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Exhibit 10.40
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ARDEN REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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$100,000,000 8.500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2010
of ARDEN REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2000
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XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
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This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made and
entered into as of November 20, 2000, by and between Arden Realty Limited
Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (the "PARTNERSHIP"), and Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc. (the "INITIAL PURCHASER"), which has agreed to purchase the
Partnership's 8.500% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "SENIOR NOTES"), pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated
NOVEMBER 15, 2000, (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), by and between the Partnership
and the Initial Purchaser. To induce the Initial Purchaser to purchase the
Senior Notes, the Partnership has agreed to provide the registration rights
relating to the Senior Notes set forth in this Agreement. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial
Purchaser set forth in Section 7 of the Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture, dated March 14, 2000, between the Partnership
and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, relating to the Notes, as such indenture
is amended or supplemented from time to time (the "INDENTURE").
The parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have
the following meanings:
ACT: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
AFFILIATE: As defined in Rule 144 of the Act.
BROKER-DEALER: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
BUSINESS DAY: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which
commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law,
regulation or executive order to remain closed.
CERTIFICATED SECURITIES: Definitive Notes, as defined in the Indenture.
CLOSING DATE: The date hereof.
COMMISSION: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONSUMMATE: An Exchange Offer shall be deemed "Consummated" for
purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (a) the filing and
effectiveness under the Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
relating to the New Senior Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (b) the
maintenance of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective
and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the period
required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof and (c) the delivery by the Partnership
to the Registrar under the Indenture of New Senior Notes in the same aggregate
principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes tendered by
Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
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CONSUMMATION DEADLINE: As defined in Section 3(b) hereof.
EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE: As defined in Sections 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
EXCHANGE ACT: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
EXCHANGE OFFER: The exchange and issuance by the Partnership of a
principal amount of New Senior Notes (which shall be registered pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement) equal to the outstanding principal amount
of Senior Notes that are tendered by such Holders in connection with such
exchange and issuance.
EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT: The Registration Statement
relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
EXEMPT RESALES: The transactions in which the Initial Purchaser
proposes to sell the Senior Notes to certain "qualified institutional buyers,"
as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Act.
FILING DEADLINE: As defined in Sections 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
GENERAL PARTNER: Arden Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
HOLDERS: As defined in Section 2 hereof.
NEW SENIOR NOTES: The Partnership's new 8.500% Senior Notes due 2010 to
be issued pursuant to the Indenture (i) in the Exchange Offer or (ii) as
contemplated by Section 4 hereof.
NOTES: The Senior Notes and the New Senior Notes.
PERSON: An individual, partnership, limited liability company,
corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or
political subdivision thereof.
PROSPECTUS: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the
time such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto,
including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference
into such Prospectus.
RECOMMENCEMENT DATE: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
REGISTRATION DEFAULT: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT: Any registration statement of the Partnership
relating to (a) an offering of New Senior Notes pursuant to an Exchange Offer or
(b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, (i) that is filed pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) including the Prospectus included
therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective
amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein.
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RULE 144: Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT: As defined in Section 4 hereof.
SUSPENSION NOTICE: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb)
as in effect on the date hereof.
TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES: Each (A) Senior Note, until the
earliest to occur of (i) the date on which such Senior Note is exchanged in the
Exchange Offer for a New Senior Note which is entitled to be resold to the
public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Act, (ii) the date on which such Senior Note has been
disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement (and the
purchasers thereof have been issued New Senior Notes), or (iii) the date on
which such Senior Note is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under
the Act and each (B) New Senior Note held by a Broker-Dealer until the date on
which such New Senior Note is disposed of by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
"Plan of Distribution" contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
(including the delivery of the Prospectus contained therein).
SECTION 2. HOLDERS
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities
(each, a "HOLDER") whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities.
SECTION 3. REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER
(a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permitted by applicable
federal law or policy of the Commission (after the procedures set forth in
Section 6(a)(i) below have been complied with), the Partnership shall (i) cause
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission as
soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 90 days
after the Closing Date (such 90th day being the "FILING DEADLINE"), (ii) use its
best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become
effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 180 days
after the Closing Date (such 180th day being the "EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE"),
(iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to
such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause
it to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to
such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act,
(C) file the appropriate forms under the Exchange Act to register the New Senior
Notes under the Exchange Act and (D) cause all necessary filings, if any, in
connection with the registration and qualification of the New Senior Notes to be
made under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit
Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, use its best efforts to commence and
Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate
form permitting (i) registration of the New Senior Notes to be offered in
exchange for the Senior Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii)
resales of New Senior Notes by Broker-Dealers that tendered into the Exchange
Offer Senior Notes that such Broker-Dealers acquired for their own account as a
result of market making activities or other trading activities (other than
Senior Notes acquired directly
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from the Partnership or any of its Affiliates) as contemplated by Section 3(c)
below and shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the applicable form and include all financial statements required to be filed
therewith.
(b) The Partnership shall use its best efforts to cause the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously, and shall keep the
Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required
under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange
Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 20
Business Days. The Partnership shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all
applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the New
Senior Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The
Partnership shall use its best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be
Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 days
thereafter (such 30th day being the "CONSUMMATION DEADLINE").
(c) The Partnership shall include a "Plan of Distribution" section in
the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and
indicate therein that any Broker-Dealer who holds Transfer Restricted Securities
that were acquired for the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Senior Notes
acquired directly from the Partnership or any Affiliate of the Partnership), may
exchange such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer;
however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the
meaning of the Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Act in connection with its initial sale of any New Senior
Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, and the Partnership
shall permit the use of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement by such Broker-Dealer to satisfy such prospectus delivery
requirement. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other
information with respect to such sales by such Broker-Dealers that the
Commission may require in order to permit such sales pursuant thereto, but such
"Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the
amount of Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer, except
to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in policy,
rules or regulations after the date of this Agreement. See the Shearman &
Sterling no-action letter (available July 2, 1993).
To the extent necessary to ensure that the prospectus contained in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement is available for sales of New Senior Notes
by Broker-Dealers, the Partnership agrees to use its best efforts to keep the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented,
amended and current as required by and subject to the provisions of Section 6(a)
and (c) hereof and in conformity with the requirements of this Agreement, the
Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from
time to time, for a period of one year from the Consummation Deadline or such
shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered
by such Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto. The Partnership
shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such
Broker-Dealers, promptly upon request, and in no event later than one day after
such request, at any time during such period.
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SECTION 4. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Exchange Offer is not permitted by
applicable law or policy of the Commission (after the Partnership has complied
with the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below) or (ii) if any Holder of
Transfer Restricted Securities shall notify the Partnership within 20 days
following the Consummation of the Exchange Offer that (A) such Holder was
prohibited by law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer
or (B) such Holder may not resell the New Senior Notes acquired by it in the
Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and the Prospectus
contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or
available for such resales by such Holder or (C) such Holder is a Broker-Dealer
and holds Senior Notes acquired directly from the Partnership or any of its
Affiliates, then the Partnership shall:
(x) cause to be filed, on or prior to 30 days after the earlier of (i) the
date on which the Partnership determines that the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement cannot be filed as a result of clause (a)(i) above and (ii) the date
on which the Partnership receives the notice specified in clause (a)(ii) above,
(such earlier date, the "FILING DEADLINE"), a shelf registration statement
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act (which may be an amendment to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement (the "SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT")), relating to
all Transfer Restricted Securities, and
(y) shall use its best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement
to become effective on or prior to 90 days after the Filing Deadline (such 90th
day the "EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE").
If, after the Partnership has filed an Exchange Offer Registration
Statement that satisfies the requirements of Section 3(a) above, the Partnership
is required to file and make effective a Shelf Registration Statement solely
because the Exchange Offer is not permitted under applicable federal law or
policy of the Commission (i.e., clause (a)(i) above), then the filing of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be deemed to satisfy the
requirements of clause (x) above; provided that, in such event, the Partnership
shall remain obligated to meet the Effectiveness Deadline set forth in clause
(y).
To the extent necessary to ensure that the Shelf Registration Statement
is available for sales of Transfer Restricted Securities by the Holders thereof
entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a) and the other securities required
to be registered therein pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, the Partnership
shall use its best efforts to keep any Shelf Registration Statement required by
this Section 4(a) continuously effective, supplemented, amended and current as
required by and subject to the provisions of Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof and in
conformity with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies,
rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a
period of at least two years (as extended pursuant to Section 6(c)(i)) following
the Closing Date, or such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been
sold pursuant thereto or become eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 without
volume restrictions.
(b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the
Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may
include any of its
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Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to
this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the Partnership in
writing, within 20 days after receipt of a request therefor, the information
specified in Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of the Act for
use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or
preliminary Prospectus included therein. No Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities shall be entitled to liquidated damages pursuant to Section 5 hereof
unless and until such Holder shall have provided all such information. Each
selling Holder agrees to (i) notify the Partnership as promptly as practicable
of any inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished by such Holder
to the Partnership and (ii) promptly furnish additional information required to
correct and update any previously furnished information or any other information
required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished
to the Partnership by such Holder not materially misleading.
SECTION 5. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
If (i) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is not
filed with the Commission on or prior to the applicable Filing Deadline, (ii)
any such Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the
Commission on or prior to the applicable Effectiveness Deadline, (iii) the
Exchange Offer has not been Consummated on or prior to the Consummation Deadline
or (iv) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and
declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be
usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded within 2 days by a
post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure
and that is itself declared effective within 5 days of filing such
post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement (each such event
referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a "REGISTRATION DEFAULT"), then the
Partnership hereby agrees to pay to each Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities affected thereby liquidated damages in an amount equal to $.05 per
week per $1,000 in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities held by
such Holder for each week or portion thereof that the Registration Default
continues for the first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of
such Registration Default. The amount of the liquidated damages shall increase
by an additional $.05 per week per $1,000 in principal amount of Transfer
Restricted Securities with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all
Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum amount of liquidated
damages of $.25 per week per $1,000 in principal amount of Transfer Restricted
Securities; provided that the Partnership shall in no event be required to pay
liquidated damages for more than one Registration Default at any given time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (1) upon filing of
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf
Registration Statement), in the case of (i) above, (2) upon the effectiveness of
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf
Registration Statement), in the case of (ii) above, (3) upon Consummation of the
Exchange Offer, in the case of (iii) above, or (4) upon the filing of a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or an additional
Registration Statement that causes the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
(and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement) to again be declared
effective or made usable in the case of (iv) above, the liquidated damages
payable with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities as a result of such
clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), as applicable, shall cease.
All accrued liquidated damages shall be paid to the Holders entitled
thereto, in the manner provided for the payment of interest in the Indenture, on
each Interest Payment Date, as
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more fully set forth in the Indenture and the Notes. Notwithstanding the fact
that any securities for which liquidated damages are due cease to be Transfer
Restricted Securities, all obligations of the Partnership to pay liquidated
damages with respect to such securities shall survive until such time as such
obligations with respect to such securities shall have been satisfied in full.
SECTION 6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
(a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the
Exchange Offer, the Partnership shall (x) comply with all applicable provisions
of Section 6(c) below, (y) use its best efforts to effect such exchange and to
permit the resale of New Senior Notes by Broker-Dealers that tendered in the
Exchange Offer Senior Notes that such Broker-Dealers acquired for their own
accounts as a result of their market making activities or other trading
activities (other than Senior Notes acquired directly from the Partnership or
any of its Affiliates) being sold in accordance with the intended method or
methods of distribution thereof, and (z) comply with all of the following
provisions:
(i) If, following the date hereof there has been announced a
change in Commission policy with respect to exchange offers such as the Exchange
Offer, that in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Partnership or counsel
to the Initial Purchaser raises a substantial question as to whether the
Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable federal law, the Partnership hereby
agrees to seek a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the
Commission allowing the Partnership to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such
Transfer Restricted Securities. The Partnership hereby agrees to pursue the
issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level. In connection with
the foregoing, the Partnership hereby agrees to take all such other actions as
may be requested by the Commission or otherwise required in connection with the
issuance of such decision, including without limitation (A) participating in
telephonic conferences with the Commission, (B) delivering to the Commission
staff an analysis prepared by counsel to the Partnership setting forth the legal
bases, if any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange Offer
should be permitted and (C) diligently pursuing a resolution (which need not be
favorable) by the Commission staff.
(ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange
Offer, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without
limitation, any Holder who is a Broker-Dealer) shall furnish, upon the request
of the Partnership, prior to the Consummation of the Exchange Offer, a written
representation to the Partnership (which may be contained in the letter of
transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the
effect that (A) it is not an Affiliate of the Partnership, (B) it is not engaged
in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding
with any person to participate in, a distribution of the New Senior Notes to be
issued in the Exchange Offer and (C) it is acquiring the New Senior Notes in its
ordinary course of business. As a condition to its participation in the Exchange
Offer, each Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of
the New Senior Notes shall acknowledge and agree that, if the resales are of New
Senior Notes obtained by such Holder in exchange for Senior Notes acquired
directly from the Partnership or an Affiliate thereof, it (1) could not, under
Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement, rely on the
position of the Commission enunciated in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and
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Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation
(available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman
& Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters (including, if
applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above), and (2)
must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary
resale transaction must be covered by an effective registration statement
containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508,
as applicable, of Regulation S-K.
(iii) Prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, the Partnership shall provide a supplemental letter to
the Commission (A) stating that the Partnership is registering the Exchange
Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission enunciated in Exxon Capital
Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc.
(available June 5, 1991) as interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman &
Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained
pursuant to clause (i) above, (B) including a representation that the
Partnership has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any
Person to distribute the New Senior Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer
and that, to the best of the Partnership's information and belief, each Holder
participating in the Exchange Offer is acquiring the New Senior Notes in its
ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any
Person to participate in the distribution of the New Senior Notes received in
the Exchange Offer and (C) any other undertaking or representation required by
the Commission as set forth in any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause
(i) above, if applicable.
(b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the
Shelf Registration Statement, the Partnership shall:
(i) comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) below and
use its best efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the
Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method
or methods of distribution thereof (as indicated in the information furnished to
the Partnership pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof), and pursuant thereto the
Partnership will prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement
relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Act, which form
shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
applicable form and include all financial statements required to be filed
therewith and be available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in
accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof within
the time periods and otherwise in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
(ii) issue, upon the request of any Holder or purchaser of
Senior Notes covered by any Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by this
Agreement, New Senior Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes sold pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement and surrendered to the Partnership for cancellation; the
Partnership shall register New Senior Notes on the Shelf Registration Statement
for this purpose and issue the New Senior
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Notes to the purchaser(s) of securities subject to the Shelf Registration
Statement in the names as such purchaser(s) shall designate.
(c) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration
Statement and any related Prospectus required by this Agreement, the Partnership
shall:
(i) use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement
continuously effective and provide all requisite financial statements for the
period specified in Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement, as applicable. Upon the
occurrence of any event that would cause any such Registration Statement or the
Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain an untrue statement of material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer
Restricted Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the
Partnership shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration
Statement curing such defect, and, if Commission review is required, use its
best efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective as soon as
practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after Consummation of
the Exchange Offer, the Partnership may allow the Shelf Registration Statement
to cease to become effective and usable if (x) the General Partner of the
Partnership determines in good faith that it is in the best interests of the
Partnership not to disclose the existence of or facts surrounding any proposed
or pending material events involving the Partnership, and the Partnership
notifies the Holders within two Business Days after the Board of Directors of
the General Partner makes such determination, or (y) the Prospectus contained in
the Shelf Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of material fact
or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided that the two-year period referred to in Section 4(a) hereof
during which the Shelf Registration Statement is required to be effective and
usable shall be extended by the number of days during which such Registration
Statement was not effective or usable pursuant to the foregoing provisions;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
post-effective amendments to the applicable Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable
period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as the case may be; cause the
Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so
supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and to comply fully
with Rules 424, 430A and 462, as applicable, under the Act in a timely manner;
and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all
securities covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period
in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers
thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the
Prospectus;
(iii) advise each selling Holder promptly and confirm such
advice in writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any applicable
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same
has become effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the
Registration Statement or amendments
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or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto,
(C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Act or of the suspension
by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer
Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the
initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the
existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of
a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any
amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference
therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in
the Registration Statement in order to make the statements therein not
misleading, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time the
Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory
authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from
qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or
Blue Sky laws, the Partnership shall use its best efforts to obtain the
withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time;
(iv) subject to Section 6(c)(i), if any fact or event
contemplated by Section 6(c)(iii)(D) above shall exist or have occurred, prepare
a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or
related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of
Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading;
(v) furnish to each selling Holder, their counsel and the
managing underwriters, if any, in connection with such exchange or sale, if any,
before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration Statement or any
Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by
reference), which documents will be subject to the review and comment of such
Holders, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, in connection with
such sale, if any, for a period of at least five Business Days, and the
Partnership will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus
(including all such documents incorporated by reference) to which such selling
Holders of the Transfer Restricted Securities, their counsel and the managing
underwriters, if any, covered by such Registration Statement in connection with
such exchange or sale, if any, shall reasonably object within five Business Days
after the receipt thereof;
(vi) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to
be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus,
provide copies of such document to each selling Holder, their counsel and the
managing underwriters, if any, in connection with such exchange or sale, if any,
make the Partnership's representatives available for discussion of such document
and other customary due
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diligence matters, and include such information in such document prior to the
filing thereof as such selling Holders, their counsel and the managing
underwriters, if any, may reasonably request;
(vii) make available, at reasonable times, for inspection by
each selling Holder and managing underwriter, if any, and any attorney or
accountant retained by such selling Holders or managing underwriters, if any,
all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents of the
Partnership and cause the Partnership's officers, directors and employees to
supply all information reasonably requested by any such selling Holder, managing
underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing
thereof and prior to its effectiveness; provided, however, that each such party
shall be required to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any other
person any information or records reasonably designated by the Partnership as
being confidential, until such time as (A) such information becomes a matter of
public record (whether by virtue of its inclusion in such Registration Statement
or otherwise), or (B) such person shall be required to disclose such information
pursuant to the subpoena or order of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the matter (subject to the requirements of such
subpoena or order, and only after such person shall have given the Partnership
prompt prior written notice of such requirement), or (C) such information is
required to be set forth in such Registration Statement or the Prospectus
included therein or in an amendment to such Registration Statement or an
amendment or supplement to such Prospectus in order that such Registration
Statement, Prospectus, amendment or supplement, as the case may be, does not
contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading;
(viii) if requested by any selling Holders, their counsel and
the managing underwriters, if any, in connection with such exchange or sale, if
any, promptly include in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a
supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such
selling Holders, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, may
reasonably request to have included therein, including, without limitation,
information relating to the "Plan of Distribution" of the Transfer Restricted
Securities, and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Partnership is
notified of the matters to be included in such Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment;
(ix) furnish to each selling Holder and managing underwriter,
if any, in connection with such exchange or sale, if any, without charge, at
least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the
Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including all documents incorporated
by reference therein and all exhibits (including exhibits incorporated therein
by reference);
(x) deliver to each selling Holder and managing underwriter,
if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each
preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holders
or managing underwriters
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reasonably may request; the Partnership hereby consents to the use (in
accordance with law) of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto
by each selling Holder in connection with the offering and the sale of the
Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto;
(xi) upon the request of any selling Holder or managing
underwriters, if any, (A) make such representations and warranties as may be
reasonably requested by any Holder or managing underwriter in connection with
any sale or resale pursuant to any applicable Registration Statement, (B) obtain
opinions of counsel to the Partnership and updates thereof (which may be in the
form of a reliance letter) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
managing underwriters, if any, and the selling Holders, addressed to each
selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, covering the matters customarily
covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters
as may be reasonably requested by such underwriters, (C) obtain "cold comfort"
letters and updates thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
managing underwriters or selling Holders from the independent certified public
accountants of the Partnership (and, if necessary, any other independent
certified public accountants of any business acquired by the Partnership for
which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be,
included in the Registration Statement), addressed to each of the selling
Holders and each underwriter, such letters to be in customary form and covering
matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in connection
with underwritten offerings and such other matters as reasonably requested by
such selling Holders or managing underwriters in accordance with Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 72 and (D) take all such other actions in connection
therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Transfer
Restricted Securities pursuant to any applicable Registration Statement
contemplated by this Agreement. In such connection, the Partnership shall, upon
request of any selling Holder, furnish (or in the case of paragraphs (B) and
(C), use its best efforts to cause to be furnished) to each selling Holder, upon
Consummation of the Exchange Offer or upon the effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, a certificate, dated such date,
signed on behalf of the Partnership by (x) the President or any Vice President
of its General Partner and (y) a principal financial or accounting officer of
the Partnership's General Partner, confirming, as of the date thereof, the
matters set forth in Section 7(i) of the Purchase Agreement and such other
similar matters as such Holders may reasonably request;
(xii) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted
Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders and their counsel in connection
with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities
under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling
Holders may request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be required to register or
qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not now so qualified or to take any
action that would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation,
other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration
Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject;
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(xiii) in connection with any sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Transfer
Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders to facilitate the
timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted
Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and to register
such Transfer Restricted Securities in such denominations and such names as the
selling Holders may request at least two Business Days prior to such sale of
Transfer Restricted Securities;
(xiv) use its best efforts to cause the disposition of the
Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities
as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof to consummate the
disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities, subject to the proviso
contained in clause (xii) above;
(xv) provide a CUSIP number for all Transfer Restricted
Securities not later than the effective date of a Registration Statement
covering such Transfer Restricted Securities and provide the Trustee under the
Indenture with printed certificates for the Transfer Restricted Securities which
are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;
(xvi) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available
to its security holders with regard to any applicable Registration Statement, as
soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements
of Rule 158 (which need not be audited) covering a twelve-month period beginning
after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as such term is defined
in paragraph (c) of Rule 158 under the Act);
(xvii) cause the Indenture to continue to be qualified under
the TIA and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders
to effect such changes to the 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 the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required
to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed
with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely
manner; and
(xviii) provide promptly to each Holder each document filed
with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act.
(d) Restrictions on Holders. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a
Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of the notice referred to in
Section 6(c)(iii)(C) or any notice from the Partnership of the existence of any
fact of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof (in each case, a
"SUSPENSION NOTICE"), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement
until (i) such Holder has received copies of the supplemented or amended
Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(iv) hereof, or (ii) such Holder is
advised in writing by the Partnership that the use of the
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Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (in
each case, the "RECOMMENCEMENT DATE"). Each Holder receiving a Suspension Notice
hereby agrees that it will either (i) destroy any Prospectuses, other than
permanent file copies, then in such Holder's possession which have been replaced
by the Partnership with more recently dated Prospectuses or (ii) deliver to the
Partnership (at the Partnership's expense) all copies, other than permanent file
copies, then in such Holder's possession of the Prospectus covering such
Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of the
Suspension Notice. The time period regarding the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall
be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days in the period from
and including the date of delivery of the Suspension Notice to the date of
delivery of the Recommencement Date.
SECTION 7. REGISTRATION EXPENSES
(a) All expenses incident to the Partnership's performance of or
compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Partnership, regardless of
whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including without
limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses; (ii) all fees and
expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or securities
laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the
New Senior Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of
Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Partnership and the Holders of Transfer
Restricted Securities; (v) all application and filing fees in connection with
listing the New Senior Notes on a national securities exchange or automated
quotation system pursuant to the requirements hereof; and (vi) all fees and
disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Partnership
(including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or
incident to such performance).
The Partnership will, in any event, bear its internal expenses
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual
audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts,
retained by the Partnership.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Partnership will reimburse
the Initial Purchaser and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities who are
tendering Senior Notes in the Exchange Offer and/or selling or reselling Senior
Notes or New Senior Notes pursuant to the "Plan of Distribution" contained in
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement,
as applicable, for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one
counsel, who shall be Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx L.L.P., unless another firm shall be
chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Transfer
Restricted Securities for whose benefit such Registration Statement is being
prepared. Such Holders shall be responsible for any and all other out-of-pocket
expenses of the Holders incurred in connection with the registration of the
Notes.
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SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The Partnership agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder,
its directors, officers and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder
(within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act),
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments,
(including without limitation, any legal or other expenses incurred in
connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action that
could give rise to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments)
caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto) provided by the Partnership to any
Holder or any prospective purchaser of New Senior Notes, or caused by 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,
except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments are
caused by an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission that is based upon information relating to any of the Holders furnished
in writing to the Partnership by any of the Holders; provided, however, that (i)
the Partnership will not be liable in any case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission made therein in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on
behalf of any such Holder or underwriter or managing underwriter specifically
for inclusion therein, (ii) the Partnership shall not be liable to any
indemnified party under this Section 8 with respect to any Shelf Registration
Statement or Prospectus to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability of such indemnified party results solely from an untrue statement of
material fact contained in, or the omission of a material fact from, the Shelf
Registration Statement or Prospectus which untrue statement or omission was
corrected in an amended or supplemented Shelf Registration Statement or
Prospectus, if the person alleging such loss, claim, damage or liability was not
sent or given, at or prior to the written confirmation of such sale a copy of
the amended or supplemented Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus if the
Partnership had previously furnished copies thereof to such indemnified party
and if such delivery of a Prospectus is finally judicially determined to be
required by the Act and was not so made and (iii) the Partnership will not be
liable to any indemnified party under this Section 8 with respect to any Shelf
Registration Statement or Prospectus to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability of such indemnified party results (A) from the use of a
Shelf Registration Statement during a period when a stop order has been issued
in respect thereof or any proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or
(B) from the use of the Prospectus during a period when the use of the
Prospectus has been suspended in accordance with Section 6(c)(iii)(C) hereof,
provided, in each case, that Holders received prior notice of such stop order,
initiation of proceedings or suspension.
(b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and
not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership and its directors
and officers, and each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Partnership, to the
same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Partnership set forth in section
(a) above, but only with reference to information relating to such Holder
furnished in writing to the Partnership by such Holder expressly for use in any
Registration Statement. In no event shall any Holder, its directors, officers or
any Person who controls such Holder be liable or responsible for any amount in
excess of the amount by which the total amount received by such
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Holder with respect to its sale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such
Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any damages that such
Holder, its directors, officers or any Person who controls such Holder has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
(c) In case any action shall be commenced involving any person in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b) (the
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), the indemnified party shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PERSON") in writing
and the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of such action, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party and
the payment of all fees and expenses of such counsel, as incurred (except that
in the case of any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to both Sections 8(a) and 8(b), a Holder shall not be required to assume the
defense of such action pursuant to this Section 8(c), but may employ separate
counsel and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel, except as provided below, shall be at the expense of the Holder).
Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnified party unless (i) the
employment of such counsel shall have been specifically authorized in writing by
the indemnifying party, (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume
the defense of such action or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any
impleaded parties) include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying
party, and the indemnified party shall have been advised by such counsel that
there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from
or additional to those available to the indemnifying party (in which case the
indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action
on behalf of the indemnified party). In any such case, the indemnifying party
shall not, in connection with any one action or separate but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for
all indemnified parties and all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as
they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by a majority of the
Holders, in the case of the parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by
the Partnership, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b).
The indemnifying party shall indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments
by reason of any settlement of any action (i) effected with its written consent
or (ii) effected without its written consent if the settlement is entered into
more than twenty business days after the indemnifying party shall have received
a request from the indemnified party for reimbursement for the fees and expenses
of counsel (in any case where such fees and expenses are at the expense of the
indemnifying party) and, prior to the date of such settlement, the indemnifying
party shall have failed to comply with such reimbursement request. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of
judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action in respect of which
the indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity or
contribution may be or could have been sought hereunder by the indemnified
party, unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an
unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability on claims that
are or could have been the subject matter of such action and (ii) does not
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include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to
act, by or on behalf of the indemnified party.
(d) To the extent that the indemnification provided for in this Section
8 is unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or judgments referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or judgments (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Partnership, on the
one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from their sale of Transfer
Restricted Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) is
not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above but also the
relative fault of the Partnership, on the one hand, and of the Holder, on the
other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Partnership, on the
one hand, and of the Holder, on the other hand, 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 Partnership, on the one hand, or by the
Holder, on the other hand, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and judgments referred to above shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth in the second paragraph of Section 8(a),
any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in
connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.
The Partnership and each Holder agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro
rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The
amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or judgments referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any
action that could have given rise to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or judgments. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Holder, its
directors, its officers or any Person, if any, who controls such Holder shall be
required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by
which the total received by such Holder with respect to the sale of Transfer
Restricted Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds (i) the
amount paid by such Holder for such Transfer Restricted Securities plus (ii) the
amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders'
obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(c) are several in
proportion to the respective principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities
held by each Holder hereunder and not joint.
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SECTION 9. RULE 144A AND RULE 144
The Partnership agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer
Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the
Partnership (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to
make available, upon request of any Holder, to such Holder or beneficial owner
of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any
prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities designated by such
Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under
the Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby in a timely manner in order
to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144.
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Remedies. The Partnership acknowledges and agrees that any failure
by the Partnership to comply with its obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof
may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchaser or the
Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be
possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event
of any such failure, the Initial Purchaser or any Holder may obtain such relief
as may be required to specifically enforce the Partnership's obligations under
Sections 3 and 4 hereof. The Partnership further agrees to waive the defense in
any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Partnership will not, on or after
the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its
securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this
Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as described
in that certain Offering Memorandum of the Partnership, dated NOVEMBER 15,
2000, the Partnership has not previously entered into any agreement granting any
registration rights with respect to its debt securities to any Person. 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 Partnership's
securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given unless (i) in the case of Section 5
hereof and this Section 10(c)(i), the Partnership has obtained the written
consent of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in
the case of all other provisions hereof, the Partnership has obtained the
written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of
Transfer Restricted Securities (excluding Transfer Restricted Securities held by
the Partnership or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or
consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are being tendered
pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and that does not affect directly or indirectly
the rights of other Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are not being
tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer, may be given by the Holders of a
majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities
subject to such Exchange Offer.
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(d) Third-Party Beneficiary. The Holders shall be third-party
beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Partnership, on the
one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, and shall have the right
to enforce such agreements directly to the extent they may deem such enforcement
necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of Holders hereunder.
(e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the
records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under
the Indenture; and
(ii) if to the Partnership:
Arden Realty Limited Partnership
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. XXXXX
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business
Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt
acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day, if timely delivered
to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the
address specified in the Indenture.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties,
including without limitation and without the need for an express assignment,
subsequent Holders; provided, that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any
assignment, transfer or other disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities in
violation of the terms hereof or of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If
any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Transfer Restricted Securities in any
manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Transfer Restricted
Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by
taking and holding such Transfer Restricted Securities such Person shall be
conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the
terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the restrictions on resale set
forth in this
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Agreement and, if applicable, the Purchase Agreement, and such Person shall be
entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(i) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
(j) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
ARDEN REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: Arden Realty, Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President, Co-Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
Accepted and Agreed:
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
