REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered
into this 6th day of March, 1997, by and among UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company") and XXXXX X. XXXXXX, an individual
resident of the State of Texas (the "Stockholder").
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein,
and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY OF SECURITIES; REGISTRATION RIGHTS
1.1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
(a) "Holder" shall mean the Stockholder and any holder of Registrable
Securities to whom the rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred
in compliance with Section 1.2 hereof.
(b) "Other Stockholders" shall mean persons who, by virtue of agreements
with the Company other than this Agreement, are entitled to include their
securities in certain registrations hereunder.
(c) "Prior Holder" shall mean any person or entity who has previously
been granted rights pursuant to an agreement with the Company (the "Prior
Registration Rights Agreements") to have shares of UAG Stock (as defined below)
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
(d) "Registrable Securities" shall mean shares of the Company's common
stock, $.0001 par value per share (the "UAG Stock") issued to the Stockholder
pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 16, 1996
between and among Crown Jeep Eagle, Inc., Berylson, Inc., Xxxxxxx Automotive,
Ltd., Coffey, Rhodes, UAG, UAG Texas, Inc. and UAG Texas II, Inc. (the "Merger
Agreement"), provided that Registrable Securities shall not include any shares
of UAG Stock which have previously been registered or which have been sold to
the public or which have been sold in a private transaction in which the
transferor's rights under this Agreement are not assigned.
(e) The terms "register," "registered" and "registration" shall refer to
a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act, and
applicable rules and regulations thereunder and the declaration or ordering of
the effectiveness of such registration statement.
(f) "Registration Expenses" shall mean all expenses incurred in effecting
any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, all
registration, qualification, and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees,
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses,
and expenses of any regular or special audits incident to or required by any
such registration, but shall not include (i) Selling Expenses (as hereafter
defined), (ii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Holders, (iii) the
compensation of regular employees of the Company, which shall be paid in any
event by the Company, and (iv) blue sky fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the registration or qualification of any Registrable Securities
in any state, province or other jurisdiction in a registration pursuant to
Section 1.3 hereof to the extent that the Company shall otherwise be making no
offers or sales in such state, province or other jurisdiction in connection
with such registration.
(g) "Restricted Securities" shall mean any Registrable Securities
required to bear the legend set forth in Section 1.2(c) hereof.
(h) "Rule 144" shall mean Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.
(i) "Rule 145" shall mean Rule 145 as promulgated by the SEC under the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.
(j) "Selling Expenses" shall mean all underwriting discounts, selling
commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable
Securities.
1.2. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
(a) Each Holder agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion
of the Registrable Securities unless and until (i) there is then in effect a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed
disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration
statement, or (ii) the transferee has agreed in writing for the benefit of the
Company to be bound by this Section 1.2 (unless waived by the Company) and (A)
such Holder shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and
shall have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances
surrounding the proposed disposition and (B) if reasonably
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requested by the Company, such Holder shall have furnished the Company with an
opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such
disposition will not require registration of such shares under the Securities
Act, it being understood that the Company will not require opinions of counsel
for transactions made pursuant to Rule 144 except in unusual circumstances.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of
paragraph (a) above, no such registration statement or opinion of counsel shall
be necessary for a transfer by a Holder which is (A) a partnership to its
partners in accordance with partnership interests, or (B) to the Holder's
family member or a trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or one or more
of his family members, provided the transferee will be subject to the terms of
this Section 1.2 to the same extent as if he were an original Holder hereunder.
(c) Each certificate representing Registrable Securities shall (unless
otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Agreement) be stamped or
otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially similar to the following (in
addition to any legend required under applicable state securities laws):
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED,
ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SUCH
ACT OR UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER
EVIDENCE, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
(d) The Company shall be obligated to promptly reissue certificates
without legends at the request of any Holder thereof if the Holder shall have
obtained an opinion of counsel (which counsel may be counsel to the Company)
reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that the securities proposed
to be disposed of may lawfully be so disposed of in compliance with the
Securities Act without registration, qualification or legend.
(e) Any legend endorsed on an instrument pursuant to applicable state
securities laws and the stop-transfer instructions with respect to such
securities shall be removed upon receipt by the Company of an order of the
appropriate blue sky authority authorizing such removal or if the Holder shall
request such removal and shall have obtained and delivered to the Company an
opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such
legend and/or stop-transfer instructions are no longer required pursuant to
applicable state securities laws.
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1.3. COMPANY REGISTRATION.
(a) Right to Piggyback. If, at any time after the second anniversary of
this Agreement, the Company shall determine to register any of its securities
either for its own account or the account of a security holder or holders
exercising their respective demand registration rights, other than a
registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, or a registration
relating solely to a Rule 145 transaction, or a registration on any
registration form that does not permit secondary sales, the Company will:
(i) promptly give to each Holder written notice thereof, which notice
briefly describes the Holders' rights under this Section 1.3 (including notice
deadlines); and
(ii) use its best efforts to include in such registration (and any
related filing or qualification under applicable blue sky laws), except as set
forth in Section 1.3(b) below, and in any underwriting involved therein, all
the Registrable Securities specified in a written request or requests, made by
any Holder and received by the Company within twenty (20) days after the
written notice from the Company described in clause (i) above is mailed or
delivered by the Company, provided that such Holders shall have requested for
inclusion in such registration at least twenty-five (25%) of the aggregate
number of the Registrable Securities which have been issued to the Holder prior
to the date of such written request. Such written request may specify all or a
part of a Holder's Registrable Securities.
(b) Underwriting. If the registration of which the Company gives notice
is for a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the Company
shall so advise the Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant to
Section 1.3(a)(i). In such event, the right of any Holder to registration
pursuant to this Section 1.3 shall be conditioned upon such Holder's
participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder's
Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All
Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting
shall (together with the Company and the other holders of securities of the
Company with registration rights to participate therein distributing their
securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the representative of the underwriter or underwriters
selected by the Company.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 1.3, if the representative
of the underwriters advises the Company in writing that marketing factors
require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, the
representative may (subject to the limitations set forth below) exclude all
Registrable Securities from, or limit the number of Registrable Securities to
be included
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in, the registration and underwriting. The Company shall so advise all Holders
of securities requesting registration, and the number of shares of securities
that are entitled to be included in the registration and underwriting shall be
allocated first to the Company for securities being sold for its own account
and thereafter as set forth in Section 1.9. If any person does not agree to the
terms of any such underwriting, he shall be excluded therefrom by written
notice from the Company or the underwriter. Any Registrable Securities or other
securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from
such registration.
If shares are so withdrawn from the registration and if the number of shares of
Registrable Securities to be included in such registration was previously
reduced as a result of marketing factors, the Company shall then offer to all
persons who have retained the right to include securities in the registration
the right to include additional securities in the registration in an aggregate
amount equal to the number of shares so withdrawn, with such shares to be
allocated among the persons requesting additional inclusion in accordance with
Section 1.9 hereof.
1.4. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. All Registration Expenses incurred in
connection with any registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to
Section 1.3 hereof shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses relating
to securities so registered shall be borne by the holders of such securities
pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of securities so registered on
their behalf.
1.5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. In the case of each registration effected
by the Company pursuant to Section 1.3 hereof, the Company will keep each
Holder advised in writing as to the initiation of each registration and as to
the completion thereof. At its expense, the Company will use its best efforts
to:
(a) keep such registration effective for a period of one hundred twenty
(120) days or until the Holder or Holders have completed the distribution
described in the registration statement relating thereto, whichever first
occurs, provided that such 120-day period shall be extended for a period of
time equal to the period the Holder refrains from selling any securities
included in such registration at the request of any underwriter;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such
registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by
such registration statement;
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(c) furnish such number of prospectuses and other documents incident
thereto, including any amendment of or supplement to the prospectus, as a
Holder from time to time may reasonably request;
(d) notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is
required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event
as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as
then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the
circumstances then existing, and at the request of any such Holder, prepare and
furnish to such Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an
amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter
delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus
shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then
existing; provided, however, the Company shall not be obligated to prepare and
furnish any such prospectus supplements or amendments relating to any material
nonpublic information at any such time as the Board of Directors of the Company
has determined that, for good business reasons, the disclosure of such material
nonpublic information at that time is contrary to the best interests of the
Company in the circumstances and is not otherwise required under applicable law
(including applicable securities laws);
(e) cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant hereunder
to be listed on each securities exchange and/or included in any national
quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed or included;
(f) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities
registered pursuant to such registration statement and a CUSIP number for all
such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of
such registration;
(g) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules
and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon
as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at
least twelve (12) months, but not more than eighteen months, beginning with the
first month after the effective date of the registration statement, which
earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act; and
(h) in connection with any underwritten offering pursuant to a
registration statement filed pursuant to Section 1.3 hereof,
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the Company will enter into an underwriting agreement reasonably necessary to
effect the offer and sale of Registrable Securities, provided such underwriting
agreement contains customary underwriting provisions and provided further that
if the underwriter so requests the underwriting agreement will contain
customary indemnity and contribution provisions.
1.6. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) The Company will indemnify each Holder, each of its officers,
directors and partners, legal counsel, and accountants and each person
controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act,
with respect to which registration, qualification, or compliance has been
effected pursuant to this Section 1, and each underwriter, if any, and each
person who controls within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act any
underwriter, against all expenses, claims, losses, damages, and liabilities (or
actions, proceedings, or settlements in respect thereof) arising out of or
based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact
contained in any prospectus, offering circular, or other document (including
any related registration statement, notification, or the like) incident to any
such registration, qualification, or compliance, or based on any omission (or
alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any
violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation
thereunder applicable to the Company or relating to action or inaction required
of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification, or
compliance, and will reimburse each such Holder, each of its officers,
directors, partners, legal counsel, and accountants and each person controlling
such Holder, each such underwriter, and each person who controls any such
underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, loss,
damage, liability, or action, provided that the Company will not be liable in
any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or
expense arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission based
upon written information furnished to the Company by such Holder or underwriter
and stated to be specifically for use therein. It is agreed that the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 1.6(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent has
not been unreasonably withheld).
(b) Each Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by him are included
in the securities as to which such registration, qualification, or compliance
is being effected, indemnify the Company, each of its directors, officers,
partners, legal counsel, and accountants and each underwriter, if any, of the
Company's securities covered by such a registration statement,
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each person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act, each other such Holder and Other Stockholder,
and each of their officers, directors, and partners, and each person
controlling such Holder or Other Stockholder, against all claims, losses,
damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based
on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact
contained in any such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular, or
other document, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and such Holders, Other
Stockholders, directors, officers, partners, legal counsel, and accountants,
persons, underwriters, or control persons for any legal or any other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such
claim, loss, damage, liability, or action, in each case to the extent, but only
to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or
omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement,
prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Holder and
stated to be specifically for use therein; provided, however, that the
obligations of such Holder hereunder shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such claims, losses, damages, or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) if such settlement is effected without the consent of such
Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (ii) that in no
event shall any indemnity under this Section 1.6 exceed the gross proceeds from
the offering received by such Holder.
(c) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 1.6 (the
"Indemnified Party") shall give notice to the party required to provide
indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") promptly after such Indemnified
Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought,
and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of such claim or
any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying
Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting
therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not
unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such
defense at such party's expense, and provided further that the failure of any
Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 1, to the extent such
failure is not prejudicial. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such
claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party,
consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or
plaintiff to such Indemnified of a release from all liability in respect to
such claim or litigation. Each Indemnified Party shall furnish such
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information regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party
may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in
connection with defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.6 is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with
respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to therein,
then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party
hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified
Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying
Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection
with the conduct, statements or omissions that resulted in such loss,
liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the
Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on
indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement
entered into by the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party in connection
with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing
provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.
1.7. INFORMATION BY HOLDER. Each Holder of Registrable Securities shall
furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and the
distribution proposed by such Holder as the Company may reasonably request in
writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any
registration, qualification, or compliance referred to in this Section 1.
1.8. RULE 144 REPORTING. With a view to making available the benefits of
certain rules and regulations of the SEC that may permit the sale of the
Restricted Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees to
use its best efforts to:
(a) make and keep public information regarding the Company available as
those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
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(b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents
required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities and
Exchange Act of 0000 (xxx "Xxxxxxxx Xxx"); and
(c) so long as a Holder owns any Restricted Securities, furnish to the
Holder forthwith upon written request a written statement by the Company as to
its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 and of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or
quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed
as a Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation
of the SEC allowing a Holder to sell any such securities without registration.
1.9. ALLOCATION OF REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITIES. Subject to the rights of
the Prior Holders contained in the Prior Registration Rights Agreements,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 1.9, in any circumstance in
which all of the Registrable Securities and other shares of the Company with
registration rights (the "Other Shares") requested to be included in a
registration on behalf of the Holders or Other Stockholders cannot be so
included as a result of limitations of the aggregate number of shares of
Registrable Securities and Other Shares that may be so included, the number of
shares of Registrable Securities and Other Shares that may be so included shall
be allocated among the Prior Holders, the Holders and the Other Stockholders
requesting inclusion of shares, first to the Prior Holders and then to the
Holders and the Other Stockholders pro rata on the basis of the number of
shares of Registrable Securities held by such Holders and Other Stockholders;
provided, however, that, if any Holder or Other Stockholder does not request
inclusion of the maximum number of shares of Registrable Securities and Other
Shares allocated to him pursuant to the above-described procedure, the
remaining portion of his allocation shall be reallocated among those requesting
Holders and Other Stockholders whose allocations did not satisfy their requests
pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of Registrable Securities and
Other Shares which would be held by such Holders and Other Stockholders,
assuming conversion, and this procedure shall be repeated until all of the
shares of Registrable Securities and Other Shares which may be included in the
registration on behalf of the Holders and Other Stockholders have been so
allocated.
1.10. DELAY OF REGISTRATION. No Holder shall have any right to take any
action to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise delay any registration as the result
of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or
implementation of this Section 1.
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2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER
2.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company
represents and warrants to the Stockholder as follows:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action and will not
violate any provision of law, any order of any court or other agency of
government, the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, or any
provision of any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which it
or any of its properties or assets is bound, or conflict with, result in a
breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under any such material indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in
the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of the Company.
(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the
enforceability of creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles,
the discretion of courts in granting equitable remedies and public policy
considerations.
2.2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER. The Stockholder
represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Stockholder will not violate any provision of law, any order of any court or
any agency or government, or any provision of any material indenture or
agreement or other instrument to which he or any of his properties or assets is
bound, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice
or lapse of time or both) a default under any such material indenture,
agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge, or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the
properties or assets of the Stockholder.
(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Stockholder and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting
the enforceability of creditors' rights generally, general equitable
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principles, the discretion of courts in granting equitable remedies and public
policy considerations.
3. MISCELLANEOUS
3.1. LOCKUP AGREEMENT. In consideration for the Company's agreeing to its
obligations under this Agreement, each Holder agrees that upon prior notice by
the Company to such Holder and effective upon the request of the underwriters
managing a public offering for sale by the Company of its securities, such
Holder shall be obligated for the lesser of 120 days or the length of time the
Company has agreed to be bound not to sell, loan, grant any option for the
purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities (other than
those included in the registration and other than to any transferee which
agrees to be bound by this Section 3.1) without the prior written consent of
such underwriters.
3.2. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by
the laws of the State of Delaware, as if entered into by and between Delaware
residents exclusively for performance entirely within Delaware.
3.3. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding
upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the
parties hereto.
3.4. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT; WAIVER. This Agreement constitutes the
full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to
the subject hereof and thereof. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may
be amended, waived, discharged or terminated, except by a written instrument
signed by the Company and the Holders of at least fifty-one percent (51%) of
the Registrable Securities and any such amendment, waiver, discharge or
termination shall be binding on all the Holders, but in no event shall the
obligation of any Holder hereunder be materially increased, except upon the
written consent of such Holder.
3.5. NOTICES, ETC. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by United States
first-class mail, postage prepaid, or delivered personally by hand or
nationally recognized courier addressed (a) if to a Holder, as indicated in the
stock records of the Company or at such other address as such Holder shall have
furnished to the Company in writing, or (b) if to the Company, at United Auto
Group, Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or at such
other address as the Company shall have furnished to each Holder in writing.
All such notices and other
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written communications shall be effective on the date of mailing or delivery.
3.6. DELAYS OR OMISSIONS. No delay or omission to exercise any right,
power or remedy accruing to any Holder, upon any breach or default of the
Company under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy of
such Holder nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or
default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default
thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be
deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter
occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on
the part of any Holder of any breach or default under this Agreement or any
waiver on the part of any Holder of any provisions or conditions of this
Agreement must be made in writing and shall be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this
Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any Holder, shall be cumulative
and not alternative.
3.7. RIGHTS; SEVERABILITY. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, a
Holder's rights hereunder are several rights, not rights jointly held with any
of the other Holders. In case any provision of the Agreement shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
3.8. INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. Each Holder acknowledges that the
information received by them pursuant hereto may be confidential and for its
use only, and it will not use such confidential information in violation of the
Exchange Act or reproduce, disclose or disseminate such information to any
other person (other than its employees or agents having a need to know the
contents of such information, and its attorneys), except in connection with the
exercise of rights under this Agreement, unless the Company has made such
information available to the public generally or such Holder is required to
disclose such information by a governmental body.
3.9. TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles of the paragraphs and subparagraphs
of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be
considered in construing this Agreement.
3.10. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one instrument.
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3.11. PRIOR REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. To the extent that any of the
provisions herein conflict with any provisions of the Prior Registration Rights
Agreements, such conflicts shall be resolved in favor of the rights granted in
the Prior Registration Rights Agreements.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and sealed this
Agreement or have caused this Agreement to be duly executed under seal on its
behalf by an officer or representative thereto duly authorized, all as of the
date first above written.
UNITED AUTO GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Its: Executive Vice President
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ATTEST:
[CORPORATE SEAL]
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx (SEAL)
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XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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