[Execution Copy]
EXHIBIT 4.2
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EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 5, 1996
Between
RADNOR HOLDINGS CORPORATION
WINCUP HOLDINGS, INC.
WINCUP HOLDINGS, L.P.
SP ACQUISITION CO.
STYROCHEM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
and
STYROCHEM INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
as Issuers
and
ALEX. XXXXX & SONS INCORPORATED
and
NATWEST CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED
as Initial Purchasers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions............................................................ 1
2. Exchange Offer......................................................... 5
3. Shelf Registration..................................................... 10
4. Additional Interest.................................................... 12
5. Registration Procedures................................................ 14
6. Registration Expenses.................................................. 25
7. Indemnification........................................................ 26
8. Rules 144 and 144A..................................................... 30
9. Underwritten Registrations............................................. 30
10. Miscellaneous.......................................................... 30
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements........................................ 30
(b) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities...................... 31
(c) Amendments and Waivers............................................ 31
(d) Notices........................................................... 31
(e) Successors and Assigns............................................ 32
(f) Counterparts...................................................... 33
(g) Headings.......................................................... 33
(h) Governing Law..................................................... 33
(i) Severability...................................................... 33
(j) Third Party Beneficiaries......................................... 33
(k) Entire Agreement.................................................. 33
(l) Underwriting Agreement............................................ 33
(m) Termination....................................................... 34
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EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is
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dated as of December 5, 1996 between Radnor Holdings Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), WinCup Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
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WinCup Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, SP Acquisition Co., a
Delaware corporation, StyroChem International, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
StyroChem International, Ltd., a Canadian corporation (collectively, the
"Guarantors" and together with the Company, the "Issuers") and Alex. Xxxxx &
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Sons Incorporated and NatWest Capital Markets Limited (together, the "Initial
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Purchasers").
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This Agreement is entered into in connection with the Purchase
Agreement, dated December 2, 1996, among the Company, the Guarantors and the
Initial Purchasers (the "Purchase Agreement") which provides for the sale by the
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Company to the Initial Purchasers of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the Company's 10% Senior Notes due 2003 (the "Notes") and the issuance by the
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Guarantors of their respective guarantees with respect to the Notes (the
"Guarantees", and together with the Notes, the "Securities"). In order to
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induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Issuers
have agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement for
the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees
and assigns. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Issuers is a
condition to the Initial Purchasers' obligation to purchase the Securities under
the Purchase Agreement.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions
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As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
Additional Interest: See Section 4(a) hereof.
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Advice: See the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof.
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Agreement: See the first introductory paragraph hereto.
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Applicable Period: See Section 2(b) hereof.
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Business Day: Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
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which is not a "Federal holiday" (as such term is used in Rule 14d-1(c)(6) under
the Exchange Act); references to "day" shall mean a calendar day.
Company: See the first introductory paragraph hereto.
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Effectiveness Date: The 120th day after the Issue Date.
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Effectiveness Period: See Section 3(a) hereof.
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Event Date: See Section 4(b) hereof.
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Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
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the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Notes: See Section 2(a) hereof.
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Exchange Offer: See Section 2(a) hereof.
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Exchange Offer Registration Statement: See Section 2(a) hereof.
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Exchange Securities: See Section 2(a) hereof.
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Filing Date: The 60th day after the Issue Date.
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Guarantors: See the first introductory paragraph hereto.
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Holder: Any holder of a Registrable Security or Regis trable
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Securities.
Holders' Counsel: See Section 5(a) hereof.
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Indemnified Person: See Section 7(c) hereof.
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Indemnifying Person: See Section 7(c) hereof.
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Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of December 5, 1996 among the
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Company, the Guarantors and First Union National Bank, as Trustee, pursuant to
which the Securities will be issued, as amended or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Initial Purchasers: See the first introductory paragraph hereto.
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Inspectors: See Section 5(o) hereof.
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Issue Date: The date on which the Securities were originally issued
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under the Indenture.
Issuers: See the first introductory paragraph hereto.
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NASD: National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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Notes: See the second introductory paragraph hereto.
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Participant: See Section 7(a) hereof.
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Participating Broker-Dealer: See Section 2(b) hereof.
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Person: An individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, joint stock
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company, trust, unincorporated association, union, business association, firm or
other legal entity.
Private Exchange: See Section 2(b) hereof.
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Private Exchange Securities: See Section 2(b) hereof.
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Prospectus: The prospectus included in any Registration Statement
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(including, without limitation, any prospectus subject to completion and a
prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus
filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A
promulgated under the Securities Act (as such Rule may be amended from time to
time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC)) as
amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, and all other amendments
and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
such Prospectus.
Purchase Agreement: See the second introductory paragraph hereto.
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Records: See Section 5(o) hereof.
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Registrable Securities: Each Security upon original issuance of the
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Securities and at all times subsequent thereto, each Exchange Security as to
which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable upon original issuance and at all
times subsequent thereto and each Private Exchange Security upon original
issuance thereof and at all times subsequent thereto, until in the case of any
such Security, Exchange Security or Private Exchange Security, as the case may
be, the earliest to occur of (i) a Registration Statement (other than, with
respect to any Exchange Security as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is
applicable, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) covering such Security,
Exchange Security or such Private Exchange Security having been declared
effective by the SEC and such Security, Exchange Security or Private Exchange
Security, as the case may be, having been disposed of in accordance with such
effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Security, Exchange Security or
Private Exchange Security, as the case may be, having been sold pursuant to Rule
144 or being eligible for sale pursuant to paragraph (k) of Rule 144, (iii) such
Security having been exchanged for an Exchange Security pursuant to an Exchange
Offer which may be resold without restriction under state and Federal securities
laws, or (iv) such Security, Exchange Security or Private Exchange Security, as
the case may be, ceasing to be outstanding for purposes of the Indenture.
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Registration Default: See Section 4(a) hereof.
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Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Issuers,
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including, but not limited to, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, filed
with the SEC pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the
Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including
post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and all material incorporated by
reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Registration
Statement.
Rule 144: Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule
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may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule 144A) or
regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC providing for secondary offers and sales
of securities made in compliance therewith resulting in offers and sales by
subsequent holders that are not affiliates of an issuer of such securities being
free of the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act.
Rule 144A: Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as such
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Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule 144)
or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
Rule 415: Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule
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may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the SEC.
SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Securities: See the second introductory paragraph hereto.
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Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
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and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Shelf Filing Date: See Section 3(a) hereof.
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Shelf Notice: See Section 2(c) hereof.
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Shelf Registration Statement: See Sections 3(a) and 3(b) hereof.
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Staff: See Section 2(b) hereof.
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Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement: See Section 3(b) hereof.
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TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and
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regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Trustee: The trustee under the Indenture and, if existent, the
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trustee under any subsequent indenture governing
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the Exchange Securities and/or Private Exchange Securities (if any).
Underwritten registration or underwritten offering: A registration
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pursuant to the Securities Act in which securities of the Company are sold to an
underwriter for reoffering to the public.
2. Exchange Offer
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(a) The Issuers shall file with the SEC, no later than the Filing
Date, a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to a
registered offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") any and all of the
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Registrable Securities (other than Private Exchange Securities, if any) for a
like aggregate principal amount of debt securities of the Company which are
identical in all material respects to the Notes (the "Exchange Notes"), and
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which will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on the same basis as the
Guarantees by the Guarantors (such guarantees, together with the Exchange Notes,
the "Exchange Securities") except that the Exchange Securities shall have been
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registered pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities
Act and shall contain no restrictive legend thereon, and which are entitled to
the benefits of the Indenture or a trust indenture which is identical in all
material respects to the Indenture (other than such changes to the Indenture or
any such identical trust indenture as are necessary to comply with any
requirements of the SEC to effect or maintain the qualification thereof under
the TIA) and which, in either case, has been qualified under the TIA. The
Exchange Offer shall be registered under the Securities Act on an appropriate
form under the Securities Act (the "Exchange Offer Registration Statement") and
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shall comply with Regulation 14E and Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act (other
than the filing requirements of Rule 13e-4). The Issuers shall use their best
efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act on or before the Effectiveness Date. Upon
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement being declared effective, the Issuers
will offer the Exchange Securities in exchange for surrender of the Registrable
Securities. The Issuers will keep the Exchange Offer open for at least 20
Business Days (or longer if required by applicable law) after the commencement
of the Exchange Offer. For purposes of this Section 2(a) only, if after such
Exchange Offer Registration Statement is initially declared effective by the
SEC, the Exchange Offer or the issuance of the Exchange Securities thereunder is
interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other similar order or
requirement of the SEC or any other governmental agency or court, such Exchange
Offer Registration Statement shall be deemed not to have become effective for
purposes of this Agreement during the period that such stop order, injunction or
other similar order or requirement shall remain in effect. Each Holder who
participates in the Exchange Offer will be required to represent that any
Exchange Securities received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of
its business, that at the time of the consummation of the
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Exchange Offer such Holder will have no arrangement or understanding with any
Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities
Act) of the Exchange Securities, and that such Holder is not an affiliate of the
Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of the Securities Act, or if
it is such an affiliate, that it will comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable
to it. Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with this Section
2, the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis,
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solely with respect to Registrable Securities that are Private Exchange
Securities and Exchange Securities held by Participating Broker-Dealers, and the
Issuers shall have no further obligation to register Registrable Securities
pursuant to Section 3 hereof (other than Private Exchange Securities and other
than in respect of any Exchange Securities as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof
applies). No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
(b) The Issuers shall include within the Prospectus contained in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement certain information necessary to allow a
broker-dealer who holds Securities that were acquired for its own account as a
result of marketmaking activities or other ordinary course trading activities
(other than Securities acquired directly from the Issuers or one of the Issuers'
affiliates) to exchange such Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer and to
satisfy the prospectus delivery requirements in connection with resales of
Exchange Securities received by such broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer,
including a section entitled "Plan of Distribution," reasonably acceptable to
the Initial Purchasers, which shall contain a summary statement of the positions
taken or policies made by the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of
the SEC (the "Staff") with respect to the potential "underwriter" status of any
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broker-dealer that is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) of Exchange Securities received by such broker-dealer in the
Exchange Offer (a "Participating Broker-Dealer"), whether such positions or
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policies have been publicly disseminated by the Staff or such positions or
policies, in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers and the Company, represent
the prevailing views of the Staff, including a statement that any such broker-
dealer who receives Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to
the Exchange Offer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of
the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the
Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities, which
prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery of the final
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan
of Distribution" section shall also state that the delivery by a Participating
Broker-Dealer of the final Prospectus relating to the Exchange Offer in
connection with resales of Exchange Securities shall not be deemed to be an
admission by such Participating Broker-Dealer
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that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and shall
contain all other information with respect to resales of the Exchange Securities
by Participating Broker-Dealers that the SEC may require in connection
therewith, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Participating
Broker-Dealer or disclose the principal amount of Exchange Securities held by
any such Participating Broker-Dealer, except to the extent required by the
Staff. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also expressly permit the use
of the Prospectus by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act, including all Participating Broker-Dealers, and include a
statement describing the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell
the Exchange Securities. Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities
for its own account in exchange for Securities where such Securities were
acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities must acknowledge that it will comply with any prospectus
delivery requirements under the Securities Act in connection with any resale of
Exchange Securities.
The Issuers shall use their best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the Prospectus
contained therein, in order to permit such Prospectus to be lawfully delivered
by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act for such period of time as is necessary to comply with applicable law in
connection with any resale of the Exchange Securities; provided, however, that
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such period shall not exceed 150 days after the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement is declared effective (or such longer period if extended pursuant to
the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof) (the "Applicable Period").
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If, prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer, either Initial
Purchaser holds any Securities acquired by it and having, or which are
reasonably likely to be determined to have, the status of an unsold allotment in
the initial distribution, or any other Holder is not entitled to participate in
the Exchange Offer, the Issuers upon the request of the Initial Purchasers or
any such Holder shall simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange
Securities in the Exchange Offer, issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser
and any such Holder, in exchange (the "Private Exchange") for such Securities
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held by such Initial Purchaser and any such Holder, a like principal amount of
debt securities of the Company and guarantees of the Guarantors with respect
thereto that are identical in all material respects to the Exchange Notes and
the guarantees with respect thereto, except for any such restrictions on
transfer that, in the opinion of counsel for the Issuers, are required under the
Securities Act (the "Private Exchange Securities"), and which are issued
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pursuant to the same indenture as the Exchange Securities; provided, however,
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the Issuers shall not be required to effect such exchange if, in the written
opinion of counsel for the Issuers (a copy of which shall be delivered to such
Initial Purchaser and any Holder affected thereby), such exchange cannot
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be effected without registration under the Securities Act. The Private Exchange
Securities shall bear the same CUSIP number as the Exchange Securities.
Interest on the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange
Securities will accrue from (A) the later of (i) the last interest payment date
on which interest was paid on the Securities surrendered in exchange therefor or
(ii) if the Securities are surrendered for exchange on a date in a period which
includes the record date for an interest payment date to occur on or after the
date of such exchange and as to which interest will be paid, the date of such
interest payment date or (B) if no interest has been paid on the Securities,
from the Issue Date.
In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company shall:
(1) mail to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter
of transmittal and related documents;
(2) utilize the services of a depositary for the Exchange Offer with
an address in The City of New York;
(3) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior
to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which
the Exchange Offer shall remain open, by sending to the institution
specified in the notice, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or
letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of
Securities delivered for exchange, and a statement that such Holder is
withdrawing its election to have such Securities or a portion thereof
exchanged;
(4) notify each Holder that any Security not tendered will remain
outstanding and continue to accrue interest, but will not retain any rights
under this Agreement (except in the case of the Initial Purchasers and
Participating Broker-Dealers as provided herein); and
(5) otherwise comply in all material respects with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations.
As soon as practicable after the expiration of the Exchange Offer or
the Private Exchange, as the case may be, the Company shall:
(1) accept for exchange all Securities properly tendered and not
validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange;
(2) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities so
accepted for exchange; and
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(3) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to each
Holder of Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities,
as the case may be, equal in principal amount to the Securities of such
Holder so accepted for exchange.
The Exchange Offer and any Private Exchange shall not be subject to
any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer or such Private Exchange, as
the case may be, does not violate applicable law including, without limitation,
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or any applicable interpretation of the
Staff.
The Exchange Securities and any Private Exchange Securities may be
issued under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical in all material
respects to the Indenture, which in either event shall provide that the Exchange
Securities shall not be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the
Indenture (and that the Private Exchange Securities shall be subject only to any
such restrictions on transfer that, in the opinion of counsel for the Issuers,
are required under the Securities Act). The Indenture or such indenture shall
provide that the Exchange Securities, any Private Exchange Securities and the
Securities shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class and that
neither the Exchange Securities, any Private Exchange Securities or the
Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any
matter.
(c) If (i) the Company determines in reasonably good faith that (x)
because of any change in law or in the applicable interpretations of the Staff,
the SEC is not likely to permit the Issuers to effect the Exchange Offer prior
to the Effectiveness Date, or (y) that the Exchange Securities would not be
tradeable upon receipt by the Holders that participate in the Exchange Offer
without restriction under applicable state and Federal securities laws (other
than due solely to the status of a Holder as an affiliate of the Company or any
of the Guarantors within the meaning of the Securities Act or by breach by a
Holder of its representation described in the third to the last sentence of
Section 2(a) hereof), (ii) the Exchange Offer is not consummated within 150 days
after the Issue Date, (iii) any holder of Private Exchange Securities so
requests, or (iv) in the case of any Holder that participates in the Exchange
Offer, such Holder does not receive Exchange Securities on the date of the
exchange that may be sold without restriction under state and Federal securities
laws (other than due solely to the status of such Holder as an affiliate of the
Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of the Securities Act or by
breach by such Holder of its representation described in the third to the last
sentence of Section 2(a) hereof) and so notifies the Company within 60 days
after such Holder first becomes aware of any such restriction and concurrently
therewith provides the Company with a reasonable basis for its conclusion, then,
in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this sentence, the
Issuers shall promptly deliver to the Holders of Registrable
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Securities and the Trustee written notice thereof (the "Shelf Notice") and shall
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file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
3. Shelf Registration
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If a Shelf Notice is delivered as contemplated by Section 2(c) hereof,
then:
(a) Shelf Registration. The Issuers shall as promptly as practicable
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file with the SEC a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Securities
(the "Shelf Registration Statement"). If the Issuers shall not have filed an
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Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Issuers shall use their best efforts
to file with the SEC the Shelf Registration Statement on or prior to the Filing
Date. Otherwise, the Issuers shall use their best efforts to file with the SEC
the Shelf Registration Statement on or prior to the 30th day after the delivery
of the Shelf Notice (the "Shelf Filing Date"). The Shelf Registration Statement
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shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate form under the Securities Act
permitting registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by Holders in
the manner or manners designated by them (including, without limitation, one or
more underwritten offerings). The Issuers shall not permit any securities other
than the Registrable Securities to be included in the Shelf Registration
Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement.
The Issuers shall use their best efforts to cause the initial Shelf
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or
before the 120th day after the Shelf Filing Date and to keep the Shelf
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
date which is 36 months from its effective date, subject to extension pursuant
to the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof (the "Effectiveness Period"), or such
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shorter period ending when (i) all Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf
Registration Statement have been sold in the manner set forth and as
contemplated in the initial Shelf Registration Statement or (ii) a Subsequent
Shelf Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities has been
declared effective under the Securities Act.
(b) Subsequent Shelf Registrations. If the initial Shelf
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Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ceases to
be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other
than because of the sale of all of the securities registered thereunder), the
Issuers shall use their best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any
order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within 15
days of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration Statement
in a manner to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness
thereof, or file an additional "shelf" Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
415
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covering all of the then remaining Registrable Securities (a "Subsequent Shelf
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Registration Statement"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is
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filed, the Issuers shall use their best efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf
Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as
practicable after such filing and to keep such Registration Statement
continuously effective for a period equal to the number of days in the
Effectiveness Period less the aggregate number of days during which the Shelf
Registration Statement and any other Subsequent Shelf Registration was
previously continuously effective. As used herein the term "Shelf Registration
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Statement" means the Shelf Registration Statement and any Subsequent Shelf
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Registration Statement.
(c) Supplements and Amendments. The Issuers shall promptly
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supplement and amend the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the rules,
regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used for such
Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the Securities Act, or if requested
by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement or by any underwriter of such
Registrable Securities, and the Issuers agree to furnish to the Holders of
Registrable Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after
its being used or filed with the SEC.
(d) Hold-Back Agreements
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(1) Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities.
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Each Holder of Registrable Securities whose Registrable Securities are
covered by a Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3
(which Registrable Securities are not being sold in the underwritten
offering described below) agrees, if requested (pursuant to a timely
written notice) by the Issuers or the managing underwriter or underwriters
in an underwritten offering, not to effect any public sale or distribution
of any of the Registrable Securities or a similar security of the Company,
including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A (except as part of such
underwritten offering), during the period beginning 20 days prior to, and
ending 90 days after, the closing date of each underwritten offering made
pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, to the extent timely
notified in writing by the Issuers or by the managing underwriter or
underwriters; provided, however, that each holder of Registrable Securities
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shall be subject to the holdback restrictions of this Section 3(d)(1) only
once during the term of this Agreement.
The foregoing provisions shall not apply to any Holder if such Holder
is prevented by applicable statute or regulation from entering into any
such agreement; provided, however, that any such Holder shall undertake, in
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its request to participate in any such underwritten offering, not to effect
any public sale or distribution of the class
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of securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement (except as part
of such underwritten offering) during such period unless it has provided 30
days' prior written notice of such sale or distribution to the Issuers or
the managing underwriter or underwriters, as the case may be.
(2) Restrictions on the Issuers and Others. The Issuers agree (A)
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not to effect any public or private sale or distribution (including,
without limitation, a sale pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities
Act) of any securities of the same class as or similar to those covered by
a Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such
securities, during the period beginning 20 days prior to, and ending 90
days after, the commencement of an underwritten public distribution of
Registrable Securities, where the managing underwriter or underwriters of
such distribution so requests; (B) to include in any agreements entered
into by the Issuers on or after the date of this Agreement (other than any
underwriting agreement relating to a public offering registered under the
Securities Act) pursuant to which the Issuers issue or agree to issue
securities of the same class as or similar to the Securities a provision
that each holder of such securities that are of the same class as or
similar to Securities issued at any time on or after the date of this
Agreement agrees not to effect any public or private sale or distribution,
or request or demand the registration, of any such securities (or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such
securities) during the period referred to in clause (A) of this Section
3(d)(2), including any sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A; and (C) not
to grant or agree to grant any "piggy-back registration" or other similar
rights to any holder of the Issuers' or any of their respective
subsidiaries' securities issued on or after the date of this Agreement with
respect to any Registration Statement.
4. Additional Interest
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(a) The Issuers and the Initial Purchasers agree that the Holders of
Securities will suffer damages if the Issuers fail to fulfill their obligations
under Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to
ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, the Issuers
jointly and severally agree to pay, as liquidated damages and as set forth in
the Indenture and the Notes, additional interest on the Notes ("Additional
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Interest") under the circumstances and to the extent set forth below (each such
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event referred to in clauses (i) through (v) below, a "Registration Default"):
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(i) if the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been
filed on or prior to the Filing Date;
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(ii) if the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been
declared effective on or prior to the Effectiveness Date;
(iii) if the Exchange Offer has not been consummated within 150
days after the Closing Date;
(iv) if the Shelf Registration has not been filed on or prior
to the Shelf Filing Date or declared effective within 120 days following
the delivery of the Shelf Notice, as the case may be; or
(v) if (A) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been
declared effective but ceases to be effective for a period of 15
consecutive days without being succeeded immediately by any additional
Registration Statement filed with the SEC and declared effective at any
time prior to the time that the Exchange Offer is consummated or (B) the
Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration has been declared
effective and such Shelf Registration ceases to be effective at any time
during the Effectiveness Period for a period of 15 consecutive days without
being succeeded immediately by any additional Registration Statement filed
and declared effective,
then Additional Interest shall be accrued on the Notes over and above the
interest rate then applicable to the Notes on each day during the first 90-day
period immediately following the occurrence of such Registration Default, at a
rate equal to 25 basis points (0.25%) per annum. The amount of Additional
Interest will increase by an additional 25 basis points (0.25%) per annum during
each subsequent 90-day period until the applicable Registration Statement is
filed, the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective, the Exchange
Offer is consummated or the applicable Registration Statement again becomes
effective, as the case may be, provided, however, that the Additional Interest
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rate on the Notes may not exceed 100 basis points (1.00%) per annum and,
accordingly, the maximum interest rate on the Notes may not exceed 11%; and
provided, further, that (1) upon the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration
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Statement (in the case of (i) above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement (in the case of (ii) above), (3) upon the
consummation of the Exchange Offer (in the case of (iii) above), (4) upon the
filing of the Shelf Registration or upon the effectiveness of a Shelf
Registration, as applicable (in the case of (iv) above), or (5) upon the
effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement which had ceased to
remain effective (in the case of (v)(A) above), or upon the effectiveness of the
Shelf Registration which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of (v)(B)
above), the interest rate borne by the Notes, including Additional Interest,
will be reduced by the amount of Additional Interest on the Notes as a result of
such clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) (or the relevant subclause thereof),
as the case may be.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuers shall not be required to
pay such Additional Interest with respect to the Registrable Securities held by
a Holder if the applicable Registration Default arises from the failure of the
Issuers to file, or cause to become effective, a Shelf Registration Statement
within the time periods specified in this Section 4 by reason of the failure of
such Holder to provide such information as (i) the Company may reasonably
request, with reasonable prior written notice, for use in the Shelf Registration
Statement or any Prospectus included therein to the extent the Company
reasonably determines that such information is required to be included therein
by applicable law, (ii) the NASD or the SEC may request in connection with such
Shelf Registration Statement or (iii) is required to comply with the agreements
of such Holder contained in the penultimate paragraph of Section 5 to the extent
compliance thereof is necessary for the Shelf Registration Statement to be
declared effective.
(b) The Company shall notify the Trustee within three Business Days
after each Registration Default (an "Event Date"). Any amounts of Additional
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Interest due pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 4(a)
hereof will be payable in cash semi-annually on each June 1 and December 1 (to
the holders of record on the May 15 and November 15 immediately preceding such
dates), commencing with the first such date occurring after any such Additional
Interest commences to accrue. The amount of Additional Interest will be
determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the
principal amount of the Notes making up the Registrable Securities, multiplied
by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such Additional
Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a
360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the case of a partial
month, the actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.
5. Registration Procedures
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In connection with the filing of any Registration Statement pursuant
to Section 2 or 3 hereof, the Issuer shall effect such registrations to permit
the sale of the securities covered thereby in accordance with the intended
method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto and in connection
with any Registration Statement filed by the Issuers hereunder the Issuers
shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Date (in
the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement) or the Shelf Filing Date
(in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement), a Registration Statement or
Registration Statements as prescribed by Sections 2 or 3 hereof, and use its
best efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become effective and
remain effective as provided herein; provided, however, that, if (1) such filing
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is pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange
Offer
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Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Par ticipating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Securities during the Applicable Period, before filing any
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto,
the Issuers shall furnish to and afford the Holders of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement or each such Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, one counsel selected by the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities (the
"Holders' Counsel"), counsel for such Participating Broker-Dealer and the
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managing underwriters, if any, a reasonable opportunity to review copies of all
such documents (including copies of any documents to be incorporated by
reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed (in each case
at least five Business Days prior to such filing, or such later date as is
reasonable under the circumstances) and, in the event the Initial Purchasers are
participating in such Registration Statement, use their best efforts to reflect
in each such document, when filed with the SEC, such comments as the Initial
Purchasers or their counsel may reasonably propose. The Issuers shall not file
any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto if the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and the Holders'
Counsel, or any such Participating Broker-Dealer and its counsel, as the case
may be, or the managing underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object.
(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective
amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, as the case may be, as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective for the Effectiveness Period or the Applicable
Period, as the case may be; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by
any prospectus supplement required by applicable law, and as so supplemented to
be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act (as such Rule
may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the SEC); and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all
securities covered by such Registration Statement as so amended or in such
Prospectus as so supplemented and with respect to the subsequent resale of any
securities being sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer covered by any such
Prospectus.
The Issuers shall be deemed not to have used their best efforts to
cause a Registration Statement to become effective or to keep a Registration
Statement effective during the Applicable Period or the Effectiveness Period, as
the case may be, if any of them voluntarily takes any action that would result
in selling Holders of the Registrable Securities covered thereby or
Participating Broker-Dealers seeking to sell Exchange Securities not being able
to sell such Registrable Securities or such Exchange Securities during that
period unless (i) such action is
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required by applicable law or (ii) such action is taken by the Issuers in good
faith and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Issuers'
obligations hereunder), including the acquisition or divestiture of assets.
(c) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Securities during the Applicable Period, notify the selling
Holders of Registrable Securities and Holders' Counsel, or each such
Participating Broker-Dealer and their counsel, as the case may be, and the
managing underwriters, if any, promptly (but in any event within two Business
Days), (i) when a Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any
post effective amendment, when the same has become effective under the
Securities Act (including in such notice a written statement that any Holder
may, upon request, obtain, at the sole expense of the Issuers, one conformed
copy of such Registration Statement or post-effective amendment including
financial statements and schedules, documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein and exhibits thereto), (ii) of the issuance by
the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or
suspending the use of any preliminary Prospectus or the initiation of any
proceedings for that purpose, (iii) if at any time when a Prospectus is required
by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the
Registrable Securities or resales of Exchange Securities by Participating
Broker-Dealers the representations and warranties of the Issuers contained in
any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section
5(n) hereof, to the knowledge of the Company, cease to be true and correct in
all material respects, (iv) of the receipt by the Issuers of any notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from
qualification of a Registration Statement or any of the Registrable Securities
or the Exchange Securities to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer for
offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event, or any
information becoming known that makes any statement made in such Registration
Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
requires the making of any changes in or amendments or supplements to such
Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the
Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of
the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in
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the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (vi)
of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments or
supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus (including schedules and
exhibits thereto), and (vii) of the Company's determination that a post-
effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.
(d) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Securities during the Applicable Period, use their best efforts
to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of a
Prospectus or suspending the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of
any of the Registrable Securities or the Exchange Securities to be sold by any
Participating Broker-Dealer, for sale in any jurisdiction, and, if any such
order is issued, use their best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any such
order at the earliest possible moment.
(e) If a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof and if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any),
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable
Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering or any
Participating Broker-Dealer, (i) promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement
or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or
underwriters (if any), their counsel, such Holders, Holders' Counsel, any
Participating Broker-Dealer or their counsel reasonably request to be included
therein and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such
post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received
notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment.
(f) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Securities during the Applicable Period, furnish to each
selling Holder of Registrable Securities, Holders' Counsel and to each such
Participating Broker-Dealer who so requests and its counsel and each managing
underwriter, if any, at the sole expense of the Issuers, one conformed copy of
the Registration Statement or Registration Statements and each post-effective
amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if
requested, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
therein and all exhibits thereto.
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(g) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Securities during the Applicable Period, deliver to each
selling Holder of Registrable Securities and Holders' Counsel, or each such
Participating Broker-Dealer and its counsel, as the case may be, and each
underwriter, if any, at the sole expense of the Issuers, as many copies of the
Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of preliminary prospectus) and
each amendment or supplement thereto and any documents incorporated by reference
therein as such Persons may reasonably request; and, subject to the last
paragraph of this Section 5, the Issuers hereby consent to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders of Registrable Securities or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as
the case may be, and the underwriters or agents, if any, and dealers, if any, in
connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by,
or the sale by Participating Broker-Dealers of the Exchange Securities pursuant
to, such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities or any
delivery of a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Securities during
the Applicable Period, use their best efforts to register and qualify, and to
cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Securities and Holders'
Counsel or each such Participating Broker-Dealer and its counsel, as the case
may be, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their counsel in
connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such
registration or qualification) of, such Registrable Securities for offer and
sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the
United States as any selling Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer, or the
managing underwriter or underwriters reasonably request; provided, however, that
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where Exchange Securities held by Participating Broker-Dealers or Registrable
Securities are offered other than through an underwritten offering, the Issuers
agree to cause the Issuers' counsel to perform Blue Sky investigations and file
registrations and qualifications required to be filed pursuant to this Section
5(h); keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom)
effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept
effective and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Exchange
Securities held by Participating Broker-Dealers or the Registrable Securities
covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided, however, that none
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of the Issuers shall be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any
jurisdiction where such Issuer is not then so qualified, (B) take any action
that would subject such Issuer to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject
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or (C) subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal dollar amount in any
such jurisdiction where such Issuer is not then so subject.
(i) If a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Securities and the
managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to
be sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends and shall be
in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company; and enable
such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such
names as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or Holders may
request.
(j) Use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities as may be reasonably necessary to enable
the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to
consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, except as may be
required solely as a consequence of the nature of such selling Holder's
business, in which case the Issuers will cooperate in all reasonable respects
with the filing of such Registration Statement and the granting of such
approvals; provided, however, that none of the Issuers shall be required to (A)
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qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where such Issuer is not
then so qualified, (B) take any action that would subject it to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or (C)
subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal dollar amount in any such
jurisdiction where such Issuer is not then so subject.
(k) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Securities during the Applicable Period, upon the occurrence of
any event contemplated by Section 5(c)(v), 5(c)(vi) or 5(c)(vii) hereof, as
promptly as practicable prepare and (subject to Section 5(a) hereof) file with
the SEC, at the sole expense of the Issuers, a supplement or post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered
to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder or to the
purchasers of the Exchange Securities to whom such Prospectus will be delivered
by a Participating Broker-Dealer, any such Prospectus 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, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(l) Use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
by a Registration Statement or the Exchange Securities, as the case may be, to
continue to be rated by the rating agencies which initially rated the
Securities, during the period the Registration Statement is required to remain
effective hereunder.
(m) Prior to the effective date of the first Registration Statement
relating to the Registrable Securities, (i) provide the Trustee with
certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with
The Depository Trust Company and (ii) obtain a CUSIP number for the Registrable
Securities.
(n) In connection with any underwritten offering of Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, enter into an
underwriting agreement as is customary in underwritten offerings of debt
securities similar to the Notes and take all other actions in order to expedite
or facilitate the registration or the disposition of such Registrable Securities
and, in such connection, (i) make such representations and warranties to, and
covenants with, the Holders of such Registrable Securities and the underwriters
with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries (including any
acquired business, properties or entity, if applicable) and the Registration
Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein, in each case, as are customarily made by
issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to
the Notes, and confirm the same in writing if and when requested; (ii) obtain
the written opinions of counsel to the Issuers and written updates thereof in
form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriter or
underwriters, addressed to each Holder of such Registrable Securities and the
underwriters covering the matters customarily covered in opinions given in
underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by
the managing underwriter or underwriters; (iii) obtain "comfort" letters and
updates thereof in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
managing underwriter or underwriters from the independent certified public
accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified
public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired
by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are
required to be, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement), addressed to each selling Holder of such Registrable Securities and
the underwriters, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of
the type customarily covered in "comfort" letters in connection with
underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by
the managing underwriter or underwriters; (iv) if an underwriting agreement is
entered into, the same shall contain indemnification and contribution provisions
and procedures no less favorable than those set forth in Section 7 hereof (or
such other provisions and procedures acceptable to Holders of a majority in
aggregate
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principal amount of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement and the managing underwriter or underwriters or agents) with respect
to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section 7; and (v) deliver
such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of
a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Registrable Securities
being sold and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to evidence
compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement
or any other agreement entered into by the Issuers. The above shall be done at
each closing under such underwriting agreement, or as and to the extent required
thereunder.
(o) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks
to sell Exchange Securities during the Applicable Period, make available for
inspection by any selling Holder of such Registrable Securities being sold, or
each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, any underwriter
participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any
attorney or accountant retained by any such selling Holder or each such
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, or underwriter (collectively,
the "Inspectors"), at the offices where normally kept, during business hours,
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all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and instruments
of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Records") as shall be
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reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise any applicable due diligence
responsibilities, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested by any such
Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however,
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that all information shall be kept confidential by each such Inspector, except
to the extent that (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or
correct a misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement, (ii) the
release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a
court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) disclosure of such information is, in the
opinion of counsel for any Inspector, necessary or advisable in connection with
any action, claim, suit or proceeding, directly or indirectly, involving or
potentially involving such Inspector and arising out of, based upon, relating
to, or involving this Agreement, or any transactions contemplated hereby or
arising hereunder; provided, however, that prior notice be provided, to the
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Company as soon as practicable and in any event not less than three business
days before any such disclosure, of the potential disclosure of any information
by such Inspector pursuant to clause (ii) or this clause (iii) to permit the
Company to obtain a protective order (or waive the provisions of this Section
5(o)) and that such Inspector shall take such actions as are reasonably
necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the extent such
action is otherwise not inconsistent with an impairment of, or in
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derogation of, the rights and interests of the Holders or any Inspector, or (iv)
the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public.
Each selling Holder of such Registrable Securities and each such Participating
Broker-Dealer will be required to agree that information obtained by it as a
result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential, shall be used only for
due diligence purposes pursuant to this Section 5(o) and shall not be used by it
as the basis for any market transactions in the securities of the Issuers unless
and until such information is made generally available to the public. Each
selling Holder of such Registrable Securities and each such Participating
Broker-Dealer will be required to further agree that it will, upon learning that
disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give
notice to the Company and allow the Company to undertake appropriate action to
prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential at the Company's sole
expense.
(p) Provide an indenture trustee for the Registrable Securities or
the Exchange Securities, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture or the
trust indenture provided for in Section 2(a) hereof, as the case may be, to be
qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or the first Registration Statement relating to the
Registrable Securities; and in connection therewith, cooperate with the trustee
under any such indenture and the Holders of the Registrable Securities, to
effect such changes to such indenture as may be required for such indenture to
be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute, and use
its best efforts to cause such trustee to execute, all documents as may be
required to effect such changes, and all other forms and documents required to
be filed with the SEC to enable such indenture to be so qualified in a timely
manner.
(q) Use their best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its securityholders
earnings statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities
Act and Rule 158 thereunder (as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or
any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC) no later than 45
days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-
month period if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any
fiscal quarter in which Registrable Securities are sold to underwriters in a
firm commitment or best efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to
underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of the first
fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective date of a Registration
Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month periods.
(r) Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange,
obtain an opinion of counsel to the Issuers, in a form customary for
underwritten transactions, addressed to the Trustee for the benefit of all
Holders of Registrable Securities
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participating in the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as the case may be,
that the Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be,
and the related indenture constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Issuers, enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their respective
terms, subject to customary exceptions and qualifications.
(s) If the Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be consummated,
upon delivery of the Registrable Securities by Holders to the Company (or to
such other Person as directed by the Company) in exchange for the Exchange
Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, the Company
shall xxxx, or cause to be marked, on such Registrable Securities that such
Registrable Securities are being canceled in exchange for the Exchange
Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be; in no event
shall such Registrable Securities be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.
(t) If a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof, a reasonable time prior to the filing of any document which is to be
incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus after the
initial filing of a Shelf Registration Statement, provide a reasonable number of
copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers on behalf of the Holders of
Registrable Securities covered thereby, and make available such of the
representatives of the Company and its subsidiaries as shall be reasonably
requested by such Holders or the Initial Purchasers on behalf of such Holders
for discussion of such document.
(u) Cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities covered by
any Registration Statement, Holders' Counsel and each underwriter, if any,
participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and its counsel
in connection with any filings required to be made with the NASD (including,
without limitation, engaging and cooperating with a "qualified independent
underwriter" if required by the Rules of Fair Practice and the By-Laws of the
NASD).
(v) Use its reasonable best efforts to take all other steps necessary
or advisable to effect the registration of the Exchange Securities and/or
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement contemplated hereby.
The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities or
Participating Broker-Dealer as to which any registration is being effected to
furnish to the Company such information regarding such seller or Participating
Broker-Dealer and the distribution of such Registrable Securities or Exchange
Securities to be sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be,
as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request, including, without
limitation, a written representation to the Issuers (which may be contained in
the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration
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Statement or Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable) stating (A) that it is
not an affiliate of any of the Issuers, within the meaning of the Securities
Act, (B) that it is acquiring the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of
business, (C) the amount of Registrable Securities held by such Holder prior to
the Exchange Offer and the amount of Registrable Securities owned by such Holder
to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, and (D) if such Holder is not a broker-
dealer, that such Holder is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in,
and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in, a
distribution of the Exchange Securities to be issued, within the meaning of the
Securities Act and if such Holder is a broker-dealer, that it will receive
Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities
that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities and that it will be required to acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. The
Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any
seller or Participating Broker-Dealer who fails to furnish such information or
to make such representations within a reasonable time after receiving such
request. Each seller as to which any registration pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the
Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the
information previously furnished to the Company by such seller not materially
misleading.
Each Holder of Registrable Securities and each Participating Broker-
Dealer will agree by acquisition of such Registrable Securities or Exchange
Securities to be sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be,
that upon actual receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any
event of the kind described in Section 5(c)(ii), 5(c)(iii), 5(c)(iv), 5(c)(v),
5(c)(vi) or 5(c)(vii) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition
of such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or
Prospectus or Exchange Securities to be sold by such Holder or Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, until such Holder's or Participating Broker-
Dealer's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus
contemplated by Section 5(k) hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the
"Advice") by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be
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resumed, and has received copies of any amendments or supplements thereto. If
so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company all copies
(other than permanent file copies then in such Holder's possession) of the
Prospectus covering the Registrable Securities that was current at the time of
receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice,
each of the Effectiveness Period and the Applicable Period shall be extended by
the number of days during such periods from and including the date of the giving
of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement or Exchange Securities to be
sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, shall have
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received (x) the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated
by Section 5(k) hereof or (y) the Advice.
6. Registration Expenses
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(a) All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance
with this Agreement by the Issuers shall be borne jointly and severally by the
Issuers whether or not the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or a Shelf
Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective, including, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
(A) fees with respect to filings required to be made with the NASD in connection
with an underwritten offering and (B) fees and expenses of compliance with state
securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the
Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities and determination of the
eligibility of the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities for investment
under the laws of such jurisdictions (x) where the holders of Registrable
Securities are located, in the case of the Exchange Securities, or (y) as
provided in Section 5(h) hereof, in the case of Registrable Securities or
Exchange Securities to be sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer during the
Applicable Period)), (ii) printing expenses, including, without limitation,
expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities or Exchange
Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and
of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the
managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, by the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in any
Registration Statement or in respect of Registrable Securities or Exchange
Securities to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable
Period, as the case may be, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses,
(iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Issuers and reasonable fees and
disbursements of Holders' Counsel (subject to the provisions of Section 6(b)
hereof), (v) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public
accountants referred to in Section 5(n)(iii) hereof (including, without
limitation, the expenses of any special audit and "comfort" letters required by
or incident to such performance), (vi) rating agency fees, (vii) Securities Act
liability insurance, if the Company desires such insurance, (viii) fees and
expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company, (ix) internal expenses of
the Company (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of
officers and employees of the Issuers performing legal or accounting duties),
(x) the expense of any annual audit, (xi) the fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities
exchange, if applicable, and (xii) the expenses relating to printing, word
processing and distributing all Registration Statements, underwriting
agreements, securities sales agreements, indentures and any other documents
necessary in order to comply with this Agreement.
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(b) The Issuers shall reimburse the Holders of the Registrable
Securities being registered in a Shelf Registration Statement for the reasonable
fees and disbursements of Holders' Counsel (in addition to appropriate local
counsel) and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Holders of
Registrable Securities incurred in connection with the registration and sale of
the Registrable Securities.
7. Indemnification
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(a) The Issuers jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder of Registrable Securities (including each Initial
Purchaser, if such Initial Purchaser holds Registrable Securities or Private
Exchange Securities for its own account) and each Participating Broker-Dealer
selling Exchange Securities during the Applicable Period, the officers and
directors of each such Person, and each Person, if any, who controls any such
Person within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act (each, a "Participant"), from and against any and all
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losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, and
subject to Section 7(c) below, any legal fees and other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Participant in connection with preparing to defend, defending,
investigating or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such
action or claim), joint or several, caused by, arising out of or based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or
supplemented if the Issuers shall have furnished any amendments or supplements
thereto), or caused by, arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except
insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are caused by
any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in
any Registration Statement or Prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto,
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any
Participant furnished to the Company in writing by such Participant expressly
for use therein; provided, however, that the Issuers shall not be required to
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indemnify any such Person if such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission was contained or made in any preliminary prospectus and
corrected in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto and the
Prospectus does not contain any other untrue statement or omission or alleged
untrue statement or omission of a material fact that was the subject matter of
the related proceeding and any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
suffered or incurred by the Participants resulted from any action, claim or suit
by any Person who purchased Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities which
are the subject thereof from such Participant and it is established in the
related proceeding that such Participant failed to deliver or provide a copy of
the Prospectus
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(as amended or supplemented) to such Person with or prior to the confirmation of
the sale of such Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities sold to such
Person if required by applicable law, unless such failure to deliver or provide
a copy of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) was a result of
noncompliance by the Issuers with Section 5 hereof.
(b) The Issuers may require, as a condition to including any
Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities in any Registration Statement
filed pursuant to this Agreement that each Participant shall agree, severally
and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, their respective
officers and directors, and each Person who controls the Issuers within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to
the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Issuers to each Participant,
but only with reference to information relating to such Participant furnished to
the Company in writing by such Participant expressly for use in any Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto. The liability
of any Participant under such agreement shall in no event exceed the proceeds
received by such Participant from sales of Registrable Securities or Exchange
Securities giving rise to such obligations.
(c) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be instituted or asserted
against any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to
either of paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the "Indemnified Person")
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shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the
"Indemnifying Person") in writing; provided, however, that the failure to so
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notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it of any obligation or
liability which it may have hereunder or otherwise (unless and only to the
extent that such failure directly results in the loss or compromise of any
material rights or defenses by the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnifying
Person was not otherwise aware of such action or claim). The Indemnifying
Person, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall assume the defense
thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others the
Indemnifying Person may reasonably designate in such proceeding and shall pay
the reasonable fees and expenses actually incurred by such counsel related to
such action or proceeding. In any such action or proceeding, any Indemnified
Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i)
the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed in
writing to the contrary, (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall have failed within a
reasonable period of time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Person or (iii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including
any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified
Person or any affiliate of either and representation of both parties by the same
counsel would be inappropriate due to
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actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that,
unless there exists a conflict among Indemnified Persons, the Indemnifying
Person shall not, in connection with any one such proceeding or separate but
substantially similar related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable
for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any
appropriate local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such
reasonable fees and expenses shall be reimbursed promptly after receipt of the
invoice therefor as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for the
Participants and such control Persons of Participants shall be designated in
writing by Participants who sold a majority in aggregate principal amount of
Registrable Securities and Exchange Securities sold by all such Participants and
any such separate firm for the Issuers, their respective directors, their
respective officers and such control Persons of the Issuers shall be designated
in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its prior written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with such consent or
if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff for which the Indemnified Person
is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnifying
Person agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and
against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No
Indemnifying Person shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified
Persons (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any
settlement or compromise of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of
which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party, or indemnity could
have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement or
compromise includes an unconditional written release of such Indemnified Person,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding or such
Indemnifying Person indemnifies the Indemnified Person in writing and posts a
bond for an amount equal to the maximum liability for all such claims as
contemplated above.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this Section 7 is for any reason unavailable to (other than by reason of
exceptions provided therein), or insufficient to hold harmless, an Indemnified
Person in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such
paragraphs, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder and in
order to provide for just and equitable contribution, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
(i) the relative benefits received by the Indemnifying Person or Persons on the
one hand and the Indemnified Person or Persons on the other hand from the
offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing
clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only
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such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Indemnifying Person or
Persons on the one hand and the Indemnified Person or Persons on the other hand
in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or
omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Issuers on the one hand
and the Participants on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total proceeds from the offering of the Securities (net of
discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) received by the Issuers
bears to the total proceeds received by such Participant from the sale of
Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be. The relative
fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Issuers on the one hand or such Participant or such other
Indemnified Person, as the case may be, on the other hand, the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission, and any other equitable considerations appropriate
in the circumstances.
(e) The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation
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(even if the Participants were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any
other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount
paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the
limitations set forth above, any legal fees or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with defending or
investigating any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 7, in no event shall a Participant be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which proceeds received by such Participant from
sales of Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be,
exceeds the amount of any damages that such Participant has otherwise been
required to pay or has paid by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by any party as a
result of this Section 7(e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating,
preparing to defend or defending such claim.
(f) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section 7 will be in addition to any liability
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which the Indemnifying Persons may otherwise have to the Indemnified Persons
referred to above.
8. Rules 144 and 144A
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The Issuers covenant to file with the Trustee copies of the annual
reports and of the information, documents and other reports which the Issuers
may be required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, within 15 days after the Issuers are required to file the same
with the SEC. If, during any period in which Registrable Securities are
outstanding, the Issuers are not obligated to file annual reports, documents or
other reports with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
the Issuers will furnish to the Trustee the same such annual reports documents
or other reports as if the Issuers were so subject. The Issuers further
covenant, for so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, to make
available to any Holder or beneficial owner of Registrable Securities in
connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such
Registrable Securities from such Holder or beneficial owner, the information
required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales
of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144A, unless the Issuers are
then subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and reports filed
thereunder satisfy the information requirements of Rule 144A(d)(4) as then in
effect.
9. Underwritten Registrations
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If any of the Registrable Securities covered by any Shelf Registration
Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or
investment bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will be
selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such
Registrable Securities included in such offering and shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Company.
No Holder of Registrable Securities may participate in any
underwritten registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) 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 (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required
under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
10. Miscellaneous
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(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Issuers have not, as of the date
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hereof, and the Issuers shall not after the date of this Agreement, enter into
any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is inconsistent with
the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted to the
Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with
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and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Issuers'
other issued and outstanding securities under any such agreements. The Issuers
have not entered and will not enter into any agreement with respect to any of
their securities which will grant to any Person "piggy-back" registration rights
with respect to a Registration Statement.
(b) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities. The Issuers shall
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not, directly or indirectly, take any action with respect to the Registrable
Securities as a class that would adversely affect the ability of the Holders of
Registrable Securities to include such Registrable Securities in a registration
undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not
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be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given, otherwise than with the prior written
consent of (A) the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Registrable Securities and (B) in circumstances
that would adversely affect the Participating Broker-Dealers, the Participating
Broker-Dealers holding not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Exchange Securities held by all Participating Broker-Dealers; provided,
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however, that Section 7 hereof and this Section 10(c) may not be amended,
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modified or supplemented without the prior written consent of each Holder and
each Participating Broker-Dealer (including any person who was a Holder or
Participating Broker-Dealer of Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities, as
the case may be, disposed of pursuant to any Registration Statement).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions
hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of
Holders of Registrable Securities whose securities are being sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect, impair,
limit or compromise the rights of other Holders of Registrable Securities may be
given by Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Securities being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration
Statement.
(d) Notices. All notices and other communications (including without
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limitation any notices or other communications to the Trustee) provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-
class mail, next day air courier or facsimile:
(1) if to a Holder of the Registrable Securities or any Participating
Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of such Holder or Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, set forth on the records of the
securities registrar under the Indenture, with a copy in like manner to the
Initial Purchasers as follows:
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Alex. Xxxxx & Sons Incorporated
NatWest Capital Markets Limited
c/o Alex. Xxxxx & Sons Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: High Yield Department
with a copy to:
Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, III
(2) if to the Initial Purchasers, at the address specified in Section
10(d)(1) hereof;
(3) if to the Issuers, at the addresses as follows:
Radnor Holdings Corporation
Three Radnor Corporate Center, Xxxxx 000
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
with a copy to:
Duane, Morris & Heckscher
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days
after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; one Business Day
after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier; and when receipt is
acknowledged by the addressee, if sent by facsimile.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the
address and in the manner specified in the Indenture.
(e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the
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benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties
hereto, the Holders and the Participating Broker-Dealers; provided, however,
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that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a
successor or assign of a Holder unless such successor or assign holds
Registrable Securities.
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(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
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reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(H) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
(i) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
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this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such
term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared
to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(j) Third Party Beneficiaries. Holders of Registrable Securities and
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Participating Broker-Dealers are intended third party beneficiaries of this
Agreement and this Agreement may be enforced by such Persons.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Purchase
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Agreement and the Indenture, is intended by the parties as a final and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior oral or
written agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts, understandings,
correspondence, conversations and memoranda between the Initial Purchasers on
the one hand and the Issuers on the other, or between or among any agents,
representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or
successors in interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are
merged herein and replaced hereby.
(l) Underwriting Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of
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Sections 3(d), 5, 6 and 7 hereof, in the event of a Shelf Registration pursuant
to Section 3 hereof, to the extent that the Holders of Registrable Securities
shall enter into an underwriting or similar agreement, which agreement contains
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provisions covering one or more matters addressed in such Sections with
substantially similar effect, the provisions contained in such Sections
addressing such matter or matters shall be of no force or effect with respect to
the registration of securities being effected in connection with such
underwriting or similar agreement.
(m) Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further
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force or effect when there shall not be any Registrable Securities, except that
the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 7, 10(h) and 10(j) hereof shall survive any
such termination.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
RADNOR HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By:/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: PRESIDENT
WINCUP HOLDINGS, INC.
By:/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: PRESIDENT
WINCUP HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: PRESIDENT
SP ACQUISITION CO.
By:/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: PRESIDENT
STYROCHEM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: PRESIDENT
STYROCHEM INTERNATIONAL. LTD.
By:/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: PRESIDENT
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ALEX. XXXXX & SONS INCORPORATED
By:/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: PRINCIPAL
NATWEST CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED
By:/s/ XXXXX X. XXXX
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Name: XXXXX X. XXXX
Title: DIRECTOR
GLEACHER NATWEST
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