EXHIBIT 4.9
EXECUTION COPY
RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.
9.25% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2010
9.50% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2013
UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED AS TO THE
PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM,
IF ANY, AND INTEREST BY
THE GUARANTORS NAMED IN SCHEDULE I HERETO
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EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
July 1, 2003
Banc of America Securities LLC
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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collectively, as Representatives of the several
Purchasers named in Schedule I of the Purchase Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reliant Resources, Inc., a Delaware 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) $550,000,000 principal
amount of its 9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (the "2010 Notes") and
$550,000,000 principal amount of its 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2013 (the
"2013 Notes"), which are unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors named in
Schedule I hereto. 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:
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1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings:
"2010 Indenture" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2003,
among the Company, the Guarantors and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee,
as the same shall be amended from time to time, governing the 2010 Notes.
"2010 Trustee" shall mean the trustee under the 2010 Indenture and the
trustee (if any) under any indenture governing the Exchange Securities.
"2013 Indenture" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2003,
among the Company, the Guarantors and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee,
as the same shall be amended from time to time, governing the 2013 Notes.
"2013 Trustee" shall mean the trustee under the 2013 Indenture and the
trustee (if any) under any indenture governing the Exchange Securities.
"Base Interest" shall mean the interest that would otherwise accrue on
the Securities under the terms thereof and the applicable 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.
"Guarantors" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Indentures.
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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.
"Indentures" shall mean the 2010 Indenture and the 2013 Indenture.
"Notice and Questionnaire" means a Notice of Registration Statement and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1 hereto, in the case of the 2010 Notes, and Exhibit A-2 hereto, in the
case of the 2013 Notes.
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
June 26, 2003, among the Purchasers, the Guarantors 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, 7 and 10 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 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 applicable
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.
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"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 2010 Notes and the 2013
Notes of the Company to be issued and sold to the Purchasers, and
securities issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof pursuant to the
applicable Indenture. Each Security is entitled to the benefit of the
guarantees provided for in the applicable Indenture (the "Guarantees") and,
unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a
"Security," an "Exchange Security" or a "Registrable Security" shall
include a reference to the related Guarantees.
"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.
"Trustees" shall mean the 2010 Trustee and the 2013 Trustee.
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.
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 180
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 and guaranteed by the Guarantors, which debt securities and
guarantees are substantially identical to the Securities and the related
Guarantee, respectively (and are entitled to the benefits of a trust
indenture which is substantially identical to the 2010 Indenture or the 2013
Indenture, as applicable, or is the 2010 Indenture or the 2013 Indenture, as
applicable, and which has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act),
except that such new debt securities 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 all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Exchange Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act
as soon as practicable, but no later than 270 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 all
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commercially reasonable efforts to commence and complete the Exchange Offer
promptly, but no later than 30 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 and related guarantees 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 7(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 or the related guarantees 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 300 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 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 all commercially
reasonable efforts (x) to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become
or be declared effective no later than 90 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
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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 300 days after Closing Date (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 9(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 10(b), special
interest ("Special Interest"), in addition to the Base Interest, shall
accrue at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period immediately
following the Registration Default Period. Such Special Interest shall
increase at a rate of 0.25% per annum for every subsequent 90-day period
until the Exchange Offer is completed or the Shelf Registration Statement is
declared effective, up to a maximum amount of 1.00% per annum.
(d) The Company shall take, and shall cause the Guarantors to take, all
actions necessary or advisable to be taken by it to ensure that the
transactions contemplated herein are effected as so contemplated, including
all actions necessary or desirable to register the Guarantees under the
registration statement contemplated in Section 2(a) or 2(b) hereof, as
applicable.
(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 Indentures
under the Trust Indenture Act.
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(b) In the event that such qualification would require the appointment
of a new trustee under either of the Indentures, the Company shall appoint a
new trustee thereunder pursuant to the applicable provisions of such
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 180 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 all commercially
reasonable 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 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 Company is not in compliance with the covenants
contemplated by Section 6 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
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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 all commercially reasonable 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 all commercially reasonable 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 none of the Company or the Guarantors shall be required
for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a
dealer 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, (3)
subject itself to taxation as a result of such registrations or
qualifications or (4) make any changes to its certificate of
incorporation or by-laws or any agreement between it and its
stockholders;
(vii) use all commercially reasonable 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;
(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):
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(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 all
commercially reasonable 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 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;
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(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 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) cease to be true and correct
in all material respects or the Company is not in compliance with the
covenants contemplated by Section 6 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
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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 all commercially reasonable 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 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;
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(xii) use all commercially reasonable 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
none of the Company or the Guarantors shall 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, (3) subject itself to taxation as
a result of such registrations or qualifications or (4) make any
changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any agreement
between it and its stockholders;
(xiii) use all commercially reasonable 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, their 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
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 reasonably 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
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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) use its
best efforts to 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 subsidiary of the
Company; 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 Indentures 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 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)
use its best efforts to 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
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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 6(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
or the Guarantors; and (E) undertake such obligations relating to
expense reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as are provided
in Section 7 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 10(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
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 7 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
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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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇'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 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 the Company's 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 reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Electing Holders or underwriters in connection with such qualification and
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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 Trustees under the Indentures, any agent of the Trustees and any
counsel for the Trustees 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 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.
Each of the Company and the Guarantors represents and warrants to, and
agrees with, each Purchaser and each of the holders of Registrable Securities as
of the date hereof that:
(a) 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 subsidiary of the Company is a party
or by which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is bound or to
which any of the property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the
provisions of the certificate of incorporation, as amended, or the by-laws
of the Company or any Guarantor or any statute or any order, rule or
regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction
over the Company or any subsidiary of the Company 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 and the Guarantors of the
transactions contemplated by this Exchange and Registration Rights
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Agreement, except the registration under the Securities Act of the
Securities, qualification of the Indentures 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.
(b) This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
6. Covenants
Each of the Company and the Guarantors covenants to, and agrees with,
each Purchaser 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 6(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.
7. Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification by the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and
the Guarantors, jointly and severally, 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 none
of the Company or the Guarantors shall 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, the Guarantors, and
all other holders of Registrable Securities, against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities to which the Company, the Guarantors or such other
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 and
the Guarantors for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Company and the Guarantors 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 7(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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s Registrable Securities pursuant to such
registration.
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(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 7, 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 7(a) or 7(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 7(a) or Section 7(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 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 7(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 7(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 7(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
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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 12(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 7(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 and the Guarantors under this
Section 7 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company or the
Guarantors 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 7
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 or the Guarantors
(including any person who, with his consent, is named in any registration
statement as about to become a director of the Company or the Guarantors)
and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
the Securities Act.
8. 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.
(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.
9. 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, the Company
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
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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.
10. 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 it at 1111 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, 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.
(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
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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
Indentures 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 10(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 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 Indentures and
this Agreement) at the offices of the Company at the address thereof set
forth in Section 10(c) above and at the office of the Trustees under the
Indentures.
(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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RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
GUIDESTREET, INC.
INSYNC INTERNET SERVICES, INCORPORATED
▇▇▇▇▇▇ COUNTY LAND ASSOCIATES, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY ARROW CANYON, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY ATLANTIC, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY AURORA DEVELOPMENT, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY AURORA HOLDING, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY BIGHORN, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY BROADBAND, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY CALIFORNIA HOLDINGS, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY CHOCTAW COUNTY, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY CONSTRUCTION, LLC
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
23
RELIANT ENERGY COOLWATER, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY CORPORATE SERVICES, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY CUSTOMER CARE SERVICES, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY DEER PARK, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY DESERT BASIN, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY ELECTRIC SOLUTIONS, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY ELLWOOD, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY ERIE WEST, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY ETIWANDA, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY FLORIDA HOLDINGS, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY FUNDING, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY GAS STORAGE, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY HUNTERSTOWN, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY INDIAN RIVER, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY KEY/CON FUELS, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY MANDALAY, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY MID-ATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY NET VENTURES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
24
RELIANT ENERGY NEW SMYRNA BEACH, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY NORTHEAST GENERATION, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY NORTHEAST HOLDINGS, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY ORMOND BEACH, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY OSCEOLA, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY PARTSCO, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY PORTLAND, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY POWER GENERATION, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY POWER OPERATIONS I, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY POWER OPERATIONS II, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES ATASCOCITA GP, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES BAYTOWN GP, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES BLUE BONNET GP, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES COASTAL PLAINS GP,
LLC
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES CONROE GP, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES FORT WORTH GP, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES SECURITY GP, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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RELIANT ENERGY RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY RETAIL SERVICES, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY SABINE (TEXAS), INC.
RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES DESERT BASIN, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES NEW MEXICO, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY SHELBY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
RELIANT ENERGY SHELBY HOLDING CORP.
RELIANT ENERGY SIGNAL PEAK, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY SOLUTIONS CALIFORNIA, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY SOLUTIONS EAST, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY SOLUTIONS WEST, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY ▇▇▇▇▇, LLC
RELIANT ENERGY TRADING EXCHANGE, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY VENTURES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
26
RELIANT ENERGY WHOLESALE SERVICE COMPANY
RELIANT ENERGY WINTER HAVEN, LLC
RELIANT RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY EUROPE TRADING & MARKETING, INC.
RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES MID-STREAM, LLC
STAREN POWER, LLC
TEXAS STAR ENERGY COMPANY
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY CAPTRADES HOLDING CORP.
RELIANT ENERGY SABINE (DELAWARE), INC.
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES HOLDINGS II, LLC
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President
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RELIANT ENERGY AURORA I, LP
RELIANT ENERGY ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, LP
By: Reliant Energy Aurora Development, LLC,
each of its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY AURORA, LP
By: Reliant Energy Aurora I, LP,
its General Partner
By: Reliant Energy Aurora Development, LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES ATASCOCITA, LP
By: Reliant Energy Renewables Atascocita GP,
LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES BAYTOWN, LP
By: Reliant Energy Renewables Baytown GP, LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES BLUE BONNET, LP
By: Reliant Energy Renewables Blue Bonnet GP,
LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES COASTAL PLAINS, LP
By: Reliant Energy Renewables Coastal Plains
GP, LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES CONROE, LP
By: Reliant Energy Renewables Conroe GP, LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES FORT WORTH, LP
By: Reliant Energy Renewables Fort Worth GP,
LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY RENEWABLES SECURITY, LP
By: Reliant Energy Renewables Security GP, LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
RELIANT ENERGY SHELBY COUNTY II, LP
RELIANT ENERGY SHELBY COUNTY, LP
By: Reliant Energy ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇, LP,
each of its General Partner
By: Reliant Energy Shelby Development Corp.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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RELIANT ENERGY SHELBY I, LP
RELIANT ENERGY ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, LP
By: Reliant Energy Shelby Development Corp.,
each of its General Partner
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
CHOCTAW COUNTY TRUST
HUNTERSTOWN TRUST
▇▇▇▇▇▇ TRUST
By: Reliant Energy Funding, LLC,
each of its Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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Accepted as of the date hereof:
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & CO.
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
As Representatives of the several Purchasers
named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement
By: Banc of America Securities LLC
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Managing Director
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SCHEDULE I
GUARANTORS
Choctaw County Trust Reliant Energy Europe Trading & Marketing, Inc.
GuideStreet, Inc. Reliant Energy Florida Holdings, LLC
Hunterstown Trust Reliant Energy Funding, LLC
Insync Internet Services, Incorporated Reliant Energy Gas Storage, LLC
▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Land Associates, LLC Reliant Energy ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLC
Reliant Energy Arrow Canyon, LLC Reliant Energy Hunterstown, LLC
Reliant Energy Atlantic, LLC Reliant Energy Indian River, LLC
Reliant Energy Aurora Development, LLC Reliant Energy Key/Con Fuels, LLC
Reliant Energy Aurora Holding, LLC Reliant Energy Mandalay, Inc.
Reliant Energy Aurora I, LP Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Development, Inc.
Reliant Energy ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, LP Reliant Energy Net Ventures, Inc.
Reliant Energy Aurora, LP Reliant Energy New Smyrna Beach, LLC
Reliant Energy Bighorn, LLC Reliant Energy Northeast Generation, Inc.
Reliant Energy Broadband, Inc. Reliant Energy Northeast Holdings, Inc.
Reliant Energy California Holdings, LLC Reliant Energy Ormond Beach, Inc.
Reliant Energy CapTrades Holding Corp. Reliant Energy Osceola, LLC
Reliant Energy Choctaw County, LLC Reliant Energy Partsco, LLC
Reliant Energy Communications, Inc. Reliant Energy Portland, LLC
Reliant Energy Construction, LLC Reliant Energy Power Generation, Inc.
Reliant Energy Coolwater, Inc. Reliant Energy Power Operations I, Inc.
Reliant Energy Corporate Services, LLC Reliant Energy Power Operations II, Inc.
Reliant Energy Customer Care Services, LLC Reliant Energy Renewables Atascocita GP LLC,
Reliant Energy Deer Park, Inc. Reliant Energy Renewables Atascocita, LP
Reliant Energy Desert Basin, LLC Reliant Energy Renewables Baytown GP, LLC
Reliant Energy Development Services, Inc. Reliant Energy Renewables Baytown, LP
Reliant Energy Electric Solutions, LLC Reliant Energy Renewables Blue Bonnet GP, LLC
Reliant Energy Ellwood, Inc. Reliant Energy Renewables Blue Bonnet, LP
Reliant Energy Equipment Company, LLC
Reliant Energy Erie West, LLC
Reliant Energy Etiwanda, Inc.
Reliant Energy Renewables Coastal Plains GP, LLC Reliant Energy Solutions West, LLC
Reliant Energy Renewables Coastal Plains, LP Reliant Energy ▇▇▇▇▇, LLC
Reliant Energy Renewables Conroe GP, LLC Reliant Energy Trading Exchange, Inc.
Reliant Energy Renewables Conroe, LP Reliant Energy Ventures, Inc.
Reliant Energy Renewables Fort Worth GP, LLC Reliant Energy Wholesale Service Company
Reliant Energy Renewables Fort Worth, LP Reliant Energy Winter Haven, LLC
Reliant Energy Renewables Holdings II, LLC Reliant Resources International Services, Inc.
Reliant Energy Renewables Security GP, LLC ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, Inc.
Reliant Energy Renewables Security, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust
Reliant Energy Renewables, Inc. StarEn Power, LLC
Reliant Energy Retail Holdings, LLC Texas Star Energy Company
Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC
Reliant Energy Sabine (Delaware), Inc.
Reliant Energy Sabine (Texas), Inc.
Reliant Energy Services Desert Basin, LLC
Reliant Energy Services International, Inc.
Reliant Energy Services Mid-Stream, LLC
Reliant Energy Services New Mexico, LLC
Reliant Energy Services, Inc.
Reliant Energy ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLC
Reliant Energy Shelby County II, LP
Reliant Energy Shelby County, LP
Reliant Energy Shelby Development Corp.
Reliant Energy Shelby Holding Corp.
Reliant Energy Shelby I, LP
Reliant Energy ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, LP
Reliant Energy Signal Peak, LLC
Reliant Energy Solutions, LLC
Reliant Energy Solutions California, Inc.
Reliant Energy Solutions East, LLC
Reliant Energy Solutions Holdings, LLC
EXHIBIT A-1
RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.
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 Reliant Resources, Inc. (the
"Company") 9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (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 Reliant Resources,
Inc., 1111 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, Tel: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.
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* Not less than 28 calendar days from date of mailing.
RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.
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") among Reliant Resources, Inc. (the
"Company"), the Guarantors named therein 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 9.25% Senior
Secured Notes due 2010 (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 Trustee the Notice of Transfer set forth in Appendix A to the Prospectus and
as Exhibit B-1, in the case of the 2010 Notes, and as Exhibit B-2, in the case
of the 2013 Notes, 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:
(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as in (a) above)
of Registrable Securities Listed in Item (3) below:
(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:
(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:
--------
CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities:
--------------------------
(b) Principal amount of Securities other than Registrable Securities
beneficially owned:
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CUSIP No(s). of such other Securities:
--------------------------------
(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:
(5) Relationships with the Company:
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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 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.
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
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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:
Reliant Resources, Inc.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
(ii) With a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP
Four Times Square
New York,
New York 10036
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
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:
Reliant Resources, Inc.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
With a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP
Four Times Square
New York,
New York 10036
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
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EXHIBIT A-2
RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.
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 Reliant Resources, Inc. (the
"Company") 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2013 (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 Reliant Resources,
Inc., 1111 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, Tel: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.
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* Not less than 28 calendar days from date of mailing.
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RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.
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") among Reliant Resources, Inc. (the
"Company"), the Guarantors named therein 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 9.50% Senior
Secured Notes due 2013 (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 Trustee the Notice of Transfer set forth in Appendix A to the Prospectus and
as Exhibit B-1, in the case of the 2010 Notes, and as Exhibit B-2, in the case
of the 2013 Notes, 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:
(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as in (a) above)
of Registrable Securities Listed in Item (3) below:
(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:
(2) Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
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Telephone:
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Fax:
---------------------------------------
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:
--------
CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities:
--------------------------
(b) Principal amount of Securities other than Registrable Securities
beneficially owned:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
CUSIP No(s). of such other Securities:
--------------------------------
(c) Principal amount of Registrable Securities which the undersigned wishes
to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement:
-------------------
CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities to be included in the Shelf
Registration Statement:
-----------------------------------------------
(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:
(5) Relationships with the Company:
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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 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.
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
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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:
Reliant Resources, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
(ii) With a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP
Four Times Square
New York,
New York 10036
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
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:
Reliant Resources, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
With a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP
Four Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
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EXHIBIT B-1
NOTICE OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Wilmington Trust Company
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Square North
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Reliant Resources, Inc. (the "Company")
9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2010
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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EXHIBIT B-2
NOTICE OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Wilmington Trust Company
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Square North
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Reliant Resources, Inc. (the "Company")
9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2013
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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