REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 13
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of October 20, 2009 (as it may be amended from
time to time, this “Agreement”), is made among NCI Building Systems, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation (the “Company”), Xxxxxxx, Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands
exempted limited partnership (“CD&R Fund VIII”), CD&R Friends & Family Fund VIII, L.P., a
Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“CD&R FF Fund VIII,” and together with CD&R
Fund VIII, the “Initial Investors”) and any other stockholder of the Company that may
become a party to this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof.
WHEREAS, the Company and CD&R Fund VIII have entered into the Investment Agreement, dated as
of August 14, 2009 (as amended, the “Investment Agreement”) pursuant to which the Initial
Investors purchased and acquired from the Company, and the Company issued and sold to the Initial
Investors, shares of a newly created series of preferred stock designated the Series B Cumulative
Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share of the Company (the
“Series B Preferred Stock”), which is convertible into shares of Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share of the Company (the “Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Initial Investors have entered into the Stockholders Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Stockholders
Agreement”), which sets forth the terms and conditions of ownership of Series B Preferred Stock
and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof; and
WHEREAS, (i) the Investment Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement contemplate the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and (ii) the Company desires to grant to the Holders certain
registration rights with respect to the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B
Preferred Stock;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the respective covenants and
conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Demand Registrations.
(a) Requests for Registration. At any time and from time to time following the last
day of the Holding Period, the Lead Investor may request in writing that the Company effect the
registration under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of all or any part
of the Registrable Securities held by the Investor Holders (each, a “Demand Request”).
Promptly after its receipt of any Demand Request, but no later than 10 days after receipt by the
Company of such Demand Request, the Company shall give written notice of such request to all other
Holders, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to file, as promptly as reasonably practicable
but not later than 30 days after receipt by the Company of such Demand Request, in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement, a Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities that
have
been requested to be registered (i) in the Demand Request and (ii) by any
other Holders by written notice to the Company given within 15 days after the date the Company has
given such Holders notice of the Demand Request (or within 10 days if, at the request of the Lead
Investor, the Company states in such written notice that such registration is a Short-Form
Registration), in accordance with the method or methods of disposition of the applicable
Registrable Securities elected by the Lead Investor. Any registration requested pursuant to this
Section 1(a) or Section 1(c) is referred to in this Agreement as a “Demand
Registration.” The Company shall pay all expenses (subject to and in accordance with
Section 4) incurred in connection with any registration pursuant to this Section 1.
(b) Limitations on Demand Registration and Shelf Underwritten Offering. The Lead
Investor shall be entitled to initiate no more than five Demand Registrations (other than
Short-Form Registrations pursuant to Section 1(c) provided that they are not underwritten
offerings) and Shelf Underwritten Offerings in the aggregate, provided, however,
that (i) in respect of four out of the five such Demand Registrations to which the Holders
are entitled under this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to effect such Demand
Registration unless the amount of Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the Lead
Investor is reasonably expected to result in aggregate gross proceeds (prior to deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses) of at least $50 million and
(ii) the Company shall not be obligated to effect such Demand Registration during the
four-month period following the effective date of a Registration Statement pursuant to any other
Demand Registration. No request for registration shall count for the purposes of the limitations
in this Section 1(b) if (A) the Lead Investor determines in good faith to withdraw
(prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such request) the proposed
registration due to marketing conditions or regulatory reasons prior to the execution of an
underwriting agreement or purchase agreement relating to such request, (B) the Registration
Statement relating to a Demand Request is not declared effective within 180 days of the date such
Registration Statement is filed with the Commission (other than solely by reason of the Lead
Investor having refused to proceed or a misrepresentation or an omission by the applicable
Holders), (C) prior to the sale of at least 85% of the Registrable Securities included in
the applicable registration relating to a Demand Request, such registration is adversely affected
by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or other governmental
agency or court for any reason and the Company fails to have such stop order, injunction, or other
order or requirement removed, withdrawn or resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lead
Investor within 30 days of the date of such order, (D) more than 15% of the Registrable
Securities requested by such Lead Investor to be included in such registration are not so included
pursuant to Section 1(f), or (E) the conditions to closing specified in any
underwriting agreement or purchase agreement entered into in connection with the registration
relating to such request are not satisfied (other than as a result of a default or breach
thereunder by the Lead Investor that proximately and primarily caused the failure of such
conditions). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Company shall pay all expenses (subject to and in accordance with Section 4)
in connection with any request for registration pursuant to Section 1(a).
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(c) Short-Form Registrations.
(i) At all times following the last day of the Holding Period, the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to qualify for registration on Form S-3 or any comparable or successor form
or forms or any similar short-form registration (a “Short-Form Registration”), and, if
requested by the Lead Investor and available to the Company, such Short-Form Registration shall be
a “shelf” registration statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or
delayed basis of the Registrable Securities, pursuant to Rule 415 or otherwise (a “Shelf
Registration Statement”). At any time and from time to time following the last day of the
Holding Period, the Lead Investor shall be entitled to request an unlimited number of Short-Form
Registrations, if available to the Company, with respect to the Registrable Securities held by the
Investor Holders in addition to the registration rights provided in Section 1(a),
provided, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any registration pursuant to
this Section 1(c)(i), (A) within 90 days after the effective date of any
Registration Statement of the Company hereunder and (B) unless the amount of Registrable
Securities requested to be registered by the Investor Holders is reasonably expected to result in
aggregate gross proceeds (prior to deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering
expenses) of at least $50 million. In no event shall the Company be obligated to effect any shelf
registration other than pursuant to a Short-Form Registration. The Company shall pay all expenses
(subject to and in accordance with Section 4) in connection with any Short-Form
Registration. If any Demand Registration is proposed to be a Short-Form Registration and an
underwritten offering, if the managing underwriter(s) shall advise the Company and the Holders
that, in its good faith opinion, it is of material importance to the success of such proposed
offering to file a registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor or similar registration
statement) or to include in such registration statement information not required to be included in
a Short-Form Registration, then the Company shall file a registration statement on Form S-1 or
supplement the Short-Form Registration as reasonably requested by such managing underwriter(s). A
Short Form Registration that is an underwritten offering shall count as a “Demand Registration”
pursuant to Section 1(b) for purposes of calculating how many “Demand Registrations” the Lead
Investor has initiated.
(ii) Upon filing any Short-Form Registration, the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to keep such Short-Form Registration effective with the Commission at all times and to
re-file such Short-Form Registration upon its expiration, and to cooperate in any shelf take-down,
whether or not underwritten, by amending or supplementing the Prospectus related to such Short-Form
Registration as may be reasonably requested by the Lead Investor, or as otherwise required, until
such time as all Registrable Securities that could be sold in such Short-Form Registration have
been sold or are no longer outstanding.
(iii) To the extent the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405) (a
“WKSI”) at the time any Demand Request for a Short-Form Registration is submitted to the
Company and such Demand Request requests that the Company file a Shelf Registration Statement, the
Company shall file an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405) on Form S-3
(an “Automatic Shelf
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Registration Statement”) in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, which covers those Registrable Securities
which are requested to be registered. The Company shall pay the registration fee for all
Registrable Securities to be registered pursuant to an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement at
the time of filing of the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement and shall not elect to pay any
portion of the registration fee on a deferred basis. The Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to remain a WKSI (and not to become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405)) during
the period during which any Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is effective. If at any time
following the filing of an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement when the Company is required to
re-evaluate its WKSI status the Company determines that it is not a WKSI, the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to post-effectively amend the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to a
Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 or file a new Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 or,
if such form is not available, Form S-1, have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective
by the Commission and keep such Registration Statement effective during the period during which
such Short-Form Registration is required to be kept effective in accordance with Section
1(c)(ii).
(d) Restrictions on Demand Registrations. If the filing, initial effectiveness or
continued use of a Registration Statement, including a Shelf Registration Statement, with respect
to a Demand Registration, would require the Company to make a public disclosure of material
non-public information, which disclosure in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors
(after consultation with external legal counsel) (i) would be required to be made in any
Registration Statement so that such Registration Statement would not be materially misleading,
(ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or
continued use of such Registration Statement or (iii) would reasonably be expected to have
a material adverse effect on the Company or its business or on the Company’s ability to effect a
bona fide and reasonably imminent material proposed acquisition, disposition, financing,
reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction, then the Company may, upon giving prompt
written notice of such action to the Holders participating in such registration, delay the filing
or initial effectiveness or, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement; provided, that
the Company shall not be permitted to do so (x) more than once in any 6-month period or
(y) for any single period of time in excess of 60 days, or for periods exceeding, in the
aggregate, 90 days during any 12-month period. In the event that the Company exercises its rights
under the preceding sentence, such Holders agree to suspend, promptly upon receipt of the notice
referred to above, the use of any Prospectus relating to such registration in connection with any
sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. If the Company so postpones the filing of a
Prospectus or the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, the Lead Investor shall be entitled to
withdraw such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such registration request shall not count
for the purposes of the limitations set forth in Section 1(b) or Section 7(a). The
Company shall pay all expenses (subject to and in accordance with Section 4) incurred in
connection with any such aborted registration or prospectus.
(e) Selection of Underwriters. If the Lead Investor intends that the Registrable
Securities covered by its Demand Request shall be distributed by means of an
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underwritten offering, the Lead Investor shall so advise the Company as a part of the Demand
Request, and the Company shall include such information in the notice sent by the Company to the
other Holders with respect to such Demand Request. In such event, the lead underwriter to
administer the offering shall be chosen by the Lead Investor, subject to the prior written consent,
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, of the Company.
(f) Priority on Demand Registrations. The Company shall not include in any
underwritten registration pursuant to this Section 1 any securities that are not
Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Lead Investor. If any of the
Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Demand Registration are to be sold in a firm
commitment underwritten offering, and the managing underwriter(s) of such underwritten offering
advises the Holders that, in its good faith opinion, the total number or dollar amount of
Registrable Securities (and, if permitted hereunder, Other Securities requested to be included in
such offering) exceeds the largest number or dollar amount of securities that can be sold in such
offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect
on the per share offering price), the Company shall include in such offering only such number of
securities that in the good faith opinion of such underwriter can be included without adversely
affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities shall be so included in the following
order of priority:
(i) first, Registrable Securities of the Investor Holders, pro rata (if applicable)
on the basis of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Investor
Holder;
(ii) second, Registrable Securities of the other Holders, pro rata (if applicable)
on the basis of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder;
and
(iii) third, any Other Securities requested to be included therein by any other
Person (including the securities to be sold for the account of the Company) allocated among
such Persons in such manner as the Company may determine.
(g) Cancellation of Demand Registration. The Lead Investor shall have the right to
notify the Company prior to the effectiveness of a Registration Statement relating to a Demand
Registration that such Registration Statement be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company
shall promptly abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement.
2. Piggyback Registrations.
(a) Right to Piggyback. If, at any time following the last day of the Holding Period,
the Company proposes or is required to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with
respect to an offering of securities of the Company, whether or not for sale for its own account
(including, but not limited to, a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any successor form,
but excluding a Registration Statement that is (i) solely in connection with a Special
Registration or (ii) pursuant to a Demand Registration in accordance with Section 1
hereof), the Company shall give written notice as promptly as
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practicable, but not later than 30 days prior to the anticipated date of filing of such
Registration Statement, to all Holders of its intention to effect such registration and shall
include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has
received written notice from Holders for inclusion therein within 15 days after the date of the
Company’s notice (a “Piggyback Registration”). Any Holder that has made such a written
request may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such Piggyback Registration by giving written
notice to the Company and the managing underwriter, if any, at any time at least two Business Days
prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such Piggyback Registration.
The Company may terminate or withdraw any registration under this Section 2 prior to the
effectiveness of such registration, whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable
Securities in such registration. There is no limitation on the number of Piggyback Registrations
pursuant to this Section 2(a) which the Company is obligation to effect. No Piggyback
Registration shall count towards registrations required under Section 1.
(b) Selection of Underwriters. If the registration referred to in Section
2(a) is proposed to be underwritten, the Company shall so advise the Holders as a part of the
written notice given pursuant to Section 2(a). In such event, the lead underwriter to
administer the offering shall be chosen by the Company, subject to the prior written consent, not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, of the Lead Investor.
(c) Piggyback Registration Expenses. The Company shall pay all expenses (-subject to
and in accordance with Section 4) in connection with any Piggyback Registration, whether or
not any registration or prospectus becomes effective or final or is terminated or withdrawn by the
Company.
(d) Priority on Primary Registrations. If the securities to be registered pursuant to
this Section 2 are to be sold in an underwritten primary offering on behalf of the Company,
the Holders shall be permitted to include all Registrable Securities requested to be included in
such registration in such offering on the same terms and conditions as any Other Securities
included therein; provided, however, if such offering involves a firm commitment
underwritten offering and the managing underwriter(s) of such offering advises the Company and such
requesting Holders in writing that, in its good faith opinion, the total number or dollar amount of
Registrable Securities exceeds the largest number or dollar amount of securities that can be sold
in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering (including an
adverse effect on the per share offering price), the Company shall include in such registration or
prospectus only such number of securities that in the good faith opinion of such underwriters can
be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering (including
an adverse effect on the per share offering price), which securities shall be included in the
following order of priority:
(i) first, the Other Securities that the Company proposes to sell;
(ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included by the
Holders, pro rata (if applicable) on the basis of the aggregate number of Registrable
Securities owned by each such Holder; and
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(iii) third, any Other Securities requested to be included therein by any
other Person (other than the Company) allocated among such Persons in such manner as the
Company may determine.
(e) Priority on Secondary Registrations. If the securities to be registered pursuant
to this Section 2 are to be sold in an underwritten secondary offering on behalf of holders
of Other Securities, the Holders shall be permitted to include all Registrable Securities requested
to be included in such registration in such offering on the same terms and conditions as any Other
Securities included therein; provided, however, that if the managing
underwriter(s) of such offering advises the Company and such requesting Holders in writing that, in
its good faith opinion, the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities exceeds the
largest number or dollar amount of securities that can be sold in such offering without adversely
affecting the marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the per share offering
price), the Company shall include in such registration only such number of securities that in the
reasonable opinion of such underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability
of the offering, which securities shall be so included in the following order of priority:
(i) first, the Other Securities requested to be included therein by the
holders exercising their contractual rights to demand such registration and the Registrable
Securities requested to be included by the Holders, pro rata (if applicable) on the basis
of the aggregate number of securities so requested to be included therein owned by each
such holder; and
(ii) second, any Other Securities requested to be included therein by the
Company or any other Person not exercising a contractual right to demand registration,
allocated among such Persons in such manner as the Company may determine.
3. Registration Procedures. Subject to Section 1(d), whenever the Holders of
Registrable Securities have requested that any Registrable Shares be registered pursuant to
Section 1 or Section 2 of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to effect, as soon as practicable as provided herein, the registration and sale of such
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and pursuant thereto, the Company shall cooperate
in the sale of such Registrable Securities and shall, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such
Registrable Securities as provided herein, make all required filings with FINRA and, if
such Registration Statement is not automatically effective upon filing, use its reasonable
best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as
practicable after the filing thereof, provided, that before filing a Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (including free writing
prospectuses under Rule 433 (each a “Free Writing Prospectus”)) and, to the extent
reasonably practicable, documents that would be incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein, the Company shall furnish to Holders’ Counsel
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and the managing underwriter(s), if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be
filed (including exhibits thereto), which documents will be subject to the reasonable
review and comment of such counsel at the Company’s expense. The Company shall not file
any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto
(including Free Writing Prospectuses) with respect to any registration pursuant to
Section 1 or Section 2 of this Agreement to which the Holders’ Counsel or
the managing underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object, in writing, on a timely
basis, unless in the opinion of the Company, such filing is necessary to comply with
applicable law;
(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such
Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith and such Free
Writing Prospectuses and Exchange Act reports as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective for a period of (i) with respect to a Registration Statement
other than a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to a Short-Form Registration,
(A) not less than four months, (B) if such Registration Statement relates
to an underwritten offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the
underwriters a Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of
Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer, or (C) such shorter period as
will terminate when all of the securities covered by such Registration Statement have been
disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of distribution by the seller or
sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement (but in any event not before the
expiration of any longer period required under the Securities Act) or (ii) in the
case of Shelf Registration Statements pursuant to a Short-Form Registration, the period set
forth in Section 1(c)(ii), and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act
with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement
until such time as all of such securities have been disposed of in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in such
Registration Statement;
(c) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities, and the managing underwriter(s),
if any, such number of conformed copies, without charge, of such Registration Statement,
each amendment and supplement thereto, including each preliminary and final Prospectus, any
Free Writing Prospectus, all exhibits and other documents filed therewith and such other
documents as such Persons may reasonably request including in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods
of disposition thereof; and the Company, subject to the penultimate paragraph of this
Section 3, hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus or and each amendment or
supplement thereto by each of the sellers of Registrable Securities and the managing
underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registered
Securities covered by such Prospectus and any such amendment or supplement thereto;
(d) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities
under such other securities or blue sky laws of such
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jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and
things that may be necessary or reasonably advisable to enable such seller to consummate
the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller in
accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof (provided
that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
subsection, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not
so subject or (ii) take any action which would subject it to general service of
process in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so subject);
(e) use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by
such Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental
agencies, authorities and self-regulatory bodies as may be necessary or reasonably
advisable in light of the business and operations of the Company to enable the seller or
sellers thereof or the managing underwriter(s), if any, to consummate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of
disposition thereof;
(f) promptly notify each seller of such Registrable Securities and the managing
underwriter(s), if any, at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act of the occurrence of any event or existence of any fact
as a result of which the Prospectus (including any information incorporated by reference
therein) included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made, and, as promptly as
practicable upon discovery, prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of
copies of a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus, or file any other required
document, as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to any prospective
purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus shall not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made;
(g) notify each seller of any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement, Holders’ Counsel and the managing underwriter(s) of any underwritten offering,
if any, (i) when the Registration Statement, any pre-effective amendment, the
Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed and, with respect to such
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective,
(ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to such
Registration Statement or to such Prospectus or for additional information, (iii)
of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose and
(iv) of the suspension of the qualification of such securities for offering or sale
in any jurisdiction, or the institution of any proceedings for any such purposes;
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(h) use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be
listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are
then listed or, if no similar securities issued by the Company are then listed on any
securities exchange, use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable
Securities to be listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, as determined by the Company;
(i) provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all such
Registrable Securities from and after the effective date of such Registration Statement
and, cooperate with the sellers of any Registrable Securities and the managing
underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates
(not bearing any legends) representing Registrable Securities to be sold after receiving
written representations from each such seller of Registrable Securities that the
Registrable Securities represented by the certificates so delivered by such seller will be
transferred in accordance with the Registration Statement, and enable such Registrable
Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing
underwriter(s), if any, or the sellers may request at least two Business Days prior to any
sale of Registrable Securities;
(j) enter into such agreements (including underwriting agreements with customary
provisions) and take all such other actions as the Lead Investor (if such registration is a
Demand Registration) or the managing underwriter(s), if any, reasonably request in order to
expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(k) make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities and Holders’
Counsel, any managing underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such
Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such
seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
documents relating to the business of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers,
directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably
requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with
such Registration Statement; provided that each Holder shall, and shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such underwriter, accountant or other agent
to (i) enter into a confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company and (ii) minimize the disruption to the Company’s
business in connection with the foregoing;
(l) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as
reasonably practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement, an earnings
statement covering the period of at least 12 months beginning with the first day of the
Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration
Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
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(m) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related
Prospectus or ceasing trading of any securities included in such Registration Statement for
sale in any jurisdiction, use every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of such
order at the earliest possible moment;
(n) cause its senior management to use reasonable best efforts to support the
marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (including,
without limitation, participation in “road shows”) taking into account the Company’s
business needs;
(o) obtain one or more comfort letters, addressed to the sellers of Registrable
Securities, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement and, if requested by
the Lead Investor, dated the date of sale by any Investor Holder (and, if such registration
includes an underwritten public offering, including any Shelf Underwritten Offering,
addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s) and dated the date of the closing under
the underwriting agreement for such offering), signed by the independent public accountants
who have issued an audit report on the Company’s financial statements included in such
Registration Statement in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily
covered by comfort letters as the Lead Investor reasonably requests;
(p) provide legal opinions of the Company’s outside counsel (which counsel and
opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing
underwriter(s), if any, and Holders’ Counsel), addressed to the Holders of the Registrable
Securities being sold, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement, each
amendment and supplement thereto, and, if requested by the Lead Investor, dated the date of
sale by any Investor Holder (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public
offering, including any Shelf Underwritten Offering, addressed to each of the managing
underwriter(s) and dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), with
respect to the Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (including the
preliminary Prospectus) and such other documents relating thereto in customary form and
covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature and
such other matters as may be reasonably requested by Holders’ Counsel (and, if applicable,
by the managing underwriter(s));
(q) use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all other actions,
and do and cause to be done all other things, necessary or reasonably advisable in the
opinion of Holders’ Counsel to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities
contemplated hereby.
The Company agrees not to file or make any amendment to any Registration Statement with respect to
any Registrable Securities, or any amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing
Prospectus used in connection therewith, that refers to any Holder covered thereby by name, or
otherwise identifies such Holder as the holder of
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any securities of the Company, without the consent of such Holder, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless and to the extent such disclosure is required by law, in
which case the Company shall provide written notice to such Holders no less than five (5) Business
Days prior to the filing of such amendment to any Registration Statement or amendment of or
supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus.
If the Company files any Shelf Registration Statement for the benefit of the holders of any of its
securities other than the Holders, the Company agrees that it shall use its reasonable best efforts
to include in such registration statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B under
the Securities Act (referring to the unnamed selling security holders in a generic manner by
identifying the initial offering of the securities to the Holders) in order to ensure that the
Holders may be added to such Shelf Registration Statement at a later time through the filing of a
Prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment.
Subject to the limitations on the Company’s ability to delay the use or effectiveness of a
Registration Statement as provided in Section 1(d), each Holder agrees that, upon receipt
of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section
3(f), such Holder shall promptly discontinue its disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant
to any Registration Statement (other than offers or sales pursuant to a plan that is in effect and
that complies with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act) until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of
the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f). If so directed by the
Company, each such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other
than permanent file copies, in such Holder’s possession of the Prospectus covering such Registrable
Securities at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event that the Company shall give any
such notice, the period mentioned in Section 3(b), as applicable, shall be extended by the
number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and
including the date when such Holder shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended
Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f).
The Company may require each Holder of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being
effected to furnish the Company with such information regarding such Holder and pertinent to the
disclosure requirements relating to the registration and the distribution of such securities as the
Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
4. Registration Expenses.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all expenses incidental to the Company’s
performance of or compliance with this Agreement (the “Registration Expenses”), including, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and
expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the Commission, all
applicable securities exchanges and/or FINRA and (B) of compliance with securities or blue
sky laws including any fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriter(s) in connection with
blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(d)),
(ii) word processing, duplicating and
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printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable 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(s),
if any, or by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in any Registration
Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) fees and disbursements of all independent
certified public accountants (including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements in
connection with any “cold comfort” letters required by this Agreement), underwriters and other
Persons, including special experts, retained by the Company, shall be borne by the Company. The
Company shall, in any event, pay its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries
and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of
any annual audit or quarterly review, the expenses of any liability insurance, the expenses and
fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar
securities issued by the Company are then listed and ratings agency fees. All Selling Expenses
shall be borne by the holders of the securities so registered pro rata on the basis of the amount
of proceeds from the sale of their shares so registered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company
shall not bear any Selling Expenses in connection with its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The Company shall not, however, be required to pay for expenses of any Demand Registration
begun pursuant to Section 1 or Shelf Underwritten Offering begun pursuant to Section 7, the request
of which has been subsequently withdrawn by the Lead Investor unless (i) the withdrawal is
based upon (A) any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence that
individually or in the aggregate with all other facts or circumstances, events, changes, effects or
occurrences has a material adverse effect on the Company or (B) material adverse
information concerning the Company that the Company had not publicly disclosed at least forty-eight
(48) hours prior to such registration request or that the Company had not otherwise notified, in
writing, the Lead Investor of at the time of such request, (ii) the Lead Investor has not
withdrawn two Demand Registrations of a type not covered by clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) of this
Section 4(b) or (iii) after the Lead Investor’s withdrawal of two Demand Registrations
where such withdrawal is not covered by clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) of this Section 4(b), the Lead
Investor agrees to forfeit its right to one Demand Registration or Shelf Underwritten Offering
pursuant to Section 1 or Section 7, as applicable, with respect to the limit set forth in Section
1(b).
(c) If the Lead Investor and/or the Holders are required to pay Registration Expenses, such
expenses shall be borne by the holders of the securities that would have been registered had the
applicable registration request not been withdrawn, pro rata on the basis of the number of such
shares held by them. If the Company is required to pay the Registration Expenses of a withdrawn
offering pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of Section 4(b), then the Lead Investor shall not forfeit
its rights pursuant to Section 1 or Section 7, as applicable.
(d) In connection with each Demand Registration and each Piggyback Registration, the Company
shall reimburse the holders of Registrable Securities covered
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by each such registration for (i) the reasonable fees and disbursements of one United States
counsel (“Holders’ Counsel”) selected by the Lead Investor if any Investor Holder is
participating in such registration, and, if no Investor Holder is participating, one counsel for
the Holders, selected by Holders of the majority of the Registrable Securities participating in
such registration and (ii) the reasonable fees and disbursements, if any, of one counsel for each
Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration, incurred solely in connection with
delivering any opinion required under the applicable underwriting agreement.
5. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, and hereby does indemnify and hold
harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder, each Affiliate thereof, any Person
who is or might be deemed to be a controlling Person of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, their
respective direct and indirect general and limited partners, advisory board members, directors,
officers, trustees, managers, members, Affiliates and shareholders, and each other Person, if any,
who controls any such Holder or any such controlling person within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each such person being referred to herein as a
“Covered Person”) against, and pay and reimburse such Covered Persons for any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, to which such Covered Person may become subject
under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or
incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement or Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or
any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein, or
any other such disclosure document (including reports and other documents filed under the Exchange
Act and any document incorporated by reference therein) or other document or report, (ii)
any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation by the Company of any
rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act or any state securities laws applicable to
the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such
registration, and the Company shall pay and reimburse such Covered Persons for any legal or any
other expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending
or settling any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding, provided that the
Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, made or incorporated
by reference in such Registration Statement, any such Prospectus or any such Free Writing
Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by
reference therein, or any other such disclosure document (including reports and other documents
filed under the Exchange Act and any document incorporated by reference therein) or other document
or report, or in any application in reliance upon, and in
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conformity with, written information prepared and furnished to the Company by such Covered
Person pertaining exclusively to such Covered Person expressly for use therein.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder is participating, each
such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits pertaining
exclusively to such Holder as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus and, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
directors and officers, each underwriter and any Person who is or might be deemed to be a
controlling person of the Company or any of its subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each such underwriter against any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, to which such Holder or any such director or
officer, any such underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings,
whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any
untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement or
Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or in any
application or (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent
that such untrue statement or omission is made in such Registration Statement, any such Prospectus
or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information prepared and furnished to the Company by
such Holder pertaining exclusively to such Holder expressly for use therein, and such Holder shall
reimburse the Company and each such director, officer, underwriter and controlling Person for any
legal or any other expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating, defending or settling any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding,
provided that the obligation to indemnify and hold harmless shall be individual and several
to each Holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such Holder from the
sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written
notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and
(ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between
such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such
indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not, without the
indemnified party’s prior consent, settle or compromise any action or claim or consent to the entry
of any judgment unless such settlement or compromise includes as an unconditional term thereof the
release of the indemnified party from all liability, which release shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the indemnified party. An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume
the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the
reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of
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interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties
with respect to such claim.
(d) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any
officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the
registration and sale of any securities by any Person entitled to any indemnification hereunder and
the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one
hand and of the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relevant fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
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 indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount any Holder shall be obligated to
contribute pursuant to this Section 5(e) shall be limited to an amount equal to the net
proceeds to such Holder of the Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the Registration Statement
which gives rise to such obligation to contribute (less the aggregate amount of any damages which
the Holder has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action or any substantially similar loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising from the sale
of such Registrable Securities). 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
(f) To the extent that any of the Holders is, or would be expected to be, deemed to be an
underwriter of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Commission comments or policies or any court
of law or otherwise, the Company agrees that (i) the indemnification and contribution
provisions contained in this Section 5 shall be applicable to the benefit of such Holder in
its role as deemed underwriter in addition to its capacity as a Holder (so long as the amount for
which any other Holder is or becomes responsible does not exceed the amount for which such Holder
would be responsible if the Holder were not deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities)
and (ii) such Holder and its representatives shall be entitled to conduct the due diligence
which would normally be conducted in connection with an offering of securities registered under the
Securities Act, including receipt of customary opinions and comfort letters.
6. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Person may participate in any
registration hereunder that is underwritten unless such Person (i) agrees to sell the
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Registrable Securities or Other Securities it desires to have covered by the registration on
the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements in customary form approved by the Person or
Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements (including, without limitation, pursuant to
the terms of any over-allotment or “green shoe” option requested by the managing underwriter(s),
provided that (A) no Holder shall be required to sell more than the number of
Registrable Securities that such Holder has requested the Company to include in any registration)
and (B) if any Holder disapproves of the terms of the underwriting, such Holder may elect
to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company, the managing underwriter(s) and, in
connection with an underwritten registration pursuant to Section 1, the Lead Investor,
(ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,
underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements, provided that no such Person (other than the Company) shall be
required to make any representations or warranties other than those related to title and ownership
of, and power and authority to transfer, shares and as to the accuracy and completeness of
statements made in a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other document in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, written information prepared and furnished to the Company or the managing
underwriter(s) by such Person pertaining exclusively to such Holder and (iii) cooperates
with the Company’s reasonable requests in connection with such registration or qualification (it
being understood that the Company’s failure to perform its obligations hereunder, which failure is
caused by such Holder’s failure to cooperate, shall not constitute a breach by the Company of this
Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall be required to agree to any
indemnification obligations on the part of such Holder that are greater than its obligations
pursuant to Section 5(b).
7. Shelf Take-Downs.
(a) At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement covering Registrable Securities is
effective, if the Lead Investor delivers or deliver a notice (a “Take-Down Notice”) to the
Company stating that it or they intend to effect an underwritten offering of all or part of its or
the Investor Holders’ Registrable Securities, in each case included by it or them on the Shelf
Registration Statement (a “Shelf Underwritten Offering”) the Company shall amend or
supplement the Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus as may be necessary in order to
enable such Registrable Securities to be distributed pursuant to the Shelf Underwritten Offering
(taking into account the inclusion of Registrable Securities by any other Holders pursuant to
Section 1(f)), provided, that the Lead Investor shall not be entitled to deliver
an aggregate of more than three Take-Down Notices in any 12-month period and (ii) the Lead
Investor may not deliver any Take-Down Notice within 30 days after the effective date of any
Registration Statement of the Company hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, a Shelf Underwritten
Offering shall count against the limit set forth in Section 1(b).
(b) In connection with any Shelf Underwritten Offering:
(i) the Lead Investor, as applicable, shall also deliver the Take-Down Notice to all other
Holders included on such Shelf Registration Statement and permit each Holder to include its
Registrable Securities included on the Shelf Registration Statement in the Shelf Underwritten
Offering if such Holder notifies the Lead Investor, as
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the case may be, and the Company within five Business Days after delivery of the Take-Down
Notice to such Holder; and
(ii) in the event that the managing underwriter advises the Company in its good faith opinion
that marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per share offering price) require a
limitation on the number of shares which would otherwise be included in such take-down, the
managing underwriter may limit the number of shares which would otherwise be included in such
take-down offering in the same manner as is described in Section 1(f) with respect to a
limitation of shares to be included in a registration.
8. Rule 144; Rule 144A. The Company covenants that it will timely file the reports
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports,
it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available other information so long as
necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act or any similar
rules or regulations hereafter adopted by the Commission), and it will take such further action as
any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such
Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the
limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 or Rule 144A or Regulation S under the
Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will
deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements
and, if not, the specifics thereof.
9. Holdback.
(a) In consideration for the Company agreeing to its obligations under this Agreement, each
Holder agrees, in connection with any underwritten offering made pursuant to a Registration
Statement in which such Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities, upon the written
request of the managing underwriter(s) of such offering, not to effect (other than pursuant to such
underwritten offering) any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities, including, but
not limited to, any sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A, or make any short sale of, loan, grant
any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities, any Other
Securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any
Other Securities of the Company without the prior written consent of the managing underwriter(s)
during the Holdback Period. The Company agrees that the Holders shall only be bound so long as and
to the extent that each other stockholder having registration rights with respect to the securities
of the Company is similarly bound; provided, that a request under this Section 9(a)
shall not be effective more than once in any twelve-month period.
(b) In connection with any underwritten offering of Registrable Securities covered by a
registration pursuant to Section 1, the Company agrees, upon the written request of the
managing underwriter(s) of such offering, not to effect (other than pursuant to such registration
or pursuant to a Special Registration) any public sale or distribution,
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or to file any Registration Statement (other than solely in connection with such registration
or a Special Registration) covering any, of its equity securities, or any securities convertible
into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the Holdback Period;
provided that a request under this Section 9(b) shall not be effective more than
once in any twelve-month period.
10. Certain Additional Agreements. If any Registration Statement or comparable
statement under state “blue sky” laws refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the Holder of
any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall have the right to require (a) the
insertion therein of language, in form and substance satisfactory to such Holder and the Company,
to the effect that the holding by such Holder of such securities is not to be construed as a
recommendation by such Holder of the investment quality of the Company’s securities covered thereby
and that such holding does not imply that such Holder will assist in meeting any future financial
requirements of the Company, or (b) in the event that such reference to such Holder by name
or otherwise is not in the judgment of the Company, as advised by outside counsel, required by the
Securities Act or any similar federal statute or any state “blue sky” or securities law then in
force, the deletion of the reference to such Holder; provided, however, that if any
Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the holder of any securities of
the Company and if in such Holder’s sole and exclusive judgment, such Holder is or might be deemed
to be an underwriter or a controlling Person of the Company, such Holder shall have the right to
require (i) the insertion therein of language, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to such Holder and the Company and presented to the Company in writing, to the effect
that the holding by such Holder of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by
such Holder of the investment quality of the Company’s securities covered thereby and that such
holding does not imply that such Holder will assist in meeting any future financial requirements of
the Company, or (ii) in the event that such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise
is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute or any state “blue sky” or
securities law then in force, the deletion of the reference to such Holder; provided that with
respect to this clause (ii), if reasonably requested by the Company, such Holder shall furnish to
the Company an opinion of counsel to such effect, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company.
11. Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall continue
in effect thereafter until the date on which no Registrable Securities remain outstanding, except
for the provisions of Section 4, Section 5 and Section 8, this Section
11 and Section 13, which shall survive such termination.
12. Defined Terms. In addition to other terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below. All
terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Stockholders Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Investment Agreement.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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“Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section
1(c)(iii).
“CD&R Fund VIII” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“CD&R FF Fund VIII” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal
agency administering the Securities Act.
“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).
“Demand Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
similar federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, as in effect from time to
time.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Holdback Period” means (i) with respect to any registered offering covered
by this Agreement, 90 days (or such shorter period as the managing underwriters permit)
after and 10 days before, the effective date of the related Registration Statement or,
(ii) in the case of a takedown from a Shelf Registration Statement, 90 days (or
such shorter period as the managing underwriters permit) after the date of the Prospectus
supplement filed with the SEC in connection with such takedown and during such prior period
(not to exceed 10 days) as the Company has given reasonable written notice to the holder of
Registrable Securities.
“Holders” means (i) the Investor Holders and (ii) the Permitted Third Party
Transferees.
“Holders’ Counsel” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).
“Holding Period” means the period starting on and including the Closing Date and
ending on and excluding the 30-month anniversary of the Closing Date; provided that
the Holding Period shall terminate upon the occurrence of (x) a Change of Control
Event or (y) a Company Default Event (each of the capitalized terms used in clauses
(x) and (y), shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Stockholders Agreement).
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“Initial Investors” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Investment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Investor Holders” means (i) the Initial Investors and (ii) the
Permitted Affiliate Transferees.
“Lead Investor” means the Initial Investors.
“Other Securities” means any equity securities of the Company other than
Registrable Securities.
“Permitted Affiliate Transferee” means a Parent Controlled Affiliate who is a
Transferee or assignee in accordance with Section 4.1(a) or Section 9.2 of
the Stockholders Agreement, respectively, and that has agreed in writing for the benefit of
the Company (with a copy thereof to be furnished to the Company) to be bound by the
provisions of this Agreement.
“Permitted Third Party Transferee” means (i) any transferee (other than an
Investor Holder) of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by an Investor
Holder; provided such transfer was not in violation of the Stockholders Agreement
or (ii) the subsequent transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable
Securities held by any Permitted Third Party Transferee, in each case, that has agreed in
writing for the benefit of the Company (with a copy thereof to be furnished to the Company)
to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
“Person” means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a
limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or
department or agency thereof.
“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Prospectus” means the prospectus or prospectuses (whether preliminary or final)
included in any Registration Statement and relating to Registrable Securities, as amended
or supplemented and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus or
prospectuses.
“Register,” “registered” and “registration” refers to a
registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement in compliance with
the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement, and compliance with applicable state securities laws of such states
in which the Lead Investor notifies the Company of its intention to offer Registrable
Securities.
“Registrable Securities” means (i) all shares of Common Stock and all
shares of any new class of capital stock of the Company, if any, as may be created pursuant
to Section 6.2(c) of the Stockholders Agreement acquired by the Investor Holders on, from
and after the date of this Agreement, including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock
or such new class of capital stock, if any, issued or
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issuable upon conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and (ii) any shares
of capital stock or other equity interests issued or issuable by the Company, directly or
indirectly, with respect to such shares described in clause (i) by way of conversion or
exchange thereof or stock dividends, stock splits or in connection with a combination of
shares, reclassification, recapitalization, merger or other reorganization.
As to any particular securities constituting Registrable Securities, once issued such
securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (A) a Registration
Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the
Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such
Registration Statement, (B) such securities shall have been sold to the public
pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 145 or other exemption from registration under the Securities
Act, (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding or (D) such
securities are transferred to a person who is not a Holder.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company which
covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement,
including any Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such
Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all documents
incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor or similar
rule as may be enacted by the Commission from time to time, as in effect from time to time.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act or any successor or similar
rule as may be enacted by the Commission from time to time, as in effect from time to time.
“Rule 145” means Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor or similar rule
as may be enacted by the Commission from time to time, as in effect from time to time.
“Rule 405” means Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor or similar rule
as may be enacted by the Commission from time to time, as in effect from time to time.
“Rule 415” means Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor or similar rule
as may be enacted by the Commission from time to time, as in effect from time to time.
“Rule 433” means Rule 433 under the Securities Act or any successor or similar rule
as may be enacted by the Commission from time to time, as in effect from time to time.
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“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar
federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
“Series B Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and
transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities hereunder and any other
expenses required by law to be paid by a selling Holder.
“Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section
1(c)(i).
“Shelf Underwritten Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
“Short-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(c)(i).
“Special Registration” means the registration of (i) equity securities
and/or options or other rights in respect thereof solely registered on Form X-0, Xxxx X-0
or any successor forms thereto or (ii) shares of equity securities and/or options
or other rights in respect thereof to be offered solely in connection with an employee
benefit or dividend reinvestment plan.
“Stockholders Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Take-Down Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
“WKSI” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(c)(iii).
13. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements; No Grant of Registration Rights to Other Persons. The
Company shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is
inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this
Agreement or take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to its securities which
would adversely affect the ability of any Holder of Registrable Securities to include such
Registrable Securities in a registration undertaken pursuant to this Agreement. Until such time as
the Investor Voting Interest is less than 25%, the Company shall not grant to any holder or
prospective holder of any securities of the Company registration rights with respect to such
securities without the prior written consent of the Lead Investor.
(b) Amendments and Waivers.
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or
waived only upon the prior written consent of the Company and the Lead Investor. A copy of each
such amendment shall be sent to each Holder and shall be binding upon each party hereto;
provided further that the failure to deliver a copy of such amendment shall not
impair or affect the validity of such amendment.
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(ii) The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not
operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any
other or subsequent breach, except as otherwise explicitly provided for in such waiver. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, no failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay
in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder, or otherwise available in respect hereof at
law or in equity, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
(c) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
In addition, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of Holders shall be for the
benefit of and enforceable by any Permitted Affiliate Transferee and any Permitted Third Party
Transferee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may assign
this Agreement in connection with a merger, reorganization or sale, transfer or contribution of all
or substantially all of the assets or stock of the Company to any of its subsidiaries or
Affiliates, and, upon the consummation of any such merger, reorganization, sale, transfer or
contribution, such subsidiary or Affiliate shall automatically and without further action assume
all of the obligations and succeed to all the rights of the Company under this Agreement.
(d) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement or any application
thereof shall be declared or held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, whether
generally or in any particular jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed amended to the extent,
but only to the extent, necessary to cure such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, and the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions, both generally and in every
other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
(f) Headings. The descriptive headings of the several sections in this Agreement are
for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to
limit or affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(g) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the Laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the
State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law rules that would require or permit the
application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.
Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of (i) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County and (ii) the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, for the purposes of any suit,
action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any
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transaction contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any such suit, action or other
proceeding except in such courts). Each party further agrees that service of any process, summons,
notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth or referred
to in Section 13(k) shall be effective service of process for any such suit, action or
other proceeding. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of
venue of any such suit, action or other proceeding in (i) the Supreme Court of the State of
New York, New York County, and (ii) the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has
been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(h) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party
(i) certifies and acknowledges that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party
has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of
litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, and (ii) acknowledges that it understands
and has considered the implications of this wavier and makes this waiver voluntarily, and that it
and the other parties have been induced to enter into the Agreement by, among other things, the
mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 13(h).
(i) Enforcement; Attorney’s Fees. Each party hereto acknowledges that money damages
would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any of the covenants or agreements in this
Agreement are not performed in accordance with its terms, and it is therefore agreed that in
addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, the non-breaching party
will have the right to an injunction, temporary restraining order or other equitable relief in any
court of competent jurisdiction enjoining any such breach and enforcing specifically the terms and
provisions hereof, provided that no Holder will have any right to an injunction to prevent
the filing or effectiveness of any Registration Statement of the Company. In any action or
proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the successful party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to its costs and expenses and other
available remedies.
(j) No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Section 5, nothing
in this Agreement shall confer any rights upon any Person other than the parties hereto and each
such party’s respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.
(k) Notices. All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications
required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given if (a) delivered personally, (b) mailed, certified or
registered mail with postage prepaid, (c) sent by reputable overnight courier or
(d) sent by fax (provided a confirmation copy is sent by one of the other methods set forth
above), as follows (or to such other address as the party entitled to notice shall hereafter
designate in accordance with the terms hereof):
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If to the Company, to it at:
NCI Building Systems, Inc.
Attention: General Counsel
00000 Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
00000 Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to the Initial Investors, to them at:
Xxxxxxx, Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Dubilier & Rice Friends & Family Fund VIII, L.P.
c/o Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxxx, Dubilier & Rice Friends & Family Fund VIII, L.P.
c/o Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Debevoise & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to any other Holder, to its address set forth on the signature page of such Holder to this
Agreement with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to any party so indicated thereon.
All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have
been received (w) if by personal delivery, on the day delivered, (x) if by
certified or registered mail, on the fifth Business Day after the mailing thereof, (y) if
by overnight courier, on the day delivered, or (z) if by fax, on the day delivered.
(l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the
schedules and exhibits attached to any such documents constitute the entire agreement and
understanding between the Company and the Initial Investors with respect to the
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matters referred to
herein and supersede all prior agreements, understandings or representations, in each case among
the parties, with respect to such matters.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the date set forth at the head of this Agreement.
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President, General Counsel & Secretary |
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XXXXXXX, DUBILIER & RICE FUND VIII, L.P. |
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By: | CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., | |||
its general partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary | |||
CD&R FRIENDS & FAMILY FUND VIII, L.P. |
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By: | CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., | |||
its general partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary | |||
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