REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT by and among CANADIAN SATELLITE RADIO HOLDINGS INC. THE GUARANTOR PARTY HERETO and BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION February 10, 2006
Execution
Copy
EXHIBIT
4.4
by
and among
CANADIAN
SATELLITE RADIO HOLDINGS INC.
THE
GUARANTOR PARTY HERETO
and
BEAR,
XXXXXXX & CO. INC.
RBC
CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION
February
10, 2006
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This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of February 10, 2006 by and among Canadian Satellite
Radio Holdings Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province
of Ontario, Canada (the “Company”),
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of
the
Province of Ontario, Canada (“CSR
Inc.”),
and
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Corporation (the
“Initial
Purchasers”).
The
Initial Purchasers have agreed to purchase the Company’s 12.75% Senior Notes due
2014 (the “Notes”)
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated February 7, 2006,
(the “Purchase
Agreement”),
by
and among the Company, CSR Inc. and the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce
the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Notes, the Company has agreed to provide
the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers
set forth in Section 10(p) of the Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in
the
Indenture (the “Indenture”),
dated
February 10, 2006, among the Company, CSR Inc. and The Bank of Nova Scotia
Trust
Company of New York, as Trustee, relating to the Notes and the Exchange Notes
(as defined below).
The
payment of principal of, premium and liquidated damages, if any, and interest
on
the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes will be fully and unconditionally
guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, jointly and severally by (i) the
Company’s sole subsidiary, CSR Inc. and (ii) any subsidiary of the Company
formed or acquired after the Closing Date (as defined below) that executes
an
additional guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and
respective successors and assigns of the subsidiaries of the Company referred
to
in (i) and (ii) above (collectively, the “Guarantors”),
pursuant to their guarantees (the “Guarantees”).
The
parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS
As
used
in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following
meanings:
Affiliate:
As
defined in Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
Broker-Dealer:
Any
broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
Certificated
Securities:
Definitive Notes, as defined in the Indenture.
Closing
Date:
The
date hereof.
Commission:
The
United States 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 Securities Act
of
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Exchange 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 Company to the Registrar under the
Indenture of Exchange Notes in the same aggregate principal amount as the
aggregate principal amount of 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
United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange
Notes:
The
Company’s 12.75% Senior Notes due 2014 and the related subsidiary guarantees to
be issued pursuant to the Indenture: (i) in the Exchange Offer or (ii) as
contemplated by Section 4 hereof.
Exchange
Offer:
The
exchange and issuance by the Company of a principal amount of Exchange Notes
(which shall be registered pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement) equal to the outstanding principal amount of Notes that are tendered
by such Holders in connection with such exchange and issuance, and evidencing
the same continuing indebtedness.
Exchange
Offer Registration Statement:
The
Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related
Prospectus.
Exempt
Resales:
The
transactions in which the Initial Purchasers propose to sell the Notes to
certain “qualified institutional buyers,” as such term is defined in Rule 144A
under the Securities Act and pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities
Act.
Filing
Deadline:
As
defined in Sections 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
Holders:
As
defined in Section 2 hereof.
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 Company and the Guarantors relating to (a) an
offering of Exchange 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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Regulation
S:
Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule
144:
Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Securities
Act:
The
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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 of the Indenture.
Transfer
Restricted Securities:
Each
(A) Note, until the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which such Note is
exchanged in the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Note which is entitled to be
resold to the public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (ii) the date on which such Note
has been disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement (and
the
purchasers thereof have been issued Exchange Notes), or (iii) the date on
which such Note is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act and each (B) Exchange Note held by a Broker Dealer until the
date
on which such Exchange 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
Commission policy, the Company and the Guarantors 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 all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer
Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission at the
earliest possible time, but in no event later than 270 days after the Closing
Date (such 270th 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
the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective, (B) file, if
applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all
necessary filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification
of the Exchange 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, commence and
Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate
form permitting (i) registration of the Exchange Notes to be offered in exchange
for the Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) resales of
Exchange Notes by Broker-Dealers that tendered into the Exchange Offer Notes
that such Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result of market
making activities or other trading activities (other than Notes acquired
directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates) as contemplated by Section
3(c) below.
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(b) The
Company and the Guarantors shall use their respective commercially reasonable
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 Company and the
Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal
and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Notes shall
be
included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the
Guarantors shall use all commercially reasonable 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
45
days thereafter (such 45th day being the “Consummation
Deadline”).
(c) The
Company 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 Notes acquired directly from the Company
or
any Affiliate of the Company), may exchange such Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. 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).
Because
such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of
the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with its initial sale of any
Exchange Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, the Company
and the Guarantors shall permit the use of the Prospectus contained in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement by such Broker-Dealer to satisfy such
prospectus delivery requirement. To the extent necessary to ensure that the
prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is available
for sales of Exchange Notes by Broker-Dealers, the Company and the Guarantors
agree to use their respective commercially reasonable 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
Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as
announced from time to time, for a period of 180 days 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 Company and the Guarantors 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 Company and the Guarantors are not (A) required to file the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or (B) permitted to Consummate the Exchange Offer because
the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy
or
(ii) if any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall notify the Company
within 20 business days following the Consummation Deadline that (A) such Holder
was prohibited by law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange
Offer; (B) such Holder may not resell the Exchange 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 Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates,
then the Company and the Guarantors shall file a Shelf Registration Statement
(as defined below) to cover resales of the Notes by Holders of the Notes who
satisfy certain conditions relating to the provision of information in
connection with the Shelf Registration Statement. If obligated to file a Shelf
Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to:
(x)
file,
on or prior to 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which the Company
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 Company 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 Securities Act
(which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (the
“Shelf
Registration Statement”)),
relating to all Transfer Restricted Securities, and
(y)
cause
such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission
on
or prior to 90 days after the Filing Deadline for the Shelf Registration
Statement (such 90th day the “Effectiveness
Deadline”).
If,
after
the Company and the Guarantors have filed an Exchange Offer Registration
Statement that satisfies the requirements of Section 3(a) above, the Company
and
the Guarantors are required to file and make effective a Shelf Registration
Statement solely because the Exchange Offer is not permitted under applicable
federal law (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 Company and the Guarantors 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 Company and the
Guarantors shall use their respective commercially reasonable 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 Securities 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)(ii) hereof) following
the
Closing Date, or such shorter period as will terminate at such time there are
no
longer any Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding.
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(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 Transfer
Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this
Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the Company in writing,
within 10 business days after receipt of a request therefor, the information
specified in Item 507 or Item 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of the
Securities 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 in the required times. Each selling Holder agrees to promptly
furnish additional information required to be disclosed in order to make the
information previously furnished to the Company 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 immediately by a post-effective
amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure and that is
itself declared effective immediately after filing such post-effective amendment
to such Registration Statement (each such event referred to in clauses (i)
through (iv), a “Registration
Default”),
then
the Company and the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree to pay to
each
Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities affected thereby liquidated damages
in
an amount equal to $0.05 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 $0.05 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 $0.50 per week per $1,000 in principal
amount of Transfer Restricted Securities; provided
that the
Company and the Guarantors 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 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 Company
and the Guarantors to pay liquidated damages with respect to securities shall
survive until such time as such obligations with respect to such securities
shall have been satisfied in full.
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SECTION
6. REGISTRATION
PROCEDURES
(a) Exchange
Offer Registration Statement.
In
connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall (x)
comply with all applicable provisions of Section 6(c) below, (y) use their
respective commercially reasonable efforts to effect such exchange and to permit
the resale of Exchange Notes by Broker-Dealers that tendered in the Exchange
Offer Notes that such Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result
of
its market making activities or other trading activities (other than Notes
acquired directly from the Company 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 Company raises a substantial question
as to
whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable federal law, the Company
and the Guarantors hereby agree to seek a no-action letter or other favorable
decision from the Commission allowing the Company and the Guarantors to
Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Transfer Restricted Securities. The
Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to pursue the issuance of such a
decision to the Commission staff level. In connection with the foregoing, the
Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to take all such other reasonable
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 Company 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 Company, prior to the
Consummation of the Exchange Offer, a written representation to the Company
and
the Guarantors (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 Company, (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 Exchange Notes to be issued in the
Exchange Offer and (C) it is acquiring the Exchange 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 Exchange
Notes shall acknowledge and agree that, if the resales are of Exchange Notes
obtained by such Holder in exchange for Notes acquired directly from the Company
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 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 Securities
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 Company and
the
Guarantors shall provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating
that the Company and the Guarantors are 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 neither the Company nor
any of the Guarantors has entered into any arrangement or understanding with
any
Person to distribute the Exchange Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer
and
that, to the best of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ information and belief,
each Holder participating in the Exchange Offer is acquiring the Exchange Notes
in its ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding
with
any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange 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 Company and the Guarantors
shall (i) comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) below and use their
respective commercially reasonable 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 Company pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof), and
pursuant thereto the Company and the Guarantors will prepare and file with
the
Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any
appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form shall 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
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(ii) issue,
upon the request of any Holder or purchaser of Notes covered by any Shelf
Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, Exchange Notes having
an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Notes
sold
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and surrendered to the Company
for
cancellation; the Company shall register Exchange Notes on the Shelf
Registration Statement for this purpose and issue the Exchange 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 Company and the Guarantors shall:
(i) use
their
respective commercially reasonable 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 Company
and the Guarantors shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such
Registration Statement curing such defect, and, if Commission review is
required, use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
amendment to be declared effective as soon as practicable.
(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 Securities Act, and to comply fully with Rules 424, 430A
and 462, as applicable, under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply
with the provisions of the Securities 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 Holder promptly and, if requested by such Holder, 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 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 Securities 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 Company and the Guarantors shall use their
respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting
of such order at the earliest possible time;
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(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) if
requested in writing by an Initial Purchaser or a Holder, furnish to each
Holders 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 after the initial
filing of such Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to
the
review and comment of such Holders in connection with such sale, if any, for
a
period of at least five Business Days, and the Company 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 Holders shall reasonably object within five Business
Days after the receipt thereof. A Holder shall be deemed to have reasonably
objected to such filing if such Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus
or
supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or fails to comply with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act;
(vi) promptly
prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated by reference
into
a Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus, provide copies of such document
to
each Holder that made a request in writing described in (v) above in connection
with such exchange or sale, if any, make the Company’s and the Guarantors’
representatives available for discussion of such document and other customary
due diligence matters, and include such information in such document prior
to
the filing thereof as such Holders may reasonably request;
(vii) for
a
reasonable period of time prior to the filing of a Shelf Registration Statement,
make available, at reasonable times, for inspection by each Holder and any
attorney or accountant retained by such Holders, all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents of the Company and the Guarantors and
cause the Company’s and the Guarantors’ officers, directors and employees to
supply all information reasonably requested by any such Holder, attorney or
accountant in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior
to
its effectiveness;
(viii) if
requested by any Holders in connection with such exchange or sale, promptly
include in any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a
supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such
Holders 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 Company
is notified of the matters to be included in such Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment;
(ix) furnish
to each Holder in connection with such exchange or sale, without charge, at
least one copy of the Shelf 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 Holder without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus included in
the
Shelf Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and any
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; the
Company and the Guarantors hereby consent to the use (in accordance with law)
of
the Prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement 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
included in the Shelf Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement
thereto;
(xi) upon
the
reasonable request of any Holder, enter into such agreements (including
underwriting agreements) and make such representations and warranties and 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 Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement as may
be
reasonably requested by any Holder in connection with any sale or resale
pursuant to any applicable Shelf Registration Statement. In such connection,
the
Company and the Guarantors shall:
(A)
upon
the
reasonable request of any underwriter, furnish (or in the case of paragraphs
(2)
and (3), use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be furnished),
upon
the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement:
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(1)
a
certificate, dated such date, signed on behalf of the Company and each Guarantor
by (x) the President or any Vice President and (y) a principal financial or
accounting officer of the Company and such Guarantor, confirming, as of the
date
thereof, the matters set forth in Sections 10(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f)
of
the Purchase Agreement and such other similar matters as such Holders may
reasonably request;
(2)
an
opinion, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement
of
counsel for the Company and the Guarantors covering matters to the effect set
forth on Exhibit
B-1
and
Exhibit
B-2
to the
Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such Holder may reasonably request,
and in any event including a statement to the effect that such counsel has
participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the
Company and the Guarantors, representatives of the independent public
accountants for the Company and the Guarantors and have considered the matters
required to be stated therein and the statements contained therein, although
such counsel has not independently verified the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of such statements; and that such counsel advises that, on the basis
of
the foregoing (relying as to materiality to the extent such counsel deems
appropriate upon the statements of officers and other representatives of the
Company and the Guarantors) and without independent check or verification),
no
facts came to such counsel’s attention that caused such counsel to believe that
the applicable Shelf Registration Statement, at the time such Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto became effective contained
an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
or that the Prospectus contained in such Shelf Registration Statement as of
its
date contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Without limiting
the foregoing, such counsel may state further that such counsel assumes no
responsibility for, and has not independently verified, the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the financial statements, notes and schedules and
other financial data included in any Registration Statement contemplated by
this
Agreement or the related Prospectus; and
(3)
a
customary comfort letter, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement from the Company’s independent accountants, in the
customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort
letters to underwriters in connection with underwritten offerings, and affirming
the matters set forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section
10(k)
of the Purchase Agreement; and
(B)
deliver
such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the
selling Holders to evidence compliance with the matters covered in clause (A)
above and with any customary conditions contained in the any agreement entered
into by the Company and the Guarantors pursuant to this clause
(xi);
(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
neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall 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;
(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 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;
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(xiv) use
their
respective commercially reasonable 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 their respective commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and with regard to any
Shelf
Registration Statement for which an underwriter has been engaged, use their
commercially reasonable efforts to make generally available to its security
holders, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting
the
requirements of Rule 158 under the Securities Act (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 Securities Act);
(xvii) cause
the
Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of
the
first Registration Statement required by this Agreement 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 commercially
reasonable 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) unless
otherwise available through the Commission’s XXXXX System provide promptly to
each Holder, upon request, 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
Company 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
Company that the use of the 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 Company with more recently
dated Prospectuses or (ii) deliver to the Company (at the Company’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.
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SECTION
7. REGISTRATION
EXPENSES
(a) All
expenses incident to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ performance of or
compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company, 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
Exchange 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 Company, the Guarantors and in the case of a Shelf
Registration Statement, the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; (v)
all
application and filing fees in connection with listing the Exchange 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 Company and the Guarantors (including the
expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to
such performance).
The
Company will, in any event, bear its and the Guarantors’ 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 Company or the Guarantors.
(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 Company and the Guarantors will reimburse
the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities who
are
tendering Notes into in the Exchange Offer and/or selling or reselling Notes
or
Exchange 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 Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 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.
SECTION
8. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The
Company and the Guarantors agree, jointly and severally, 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 Securities 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 Company to any Holder or any prospective purchaser of Exchange
Notes or registered 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 Company by any of the Holders.
(b) Each
Holder of Transfer Restricted agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company and the Guarantors, and their respective directors
and officers, and each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company,
or the Guarantors to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company
and the Guarantors set forth in section (a) above, but only with reference
to
information relating to such Holder furnished in writing to the Company 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 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.
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(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 Company and Guarantors, 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 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 Company and the Guarantors, 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 Company and the Guarantors, 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 Company and the
Guarantors, 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 Company or such
Guarantors, 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
Company, the Guarantors 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 and (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 Securities 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
Company and the Guarantors agree with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer
Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the
Company or the Guarantors (i) are 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 Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer
Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) are subject to Section
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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
Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that any failure by the Company
and/or the Guarantors to comply with their respective obligations under Sections
3 and 4 hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial
Purchasers 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 Purchasers or any Holder may obtain
such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company’s and the
Guarantors’ obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof. The Company and the
Guarantors further agree to waive the defense in any action for specific
performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No
Inconsistent Agreements.
Neither
the Company nor any Guarantor will, 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. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor has previously
entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to
its
securities to any Person except for that certain registration rights agreement
dated as of December 5, 2005 among the Company, CSR Inc., XM Satellite Radio
Holdings Inc. and General Motors Canada Limited.
The
rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and
are
not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s and the
Guarantors’ 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
Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of all outstanding Transfer
Restricted Securities and (ii) in the case of all other provisions hereof,
the
Company 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 Company 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 Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial
Purchasers, 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
Company or the Guarantors:
Canadian
Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
Xxxxx
0000, X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, XXX Place
000
Xxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X00 0X0 Xxxxxx
Attn.:
Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
With
a
copy to:
Stikeman
Elliott LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
000
Xxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0 Xxxxxx
Attn.:
Xxx Xxxxxx
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
(iii) if
to the
Initial Purchasers:
Bear
Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
RBC
Capital Markets Corporation
c/o
Bear
Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn.:
Corporate Finance Department
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn.:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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.
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(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 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) Consent
to Jurisdiction.
Each
party irrevocably agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising
out
of or based upon this Addendum or the transactions contemplated hereby
(“Related
Proceedings”)
may be
instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in
the
City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located
in
the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York (collectively, the
“Specified
Courts”),
and
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings
instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a
“Related
Judgment”),
as to
which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit,
action or proceeding. The parties further agree that service of any process,
summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above
shall be effective service of process for any lawsuit, action or other
proceeding brought in any such court. The parties hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any lawsuit,
action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts, and hereby further
irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any
such court that any such lawsuit, action or other proceeding brought in any
such
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party not located in
the
United States hereby irrevocably appoints CT Corporation System of New York,
New
York, which currently maintains a New York City office at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, as its authorized agent (the
“Authorized
Agent”)
to
receive service of process or other legal summons for purposes of any such
action or proceeding that may be instituted in any state or federal court in
the
City and State of New York. The Company and the Guarantors agree that service
of
process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the
Company shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon
the
Company.
(j) Obligation
Currency.
The
obligation of the Company or the Guarantors in respect of any sum due to any
Initial Purchaser or Holder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency
other than U.S. dollars, not be discharged until the first business day,
following receipt by such Initial Purchaser or Holder, as the case may be,
of
any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, on which (and only to
the
extent that) such Initial Purchaser or the Holder, as the case may be, may
in
accordance with normal banking procedures purchase U.S. dollars with such other
currency; if the U.S. dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally
due
to such Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company and the Guarantors agree,
as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such
Initial Purchaser or Holder, as the case may be, against such loss. If the
U.S.
dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Initial
Purchaser hereunder, such Initial Purchaser agrees to pay to the Company an
amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally
due to such Initial Purchaser hereunder.
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(k) 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.
(l) 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.
(m) 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.
[Signature
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CANADIAN
SATELLITE RADIO HOLDINGS
INC.
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Accepted
and agreed to as of the
date
first above written:
BEAR,
XXXXXXX & CO. INC.
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title:
Senior Managing Director
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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