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EXHIBIT 4.20
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of September 25, 1997
(this "Agreement"), by and between UTI ENERGY CORP, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and REMY INVESTORS AND CONSULTANTS, INC., a California corporation
("Remy Investors").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company intends to file a Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") to register up to 2,580,842 shares (the "Shares") of the
Company's common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement
to register the Shares, the Company intends to initiate an underwritten public
offering (the "Offering") of the Shares; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company and
Remy Investors have agreed to allow Remy Investors to include up to 165,000
shares of Common Stock in the Offering;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION IN REGISTRATION.
(a) In addition to the Shares, the Company agrees,
subject to the provisions hereof, to include up to 165,000 shares of Common
Stock underlying warrants owned by Remy Investors (the "Additional Shares") in
the Registration Statement (the filing of the Registration Statement to
register the Shares and the Additional Shares referred to as the
"Registration").
(b) The Additional Shares included for sale in the
Offering shall be on the same terms and conditions as the Shares to be
registered and sold through underwriters pursuant to the Registration
Statement; provided, however, that as a condition to the inclusion of the
Additional Shares, Remy Investors shall execute an underwriting agreement
acceptable to the Company and the underwriters and, if requested, a custody
agreement having such customary terms as the underwriters shall request,
including indemnification, and if the managing underwriter determines and
advises the Company and Remy Investors in writing that the inclusion in the
Offering of all of the Additional Shares and any other shares of Common Stock
sought to be registered by any other stockholder of the Company exercising
rights comparable to those of Remy Investors under this Agreement (the "Other
Common Stock") would, in
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its reasonable and good faith judgment, interfere with the successful marketing
of the Shares to be registered for sale in the Offering by the Company, then
the number of Additional Shares and shares of Other Common Stock requested to
be included in the Offering shall be reduced pro rata among Remy Investors and
the holders of Other Common Stock requesting inclusion in the Offering and may,
in the determination of such managing underwriter, be reduced to zero.
(c) At any time prior to the filing of the Registration
Statement, the Company may terminate this Agreement if the Company determines
that it is not in the interests of the Company to pursue the Offering at such
time. Nothing contained in this Agreement, however, shall limit the Company's
right to cancel, terminate, postpone or withdraw the Registration for any
reason.
SECTION 2. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. In connection with the
Registration, the Company will pay all (i) printing expenses, (ii) fees and
expenses of counsel for the Company and (iii) fees and expenses of accountants
for the Company. Remy Investors will pay (i) all fees and expenses of its
counsel, (ii) all underwriting fees and discounts and brokerage and selling
commissions and (iii) its pro rata registration and filing fees and any fees
and expenses of underwriters' counsel relating to the registration, offering
and sale of the Additional Shares.
SECTION 3. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In the event of the Registration of the Additional
Shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless
Remy Investors and any other person, if any, who controls Remy Investors within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, joint or several, to which Remy Investors or such controlling
person may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities or actions in respect thereof arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained, on the effective date thereof, in the Registration
Statement, the final prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, including all documents incorporated by reference therein, 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 Remy Investors and each such
controlling person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by
them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be
liable 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 the Registration Statement,
such final prospectus or such amendment or supplement, including all documents
incorporated by reference therein, in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of Remy Investors or any
controlling person of Remy Investors specifically for use in the preparation
thereof.
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(b) In the event of the Registration of the Additional
Shares pursuant to this Agreement, Remy Investors will indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, each officer of the Company who
signs the Registration Statement, each director of the Company and each
underwriter and each person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any and all such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or actions which the Company or such officer, director, underwriter
or controlling person may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, and
will reimburse the Company, each such officer, director, underwriter and
controlling person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by
such party in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action, if (a) such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action in respect thereof arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration
Statement or any such prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, or arises out of or is 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 (b) any such statement or
omission of a material fact was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of Remy Investors
specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration
Statement or prospectus. Remy Investors also agrees to indemnify each such
underwriter and each person who controls any such underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act as may reasonably and customarily be
requested by the underwriters in connection with the Offering.
(c) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified person of
notice of any claim or commencement of any action in respect of which indemnity
is to be sought against an indemnifying person pursuant to this Agreement, such
indemnified person shall notify the indemnifying person in writing of such
claim or of the commencement of such action, and, subject to provisions
hereinafter stated, in case any such action shall be brought against an
indemnified person and such indemnifying person shall have been notified of the
same, such indemnifying person shall be entitled to participate therein, and,
to the extent it shall wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified person, and after notice from the
indemnifying person to such indemnified person of its election to assume the
defense thereof, such indemnifying person shall not be liable to such
indemnified person in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however,
if there exists or will exist a conflict of interest which would make it
inappropriate in the reasonable judgment of the indemnified person for the same
counsel to represent both the indemnified person and such indemnifying person
then such indemnified person shall be entitled to retain its own counsel at the
expense of such indemnifying person; provided further, however, the
indemnifying person shall not be required to pay for more than one separate
counsel for all of the indemnified persons in addition to any local counsel.
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SECTION 4. TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights granted
to Remy Investors under this Agreement may not be assigned or transferred by
Remy Investors to any other person.
SECTION 5. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. This Agreement
may be amended with the consent of the Company and the Company may take any
action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be
performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to
such amendment, modification, action or omission to act, of Remy Investors.
SECTION 6. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and, with
respect to the Company, its respective successors and assigns.
SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard
to the conflicts or choice of law rules of the State of Texas.
SECTION 8. NOTICES. Any notice, request, instruction or other
document to be given hereunder by any party hereto to any other party shall be
in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile (with receipt confirmed) or
by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid:
(a) If to the Company, to:
UTI Energy Corp
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000X
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Drum
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Confirm: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Fulbright & Xxxxxxxx L.L.P.
0000 XxXxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Confirm: (000) 000-0000
(b) If to Remy Investors, to:
Remy Investors and Consultants, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Confirm: (000) 000-0000
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Any notice which is delivered personally in the manner
provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the party to whom it
is directed upon actual receipt by such party (or its agent for notices
hereunder). Any notice which is addressed and mailed in the manner herein
provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given to the party to
which it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on
the third day after the day it is so placed in the mail. Any notice which is
sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been duly given to the party to which
it is addressed upon telephonic confirmation of the same as provided herein. A
copy of any notices delivered by facsimile shall promptly be mailed in the
manner herein provided to the party to which such notice was given.
SECTION 9. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in
separate counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all
of which shall be considered one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above written.
UTI ENERGY CORP
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Drum
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Xxxxxx X. Drum
President
REMY INVESTORS AND CONSULTANTS, INC.
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
President
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