EXHIBIT 4.3
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of
June 4, 2001, by and among Vishay Intertechnology, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company") and XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO., XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED (the "Initial Purchaser").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated May
30, 2001 (the "Purchase Agreement"), among the Company, as issuer of the Liquid
Yield Option Notes due 2021 (the "XXXXx") and the Initial Purchaser, which
provides for, among other things, the sale by the Company to the Initial
Purchaser of the aggregate principal amount at maturity of XXXXx specified
therein. In order to induce the Initial Purchaser to enter into the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth
in this Agreement. The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the closing
under the Purchase Agreement.
The Company agrees with the Initial Purchaser, (i) for its benefit as
Initial Purchaser and (ii) for the benefit of the beneficial owners (including
the Initial Purchaser) from time to time of the XXXXx, and the beneficial owners
from time to time of the Underlying Common Stock (as defined herein) issued upon
conversion of the XXXXx, if any, (each of the foregoing a "Holder" and together
the "Holders"), as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
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shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Affiliate" With respect to any specified person, an "affiliate," as
defined in Rule 144, of such person.
"Applicable Conversion Price" The Applicable Conversion Price as of
any date of determination means the Applicable Principal Amount per $1,000
principal amount at maturity of XXXXx as of such date of determination divided
by the Conversion Rate in effect as of such date of determination or, if no
XXXXx are then outstanding, the Conversion Rate that would be in effect were
XXXXx then outstanding.
"Applicable Principal Amount" Applicable Principal Amount as of any
date of determination, with respect to each $1,000 principal amount at maturity
of XXXXx means the sum of the initial issue price of such XXXXx ($551.26) plus
accrued original issue discount with respect to such LYON through such date of
determination or, if no XXXXx are then outstanding, such sum calculated as if
such XXXXx were then outstanding.
"Business Day" Any day, other than Saturday or Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to close.
"Common Stock" The common stock, $0.10 par value, of the Company and
any other shares of common stock as may constitute "Common Stock" for purposes
of the Indenture, including the Underlying Common Stock.
"Company" See the first paragraph of this Agreement.
"Conversion Rate" Conversion Rate shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in the Indenture.
"Damages Accrual Period" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"Damages Payment Date" Each June 4 and December 4.
"Deferral Notice" See Section 3(i) hereof.
"Deferral Period" See Section 3(i) hereof.
"Effectiveness Deadline Date" See Section 2(a) hereof.
"Effectiveness Period" The period of two years from the Issue Date or
such shorter period ending on the date that all Registrable Securities have
ceased to be Registrable Securities.
"Event" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"Event Termination Date" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"Event Date" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"Exchange Act" The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
"Filing Deadline Date" See Section 2(a) hereof.
"Holder" See the second paragraph of this Agreement.
"Indenture" The Indenture, dated as of the date hereof, among the
Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee, pursuant to which the XXXXx are
being issued.
"Initial Purchaser" See the first paragraph of this Agreement.
"Initial Shelf Registration Statement" See Section 2(a) hereof.
"Issue Date" means June 4, 2001.
"Liquidated Damages Amount" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"XXXXx" See the second paragraph of this Agreement.
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"Material Event" See Section 3(i) hereof.
"Notice and Questionnaire" A written notice delivered to the Company
containing substantially the information called for by the Selling
Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire attached as Annex A to the Final
Offering Memorandum of the Company, dated May 30, 2001, relating to the XXXXx.
"Notice Holder" On any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice
and Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to such date.
"Prospectus" The prospectus included in any Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information
previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration
statement in reliance upon Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act), as
amended or supplemented by any amendment or prospectus supplement, including
post-effective amendments, and all materials incorporated by reference in such
Prospectus.
"Purchase Agreement" See the first paragraph of this Agreement.
"Record Holder" With respect to any Damages Payment Date relating to
any LYON or Underlying Common Stock as to which any Liquidated Damages Amount
has accrued, the registered holder of such LYON or Underlying Common Stock, as
the case may be, on the 15th day immediately preceding such Damages Payment
Date.
"Registrable Securities" The Securities, until such securities have
been converted or exchanged and, at all times subsequent to any such conversion
or exchange, any securities into or for which such securities have been
converted or exchanged, and any security issued with respect thereto upon any
stock dividend, split, merger or similar event until, in the case of any such
security, the earliest of (i) its effective registration under the Securities
Act and resale in accordance with the Registration Statement covering it, (ii)
expiration of the holding period that would be applicable thereto under Rule
144(k) were it not held by an Affiliate of the Company or (iii) its sale to the
public pursuant to Rule 144.
"Registration Expenses" See Section 5 hereof.
"Registration Statement" Any registration statement of the Company
that covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and
all materials incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
"Restated Principal Amount" Restated Principal Amount shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.
"Restricted Securities" As this term is defined in Rule 144.
"Rule 144" Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted
by the SEC.
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"Rule 144A" Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted
by the SEC.
"SEC" The Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities" Collectively means the XXXXx and the Underlying Common
Stock.
"Securities Act" The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
"Shelf Registration Statement" See Section 2(a) hereof.
"Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement" See Section 2(b) hereof.
"Tax Event" shall have the meanings assigned to such term in the
Indenture.
"TIA" The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
"Trustee" The Bank of New York (or any successor entity), the Trustee
under the Indenture.
"Underlying Common Stock" The Common Stock into which the XXXXx are
convertible or issued upon any such conversion or payment of the purchase price
of a purchase of XXXXx.
SECTION 2. Shelf Registration.
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(a) The Company shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and
filed with the SEC no later than a date which is ninety (90) days after the
Issue Date (the "Filing Deadline Date") a Registration Statement for an offering
to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the
Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration Statement") registering the resale from
time to time by Holders thereof of all of the Registrable Securities (the
"Initial Shelf Registration Statement"). The Initial Shelf Registration
Statement shall be on Form S-3 or another appropriate form permitting
registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by such Holders in
accordance with the methods of distribution reasonably elected by the Holders
and set forth in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement; provided, that in no
event will such method(s) of distribution take the form of an underwritten
offering of the Registrable Securities without the prior agreement of the
Company. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Initial Shelf
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act by the
date (the "Effectiveness Deadline Date") that is one hundred and eighty (180)
days after the Issue Date, and to keep the Initial Shelf Registration Statement
(or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective under
the Securities Act until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period subject to
the rights of the Company under Section 3(i) to create a Deferral Period. At the
time the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, each Holder
that became a Notice Holder on or prior to the date 10 Business Days prior to
such time of effectiveness shall be named as a selling securityholder in the
Initial Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner
as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable
Securities in accordance with applicable law under
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ordinary circumstances, subject to compliance with blue sky laws. None of the
Company's securityholders (other than the Holders of Registrable Securities)
shall have the right to include any of the Company's securities in the Shelf
Registration Statement.
(b) If the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent
Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective other than during a Deferral
Period for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company
shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within thirty (30)
days of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration Statement
in a manner reasonably expected by the Company to obtain the withdrawal of the
order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Shelf
Registration Statement covering all of the Securities that as of the date of
such filing are Registrable Securities (a "Subsequent Shelf Registration
Statement"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company
shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration
Statement to become effective as promptly as reasonably practicable after such
filing, unless during a Deferral Period, or, if filed during a Deferral Period,
after the expiration of a Deferral Period, and to keep such Registration
Statement (or subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective
until the end of the Effectiveness Period.
(c) The Company shall supplement and amend the Shelf Registration
Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to
the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement,
if required by the Securities Act or, to the extent to which the Company does
not reasonably object, as reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or by
the Trustee on behalf of the registered Holders.
(d) Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that if such Holder
wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement
and related Prospectus, it will do so only in accordance with this Section 2(d)
and Section 3(i). Each Holder of Registrable Securities wishing to sell
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related
Prospectus agrees to deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company at least
five (5) Business Days prior to any intended distribution of Registrable
Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement. From and after the date the
Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company shall,
as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date a Notice and Questionnaire
is delivered, (i) if required by applicable law, file with the SEC a
post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and, if
required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a
supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or
file any other document required by the SEC so that the Holder delivering such
Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf
Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit
such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall file a
post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, use reasonable
efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under
the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable; (ii) provide such
Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i); and (iii)
notify such Holder as promptly as reasonably practicable after the effectiveness
under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Section 2(d)(i); provided, that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered
during a Deferral Period, the Company shall so inform the Holder
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delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in
accordance with Section 3(i), provided, further, that if under applicable law
the Company has more than one option as to the type or manner of making any such
filing, as set forth in an opinion of nationally-recognized counsel experienced
in such matters delivered by the Holder to the Company, it will make the
required filing or filings in the manner or of a type that is reasonably
expected to result in the earliest availability of the Prospectus for effecting
resales of Registrable Securities unless such option would be adverse to the
Company or result in increased costs. Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to name any Holder
that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any Registration
Statement or related Prospectus; provided, however, that any Holder that becomes
a Notice Holder pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(d) of this Agreement
(whether or not such Holder was a Notice Holder at the time the Registration
Statement was initially declared effective) shall be named as a selling
securityholder in the Registration Statement or related Prospectus subject to
and in accordance with the requirements of this Section 2(d).
(e) The parties hereto agree that the Holders of Registrable
Securities will suffer damages, and that it would not be feasible to ascertain
the extent of such damages with precision, if (i) the Initial Shelf Registration
Statement has not been filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline Date, (ii) the
Initial Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective under the
Securities Act on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline Date, or (iii) the
aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days
permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 3(i) hereof (each of the
events of a type described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) are
individually referred to herein as an "Event," and the Filing Deadline Date in
the case of clause (i), the Effectiveness Deadline Date in the case of clause
(ii), and the date on which the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any
period exceeds the number of days permitted by Section 3(i) hereof in the case
of clause (iii), being referred to herein as an "Event Date"). Events shall be
deemed to continue until the "Event Termination Date," which shall be the
following dates with respect to the respective types of Events: the date the
Initial Shelf Registration Statement is filed in the case of an Event of the
type described in clause (i), the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement
is declared effective under the Securities Act in the case of an Event of the
type described in clause (ii), termination of the Deferral Period that caused
the limit on the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in a period set forth in
Section 3(i) to be exceeded in the case of the commencement of an Event of the
type described in clause (iii).
Accordingly, commencing on (and including) any Event Date and ending
on (but excluding) the next date on which there are no Events that have occurred
and are continuing (a "Damages Accrual Period"), the Company agrees to pay, as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount (the "Liquidated Damages
Amount"), payable on the Damages Payment Dates to Record Holders of then
outstanding XXXXx that are Registrable Securities or of then outstanding shares
of Underlying Common Stock issued upon conversion of XXXXx that are Registrable
Securities, if any, as the case may be, accruing, for each portion of such
Damages Accrual Period beginning on and including a Damages Payment Date (or, in
respect of the first time that the Liquidation Damages Amount is to be paid to
Holders on a Damages Payment Date as a result of the occurrence of any
particular Event occurring since the most recent Damages Payment Event, from the
Event Date) and ending on but excluding the first to occur of (A) the date of
the end of the Damages Accrual Period or (B) the next Damages Payment Date, at a
rate
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per annum equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) for the first 90-day
period from the Event Date, and thereafter at a rate per annum equal to one-half
of one percent (0.5%) of the aggregate Applicable Principal Amount of such XXXXx
to Record Holders of the then outstanding XXXXx that are Registrable Securities
or the aggregate Applicable Conversion Price of the shares of Underlying Common
Stock to Record Holders of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock that are
Registrable Securities, as the case may be, in each case determined as of the
Business Day immediately preceding the next Damages Payment Date; provided, that
any Liquidated Damages Amount accrued with respect to any LYON or portion
thereof called for redemption on a redemption date or converted into Underlying
Common Stock on a conversion date prior to the Damages Payment Date, shall, in
any such event, be paid instead to the Holder who submitted such LYON or portion
thereof for redemption or conversion on the applicable redemption date or
conversion date, as the case may be, on such date (or promptly following the
conversion date, in the case of conversion). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
Liquidated Damages Amounts shall accrue as to any Registrable Security from and
after the earlier of (x) the date such security is no longer a Registrable
Security and (y) expiration of the Effectiveness Period. The rate of accrual of
the Liquidated Damages Amount with respect to any period shall not exceed the
rate provided for in this paragraph notwithstanding the occurrence of multiple
concurrent Events. Following the cure of all Events requiring the payment by the
Company of Liquidated Damages Amounts to the Holders of Registrable Securities
pursuant to this Section, the accrual of Liquidated Damages Amounts will cease
(without in any way limiting the effect of any subsequent Event requiring the
payment of the Liquidated Damages Amount by the Company ) and accrued and unpaid
Liquidated Damages will be paid in cash to the date of such cure to the Holder
of record on the immediately succeeding Damages Payment Date.
The Trustee shall be entitled, on behalf of Holders of XXXXx or
Underlying Common Stock, to seek any available remedy for the enforcement of
this Agreement, including for the payment of any Liquidated Damages Amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the sole remedy for a
violation of the terms of this Agreement with respect to which liquidated
damages are expressly provided shall be such liquidated damages.
All of the Company's obligations set forth in this Section 2(e) that
are outstanding with respect to any Registrable Security at the time such
Security ceases to be a Registrable Security shall survive until such time as
all such obligations with respect to such security have been satisfied in full
(notwithstanding termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(j)).
The parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages provided for in
this Section 2(e) constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be
incurred by Holders of Registrable Securities by reason of the failure of the
Shelf Registration Statement to be filed or declared effective or available for
effecting resales of Registrable Securities in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
SECTION 3. Registration Procedures. In connection with the registration
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obligations of the Company under Section 2 hereof, the Company shall:
(a) Before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto with the SEC, furnish to the Initial Purchaser
copies of all such
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documents proposed to be filed and use reasonable efforts to reflect in each
such document when so filed with the SEC such comments as the Initial Purchaser
reasonably shall propose.
(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to
keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the applicable
period specified in Section 2(a); cause the related Prospectus to be
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the
Securities Act; and use reasonable efforts to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all
securities covered by such Registration Statement during the Effectiveness
Period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers
thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or such
Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) As promptly as reasonably practicable give notice to the Notice
Holders and the Initial Purchaser (i) when any Prospectus, Prospectus
supplement, Registration Statement or post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement has been filed with the SEC and, with respect to a Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has been declared
effective, (ii) of any request, following the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf
Registration Statement under the Securities Act, by the SEC or any other federal
or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to any
Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information,
(iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental
authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration
Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose,
(iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of (but
not the nature of or details concerning) a Material Event (provided, however,
that no notice by the Company shall be required pursuant to this clause (v) in
the event that the Company either promptly files a Prospectus supplement to
update the Prospectus or a Form 8-K or other appropriate Exchange Act report
that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, which, in
either case, contains the requisite information with respect to such Material
Event that results in such Registration Statement no longer containing any
untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements contained therein not misleading) and (vi) of the
determination by the Company that a post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement will be filed with the SEC, which notice may, at the discretion of the
Company (or as required pursuant to Section 3(i)), state that it constitutes a
Deferral Notice, in which event the provisions of Section 3(i) shall apply.
(d) Use reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the lifting of any
suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which they have been
qualified for sale, in either case at the earliest possible moment or, if a
Deferral Period is in effect, at the earliest possible moment after the Deferral
Period.
(e) If reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or any Notice
Holder, as promptly as reasonably practicable incorporate in a Prospectus
supplement or post-effective
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amendment to a Registration Statement such information as the Initial Purchaser
or such Notice Holder shall, on the basis of an opinion of nationally-recognized
counsel experienced in such matters, determine to be required to be included
therein by applicable law and make any required filings of such Prospectus
supplement or such post-effective amendment; provided, that the Company shall
not be required to take any actions under this Section 3(e) that are not, in the
reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable
law.
(f) As promptly as reasonably practicable furnish to each Notice
Holder and the Initial Purchaser, upon their request and without charge, at
least one (1) conformed copy of the Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto, including financial statements, but excluding schedules, all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits
(unless requested in writing to the Company by such Notice Holder or the Initial
Purchaser, as the case may be).
(g) During the Effectiveness Period, deliver to each Notice Holder
in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses
relating to such Registrable Securities (including each preliminary prospectus)
and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Notice Holder may reasonably
request; and the Company hereby consents (except during such periods that a
Deferral Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked) to the use of such
Prospectus or each amendment or supplement thereto by each Notice Holder in
connection with any offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by
such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in the manner set forth
therein.
(h) Subject to Section 3(i), prior to any public offering of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, use
reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Notice Holders
in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such
registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale
under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United
States as any Notice Holder reasonably requests in writing (which request may be
included in the Notice and Questionnaire) it being agreed that no such
registration or qualification will be made unless so requested; prior to any
public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement, use reasonable efforts to keep each such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period
in connection with such Notice Holder's offer and sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) and do
any and all other acts or things necessary to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities in the manner set forth in the
relevant Registration Statement and the related Prospectus; provided, that the
Company will not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a
dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it is not otherwise qualified but
for this Agreement or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general
service of process in suits or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is
not then so subject.
(i) Upon (A) the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation of
proceedings with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement under Section 8(d)
or 8(e) of the Securities Act, (B) the occurrence of any event or the existence
of any fact (a "Material Event") as a result of which any
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Registration Statement shall 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, or any Prospectus shall 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 the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (C) the
occurrence or existence of any corporate development that, in the discretion of
the Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the Shelf
Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, (i) in the case of clause (B)
above, subject to the next sentence, as promptly as reasonably practicable
prepare and file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by
reference or file any other required document that would be incorporated by
reference into such Registration Statement and Prospectus so that such
Registration Statement does 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 such Prospectus does 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
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as
thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold
thereunder, and, in the case of a post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement, subject to the next sentence, use reasonable efforts to cause it to
be declared effective as promptly as is reasonably practicable, and (ii) give
notice to the Notice Holders that the availability of the Shelf Registration
Statement is suspended (a "Deferral Notice") and, upon receipt of any Deferral
Notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement until such Notice Holder's receipt of
copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in clause (i)
above, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may
be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that
are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. If so
directed by the Company each Notice Holder will deliver to the Company (at the
Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such
Notice Holder's possession, of the Registration Statement or the related
Prospectus current at the time of receipt by such Notice Holder of any Deferral
Notice. The Company will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of
the Prospectus may be resumed (x) in the case of clause (A) above, as promptly
as reasonably practicable, (y) in the case of clause (B) above, as soon as, in
the sole judgment of the Company, public disclosure of such Material Event would
not be prejudicial to or contrary to the interests of the Company or, if
necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as reasonably
practicable thereafter and (z) in the case of clause (C) above, as soon as, in
the discretion of the Company, such suspension is no longer appropriate. The
period during which the availability of the Registration Statement and any
Prospectus is suspended (the "Deferral Period") shall, without the Company
incurring any obligation to pay liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(e), not
exceed forty-five (45) days in any three (3) month period or one hundred and
twenty (120) days in any twelve (12) month period.
(j) If reasonably requested in writing in connection with a
disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, make
reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours by a
representative for the Notice Holders of such Registrable Securities and any
broker-dealers, attorneys and accountants retained by such Notice Holders, all
relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the appropriate
executive officers, directors and
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designated employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to make reasonably
available for inspection during normal business hours all relevant information
reasonably requested by such representative for the Notice Holders or any such
broker-dealers, attorneys or accountants in connection with such disposition, in
each case as is customary for similar "due diligence" examinations; provided,
however, that such persons shall first agree in writing with the Company that
any information that is reasonably designated by the Company in writing as
confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept
confidential by such persons and shall be used solely for the purposes of
exercising rights under this Agreement and such person shall comply with
applicable securities laws, unless (i) disclosure of such information is
required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to
inquiries of regulatory authorities, (ii) disclosure of such information is
required by law (including any disclosure requirements pursuant to federal
securities laws in connection with the filing of any Registration Statement or
the use of any Prospectus referred to in this Agreement), (iii) such information
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure
or failure to safeguard by any such person or (iv) such information becomes
available to any such person from a source other than the Company and such
source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement; and provided further, that
the foregoing inspection and information gathering shall, to the greatest extent
possible, be coordinated on behalf of all the Notice Holders and the other
parties entitled thereto by the counsel referred to in Section 5.
(k) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and
make generally available to its securityholders earning statements (which need
not be audited) 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 90 days after the end of the first 12-month period
constituting a fiscal year commencing on the first day of the first fiscal
quarter of the first fiscal year of the Company commencing after the effective
date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month
periods.
(l) Cooperate with each Notice Holder to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities
sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, and cause such Registrable Securities
to be in such denominations as are permitted by the Indenture and registered in
such names as such Notice Holder may request in writing at least two Business
Days prior to any sale of such Registrable Securities.
(m) Provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities covered
by each Registration Statement not later than the effective date of such
Registration Statement and provide the Trustee for the XXXXx and the transfer
agent for the Common Stock with certificates for the Registrable Securities that
are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.
(n) Make reasonable effort to provide such information as is
required for any filings required to be made with the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.
(o) Upon (i) the filing of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement
and (ii) the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement, announce
the same, in each case by release to Reuters Economic Services and Bloomberg
Business News or other reasonable means of distribution.
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(p) Enter into such customary agreements and take all such other
reasonable necessary actions in connection therewith (including those reasonably
requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold)
in order to expedite or facilitate disposition of such Registrable Securities;
provided that the Company shall not be required to take any action in connection
with an underwritten offering without its consent; and
(q) Cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later
than the effective date of any Registration Statement; and in connection
therewith, cooperate with the Trustee to effect such changes to the Indenture as
may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the
terms of the TIA and execute, and use reasonable efforts to cause the 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 the Indenture to
be so qualified in a timely manner.
SECTION 4. Holder's Obligations. Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the
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Registrable Securities, that no Holder of Registrable Securities shall be
entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such Holder has
furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to
Section 2(d) hereof (including the information required to be included in such
Notice and Questionnaire) and the information set forth in the next sentence.
Each Notice Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the Company all information
required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished
to the Company by such Notice Holder not misleading and any other information
regarding such Notice Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities
as may be required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement under
applicable law or pursuant to SEC comments. Each Holder further agrees to notify
the Company within 10 business days of request, of the amount of Registrable
Securities sold pursuant to the Registration Statement and, in the absence of a
response, the Company may assume that all of the Holder's Registrable Securities
were so sold.
SECTION 5. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all fees and
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expenses incurred in connection with the performance by the Company of its
obligations under Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement whether or not any of the
Registration Statements are declared effective. Such fees and expenses shall
include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including,
without limitation, fees and expenses (x) with respect to filings required to be
made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and (y) of
compliance with federal and state securities or Blue Sky laws to the extent such
filings or compliance are required pursuant to this Agreement (including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of the counsel specified
in the next sentence in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the
Registrable Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Notice
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement may designate)), (ii) printing expenses (including,
without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities
in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company), (iii)
duplication expenses relating to copies of any Registration Statement or
Prospectus delivered to any Holders hereunder, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, and
(v) reasonable fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel and of the
registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock. In addition, the Company
shall bear or reimburse the Notice Holders for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of one firm of
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legal counsel for the Holders, which shall, upon the written consent of the
Initial Purchaser (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), be a nationally
recognized law firm experienced in securities law matters designated by the
Company. In addition, the Company shall pay the internal expenses of the Company
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual
audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the
Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which the same securities
of the Company are then listed and the fees and expenses of any person,
including special experts, retained by the Company.
SECTION 6. Indemnification; Contribution.
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(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial
Purchaser and each Holder of Registrable Securities and each person, if any, who
controls the Initial Purchaser or any Holder of Registrable Securities within
the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act, as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or the omission or
alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or
arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact included in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged
omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount
paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or
proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue
statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or
omission, provided that (subject to Section 6(d) below) any such
settlement is effected with the prior written consent of the Company;
and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred
(including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Initial
Purchaser), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding
by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any
claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or
any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any
such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss,
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liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the
Initial Purchaser, such Holder of Registrable Securities (which
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also acknowledges the indemnity provisions herein) or any person, if any, who
controls the Initial Purchaser or any such Holder of Registrable Securities
expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or
any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto); provided, further, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to
any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (1) arising from an offer or sale
of Registrable Securities occurring during a Deferral Period, if a Deferral
Notice was given to such Notice Holder in accordance with Section 8(b), or (2)
if the Holder fails to deliver at or prior to the written confirmation of sale,
the most recent Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, and such Prospectus, as
amended or supplemented, would have corrected such untrue statement or omission
or alleged untrue statement or omission of a material fact.
(b) In connection with any Shelf Registration in which a Holder,
including, without limitation, the Initial Purchaser, of Registrable Securities
is participating, in furnishing information relating to such Holder of
Registrable Securities to the Company in writing expressly for use in such
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto, the Holders of such Registrable Securities
agree, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial
Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser within the
meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act and the Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of either such Section, against any and all loss, liability, claim,
damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of
this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or
omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of
such Holder of Registrable Securities (which also acknowledges the indemnity
provisions herein) or any person, if any, who controls any such Holder of
Registrable Securities expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any
amendment thereto) or such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto).
The Initial Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, the Holders of Registrable Securities, and each person, if any, who
controls the Company or any Holder of Registrable Securities within the meaning
of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act
against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the
indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only
with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or
omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Company by the Initial Purchaser expressly for use in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary prospectus or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(c) Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as
reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced
against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to
so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from
any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a
result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it
may
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have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. The indemnifying
party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any
others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the
fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such
proceeding, any indemnified party 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 party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the
named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party
shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in
connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction,
be liable for (a) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in
addition to any local counsel), whose fees must be reasonable, for the Initial
Purchaser, Holders of Registrable Securities, and all persons, if any, who
control the Initial Purchaser or Holders of Registrable Securities within the
meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act, collectively (b) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in
addition to any local counsel), whose fees must be reasonable, for the Company
and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either
such Section, and that all fees and expenses payable under (a) and (b) above
shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm
for the Initial Purchaser, Holders of Registrable Securities, and control
persons of the Initial Purchaser and Holders of Registrable Securities, such
firm shall be designated in writing by the Initial Purchaser. In the case of any
such separate firm for the Company and control persons of the Company, such firm
shall be designated in writing by the Company. The indemnifying party shall not
be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final non-appealable
judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the
indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written
consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry
of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or
proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any
claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be
sought under this Section 6 (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual
or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)
includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability
arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does
not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure
to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an
indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of
counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any
settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 6(a)(ii) effected without its
written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after
receipt by such indemnifying party of aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying
party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30
days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying
party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such
request prior to the date of such settlement; provided, that an indemnifying
party shall not be liable for any such settlement effected without its consent
if such
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indemnifying party (1) reimburses such indemnified party in accordance with such
request to the extent it considers such request to be reasonable and (2)
provides written notice to the indemnified party substantiating the unpaid
balance as unreasonable, in each case prior to the date of such settlement.
(e) If the indemnification to which an indemnified party is entitled
under this Section 6 is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient although
applicable in accordance with its terms to hold harmless an indemnified party in
respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to
therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount
of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such
indemnified party, as incurred, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of
the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or
expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders of
the Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchaser on the other hand shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the
Holder of the Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchaser and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 6(e) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 6(e). The
aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses incurred
by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 6(e) shall be
deemed to include any out-of-pocket legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6, neither the Holder
of any Registrable Securities nor the Initial Purchaser, shall be required to
indemnify or contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Registrable Securities sold by such Holder of Registrable
Securities or by the Initial Purchaser, as the case may be, and distributed to
the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that
such Holder of Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchaser has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section 6(e), each person, if any, who controls
the Initial Purchaser or any Holder of Registrable Securities within the meaning
of Section 15 of the
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Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Initial Purchaser or such Holder, and each person, if any,
who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as
the Company, as the case may be.
SECTION 7. Information Requirements. The Company covenants that, if at any
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time before the end of the Effectiveness Period the Company is not subject to
the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company will cooperate with
any Holder of Registrable Securities and take such further reasonable action as
any Holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request in writing
(including, without limitation, making such reasonable representations as any
such Holder may reasonably request), all to the extent required from time to
time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration
under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by
Rule 144 and Rule 144A under the Securities Act and customarily taken in
connection with sales pursuant to such exemptions. Upon the written request of
any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a
written statement as to whether the Company has complied with such filing
requirements, unless such a statement has been included in the Company's most
recent report required to be filed and filed pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7
shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its securities under
any section of the Exchange Act.
SECTION 8. Miscellaneous; No Conflicting Agreements. The Company is not, as
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of the date hereof, a party to, nor shall the Company, on or after the date of
this Agreement, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that
conflicts with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in
this Agreement. The Company represents and warrants that the rights granted to
the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder do not in any way conflict with
the rights granted to the holders of the Company's other issued and outstanding
securities under any other agreements.
(a) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
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including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders
of a majority of the then outstanding Underlying Common Stock constituting
Registrable Securities (with Holders of XXXXx deemed to be the Holders, for
purposes of this Section, of the number of outstanding shares of Underlying
Common Stock into which such XXXXx are or would be convertible or exchangeable
as of the date on which such consent is requested). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect
to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders of Registrable
Securities whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement
and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders of
Registrable Securities may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration
Statement; provided, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended,
modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the
immediately preceding sentence. Each Holder of Registrable Securities
outstanding at the time of any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver
or consent or thereafter shall be bound by any such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 8(a), whether or
not any notice, writing or marking indicating
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such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent appears on the
Registrable Securities or is delivered to such Holder.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
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permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, by telecopier, by
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or by first-class mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be deemed given (i) when made, if made by hand delivery,
(ii) upon confirmation, if made by telecopier, (iii) one (1) Business Day after
being deposited with such courier, if made by overnight courier or (iv) on the
date indicated on the notice of receipt, if made by first-class mail, to the
parties as follows:
(w) if to a Holder of Registrable Securities that is not a Notice
Holder, at the address for such Holder then appearing in the Registrar (as
defined in the Indenture);
(x) if to a Notice Holder, at the most current address given by such
Holder to the Company in a Notice and Questionnaire or any amendment thereto;
(y) if to the Company, to:
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: [Xxxxx Xxxxx], Esq.
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
and
(z) if to the Initial Purchaser, to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co.,
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: R. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as such person may have furnished to the other persons
identified in this Section 8(c) in writing in accordance herewith.
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(c) Approval of Holders. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders
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of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder,
Registrable Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (as such term is
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (other than the Initial Purchaser
or subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities if such subsequent Holders are
deemed to be such affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such
Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent
or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
(d) Successors and Assigns. Any person who purchases any Registrable
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Securities from the Initial Purchaser shall be deemed, for purposes of this
Agreement, to be an assignee of the Initial Purchaser. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each
of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Holder
of any Registrable Securities.
(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be original and all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(f) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
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reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(g) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(h) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
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this Agreement is held 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 thereby, 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 being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the
parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(i) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
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final expression of their agreement and is intended to be a complete and
exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in
respect of the subject matter contained herein and the registration rights
granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. Except as
provided in the Purchase Agreement, there are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein,
with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to
the Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
undertakings among the parties solely with respect to such registration rights.
(j) Termination. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties
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hereunder shall terminate upon the end of the Effectiveness Period, except for
any liabilities or obligations
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under Sections 4, 5 or 6 hereof and the obligations to make payments of and
provide for Liquidated Damages under Section 2(e) hereof to the extent such
damages accrue prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, each of which shall
remain in effect in accordance with its terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Avi D. Eden
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Avi D. Eden
Executive Vice President
Accepted as of the date
first above written:
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Authorized Signatory
