ZIONS BANCORPORATION
FIXED/FLOATING RATE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE OCTOBER 15, 2011
EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
October 25, 2001
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.,
Zions Investment Securities, Inc.,
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc.
As Representatives of the several Purchasers
named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement,
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Zions Bancorporation, a Utah corporation (the "Company"), proposes to
issue and sell to the Purchasers (as defined herein) upon the terms set forth in
the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) its Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated
Notes due October 15, 2011. As an inducement to the Purchasers to enter into the
Purchase Agreement and in satisfaction of a condition to the obligations of the
Purchasers thereunder, the Company agrees with the Purchasers for the benefit of
holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Registrable Securities (as
defined herein) as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
"BASE INTEREST" shall mean the interest that would otherwise accrue on the
Securities under the terms thereof and the Indenture, without giving effect
to the provisions of this Agreement.
The term "BROKER-DEALER" shall mean any broker or dealer registered with
the Commission under the Exchange Act.
"CLOSING DATE" shall mean the date on which the Securities are initially
issued.
"COMMISSION" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the
particular purpose.
"EFFECTIVE TIME," in the case of (i) an Exchange Registration, shall mean
the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Exchange
Registration Statement effective or as of which the Exchange Registration
Statement otherwise becomes effective and (ii) a Shelf Registration, shall
mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Shelf
Registration Statement effective or as of which the Shelf Registration
Statement otherwise becomes effective.
"ELECTING HOLDER" shall mean any holder of Registrable Securities that has
returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in
accordance with Section 3(d)(ii) or 3(d)(iii) hereof.
"EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any
successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
"EXCHANGE OFFER" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a)
hereof.
"EXCHANGE REGISTRATION" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
3(c) hereof.
"EXCHANGE REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning assigned thereto
in Section 2(a) hereof.
"EXCHANGE SECURITIES" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2(a) hereof.
The term "HOLDER" shall mean each of the Purchasers and other persons who
acquire Registrable Securities from time to time (including any successors or
assigns), in each case for so long as such person owns any Registrable
Securities.
"INDENTURE" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of October 25, 2001, between
the Company and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, National Association,
as Trustee, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
"NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE" means a Notice of Registration Statement and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto.
The term "PERSON" shall mean a corporation, association, partnership,
organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision
thereof or governmental agency.
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT" shall mean the Purchase Agreement, dated as of October
18, 2001, between the Purchasers and the Company relating to the Securities.
"PURCHASERS" shall mean the Purchasers named in Schedule I to the Purchase
Agreement.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean the Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
a Security shall cease to be a Registrable Security when (i) in the
circumstances contemplated by Section 2(a) hereof, the Security has been
exchanged for an Exchange Security in an Exchange Offer as contemplated in
Section 2(a) hereof PROVIDED that any Exchange Security that, pursuant to the
last two sentences of Section 2(a), is included in a prospectus for use in
connection with resales by broker-dealers shall be deemed to be a Registrable
Security with respect to Sections 5, 6 and 9 until resale of such Registrable
Security has been effected within the 180-day period referred to in Section
2(a); (ii) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(b) hereof, a Shelf
Registration Statement registering such Security under the
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Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective and such Security has
been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder thereof pursuant to and in a
manner contemplated by such effective Shelf Registration Statement; (iii)
such Security is sold pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any
legend borne by such Security relating to restrictions on transferability
thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company or
pursuant to the Indenture; (iv) such Security is eligible to be sold pursuant
to paragraph (k) of Rule 144; or (v) such Security shall cease to be
outstanding.
"REGISTRATION DEFAULT" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2(c) hereof.
"REGISTRATION EXPENSES" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
4 hereof.
"RESALE PERIOD" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a)
hereof.
"RESTRICTED HOLDER" shall mean (i) a holder that is an affiliate of the
Company within the meaning of Rule 405, (ii) a holder who acquires Exchange
Securities outside the ordinary course of such holder's business, (iii) a
holder who has arrangements or understandings with any person to participate
in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing Exchange Securities and
(iv) a holder that is a broker-dealer, but only with respect to Exchange
Securities received by such broker-dealer pursuant to an Exchange Offer in
exchange for Registrable Securities acquired by the broker-dealer directly
from the Company.
"RULE 144," "RULE 405" AND "RULE 415" shall mean, in each case, such rule
promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as the
same shall be amended from time to time.
"SECURITIES" shall mean, collectively, the Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated
Notes due October 15, 2011 of the Company to be issued and sold to the
Purchasers, and securities issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof
pursuant to the Indenture.
"SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, or any successor
thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
"SHELF REGISTRATION" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2(b) hereof.
"SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 2(b) hereof.
"SPECIAL INTEREST" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(c)
hereof.
"TRUST INDENTURE ACT" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, or any
successor thereto, and the rules, regulations and forms promulgated
thereunder, all as the same shall be amended from time to time.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a
"Section" or "clause" refers to a Section or clause, as the case may be, of this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, and the words "herein," "hereof" and
"hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or
other subdivision.
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2. REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2(b) below, the Company agrees to file
under the Securities Act, as soon as practicable, but no later than 60 days
after the Closing Date, a registration statement relating to an offer to
exchange (such registration statement, the "Exchange Registration Statement",
and such offer, the "Exchange Offer") any and all of the Securities for a like
aggregate principal amount of debt securities issued by the Company, which debt
securities are substantially identical to the Securities (and are entitled to
the benefits of a trust indenture which is substantially identical to the
Indenture or is the Indenture and which has been qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act), except that they have been registered pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act and do not contain provisions
for the additional interest contemplated in Section 2(c) below (such new debt
securities hereinafter called "Exchange Securities"). The Company agrees to use
its best efforts to cause the Exchange Registration Statement to become
effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable, but no later than 180
days after the Closing Date. The Exchange Offer will be registered under the
Securities Act on the appropriate form and will comply with all applicable
tender offer rules and regulations under the Exchange Act. The Company further
agrees to use its best efforts to commence and complete the Exchange Offer
promptly, but no later than 45 days after such registration statement has become
effective, hold the Exchange Offer open for at least 30 days and exchange
Exchange Securities for all Registrable Securities that have been properly
tendered and not withdrawn on or prior to the expiration of the Exchange Offer.
The Exchange Offer will be deemed to have been "completed" only if the debt
securities received by holders other than Restricted Holders in the Exchange
Offer for Registrable Securities are, upon receipt, transferable by each such
holder without restriction under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and
without material restrictions under the blue sky or securities laws of a
substantial majority of the States of the United States of America. The Exchange
Offer shall be deemed to have been completed upon the earlier to occur of (i)
the Company having exchanged the Exchange Securities for all outstanding
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer and (ii) the Company
having exchanged, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, Exchange Securities for all
Registrable Securities that have been properly tendered and not withdrawn before
the expiration of the Exchange Offer, which shall be on a date that is at least
30 days following the commencement of the Exchange Offer. The Company agrees (x)
to include in the Exchange Registration Statement a prospectus for use in any
resales by any holder of Exchange Securities that is a broker-dealer and (y) to
keep such Exchange Registration Statement effective for a period (the "Resale
Period") beginning when Exchange Securities are first issued in the Exchange
Offer and ending upon the earlier of the expiration of the 180th day after the
Exchange Offer has been completed or such time as such broker-dealers no longer
own any Registrable Securities. With respect to such Exchange Registration
Statement, such holders shall have the benefit of the rights of indemnification
and contribution set forth in Sections 6(a), (c), (d) and (e) hereof.
(b) If (i) on or prior to the time the Exchange Offer is completed existing
Commission interpretations are changed such that the debt securities received by
holders other than Restricted Holders in the Exchange Offer for Registrable
Securities are not or would not be, upon receipt, transferable by each such
holder without restriction under the Securities Act, (ii) the Exchange Offer has
not been completed within 225 days following the Closing Date or (iii) the
Exchange Offer is not available to any holder of the Securities, the Company
shall, in lieu of (or, in the case of clause (iii), in addition to) conducting
the Exchange Offer contemplated by Section 2(a), file under the Securities Act
as soon as practicable, but no later than the later of 30 days after the time
such obligation to file arises, a "shelf" registration
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statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or
delayed basis by the holders of, all of the Registrable Securities, pursuant to
Rule 415 or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission (such filing,
the "Shelf Registration" and such registration statement, the "Shelf
Registration Statement"). The Company agrees to use its best efforts (x) to
cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective no
later than 120 days after such Shelf Registration Statement is filed and to keep
such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for a period ending on
the earlier of the second anniversary of the Effective Time or such time as
there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that no holder shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the
Shelf Registration Statement or to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for
resales of Registrable Securities unless such holder is an Electing Holder, and
(y) after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement, promptly upon
the request of any holder of Registrable Securities that is not then an Electing
Holder, to take any action reasonably necessary to enable such holder to use the
prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities,
including, without limitation, any action necessary to identify such holder as a
selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that nothing in this Clause (y) shall relieve any such holder of the obligation
to return a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in
accordance with Section 3(d)(iii) hereof. The Company further agrees to
supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement, as and when
required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the
registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or
by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder for shelf
registration, and the Company agrees to furnish to each Electing Holder copies
of any such supplement or amendment prior to its being used or promptly
following its filing with the Commission.
(c) In the event that (i) the Company has not filed the Exchange
Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement on or before the date on
which such registration statement is required to be filed pursuant to Section
2(a) or 2(b), respectively, or (ii) such Exchange Registration Statement or
Shelf Registration Statement has not become effective or been declared effective
by the Commission on or before the date on which such registration statement is
required to become or be declared effective pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(b),
respectively, or (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been completed within 45 days
after the initial effective date of the Exchange Registration Statement relating
to the Exchange Offer (if the Exchange Offer is then required to be made) or
(iv) any Exchange Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement
required by Section 2(a) or 2(b) hereof is filed and declared effective but
shall thereafter either be withdrawn by the Company or shall become subject to
an effective stop order issued pursuant to Section 8(d) of the Securities Act
suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement (except as
specifically permitted herein) without being succeeded immediately by an
additional registration statement filed and declared effective (each such event
referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a "Registration Default" and each
period during which a Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, a
"Registration Default Period"), then, as liquidated damages for such
Registration Default, subject to the provisions of Section 9(b), special
interest ("Special Interest"), in addition to the Base Interest, shall accrue at
a per annum rate of 0.25% for the first 90 days of the Registration Default
Period, at a per annum rate of 0.50% for the second 90 days of the Registration
Default Period, at a per annum rate of 0.75% for the third 90 days of the
Registration Default Period and at a per annum rate of 1.0% thereafter for the
remaining portion of the Registration Default Period.
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(d) The Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to be
taken by such party to ensure that the transactions contemplated herein are
effected as so contemplated.
(e) Any reference herein to a registration statement as of any time
shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be
incorporated, therein by reference as of such time and any reference herein
to any post-effective amendment to a registration statement as of any time
shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be
incorporated, therein by reference as of such time.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
If the Company files a registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a)
or Section 2(b), the following provisions shall apply:
(a) At or before the Effective Time of the Exchange Offer or the Shelf
Registration, as the case may be, the Company shall qualify the Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
(b) In the event that such qualification would require the appointment of a
new trustee under the Indenture, the Company shall appoint a new trustee
thereunder pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
(c) In connection with the Company's obligations with respect to the
registration of Exchange Securities as contemplated by Section 2(a) (the
"Exchange Registration"), if applicable, the Company shall, as soon as
practicable (or as otherwise specified):
(i) prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as
practicable but no later than 60 days after the Closing Date, an
Exchange Registration Statement on any form which may be utilized
by the Company and which shall permit the Exchange Offer and
resales of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers during the Resale
Period to be effected as contemplated by Section 2(a), and use its
best efforts to cause such Exchange Registration Statement to
become effective as soon as practicable thereafter, but no later
than 180 days after the Closing Date;
(ii) as soon as practicable prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments and supplements to such Exchange
Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein as may
be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness of such
Exchange Registration Statement for the periods and purposes
contemplated in Section 2(a) hereof and as may be required by the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the
instructions applicable to the form of such Exchange Registration
Statement, and promptly provide each broker-dealer holding Exchange
Securities with such number of copies of the prospectus included
therein (as then amended or supplemented), in conformity in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and
the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, as such broker-dealer reasonably may request
prior to the expiration of the Resale Period, for use in connection
with resales of Exchange Securities;
(iii) promptly notify each broker-dealer that has requested or
received copies of the prospectus included in such registration
statement, and confirm such advice in writing, (A) when such
Exchange Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein
or any prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective
amendment
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has been filed, and, with respect to such Exchange Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become
effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by the blue
sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with
respect thereto or any request by the Commission for amendments or
supplements to such Exchange Registration Statement or prospectus
or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such
Exchange Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of
any proceedings for that purpose, (D) if at any time the
representations and warranties of the Company contemplated by
Section 5 cease to be true and correct in all material respects,
(E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect
to the suspension of the qualification of the Exchange Securities
for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of
any proceeding for such purpose, or (F) at any time during the
Resale Period when a prospectus is required to be delivered under
the Securities Act, that such Exchange Registration Statement,
prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective
amendment does not conform in all material respects to the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances then existing;
(iv) in the event that the Company would be required, pursuant
to Section 3(e)(iii)(F) above, to notify any broker-dealers holding
Exchange Securities, without delay prepare and furnish to each such
holder a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented
or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of such
Exchange Securities during the Resale Period, such prospectus shall
conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of
the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and shall not contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances
then existing;
(v) use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest
practicable date;
(vi) use its best efforts to (A) register or qualify the
Exchange Securities under the securities laws or blue sky laws of
such jurisdictions as are contemplated by Section 2(a) no later
than the commencement of the Exchange Offer, (B) keep such
registrations or qualifications in effect and comply with such laws
so as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and dealings
therein in such jurisdictions until the expiration of the Resale
Period and (C) take any and all other actions as may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to enable each broker-dealer holding
Exchange Securities to consummate the disposition thereof in such
jurisdictions; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not be
required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be
required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section
3(c)(vi), (2) consent to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its articles of
incorporation or by-laws or any agreement between it and its
shareholders;
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(vii) use its best efforts to obtain the consent or approval
of each governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or
local, which may be required to effect the Exchange Registration,
the Exchange Offer and the offering and sale of Exchange Securities
by broker-dealers during the Resale Period;
(viii) provide a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities, not
later than the applicable Effective Time; and
(ix) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as
soon as practicable but no later than eighteen months after the
effective date of such Exchange Registration Statement, an earning
statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying with
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of
the Company, Rule 158 thereunder).
(d) In connection with the Company's obligations with respect to the Shelf
Registration, if applicable, the Company shall, as soon as practicable (or as
otherwise specified):
(i) prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as
practicable but in any case within the time periods specified in
Section 2(b), a Shelf Registration Statement on any form which may
be utilized by the Company and which shall register all of the
Registrable Securities for resale by the holders thereof in
accordance with such method or methods of disposition as may be
specified by such of the holders as, from time to time, may be
Electing Holders and use its best efforts to cause such Shelf
Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable
but in any case within the time periods specified in Section 2(b);
(ii) not less than 30 calendar days prior to the Effective
Time of the Shelf Registration Statement, mail the Notice and
Questionnaire to the holders of Registrable Securities; no holder
shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the
Shelf Registration Statement as of the Effective Time, and no
holder shall be entitled to use the prospectus forming a part
thereof for resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless
such holder has returned a completed and signed Notice and
Questionnaire to the Company by the deadline for response set forth
therein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, holders of Registrable Securities shall
have at least 28 calendar days from the date on which the Notice
and Questionnaire is first mailed to such holders to return a
completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;
(iii) after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration
Statement, upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities
that is not then an Electing Holder, promptly send a Notice and
Questionnaire to such holder; PROVIDED that the Company shall not
be required to take any action to name such holder as a selling
securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to enable
such holder to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for
resales of Registrable Securities until such holder has returned a
completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;
(iv) as soon as practicable prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments and supplements to such Shelf
Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein as may
be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness of such Shelf
Registration Statement for the period specified in
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Section 2(b) hereof and as may be required by the applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission and the instructions applicable
to the form of such Shelf Registration Statement, and furnish to
the Electing Holders copies of any such supplement or amendment
simultaneously with or prior to its being used or filed with the
Commission;
(v) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the Electing Holders provided
for in such Shelf Registration Statement;
(vi) provide (A) the Electing Holders, (B) the underwriters
(which term, for purposes of this Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement, shall include a person deemed to be an underwriter
within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act), if
any, thereof, (C) any sales or placement agent therefor, (D)
counsel for any such underwriter or agent and (E) not more than one
counsel for all the Electing Holders the opportunity to participate
in the preparation of such Shelf Registration Statement, each
prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission and each
amendment or supplement thereto;
(vii) for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such
Shelf Registration Statement, and throughout the period specified
in Section 2(b), make available at reasonable times at the
Company's principal place of business or such other reasonable
place for inspection by the persons referred to in Section 3(d)(vi)
who shall certify to the Company that they have a current intention
to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration such financial and other information and books and
records of the Company, and cause the officers, employees, counsel
and independent certified public accountants of the Company to
respond to such inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary, in the
judgment of the respective counsel referred to in such Section, to
conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11
of the Securities Act; 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 Company 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 so to disclose such information
pursuant to a subpoena or order of any court or other governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the matter (subject to the
requirements of such order, and only after such person shall have
given the Company prompt prior written notice of such requirement),
or (C) such information is required to be set forth in such Shelf
Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or in an
amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or an amendment or
supplement to such prospectus in order that such Shelf Registration
Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement, as the case may be,
complies with applicable requirements of the federal securities
laws and the rules and regulations of the Commission and does not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances then existing;
(viii) promptly notify each of the Electing Holders, any sales
or placement agent therefor and any underwriter thereof (which
notification may be made through any
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managing underwriter that is a representative of such underwriter
for such purpose) and confirm such advice in writing, (A) when such
Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or
any prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment
has been filed, and, with respect to such Shelf Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become
effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by the blue
sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with
respect thereto or any request by the Commission for amendments or
supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or
for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission
of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf
Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any
proceedings for that purpose, (D) if at any time the
representations and warranties of the Company contemplated by
Section 3(d)(xvii) or Section 5 cease to be true and correct in all
material respects, (E) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of
the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, or
(F) if at any time when a prospectus is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act, that such Shelf Registration Statement,
prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective
amendment does not conform in all material respects to the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances then existing;
(ix) use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any
order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable
date;
(x) if requested by any managing underwriter or underwriters,
any placement or sales agent or any Electing Holder, promptly
incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as is required by the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and as such managing underwriter or
underwriters, such agent or such Electing Holder specifies should
be included therein relating to the terms of the sale of such
Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the
principal amount of Registrable Securities being sold by such
Electing Holder or agent or to any underwriters, the name and
description of such Electing Holder, agent or underwriter, the
offering price of such Registrable Securities and any discount,
commission or other compensation payable in respect thereof, the
purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriters and with
respect to any other terms of the offering of the Registrable
Securities to be sold by such Electing Holder or agent or to such
underwriters; and make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment promptly after notification
of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment;
(xi) furnish to each Electing Holder, each placement or sales
agent, if any, therefor, each underwriter, if any, thereof and the
respective counsel referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) an executed copy
(or, in the case of an Electing Holder, a conformed copy) of such
Shelf Registration Statement, each such amendment and supplement
thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto (in the case
of an Electing Holder
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of Registrable Securities, upon request) and documents incorporated
by reference therein) and such number of copies of such Shelf
Registration Statement (excluding exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein unless specifically so requested
by such Electing Holder, agent or underwriter, as the case may be)
and of the prospectus included in such Shelf Registration Statement
(including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus),
in conformity in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and such
other documents, as such Electing Holder, agent, if any, and
underwriter, if any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate
the offering and disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by
such Electing Holder, offered or sold by such agent or underwritten
by such underwriter and to permit such Electing Holder, agent and
underwriter to satisfy the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act; and the Company hereby consents to the use of such
prospectus (including such preliminary and summary prospectus) and
any amendment or supplement thereto by each such Electing Holder
and by any such agent and underwriter, in each case in the form
most recently provided to such person by the Company, in connection
with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by
the prospectus (including such preliminary and summary prospectus)
or any supplement or amendment thereto;
(xii) use its best efforts to (A) register or qualify the
Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration
Statement under such securities laws or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as any Electing Holder and each placement or sales
agent, if any, therefor and underwriter, if any, thereof shall
reasonably request, (B) keep such registrations or qualifications
in effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance
of offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions during
the period the Shelf Registration is required to remain effective
under Section 2(b) above and for so long as may be necessary to
enable any such Electing Holder, agent or underwriter to complete
its distribution of Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration
Statement and (C) take any and all other actions as may be
reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each such Electing
Holder, agent, if any, and underwriter, if any, to consummate the
disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not be required for any
such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any
jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for the requirements of this Section 3(d)(xii), (2) consent to
general service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) make any
changes to its articles of incorporation or by-laws or any
agreement between it and its shareholders;
(xiii) use its best efforts to obtain the consent or approval
of each governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or
local, which may be required to effect the Shelf Registration or
the offering or sale in connection therewith or to enable the
selling holder or holders to offer, or to consummate the
disposition of, the Registrable Securities;
(xiv) unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry
only form, cooperate with the Electing Holders and the managing
underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be
sold, which certificates, if so required by any securities exchange
upon which any Registrable Securities are listed, shall be penned,
lithographed or
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engraved, or produced by any combination of such methods, on steel
engraved borders, and which certificates shall not bear any
restrictive legends; and, in the case of an underwritten offering,
enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and
registered in such names as the managing underwriters may request
at least two business days prior to any sale of the Registrable
Securities;
(xv) provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities,
not later than the applicable Effective Time;
(xvi) enter into one or more underwriting agreements,
engagement letters, agency agreements, "best efforts" underwriting
agreements or similar agreements, as appropriate, including
customary provisions relating to indemnification and contribution,
and take such other actions in connection therewith as any Electing
Holders aggregating at least 20% in aggregate principal amount of
the Registrable Securities at the time outstanding shall request in
order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities;
(xvii) whether or not an agreement of the type referred to in
Section 3(d)(xvi) hereof is entered into and whether or not any
portion of the offering contemplated by the Shelf Registration is
an underwritten offering or is made through a placement or sales
agent or any other entity, (A) make such representations and
warranties to the Electing Holders and the placement or sales
agent, if any, therefor and the underwriters, if any, thereof in
form, substance and scope as are customarily made in connection
with an offering of debt securities pursuant to any appropriate
agreement or to a registration statement filed on the form
applicable to the Shelf Registration; (B) obtain an opinion of
counsel to the Company in customary form and covering such matters,
of the type customarily covered by such an opinion, as the managing
underwriters, if any, or as any Electing Holders of at least 20% in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities at the
time outstanding may reasonably request, addressed to such Electing
Holder or Electing Holders and the placement or sales agent, if
any, therefor and the underwriters, if any, thereof and dated the
effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement (and if such
Shelf Registration Statement contemplates an underwritten offering
of a part or all of the Registrable Securities, dated the date of
the closing under the underwriting agreement relating thereto) (it
being agreed that the matters to be covered by such opinion shall
include the due incorporation and good standing of the Company and
its subsidiaries; the qualification of the Company and its
subsidiaries to transact business as foreign corporations; the due
authorization, execution and delivery of the relevant agreement of
the type referred to in Section 3(d)(xvi) hereof; the due
authorization, execution, authentication and issuance, and the
validity and enforceability, of the Securities; the absence of
material legal or governmental proceedings involving the Company;
the absence of a breach by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
of, or a default under, material agreements binding upon the
Company or any of its subsidiaries; the absence of governmental
approvals required to be obtained in connection with the Shelf
Registration, the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities,
this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement or any agreement of
the type referred to in Section 3(d)(xvi) hereof, except such
approvals as may be required under state securities or blue sky
laws; the material compliance as to form of such Shelf Registration
Statement and any documents incorporated by reference therein and
of the Indenture with the requirements of the Securities Act and
the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, respectively; and, as of
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the date of the opinion and of the Shelf Registration Statement or
most recent post-effective amendment thereto, as the case may be,
the absence from such Shelf Registration Statement and the
prospectus included therein, as then amended or supplemented, and
from the documents incorporated by reference therein (in each case
other than the financial statements and other financial information
contained therein) of an untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading (in the case of such documents,
in the light of the circumstances existing at the time that such
documents were filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act));
(C) obtain a "cold comfort" letter or letters from the independent
certified public accountants of the Company addressed to the
selling Electing Holders, the placement or sales agent, if any,
therefor or the underwriters, if any, thereof, dated (i) the
effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) the
effective date of any prospectus supplement to the prospectus
included in such Shelf Registration Statement or post-effective
amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement which includes
unaudited or audited financial statements as of a date or for a
period subsequent to that of the latest such statements included in
such prospectus (and, if such Shelf Registration Statement
contemplates an underwritten offering pursuant to any prospectus
supplement to the prospectus included in such Shelf Registration
Statement or post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration
Statement which includes unaudited or audited financial statements
as of a date or for a period subsequent to that of the latest such
statements included in such prospectus, dated the date of the
closing under the underwriting agreement relating thereto), such
letter or letters to be in customary form and covering such matters
of the type customarily covered by letters of such type; (D)
deliver such documents and certificates, including officers'
certificates, as may be reasonably requested by any Electing
Holders of at least 20% in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Securities at the time outstanding or the placement or
sales agent, if any, therefor and the managing underwriters, if
any, thereof to evidence the accuracy of the representations and
warranties made pursuant to clause (A) above or those contained in
Section 5(a) hereof and the compliance with or satisfaction of any
agreements or conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or
other agreement entered into by the Company; and (E) undertake such
obligations relating to expense reimbursement, indemnification and
contribution as are provided in Section 6 hereof;
(xviii) notify in writing each holder of Registrable
Securities of any proposal by the Company to amend or waive any
provision of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
pursuant to Section 9(h) hereof and of any amendment or waiver
effected pursuant thereto, each of which notices shall contain the
text of the amendment or waiver proposed or effected, as the case
may be;
(xix) in the event that any broker-dealer registered under the
Exchange Act shall underwrite any Registrable Securities or
participate as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling
group or "assist in the distribution" (within the meaning of the
Conduct Rules (the "Conduct Rules) of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") or any successor thereto, as
amended from time to time) thereof, whether as a holder of such
Registrable Securities or as an underwriter, a placement or sales
agent or a broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise,
assist such broker-dealer in complying with the requirements of
such Conduct Rules, including by (A) if such Conduct Rules shall so
require, engaging a "qualified independent underwriter" (as defined
in such Conduct Rules) to participate in the
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preparation of the Shelf Registration Statement relating to such
Registrable Securities, to exercise usual standards of due
diligence in respect thereto and, if any portion of the offering
contemplated by such Shelf Registration Statement is an
underwritten offering or is made through a placement or sales
agent, to recommend the yield of such Registrable Securities, (B)
indemnifying any such qualified independent underwriter to the
extent of the indemnification of underwriters provided in Section 6
hereof (or to such other customary extent as may be requested by
such underwriter), and (C) providing such information to such
broker-dealer as may be required in order for such broker-dealer to
comply with the requirements of the Conduct Rules; and
(xx) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as
soon as practicable but in any event not later than eighteen months
after the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement, an
earning statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying
with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option
of the Company, Rule 158 thereunder).
(e) In the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to Section
3(d)(viii)(F) above, to notify the Electing Holders, the placement or sales
agent, if any, therefor and the managing underwriters, if any, thereof, the
Company shall without delay prepare and furnish to each of the Electing
Holders, to each placement or sales agent, if any, and to each such
underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus
supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of
Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall conform in all material
respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and
shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing. Each Electing Holder agrees that upon receipt of any notice from
the Company pursuant to Section 3(d)(viii)(F) hereof, such Electing Holder
shall forthwith discontinue the disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement applicable to such Registrable
Securities until such Electing Holder shall have received copies of such
amended or supplemented prospectus, and if so directed by the Company, such
Electing Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all
copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Electing Holder's
possession of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time
of receipt of such notice.
(f) In the event of a Shelf Registration, in addition to the information
required to be provided by each Electing Holder in its Notice Questionnaire,
the Company may require such Electing Holder to furnish to the Company such
additional information regarding such Electing Holder and such Electing
Holder's intended method of distribution of Registrable Securities as may be
required in order to comply with the Securities Act. Each such Electing
Holder agrees to notify the Company as promptly as practicable of any
inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished by such Electing
Holder to the Company or of the occurrence of any event in either case as a
result of which any prospectus relating to such Shelf Registration contains
or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact regarding such
Electing Holder or such Electing Holder's intended method of disposition of
such Registrable Securities or omits to state any material fact regarding
such Electing Holder or such Electing Holder's intended method of disposition
of such Registrable Securities required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading in light of the
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circumstances then existing, and promptly to furnish to the Company any
additional information required to correct and update any previously
furnished information or required so that such prospectus shall not contain,
with respect to such Electing Holder or the disposition of such Registrable
Securities, an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing.
(g) Until the expiration of two years after the Closing Date, the Company
will not, and will not permit any of its "affiliates" (as defined in Rule
144) to, resell any of the Securities that have been reacquired by any of
them except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act.
4. REGISTRATION EXPENSES.
The Company agrees to bear and to pay or cause to be paid promptly
all expenses incident to its performance of or compliance with this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, including (a) all Commission and any NASD
registration, filing and review fees and expenses including fees and
disbursements of counsel for the placement or sales agent or underwriters in
connection with such registration, filing and review, (b) all fees and expenses
in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale
under the State securities and blue sky laws referred to in Section 3(d)(xii)
hereof and determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of
such jurisdictions as any managing underwriters or the Electing Holders may
designate, including any fees and disbursements of counsel for the Electing
Holders or underwriters in connection with such qualification and determination,
(c) all expenses relating to the preparation, printing, production, distribution
and reproduction of each registration statement required to be filed hereunder,
each prospectus included therein or prepared for distribution pursuant hereto,
each amendment or supplement to the foregoing, the expenses of preparing the
Securities for delivery and the expenses of printing or producing any
underwriting agreements, agreements among underwriters, selling agreements and
blue sky or legal investment memoranda and all other documents in connection
with the offering, sale or delivery of Securities to be disposed of (including
certificates representing the Securities), (d) messenger, telephone and delivery
expenses relating to the offering, sale or delivery of Securities and the
preparation of documents referred in clause (c) above, (e) fees and expenses of
the Trustee under the Indenture and any agent of the Trustee and any counsel for
the Trustee and of any collateral agent or custodian, (f) internal expenses
(including all salaries and expenses of the Company's officers and employees
performing legal or accounting duties), (g) fees, disbursements and expenses of
counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company (including
the expenses of any opinions or "cold comfort" letters required by or incident
to such performance and compliance), (h) fees, disbursements and expenses of any
"qualified independent underwriter" engaged pursuant to Section 3(d)(xix)
hereof, (i) fees, disbursements and expenses of one counsel for the Electing
Holders retained in connection with a Shelf Registration, as selected by the
Electing Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Securities held by Electing Holders (which counsel shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company), (j) any fees charged by securities
rating services for rating the Securities, and (k) fees, expenses and
disbursements of any other persons, including special experts, retained by the
Company in connection with such registration (collectively, the "Registration
Expenses"). To the extent that any Registration Expenses are incurred, assumed
or paid by any holder of Registrable Securities or any placement or sales agent
therefor or underwriter thereof, the Company shall reimburse such person for the
full amount of the Registration Expenses so incurred, assumed or paid promptly
after receipt of a request therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders
of the Registrable Securities being registered shall
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pay all agency fees and commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions
attributable to the sale of such Registrable Securities and the fees and
disbursements of any counsel or other advisors or experts retained by such
holders (severally or jointly), other than the counsel and experts specifically
referred to above.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Purchaser
and each of the holders from time to time of Registrable Securities that:
(a) Each registration statement covering Registrable Securities and each
prospectus (including any preliminary or summary prospectus) contained
therein or furnished pursuant to Section 3(d) or Section 3(c) hereof and any
further amendments or supplements to any such registration statement or
prospectus, when it becomes effective or is filed with the Commission, as the
case may be, and, in the case of an underwritten offering of Registrable
Securities, at the time of the closing under the underwriting agreement
relating thereto, will conform in all material respects to the requirements
of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
and at all times subsequent to the Effective Time when a prospectus would be
required to be delivered under the Securities Act, other than from (i) such
time as a notice has been given to holders of Registrable Securities pursuant
to Section 3(d)(viii)(F) or Section 3(c)(iii)(F) hereof until (ii) such time
as the Company furnishes an amended or supplemented prospectus pursuant to
Section 3(e) or Section 3(c)(iv) hereof, each such registration statement,
and each prospectus (including any summary prospectus) contained therein or
furnished pursuant to Section 3(d) or Section 3(c) hereof, as then amended or
supplemented, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of
the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of
the circumstances then existing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this representation
and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company
by a holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use therein.
(b) Any documents incorporated by reference in any prospectus referred to
in Section 5(a) hereof, when they become or became effective or are or were
filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform or conformed in
all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents will contain or
contained an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this
representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing
to the Company by a holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use
therein.
(c) The compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by
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which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of
the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject,
nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the
articles of incorporation or the by-laws of the Company or any statute or any
order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
properties; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
by this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, except the registration
under the Securities Act of the Securities, qualification of the Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under State securities or
blue sky laws in connection with the offering and distribution of the
Securities.
(d) This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company will indemnify and hold
harmless each of the holders of Registrable Securities included in an
Exchange Registration Statement, each of the Electing Holders of Registrable
Securities included in a Shelf Registration Statement and each person who
participates as a placement or sales agent or as an underwriter in any
offering or sale of such Registrable Securities against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such holder, agent or
underwriter may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Exchange Registration Statement
or Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, under which such
Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act, or any
preliminary, final or summary prospectus contained therein or furnished by
the Company to any such holder, Electing Holder, agent or underwriter, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and will reimburse such holder, such Electing Holder, such agent and such
underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such
expenses are incurred; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not be
liable to any such person in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such
registration statement, or preliminary, final or summary prospectus, or
amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by such person expressly for use
therein.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE HOLDERS AND ANY AGENTS AND UNDERWRITERS. The
Company may require, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities
in any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof and to
entering into any underwriting agreement with respect thereto, that the
Company shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from
the Electing Holder of such Registrable Securities and from each underwriter
named in any such underwriting agreement, severally and not jointly, to (i)
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all other holders of Registrable
Securities, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the
Company or such other
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holders of Registrable Securities may become subject, under the Securities
Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such
registration statement, or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus
contained therein or furnished by the Company to any such Electing Holder,
agent or underwriter, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of
or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to
the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by such Electing Holder or
underwriter expressly for use therein, and (ii) reimburse the Company for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are
incurred; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such Electing Holder shall be required
to undertake liability to any person under this Section 6(b) for any amounts
in excess of the dollar amount of the proceeds to be received by such
Electing Holder from the sale of such Electing Holder's Registrable
Securities pursuant to such registration.
(c) NOTICES OF CLAIMS, ETC. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party
under subsection (a) or (b) above of written notice of the commencement of
any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against an indemnifying party pursuant to the indemnification
provisions of or contemplated by this Section 6, notify such indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement of such action; but the omission so to
notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which
it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under the indemnification
provisions of or contemplated by Section 6(a) or 6(b) hereof. In case any
such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall
notify an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, such indemnifying
party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it
shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified
party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense thereof, such indemnifying party shall not be liable to such
indemnified party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other
expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of
the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action
or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential
party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment
(i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such action or claim 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 any indemnified party.
(d) CONTRIBUTION. If for any reason the indemnification provisions
contemplated by Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) are unavailable to or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to
therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party in connection with the statements or
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omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified
party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such
indemnifying party or by such indemnified party, and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would
not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 6(d) were
determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders or any agents or
underwriters or all of them 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 this Section 6(d). The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages,
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above shall be
deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by
such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such
action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d), no
holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by
which the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such holder from the sale
of any Registrable Securities (after deducting any fees, discounts and
commissions applicable thereto) exceeds 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, and no underwriter shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Registrable Securities underwritten by it and distributed
to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages
which such underwriter 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' and any
underwriters' obligations in this Section 6(d) to contribute shall be several
in proportion to the principal amount of Registrable Securities registered or
underwritten, as the case may be, by them and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall
extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer, director and
partner of each holder, agent and underwriter and each person, if any, who
controls any holder, agent or underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act; and the obligations of the holders and any agents or
underwriters contemplated by this Section 6 shall be in addition to any
liability which the respective holder, agent or underwriter may otherwise
have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer
and director of the Company (including any person who, with his consent, is
named in any registration statement as about to become a director of the
Company) and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of the Securities Act.
7. UNDERWRITTEN OFFERINGS.
(a) SELECTION OF UNDERWRITERS. If any of the Registrable Securities covered
by the Shelf Registration are to be sold pursuant to an underwritten
offering, the managing underwriter or underwriters thereof shall be
designated by Electing Holders holding at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Registrable Securities to be included in such
offering, provided that such designated managing underwriter or underwriters
is or are reasonably acceptable to the Company.
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(b) PARTICIPATION BY HOLDERS. Each holder of Registrable Securities hereby
agrees with each other such holder that no such holder may participate in any
underwritten offering hereunder unless such holder (i) agrees to sell such
holder's Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such
arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably
required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
8. RULE 144.
The Company covenants to the holders of Registrable Securities that
to the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, it shall
timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or
the Securities Act (including the reports under Section 13 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144 adopted by the
Commission under the Securities Act) and the rules and regulations adopted by
the Commission thereunder, and shall take such further action as any holder of
Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption
provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended
from time to time, or any similar or successor rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission. Upon the request of any holder of Registrable
Securities in connection with that holder's sale pursuant to Rule 144, the
Company shall deliver to such holder a written statement as to whether it has
complied with such requirements.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. The Company represents, warrants, covenants
and agrees that it has not granted, and shall not grant, registration rights
with respect to Registrable Securities or any other securities which would be
inconsistent with the terms contained in this Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement.
(b) SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The parties hereto acknowledge that there would
be no adequate remedy at law if the Company fails to perform any of its
obligations hereunder and that the Purchasers and the holders from time to
time of the Registrable Securities may be irreparably harmed by any such
failure, and accordingly agree that the Purchasers and such holders, in
addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in
equity, shall be entitled to compel specific performance of the obligations
of the Company under this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement, in any court of the United States or any State thereof
having jurisdiction.
(c) NOTICES. All notices, requests, claims, demands, waivers and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when delivered by hand, if delivered personally or by courier, or
three days after being deposited in the mail (registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested) as follows: If to the Company, to
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000, and if to a holder,
to the address of such holder set forth in the security register or other
records of the Company, or to such other address as the Company or any such
holder may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith,
except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon
receipt.
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(d) PARTIES IN INTEREST. All the terms and provisions of this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the
benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and the holders
from time to time of the Registrable Securities and the respective successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and such holders. In the event that any
transferee of any holder of Registrable Securities shall acquire Registrable
Securities, in any manner, whether by gift, bequest, purchase, operation of
law or otherwise, such transferee shall, without any further writing or
action of any kind, be deemed a beneficiary hereof for all purposes and such
Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, and by taking and holding such
Registrable Securities such transferee shall be entitled to receive the
benefits of, and be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by all of
the applicable terms and provisions of this Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement. If the Company shall so request, any such successor, assign or
transferee shall agree in writing to acquire and hold the Registrable
Securities subject to all of the applicable terms hereof.
(e) SURVIVAL. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations,
warranties and each other provision set forth in this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement or made pursuant hereto shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation (or statement as to the
results thereof) made by or on behalf of any holder of Registrable
Securities, any director, officer or partner of such holder, any agent or
underwriter or any director, officer or partner thereof, or any controlling
person of any of the foregoing, and shall survive delivery of and payment for
the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the
transfer and registration of Registrable Securities by such holder and the
consummation of an Exchange Offer.
(f) GOVERNING LAW. THIS EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
(g) HEADINGS. The descriptive headings of the several Sections and
paragraphs of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement are inserted
for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.
(h) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement and the other writings referred to herein (including the Indenture
and the form of Securities) or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part
hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its
subject matter. This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement supersedes
all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to
its subject matter. This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement may be
amended and the observance of any term of this Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance
and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument duly
executed by the Company and the holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Registrable Securities at the time outstanding. Each
holder of any Registrable Securities at the time or thereafter outstanding
shall be bound by any amendment or waiver effected pursuant to this Section
9(h), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment
or waiver appears on such Registrable Securities or is delivered to such
holder.
(i) INSPECTION. For so long as this Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement shall be in effect, this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
and a complete list of the names and addresses of all the holders of
Registrable Securities shall be made available for
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inspection and copying on any business day by any holder of Registrable
Securities for proper purposes only (which shall include any purpose related
to the rights of the holders of Registrable Securities under the Securities,
the Indenture and this Agreement) at the offices of the Company at the
address thereof set forth in Section 9(c) above and at the office of the
Trustee under the Indenture.
(j) COUNTERPARTS. This agreement may be executed by the parties in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us six counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you,
on behalf of each of the Purchasers, this letter and such acceptance hereof
shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Purchasers and the
Company.
Very truly yours,
Zions Bancorporation
By: /s/ W. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: W. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
and Interim Chief Financial
Officer
Accepted as of the date hereof:
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
Zions Investment Securities, Inc.
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
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(Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.)
On behalf of each of the Purchasers
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EXHIBIT A
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
INSTRUCTION TO DTC PARTICIPANTS
(DATE OF MAILING)
URGENT - IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUESTED
DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE: [DATE]*
The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") has identified you as a DTC Participant
through which beneficial interests in the Zions Bancorporation (the "Company")
Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due October 15, 2011 (the "Securities")
are held.
The Company is in the process of registering the Securities under the Securities
Act of 1933 for resale by the beneficial owners thereof. In order to have their
Securities included in the registration statement, beneficial owners must
complete and return the enclosed Notice of Registration Statement and Selling
Securityholder Questionnaire.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THE SECURITIES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE
ENCLOSED MATERIALS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE as their rights to have the Securities
included in the registration statement depend upon their returning the Notice
and Questionnaire by [Deadline For Response]. Please forward a copy of the
enclosed documents to each beneficial owner that holds interests in the
Securities through you. If you require more copies of the enclosed materials or
have any questions pertaining to this matter, please contact Zions
Bancorporation, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000, (801)
524-4787.
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*Not less than 28 calendar days from date of mailing.
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ZIONS BANCORPORATION
Notice of Registration Statement
and
SELLING SECURITYHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE
(Date)
Reference is hereby made to the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (the
"Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement") between Zions Bancorporation (the
"Company") and the Purchasers named therein. Pursuant to the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement
on Form ___ (the "Shelf Registration Statement") for the registration and resale
under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
of the Company's Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due October 15, 2011
(the "Securities"). A copy of the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement is
attached hereto. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.
Each beneficial owner of Registrable Securities (as defined below) is entitled
to have the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it included in the
Shelf Registration Statement. In order to have Registrable Securities included
in the Shelf Registration Statement, this Notice of Registration Statement and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire ("Notice and Questionnaire") must be
completed, executed and delivered to the Company's counsel at the address set
forth herein for receipt ON OR BEFORE [Deadline for Response]. Beneficial owners
of Registrable Securities who do not complete, execute and return this Notice
and Questionnaire by such date (i) will not be named as selling securityholders
in the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) may not use the Prospectus forming
a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in
the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. Accordingly, holders
and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own
securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being
named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus.
The term "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" is defined in the Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement.
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ELECTION
The undersigned holder (the "Selling Securityholder") of Registrable Securities
hereby elects to include in the Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable
Securities beneficially owned by it and listed below in Item (3). The
undersigned, by signing and returning this Notice and Questionnaire, agrees to
be bound with respect to such Registrable Securities by the terms and conditions
of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 6 of the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, as if the undersigned Selling Securityholder were
an original party thereto.
Upon any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement, the Selling Securityholder will be required to deliver to the Company
and the Trustee the Notice of Transfer set forth in Appendix A to the Prospectus
and as Exhibit B to the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.
The Selling Securityholder hereby provides the following information to the
Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate and
complete:
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QUESTIONNAIRE
(1) (a) Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder:
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(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as in (a) above)
of Registrable Securities Listed in Item (3) below:
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(c) Full Legal Name of DTC Participant (if applicable and if not the
same as (b) above) Through Which Registrable Securities Listed in
Item (3) below are Held:
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(2) Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
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Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact Person:
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(3) Beneficial Ownership of Securities:
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW IN THIS ITEM (3), THE UNDERSIGNED DOES NOT
BENEFICIALLY OWN ANY SECURITIES.
(a) Principal amount of Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
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CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities:
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(b) Principal amount of Securities other than Registrable Securities
beneficially owned:
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CUSIP No(s). of such other Securities:
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(c) Principal amount of Registrable Securities which the undersigned
wishes to be included in the Shelf Registration
Statement:
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CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities to be included in the Shelf
Registration Statement:
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(4) Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company:
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW IN THIS ITEM (4), THE UNDERSIGNED SELLING
SECURITYHOLDER IS NOT THE BENEFICIAL OR REGISTERED OWNER OF ANY
OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY, OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES LISTED
ABOVE IN ITEM (3).
State any exceptions here:
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(5) Relationships with the Company:
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW, NEITHER THE SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOR ANY
OF ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL EQUITY HOLDERS
(5% OR MORE) HAS HELD ANY POSITION OR OFFICE OR HAS HAD ANY OTHER
MATERIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY (OR ITS RESPECTIVE
PREDECESSORS OR AFFILIATES) DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS.
State any exceptions here:
(6) Plan of Distribution:
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW, THE UNDERSIGNED SELLING SECURITYHOLDER
INTENDS TO DISTRIBUTE THE REGISTRABLE SECURITIES LISTED ABOVE IN ITEM
(3) ONLY AS FOLLOWS (IF AT ALL): SUCH REGISTRABLE SECURITIES MAY BE
SOLD FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECTLY BY THE UNDERSIGNED SELLING
SECURITYHOLDER OR, ALTERNATIVELY, THROUGH UNDERWRITERS, BROKER-DEALERS
OR AGENTS. SUCH REGISTRABLE SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD IN ONE OR MORE
TRANSACTIONS AT FIXED PRICES, AT PREVAILING MARKET PRICES AT THE TIME
OF SALE, AT VARYING PRICES DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF SALE, OR AT
NEGOTIATED PRICES. SUCH SALES MAY BE EFFECTED IN TRANSACTIONS (WHICH
MAY INVOLVE CROSSES OR BLOCK TRANSACTIONS) (I) ON ANY NATIONAL
SECURITIES EXCHANGE OR QUOTATION SERVICE ON WHICH THE REGISTERED
SECURITIES MAY BE LISTED OR QUOTED AT THE TIME OF SALE, (II) IN THE
OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET, (III) IN TRANSACTIONS OTHERWISE THAN ON SUCH
EXCHANGES OR SERVICES OR IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET, OR (IV)
THROUGH THE WRITING OF OPTIONS. IN CONNECTION WITH SALES OF THE
REGISTRABLE SECURITIES OR OTHERWISE, THE SELLING SECURITYHOLDER MAY
ENTER INTO HEDGING TRANSACTIONS WITH BROKER-DEALERS, WHICH MAY IN TURN
ENGAGE IN SHORT SALES OF THE REGISTRABLE SECURITIES IN THE COURSE OF
HEDGING THE POSITIONS THEY ASSUME. THE SELLING SECURITYHOLDER MAY ALSO
SELL REGISTRABLE SECURITIES SHORT AND DELIVER REGISTRABLE SECURITIES TO
CLOSE OUT SUCH SHORT POSITIONS, OR LOAN OR PLEDGE REGISTRABLE
SECURITIES TO BROKER-DEALERS THAT IN TURN MAY SELL SUCH SECURITIES.
State any exceptions here:
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder acknowledges that it understands
its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly
Regulation M.
In the event that the Selling Securityholder transfers all or any portion of the
Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) above after the date on which such
information is provided to the Company, the Selling Securityholder agrees to
notify the transferee(s) at the time of the transfer of its rights and
obligations under this Notice and Questionnaire and the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement.
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder consents to the disclosure of the
information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (6) above and
the inclusion of such information in the Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus. The Selling Securityholder understands that such information
will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation of the
Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
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In accordance with the Selling Securityholder's obligation under Section 3(d) of
the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement to provide such information as
may be required by law for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, the
Selling Securityholder agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies
or changes in the information provided herein which may occur subsequent to the
date hereof at any time while the Shelf Registration Statement remains in
effect. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand-delivery, first-class mail,
or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery as follows:
(i) To the Company:
Zions Bancorporation
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: W. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
(ii) With a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & XxXxxxxxxx,
a Professional Corporation
Gateway Tower East, Suite 900
00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Once this Notice and Questionnaire is executed by the Selling Securityholder and
received by the Company's counsel, the terms of this Notice and Questionnaire,
and the representations and warranties contained herein, shall be binding on,
shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective
successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the Company and the
Selling Securityholder (with respect to the Registrable Securities beneficially
owned by such Selling Securityholder and listed in Item (3) above. This
Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New
York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this
Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its
duly authorized agent.
Dated:
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Selling Securityholder
(Print/type full legal name of beneficial owner of Registrable
Securities)
By:
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Name:
Title:
PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RECEIPT ON
OR BEFORE [DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE] TO THE COMPANY'S COUNSEL AT:
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & XxXxxxxxxx,
a Professional Corporation
Gateway Tower East, Suite 900
00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, N.A.
Zions Bancorporation
c/o Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company,
National Association
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Trust Officer
Re: Zions Bancorporation (the "Company")
Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due October 15, 2011
Dear Sirs:
Please be advised that ___________________ has transferred $____________________
aggregate principal amount of the above-referenced Notes pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement on Form _______ (File No.333-______) filed by
the Company.
We hereby certify that the prospectus delivery requirements, if any, of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, have been satisfied and that the above-named
beneficial owner of the Notes is named as a "Selling Holder" in the Prospectus
dated [date] or in supplements thereto, and that the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes transferred are the Notes listed in such Prospectus opposite such
owner's name.
Dated:
Very truly yours,
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(Name)
By:
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(Authorized Signature)
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