180th day is
not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).
(b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the Issuers shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it
being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder
electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (assuming that such Holder is
not an Affiliate of any of the Issuers, acquires the New Securities in the
ordinary course of such Holder's business, has no arrangements with any Person
to participate in the distribution of the New Securities and is not prohibited
by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered
Exchange Offer) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt
without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and without material
restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the
several states of the United States.
(c) In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers
shall:
(i) mail to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate
letter of transmittal and related documents;
(ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20
Business Days and not more than 30 Business Days after the date notice
thereof is mailed to the Holders (or, in each case, longer if required by
applicable law);
(iii) use their best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Act, supplemented
and amended as required, under the Act to ensure that it is available for
sales of New Securities by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer
Registration Period;
(iv) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered
Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York
city, which may be the Trustee, the New Securities Trustee or an Affiliate
of either of them;
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(v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time
prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the last Business Day on which the
Registered Exchange Offer is open;
(vi) prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that
the Issuers are conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the
position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub.
avail. May 13, 1988), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5,
1991); and (B) including a representation that the Issuers have not entered
into any arrangement or understanding with any Person to distribute the New
Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the
best of the Issuers' information and belief, each Holder participating in
the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the New Securities in the
ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with
any Person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities; and
(vii) comply in all respects with all applicable laws.
(d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange
Offer, the Issuers shall:
(i) accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly
withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;
(ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with
Section 4(s) all Securities so accepted for exchange; and
(iii) cause the New Securities Trustee promptly to authenticate
and deliver to each Holder of Securities a principal amount of New
Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder
so accepted for exchange.
(e) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer
and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to participate in a
distribution of the New Securities (x) could not under Commission policy as in
effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission in
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital
Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the
Commission's letter to Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx dated July 2, 1993 and similar
no-action letters; and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any secondary resale
transaction must be covered by an effective registration statement containing
the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as
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plicable, of Regulation S-K under the Act if the resales are of New Securities
obtained by such Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder
directly from any Issuer or an Affiliate of an Issuer. Accordingly, each Holder
participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to
the Issuers that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange
Offer:
(i) any New Securities received by such Holder will be acquired in
the ordinary course of business;
(ii) such Holder will have no arrangement or understanding with any
Person to participate in the distribution of the Securities or the New
Securities within the meaning of the Act; and
(iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of any Issuer.
(f) If any Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to
participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of
Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of
such Initial Purchaser, the Issuers shall issue and deliver to such Initial
Purchaser or the Person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf
Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial
Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New
Securities. The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the
CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number for such New Securities as
for New Securities issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer.
(g) The Issuers may suspend the use of the Prospectus forming part of
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement provided that such action is taken in
good faith and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of their
obligations hereunder), including the acquisition or divestiture of assets,
mergers and combinations and similar events, so long as the Issuers promptly
thereafter comply with the requirements of Section 4(k) hereof, if applicable.
3. Shelf Registration. (a) If (i) due to any change in law or
applicable interpretations thereof by the Commission's staff, the Issuers
determine upon advice of their outside counsel that they are not permitted to
effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 2 hereof; or
(ii) for any other reason the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not
become effective under the Act within 180 days of the date of the original
issuance of the Securities or the Registered Ex-
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change Offer is not consummated within 30 Business Days after the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement becomes effective; (iii) any Initial Purchaser so
requests with respect to Securities that are not eligible to be exchanged for
New Securities in the Registered Exchange Offer and that are held by it
following consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer; (iv) any Holder (other
than an Initial Purchaser) is not eligible to participate in the Registered
Exchange Offer; or (v) in the case of any Initial Purchaser that participates in
the Registered Exchange Offer or acquires New Securities pursuant to Section
2(f) hereof, such Initial Purchaser does not receive freely tradeable New
Securities in exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold
allotment (it being understood that (x) the requirement that an Initial
Purchaser deliver a Prospectus containing the information required by Item 507
or 508 of Regulation S-K under the Act in connection with sales of New
Securities acquired in exchange for such Securities shall result in such New
Securities being not "freely tradeable"; and (y) the requirement that an
Exchanging Dealer deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales of New
Securities acquired in the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities
acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities
shall not result in such New Securities being not "freely tradeable"), the
Issuers shall effect a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with
subsection (b) below.
(b)(i) The Issuers shall as promptly as practicable, file with the
Commission and thereafter shall use their best efforts to cause to be declared
effective under the Act a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and
sale of the Securities or the New Securities, as applicable, by the Holders
thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected
by such Holders and set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement; provided,
however, that no Holder (other than an Initial Purchaser) shall be entitled to
have the Securities held by it covered by such Shelf Registration Statement
unless such Holder agrees in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of
this Agreement applicable to such Holder; and provided further, that with
respect to New Securities received by an Initial Purchaser in exchange for
Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, the Issuers may, if
permitted by current interpretations by the Commission's staff, file a
post-effective amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement containing
the information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, in
satisfaction of its obligations under this subsection with respect thereto, and
any such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as so amended, shall be referred
to herein as, and governed by the provisions herein applicable to, a Shelf
Registration Statement.
(ii) The Issuers shall use their best efforts to keep the Shelf
Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as
required by the Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof
to be usable by Holders for a period of two years from the date the Shelf
Registration Statement is declared ef-
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fective by the Commission or such shorter period that will terminate when
all the Securities or New Securities, as applicable, covered by the Shelf
Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement (in any such case, such period being called the "Shelf
Registration Period"). The Issuers shall be deemed not to have used their
best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the
requisite period if they voluntarily take any action that would result in
Holders of Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell such
Securities during that period, unless (A) such action is required by
applicable law; or (B) such action is taken by the Issuers in good faith
and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Issuers'
obligations hereunder), including the acquisition or divestiture of assets,
mergers and combinations and similar events, so long as the Issuers
promptly thereafter comply with the requirements of Section 4(k) hereof, if
applicable.
(iii) The Issuers shall cause the Shelf Registration Statement and
the related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the
effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or
supplement, (A) to comply in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission; and (B) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(iv) No Holder of Securities may include any of its Securities in
any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and
until such Holder furnishes to the Issuers in writing, within 15 days after
receipt of a request therefor, such information as the Issuers may
reasonably request for use in connection with any Shelf Registration
Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein. No
Holder of Securities shall be entitled to Additional Interest pursuant to
the terms of the Indenture unless and until such Holder shall have used its
reasonable best efforts to provide all such reasonably requested
information. Each Holder of Securities as to which any Shelf Registration
Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Issuers all
information required to be disclosed in order to make the information
previously furnished to the Issuers by such Holder not misleading.
4. Additional Registration Procedures. In connection with any Shelf
Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement,
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the following provisions shall apply.
(a) The Issuers shall:
(i) furnish to you, not less than five Business Days prior to the
filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement and any Shelf Registration Statement, and each
amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the
Prospectus included therein (including all documents incorporated by
reference therein after the initial filing) and shall use their best
efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the
Commission, such comments as you reasonably propose;
(ii) include the information set forth in Annex A hereto on the
facing page of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, in Annex B hereto
in the forepart of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in a section
setting forth details of the Exchange Offer, in Annex C hereto in the
underwriting or plan of distribution section of the Prospectus contained in
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and in Annex D hereto in the
letter of transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;
(iii) if requested by an Initial Purchaser, include the information
required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, in the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; and
(iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, include the
names of the Holders that propose to sell Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement as selling security holders.
(b) The Issuers shall ensure that:
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(i) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any
Prospectus forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto
complies in all material respects with the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder; and
(ii) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not,
when it becomes effective, contain 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.
(c) The Issuers shall advise you, the Holders of Securities covered by
any Shelf Registration Statement and any Exchanging Dealer under any Exchange
Offer Registration Statement that has provided in writing to the Issuers a
telephone or facsimile number and address for notices, and, if requested by you
or any such Holder or Exchanging Dealer, shall confirm such advice in writing
(which notice pursuant to clauses (ii)-(v) hereof shall be accompanied by an
instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Issuers shall have
remedied the basis for such suspension):
(i) when a Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has
been filed with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for
additional information;
(iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(iv) of the receipt by any Issuer of any notification with respect
to the suspension of the qualification of the securities included therein
for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such
purpose; and
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risdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(v) of the happening of any event that requires any change in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, the
statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made) not misleading.
(d) The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration
Statement or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any
jurisdiction at the earliest possible time.
(e) The Issuers shall furnish to each Holder of Securities covered by
any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, at least one copy of such
Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including
all material incorporated therein by reference, and, if the Holder so requests
in writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference
therein).
(f) The Issuers shall, during the Shelf Registration Period, deliver
to each Holder of Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement,
without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary
Prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or
supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request. The Issuers consents
to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of
the selling Holders of securities in connection with the offering and sale of
the securities covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, included in the Shelf Registration Statement.
(g) The Issuers shall furnish to each Exchanging Dealer which so
requests, without charge, at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all material
incorporated by
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reference therein, and, if the Exchanging Dealer so requests in writing, all
exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference therein).
(h) The Issuers shall promptly deliver to each Initial Purchaser, each
Exchanging Dealer and each other Person required to deliver a Prospectus during
the Exchange Offer Registration Period, without charge, as many copies of the
Prospectus included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any
amendment or supplement thereto as any such Person may reasonably request. The
Issuers consent to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto by any Initial Purchaser, any Exchanging Dealer and any such other
Person that may be required to deliver a Prospectus following the Registered
Exchange Offer in connection with the offering and sale of the New Securities
covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
(i) Prior to the Registered Exchange Offer or any other offering of
Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement, the Issuers shall use
reasonable best efforts to arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the
Securities or the New Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions
as any Holder shall reasonably request in writing and will maintain such
qualification in effect so long as required; provided that in no event shall any
Issuer be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is
not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of
process in suits, other than those arising out of the Initial Placement, the
Registered Exchange Offer or any offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration
Statement, or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so
subject.
(j) The Issuers shall cooperate with the Holders of Securities to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing New
Securities or Securities to be issued or sold pursuant to any Registration
Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and
registered in such names as Holders may request.
(k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 2(g) or
subsections (c) (ii) through (v) above, the Issuers shall promptly prepare a
post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement or an
amendment or
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supplement to the related Prospectus or file any other required document so
that, as thereafter delivered to Initial Purchasers of the securities included
therein, the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In
such circumstances, the period of effectiveness of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement provided for in Section 2 and the Shelf Registration
Statement provided for in Section 3(b) shall each be extended by the number of
days from and including the date of the giving of a notice of suspension
pursuant to Section 4(c) to and including the date when the Initial Purchasers,
the Holders of the Securities and any known Exchanging Dealer shall have
received such amended or supplemented Prospectus pursuant to this Section.
(l) Not later than the effective date of any Registration Statement,
the Issuers shall provide a CUSIP number for the Securities or the New
Securities, as the case may be, registered under such Registration Statement and
provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Securities or New
Securities, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.
(m) The Issuers shall use reasonable best efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and shall make generally
available to its security holders as soon as practicable after the effective
date of the applicable Registration Statement an earnings statement satisfying
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder.
(n) The Issuers shall cause the Indenture or the New Securities
Indenture, as the case may be, to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in
a timely manner.
(o) The Issuers may require each Holder of securities to be sold
pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Issuers such
information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the
Issuers may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in such
Registration Statement. The Issuers may exclude from such Shelf Registration
Statement the Securities of any Holder that fails to furnish such information
within a reasonable time after receiving such re-
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quest.
(p) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuers shall
enter into such and take all other appropriate actions (including if requested
an underwriting agreement in customary form) in order to expedite or facilitate
the registration or the disposition of the Securities, and in connection
therewith, if an underwriting agreement is entered into, cause the same to
contain indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable than those
set forth in Section 6 (or such other provisions and procedures acceptable to
the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any), with respect to all
parties to be indemnified pursuant to Section 6.
(q) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuers
shall:
(i) make reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of
Securities to be registered thereunder, any underwriter participating in
any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any attorney,
accountant or other agent retained by the Holders or any such underwriter
all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Issuers and their subsidiaries;
(ii) cause the officers, directors and employees of each Issuer to
supply all relevant information reasonably requested by the Holders or any
such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any such
Registration Statement as is customary for similar due diligence
examinations; provided, however, that any information that is designated in
writing by any Issuer, in good faith, as confidential at the time of
delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by the Holders or
any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent, unless such disclosure
is made in connection with a court proceeding or required by law, or such
information becomes available to the public generally or through a third
party without an accompanying obligation of confidentiality;
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(iii) make such representations and warranties to the Holders of
Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in form,
substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in
primary underwritten offerings and covering matters including, but not
limited to, those set forth in the Purchase Agreement;
(iv) obtain opinions of counsel to the Issuers and updates thereof
(which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if any) addressed to
each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, covering such matters as
are customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and
such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Holders and
underwriters;
(v) obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof from the
independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary,
any other independent certified public accountants 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 of Securities
registered thereunder (provided such Holder provides such accountants with
the representations as such accountants customarily require in similar
situations) and the underwriters, if any, in customary form and covering
matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in
connection with primary underwritten offerings; and
(vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably
requested by the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any,
including those to evidence compliance with Section 4(k) and with any
customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other
agreement entered into by the Issuers.
The actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section shall
be performed at (A) the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and each
post-effective amendment thereto; and (B) each closing under any underwriting or
similar agreement as and to the extent required thereunder.
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(r) In the case of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the
Issuers shall:
(i) make reasonably available for inspection by such Initial
Purchaser, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such
Initial Purchaser, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries;
(ii) cause the officers, directors and employees of each Issuer to
supply all relevant information reasonably requested by such Initial
Purchaser or any such attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any
such Registration Statement as is customary for similar due diligence
examinations; provided, however, that any information that is designated in
writing by any Issuer, in good faith, as confidential at the time of
delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Initial
Purchaser or any such attorney, accountant or agent, unless such disclosure
is made in connection with a court proceeding or required by law, or such
information becomes available to the public generally or through a third
party without an accompanying obligation of confidentiality;
(iii) make such representations and warranties to such Initial
Purchaser, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers
to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings and covering matters
including, but not limited to, those set forth in the Purchase Agreement;
(iv) obtain opinions of counsel to the Issuers and updates thereof
(which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be
reasonably satisfactory to such Initial Purchaser and its counsel,
addressed to such Initial Purchaser, covering such matters as are
customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and
such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Initial Purchaser
or its counsel;
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(v) obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof from the
independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary,
any other independent certified public accountants 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 such Initial Purchaser (provided such
Initial Purchaser provides such accountants with the representations as
such accountants customarily require in similar situations), in customary
form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort"
letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, or if requested
by such Initial Purchaser or its counsel in lieu of a "cold comfort"
letter, an agreed-upon procedures letter under Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 35, covering matters requested by such Initial Purchaser or
its counsel; and
(vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably
requested by such Initial Purchaser or its counsel, including those to
evidence compliance with Section 4(k) and with conditions customarily
contained in underwriting agreements.
The foregoing actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of this
Section shall be performed at the close of the Registered Exchange Offer and the
effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement.
(s) If a Registered Exchange Offer is to be consummated, upon delivery
of the Securities by Holders to the Company (or to such other Person as directed
by the Company) in exchange for the New Securities, the Company shall mark, or
caused to be marked, on the Securities so exchanged that such Securities are
being canceled in exchange for the New Securities. In no event shall the
Securities be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.
(t) The Issuers will use their reasonable best efforts (i) if the
Securities have been rated prior to the initial sale of such Securities, to
confirm such ratings will apply to the Securities or the New Securities, as the
case may be, covered by a Registration Statement; or (ii) if the Securities were
not previously rated, to cause the Securities covered by a Registration
Statement to be rated with at least one nationally recognized statistical rating
agency, if so requested by Majority Holders with respect to the related
Registration Statement or by any Managing Underwriters.
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(u) In the event that any Broker-Dealer shall underwrite any
Securities or participate as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling
group or "assist in the distribution" (within the meaning of the Conduct Rules
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.) thereof, whether as a
Holder of such Securities or as an underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a
broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise, assist such Broker-Dealer in
complying with the requirements of such Conduct Rules, including, without
limitation, by:
(i) if such Conduct Rules shall so require, engaging a "qualified
independent underwriter" (as defined in such Conduct Rules) to participate
in the preparation of the Registration Statement, to exercise usual
standards of due diligence with respect thereto and, if any portion of the
offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is an underwritten
offering or is made through a placement or sales agent, to recommend the
yield of such Securities;
(ii) indemnifying any such qualified independent underwriter to the
extent of the indemnification of underwriters provided in Section 6 hereof;
(iii) providing such information to such Broker-Dealer as may be
required in order for such Broker-Dealer to comply with the requirements of
such Conduct Rules; and
(iv) the Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to take
all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Securities or
the New Securities, as the case may be, covered by a Registration
Statement.
5. Registration Expenses. The Issuers shall bear all reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their obligations under
Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof (other than brokers', dealers' and underwriters'
discounts and commissions and, except as expressly provided below, brokers',
dealers' and underwriters' counsel fees) and, in the event of any Shelf
Registration Statement, will reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of one firm or counsel designated by the Majority Holders to act
as counsel
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for the Holders in connection therewith, and, in the case of any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, will reimburse the Initial Purchasers for the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel acting in connection therewith.
6. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Issuers, jointly and
severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Securities or New
Securities, as the case may be, covered by any Registration Statement (including
each Initial Purchaser and each Affiliate thereof and, with respect to any
Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging
Dealer), the directors, officers, employees and agents of each such Holder and
each Person who controls any such Holder within the meaning of either the Act or
the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act,
the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at
common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in
any preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon 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, and agree to reimburse
each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the
Issuers will not be liable in any case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Issuers by or on behalf of any such Holder specifically for inclusion therein.
This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Issuers
may otherwise have.
The Issuers also jointly and severally agree to indemnify or
contribute as provided in Section 6(d) to Losses of each any underwriter of
Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, registered under a Shelf
Registration Statement, their directors, officers, employees or agents and each
Person who controls such underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of
the indemnification of the Initial Purchasers and the selling Holders provided
in this Section 6(a) and shall, if requested by any Holder, enter into an
underwriting agreement reflecting such agreement, as provided in Section 4(p)
hereof.
(b) Each Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement
(including each Initial Purchaser and, with respect to any Prospectus delivery
as con-
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templated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer) severally agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers and each of their respective
directors, each of their respective officers who signs such Registration
Statement and each Person who controls any Issuer within the meaning of either
the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from
the Issuers to each such Holder, but only with reference to written information
relating to such Holder furnished to the Issuers by or on behalf of such Xxxxxx
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing
indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
any such Holder may otherwise have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
6 or notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this
Section, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof;
but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from
liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not
otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the
indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses; and (ii) will not, in any
event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified
party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b)
above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the
indemnifying party's choice at the indemnifying party's expense to represent the
indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which
case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and
expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties
except as set forth below); provided however, that such counsel shall be
satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's
election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including
local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs
and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the
indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel
with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or
targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified
parties which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within
a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or (iv) the
indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate
counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will
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not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or
compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending
or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release
of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b)
of this Section is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party for any reason, then each applicable indemnifying party shall
have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with investigating or defending same) (collectively
"Losses") to which such indemnified party may be subject in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying
party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, from the
Initial Placement and the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses;
provided, however, that in no case shall any Initial Purchaser or any subsequent
Holder of any Security or New Security be responsible, in the aggregate, for any
amount in excess of the purchase discount or commission applicable to such
Security, or in the case of a New Security, applicable to the Security that was
exchangeable into such New Security, as set forth on the cover page of the Final
Memorandum, nor shall any underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of
the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the securities purchased
by such underwriter under the Registration Statement which resulted in such
Losses. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is
unavailable for any reason, the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such
relative benefits but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the
one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Issuers shall be
deemed to be equal to the sum of (x) the total net proceeds from the Initial
Placement (before deducting expenses) as set forth on the cover page of the
Final Memorandum and (y) the total amount of additional interest which the
Issuers were not required to pay as a result of registering the securities
covered by the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Benefits
received by the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be equal to the total
purchase discounts and commissions as set forth on the cover page of the Final
Memorandum, and benefits received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be
equal to the value of receiving Securities or New Securities, as applicable,
registered
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under the Act. Benefits received by any underwriter shall be deemed to be equal
to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth on the cover
page of the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement which
resulted in such Losses. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether any alleged untrue statement or omission relates to
information provided by the indemnifying party, on the one hand, or by the
indemnified party, on the other hand, the intent of the parties and their
relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such untrue statement or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation (even if
the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no Person guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section, each Person who
controls a Holder within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and
each director, officer, employee and agent of such Holder shall have the same
rights to contribution as such Holder, and each Person who controls any Issuer
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of any
Issuer who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of any
Issuer shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuers, subject in
each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
(e) The provisions of this Section will remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or
the Issuers or any of the officers, directors or controlling Persons referred to
in this Section hereof, and will survive the sale by a Holder of securities
covered by a Registration Statement.
7. Underwritten Registrations. (a) If any of the Securities or New
Securities, as the case may be, covered by any Shelf Registration Statement are
to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Managing Underwriters shall be
selected by the Majority Holders.
(b) No Person may participate in any underwritten offering pursuant to
any Shelf Registration Statement, unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such
Person's Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, on the basis
reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons
entitled hereunder to approve
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such arrangements; and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably
required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
8. No Inconsistent Agreements. No Issuer has, as of the date hereof,
entered into, nor shall it, on or after the date hereof, enter into, any
agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights
granted to the Holders herein or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
9. Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including
the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, qualified, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the Issuers have obtained the written consent of the
Majority Holders (or, after the consummation of any Registered Exchange Offer in
accordance with Section 2 hereof, of New Securities); provided that, with
respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any
Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Issuers shall obtain the written consent of
each such Initial Purchaser against which such amendment, qualification,
supplement, waiver or consent is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing
(except the foregoing proviso), a waiver or consent to departure from the
provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders whose Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, are
being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or
indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by the Majority
Holders, determined on the basis of Securities or New Securities, as the case
may be, being sold rather than registered under such Registration Statement.
10. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail,
telex, telecopier or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(a) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder
to the Issuers in accordance with the provisions of this Section, which address
initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of such Holder maintained
by the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy in like manner to Citigroup
Global Markets Inc;
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(b) if to you, initially at the respective addresses set forth in the
Purchase Agreement; and
(c) if to any Issuer, initially at its address set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received if delivered by hand or air courier, and when sent, if sent
by first class mail or telecopier.
The Initial Purchasers or the Issuers by notice to the other parties
may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
11. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties,
including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the
Issuers thereto, subsequent Holders of Securities and the New Securities. The
Issuers hereby agree to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of
Securities and the New Securities, and any such Holder may specifically enforce
the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.
12. Counterparts. This agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
shall an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
13. Headings. The headings used herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof.
14. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
made and to be performed in the State of New York.
15. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity,
legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of
the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected
thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties
shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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16. Securities Held by any Issuer, etc. Whenever the consent or
approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities
or New Securities is required hereunder, Securities or New Securities, as
applicable, held by any issuer or their Affiliates (other than subsequent
Holders of Securities or New Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to
be Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities or New
Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval
was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the
Issuers and the several Initial Purchasers.
Very truly yours,
Buckeye Technologies Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Buckeye Florida Corporation
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BFOL 2 Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BFC 2 Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BFOL 3 LLC
By: BFC 2 Inc., its Managing Member
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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BFC 3 LLC
By: BFOL 2 Inc., its Managing Member
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Buckeye Florida Limited Partnership
By: Buckeye Florida Corporation, its
General Partner
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Buckeye Lumberton Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Buckeye Mt. Xxxxx LLC
By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Inc., its sole member
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BKI Lending Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President
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BKI Holding Corporation
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, XX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, XX
Title: President
BKI Asset Management Corporation
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, XX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, XX
Title: President
BKI Finance Corporation
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BKI International Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Buckeye Technologies Canada Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary
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Merfin Systems Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and
accepted as of the date first above written.
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
UBS SECURITIES LLC
FLEET SECURITIES, INC.
By: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxx
Title: Vice President
ANNEX A
Each Broker-Dealer that receives New Securities for its own account
pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Securities. The Letter of
Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a
Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the
meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Broker-Dealer in connection
with resales of New Securities received in exchange for Securities where such
Securities were acquired by such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities. The Issuers have agreed that, starting
on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) and ending on the close of business
one year after the Expiration Date, they will make this Prospectus available to
any Broker-Dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See "Plan of
Distribution."
ANNEX B
Each Broker-Dealer that receives New Securities for its own account in
exchange for Securities, where such Securities were acquired by such Broker-
Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must
acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of
such New Securities. See "Plan of Distribution."
ANNEX C
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each Broker-Dealer that receives New Securities for its own account
pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Securities. This
Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used
by a Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of New Securities received in
exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuers have agreed
that, during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, they will make this
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any Broker-Dealer for use
in connection with any such resale. In addition, until __________, 20[ ] all
dealers effecting transactions in the New Securities may be required to deliver
a prospectus.
The Issuers will not receive any proceeds from any sale of New
Securities by brokers-dealers. New Securities received by Broker-Dealers for
their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time
in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated
transactions, through the writing of options on the New Securities or a
combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time
of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated
prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through
brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or
concessions from any such Broker-Dealer and/or the purchasers of any such New
Securities. Any Broker-Dealer that resales New Securities that were received by
it for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer
that participates in a distribution of such New Securities may be deemed to be
an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit of any
such resale of New Securities and any commissions or concessions received by any
such Persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities
Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver
and by delivering a prospectus, a Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that
it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.
During the Exchange Offer Registration Period, the Issuers will
promptly send additional copies of this Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement to this Prospectus to any Broker-Dealer that requests such documents
in the Letter of Transmittal. The Issuers have agreed to pay all expenses
incident to the Exchange Offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the
holder of the Securities) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers
or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Securities (including any
Broker-Dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
ANNEX D
Rider A
CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS
OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
Name: ___________________________
Address: ___________________________
___________________________
Rider B
If the undersigned is not a Broker-Dealer, the undersigned represents that it
acquired the New Securities in the ordinary course of its business, it is not
engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Securities
and it has not arrangements or understandings with any Person to participate in
a distribution of the New Securities. If the undersigned is a Broker-Dealer that
will receive New Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities, it
represents that the Securities to be exchange for New Securities were acquired
by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and
acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of
such New Securities; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a
prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.
