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EXHIBIT 4.6
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 30, 1999
Among
RAILWORKS CORPORATION
and
THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
as Issuers,
and
FIRST UNION CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.,
as Initial Purchaser
11 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated
as of September 30, 1999, among RAILWORKS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), the subsidiaries of the Company that are listed on the
signature pages hereof (collectively, and together with any subsidiary that in
the future executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such subsidiary
agrees to guarantee the Notes (as hereinafter defined), the "Guarantors" and,
together with the Company, the "Issuers"), and FIRST UNION CAPITAL MARKETS
CORP., as initial purchaser (the "Initial Purchaser").
This Agreement is entered into in connection with the Purchase
Agreement by and among the Issuers and the Initial Purchaser, dated as of
September 23, 1999 (the "Purchase Agreement"), which provides for, among other
things, the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchaser of $50,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Company's 11 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2009 (the "Notes"), guaranteed by the Guarantors (the "Guarantees"). The
Notes and the Guarantees are collectively referenced to herein as the
"Securities". In order to induce the Initial Purchaser to enter into the
Purchase Agreement, the Issuers have agreed to provide the registration rights
set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Initial Purchaser and any
subsequent holder or holders of the Securities. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement is a condition to the Initial Purchaser's obligation to purchase
the Securities under the Purchase Agreement.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
Additional Interest: See Section 4 hereof.
Advice: See the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof.
Agreement: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Applicable Period: See Section 2(b) hereof.
Business Day: Any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in New York are authorized or required by law to
be closed.
Closing Date: The Closing Date as defined in the Purchase
Agreement.
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Company: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Effectiveness Date: The 120th day after the Issue Date;
provided, however, that with respect to any Shelf Registration, the
Effectiveness Date shall be the 120th day after the Filing Date with respect
thereto.
Effectiveness Period: See Section 3 hereof.
Event Date: See Section 4 hereof.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the
rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Notes: See Section 2(a) hereof.
Exchange Offer: See Section 2(a) hereof.
Exchange Offer Registration Statement: See Section 2(a)
hereof.
Filing Date: (A) If no Exchange Offer Registration Statement
has been filed by the Issuers pursuant to this Agreement, the 45th day after the
Issue Date; and (B) with respect to a Shelf Registration Statement, the 45th day
after the delivery of a Shelf Notice as required pursuant to Section 2(c)
hereof.
Guarantees: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Guarantors: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Holder: Any holder of a Registrable Note or Registrable Notes.
Indemnified Person: See Section 7(c) hereof.
Indemnifying Persons: See Section 7(c) hereof.
Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of April 7, 1999, by and
among the Issuers and First Union National Bank, as Trustee, pursuant to which
the Notes are being issued, as amended or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof.
Information: See Section 5(n) hereof.
Initial Purchaser: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Inspectors: See Section 5(n) hereof.
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Issue Date: September 30, 1999, the date of original issuance
of these Notes.
Issuers: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
NASD: See Section 5(s) hereof.
Notes: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Participant: See Section 7(a) hereof.
Participating Broker-Dealer: See Section 2(b) hereof.
Person: An individual, trustee, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, union, business association, firm or other legal entity.
Private Exchange: See Section 2(b) hereof.
Private Exchange Notes: See Section 2(b) hereof.
Prospectus: The prospectus included in any Registration
Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, and all
other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
Purchase Agreement: See the introductory paragraphs hereof.
Records: See Section 5(n) hereof.
Registrable Notes: Each Note upon its original issuance and at
all times subsequent thereto, each Exchange Note (and the related Guarantees) as
to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable upon original issuance and at all
times subsequent thereto and each Private Exchange Note (and the related
Guarantees) upon original issuance thereof and at all times subsequent thereto,
until the earliest to occur of (i) a Registration Statement (other than, with
respect to any Exchange Note as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable,
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) covering such Note, Exchange Note or
Private Exchange Note has been declared effective by the SEC and such Note,
Exchange Note or such Private Exchange Note (and the related Guarantees), as the
case may be, has been disposed of in accordance with such effective Registration
Statement, (ii) such Note has been exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer for
an Exchange Note or Exchange Notes (and the related Guarantees) that may be
resold without restriction under state and federal securities laws, (iii) such
Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note (and the related Guarantees), as
the
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case may be, ceases to be outstanding for purposes of the Indenture, (iv) such
Note is sold pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any legend borne
by such Note relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the
Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company or pursuant to the
Indenture, or (v) such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note (and the
related Guarantees), as the case may be, in the reasonable opinion of the
Company, may be resold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the
Securities Act.
Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the
Issuers that covers any of the Notes, the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange
Notes (and the related Guarantees) filed with the SEC under the Securities Act,
including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration
statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and all material
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such
registration statement.
Rule 144: Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A: Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
Rule 405: Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
Rule 415: Rule 415 under the Securities Act.
Rule 424: Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities: See the introductory paragraphs hereto.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Shelf Notice: See Section 2(c) hereof.
Shelf Registration: See Section 3(a) hereof.
TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
Trustee: The trustee under the Indenture and the trustee (if
any) under any indenture governing the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes
(and the related Guarantees).
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Underwritten registration or underwritten offering: A
registration in which securities of one or more of the Issuers are sold to an
underwriter for reoffering to the public.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, all references in
this Agreement to acts, laws, statutes, rules, regulations, releases, forms,
no-action letters and other regulatory requirements (collectively, "Regulatory
Requirements") shall be deemed to refer also to any amendments thereto and all
subsequent Regulatory Requirements adopted as a replacement thereto having
substantially the same effect therewith; provided that Rule 144 shall not be
deemed to amend or replace Rule 144A.
2. Exchange Offer
(a) The Issuers shall file with the SEC, no later than the
Filing Date, a Registration Statement (the "Exchange Offer Registration
Statement") on an appropriate registration form with respect to a registered
offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange any and all of the Registrable Notes
for a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities of the Company,
guaranteed by the Guarantor, that are identical in all material respects to the
Securities, except that (i) the Exchange Notes shall have been registered
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, shall
not contain provisions for Additional Interest, and shall contain no restrictive
legend thereon (the "Exchange Notes"), and (ii) interest thereon shall accrue
from the last date on which interest was paid on the Notes or, if no such
interest has been paid, from April 7, 1999, and which are entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture or a trust indenture which is identical in all
material respects to the Indenture (other than such changes to the Indenture or
any such identical trust indenture as are necessary to comply with the TIA) and
which, in either case, has been qualified under the TIA. The Exchange Offer
shall comply with all applicable tender offer rules and regulations under the
Exchange Act and other applicable law. The Issuers shall use their reasonable
best efforts to (x) cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be
declared effective under the Securities Act on or before the Effectiveness Date;
(y) keep the Exchange Offer open for at least 30 days (or longer if required by
applicable law) after the date that notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to
Holders; and (z) complete the Exchange Offer on or prior to the 35th day
following the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is
declared effective by the SEC. If, after the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement is initially declared effective by the SEC, the Exchange Offer or the
issuance of the Exchange Notes thereunder is interfered with by any stop order,
injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or any other governmental
agency or court, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be deemed not
to have become effective for purposes of this Agreement, unless such
interference is cured within five Business Days.
Each Holder (including, without limitation, each Participating
Broker-Dealer) who participates in the Exchange Offer will be required to
represent to the Company in writing
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(which may be contained in the applicable letter of transmittal) that: (i) any
Exchange Notes acquired in exchange for Registrable Notes tendered is being
acquired in the ordinary course of business of the Person receiving such
Exchange Notes, whether or not such recipient is such Holder itself; (ii)
neither such Holder nor, any other Person receiving Exchange Notes from such
Holder is engaging in or intends to engage in a distribution of the Exchange
Notes; (iii) at the time of the consummation of the Exchange Offer neither such
Holder nor, any other Person receiving Exchange Notes from such Holder has an
arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act; (iv)
neither the Holder nor, any other Person receiving Exchange Notes from such
Holder is an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or, if it is an
affiliate of the Company, it will comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable; and (v) if
such Holder is a Participating Broker-Dealer, such Holder has acquired the
Registrable Notes as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities and that it will comply with the applicable provisions of the
Securities Act. Each Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a
distribution of the Exchange Notes hereby acknowledges and agrees that, if the
resales are of Exchange Notes obtained by such Holder in exchange for
Registrable Notes acquired directly from the Company or an Affiliate thereof, it
(1) could not, under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this
Agreement, rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation
(available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman
& Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters, and (2) must
comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such
secondary resale transaction must be covered by an effective registration
statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item
507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K.
Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with
this Section 2, the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply,
mutatis mutandis, solely with respect to Registrable Notes that are Private
Exchange Notes, Exchange Notes as to which Section 2(c)(iv) is applicable and
Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers (as defined), and the
Issuers shall have no further obligation to register Registrable Notes (other
than Private Exchange Notes and Exchange Notes as to which clause 2(c)(iv)
hereof applies) pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
No securities other than the Securities shall be included in
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
(b) The Issuers shall include within the Prospectus contained
in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement a section entitled "Plan of
Distribution," reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchaser, which shall
contain a summary statement of the positions
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taken or policies made by the staff of the SEC with respect to the potential
"underwriter" status of any broker-dealer that is the "beneficial owner" (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Exchange Notes received by such
broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer (a "Participating Broker-Dealer"), whether
such positions or policies have been publicly disseminated by the staff of the
SEC or such positions or policies represent the prevailing views of the staff of
the SEC. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also expressly permit, to the
extent permitted by applicable policies and regulations of the SEC, the use of
the Prospectus by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of
the Securities Act, including, to the extent permitted by applicable policies
and regulations of the SEC, all Participating Broker-Dealers, and include a
statement describing the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell
the Exchange Notes in compliance with the Securities Act.
The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to keep
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement
the Prospectus contained therein in order to permit such Prospectus to be
lawfully delivered by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act for such period of time as is necessary to
comply with applicable law in connection with any resale of the Exchange Notes;
provided, however, that such period shall not be required to exceed 180 days or
such longer period if extended pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 5
hereof (the "Applicable Period").
If, following the date hereof, there has been announced a
change in SEC policy with respect to exchange offers such as the Exchange Offer,
that in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company, raises a substantial
question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable federal
law, the Company hereby agrees to seek a no-action letter or other favorable
decision from the SEC allowing the Company to consummate the Exchange Offer. The
Company hereby agrees to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the SEC staff
level. In connection with the foregoing, the Company hereby agrees to take all
such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the SEC or otherwise
reasonably required in connection with the issuance of such decision, including,
without limitation, (A) participating in telephonic conferences with the SEC,
(B) delivering to the SEC staff an analysis prepared by counsel to the Company
setting forth the legal bases, if any, upon which such counsel has concluded
that such an Exchange Offer should be permitted and (C) diligently pursuing a
resolution (which need not be favorable) by the SEC staff.
If, prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Initial
Purchaser holds any Notes acquired by it that have the status of an unsold
allotment in the initial distribution, the Issuers upon the request of the
Initial Purchaser shall simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Notes
issue and deliver to the Initial Purchaser, in exchange (the "Private Exchange")
for such Notes held by any such Holder, a like principal amount of notes (the
"Private Exchange Notes") of the Issuers, guaranteed by the Guarantors, that are
identical in all material respects to the Exchange Notes except for the
placement of a restrictive legend on
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such Private Exchange Notes. The Private Exchange Notes shall be issued pursuant
to the same indenture as the Exchange Notes and bear the same CUSIP number as
the Exchange Notes.
In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall:
(1) mail, or cause to be mailed, to each Holder of record
entitled to participate in the Exchange Offer a copy of the Prospectus
forming part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together
with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents;
(2) use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange
Offer open for not less than 20 Business Days after the date that
notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to Holders (or longer if
required by applicable law);
(3) utilize the services of a depositary for the Exchange
Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York;
(4) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time
prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business
Day on which the Exchange Offer remains open; and
(5) otherwise comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations.
As soon as practicable after the close of the Exchange Offer
and the Private Exchange, if any, the Issuers shall:
(1) accept for exchange all Registrable Notes validly tendered
and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the
Private Exchange, if any;
(2) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable
Notes so accepted for exchange; and
(3) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to
each Holder of Securities, Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes,
as the case may be, equal in principal amount to the Securities of
such Holder so accepted for exchange; provided that, in the case of
any Securities held in global form by a depositary, authentication and
delivery to such depositary of one or more replacement Securities in
global form in an equivalent principal amount thereto for the account
of such Holders in accordance with the Indenture shall satisfy such
authentication and delivery requirement.
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The Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange shall not be
subject to any conditions, other than that (i) the Exchange Offer or Private
Exchange, as the case may be, does not violate applicable law or any applicable
interpretation of the staff of the SEC; (ii) no action or proceeding shall have
been instituted or threatened in any court or by any governmental agency which
might materially impair the ability of the Issuers to proceed with the Exchange
Offer or the Private Exchange, and no material adverse development shall have
occurred in any existing action or proceeding with respect to the Issuers; (iii)
all governmental approvals shall have been obtained, which approvals the Issuers
deem necessary for the consummation of the Exchange Offer or Private Exchange;
and (iv) the conditions precedent to the Issuers' obligations under this
Agreement shall have been fulfilled.
The Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes shall be
issued under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical in all material
respects to the Indenture and which, in either case, has been qualified under
the TIA or is exempt from such qualification and shall provide that the Exchange
Notes shall not be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the
Indenture. The Indenture or such indenture shall provide that the Exchange
Notes, the Private Exchange Notes and the Securities shall vote and consent
together on all matters as one class and that none of the Exchange Notes, the
Private Exchange Notes or the Securities will have the right to vote or consent
as a separate class on any matter.
(c) If, (i) because of any change in law or in currently
prevailing interpretations of the staff of the SEC, the Issuers are not
permitted to effect the Exchange Offer, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not completed
on or prior to the 150th day after the Issue Date, (iii) any holder of Private
Exchange Notes so requests after the consummation of the Private Exchange, or
(iv) in the case of any Holder that participates in the Exchange Offer, such
Holder does not receive Exchange Notes on the date of the exchange that may be
sold without restriction under state and federal securities laws (other than due
solely to the status of such Holder as an affiliate of the Issuers under Rule
405) and such Holder so requests, then in the case of each of clauses (i) to and
including (iv) of this sentence, the Issuers shall promptly deliver to the
Holders and the Trustee written notice thereof (the "Shelf Notice") and shall
file a Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
3. Shelf Registration
If at any time a Shelf Notice is delivered as contemplated by
Section 2(c) hereof, then:
(a) Shelf Registration. The Issuers shall as promptly as
practicable file with the SEC a Registration Statement for an offering to be
made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable
Notes (the "Shelf Registration"). If the Issuers shall not have yet filed an
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Issuers shall use their best
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efforts to file with the SEC the Shelf Registration on or prior to the Filing
Date. The Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate form
permitting registration of such Registrable Notes for resale by Holders in the
manner or manners designated by them (including, without limitation, one or more
underwritten offerings). The Issuers shall not permit any securities other than
the Registrable Notes and the Guarantees to be included in the Shelf
Registration.
The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause
the Shelf Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or
prior to the Effectiveness Date and to keep the Shelf Registration continuously
effective under the Securities Act until the date that is two years from the
Issue Date (the "Effectiveness Period"), or such shorter period ending when all
Registrable Notes covered by the Shelf Registration have been sold in the manner
set forth and as contemplated in the Shelf Registration; provided, however, that
no Holder shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf
Registration or to use the Prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of
Registrable Securities unless such Holder has provided the Issuers within 10
Business Days after receipt of a request therefor, with the information required
by the first two paragraphs which follow Section 5(t), as applicable; and
provided, further, however, that the Effectiveness Period in respect of the
Shelf Registration shall be extended to the extent required to permit dealers to
comply with the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of Rule 174 under
the Securities Act and as otherwise provided therein.
(b) Withdrawal of Stop Orders. If the Shelf Registration
ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness
Period (other than because of the sale of all of the securities registered
thereunder), the Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the
prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof.
(c) Supplements and Amendments. The Issuers shall promptly
supplement and amend the Shelf Registration if required by the rules,
regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used for such
Shelf Registration, if required by the Securities Act, or if reasonably
requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement (provided all such
requesting Holders have provided the Issuers within 10 Business Days after
receipt of a request therefor, with the information required by the first two
paragraphs which follow Section 5(t)) or by any underwriter of such Registrable
Notes.
4. Additional Interest
(a) The Issuers and the Initial Purchaser agree that the
Holders will suffer damages if the Issuers fail to fulfill their obligations
under Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to
ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly,
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the Issuers agree to pay, as liquidated damages, additional interest on the
Notes ("Additional Interest") under the circumstances and to the extent set
forth below (each of which shall be given independent effect):
(i) if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
nor the Shelf Registration has been filed on or prior to the
applicable Filing Date or (B) notwithstanding that the Issuers have
consummated or will consummate the Exchange Offer, the Issuers are
required to file a Shelf Registration and such Shelf Registration is
not filed on or prior to the Filing Date applicable thereto, then,
commencing on the day after any such lapsed Filing Date, Additional
Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Securities at a
rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days immediately following
each such lapsed Filing Date, and such Additional Interest rate shall
increase by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each
subsequent 90-day period; or
(ii) if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
nor the Shelf Registration is declared effective by the SEC on or
prior to the relevant Effectiveness Date or (B) notwithstanding that
the Issuers have consummated or will consummate the Exchange Offer,
the Issuers are required to file a Shelf Registration and such Shelf
Registration is not declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the
Effectiveness Date in respect of such Shelf Registration, then,
commencing on the day after such Effectiveness Date, Additional
Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Securities at a
rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days immediately following
the day after such Effectiveness Date, and such Additional Interest
rate shall increase by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning
of each subsequent 90-day period; or
(iii) if (A) the Issuers have not exchanged Exchange Notes for
all Securities validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the
Exchange Offer on or prior to the 150th day after the Issue Date or
(B) if applicable, a Shelf Registration has been declared effective
and such Shelf Registration ceases to be effective at any time during
the Effectiveness Period, then Additional Interest shall accrue on the
principal amount of the Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum for
the first 90 days commencing on (x) the 36th day after such effective
date, in the case of (A) above, or (y) the day such Shelf Registration
ceases to be effective in the case of (B) above, and such Additional
Interest rate shall increase by an additional 0.25% per annum at the
beginning of each such subsequent 90-day period;
provided, however, that the Additional Interest rate on the Notes may not exceed
at any one time in the aggregate 1.50% per annum; provided, further, however,
that (1) upon the filing of the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement
or the Shelf Registration as required hereunder (in the case of clause (i) above
of this Section 4(a)), (2) upon the effectiveness of
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the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement as
required hereunder (in the case of clause (ii) of this Section 4), or (3) upon
the exchange of the applicable Exchange Notes for all Securities tendered (in
the case of clause (iii)(A) of this Section 4), or upon the effectiveness of the
Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to remain effective (in the case
of clause (iii)(B) of this Section 4), Additional Interest on the Notes in
respect of which such events relate as a result of such clause (or the relevant
subclause thereof), as the case may be, shall cease to accrue and the interest
rate borne by the Registrable Notes will be reduced to the original interest
rate.
(b) The Issuers shall notify the Trustee within one Business
Day after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which
Additional Interest is required to be paid (an "Event Date"). Any amounts of
Additional Interest due pursuant to (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of this Section
4 will be payable in cash semiannually on each April 15 and October 15 (to the
holders of record on the April 1 and October 1 immediately preceding such
dates), commencing with the first such date occurring after any such Additional
Interest commences to accrue. The amount of Additional Interest will be
determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the
principal amount of the Registrable Notes, multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was
applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year
comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the case of a partial month, the
actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.
5. Registration Procedures
In connection with the filing of any Registration Statement
pursuant to Section 2 or 3 hereof, the Issuers shall effect such registrations
to permit the sale of the securities covered thereby in accordance with the
intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto and in
connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Issuers hereunder each
of the Issuers shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the SEC prior to the Filing Date a
Registration Statement or Registration Statements as prescribed by
Section 2 or 3 hereof, and use its best efforts to cause each such
Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as
provided herein; provided, however, that if (1) such filing is
pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2
hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any
Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during
the Applicable Period relating thereto, before filing any Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto,
Issuers shall furnish to, with respect to clause (1) above and only if
so requested with respect to clause (2) above, and afford the Holders
of the Registrable Notes included in such Registration Statement
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(with respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof) or each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any
such Registration Statement), as the case may be, their counsel and
the managing underwriters, if any, a reasonable opportunity to review
copies of all such documents (including copies of any documents to be
incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed
to be filed (in each case at least three Business Days prior to such
filing or such later date as is reasonable under the circumstances).
The Issuers shall not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or
any amendments or supplements thereto if the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes included in such
Registration Statement, or any such Participating Broker-Dealer, as
the case may be, their counsel, or the managing underwriters, if any,
shall reasonably object on a timely basis; provided, however, that if
the Issuers' failure to file a Registration Statement or Prospectus,
or any amendments or supplements thereto, in the applicable time
periods as set forth in Section 4, is based upon such an objection, no
Additional Interest shall accrue.
(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement or
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as the case may be, as may be
necessary to keep such Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer
Registration Statement continuously effective for the Effectiveness
Period or the Applicable Period, respectively; cause the related
Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement required by
applicable law, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule
424; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act applicable to each of them with respect to the
disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement
as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented and with
respect to the subsequent resale of any securities being sold by a
Participating Broker-Dealer covered by any such Prospectus.
(c) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
Period relating thereto from whom any Issuer has received written
notice that it will be a Participating Broker-Dealer in the Exchange
Offer, notify the selling Holders of Registrable Notes (with respect
to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof), or
each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any such
Registration Statement), as the case may be, their counsel and the
managing underwriters, if any, promptly, and confirm such notice in
writing, (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same
has become effective
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under the Securities Act (including in such notice a written statement
that any Holder may, upon written request, obtain, at the sole expense
of the Issuers, one conformed copy of such Registration Statement or
post-effective amendment including financial statements and schedules,
documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference and
exhibits), (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any
order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus
or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iii) of the
receipt by any Issuer of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of a
Registration Statement or any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange
Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer for offer or sale
in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose, (iv) of the happening of any event, the
existence of any condition or any information becoming known that
makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires
the making of any changes in or amendments or supplements to such
Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case
of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and (v) of the Issuers' determination
that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be
appropriate.
(d) Use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance
of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement
or of any order preventing or suspending the use of a Prospectus or
suspending the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any
of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any
Participating Broker-Dealer, for sale in any jurisdiction, and, if any
such order is issued, to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of any such order at the earliest practicable moment.
(e) If a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 and
if requested during the Effectiveness Period by the managing
underwriter or underwriters (if any), the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold in
connection with an underwritten offering or any Participating
Broker-Dealer, (i) as promptly as practicable incorporate in a
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as
the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any),
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such Holders, any Participating Broker-Dealer or counsel for any of
them reasonably request to be included therein, (ii) make all required
filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment
as soon as practicable after any Issuer has received notification of
the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment, and (iii) supplement or make amendments to
such Registration Statement.
(f) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
Period, if so requested by a selling Holder of Registrable Notes or a
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, furnish to each
selling Holder of Registrable Notes who so requests, (with respect to
a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof) and to
each such Participating Broker-Dealer who so requests (with respect to
any such Registration Statement) and to their respective counsel and
each managing underwriter, if any, at the sole expense of the Issuers,
one conformed copy of the Registration Statement or Registration
Statements and each post-effective amendment thereto, including
financial statements and schedules, and, if requested, all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference and all
exhibits.
(g) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
Period, deliver to each selling Holder of Registrable Notes (with
respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof), or each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any
such Registration Statement), as the case may be, their respective
counsel, and the underwriters, if any, at the sole expense of the
Issuers, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including
each form of preliminary prospectus) and each amendment or supplement
thereto and any documents incorporated by reference therein as such
Persons may reasonably request; and, subject to the last paragraph of
this Section 5, the Issuers hereby consent to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the
selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, and the underwriters or agents, if
any, and dealers, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of
the Registrable Notes covered by, or the sale by Participating
Broker-Dealers of the Exchange Notes pursuant to, such Prospectus and
any amendment or supplement thereto.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes or any delivery of a Prospectus contained in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement
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by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes
during the Applicable Period, use its reasonable best efforts to
register or qualify, and to cooperate with the selling Holders of
Registrable Notes or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the
case may be, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and
their respective counsel in connection with the registration or
qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification)
of such Registrable Notes for offer and sale under the securities or
Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any
selling Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer, or the managing
underwriter or underwriters reasonably request in writing; provided,
however, that where Exchange Notes held by Participating
Broker-Dealers or Registrable Notes are offered other than through an
underwritten offering, the Issuers agree to cause their counsel to
perform Blue Sky investigations and file registrations and
qualifications required to be filed pursuant to this Section 5(h),
keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom)
effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to
be kept effective and do any and all other acts or things necessary or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or the Registrable
Notes covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided,
however, that no Issuer shall be required to (A) qualify generally to
do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (B)
take any action that would subject it to general service of process in
any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject, (C) subject
itself to taxation in excess of a nominal dollar amount in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject, or (D) make any material
changes to its respective certificate of incorporation or bylaws or
any agreement between it and its stockholders.
(i) If a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes and
the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the
timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing
Registrable Notes to be sold, which certificates shall not bear any
restrictive legends and shall be in a form eligible for deposit with
The Depository Trust Company; and enable such Registrable Notes to be
in such denominations (subject to applicable requirements contained in
the Indenture) and registered in such names as the managing
underwriter or underwriters, if any, or Holders may request.
(j) Use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable
Notes covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or
approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be
necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter
or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such
Registrable Notes, except as may be required solely as a consequence
of the nature of such selling Holder's business, in which case the
Issuers will cooperate in all
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respects with the filing of such Registration Statement and the
granting of such approvals.
(k) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraph
5(c)(iv), 5(c)(v) or 5(c)(vi) hereof, as promptly as practicable
prepare and (subject to Section 5(a) hereof) file with the SEC, at the
sole expense of the Issuers, a supplement or post-effective amendment
to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Notes being
sold thereunder (with respect to a Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 3 hereof) or to the purchasers of the Exchange
Notes to whom such Prospectus will be delivered by a Participating
Broker-Dealer (with respect to any such Registration Statement), any
such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(l) Prior to the effective date of the first Registration
Statement relating to the Registrable Notes, (i) provide the Trustee
with certificates for the Registrable Notes in a form eligible for
deposit with The Depository Trust Company and (ii) provide a CUSIP
number for the Registrable Notes.
(m) In connection with any underwritten offering of
Registrable Notes pursuant to a Shelf Registration, enter into an
underwriting agreement as is customary in underwritten offerings of
debt securities similar to the Securities, and take all such other
actions as are reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or
underwriters in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or
the disposition of such Registrable Notes and, in such connection, (i)
make such representations and warranties to, and covenants with, the
underwriters with respect to the business of the Issuers (including
any acquired business, properties or entity, if applicable), and the
Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, as
are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten
offerings of debt securities similar to the Securities, and confirm
the same in writing if and when requested; (ii) obtain the written
opinions of counsel to the Issuers, and written updates thereof in
form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing
underwriter or underwriters, addressed to the underwriters covering
the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten
offering
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and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the managing
underwriter or underwriters; (iii) obtain "cold comfort" letters and
updates thereof in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the managing underwriter or underwriters from the independent
certified public accountants of the Issuers (and, if necessary, any
other independent certified public accountants the Issuers, or of any
business acquired by the Issuers, for which financial statements and
financial data are, or are required to be, included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement), addressed to each of the
underwriters, such letters to be in customary form and covering
matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in
connection with underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to
the Securities and such other matters as reasonably requested by the
managing underwriter or underwriters as permitted by the Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 72; and (iv) if an underwriting agreement is
entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and
procedures no less favorable to the sellers and underwriters, if any,
than those set forth in Section 7 hereof (or such other provisions and
procedures acceptable to Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement who
have provided the information to the Issuers as required by the
paragraphs following Section 5(t) and the managing underwriter or
underwriters or agents, if any). The above shall be done at each
closing under such underwriting agreement, or as and to the extent
required thereunder.
(n) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3
hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required
to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating
Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable
Period, make available for inspection by any selling Holder of such
Registrable Notes being sold (with respect to a Registration Statement
filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof), or each such Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, any underwriter participating in
any such disposition of Registrable Notes, if any, and any attorney,
accountant or other agent retained by any such selling Holder or each
such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any such
Registration Statement), as the case may be, or underwriter
(collectively, the "Inspectors"), upon written request, at the offices
where normally kept, during reasonable business hours and upon
reasonable advance notice, all pertinent financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and instruments of the Issuers and
subsidiaries of the Issuers (collectively, the "Records"), as shall be
reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise any applicable due
diligence responsibilities, and cause the officers, directors and
employees of the Issuers and any of their respective subsidiaries to
supply all information ("Information") reasonably requested by any
such Inspector in connection with such due diligence responsibilities;
provided, however that each Inspector shall agree in writing that it
will keep the Records
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and Information confidential and that it will not disclose any of the
Records that the any Issuer determines, in good faith, to be
confidential and notifies the Inspectors in writing are confidential
unless (i) the Issuers determine in their sole discretion on advice of
counsel that the disclosure of such Records or Information is
necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in such
Registration Statement or Prospectus, (ii) the release of such Records
or Information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a
court of competent jurisdiction, or (iii) the information in such
Records or Information has been made generally available to the public
other than by an Inspector or an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 405)
thereof; provided, however, that prior notice shall be provided as
soon as practicable to the any Issuer of the potential disclosure of
any information by such Inspector pursuant to clause (ii) of this
sentence to permit the Issuers to obtain a protective order (or waive
the provisions of this paragraph (o)) and that such Inspector shall
take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the
confidentiality of such information (if practicable) to the extent
such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in
derogation of the rights and interests of the Holder or any Inspector.
(o) Provide an indenture trustee for the Registrable Notes or
the Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture or the
trust indenture provided for in Section 2(a) hereof, as the case may
be, to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of
the first Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Notes;
and in connection therewith, cooperate with the trustee under any such
indenture and the Holders of the Registrable Notes, to effect such
changes (if any) to such indenture as may be required for such
indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA;
and execute, and use their best efforts to cause such trustee to
execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes, and
all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to
enable such indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.
(p) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
SEC and make generally available to its securityholders with regard to
any applicable Registration Statement, a consolidated earnings
statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities
Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the
Securities Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any fiscal
quarter (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such
period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal
quarter in which Registrable Notes are sold to underwriters in a firm
commitment or best efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold
to underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of
the first fiscal quarter of the Company, after the effective date of a
Registration Statement (as such term is defined
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in paragraph (c) of Rule 158 under the Securities Act), which
statements shall cover said 12-month periods.
(q) Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer or a Private
Exchange, if so requested by the Trustee, obtain an opinion of counsel
to the Issuers, in a form customary for underwritten transactions,
addressed to the Trustee for the benefit of all Holders of Registrable
Notes participating in the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as
the case may be, that the Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes, as
the case may be, the related Guarantee and the related indenture
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuers,
enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their respective
terms, subject to customary exceptions and qualifications.
(r) If the Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be
consummated, upon delivery of the Registrable Notes by Holders to the
Company (or to such other Person as directed by the Issuers), in
exchange for the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the
case may be, the Issuers shall xxxx, or cause to be marked, on such
Registrable Notes that such Registrable Notes are being cancelled in
exchange for the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the
case may be; in no event shall such Registrable Notes be marked as
paid or otherwise satisfied.
(s) Cooperate with each seller of Registrable Notes covered by
any Registration Statement and each underwriter, if any, participating
in the disposition of such Registrable Notes and their respective
counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD").
(t) Use its reasonable best efforts to take all other steps
necessary to effect the registration of the Exchange Notes and/or
Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement contemplated
hereby.
No Holder of Registrable Notes as to which any registration is
being effected may include any such Registrable Securities in any Shelf
Registration pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes
to the Issuers in writing, the information regarding such seller and the
distribution of such Registrable Notes as the Issuers may, from time to time,
reasonably request. The Issuers may exclude from such registration the
Registrable Notes of any seller so long as such seller fails to furnish such
information within a reasonable time (but no later than 10 Business Days) after
receiving such request. Each seller as to which any Shelf Registration is being
effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Issuers all information required to
be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the
Issuers by such seller not materially misleading.
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In the event of a Shelf Registration, in addition to the
information required to be provided by each selling Holder in accordance with
the preceding paragraph, the Company may require such selling Holder to furnish
to the Company such additional information regarding such selling Holder and
such selling Holder's intended method of distribution of Registrable Notes as
may be required in order to comply with the Securities Act. Each such selling
Holder agrees to notify the Company as promptly as practicable of any inaccuracy
or change in information previously furnished by such selling Holder to the
Company or of the occurrence of any event in either case as a result of which
any prospectus relating to such Shelf Registration contains or would contain an
untrue statement of a material fact regarding such selling Holder or such
selling Holder's intended method of disposition of such Registrable Notes or
omits to state any material fact regarding such selling Holder or such selling
Holder's intended method of disposition of such Registrable Notes required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly to furnish to the Company
any additional information required to correct and update any previously
furnished information or required so that such prospectus shall not contain,
with respect to such selling Holder or the disposition of such Registrable
Notes, an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.
If any such Registration Statement 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 (i) the insertion therein of language, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Holder, 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 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 then in force, the
deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such
reference ceases to be required.
Each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating
Broker-Dealer agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Notes or Exchange
Notes to be sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, that,
upon actual receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event
of the kind described in Section 5(c)(ii), 5(c)(iii), 5(c)(iv), or 5(c)(v),
hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable
Notes covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus or Exchange Notes to
be sold by such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, until
such Holder's or Participating Broker-Dealer's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated
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by Section 5(k) hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice") by the
Issuers that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has
received copies of any amendments or supplements thereto. In the event that the
Issuers shall give any such notice, the Applicable Period shall be extended by
the number of days during such periods from and including the date of the giving
of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Notes
covered by such Registration Statement or Exchange Notes to be sold by such
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, shall have received (x) the
copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 5(k)
hereof or (y) the Advice. Each holder of Registrable Notes agrees that the
Company has the right to require such holders to discontinue dispositions for up
to 90 days if the Company gives notice of a material non-public acquisition or
event; provided, however, that each holder shall be subject to the hold-back
restrictions of this Section 5 only twice during the term of this Agreement.
During any such discontinuance, no Additional Interest shall accrue or otherwise
be payable to the Holders.
6. Registration Expenses
All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or
compliance with this Agreement by the Issuers (other than any underwriting
discounts or commissions) shall be borne by the Issuers, whether or not the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement or any Shelf Registration is filed or
becomes effective or the Exchange Offer is consummated, including, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
(A) fees with respect to filings required to be made with the NASD in connection
with an underwritten offering and (B) reasonable fees and expenses of compliance
with state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the
Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes and determination of the eligibility of the
Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes for investment under the laws of such
jurisdictions (x) where the holders of Registrable Notes are located, in the
case of the Exchange Notes, or (y) as provided in Section 5(h) hereof, in the
case of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by a Participating
Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period)), (ii) printing expenses, including,
without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company
and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the
managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, by the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes included in any Registration
Statement or in respect of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by any
Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period, as the case may be,
(iii) reasonable messenger, telephone and delivery expenses relating to the
offering, sale or delivery of Securities and the preparation of documents
referenced in clause (xi) below, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Issuers and, in case of a Shelf Registration, reasonable fees and disbursements
of not more than one special
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counsel for all of the sellers of Registrable Notes (exclusive of any counsel
retained pursuant to Section 7 hereof), (v) fees and disbursements of all
independent certified public accountants referred to in Section 5(m)(iii) hereof
(including, without limitation, the expenses of any special audit and "cold
comfort" letters required by or incident to such performance), (vi) Securities
Act liability insurance, if the Issuers desire such insurance, (vii) fees and
expenses of all other Persons retained by the Issuers, (viii) internal expenses
of the Issuers (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of
officers and employees of the Issuers performing legal or accounting duties),
(ix) the expense of any annual audit, (x) any fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities
exchange, if applicable, and (xi) the expenses relating to printing, word
processing and distributing all Registration Statements, underwriting
agreements, indentures and any other documents necessary in order to comply with
this Agreement.
7. Indemnification
(a) Each of the Issuers, jointly and severally, agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Notes and each
Participating Broker-Dealer selling Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period,
the affiliates, officers, directors, representatives, employees and agents of
each such Person, and each Person, if any, who controls any such Person within
the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act (each, a "Participant"), from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including, without
limitation, the legal fees and other expenses actually incurred in connection
with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted) caused by, arising
out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto)
or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if any of the Issuers shall have
furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus,
or caused by, arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except (i) insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any untrue statement
or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information relating to any Participant furnished to any of the
Issuers in writing by such Participant expressly for use therein and with
respect to any preliminary Prospectus, or (ii) to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises solely from the fact that any Participant sold
Notes to a person to whom there was not sent or given a copy of the Prospectus
(as amended or supplemented) at or prior to the written confirmation of such
sale if the Issuers shall have previously furnished copies thereof to the
Participant in accordance herewith and the Prospectus (as so amended or
supplemented) would have corrected any such untrue statement or omission.
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(b) Each Participant agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, their respective affiliates, officers,
directors, representatives, employees and agents of each Issuer and each Person
who controls each Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent (but on a several, and not
joint, basis) as the foregoing indemnity from the Issuers to each Participant,
but only with reference to information relating to such Participant furnished to
the Issuers in writing by such Participant expressly for use in any Registration
Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary
prospectus. The liability of any Participant under this paragraph shall in no
event exceed the proceeds received by such Participant from sales of Registrable
Notes or Exchange Notes giving rise to such obligations.
(c) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any
governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or
asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to either of the two preceding paragraphs, such Person (the "Indemnified
Person") shall promptly notify the Persons against whom such indemnity may be
sought (the "Indemnifying Persons") in writing, and the Indemnifying Persons,
upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and
any others the Indemnifying Persons may reasonably designate in such proceeding
and shall pay the fees and expenses actually incurred by such counsel related to
such proceeding; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the
Indemnifying Persons (i) will not relieve it from any liability under paragraph
(a) or (b) above unless and to the extent such failure results in material
prejudice to any Indemnifying Person and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve
the Indemnifying Person from any other obligations to any Indemnified Person. In
any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its
own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Persons and the
Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary, (ii) the
Indemnifying Persons shall have failed within a reasonable period of time to
retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, or (iii) the
named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both any Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person or any affiliate thereof
and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential conflicting interests between them. It is understood
that the Indemnifying Persons shall not, in connection with such proceeding or
separate but substantially similar related proceeding in the same jurisdiction
arising out of the same general allegations, be liable for the fees and expenses
of more than one separate firm (in addition to any reasonably necessary local
counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall
be reimbursed promptly as they are incurred, subject to an undertaking by such
Indemnified Persons that all such amounts to which any Indemnified Person is not
entitled pursuant to this Section 7, as determined by a final non-appealable
judicial determination, shall be returned promptly to the relevant Indemnifying
Persons. Any such separate firm for the Participants
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and such control Persons of Participants shall be designated in writing by
Participants who sold a majority in interest of Registrable Notes and Exchange
Notes sold by all such Participants and shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Company and any such separate firm for the Issuers, their affiliates, officers,
directors, representatives, employees and agents and such control Persons of
such Issuer shall be designated in writing by such Issuer and shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Holders.
The Indemnifying Persons shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its prior written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with such
consent or if there be a final non-appealable judgment for the plaintiff for
which the Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this
Agreement, each of the Indemnifying Persons agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by
reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Persons (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), effect any settlement or compromise of any
pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is
or could have been a party, or indemnity could have been sought hereunder by
such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional
written release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are
the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as
to an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of such
Indemnified Person.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in Section 7(a) or
(b) is for any reason unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless, an
Indemnified Person in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such subsections, in
lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder and in order to provide
for just and equitable contribution, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnifying Person or Persons on the one hand and the Indemnified
Person or Persons on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or
alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined
by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuers on the one hand or
such Participant or such other Indemnified Person, as the case may be, on the
other, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission, and any other
equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances.
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(e) The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Participants were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The
amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses,
claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the
limitations set forth above, any reasonable legal or other expenses actually
incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or
defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 7, in no event shall a Participant be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which proceeds received by such Participant from
sales of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case may be, exceeds the
amount of any damages that such Participant has otherwise been required to pay
or has paid by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(f) Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses for
which an indemnified party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under
this Section 7 shall be paid by the Indemnifying Persons to the Indemnified
Person as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are incurred,
subject to an undertaking by such Indemnified Person that all such amounts to
which such Indemnified Person is not entitled pursuant to this Section 7, as
determined by a final non-appealable judicial determination, shall be returned
promptly to the relevant Indemnifying Persons. The indemnity and contribution
agreements contained in this Section 7 and the representations and warranties of
the Issuers set forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force
and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any
Holder or any person who controls a Holder, an Issuer, its directors, officers,
employees or agents or any person controlling an Issuer, and (ii) any
termination of this Agreement.
(g) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in
this Section 7 will be in addition to any liability which the Indemnifying
Persons may otherwise have to the Indemnified Persons referred to above.
8. Rules 144 and 144A
Each of the Issuers covenants and agrees that it will 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 in a timely manner
in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
and, if at any time such Issuer is not required to file such reports, such
Issuer will, upon the request of any Holder or beneficial owner of Registrable
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Notes, make available such information necessary to permit sales pursuant to
Rule 144A. Each of the Issuers further covenants and agrees, for so long as any
Registrable Notes remain outstanding that it will take such further action as
any Holder of Registrable Notes may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Notes
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act and Rule 144A.
9. Underwritten Registrations
If any of the Registrable Notes covered by any Shelf
Registration are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker
or investment bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will
be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such
Registrable Notes included in such offering and shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Issuers.
No Holder of Registrable Notes may participate in any
underwritten registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such
Holder's Registrable Notes on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such
arrangements and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required
under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
10. Miscellaneous
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Issuers have not, as of
the date hereof, and the Issuers shall not, after the date of this Agreement,
enter into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Notes in this
Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted
to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not
inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Issuers' other issued
and outstanding securities under any such agreements. The Issuers will not enter
into any agreement with respect to any of their securities which will grant to
any Person piggy-back registration rights with respect to any Registration
Statement.
(b) Additional Amounts of Notes. The Notes are limited in
aggregate principal amount to $250,000,000, of which $125,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount was issued on April 7, 1999 and $50,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount will be issued on the date hereof. Additional amounts of Notes
may be issued in one or more series from time to time under the Indenture
(collectively "Additional Notes") prior to the filing of any Registration
Statement. The Issuers shall provide the registration rights set forth under
this Agreement to the Initial Purchaser and any subsequent holder or holders of
such Additional Notes
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and notwithstanding anything contained herein may, but are not obligated to,
include such Additional Notes in any Registration Statement filed hereunder.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement
may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, otherwise than with the
prior written consent of (I) the Company, and (II)(A) the Holders of not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Registrable Notes and (B) in circumstances that would adversely affect the
Participating Broker-Dealers, the Participating Broker-Dealers holding not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes held by all
Participating Broker-Dealers; provided, however, that Section 7 and this Section
10(c) may not be amended, modified or supplemented without the prior written
consent of each Holder and each Participating Broker-Dealer (including any
person who was a Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer of Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes, as the case may be, disposed of pursuant to any Registration
Statement) affected by any such amendment, modification or supplement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions
hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of
Holders of Registrable Notes whose securities are being sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect, impair,
limit or compromise the rights of other Holders of Registrable Notes may be
given by Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Notes being sold pursuant to such Registration Statement and with
the consent of the Issuers which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(d) Notices. All notices and other communications (including,
without limitation, any notices or other communications to the Trustee) provided
for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered
first-class mail, next-day air courier or facsimile:
(i) if to a Holder of the Registrable Notes or any
Participating Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of such
Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, set forth
on the records of the registrar under the Indenture.
(ii) if to the Issuers, at the address as follows:
c/o RAILWORKS CORPORATION
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
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with a copy to:
King & Spalding
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have
been duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business
Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; one Business
Day after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier; and when receipt is
acknowledged by the addressee, if sent by facsimile.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications
shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at
the address and in the manner specified in such Indenture.
(e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties
hereto, the Holders and the Participating Broker-Dealers; provided, however,
that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other
disposition of Registrable Notes in violation of the terms of the Purchase
Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any holder shall acquire
Registrable Notes, in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such
Registrable Notes shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement,
and by taking and holding such Registrable Notes, such person shall be
conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the
terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the restrictions on resale set
forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the Purchase Agreement, and such
person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof.
(H) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED ENTIRELY
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XXXXXX XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX, XXXXXXX REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT.
(i) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such
term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared
to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(j) Securities Held by the Issuers or Their Respective
Affiliates. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified
percentage of Registrable Notes is required hereunder, Registrable Notes held by
the Issuers or their respective affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405)
shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given
by the Holders of such required percentage.
(k) Third-Party Beneficiaries. Holders of Registrable Notes
and Participating Broker-Dealers are intended third-party beneficiaries of this
Agreement, and this Agreement may be enforced by such Persons.
(l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the
Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, is intended by the parties as a final and
exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in
respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior
oral or written agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts,
understandings, correspondence, conversations and memoranda between the Holders
on the one hand and the Issuers on the other, or between or among any agents,
representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or
successors in interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are
merged herein and replaced hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
as of the date first written above.
RAILWORKS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
ALPHA-KEYSTONE ENGINEERING, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
ARMCORE ACQUISITION CORP.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
ARMCORE RAILROAD CONTRACTORS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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ANNEX RAILROAD BUILDERS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
BIRMINGHAM WOOD, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
XXXXXXXX HOLDINGS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
X.X. XXXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
COMTRAK CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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XXXXXX BROTHERS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
CPI CONCRETE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
XXXX XXXXXXXX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
FCM RAIL, LTD., as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
F&V METRO RW, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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F&V METRO CONTRACTING CORP.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
GANTREX RW, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
-------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
GANTREX CORPORATION,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
GANTREX SYSTEMS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
H.P. XXXXXXXX INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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IMPULSE ELECTRIC ENTERPRISES OF NEW YORK,
INC., as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
XXXXXXX RAILROAD BUILDERS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
M-TRACK ENTERPRISES, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
XXXXXX TREATED WOOD, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
MERIT RAILROAD CONTRACTORS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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MIDWEST CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.,
as guarantor
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
MID XXXX XX, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
MID WEST RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION &
MAINTENANCE CORPORATION OF WYOMING,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
MINNESOTA RAILROAD SERVICE, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
NEOSHO, INCORPORATED,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
-------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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NEOSHO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
NEOSHO INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
NEOSHO ASIA, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
NEOSHO CENTRAL AMERICA, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
NEOSHO CONTRACTORS, INC.,
a guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
-----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
NORTHERN RAIL SERVICE AND SUPPLY
COMPANY, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
-----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
XXXXXXX RAILWAY SHOPS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
-----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
R. & M. B. RAIL CO., INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
-----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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RAILCORP, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
RAILROAD RESOURCES, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
RAILROAD SERVICE, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
RAILROAD SPECIALTIES, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
RAILWORKS CANADA, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
---------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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XXXXXXX ELECTRIC, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOOD PRESERVING CO., INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
U.S. TRACKWORKS, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
U.S. RAILWAY SUPPLY, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
V&R ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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WM. X. XXXXX CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
WM. X. XXXXX RERAILING SERVICES, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
WOOD WASTE ENERGY, INC.,
as guarantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
--------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first
above written.
By: FIRST UNION CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Xx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Xx
Title: Director
