Exhibit 4.02
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 18, 1998
Among
IDT CORPORATION
as Company
and
BT ALEX. XXXXX INCORPORATED,
XXXXXXXXX & XXXXX
XXXXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC.
and
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, XXXXXX & CO., INC.
as Initial Purchasers
8 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1 Definitions.............................................................1
2 Exchange Offer..........................................................4
3 Shelf Registration......................................................8
4 Additional Interest.....................................................9
5 Registration Procedures................................................11
6 Registration Expenses..................................................18
7 Indemnification........................................................20
8 Rules 144 and 144A.....................................................23
9 Underwritten Registrations.............................................23
10 Miscellaneous..........................................................24
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements.................................24
(b) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Notes....................24
(c) Amendments and Waivers.....................................24
(d) Notices....................................................24
(e) Successors and Assigns.....................................25
(f) Counterparts...............................................25
(g) Headings...................................................26
(h) Governing Law..............................................26
(i) Severability...............................................26
(j) Securities Held by the Company or Its Affiliates...........26
(k) Third-Party Beneficiaries..................................26
(l) Entire Agreement...........................................26
(m) Subsidiary Guarantor a Party...............................26
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated as of
February 18, 1998, among IDT Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (the
"Company"), and BT ALEX. XXXXX INCORPORATED, XXXXXXXXX & XXXXX LLC, XXXXXXXXX &
COMPANY, INC., and FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, XXXXXX & CO., INC., as initial purchasers
(the "Initial Purchasers").
This Agreement is entered into in connection with the Purchase
Agreement, dated as of February 12, 1997, among the Company and the Initial
Purchasers (the "Purchase Agreement"), which provides for the sale by the
Company to the Initial Purchasers of U.S. $100,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of the Company's 8 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Notes").
In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement,
the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this
Agreement for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and any subsequent holder or
holders of the Notes. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a
condition to the Initial Purchasers' obligation to purchase the Notes under the
Purchase Agreement.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
Additional Interest: See Section 4 hereof.
Advice: See the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof.
Agreement: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Applicable Period: See Section 2 hereof.
Effectiveness Date: The 150th day after the Issue Date;
provided, however, that with respect to any Shelf Registration, the
Effectiveness Date shall be the 60th day after the Filing Date with respect
thereto.
Effectiveness Period: See Section 3 hereof.
Event Date: See Section 4 hereof.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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Exchange Notes: See Section 2 hereof.
Exchange Offer: See Section 2 hereof.
Exchange Offer Registration Statement: See Section 2 hereof.
Filing Date: (A) If no Registration Statement has been filed
by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the 60th day after the Issue Date;
provided, however, that if a Shelf Notice is given within 10 days of the Filing
Date, then the Filing Date with respect to the Initial Shelf Registration shall
be the 30th day after the date of the giving of such Shelf Notice; and (B) in
each other case (which may be applicable notwithstanding the consummation of the
Exchange Offer), the 30th day after the delivery of a Shelf Notice.
Holder: Any holder of a Registrable Note or Registrable
Notes.
Indemnified Person: See Section 7(c) hereof.
Indemnifying Person: See Section 7(c) hereof.
Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of February 18, 1998 by and
between the Company and First Trust National Association, as Trustee, pursuant
to which the Notes are being issued, as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Initial Purchasers: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Initial Shelf Registration: See Section 3(a) hereof.
Inspectors: See Section 5(n) hereof.
Issue Date: February 18, 1998, the date of original issuance
of the Notes.
Company: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
NASD: See Section 5(s) hereof.
Participant: See Section 7(a) hereof.
Participating Broker-Dealer: See Section 2 hereof.
Person: An individual, trustee, corporation, partnership,
joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, union, business
association, firm or other legal entity.
Private Exchange: See Section 2 hereof.
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Private Exchange Notes: See Section 2 hereof.
Prospectus: The prospectus included in any Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, any prospectus subject to completion
and a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act and any term sheet filed pursuant
to Rule 434 under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any
prospectus supplement, and all other amendments and supplements to the
Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated
by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
Purchase Agreement: See the introductory paragraphs hereof.
Records: See Section 5(n) hereof.
Registrable Notes: Each Note upon its original issuance and at
all times subsequent thereto, each Exchange Note as to which Section 2(c)(iv)
hereof is applicable upon original issuance and at all times subsequent thereto
and each Private Exchange Note upon original issuance thereof and at all times
subsequent thereto, until (i) a Registration Statement (other than, with respect
to any Exchange Note as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable, the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement) covering such Note, Exchange Note or
Private Exchange Note has been declared effective by the SEC and such Note,
Exchange Note or such Private Exchange Note, as the case may be, has been
disposed of in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such
Note has been exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Note or
Exchange Notes that may be resold without restriction under state and federal
securities laws, (iii) such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note, as the
case may be, ceases to be outstanding for purposes of the Indenture or (iv) such
Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note, as the case may be, may be resold
without restriction or has been resold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities
Act.
Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the
Company that covers any of the Notes, the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange
Notes filed with the SEC under the Securities Act, including the Prospectus,
amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including
post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and all material incorporated by
reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.
Rule 144: Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule
144A) or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC providing for offers and sales
of securities made in compliance therewith resulting in offers and sales by
subsequent holders that are not affiliates of the Company of such securities
being free of the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act.
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Rule 144A: Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as
such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule
144) or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
Rule 415: Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the SEC.
SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Shelf Notice: See Section 2 hereof.
Shelf Registration: See Section 3(b) hereof.
Subsequent Shelf Registration: See Section 3(b) hereof.
TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
Trustee: The trustee under the Indenture and the trustee
(if any) under any indenture governing the Exchange Notes and Private
Exchange Notes.
Underwritten registration or underwritten offering: A
registration in which securities of one or more of the Company are sold to an
underwriter for reoffering to the public.
2. Exchange Offer
The Company shall file with the SEC, no later than the Filing
Date, a Registration Statement (the "Exchange Offer Registration Statement") on
an appropriate registration form with respect to a registered offer (the
"Exchange Offer") to exchange any and all of the Registrable Notes for a like
aggregate principal amount of notes of the Company that are identical in all
material respects to the Notes, except that the Exchange Notes shall contain no
restrictive legend thereon (the "Exchange Notes"), and which are entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture or a trust indenture which is identical in all
material respects to the Indenture (other than such changes to the Indenture or
any such identical trust indenture as are necessary to comply with the TIA) and
which, in either case, has been qualified under the TIA. Interest on each
Exchange Note will accrue (A) from the later of (i) the last interest payment
date on which interest was paid on the Note surrendered in exchange therefor or
(ii) if the Note is surrendered for exchange on or after the record date for an
interest payment date to occur on or after the date of the Exchange Offer and as
to which interest will be paid, the date of such interest payment date or (B) if
no interest has been paid on the Notes, from the Issue Date. The Exchange Offer
shall comply with all applicable tender offer rules and regulations under the
Exchange Act and other applicable law (provided, however, that the Company shall
not be obligated to file in any
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jurisdiction in which it is not qualified or take any action that would subject
it to general service of process or taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not
so subject). The Company shall use its best efforts to (x) cause the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act
on or before the Effectiveness Date; (y) keep the Exchange Offer open for at
least 30 days (or longer if required by applicable law) after the date that
notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to Holders; and (z) consummate the
Exchange Offer on or prior to the 45th day following the date on which the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.
Each Holder that participates in the Exchange Offer will be
required, as a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer, to
represent to the Company in writing (which may be contained in the applicable
letter of transmittal) that any Exchange Notes to be received by it will be
acquired in the ordinary course of its business, that at the time of the
consummation of the Exchange Offer such Holder will have no arrangement or
understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, that such Holder is
not an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, that
if such holder is not a broker-dealer, that it is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, the distribution of Exchange Notes, and that if such Holder
is a broker-dealer (as defined), that will receive Exchange Notes for its own
account in exchange for Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making or
other trading activities, that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with
any resale of such Exchange Notes and that such resale transaction may only be
effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act.
Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with this
Section 2, the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply, mutatis
mutandis, solely with respect to Registrable Notes that are Private Exchange
Notes, Exchange Notes as to which Section 2(c)(iv) is applicable and Exchange
Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers, and the Company shall have no
further obligation to register Registrable Notes (other than Private Exchange
Notes and other than in respect of any Exchange Notes as to which clause
2(c)(iv) hereof applies) pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
No securities other than the Exchange Notes shall be included
in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; provided, that the Company may
include in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement additional notes issued
pursuant to the Indenture.
The Company shall include within the Prospectus contained in
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement a section entitled "Plan of
Distribution," reasonably acceptable to the Holders, which shall contain a
summary statement of the positions taken or policies made by the staff of the
SEC with respect to the potential "underwriter" status of any broker-dealer that
is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of
Exchange Notes received by such broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer (a
"Participating Broker-Dealer"), whether
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such positions or policies have been publicly disseminated by the staff of the
SEC or such positions or policies represent the prevailing views of the staff of
the SEC. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also expressly describe, to
the extent permitted by applicable policies and regulations of the SEC, the use
of the Prospectus by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act, including, to the extent permitted by applicable policies
and regulations of the SEC, all Participating Broker-Dealers, and include a
statement describing the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell
the Exchange Notes in compliance with the Securities Act.
The Company shall use its best efforts to keep the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the
Prospectus contained therein in order to permit such Prospectus to be lawfully
delivered by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act for such period of time as is necessary to comply with applicable
law in connection with any resale of the Exchange Notes covered thereby;
provided, however, that such period shall not exceed 60 days after such Exchange
Offer Registration Statement is declared effective (or such longer period if
extended pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof) (the "Applicable
Period").
If, prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer, any Holder
holds any Notes acquired by it that have, or that are reasonably likely to be
determined to have, the status of an unsold allotment in an initial
distribution, or any Holder is not entitled to participate in the Exchange
Offer, the Company, upon the request of any such Holder, shall simultaneously
with the delivery of the Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer, issue and deliver
to any such Holder, in exchange (the "Private Exchange") for such Notes held by
any such Holder, a like principal amount of notes (the "Private Exchange Notes")
of the Company that are identical in all material respects to the Exchange Notes
except for the placement of a restrictive legend on such Private Exchange Notes.
The Private Exchange Notes shall be issued pursuant to the same indenture as the
Exchange Notes and, if possible, bear the same CUSIP number as the Exchange
Notes.
In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company shall:
(1) mail, or cause to be mailed, to each Holder entitled to
participate in the Exchange Offer a copy of the Prospectus forming part
of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an
appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents;
(2) keep the Exchange Offer open for not less than 30 days
after the date that notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to Holders
(or longer if required by applicable law);
(3) utilize the services of a depository for the Exchange
Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York;
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(4) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Notes at any time
prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last business day
on which the Exchange Offer shall remain open; and
(5) otherwise comply in all material respects with all laws,
rules and regulations applicable to the Exchange Offer.
As soon as practicable after the close of the Exchange Offer
and the Private Exchange, if any, the Company shall:
(a) accept for exchange all Registrable Notes validly tendered
and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the
Private Exchange, if any;
(b) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Notes
so accepted for exchange; and
(c) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to
each Holder of Notes, Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes, as the
case may be (including The Depository Trust Company, its nominee or its
custodian, as applicable), equal in principal amount to the Notes of
such Holder so accepted for exchange.
The Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange shall not be
subject to any conditions, other than that (i) the consummation of the Exchange
Offer or Private Exchange, as the case may be, does not violate applicable law
or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC, (ii) no action or
proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened in any court or by any
governmental agency, which might materially impair the ability of the Company to
proceed with the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, and no material adverse
development shall have occurred in any existing action or proceeding with
respect to the Company and (iii) all governmental approvals shall have been
obtained, which approvals the Company deems necessary for the consummation of
the Exchange Offer or Private Exchange.
The Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes shall be
issued under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical in all material
respects to the Indenture and which, in either case, has been qualified under
the TIA or is exempt from such qualification and shall provide that the Exchange
Notes shall not be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the
Indenture. The Indenture or such indenture shall provide that the Exchange
Notes, the Private Exchange Notes and the Notes shall vote and consent together
on all matters as one class and that none of the Exchange Notes, the Private
Exchange Notes or the Notes will have the right to vote or consent as a separate
class on any matter.
If, (i) because of any change in law or in currently
prevailing interpretations of the staff of the SEC, the Company is not permitted
to effect an Exchange Offer, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not consummated within
195 days of the Issue Date, (iii) any holder of Private Exchange
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Notes so requests in writing to the Company within 60 days after the
consummation of the Exchange Offer, or (iv) in the case of any Holder that
participates in the Exchange Offer, such Holder does not receive Exchange Notes
on the date of the exchange that may be sold without restriction under state and
federal securities laws (other than due solely to the status of such Holder as
an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act), then in
the case of each of clauses (i) to and including (iv) of this sentence, the
Company shall promptly deliver to the Holders and the Trustee written notice
thereof (the "Shelf Notice") and shall file a Shelf Registration pursuant to
Section 3 hereof.
3. Shelf Registration
If at any time a Shelf Notice is delivered as contemplated by
Section 2(c) hereof, then:
a) Shelf Registration. The Company shall file with the
SEC a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Notes not exchanged in the
Exchange Offer, Private Exchange Notes and Exchange Notes as to which Section
2(c)(iv) is applicable (the "Initial Shelf Registration"). The Company shall use
its best efforts to file with the SEC the Initial Shelf Registration on or
before the applicable Filing Date. The Initial Shelf Registration shall be on
Form S-3 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable
Notes for resale by Holders in the manner or manners designated by them
(including, without limitation, one or more underwritten offerings). The Company
shall not permit any securities other than the Registrable Notes to be included
in the Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration (as
defined below).
The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Initial
Shelf Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior
to the Effectiveness Date and to keep the Initial Shelf Registration
continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is two
years from the Issue Date (the "Effectiveness Period"), or such shorter period
ending when (i) all Registrable Notes covered by the Initial Shelf Registration
have been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Initial Shelf
Registration or (ii) a Subsequent Shelf Registration covering all of the
Registrable Notes covered by and not sold under the Initial Shelf Registration
or an earlier Subsequent Shelf Registration has been declared effective under
the Securities Act; provided, however, that the Effectiveness Period in respect
of the Initial Shelf Registration shall be extended to the extent required to
permit dealers to comply with the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of
Rule 174 under the Securities Act and as otherwise provided herein.
b) Subsequent Shelf Registrations. If the Initial Shelf
Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration ceases to be effective for any
reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because of the
sale of all of the securities registered thereunder), the Company shall use its
best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending
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the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within 30 days of such
cessation of effectiveness amend the Initial Shelf Registration in a manner to
obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file
an additional "shelf" Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 covering all
of the Registrable Notes covered by and not sold under the Initial Shelf
Registration or an earlier Subsequent Shelf Registration (each, a "Subsequent
Shelf Registration"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company
shall use its best efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration to be
declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after such
filing and to keep such subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective for
a period equal to the number of days in the Effectiveness Period less the
aggregate number of days during which the Initial Shelf Registration or any
Subsequent Shelf Registration was previously continuously effective. As used
herein the term "Shelf Registration" means the Initial Shelf Registration and
any Subsequent Shelf Registration.
c) Supplements and Amendments. The Company shall
promptly supplement and amend any Shelf Registration if required by the rules,
regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used for such
Shelf Registration, if required by the Securities Act, or if reasonably
requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement or by any underwriter
of such Registrable Notes.
4. Additional Interest
The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that the Holders
will suffer damages if the Company fails to fulfill its obligations under
Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the
extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, the Company agrees to pay,
as liquidated damages, additional interest (the "Additional Interest") in
respect of the Notes under the circumstances and to the extent set forth below
(each of which shall be given independent effect):
(i) if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement nor the Initial Shelf Registration has been filed on
or prior to the applicable Filing Date or (B) notwithstanding
that the Company has consummated or will consummate the
Exchange Offer, the Company is required to file a Shelf
Registration and such Shelf Registration is not filed on or
prior to the Filing Date applicable thereto, then, commencing
on the day after any such Filing Date, Additional Interest
shall accrue on the principal amount of the Notes at a rate of
.50% per annum for the first 90 days immediately following
each such Filing Date, and such Additional Interest rate shall
increase by an additional .50% per annum at the beginning of
each subsequent 90-day period; or
(ii) if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement nor the Initial Shelf Registration is declared
effective by the SEC on or prior to the relevant Effectiveness
Date or (B) notwithstanding that the Company has
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consummated or will consummate the Exchange Offer, the Company
is required to file a Shelf Registration and such Shelf
Registration is not declared effective by the SEC on or prior
to the Effectiveness Date in respect of such Shelf
Registration, then, commencing on the day after such
Effectiveness Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the
principal amount of the Notes at a rate of .50% per annum for
the first 90 days immediately following the day after such
Effectiveness Date, and such Additional Interest rate shall
increase by an additional .50% per annum at the beginning of
each subsequent 90-day period; or
(iii) if (A) the Company has not exchanged Exchange
Notes for all Notes validly tendered in accordance with the
terms of the Exchange Offer on or prior to the 45th day after
the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
relating thereto was declared effective or (B) if applicable,
a Shelf Registration has been declared effective and such
Shelf Registration ceases to be effective at any time during
the Effectiveness Period (other than after such time as all
Notes have been disposed of thereunder), then Additional
Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Notes at
a rate of .50% per annum for the first 90 days commencing on
(x) the 46th day after such effective date, in the case of (A)
above, or (y) the day such Shelf Registration ceases to be
effective in the case of (B) above, and such Additional
Interest rate shall increase by an additional .50% per annum
at the beginning of each such subsequent 90-day period;
provided, however, that the Additional Interest rate on the Notes may not exceed
at any one time in the aggregate 1.50% per annum; provided, further, however,
that (1) upon the filing of the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement
or the applicable Shelf Registration as required hereunder (in the case of
clause (i) above of this Section 4), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement or the applicable Shelf Registration Statement as
required hereunder (in the case of clause (ii) of this Section 4), or (3) upon
the exchange of the applicable Exchange Notes for all Notes tendered (in the
case of clause (iii)(A) of this Section 4), or upon the effectiveness of the
applicable Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to remain effective (in
the case of (iii)(B) of this Section 4), Additional Interest on the Notes in
respect of which such events relate as a result of such clause (or the relevant
subclause thereof), as the case may be, shall cease to accrue.
The Company shall notify the Trustee within three business
days after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which
Additional Interest is required to be paid (an "Event Date"). Any amounts of
Additional Interest due pursuant to (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of this Section
4 will be payable in cash semiannually on each February 15 and August 15 (to the
holders of record on the February 1 and August 1 immediately preceding such
dates), commencing with the first such date occurring after any such Additional
Interest commences to accrue. The amount of Additional Interest will be
determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the
principal amount of the Registrable Notes, multiplied by a
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fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest
rate was applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360-day
year comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the case of a partial month, the
actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.
5. Registration Procedures
In connection with the filing of any Registration Statement
pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, the Company shall effect such registrations
to permit the sale of the securities covered thereby in accordance with the
intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto and in
connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company hereunder the
Company shall:
a) Prepare and file with the SEC prior to the applicable
Filing Date, a Registration Statement or Registration Statements as prescribed
by Sections 2 or 3 hereof, and use its best efforts to cause each such
Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided
herein; provided, however, that, if (1) such filing is pursuant to Section 3
hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered under
the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange
Notes during the Applicable Period relating thereto to the extent reasonably
practicable, before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to and afford the
Holders of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement or each
such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, their counsel and the
managing underwriters, if any, up to three business days to review copies of all
such documents (including, upon request, copies of any documents to be
incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed
(in each case at least five days prior to such filing, or such later date as is
reasonable under the circumstances). The Company shall not file any Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto if the Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes covered by
such Registration Statement, or any such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the
case may be, their counsel, or the managing underwriters, if any, shall
reasonably object.
b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, as the case may be, as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective for the Effectiveness Period or
the Applicable Period, as the case may be; cause the related Prospectus to be
supplemented by any Prospectus supplement required by applicable law, and as so
supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in
force) promulgated under the Securities Act; and comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable to each of them with respect
to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement as
so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented
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and with respect to the subsequent resale of any securities being sold by a
Participating Broker-Dealer covered by any such Prospectus.
c) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period relating thereto from whom
the Company has received written notice that it will be a Participating
Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, notify the selling Holders of Registrable
Notes, or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, their
counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, promptly, and confirm such notice
in writing, (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective under the
Securities Act (including in such notice a written statement that any Holder
may, upon request, obtain, at the sole expense of the Company, one conformed
copy of such Registration Statement or post-effective amendment including
financial statements and schedules, documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference and exhibits), (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any
order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iii) if at any time when a
prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with
sales of the Registrable Notes or resales of Exchange Notes by Participating
Broker-Dealers the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section
5(m) hereof cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (iv) of the
receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification or exemption from qualification of a Registration Statement or any
of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating
Broker-Dealer for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any
event, the existence of any condition or any information becoming known that
makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or
any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference
untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in or
amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or
documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the
Company's determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement would be appropriate.
d) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2
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hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, use
its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or
suspending the use of a Prospectus or suspending the qualification (or exemption
from qualification) of any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be
sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer, for sale in any jurisdiction, and, if
any such order is issued, to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of any such order as soon as possible.
e) If a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section
3 and if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any), the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes
being sold in connection with an underwritten offering or any Participating
Broker-Dealer, (i) as promptly as practicable incorporate in a prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing
underwriter or underwriters (if any), such Holders, any Participating
Broker-Dealer or counsel for any of them reasonably request to be included
therein, (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such
post-effective amendment as soon as legally required after the Company has
received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment.
f If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, furnish to each selling
Holder of Registrable Notes and to each such Participating Broker-Dealer who so
requests and to their respective counsel and each managing underwriter, if any,
at the sole expense of the Company, one conformed copy of the Registration
Statement or Registration Statements and each post-effective amendment thereto,
including financial statements and schedules, and, if requested, all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits
thereto.
g) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, deliver to each selling
Holder of Registrable Notes, or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the
case may be, their respective counsel, and the underwriters, if any, at the sole
expense of the Company, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses
(including each form of preliminary prospectus) and each amendment or supplement
thereto and any documents incorporated by reference therein as such Persons may
reasonably request; and, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 5, the
Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or
supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each
such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, and the underwriters or
agents, if any, and dealers (if any), in connection with the offering
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and sale of the Registrable Notes covered by, or the sale by Participating
Broker-Dealers of the Exchange Notes pursuant to, such Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto.
h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Notes or
any delivery of a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes
during the Applicable Period, use its best efforts to register or qualify, and
to cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the
registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Notes for offer and sale under the securities
or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any selling
Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer, or the managing underwriter or underwriters
reasonably request in writing; provided, however, that where Exchange Notes held
by Participating Broker-Dealers or Registrable Notes are offered other than
through an underwritten offering, the Company agrees to file registrations and
qualifications under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as such
Participating Broker-Dealers or Holders of Registrable Notes shall reasonably
request, and to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption
therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required
to be kept effective and do any and all other acts or things reasonably
necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or the Registrable Notes
covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (B) take any action that would
subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is
not then so subject or (C) subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal
dollar amount in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
i) If a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section
3 hereof, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes and the
managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Notes to be
sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends and shall be in
a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company or its custodian
or nominee; and enable such Registrable Notes to be in such denominations and
registered in such names as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or
Holders may request.
j) Subject to the proviso in (h) above, use its best
efforts to cause the Registrable Notes covered by the Registration Statement to
be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or
authorities as may be reasonably necessary to enable the seller or sellers
thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the
disposition of such Registrable Notes, except as may be required solely as a
consequence of the nature of such selling Holder's business, in which case the
Company will cooperate in all reasonable respects to effect the filing of such
Registration Statement and the granting of such approvals.
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k) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, upon the occurrence of any
event contemplated by paragraph 5(c)(v) or 5(c)(vi) hereof, as promptly as
practicable prepare and (subject to Section 5(a) hereof) file with the SEC, at
the sole expense of the Company, a supplement or post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of
the Registrable Notes being sold thereunder or to the purchasers of the Exchange
Notes to whom such Prospectus will be delivered by a Participating
Broker-Dealer, any such Prospectus will not 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, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
l) Prior to the effective date of the first Registration
Statement relating to the Registrable Notes, (i) provide the Trustee with
certificates for the Registrable Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The
Depository Trust Company or its custodian or nominee and (ii) provide a CUSIP
number for the Registrable Notes.
m) In connection with any underwritten offering of
Registrable Notes pursuant to a Shelf Registration, use its best efforts to
enter into an underwriting agreement as is customary in underwritten offerings
of debt securities similar to the Notes in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company and take all such other actions as are reasonably
requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in order to expedite or
facilitate the registration or the disposition of such Registrable Notes,
provided, however, that the Company shall have no liability for any compensation
or reimbursement of expenses due to any underwriter or other party assisting in
the disposition of such Registrable Notes or other expenses incurred by the
Holder thereof in connection with such disposition other than agreed upon
expenses, and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting agreement is
entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten offering
and, in such connection, (i) to the extent possible make such representations
and warranties to, and covenants with, the underwriters with respect to the
business of the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company (including any
acquired business, properties or entity, if applicable) and the Registration
Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein, in each case, as are customarily made by
Company to underwriters in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to
the Notes, and confirm the same in writing if and when reasonably requested;
(ii) obtain the written opinions of counsel to the Company and written updates
thereof in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing
underwriter or underwriters, addressed to the underwriters covering the matters
customarily covered in opinions reasonably requested in underwritten offerings;
(iii) to the extent permitted by the professional standards governing the
accounting profession at the time, use its best efforts
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to obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof in form, scope and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriter or underwriters
from the independent public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any
other independent public accountants of the Company 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 or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement), addressed to each of
the underwriters, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of
the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in connection with
underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes as permitted by
the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 72; and (iv) if an underwriting
agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and
procedures comparable to those set forth in Section 7 hereof (or such other
provisions and procedures acceptable to Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement and
the managing underwriter or underwriters or agents, if any). The above shall be
done at each closing under such underwriting agreement, or as and to the extent
required thereunder.
n) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, make available for
inspection by any underwriter participating in a public offering of Registrable
Notes, if any, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such
underwriter (collectively, the "Inspectors"), at the offices where normally
kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and instruments of the Company and subsidiaries of
the Company (collectively, the "Records") as shall be reasonably necessary to
enable them to exercise any applicable due diligence responsibilities, and cause
the officers, directors and employees of the Company and any of its subsidiaries
to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in
connection with such Registration Statement and Prospectus. Each Inspector shall
agree in writing that it will keep the Records confidential and that it will not
disclose any of the Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be
confidential and notifies the Inspectors in writing are confidential and that it
will use such information obtained pursuant to this provision only in connection
with the transaction for which the information was obtained unless (i) the
release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a
court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) the information in such Records has
been made generally available to the public; provided, however, that prior
notice shall be provided as soon as practicable to the Company of the potential
disclosure of any information by such Inspector pursuant to clause (i) of this
sentence to permit the Company to obtain a protective order (or waive the
provisions of this paragraph (n)) and that such Inspector shall take such
actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such
information (if practicable).
o) Provide an indenture trustee for the Registrable
Notes or the Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture or the
trust indenture provided for in Section
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2(a) hereof, as the case may be, to be qualified under the TIA not later than
the effective date of the first Registration Statement relating to the
Registrable Notes; and in connection therewith, cooperate with the trustee under
any such indenture and the Holders of the Registrable Notes, to effect such
changes to such indenture as may be required for such indenture to be so
qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute, and use its best
efforts to cause such trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to
effect such changes, and all other forms and documents required to be filed with
the SEC to enable such indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.
p) Use its best efforts to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its security
holders earnings statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under
the Securities Act) no later than 60 days after the end of any fiscal quarter
(or 120 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal
year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Notes
are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts underwritten
offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, commencing on
the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective
date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month
periods.
q) Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer or a Private
Exchange, if requested by the Trustee, obtain an opinion of counsel to the
Company, in a form customary for underwritten transactions, addressed to the
Trustee for the benefit of all Holders of Registrable Notes participating in the
Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as the case may be, that the Exchange
Notes or Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and the related indenture
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to customary
exceptions and qualifications.
r) If the Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be
consummated, upon delivery of the Registrable Notes by Holders to the Company
(or to such other Person as directed by the Company) in exchange for the
Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, the Company
shall xxxx, or cause to be marked, on such Registrable Notes that such
Registrable Notes are being canceled in exchange for the Exchange Notes or the
Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be; in no event shall such Registrable
Notes be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.
s) Cooperate with each seller of Registrable Notes
covered by any Registration Statement and each underwriter, if any,
participating in the disposition of such Registrable Notes and their respective
counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD").
t) Use its best efforts to take all other steps
reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Exchange Notes and/or
Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement contemplated hereby.
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The Company may require each seller of Registrable Notes as to
which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such
information regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Notes
as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request. The Company may
exclude from such registration the Registrable Notes of any seller so long as
such seller fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after
receiving such request, and the Company will not be required to pay any
Additional Interest with respect to such seller. Each seller as to which any
Shelf Registration is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company
all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information
previously furnished to the Company by such seller not materially misleading.
If any such Registration Statement refers to any Holder by
name or otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such
Holder shall have the right to require (i) the insertion therein of language, to
the effect that the holding by such Holder of such securities is not to be
construed as a recommendation by such Holder of the investment quality of the
securities covered thereby and that such holding does not imply that such Holder
will assist in meeting any future financial requirements of the Company, or (ii)
in the event that such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise is not
required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force, the
deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such
reference ceases to be required.
Each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating
Broker-Dealer agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Notes or Exchange
Notes to be sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, that,
upon actual receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event
of the kind described in Section 5(c)(ii), 5(c)(iv), 5(c)(v), or 5(c)(vi)
hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable
Notes covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus or Exchange Notes to
be sold by such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, until
such Holder's or Participating Broker-Dealer's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 5(k) hereof, or until
it is advised in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the
applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any amendments
or supplements thereto. In the event that the Company shall give any such
notice, the Applicable Period shall be extended by the number of days during
such periods from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and
including the date when each seller of Registrable Notes covered by such
Registration Statement or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, shall have received (x) the copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 5(k) hereof or (y)
the Advice.
6. Registration Expenses
All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or
compliance with this Agreement by the Company (other than any underwriting
discounts or commissions and fees and
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expenses of any legal counsel for underwriters) shall be borne by the Company
whether or not the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or any Shelf
Registration is filed or becomes effective or the Exchange Offer is consummated,
including, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including,
without limitation, (A) fees with respect to filings required to be made with
the NASD in connection with an underwritten offering and (B) fees and expenses
of compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue Sky
qualifications of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes and determination of
the eligibility of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes for investment under
the laws of such jurisdictions (x) where the holders of Registrable Notes are
located, in the case of the Exchange Notes, or (y) as provided in Section 5(h)
hereof, in the case of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by a
Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period)), (ii) printing
expenses, including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The
Depository Trust Company or its nominee or custodian and of printing
prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the managing
underwriter or underwriters, if any, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Registrable Notes included in any Registration Statement
or in respect of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by any
Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period, as the case may be,
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company and reasonable fees and disbursements of one special
counsel satisfactory to the Company for all of the sellers of Registrable Notes
(exclusive of any counsel retained pursuant to Section 7 hereof) (provided, that
such fees shall not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate for the Exchange Offer and
$10,000 in the aggregate for the Shelf Registration Statements in the
aggregate), (v) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public
accountants referred to in Section 5(m)(iii) hereof (including, without
limitation, the expenses of any special audit and "cold comfort" letters
required by or incident to such performance), (vi) Securities Act liability
insurance, if the Company desires such insurance, (vii) fees and expenses of all
other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, (viii)
internal expenses of the Company (including, without limitation, all salaries
and expenses of officers and employees of the Company performing legal or
accounting duties), (ix) the expense of any annual audit, (x) any fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be
registered on any securities exchange, and the obtaining of a rating of the
securities, in each case, if applicable, and (xi) the expenses relating to
printing, word processing and distributing all Registration Statements,
underwriting agreements, indentures and any other documents necessary in order
to comply with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the
contrary, the Company shall not be required to pay (a) the fees and expenses of
any Underwriter or of legal counsel for any Underwriter, other than a "qualified
independent underwriter" (acting solely in such capacity) or (b) any
underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to
the sale or disposition of such Registrable Notes.
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7. Indemnification
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder
of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer selling Exchange Notes
during the Applicable Period, the affiliates, officers, directors,
representatives, employees and agents of each such Person, and each Person, if
any, who controls any such Person within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, a "Participant"), from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and
expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable legal fees and other
expenses actually incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or
any claim asserted) caused by, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented
if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or
any preliminary prospectus, or caused by, arising out of or based upon any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the
Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, except (i) insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
are caused by any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to
any Participant furnished to the Company in writing by such Participant
expressly for use therein or (ii) to the extent that a copy of the final
prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) was not sent or given by or on
behalf of such Participant to a party at or prior to the written confirmation of
the relevant sale to such person and if the final prospectus, as so amended or
supplemented, would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim,
damage or liability.
Each Participant agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors,
representatives, employees and agents of the Company and each Person who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent (but on a several, and not
joint, basis) as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Participant,
but only (i) with reference to information relating to such Participant
furnished to the Company in writing by such Participant expressly for use in any
Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or
any preliminary prospectus or (ii) to the extent that a copy of the final
prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) was not sent or given by or on
behalf of such Participant to a party at or prior to the written confirmation of
the relevant sale to such person and if the final prospectus, as so amended or
supplemented, would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim,
damage or liability. The liability of any Participant under this paragraph shall
in no event exceed the proceeds received by such Participant from sales of
Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes giving rise to such obligations.
If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against
any Person in respect of
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which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either of the two preceding
paragraphs, such Person (the "Indemnified Person") shall promptly notify the
Persons against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "Indemnifying Persons")
in writing, and the Indemnifying Persons, upon request of the Indemnified
Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person
to represent the Indemnified Person and any others the Indemnifying Persons may
reasonably designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses
actually incurred by such counsel related to such proceeding; provided, however,
that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Persons will not relieve it from
any liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent such
failure results in the loss or compromise by the indemnifying party of
substantial rights and defenses. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person
shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the
Indemnifying Persons and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to
the contrary, (ii) the Indemnifying Persons shall have failed within a
reasonable period of time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Person or (iii) the named parties in any such proceeding (including
any impleaded parties) include both any Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified
Person or any affiliate thereof and representation of both parties by the same
counsel would be inappropriate due to an actual or potential conflict of
interest between them. It is understood that the Indemnifying Persons shall not,
in connection with such proceeding or separate but substantially similar related
proceeding in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations,
be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm for all
Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as
they are incurred. Any such separate firm for the Participants and such control
Persons of Participants shall be designated in writing by Participants who sold
a majority in interest of Registrable Notes and Exchange Notes sold by all such
Participants and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company, and any such
separate firm for the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors,
representatives, employees and agents and such control Persons of the Company
shall be designated in writing by the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Indemnified Persons.
The Indemnifying Persons shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without their prior written consent, but
if settled with such consent or if there be a final non-appealable judgment for
the plaintiff for which the Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement, each of the Indemnifying Persons agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability
by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested an
Indemnifying Person to reimburse the Indemnified Person for reasonable fees and
expenses incurred by counsel as contemplated by the third sentence of the
preceding paragraph, the Indemnifying Person agrees that it shall be liable for
any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i)
such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such
Indemnifying Person of the aforesaid request and (ii) such Indemnifying Person
shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request
prior to the date of such settlement; provided, however, that the
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Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its
consent pursuant to this sentence if the Indemnifying Party is contesting such
request for reimbursement.
No Indemnifying Person shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Persons (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), effect any settlement or compromise of any pending or
threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could
have been a party, or indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such
Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional written
release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are
the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as
to an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of such
Indemnified Person.
If the indemnification provided for in the first and second
paragraphs of this Section 7 is for any reason unavailable to, or insufficient
to hold harmless, an Indemnified Person in respect of any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under
such paragraphs, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder and
in order to provide for just and equitable contribution, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative fault of the Indemnifying Person or Persons on the one hand and the
Indemnified Person or Persons on the other in connection with the statements or
omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the parties shall
be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand
or such Participant or such other Indemnified Person, as the case may be, on the
other, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission, and any other
equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances.
The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation
(even if the Participants were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any
other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount
paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims,
damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth above, any reasonable legal or other expenses actually incurred by such
Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall a
Participant be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by
which proceeds received by such Participant from sales of Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes, as the case may be, exceeds
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the amount of any damages that such Participant has otherwise been required to
pay or has paid by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses for which
an indemnified party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this
Section 7 shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are incurred. The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7 and the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall
remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or any person who controls a
Holder, the Company, its directors, officers, employees or agents or any person
controlling the Company, and (ii) any termination of this Agreement.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section 7 will be in addition to any liability which the Indemnifying Persons
may otherwise have to the Indemnified Persons referred to above.
8. Rules 144 and 144A
The Company covenants and agrees that so long as any
Registrable Notes remain outstanding it will file the reports required to be
filed by it (if required) under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder in a timely manner in
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and,
if at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, the Company
will, upon the request of any Holder or beneficial owner of Registrable Notes,
make available such information necessary to permit sales pursuant to the
provisions of Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Company further covenants
and agrees, for so long as any Registrable Notes remain outstanding that it will
take such further action as any Holder of Registrable Notes may reasonably
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to
sell Registrable Notes without registration under the Securities Act within the
limitation of the exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144(k) and Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (b) any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
9. Underwritten Registrations
If any of the Registrable Notes covered by any Shelf
Registration are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker
or investment bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will
be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such
Registrable Notes included in such offering and shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Company.
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No Holder of Registrable Notes may participate in any
underwritten registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such
Holder's Registrable Notes on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such
arrangements and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required
under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
10. Miscellaneous
a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not, as
of the date hereof, and the Company shall not, after the date of this Agreement,
enter into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Notes in this
Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted
to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not
inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company's other
issued and outstanding securities under any such agreements. The Company will
not enter into any agreement with respect to any of its securities which will
grant to any Person the right to include any securities of the Company in any
Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement.
b) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Notes. The Company
shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action with respect to the
Registrable Notes as a class that would adversely affect the ability of the
Holders of Registrable Notes to include such Registrable Notes in a registration
undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.
c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this
Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents
to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, otherwise than with
the prior written consent of (I) the Company and (II)(A) the Holders of not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Registrable Notes and (B) in circumstances that would adversely affect the
Participating Broker-Dealers, the Participating Broker-Dealers holding not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes held by all
Participating Broker-Dealers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent
to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates
exclusively to the rights of Holders of Registrable Notes whose securities are
being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or
indirectly affect, impair, limit or compromise the rights of other Holders of
Registrable Notes may be given by Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold pursuant to such
Registration Statement.
d) Notices. All notices and other communications
(including, without limitation, any notices or other communications to the
Trustee) provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by
hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, next-day air courier or facsimile:
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(i) if to a Holder of the Registrable Notes or any
Participating Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of
such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may
be, set forth on the records of the registrar under the
Indenture.
(ii) if to the Company, at the address as follows:
IDT Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
with a copy to:
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have
been duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five business
days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; one business
day after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier; and upon receipt by
the addressor of a facsimile generated error-free transmission notice, if sent
by facsimile.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications
shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at
the address and in the manner specified in such Indenture.
e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the
parties hereto, the Holders and the Participating Broker-Dealers.
f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof.
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h) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED
TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO
SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION
OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
i) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such
term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared
to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
j) Securities Held by the Company or Its Affiliates.
Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of
Registrable Notes is required hereunder, Registrable Notes held by the Company
or its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)
shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given
by the Holders of such required percentage.
k) Third-Party Beneficiaries. Holders of Registrable
Notes and Participating Broker-Dealers are intended third-party beneficiaries of
this Agreement, and this Agreement may be enforced by such Persons.
l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the
Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, is intended by the parties as a final and
exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in
respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior
oral or written agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts,
understandings, correspondence, conversations and memoranda between the Holders
on the one hand and the Company on the other, or between or among any agents,
representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or
successors in interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are
merged herein and replaced hereby.
m) Subsidiary Guarantor a Party. . Immediately upon the
delivery by any subsidiary of the Company of a Subsidiary Guarantee (as defined
in the Indenture), the Company shall cause such subsidiary to become a party
hereto as a guarantor, with respect to the obligation of the Company to pay
Additional Interest pursuant to Section 4 hereof, by executing and delivering to
the Initial Purchasers a counterpart hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
as of the date first written above.
IDT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx Mason________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: General Counsel and Secretary
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first
above written.
BT ALEX. XXXXX INCORPORATED,
as an Initial Purchaser
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
XXXXXXXXX & XXXXX, LLC
as an Initial Purchaser
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
XXXXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC.,
as an Initial Purchaser
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, XXXXXX & CO., INC.,
as an Initial Purchaser
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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