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EXHIBIT 10(p)
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of May 25, 2000 by and between GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and XXXXXXX XXXXX 0000 XXXXXXXX XXXXX
FUND, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Holder").
WHEREAS, the Holder is receiving on the date hereof Preferred Units of
limited liability company interest ("Units") in GGPLP L.L.C, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "LLC");
WHEREAS, in connection therewith, the Company has agreed to grant to
the Holder the Registration Rights (as defined in Section 1 hereof);
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing
and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, hereby agree as
follows:
SECTION 1. REGISTRATION RIGHTS
If Holder receives REIT Preferred Shares (including depositary shares
representing fractions of REIT Preferred Shares) or Common Shares (each as
defined in the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the LLC dated as of
the date hereof (as amended from time to time, the "Operating Agreement")) of
the Company upon exchange of Units (the "Covered Shares") pursuant to the
Operating Agreement, then, unless such Covered Shares are issued to the Holder
pursuant to an Issuer Registration Statement as provided in Section 2 below,
Holder shall be entitled to offer for sale pursuant to a shelf registration
statement, the Covered Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
Section 3 hereof (the "Registration Rights").
SECTION 2. ISSUER REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the
event that the Covered Shares are issued by the Company to Holder pursuant to an
effective registration statement (an "Issuer Registration Statement") filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), the Company shall be
deemed to have satisfied all of its registration obligations under this
Agreement with respect to such Covered Shares.
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SECTION 3. DEMAND REGISTRATION RIGHTS
3.1 (a) Registration Procedure. Unless such Covered Shares are issued
pursuant to an Issuer Registration Statement as provided in Section 2 hereof,
then subject to Sections 3.1(c) and 3.2 hereof, if the Holder desires to
exercise Registration Rights with respect to the Covered Shares, the Holder
shall deliver to the Company a written notice (a "Registration Notice")
informing the Company of such exercise and specifying the number of shares to be
offered by such Holder (such shares to be offered, and all additional REIT
Preferred Shares and Common Shares obtainable upon exchange of Units which the
Company elects to register in a registration hereunder, being referred to herein
as the "Registrable Securities"). Such notice may be given at any time on or
after the date a notice of exchange is delivered by the Holder to the LLC
pursuant to the Operating Agreement, but must be given at least fifteen (15)
Business Days prior to the date on which the Holder proposes to consummate the
sale of Registrable Securities. As used in this Agreement, a "Business Day" is
any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday other than a day on which
banks and other financial institutions are authorized or required to be closed
for business in the State of New York. Upon receipt of the Registration Notice,
the Company, if it has not already caused the Registrable Securities to be
included as part of an existing shelf registration statement (prior to the
filing of which the Company shall have given ten (10) Business Days notice to
the Holder) and related prospectus that the Company then has on file with the
Commission (the "Shelf Registration Statement") (in which event the Company
shall be deemed to have satisfied its registration obligation under this Section
3), will cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable
after receiving the Registration Notice a new registration statement and related
prospectus that may include only the Covered Shares that are the subject of the
Registration Notice or, at the election of the Company, all REIT Preferred
Shares and Common Shares obtainable upon exchange of Units (in which event the
Company shall be deemed to have satisfied its registration obligation under this
Section 3 with respect to such shares and all such shares shall constitute
Registrable Securities hereunder and any person receiving such shares upon
exchange of Units shall thereupon be a Holder hereunder) (a "New Registration
Statement") that complies as to form in all material respects with applicable
Commission rules providing for the sale by the Holder of the Registrable
Securities, and agrees (subject to Section 3.2 hereof) to use its reasonable
best efforts to cause such New Registration Statement to be declared effective
by the Commission as soon as practicable. (As used herein, "Registration
Statement" and "Prospectus" refer to the Shelf Registration Statement and
related prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus) or the New
Registration Statement and related prospectus (including any preliminary
prospectus), whichever is utilized by the Company to satisfy Holder's
Registration Rights pursuant to this Section 3, including in each case any
documents incorporated therein by reference.)
The Holder agrees to provide in writing in a timely manner information
regarding the proposed plan of distribution by the Holder of the Registrable
Securities and such other information reasonably requested by the Company in
connection with the preparation of and for inclusion in the Registration
Statement. The Company agrees
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(subject to Section 3.2 hereof) to use its reasonable best efforts to keep the
Registration Statement effective (including the preparation and filing of any
amendments and supplements necessary for that purpose) until the earlier of (i)
the date on which the sale of all of the Registrable Securities registered under
the Registration Statement is consummated or (ii) the date on which all of the
Registrable Securities are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any
successor provision) or in a single transaction pursuant to Rule 144(e) (or any
successor provision) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").
The Company agrees to provide to Holder a reasonable number of copies of the
final Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may at any time, in its
sole discretion and prior to receiving any Registration Notice from the Holder,
include all of Holder's Covered Shares or any portion thereof in any Shelf
Registration Statement. In connection with any Registration Statement utilized
by the Company to satisfy Holder's Registration Rights pursuant to this Section
3, Holder agrees that it will respond in writing within ten (10) Business Days
to any request by the Company to provide or verify information regarding Holder
or Holder's Registrable Securities as may be required to be included in such
Registration Statement pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission.
(b) Offers and Sales. All offers and sales by the Holder under the
Registration Statement referred to in this Section 3 shall be completed within
the period during which the Registration Statement is required to remain
effective pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of this Section 3, and upon expiration of
such period Holder will not offer or sell any Registrable Securities under the
Registration Statement. If directed by the Company, the Holder will return all
undistributed copies of the Prospectus in its possession upon the expiration of
such period.
(c) Limitations on Registration Rights. Each exercise by the Holder of
a Registration Right shall be with respect to a minimum of the lesser of (i) an
amount of Common Shares or depositary shares of REIT Preferred Shares having a
sale price of at least $350,000 or (ii) the total number of Covered Shares held
by the Holder at such time, in each case plus the number of Covered Shares that
may be issued upon exchange of Units by Holder. The right of the Holder to
deliver a Registration Notice commences upon the first date the Holder is
permitted to exchange Units pursuant to the Operating Agreement. The right of
the Holder to deliver a Registration Notice shall expire on the date on which
all of the Covered Shares held by the Holder or issuable upon redemption of
Units held by the Holder are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any
successor provision) or in a single transaction pursuant to Rule 144(e) (or any
successor provision) under the Act. The Registration Rights granted pursuant to
this Section 3.1 may be exercised in connection with an underwritten public
offering; provided, that the Company shall have the right to select the
underwriter or underwriters in connection with such public offering, which shall
be subject to the reasonable approval of the Holder.
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3.2 Suspension of Offering. Upon any notice by the Company, either
before or after the Holder has delivered a Registration Notice, that a
negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation,
consummation or event would require additional disclosure by the Company in a
Registration Statement of material information which the Company has a bona fide
business purpose for keeping confidential and the nondisclosure of which in the
Registration Statement might cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply
with applicable disclosure requirements (a "Materiality Notice"), Holder agrees
that (a) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable
Securities under the Registration Statement, until Holder receives copies of a
supplemented or amended Prospectus that corrects the misstatement(s) or
omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective
amendment has become effective or (b) that its rights to require the Company to
take action with respect to the registration or sale of any Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement shall be suspended for the
period described in the Materiality Notice; provided, that the Company may
delay, suspend or withdraw the Registration Statement for such reason for no
more than ninety (90) days after delivery of the Materiality Notice at any one
time and only once in any 180 day period. If so directed by the Company, Holder
will deliver to the Company all copies of the Prospectus covering the
Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of any Materiality Notice.
3.3 Qualification. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best
efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities by the time the
applicable Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission under
all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as
Holder shall reasonably request in writing, to keep each such registration or
qualification effective during the period such Registration Statement is
required to be kept effective or during the period offers or sales are being
made by Holder after delivery of a Registration Notice to the Company, whichever
is shorter, and to do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to enable Holder to consummate the disposition in each
such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by Holder; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to (x) qualify generally to do
business in any jurisdiction or to register as a broker or dealer in such
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3.3, (y) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (z)
submit to the general service of process in any such jurisdiction.
3.4 Actions by the Company. Whenever the Company is required to effect
the registration of Covered Shares under the Act pursuant to Section 3.1 of this
Agreement, subject to Section 3.2 hereof, the Company shall:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission (as soon as reasonably
practical after receiving the Registration Notice, and in any event within 60
days after receipt of such Registration Notice) the requisite Registration
Statement to effect such registration, which Registration Statement shall comply
as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form
and include or incorporate by reference all
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financial statements required by the Commission to be filed therewith, and the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to become effective; provided, however, that before filing a
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto,
or comparable statements under securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction,
the Company shall (i) provide Holder with an adequate and appropriate
opportunity to provide written comments with respect to of such Registration
Statement and each Prospectus included therein (and each amendment or supplement
thereto or comparable statement) to be filed with the Commission and (ii) not
file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (or amendment or supplement
thereto or comparable statement) with the Commission to which Holder's counsel
or any underwriter shall have reasonably objected on the grounds that such
filing does not comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Act
or of the rules or regulations thereunder;
(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary (i) to keep such Registration Statement effective
and (ii) to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the
disposition of the Covered Shares covered by such Registration Statement, in
each case until such time as all of such Covered Shares have been disposed of in
accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller(s) thereof set
forth in such Registration Statement; provided, that except with respect to any
Shelf Registration, such period need not extend beyond six months after the
effective date of the Registration Statement; and provided further, that with
respect to any Shelf Registration, such period need not extend beyond the time
period provided in Section 3.1(a), and which periods, in any event, shall
terminate when all the Covered Shares covered by such Registration Statement
have been sold (but not before the expiration of the time period referred to in
Section 4(3) of the Act and Rule 174 thereunder, if applicable);
(c) furnish, without charge, to the Holder and each underwriter, if
any, of the exchange shares covered by such Registration Statement, such number
of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto
(in each case including all exhibits), and the Prospectus included in such
Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and other
documents, as the Holder and such underwriter may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Covered Shares owned by
the Holder;
(d) prior to any public offering of Covered Shares, use its best
efforts to register or qualify the Covered Shares covered by such Registration
Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as
the Holder or the sole or lead managing underwriter, if any, may reasonably
request to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions
of the Covered Shares owned by the Holder and to continue such registration or
qualification in effect in each such jurisdiction for as long as such
Registration Statement remains in effect (including through new filings or
amendments or renewals), and do any and all other acts and things which may be
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necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition in
such jurisdictions of the Covered Shares owned by it; provided, however, 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
Section, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii)
consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) promptly notify the Holder and the sole or lead managing
underwriter, if any: (i) when the Registration Statement, any pre-effective
amendment, the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed, and, with
respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the
same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any state
securities or blue sky authority for amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus related thereto or for additional
information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation or
threat of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company
of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any
Covered Shares for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of any
jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the
existence of any fact of which the Company becomes aware or the happening of any
event which results in (A) the Registration Statement containing an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make any statements therein not misleading or (B)
the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement containing an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make any statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (vi) of the
Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement would be appropriate or that there exist circumstances
not yet disclosed to the public which make further sales under such Registration
Statement inadvisable pending such disclosure and post-effective amendment; and,
if the notification relates to an event described in any of the clauses (v) or
(vi) of this Section 3.4(e), subject to Section 3.2, the Company shall promptly
prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement
or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file
any other required document so that (1) such Registration Statement shall not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading and (2) as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Covered
Shares being sold thereunder, such Prospectus shall not include 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 (and shall furnish to
the Holder and each underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies of such
Prospectus so supplemented or amended); and if the notification relates to an
event described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of this Section 3.4(e), the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to remedy such matters;
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(f) make reasonably available for inspection by the Holder, any sole
or lead managing underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such
Registration Statement, Holder's counsel and any attorney, accountant or other
agent retained by any such seller or any underwriter material financial and
other relevant information concerning the business and operations of the Company
and the properties of the Company and any subsidiaries thereof as may be in
existence at such time as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of such
Holder's and such underwriters' respective counsel, to enable them to conduct a
reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Act, and cause the Company's
and any subsidiaries' officers, directors and employees, and the independent
public accountants of the Company, to supply such information as may be
reasonably requested by any such parties in connection with such Registration
Statement;
(g) obtain an opinion from the Company's counsel and a "cold comfort"
letter from the Company's independent public accountants who have certified the
Company's financial statements included or incorporated by reference in such
Registration Statement in customary form and covering such matters as are
customarily covered by such opinions and "cold comfort" letters delivered to
underwriters in underwritten public offerings, which opinion and letter shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the sole or lead managing underwriter, if any, and to
the Holder, and furnish to the Holder participating in the offering and to each
underwriter, if any, a copy of such opinion and letter addressed to the
underwriter;
(h) in the case of an underwritten offering, make generally available
to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
eighteen months after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as
defined in Rule 158(c)), an earnings statement of the Company and its
subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (including, at the
option of the Company, Rule 158);
(i) use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Covered Shares
to be listed (i) on the national securities exchange on which the Company's
common shares are then listed or (ii) if common shares of the Company are not at
the time listed on any national securities exchange (or if the listing of
Covered Shares is not permitted under the rules of such national securities
exchange on which the Company's common shares are then listed), on another
national securities exchange;
(j) furnish to the Holder and the sole or lead managing underwriter,
if any, without charge, at least one manually signed copy of the Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and
all exhibits (including those deemed to be incorporated by reference);
(k) if requested by the sole or lead managing underwriter or the
Holder of Covered Shares, incorporate in a prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment such information concerning the Holder, the
underwriters or the intended method of
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distribution as the sole or lead managing underwriter or the Holder reasonably
requests to be included therein and as is appropriate in the reasonable judgment
of the Company, including, without limitation, information with respect to the
number of Covered Shares being sold to the underwriters, the purchase price
being paid therefor by such underwriters and any other terms of the underwritten
offering of the Covered Shares to be sold in such offering; and
(l) use its reasonable best efforts to take all other steps necessary
to expedite or facilitate the registration and disposition of the Covered Shares
contemplated hereby, including obtaining necessary governmental approvals and
effecting required filings; entering into customary agreements (including
customary underwriting agreements, if the public offering is underwritten);
cooperating with the Holder and any underwriters in connection with any filings
required by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD");
providing appropriate certificates not bearing restrictive legends representing
the Covered Shares; and providing a CUSIP number and maintaining a transfer
agent and registrar for the Covered Shares.
3.5 Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Holder and each person, if any, who controls the Holder
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim and damage
whatsoever, as incurred, 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) pursuant to
which the Registrable Securities were registered under the Act,
including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or the
omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), including all
documents incorporated therein by reference, or the omission or
alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim and damage
whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in
settlement of any litigation, or investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any
such alleged untrue statement or omission, if such settlement is
effected with the written consent of the Company; and
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(iii) against any and all expenses reasonably incurred, as
incurred (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body,
commenced or threatened, in each case whether or not a party, or any
claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or
any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any
such expense is not paid under subparagraph (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that the indemnity provided pursuant to this Section 3.5 does
not apply with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the
extent arising out of (A) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for use in the
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) or (B) the Holder's failure to deliver an
amended or supplemental Prospectus provided to the Holder by the Company if such
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would not have arisen had such
delivery occurred.
3.6 Indemnification by the Holder. The Holder (and each permitted
assignee of the Holder, on a several basis) agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, and each of its trustees/directors and officers (including
each trustee/director and officer of the Company who signed a Registration
Statement), and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as incurred, 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)
pursuant to which the Registrable Securities were registered under the
Act, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or the
omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), including all
documents incorporated therein by reference, or the omission or
alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount
paid in settlement of any litigation, or investigation or proceeding
by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any
claim
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whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any
such alleged untrue statement or omission, if such settlement is
effected with the written consent of the Holder; and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred
(including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, or investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency
or body, commenced or threatened, in each case whether or not a party,
or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or
omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the
extent that any such expense is not paid under subparagraph (i) or
(ii) above;
provided, however, that the indemnity provided pursuant to this Section 3.6
shall only apply with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
to the extent arising out of (A) any untrue statement or omission or alleged
untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for use in
the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) or (B) the Holder's failure to deliver an
amended or supplemental Prospectus provided to the Holder by the Company if such
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would not have arisen had such
delivery occurred. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.6, the
Holder and any permitted assignee shall not be required to indemnify the
Company, its officers, trustees/directors or control persons with respect to any
amount in excess of the amount of the gross proceeds to the Holder or such
permitted assignee, as the case may be, from sales of the Registrable Securities
of the Holder under the Registration Statement.
3.7 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. An indemnified party
hereunder shall give reasonably prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any
action or proceeding commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be
sought hereunder, but failure to so notify the indemnifying party (i) shall not
relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnity agreement
provided in Section 3.5 or 3.6 above, unless and to the extent it did not
otherwise learn of such action and the lack of notice by the indemnified party
results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and
defenses, and (ii) shall not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from
any obligations to the indemnified party other than the indemnification
obligation provided under Section 3.5 or 3.6 above. If the indemnifying party so
elects within a reasonable time after receipt of such notice, the indemnifying
party may assume the defense of such action or proceeding at such indemnifying
party's own expense with counsel chosen by the indemnifying party and approved
by the indemnified party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld;
provided, however, that the indemnifying party will not settle any such action
or proceeding without the written consent of the indemnified party unless, as a
condition to such settlement, the indemnifying party secures the unconditional
release of the indemnified party; and provided further, that if the indemnified
party reasonably determines that a conflict of interest exists where it is
advisable for the indemnified party
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to be represented by separate counsel or that, upon advice of counsel, there may
be legal defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to
those available to the indemnifying party, then the indemnifying party shall not
be entitled to assume such defense and the indemnified party shall be entitled
to separate counsel at the indemnifying party's expense. If the indemnifying
party is not entitled to assume the defense of such action or proceeding as a
result of the second proviso to the preceding sentence, the indemnifying party's
counsel shall be entitled to conduct the indemnifying party's defense and
counsel for the indemnified party shall be entitled to conduct the defense of
the indemnified party, it being understood that both such counsel will cooperate
with each other to conduct the defense of such action or proceeding as
efficiently as possible. If the indemnifying party is not so entitled to assume
the defense of such action or does not assume such defense, after having
received the notice referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph, the
indemnifying party will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
indemnified party. In such event, however, the indemnifying party will not be
liable for any settlement effected without the written consent of the
indemnifying party. If an indemnifying party is entitled to assume, and assumes,
the defense of such action or proceeding in accordance with this paragraph, the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for any fees and expenses of counsel for
the indemnified party incurred thereafter in connection with such action or
proceeding.
3.8 Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable
contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in
Sections 3.5 and 3.6 above is for any reason held to be unenforceable by the
indemnified party although applicable in accordance with its terms, the Company
and the Holder shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims,
damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by such indemnity agreement
incurred by the Company and the Holder, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holder on
the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses or (ii) if the allocation
provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative fault of, but also
the relative benefits to, the Company on the one hand and the Holder on the
other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits to the indemnifying party and
indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the
gross proceeds received by the indemnifying party and indemnified party in
connection with the offering to which such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or expenses relate. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified
party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been
made by, or relates to information supplied by, the indemnifying party or the
indemnified party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action.
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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 3.8 were determined by pro rata allocation
or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.8, the Holder shall not be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount of the gross proceeds
to the Holder from sales of the Registrable Securities of the Holder under the
Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 3.8, each person, if any, who
controls the Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act shall have the
same rights to contribution as the Holder, and each trustee/director of the
Company, each officer of the Company who signed a Registration Statement and
each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15
of the Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
SECTION 4. EXPENSES
The Company shall pay all expenses incident to the performance by the
Company of the Company's registration obligations under Sections 2 and 3,
including (i) all stock exchange, Commission and state securities registration,
listing and filing fees, (ii) all expenses incurred in connection with the
preparation, printing and distributing of any Issuer Registration Statement or
Registration Statement and Prospectus and (iii) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company and of the independent public accountants of the
Company. The Holder shall be responsible for the payment of any brokerage and
sales commissions, fees and disbursements of the Holder's counsel, accountants
and other advisors and any transfer taxes relating to the sale or disposition of
the Registrable Securities by the Holder pursuant to Section 3 or otherwise.
SECTION 5. RULE 144 COMPLIANCE
The Company covenants that it will use its best efforts to timely file
the reports required to be filed by the Company under the Act and the Exchange
Act so as to enable the Holder to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule
144 under the Act. In connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition by
the Holder of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act, the
Company shall cooperate with the Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not
bearing any Act legend, and enable certificates for such Registrable Securities
to be for such number of shares and registered in such names as Holder may
reasonably request at least ten (10) Business Days prior to any sale of
Registrable Securities hereunder.
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SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Integration; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the matters set forth herein
and supersedes and renders of no force and effect all prior oral or written
agreements, commitments and understandings among the parties with respect to the
matters set forth herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, no amendment, modification or discharge of this Agreement shall be
valid or binding unless set forth in writing and duly executed by the Company
and the Holder.
6.2 Waivers. No waiver by a party hereto shall be effective unless
made in a written instrument duly executed by the party against whom such waiver
is sought to be enforced, and only to the extent set forth in such instrument.
Neither the waiver by any of the parties hereto of a breach or a default under
any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of any of the parties,
on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or
to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall thereafter be construed as a
waiver of any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature, or as a waiver
of any such provisions, rights or privileges hereunder.
6.3 Assignment; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and the rights
granted hereunder may not be assigned by the Holder without the written consent
of the Company; provided, however, that the Holder may assign its rights and
obligations hereunder, following at least ten (10) days prior written notice to
the Company, (i) to the direct equity owners (e.g., partners or members) or
beneficiaries in connection with the transfer of the Holder's Units to its
equity owners or beneficiaries (provided such transfer is made in accordance
with the Operating Agreement and in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws) and (ii) to a permitted transferee in connection with a
transfer of the Holder's Units in accordance with the terms of the Operating
Agreement, if, in the case of (i) and (ii) above, such persons agree in writing
to be bound by all of the provisions hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of all of
the parties hereto.
6.4 Burden and Benefit. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors,
personal and legal representatives, successors and, subject to Section 6.3
above, assigns.
6.5 Notices. All notices called for under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) on the date personally
delivered or (ii) one day after properly sent by recognized overnight courier,
addressed to the respective parties at their address set forth in this Agreement
or (iii) on the day transmitted by facsimile so long as a confirmation copy is
simultaneously forwarded by recognized overnight courier, in each case addressed
to the respective parties at their address set forth on Schedule A. Either party
hereto may designate a different address by providing written notice of such new
address to the other party hereto as provided above.
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6.6 Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that the
obligations undertaken by them hereunder are unique and that there would be no
adequate remedy at law if either party fails to perform any of its obligations
hereunder, and accordingly agree that each party, in addition to any other
remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to (i)
compel specific performance of the obligations, covenants and agreements of the
other party under this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and (ii) obtain preliminary injunctive relief to secure specific
performance and to prevent a breach or contemplated breach of this Agreement in
any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction.
6.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of New York, without regard, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to
the conflict of laws rules thereof which might result in the application of the
laws of any other jurisdiction.
6.8 Headings. Section and subsection headings contained in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to
be a part of this Agreement for any purpose, and shall not in any way define or
affect the meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions hereof.
6.9 Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed
to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity
of the person or entity may require.
6.10 Execution in Counterparts. To facilitate execution, this
Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as may be required. It shall
not be necessary that the signature of or on behalf of each party appears on
each counterpart, but it shall be sufficient that the signature of or on behalf
of each party appears on one or more of the counterparts. All counterparts shall
collectively constitute a single agreement. It shall not be necessary in any
proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than a number of
counterparts containing the respective signatures of or on behalf of both of the
parties.
6.11 Severability. If fulfillment of any provision of this Agreement,
at the time such fulfillment shall be due, shall transcend the limit of validity
prescribed by law, then the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the
limit of such validity; and if any clause or provision contained in this
Agreement operates or would operate to invalidate this Agreement, in whole or in
part, then such clause or provision only shall be held ineffective, as though
not herein contained, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain operative
and in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this
Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the date first herein above
set forth.
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.
By: /s/: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Senior vice President and General
Counsel
XXXXXXX XXXXX 0000 XXXXXXXX
XXXXX FUND, L.P.
By: Xxxxxxx Sachs Management
Partners, L.P., as its
general partner
By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Management, Inc.,
as its general partner
By: /s/: Xxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxx
Title:
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
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SCHEDULE A
General Growth Properties, Inc
000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
With a copy to:
Xxxx, Gerber & Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Fund, L.P.
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
With a copy to:
Fried, Frank, Harris, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
