EXHIBIT 4.2
A/B EXCHANGE
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 10, 1999
among
Hollywood Casino Shreveport and
Shreveport Capital Corporation
as Issuers,
HWCC - Louisiana, Inc.
HCS I, Inc.,
HCS II, Inc.,
as Guarantors,
and
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Banc of America Securities LLC
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
Prudential Securities Corporation
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered
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into as of August 10, 1999, by and among Hollywood Casino Shreveport, a
Louisiana general partnership (the "Partnership"), Shreveport Capital
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Corporation, a Louisiana corporation ("Shreveport Capital" and, together with
the Partnership, the "Issuers"), HWCC - Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana corporation
("HWCC - Louisiana"), HCS I, Inc., a Louisiana corporation ("HCS I"), HCS II,
Inc., a Louisiana corporation ("HCS II" and, together with HWCC - Louisiana and
HCS I, the "Guarantors"), and Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc., Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation, Banc of America Securities LLC, Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and
Prudential Securities Incorporated (each an "Initial Purchaser" and,
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collectively, the "Initial Purchasers"), each of whom has agreed to purchase the
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Issuers' 13% Series A First Mortgage Notes due 2006 with Contingent Interest
(the "Series A Notes") pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
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This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated August 3,
1999 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Issuers, the Guarantors and
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the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase
the Series A Notes, the Issuers and the Guarantors have agreed to provide the
registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers to
purchase and pay for the Series A Notes under the Purchase Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Indenture, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the
Issuers, the Guarantors and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee,
relating to the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes (the "Indenture").
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The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the
following meanings:
Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Affiliate: As defined in Rule 144 of the Act.
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Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
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Certificated Securities: Definitive Notes, as defined in the Indenture.
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Closing Date: The date hereof.
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Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Consummate: An Exchange Offer shall be deemed "Consummated" for purposes
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of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (a) the filing and effectiveness under
the Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Series B
Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (b) the maintenance of such Exchange
Offer Registration Statement continuously effective and the keeping of the
Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the period required pursuant to
Section 3(b) hereof and (c) the delivery by the Issuers to the Registrar under
the Indenture of Series B Notes in the same aggregate principal amount as the
aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes tendered by Holders thereof
pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Consummation Deadline: As defined in Section 3(b) hereof.
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Effectiveness Deadline: As defined in Section 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
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Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Exchange Offer: The offer by the Issuers to exchange and issue a principal
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amount of Series B Notes (which shall be registered pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement) equal to the outstanding principal amount of
Series A Notes.
Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement relating
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to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
Exempt Resales: The transactions in which the Initial Purchasers propose
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to sell the Series A Notes to (i) certain "qualified institutional buyers," as
such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Act and (ii) outside the United
States to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulations S
under the Act.
Filing Deadline: As defined in Sections 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
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Holder: As defined in Section 2 hereof.
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Indenture: As defined in the preamble hereto.
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Notes: Collectively, the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes.
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Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
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association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited
liability company or government or other entity.
Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the
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time such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto,
including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits to and material
incorporated by reference into such Prospectus.
Recommencement Date: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
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Registration Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
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Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Issuers and the
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Guarantors relating to (a) an offering of Series B Notes pursuant to an Exchange
Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, (i) that is filed
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) including the Prospectus
included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto, including post-
effective amendments, and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference
therein.
Rule 144: Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
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Series B Notes: The Series B Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture
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(i) in the Exchange Offer or (ii) as contemplated by Section 4 hereof.
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Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
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Suspension Notice: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
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TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb) as
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in effect on the date of the Indenture.
Transfer Restricted Securities: Each (A) Series A Note, until the earliest
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to occur of (i) the date on which such Series A Note is exchanged in the
Exchange Offer for a Series B Note which is entitled to be resold to the public
by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Act, (ii) the date on which such Series A Note has been
disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement (and the
purchasers thereof have been issued a Series B Note pursuant to Section
6(b)(ii)), or (iii) the date on which such Series A Note is distributed to the
public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act and each (B) Series B Note held by a
Broker-Dealer until the date on which such Series B Note is disposed of by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the "Plan of Distribution" contemplated by the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including the delivery of the Prospectus
contained therein).
2. HOLDERS
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (each,
a "Holder") whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities.
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3. REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER
(a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permitted by applicable federal
law (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below have been
satisfied), the Issuers and the Guarantors shall (i) cause the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable
after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 60 days after the Closing
Date (such 60th day being for purposes of this Section 3(a) the "Filing
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Deadline"), (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Exchange Offer
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Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in
no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date (such 150th day being the
"Offer Effectiveness Deadline"), (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A)
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file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement
as may be necessary in order to cause it to become effective, (B) file, if
applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act and (C) cause all necessary
filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the
Series B Notes to be made under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are
necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the
effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and
Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate
form permitting (i) registration of the Series B Notes to be offered in exchange
for the Series A Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) resales
of Series B Notes by Broker-Dealers that tendered into the Exchange Offer Series
A Notes that any such Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Series A Notes
acquired directly from the Issuers or any of their Affiliates) as contemplated
by Section 3(c) below.
(b) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their respective best efforts
to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously,
and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum
period required under applicable federal and
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state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that
in no event shall such period be less than 20 business days. The Issuers and the
Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal
and state securities laws. No securities other than the Series B Notes shall be
included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Issuers and the
Guarantors shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the
Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but, unless federal
or state securities laws require a longer period, no later than 30 business days
thereafter (such 30/th/ day being the "Consummation Deadline").
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(c) The Issuers shall include a "Plan of Distribution" section in the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate
therein that any Broker-Dealer who holds Transfer Restricted Securities that
were acquired for the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities (other than Series A Notes acquired
directly from the Issuers or any of their Affiliates), may exchange such
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Such "Plan of
Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to
such sales by such Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to
permit such sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not
name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Transfer Restricted
Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer, except to the extent required by the
Commission as a result of a change in policy, rules or regulations after the
date of this Agreement. See the Shearman & Sterling no-action letter (available
July 2, 1993).
Because such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the
meaning of the Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Act in connection with its initial sale of any Series B
Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, the Issuers and the
Guarantors shall permit the use of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement by such Broker-Dealer to satisfy such prospectus
delivery requirement. To the extent necessary to ensure that the prospectus
contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is available for sales of
Series B Notes by Broker-Dealers, the Issuers and the Guarantors agree to use
their respective reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement continuously effective, supplemented, amended and current as required
by and subject to the provisions of Section 6(a) and (c) hereof and in
conformity with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies,
rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a
period of one year from the date the Exchange Offer is Consummated or such
shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered
by such Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto. The Issuers and
the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such
Prospectus to such Broker-Dealers, promptly upon request, and in no event later
than one day after such request, at any time during such period.
4. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Exchange Offer is not permitted by
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applicable law (after the Issuers and the Guarantors have complied with the
procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below) or (ii) if any Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities shall notify the Issuers within 20 business days following
the date the Exchange Offer is Consummated that (A) such Holder was prohibited
by law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer or (B) such
Holder may not resell the Series B Notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to
the public without delivering a prospectus and the Prospectus contained in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement
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is not appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder or (C) such
Holder is a Broker-Dealer and holds Series A Notes acquired directly from the
Issuers or any Affiliate of the Issuers, then the Issuers and the Guarantors
shall:
(x) cause to be filed, on or prior to 30 days after the earlier of (i) the
date on which the Issuers determine that the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement cannot be filed as a result of clause (a)(i) above and (ii) the
date on which the Issuers receive the notice specified in clause (a)(ii)
above, (such earlier date for purposes of this Section 4(a), the "Filing
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Deadline"), a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the
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Act (which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
(the "Shelf Registration Statement")), relating to all Transfer Restricted
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Securities; and
(y) shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf
Registration Statement to become effective on or prior to the later of (i)
60 days after the Filing Deadline for the Shelf Registration Statement and
(ii) the Offer Effectiveness Deadline under Section 3(a) (such 60th day the
"Shelf Effectiveness Deadline" and together with the Offer Effectiveness
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Deadline, each an "Effectiveness Deadline").
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If, after the Issuers and the Guarantors have filed an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement that satisfies the requirements of Section 3(a) above,
the Issuers and the Guarantors are required to file and make effective a Shelf
Registration Statement solely because the Exchange Offer is not permitted under
applicable federal law (i.e., clause (a)(i) above), then the filing of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be deemed to satisfy the
requirements of clause (x) above; provided that, in such event, the Issuers and
the Guarantors shall remain obligated to meet the Effectiveness Deadline set
forth in clause (y).
To the extent necessary to ensure that the Shelf Registration Statement is
available for sales of Transfer Restricted Securities by the Holders thereof
entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a) and the other securities required
to be registered therein pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, the Issuers and
the Guarantors shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to keep any
Shelf Registration Statement required by this Section 4(a) continuously
effective, supplemented, amended and current as required by and subject to the
provisions of Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof and in conformity with the
requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations
of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period of at least two
years (as extended pursuant to Section 6(c)(i)) following the Closing Date, or
such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities
covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto.
(b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the
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Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may
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include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to
the Issuers in writing, within 20 days after receipt of a request therefor, the
information specified in Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of
the Act for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or
Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein. No Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities shall be entitled to liquidated damages pursuant to
Section 5 hereof unless and until such Holder shall have provided all such
information. Each selling Holder agrees to promptly furnish additional
information
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required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished
to the Issuers by such Holder not materially misleading.
5. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
If (i) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is not filed
with the Commission on or prior to the applicable Filing Deadline, (ii) any such
Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the Commission on or
prior to the applicable Effectiveness Deadline, (iii) the Exchange Offer has not
been Consummated on or prior to the Consummation Deadline or (iv) any
Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and declared
effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for
its intended purpose without being succeeded within 10 business days by a post-
effective amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure and
that is itself declared effective within 3 business days of being filed (each
such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a "Registration Default"),
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then the Issuers and the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree to pay to
each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities affected thereby liquidated
damages in an amount equal to $.05 per week per $1,000 in principal amount of
Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holder for each week or portion
thereof that the Registration Default continues for the first 90-day period
immediately following the occurrence of such Registration Default. The amount
of the liquidated damages shall increase by an additional $.05 per week per
$1,000 in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities with respect to
each subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults have been cured,
up to a maximum amount of liquidated damages of $.50 per week per $1,000 in
principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities; provided that the Issuers
and the Guarantors shall in no event be required to pay liquidated damages for
more than one Registration Default at any given time. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth herein, (1) upon filing of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration
Statement), in the case of (i) above, (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration
Statement), in the case of (ii) above, (3) upon Consummation of the Exchange
Offer, in the case of (iii) above, or (4) upon the filing of a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement or an additional Registration Statement
that causes the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable,
the Shelf Registration Statement) to again be declared effective or made usable
in the case of (iv) above, the liquidated damages payable with respect to the
Transfer Restricted Securities as a result of such clause (i), (ii), (iii) or
(iv), as applicable, shall cease.
All accrued liquidated damages shall be paid to the Holders entitled
thereto, in the manner provided for the payment of interest in the Indenture, on
each Interest Payment Date, as more fully set forth in the Indenture and the
Notes. Notwithstanding the fact that any securities for which liquidated
damages are due cease to be Transfer Restricted Securities, all obligations of
the Issuers and the Guarantors to pay liquidated damages with respect to such
securities shall survive until such time as such obligations shall have been
satisfied in full.
6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
(a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the Exchange
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Offer, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall (x) comply with all applicable
provisions of Section 6(c) below, (y) use their respective reasonable best
efforts to effect such exchange and to permit the resale of Series B Notes by
Broker-Dealers that tendered in the Exchange Offer Series A Notes that such
Broker-
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Dealers acquired for their own accounts as a result of its market-making
activities or other trading activities (other than Series A Notes acquired
directly from the Issuers or any of their Affiliates) being sold in accordance
with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and (z) comply with
all of the following provisions:
(i) If, following the date hereof there has been announced a change
in Commission policy with respect to exchange offers such as the Exchange
Offer, that in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Issuers raises a
substantial question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by
applicable federal law, the Issuers and the Guarantors hereby agree to seek
a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission allowing
the Issuers and the Guarantors to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such
Transfer Restricted Securities. The Issuers and the Guarantors hereby agree
to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level. In
connection with the foregoing, the Issuers and the Guarantors hereby agree
to take all such other commercially reasonable actions as may be requested
by the Commission or otherwise required in connection with the issuance of
such decision, including without limitation (A) participating in telephonic
conferences with the Commission, (B) delivering to the Commission staff an
analysis prepared by counsel to the Issuers 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 Commission staff.
(ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer, each
Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation,
any Holder who is a Broker-Dealer) shall furnish, upon the request of the
Issuers, prior to the Consummation of the Exchange Offer, a written
representation to the Issuers and the Guarantors (which may be contained in
the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an Affiliate of either of the
Issuers, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and
has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a
distribution of the Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and
(C) it is acquiring the Series B Notes in its ordinary course of business.
As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer each Holder using
the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the Series B Notes
shall acknowledge and agree that, if the resales are of Series B Notes
obtained by such Holder in exchange for Series A 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 (available July 2, 1993), and similar no-action letters
(including, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause
(i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Act in connection with a secondary resale
transaction and that such a 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.
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(iii) Prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall provide a supplemental
letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Issuers and the Guarantors
are registering the Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the
Commission enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May
13, 1988), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) as
interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling (available
July 2, 1993), and, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant
to clause (i) above, (B) including a representation that neither of the
Issuers nor any Guarantor has entered into any arrangement or understanding
with any Person to distribute the Series B Notes to be received in the
Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Issuers' and each Guarantor's
information and belief, each Holder participating in the Exchange Offer is
acquiring the Series B Notes in its ordinary course of business and has no
arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the
distribution of the Series B Notes received in the Exchange Offer and (C)
any other undertaking or representation required by the Commission as set
forth in any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above, if
applicable.
(b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf
Registration Statement, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall:
(i) comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) below and use
their respective reasonable best efforts to effect such registration to
permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in
accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof (as
indicated in the information furnished to the Issuers pursuant to Section
4(b) hereof), and pursuant thereto the Issuers and the Guarantors will
prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to
the registration on any appropriate form under the Act, which form shall be
available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance
with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof within the time
periods and otherwise in accordance with the provisions hereof; and
(ii) issue, upon the request of any Holder or purchaser of Series A
Notes covered by any Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by this
Agreement, Series B Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes sold pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement and surrendered to the Issuers for cancellation.
The Issuers shall register Series B Notes on the Shelf Registration
Statement for this purpose and issue the Series B Notes to the purchaser(s)
of securities subject to the Shelf Registration Statement in the names as
such purchaser(s) shall designate.
(c) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement and
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any related Prospectus required by this Agreement, the Issuers and the
Guarantors shall:
(i) use their respective best efforts to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite financial
statements for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement, as
applicable. Upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such
Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain
an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state
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any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted
Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the Issuers and
the Guarantors shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such
Registration Statement curing such defect, and, if Commission review is
required, use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause such
amendment to be declared effective as soon as practicable;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-
effective amendments to the applicable Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable
period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as the case may be; cause the
Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as
so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and to
comply fully with Rules 424, 430A and 462, as applicable, under the Act in
a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to
the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement
during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or
methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
(iii) provide written notice to Holders promptly (A) when the
Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has
been filed, and, with respect to any applicable Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective,
(B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration
Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional
information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under
the Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the
qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in
any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the
preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of
any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto
or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires
the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement in
order to make the statements therein not misleading, or that requires the
making of any additions to or changes in the Prospectus in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or
any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue
an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of
the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or Blue Sky laws,
the Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their respective reasonable best
efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest
possible time;
(iv) subject to Section 6(c)(i), if any fact or event contemplated by
Section 6(c)(iii)(D) above shall exist or have occurred, prepare a
supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or
related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or
file any other required document so
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that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer Restricted
Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading;
(v) furnish to each Holder who has provided in writing to the
Issuers a telephone or facsimile number and address for deliveries and
notices in connection with such exchange or sale, if any, before filing
with the Commission, copies of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus
included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration
Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference
after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), which documents
will be subject to the review and comment of such Holders in connection
with such sale, if any, for a period of at least five business days, and
the Issuers will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or
any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or
Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference) to
which such Holders shall reasonably object within five business days after
the receipt thereof. An objection by a selling Holder or underwriter, if
any, shall be deemed to be reasonable if it relates to a material
misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement, amendment,
Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed;
(vi) promptly prior to the filing of any document (other than an
exhibit) that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration
Statement or Prospectus, provide copies of such document to each Holder in
connection with such exchange or sale, if any, make the Issuers' and the
Guarantors' representatives available for discussion of such document and
other customary due diligence matters, and include such information in such
document prior to the filing thereof as such Holders may reasonably
request;
(vii) make available, at reasonable times, for inspection by each
Holder and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders all
financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents of the Issuers
and the Guarantors and cause the Issuers' and the Guarantors' officers,
directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by
any such Holder, attorney or accountant in connection with such
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent
to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness;
(viii) if requested by any Holders in connection with such exchange or
sale, promptly include in any Registration Statement or Prospectus,
pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such
information as such Holders may reasonably request to have included
relating to the "Plan of Distribution" of the Transfer Restricted
Securities or the Holder, and make all required filings of such Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the
Issuers are notified of the matters to be included in such Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment;
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(ix) furnish to each Holder who has provided in writing to the
Issuers a telephone or facsimile number and address for deliveries and
notices in connection with such exchange or sale without charge, at least
one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission,
and of each amendment thereto, including all exhibits and documents
incorporated by reference therein;
(x) deliver to each Holder who has provided in writing to the
Issuers a telephone or facsimile number and address for deliveries and
notices without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each
preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such
Persons reasonably may request; the Issuers and the Guarantors hereby
consent to the use (in accordance with law) of the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto by each selling Holder in connection with
the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by
the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto;
(xi) upon the request of any Holder, enter into such agreements
(including underwriting agreements) and make such reasonable
representations and warranties and take all such other reasonable actions
in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition
of the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any applicable
Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement as may be reasonably
requested by any Holder in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to
any applicable Registration Statement. In such connection, the Issuers and
the Guarantors shall:
(A) upon request of any Holder, furnish (or in the case of
paragraphs (2) and (3) below, use their respective reasonable best
efforts to cause to be furnished) to each Holder, upon Consummation of
the Exchange Offer or upon the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement, as the case may be,
(1) a certificate, dated such date, signed on behalf of the
Issuers and each Guarantor by (x) the President or any Vice President
and (y) a principal financial or accounting officer of each of the
Issuers and each Guarantor, confirming, as of the date thereof, the
matters set forth in Section 8(e) of the Purchase Agreement and such
other similar matters as such Holders may reasonably request;
(2) an opinion, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange
Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for each of the Issuers and
the Guarantors covering matters similar to those set forth in
paragraph (g) of Section 8 of the Purchase Agreement and such other
matter as such Holder may reasonably request, and in any event
including a statement to the effect that such counsel has participated
in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Issuers
and the Guarantors, representatives of the independent public
accountants for the Issuers and the Guarantors and has considered the
matters required to be stated therein and the statements contained
therein, although such counsel has not independently verified the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of such statements; and that such
counsel
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advises that, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts came to such
counsel's attention that caused such counsel to believe that the
applicable Registration Statement, at the time such Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto became effective
and, in the case of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as of
the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus contained in such
Registration Statement as of its date and, in the case of the opinion
dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, as of the date
of Consummation, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. Without limiting the foregoing, such
counsel may state further that such counsel assumes no responsibility
for, and has not independently verified, the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the financial statements, notes and schedules and other
financial, statistical or similar data included in any Registration
Statement contemplated by this Agreement or the related Prospectus;
and
(3) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of Consummation of
the Exchange Offer, or as of the date of effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, from the Issuers'
independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of
the type customarily covered in comfort letters to underwriters in
connection with underwritten offerings, and affirming the matters set
forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 8(h) of the
Purchase Agreement; and
(B) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the selling Holders to evidence compliance with the
matters covered in clause (A) above and with any customary conditions
contained in the any agreement entered into by the Issuers and the
Guarantors pursuant to this clause (xi);
(xii) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities
by selling Holders, cooperate with the selling Holders and their counsel in
connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted
Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the
selling Holders may request and do any and all other acts or things
reasonable necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the applicable
Registration Statement; provided, however, that neither of the Issuers nor
any Guarantor shall be required to register or qualify as a foreign
corporation where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would
subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, other than as
to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so subject;
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(xiii) in connection with any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities
that will result in such securities no longer being Transfer Restricted
Securities, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to
be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and to register such
Transfer Restricted Securities in such denominations and such names as the
selling Holders may request (subject to the provisions of the Indenture) at
least two business days prior to such sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities;
(xiv) use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the
disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities 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 to consummate the disposition of such Transfer
Restricted Securities, subject to the proviso contained in clause (xii)
above;
(xv) provide a CUSIP number for all Transfer Restricted Securities
not later than the effective date of a Registration Statement covering such
Transfer Restricted Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture
with printed certificates for the Transfer Restricted Securities which are
in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;
(xvi) otherwise use their respective reasonable best efforts to
comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and
make generally available to its security holders with regard to any
applicable Registration Statement, as soon as practicable, a consolidated
earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 (which need not be
audited) covering a twelve-month period beginning after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (as such term is defined in paragraph (c) of
Rule 158 under the Act);
(xvii) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later
than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by
this Agreement and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and
the Holders to effect such changes to the 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 respective reasonable best efforts to cause the
Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required to effect such
changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the
Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;
and
(xviii) provide promptly to each Holder, upon request, each document
filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(d) Restrictions on Holders. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a
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Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of the notice referred to in
Section 6(c)(iii)(C) or any notice from the Issuers of the existence of any fact
of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof (in each case, a
"Suspension Notice"), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of
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Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement
until (i) such Holder has received
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copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section
6(c)(iv) hereof, or (ii) such Holder is advised in writing by the Issuers that
the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any
additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus (in each case, the "Recommencement Date"). Each Holder receiving a
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Suspension Notice hereby agrees that it will either (i) destroy any
Prospectuses, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder's possession
which have been replaced by the Issuers with more recently dated Prospectuses or
(ii) deliver to the Issuers (at the Issuers' expense) all copies, other than
permanent file copies, then in such Holder's possession of the Prospectus
covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of
receipt of the Suspension Notice. The time period regarding the effectiveness of
such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable,
shall be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days in the period
from and including the date of delivery of the Suspension Notice to the date of
delivery of the Recommencement Date.
7. REGISTRATION EXPENSES
(a) All expenses incident to the Issuers' and the Guarantors' performance
of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Issuers, regardless of
whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including without
limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses; (ii) all fees and
expenses of their compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or
securities laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates
for the Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of
Prospectuses, messenger and delivery services and telephone); (iv) all fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Holders of
Transfer Restricted Securities; (v) all application and filing fees in
connection with listing the Series B Notes on a national securities exchange or
automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements hereof; and (vi) all
fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the
Issuers and the Guarantors (including the expenses of any special audit and
comfort letters required by or incident to such performance).
The Issuers will, in any event, bear its and the Guarantor's internal
expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of
any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special
experts, retained by the Issuers or the Guarantors.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Issuers and the Guarantors
will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted
Securities who are tendering Series A Notes into in the Exchange Offer and/or
selling or reselling Series A Notes or Series B Notes pursuant to the "Plan of
Distribution" contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the
Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx,
unless another firm shall be chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities for whose benefit such Registration
Statement is being prepared.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The Issuers and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to
indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder, (ii) each person, if any, who
controls the Holder within the meaning of
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Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (iii) the
respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents
of the Holder or any controlling person to the fullest extent lawful, from and
against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever
(including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and any and all
expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against
any investigation or litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever, and, subject to the last sentence of Section 8(c), any and all
amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to
which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the preliminary
prospectus or Prospectus, or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, however, that neither of the Issuers nor any
Guarantor will be liable in any such case to the extent, but only to the extent,
that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is
based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to the Holder furnished to the Issuers and the Guarantors
in writing by or on behalf of the Holder expressly for use therein. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Issuers and
the Guarantors may otherwise have, including under this Agreement.
(b) Each Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless (i) the Issuers and
the Guarantors, (ii) each person, if any, who controls either of the Issuers or
any of the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section
20(a) of the Exchange Act and (iii) the officers, directors, partners,
employees, representatives and agents of the Issuers and the Guarantors, against
any losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever (including but
not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and any and all expenses reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any investigation or
litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever and, subject to the
second to last sentence of Section 8(c), any and all amounts paid in settlement
of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or
in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to
the extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, liability, claim, damage
or expense arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in
conformity with information relating to the Holder furnished to the Issuers and
the Guarantors in writing by or on behalf of the Holder expressly for use
therein. In no event shall the Holder, its directors, officers or any Person who
controls such Holder be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the
amount by which the total amount received by such Holder with respect to its
sale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement
exceeds (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such Transfer Restricted
Securities and (ii) the amount of any damages that such Holder, its directors,
officers or any Person who controls such Holder has otherwise been required to
pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission.
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(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or
(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under such subsection, notify each party against whom indemnification is
to be sought in writing of the commencement thereof (but the failure so to
notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it
may have under this Section 8 except to the extent that it has been prejudiced
in any material respect by such failure or from any liability which it may
otherwise have). In case any such action is brought against any indemnified
party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent it
may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after
receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the
defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnified party or parties shall have the
right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or
parties unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in
writing by the indemnifying parties in connection with the defense of such
action, (ii) the indemnifying parties shall not have employed counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party to take charge of the defense of such
action within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or
(iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or
additional to those available to one or all of the indemnifying parties (in
which case the indemnifying party or parties shall not have the right to direct
the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in
any of which events such fees and expenses of counsel shall be borne by the
indemnifying parties; provided, however, that the indemnifying party under
subsection (a) or (b) above shall only be liable for the legal expenses of one
counsel (in addition to any local counsel) for all indemnified parties in each
jurisdiction in which any claim or action arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances is brought. Anything in this subsection to the
contrary notwithstanding, an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any claim or action effected without its prior written consent,
provided that such consent was not unreasonably withheld. An indemnifying party
will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle
or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release
of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding.
(d) In order to provide for contribution in circumstances in which the
indemnification provided for above is for any reason other than by its terms
held to be unavailable from an indemnifying party or is insufficient to hold
harmless a party indemnified thereunder, the Issuers and the Guarantors, on the
one hand, and the Holder, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate
losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by
such indemnification provision (including any investigation, legal and other
expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any
action, suit or proceeding or any claims asserted, but after deducting in the
case of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses suffered by the
Issuers or any Guarantor, any contribution received by the Issuers and the
Guarantors from persons, other than the Holder, who may also be liable for
contribution, including persons who control either of the Issuers or any of the
Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the
Exchange Act and directors of the Issuers and the Guarantors) to which the
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Issuers, the Guarantors, and the Holder may be subject, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuers and the
Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holder, on the other hand, from their sale
of Transfer Restricted Securities or, if such allocation is not permitted by
applicable law or indemnification is not available as a result of the
indemnifying party not having received notice as provided above, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred
to above but also the relative fault of the Issuers and the Guarantors, on the
one hand, and the Holder, 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 Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Holder, on
the other hand, 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
either of the Issuers, any Guarantor or the Holder and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. The Issuers, the Guarantors and the Holder agree
that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section
8(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation
which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), no Holder, its directors,
its officers or any Person, if any, who controls such Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total received by such Holder with respect to the sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to a Registration statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by
such Holder for such Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any
damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. For
purposes of this Section 8(d), (A) each person, if any, who controls the Holder
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act
and (B) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives
and agents of the Holder or any controlling person shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Holder, and (C) each person, if any, who controls either of
the Issuers or any Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or
Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (D) the respective officers, directors,
partners, employees, representatives and agents of the Issuers and the
Guarantors shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuers and the
Guarantors, subject in each case to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 8(d).
Any party entitled to contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of
commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of
which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties
under this Section 8(d), notify such party or parties from whom contribution may
be sought, but the failure to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve
the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any obligation it
or they may have under this Section 8(d) or otherwise. No party shall be liable
for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its prior
written consent, provided that such written consent was not unreasonably
withheld.
9. RULE 144A AND RULE 144
Each Issuer and each Guarantor agrees with each Holder, for so long as any
Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which
such Issuer or such Guarantor (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, to make available, upon request of any Holder, to such Holder or
beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale
thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities
designated by such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule
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144A(d)(4) under the Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Exchange Act, to use its reasonable best efforts to make all filings
required thereby in a timely manner in order to permit resales of such Transfer
Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Remedies. The Issuers and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that
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any failure by the Issuers and/or the Guarantors to comply with their respective
obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof may result in material irreparable
injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate
remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries
precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or
any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the
Issuers' and the Guarantors' obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof. The
Issuers and the Guarantors further agree to waive the defense in any action for
specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither of the Issuers nor any Guarantor
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will, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with
respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the
Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
Neither of the Issuers nor any Guarantor have previously entered into any
agreement granting any registration rights with respect to its securities to any
Person. 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' and the Guarantors' securities under any agreement in effect on the
date hereof.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
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amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given unless (i) in the case of Section 5
hereof and this Section 10(c)(i), the Issuers have obtained the written consent
of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in the
case of all other provisions hereof, the Issuers have obtained the written
consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer
Restricted Securities (excluding Transfer Restricted Securities held by the
Issuers or their Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or
consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are being tendered
pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and that does not affect directly or indirectly
the rights of other Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are not being
tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer, may be given by the Holders of a
majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities
subject to such Exchange Offer.
(d) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders shall be third party
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beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Issuers and the
Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and
shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent they may
deem such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect the rights of the
Issuers and the Guarantors or the rights of the Holders hereunder.
(e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
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permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
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(i) if to a Holder, at the address, if any, set forth on the
records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar
under the Indenture; and
(ii) if to the Issuers or the Guarantors:
x/x Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
00000 Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
Associate General Counsel
With a copy to:
Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given
at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five business days after
being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt
acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next business day, if timely delivered
to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
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 specified in the Indenture.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
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and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including
without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent
Holders; provided, that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment,
transfer or other disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities in violation of
the terms hereof or of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any
transferee of any Holder shall acquire Transfer Restricted Securities in any
manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Transfer Restricted
Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by
taking and holding such Transfer Restricted Securities 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.
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(h) 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.
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(i) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
(j) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
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contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final
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expression of their agreement and 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. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
HOLLYWOOD CASINO SHREVEPORT
By: HCS I, Inc., its managing general partner
By:/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
SHREVEPORT CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
HWCC-LOUISIANA, INC.
By:/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
HCS I, INC.
By:/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
HCS II, INC.
By:/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
BEAR, XXXXXXX & CO. INC.
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
