EXHIBIT A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 14, 1997
By and Among
WESTAR CAPITAL, INC.,
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
and
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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COMMON SHARES
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This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of August 14,
1997, by and among WESTAR CAPITAL, INC. (the "Shareholder"), a Kansas
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Resources, Inc., WESTERN
RESOURCES, INC., a Kansas corporation, and TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD., a Bermuda
company (the "Company").
The Shareholder is the beneficial owner of certain Registrable
Securities (as defined below) issued by the Company. The Company and the
Shareholder deem it to be in their respective best interests to set forth the
rights of the Shareholder in connection with public offerings and sales of the
Registrable Securities.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
and obligations hereinafter set forth, the Company, the Shareholder and Western
Resources, Inc., intending legally to be bound, hereby agree as follows.
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
"Affiliate" of any Person shall mean any other Person who either
directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common
control with such Person. The term "control" (including the terms "controlling,"
"controlled by" and under "common control with") with respect to any Person
means possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Block Trade" shall mean the disposition at a single time in a single
transaction, including through one or more placement agents, by one or more
Holders, of any or all of the Registrable Securities to one or more
Institutional Investors. "Institutional Investor" shall mean any insurance
company, pension fund, mutual fund, investment company, commercial bank, savings
bank, savings and loan association, investment banking company, trust company or
any finance or credit company, or any portfolio or investment fund managed by
any of the foregoing.
"Business Day" shall mean any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or
Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York
are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to close.
"Common Shares" shall mean the common shares, par value $0.20 per
share, of the Company or any securities issued in exchange therefor in any
recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or similar
transaction.
"Designated Holder" shall mean the Shareholder or any other Holder
designated by notice in writing to the Company from Western to act as Designated
Holder.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (or any similar successor federal statute), and the rules and
regulations thereunder, as the same are in effect from time to time.
"Exclusive Period" shall mean the period beginning on the date hereof
and ending on the later of (i) October 3, 1997 and (ii) sixty (60) days from the
date that the Shelf Registration Statement is first declared effective by the
SEC, not including any days during which a Material Development Election is in
effect.
"Hold-Back Election" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)
hereof.
"Holder" shall mean any Person that owns Registrable Securities;
provided, however, that no person other than Western, the Shareholder and any
other wholly-owned, direct or indirect subsidiary of Western may be a Holder.
"Material Development Election" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7(b) hereof.
"Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, joint venture trust or unincorporated organization, a
government or agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement, as amended or supplemented by a prospectus supplement with respect to
the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered
by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to
the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material
incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
"Registrable Securities" shall mean (i) the Common Shares owned by the
Shareholder as of the date hereof; and (ii) any other securities issued or
issuable as a result of or in connection with any stock dividend, stock split or
reverse stock split, combination, recapitalization, reclassification, merger or
consolidation, exchange or distribution in respect of the securities referred to
in clause (i) above; provided, however, that any Registrable Security shall
cease to be such after either (x) the later of (1) July 16, 1998 and (2) such
time as such security has become an Unrestricted Security, or (y) such time as
such security has been transferred, with or without consideration, to any Person
other than a Holder.
"Registration Statement" shall mean any registration statement under
the Securities Act, including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments
and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective
amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such
Registration Statement. Unless the context requires otherwise, "Registration
Statement" refers to a registration statement with respect to Registrable
Securities under this Agreement.
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"Rule 415" shall mean Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act or
any similar successor rule thereto that may be promulgated by the SEC.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other
federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or
any similar successor federal statute), and the rules and regulations
thereunder, as the same are in effect from time to time.
"Shelf Registration" shall mean the registration of securities for sale
on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415. Unless the context
requires otherwise, "Shelf Registration" refers to a registration of Registrable
Securities.
"Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a Registration Statement
filed in connection with a Shelf Registration of Registrable Securities in
accordance with Section 2 hereof.
"Underwritten Offering" shall mean a registered offering in which
securities are sold to one or more underwriters on a firm commitment basis for
reoffering to the public. Unless the context requires otherwise, "Underwritten
Offering" refers to an offering of Registrable Securities.
"Unrestricted Securities" shall mean Common Shares that may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, or any similar successor rule
thereto that may be promulgated by the SEC.
"Western" shall mean Western Resources, Inc. and any successor
corporation to Western Resources, Inc. by way of merger, consolidation, exchange
procedure or other business combination pursuant to which all of the
shareholders of Western immediately prior to such business combination (other
than shareholders exercising statutory appraisal rights) are shareholders of the
successor immediately following such combination.
SECTION 2. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) Filing and Effectiveness. As soon as reasonably practicable
following the date hereof (and in no event later than five (5) Business Days
from the date hereof), the Company shall file with the SEC a Shelf Registration
Statement for the sale by the Holders of the Registrable Securities. The Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement
to be declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, and
thereafter to keep it continually effective until the earlier of (i) the date
that is twenty-four (24) months from the effective date thereof; and (ii) the
date when no more than 500,000 of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities
initially included in the Shelf Registration Statement (appropriately adjusted
for any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination,
recapitalization, reclassification, exchange or similar transaction with respect
to the Common Shares) shall continue to constitute Registrable Securities. The
Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or any successor or
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substantially similar form in use at the time), if the Company satisfies the
eligibility requirements for use of such Form. The Company represents and
warrants to the Shareholder that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company
is eligible to use Form S-3 for the Shelf Registration of securities under the
Securities Act for transactions involving secondary offerings and agrees to use
its reasonable best efforts to preserve such eligibility for so long as the
Company is obligated to maintain the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement.
(b) Subsequent Holders. If any person becomes a Holder of Registrable
Securities that were included in the Shelf Registration Statement subsequent to
the time that the Shelf Registration Statement became effective, the Company
shall add such Holder to the Shelf Registration Statement, on a timely basis,
through a post-effective amendment or a supplement to the Prospectus, as shall
be necessary in accordance with the rules of the SEC under the Securities Act to
include such Holder as a selling shareholder in a distribution under the Shelf
Registration Statement.
(c) Sole Methods of Distribution. The sole methods of distribution
under the Shelf Registration Statement shall be either (i) an Underwritten
Offering, requested in accordance with Section 3, (ii) a Block Trade, requested
in accordance with Section 4, or (iii) an Underwritten Ofering requested in
accordance with Section 5(a)(iv); provided, however, that in no event shall the
total number of Underwritten Offerings and Block Trades under the Shelf
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3 and Section 4 exceed three (3) in
the aggregate; and provided further that no Unrestricted Securities may be sold
in a Block Trade under the Shelf Registration Statement.
Subject to Section 7(a), nothing in this Agreement shall in any way
restrict any Holder from selling or otherwise transferring the risk or benefit
of ownership of securities of the Company in any manner not provided in this
Agreement, including any sale of Common Shares purchased by Westar in the open
market.
SECTION 3. UNDERWRITTEN OFFERINGS.
(a) Request. Upon the written request of a Holder or Holders, the
Company shall facilitate an Underwritten Offering under the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be obligated to facilitate any Underwritten
Offering for less than 500,000 Common Shares (or their equivalent). The number
of shares in the preceding proviso shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock
dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination, recapitalization,
reclassification, exchange or similar transaction with respect to the Common
Shares.
(b) Notice of Request; Procedures. At least ten (10) Business Days
prior to the time that any Holder or Holders propose to effect an Underwritten
Offering, such Holders shall deliver to the Company a written notice setting
forth the proposed timing of such Underwritten Offering, the number of
Registrable Securities to be offered and any other material information of the
Holders relevant to the proposed Underwritten Offering, including information
reasonably necessary for the preparation of any required supplement to the
Prospectus. Thereafter, the
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Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event in
sufficient time for effecting the proposed Underwritten Offering, prepare any
required supplement to the Prospectus and perform any other procedures required
to be performed by the Company under this Agreement that are necessary to effect
the proposed Underwritten Offering.
(c) Road Show. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to
cooperate in a marketing effort in respect of any Underwritten Offering,
including participation in a "road show" with appropriate senior management, to
assist the Holders in selling Registrable Securities in such Underwritten
Offering.
(d) Revocation of Request. A Holder or Holders requesting an
Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 3 may, at any time prior to the
consummation of such Underwritten Offering, revoke such request by providing
written notice of revocation to the Company; provided, however, that the Holder
or Holders revoking any request for an Underwritten Offering, at their option,
shall either pay all reasonable expenses (not to exceed $500,000) of the Company
incurred with respect to such revoked request in accordance with Section 8 or
such revoked request shall be deemed a consummated Underwritten Offering for
purposes of Section 2(c).
Section 4. BLOCK TRADE. (a) Notice. At least three (3) Business Days
before any Holder or Holders propose to effect a Block Trade (two (2) Business
Days if the Holders do not require delivery of the documentation set forth in
clause (xii) of Section 6(a)), such Holders shall deliver to the Company a
written notice setting forth the proposed timing of such Block Trade, stating
the number of the securities to be sold and including any other material
information of the Holders relevant to the proposed Block Trade, including
information reasonably necessary for the preparation of any required supplement
to the Prospectus. Thereafter, the Company shall, as soon as reasonably
practicable but in any event in sufficient time for effecting the proposed Block
Trade, prepare any required supplement to the Prospectus and perform any other
procedures required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement that are
necessary to effect the proposed Block Trade.
(b) Revocation. A Holder or Holders requesting a Block Trade pursuant
to this Section 4 may, at any time prior to the consummation of such Block
Trade, revoke such request by providing written notice of revocation to the
Company; provided, however, that the Holder or Holders revoking any request for
an Underwritten Offering, at their option, shall either pay all reasonable
expenses (not to exceed $25,000) of the Company incurred with respect to such
revoked request in accordance with Section 8 or such revoked request shall be
deemed a consummated Block Trade for purposes of Section 2(c).
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SECTION 5. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION.
(a) Mutual Piggyback Registration.
(i) Applicability. The provisions of this Section 5(a) shall apply from
and after the end of the Exclusive Period.
(ii) Company Piggyback Right. If a Holder or Holders deliver a notice
of a proposed Underwritten Offering in accordance with Section 3(b), the Company
may elect to participate in the sale of Common Shares in such Underwritten
Offering. Such election shall be made by written notice of the Company delivered
to the Holders within five (5) Business Days of the Company's receipt of the
notice of the Holders in respect of the Underwritten Offering, which notice
shall specify the number of Common Shares that the Company proposes to sell in
the Underwritten Offering. If the Company elects to participate in the
Underwritten Offering, the Company shall promptly file an amendment to the Shelf
Registration Statement or shall file a new Registration Statement, as required
under the Securities Act in order to permit the Company to sell Common Shares in
the Underwritten Offering. The Underwritten Offering shall thereafter be
consummated as soon as practicable after the earlier to occur of (x) the time
the required amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or new Registration
Statement shall become effective under the Securities Act, provided that the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment or
Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable, and (y)
thirty (30) calendar days from the date of delivery by the Company to the
Holders of the notice of the Company's election to participate in the proposed
Underwritten Offering of the Holders.
(iii) Holder Piggyback on Company Registration Statement. If the
Company at any time proposes to file a registration statement with respect to
the Underwritten Offering of Common Shares for its own account, then the Company
shall in each case give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holders at
least ten (10) Business Days before the anticipated filing date of any such
registration statement by the Company, and such notice shall offer to all
Holders the opportunity to have any or all of the Registrable Securities held by
such Holders included in such registration statement. Each Holder desiring to
have its Registrable Securities registered under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall so
advise the Company in writing within five (5) Business Days after the date of
receipt of the Company's aforesaid notice (which request shall set forth the
amount of Registrable Securities for which registration is requested), and the
Company shall include in such Registration Statement all such Registrable
Securities so requested to be included therein. If any such registration is not
a Shelf Registration, such Registrable Securities shall be offered in the
Underwritten Offering together with the offering of Common Shares by the Company
with respect to which such Registration Statement has been filed. If any such
registration is a Shelf Registration, such Registrable Securities shall be
included in the Registration Statement only for distribution in an Underwritten
Offering together with an Underwritten Offering of Common Shares by the Company.
(iv) Holder Participation in a Company Underwritten Offering. If the
Company at any time proposes to effect an Underwritten Offering of Common Shares
for its own account under a previously effective Registration Statement, then
the Company shall in each case give
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written notice of such proposed offering to the Holders at least ten (10)
Business Days before the anticipated date of such Underwritten Offering, and
such notice shall offer to all Holders the opportunity to have any or all of
the Registrable Securities then held by the Holders included in such
Underwritten Offering, to the extent such Registrable Securities have previously
been registered either under the Shelf Registration Statement or a Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii) above. Each Holder desiring to
have its Registrable Securities offered under this Section 5(a)(iv) shall so
advise the Company in writing within five (5) Business Days after the date of
receipt of the Company's aforesaid notice (which request shall set forth the
amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be offered), and the Company shall
cause to be included in such Underwritten Offering all such Registrable
Securities so requested to be included therein.
(v) Cutback. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
5(a), if the managing underwriter or underwriters of any Underwritten Offering
referred to in this Section 5(a) have advised the Company in writing that the
total amount of Common Shares of the Holders, the Company and any other Persons
intended to be included in such Underwritten Offering is sufficiently large to
materially adversely affect the success of such offering, then the amount of
Common Shares to be offered in such public offering shall be allocated as
follows:
(i) first, to the Company, in the amount the Company proposes to
offer, up to an amount equal to one-half of the maximum amount (the
"Maximum Amount") of Common Shares that the managing underwriter or
underwriters have advised can be sold in the Underwritten Offering;
(ii) next, to the Holders, in the amount the Holders propose to
offer, up to an amount equal to one-half of the Maximum Amount;
(iii) next, if the sum of the Common Shares allocated pursuant to
clauses (i) and (ii) above is less than the Maximum Amount, to the
Company or the Holders, whichever shall have Common Shares proposed to
be offered in the Underwritten Offering which have not been allocated
under clauses (i) or (ii) above, up to an amount equal to the
difference between the Maximum Amount and the amount of Common Shares
allocated under clauses (i) and (ii) above; and
(iv) thereafter, if the sum of the Common Shares allocated
pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above is less than the Maximum
Amount, to any other Person entitled to participate in the Underwritten
Offering, up to an amount equal to the difference between the Maximum
Amount and the amount of Common Shares allocated under clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) above.
(b) Third Party Registration Statement.
(i) Notice and Participation. If the Company at any time proposes to
file a registration statement with respect to the Underwritten Offering of any
class of its equity securities for the account of a holder of securities of the
Company pursuant to registration rights granted by
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the Company (a "Requesting Shareholder"), then the Company shall in each case
give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holders at least ten (10)
Business Days before the anticipated filing date of any such registration
statement by the Company, and such notice shall offer to all Holders the
opportunity to have any or all of the Registrable Securities held by such
Holders included in such registration statement; provided, however, that if
any such registration is a Shelf Registration, Registrable Securities shall be
included therein only for distribution in an Underwritten Offering. Each Holder
desiring to have its Registrable Securities registered under this Section 5
shall so advise the Company in writing within five (5) Business Days after the
date of receipt of the Company's aforesaid notice (which request shall set forth
the amount of Registrable Securities for which registration is requested), and
the Company shall include in such Registration Statement all such Registrable
Securities so requested to be included therein.
(ii) Cutback. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
5(b), if the managing underwriter or underwriters of any such Underwritten
Offering have advised the Company in writing that the total amount or kind of
securities of the Holders, the Company and any other Persons intended to be
included in such Underwritten Offering is sufficiently large to materially
adversely affect the success of such offering, then the amount or kind of
securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be reduced pro rata,
together with the amount or kind of securities to be offered for the accounts of
any other Persons requesting registration of securities pursuant to rights
similar to the rights of Holders under this Section 5(b), to the extent
necessary to reduce the total amount or kind of securities to be included in
such proposed public offering to the amount or kind recommended by such managing
underwriter or underwriters before the securities offered by the Company or any
Requesting Shareholder are so reduced.
SECTION 6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
(a) General. In connection with the Company's registration obligations
pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Company will:
(i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement or such
amendments and post-effective amendments to an existing Registration
Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement
effective for the time period set forth in Section 2(a), provided that
as soon as practicable, but in no event later than three (3) Business
Days before filing such Registration Statement, any related Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto, other than any amendment or
supplement made solely as a result of incorporation by reference of
documents filed with the SEC subsequent to the filing of such
Registration Statement, the Company shall furnish to the Holders of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and the
underwriters, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be
filed, which documents shall be subject to the review of such Holders
and underwriters; not file any Registration Statement or amendment
thereto or any Prospectus or any supplement thereto (other than any
amendment or supplement made solely as a result of incorporation by
reference of documents filed with the SEC subsequent to the filing of
such Registration Statement) to which the managing underwriters of the
applicable offering, if any, or the Holders covered by such
Registration
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Statement shall have reasonably objected in writing within two (2)
Business Days after receipt of such documents to the effect that such
Registration Statement or amendment thereto or Prospectus or supplement
thereto does not comply in all material respects with the requirements
of the Securities Act; and comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act applicable to the Company 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 in accordance with this
Agreement;
(ii) notify the selling Holders of Registrable Securities and the
managing underwriters, if any, promptly (1) when a Registration
Statement, Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any Registration
Statement or post-effective amendment, when it has become effective,
(2) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (3)
of the issuance by the SEC of any comments with respect to any filing,
(4) of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration
Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (5) in
the case of an Underwritten Offering, if at any time the
representations and warranties of the Company contemplated by paragraph
(xi) below cease to be true and correct as of any time they are
required to be true and correct, (6) of any suspension of the
qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose and (7) of the happening of any event which makes any
statement of a material fact made in any Registration Statement,
Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference untrue or
which requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement,
Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference in order
to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading;
and use reasonable best efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable
the withdrawal of any order or other action suspending the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement or suspending the
qualification or registration (or exemption therefrom) of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction;
(iii) if reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or
underwriters or the Holders of Registrable Securities being sold in
connection with an Underwritten Offering, promptly incorporate in a
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as
the managing underwriters and the Holders of the Registrable Securities
being sold in such Underwritten Offering agree should be included
therein relating to the sale of the Registrable Securities, including,
without limitation, information with respect to the aggregate number of
shares of Registrable Securities being sold to such underwriters, the
purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriters and with
respect to any other terms of the Underwritten Offering of the
Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and promptly make
all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment;
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(iv) promptly after the filing of any document which is to be
incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus,
provide without charge copies of such document to the Holders of the
Registrable Securities covered thereby and the underwriters, if any;
(v) furnish to the selling Holders of Registrable Securities and
each managing underwriter, without charge, at least one manually signed
or "edgarized" copy, and as many conformed copies as may reasonably be
requested, of the then effective Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendments thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all
exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);
(vi) deliver to the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any,
without charge, as many copies of the then effective Prospectus
(including each prospectus subject to completion) and any amendments or
supplements thereto as such Persons may reasonably request;
(vii) use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or
cooperate with the selling Holders, the underwriters, if any, and their
respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification
of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities
or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any selling Holder or
underwriter reasonably requests in writing and do any and all other
acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered
by the then effective Registration Statement; provided, however, that
the Company will not be required to (1) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but
for this paragraph (vii) or (2) subject itself to general taxation in
any such jurisdiction;
(viii) cooperate with the selling Holders and the managing
underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery
of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not
bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Registrable Securities
to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the
managing underwriters may request at least two (2) Business Days prior
to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters;
(ix) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by clause (7)
of paragraph (ii) above, promptly prepare a supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or the related
Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file
any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of the Registrable 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 in which they were made, not misleading;
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(x) cause all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement to be listed on each securities exchange (or quotation system
operated by a national securities association) on which identical
securities issued by the Company are then listed, and enter into
customary agreements including, if necessary, a listing application and
indemnification agreement in customary form, and provide a transfer
agent for such Registrable Securities;
(xi) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, enter into an
underwriting agreement and take all such other actions in connection
therewith in order to expedite and facilitate the disposition of such
Registrable Securities, in each case as the underwriters determine is
reasonable and customary in transactions of this kind, and in
connection therewith: (1) make such representations and warranties to
the Holders of such Registrable Securities and the underwriters in
form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to
underwriters in secondary underwritten offerings; (2) obtain opinions
of counsel to the Company (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope
and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the underwriters and
the selling Holders of such Registrable Securities and shall cover the
matters customarily covered in opinions requested in secondary
underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably
requested by such Holders and underwriters); (3) obtain "cold comfort"
letters from the independent public accountants of the Company
addressed to the selling Holders of such Registrable Securities and the
underwriters, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters
of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in connection
with secondary underwritten offerings; and (4) deliver such documents
and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the selling Holders
and the managing underwriters to evidence compliance with clause (1)
above and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting
agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company in respect of
the relevant offering;
(xii) in the case of a Block Trade: (1) obtain an opinion of
counsel addressed to the selling Holders covering matters that are no
more extensive in scope than would be customarily covered in opinions
obtained in secondary underwritten offerings by issuers with similar
market capitalization and reporting and financial histories; (2) obtain
a "cold comfort" letter from the independent public accountants of the
Company and covering matters that are no more extensive in scope than
would be customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters and updates
obtained in secondary underwritten offerings by issuers with similar
market capitalization and reporting and financial histories, provided
that the letter described in this clause (2) shall only be required to
the extent such letters are being issued in respect of nonunderwritten
secondary offerings under then prevailing accounting practices; and (3)
deliver a certificate of a senior executive officer of the Company to
cover matters no more extensive in scope than those matters customarily
covered in officer's certificates delivered in connection with
underwritten offerings by issuers with similar market capitalization
and reporting and financial histories;
(xiii) provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities no
later than the effective date of such registration statement;
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(xiv) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC relating to such registration and the
distribution of the securities being offered and make generally
available to its securities holders earnings statements satisfying the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, no later than 60
days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days, if such period
is a fiscal year) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which
the Registrable Securities are sold in an Underwritten Offering or
Block Trade, which earnings statements shall cover such 12- month
periods;
(xv) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; and
(xvi) make available for inspection by representatives of the
Holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement, any underwriters participating in any disposition pursuant
to such registration, and any attorneys or accountants retained by the
selling Holders or the underwriters, all financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and cause
the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all
information reasonably requested by, and to cooperate fully with, any
such representative, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection
with such registration, and otherwise to cooperate fully in connection
with any due diligence investigation, including making available its
officers during ordinary business hours, and permitting discussions
with the independent public accountants who have certified the
Company's most recent annual financial statements, in each case to the
extent necessary to enable any Holder or underwriter to conduct a
"reasonable investigation" for purposes of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act; provided that such representatives, underwriters,
attorneys or accountants enter into a confidentiality agreement, in
customary form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
prior to the release or disclosure to them of any such information,
records or documents.
(b) Holder Information. The Company may require each selling Holder to
furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and the
distribution of Registrable Securities to be sold by such Holder as the Company
may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
(c) Occurrence of Certain Events. Each Holder of Registrable Securities
agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any
event of the kind described in Section 6(a)(ii)(4), (6) or (7), such Holder will
forthwith refrain from disposing or discontinue disposition of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the then current Prospectus until such Holder is advised
in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. The
Company shall use its best efforts to limit the duration of any discontinuance
with respect to the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to this
paragraph. If the Company shall deliver any notice in accordance with this
Section 6(c), the Company shall extend the period during which the Shelf
Registration Statement is required to be effective pursuant to clause (i) of
Section 2(a) by the number of days during which the disposition of Registrable
Securities is prohibited pursuant to this Section 6(c).
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(d) Additional Procedures. If the Holders become entitled, pursuant to
an event described in clause (ii) of the definition of Registrable Securities,
to receive any securities in respect of Registrable Securities that were already
included in the Shelf Registration Statement subsequent to the date the Shelf
Registration Statement is declared effective, and the Company is unable under
the securities laws to add such securities to the Shelf Registration Statement,
the Company, as promptly as reasonably practicable, shall file, in accordance
with the procedures more particularly set forth in Section 6(a), an additional
Shelf Registration Statement with respect to any such Registrable Securities.
The Company shall use its best efforts to have any such additional Registration
Statement declared effective as promptly as reasonably practicable after such
filing and to keep such additional Shelf Registration Statement continuously
effective during the period specified in Section 2(a).
SECTION 7. HOLDBACK AGREEMENTS.
(a) Hold-Back Election. Subject to Section 7(c) and the final two
sentences of this Section 7(a), in the case of any Underwritten Offering by the
Company, whether for its own account or for the account of a holder of
securities of the Company pursuant to registration rights granted by the
Company, each Holder agrees, if and to the extent requested in writing by the
managing underwriter or underwriters administering such offering as promptly as
reasonably practicable prior to the commencement of the 7-day period referred to
below (a "Hold-Back Election"), not to effect any public sale or distribution of
securities of the Company except as part of such Underwritten Offering, during
the period beginning seven (7) days prior to the closing date of such
underwritten offering and during the period ending on the earlier of (i)
forty-five (45) days after such closing date and (ii) the date such sale or
distribution is permitted by such managing underwriter or underwriters, provided
that, if and to the extent it is reasonable to do so, the Company will request
of the managing underwriter or underwriters to permit such sale or distribution
prior to the date permitted under clause (i) above. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 7(a), no Holder shall be obligated to
refrain from making any public sale or distribution of securities of the Company
in the case of any underwritten secondary offering initiated at the request of
any Person who has not agreed in writing to expressly recognize and give effect
to the Holders' rights under Section 7(d) and to be subject to provisions that
are at least as favorable to the Holders as the provisions contained in this
Section 7(a) are to such holder. No Hold-Back Election shall be invoked or be
effective until after the end of the Exclusive Period. This Section 7(a) shall
cease to be of any effect following the time that Western and its subsidiaries
hold, in the aggregate, less than three percent (3%) of the outstanding Common
Shares.
(b) Material Development Election. Subject to Section 7(c), the Company
shall be entitled, for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) consecutive
days, to require that the Holders refrain from effecting any distribution of
their Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement if the
chief executive officer of the Company determines in his reasonable good faith
judgment that, in accordance with his understanding of the disclosure
requirements of applicable securities law, such distribution would require
disclosure of any financing (other than an underwritten secondary offering of
any securities of the Company), acquisition, corporate reorganization or other
transaction or development involving the Company or any subsidiary of the
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Company that is or would be material to the Company and that, in the
reasonable good faith business judgment of such chief executive officer, such
disclosure would not at that time be in the best interests of the Company (a
"Material Development Election"). The Company shall, as promptly as practicable,
give the Holders written notice of any such Material Development Election. If
the Holders have been required to refrain from disposing of their Registrable
Securities as a result of a Material Development Election, the Company shall, as
promptly as practicable following the determination that the Holders may
recommence such sales, notify such Holders in writing of such determination (but
in any event no later than the end of such 30-day period).
(c) Limitation. In no event shall the restrictions under Section 7(a)
or Section 7(b), pursuant to one or more Hold-Back Elections or Material
Development Elections, remain in effect for more than seventy-five (75) days in
the aggregate in any calendar year; provided that the restrictions under Section
7(b) pursuant to two or more Material Development Elections shall not remain in
effect for more than forty-five (45) days in the aggregate in calendar year
1997. In addition, if any Hold-Back Election or Material Development Election
shall be exercised, the period during which the Shelf Registration Statement is
required to be effective pursuant to clause (i) of Section 2(a) shall be
extended by the number of days during which the disposition of Registrable
Securities is prohibited pursuant to such elections.
(d) Company Hold-Back. In the case of any Underwritten Offering of
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3, the Company agrees, if and to the
extent requested in writing by the managing underwriter or underwriters
administering such offering, as promptly as reasonably practicable prior to the
commencement of the 7-day period referred to below, not to effect any public
sale or distribution (other than sales pursuant to the same Registration
Statement, as permitted under this Agreement and other than any registration on
Form S-8 or S-4 (or any successor or substantially similar form) or of (A) an
employee stock option, stock purchase or compensation plan or of securities
issued or issuable pursuant to any such plan, (B) securities proposed to be
issued in exchange for securities or assets of, or in connection with a merger,
combination or consolidation with, another corporation, or (C) a dividend
reinvestment plan) of any securities of the Company during the period beginning
seven (7) days prior to the closing date of each underwritten offering of
Registrable Securities and during the period ending on the earlier of (i)
forty-five (45) days after such closing date and (ii) the date such sale or
distribution is permitted by such managing underwriter or underwriters; provided
that, if and to the extent it is reasonable to do so, the Holders will request
of the managing underwriter or underwriters to permit such sale or distribution
prior to the date permitted under clause (i) above. Any agreement entered into
after the date of this Agreement pursuant to which the Company issues or agrees
to issue any privately placed securities similar to the Registrable Securities
shall contain a provision under which any holder of such securities agrees not
to effect any public sale or distribution of any such securities during the
period described in the preceding sentence, unless such holder, together with
its affiliates, holds less than three percent (3%) of the outstanding Common
Shares.
(e) Exclusive Period. The Company shall not effect any Underwritten
Offering of Common Shares during the Exclusive Period, other than (x) an
Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities and (y) an Underwritten Offering
of Common Shares for the benefit of a
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shareholder in satisfaction of registration rights granted by the Company to
such shareholder prior to the date of this Agreement, as listed on Appendix I
to this Agreement.
SECTION 8. REGISTRATION EXPENSES. (a) General. Except as otherwise set
forth in this section, each of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holders, on
the other, will bear its own costs in connection with this Agreement, including
without limitation, internal expenses (including, without limitation, all
salaries and expenses of its officers and employees), fees and disbursements of
its outside counsel and its independent public accountants and fees and expenses
of any other experts or advisors.
(b) Company Expenses. The Company shall pay all printing expenses
(including expenses of printing and disseminating Prospectuses or any other
necessary documentation). The Company shall also pay all registration and filing
fees and fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or blue sky laws,
including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue
sky qualifications or registrations (or the obtaining of exemptions therefrom),
in respect of Common Shares sold by the Company in any Underwritten Offering,
including pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii).
(c) Holder Expenses. The Holders shall pay all registration and filing
fees and fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or blue sky laws,
including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue
sky qualifications or registrations (or the obtaining of exemptions therefrom),
in respect of the Registrable Securities. The Holders shall also pay all
expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the participation in any
"road show" of members of the Company's management up to $100,000.
SECTION 9. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, but without duplication,
each Holder, its officers, directors, employees, partners, principals, equity
holders, managed or advised accounts, advisors and agents, and each Person who
controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), against all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses, actions and proceedings
(including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable legal fees and
expenses) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in, or any omission or alleged
omission of a material fact required to be contained in, any Registration
Statement or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case
of a Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any
information furnished in writing to the Company by any Holder or any
underwriters expressly for use therein. The Company will also indemnify
underwriters participating in the distribution, their officers, directors,
employees, partners and agents, and each Person who controls such underwriters
(within the meaning of the Securities Act), to the same extent as provided above
with respect to the indemnification of the Holders of Registrable Securities, if
so requested.
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(b) Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities. In connection
with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is
participating, each such Holder will furnish to the Company in writing such
information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in
connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, but without
duplication, the Company, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees,
advisors and agents, and each Person who controls the Company (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
expenses actions and proceedings (including reasonable costs of investigation
and reasonable legal fees and expenses) that arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in, or
any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be contained in,
the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements
therein (in the case of a Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which
they were made) not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such
untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so
furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion
therein. The Company and the other persons described above shall be entitled to
receive indemnities from underwriters participating in the distribution, to the
same extent as provided above with respect to information so furnished in
writing by such Persons specifically for inclusion in any Prospectus or
Registration Statement.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any Person entitled to
indemnification hereunder will (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party
of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such
indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, however, that any Person
entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate
counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified Person
unless (A) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, (B)
the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and
employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party in a timely
manner or (C) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person, based upon advice
of its counsel, a conflict of interest may exist between such person and the
indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person
notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ
separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying
party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of
such person). The indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for
any settlement made without its consent (but such consent will not be
unreasonably withheld). No indemnified party will be required to consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or
litigation. An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to,
assume the defense of the claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and
expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such
indemnifying party with respect to such claim, as well as one local counsel in
each relevant jurisdiction.
(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification
provided for in Section 9(a) or Section 9(b) is unavailable to an indemnified
party or insufficient to hold it harmless as
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contemplated by Section 9(a) and Section 9(b), then the indemnifying party
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a
result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party, but also the relative fault of the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations, provided, that no indemnifying Holder shall be
required to contribute an amount greater than the dollar amount of the net
proceeds received by such indemnifying Holder with respect to the sale of the
Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The
relative fault of any indemnifying or of any indemnified party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by such indemnifying or
indemnified party or its affiliates or representatives, 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 9(d) were
determined by (i) pro rata allocation (even if all Holders or any agents for the
Holders or any underwriters of the Registered Securities, or all of them, were
treated as one entity for such purpose), or (ii) by any other method that does
not take into account the equitable consideration referred to in this Section
9(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect
thereof) referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action, proceeding or claim. 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 misrepresentations.
SECTION 10. UNDERWRITERS.
(a) Selection of Underwriters under Shelf Registration Statement. Each
underwriter for any Underwritten Offering under the Shelf Registration Statement
shall be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Holders. The Company shall
have no right to select or approve any investment banking firm to act on behalf
of the Holders in respect of any Block Trade.
(b) Selection of Underwriters on Certain Piggyback Offerings. The
Company will consult in good faith with the Holders regarding the selection of
underwriters in any Underwritten Offering of the Company in which the Holders
participate in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(a)(iii) or Section
5(a)(iv), provided that the selection of underwriters for such offering shall be
as determined by the Company.
(c) Approved Underwriting Arrangements. No Holder may participate in
any Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities hereunder, unless such
Holder (i) agrees to sell such Holder's Registrable Securities on the basis
provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the managing underwriters
for the Underwritten Offering, and (ii) completes and executes all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and
other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
Nothing in this Section 10 shall be
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construed to create any additional rights regarding the registration of
Registrable Securities in any Person otherwise than as set forth herein.
SECTION 11. NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. The Company has not previously
and shall not in the future enter into any agreement, arrangement or
understanding with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with the
rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
SECTION 12. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this Section 12, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, without the consent in writing of the Company and the Holders.
SECTION 13. REMEDIES. Any Person having rights under any provision of
this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically or to
recover damages or to exercise any other remedy available to it at law or in
equity. The foregoing rights and remedies shall be cumulative and the exercise
of any right or remedy provided herein shall not preclude any Person from
exercising any other right or remedy provided herein. Each of the Company and
the Holders agree that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for
any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific
performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
SECTION 14. NOTICES; DESIGNATED HOLDER. (a) Delivery. All notices,
documents and other communications required or permitted to be delivered
hereunder shall, in the case of notices and communications, be in writing and
shall be delivered by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telecopier, or
air-courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(i) If to the Holders, or any of them, to the Designated Holder,
c/o Western Resources, Inc., 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000,
attention Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq., telecopier number (000) 000-0000,
confirm number (000) 000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx,
Esq., telecopier number (000) 000-0000, confirmation number (212)
558-4000;
(ii) If to the Company, Tyco International Ltd., Xxxxx Xxxxx, 00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx XX00, Xxxxxxx, telecopier number (000) 000-0000,
confirm number (000) 000-0000; with a copy to Kramer, Levin, Naftalis &
Xxxxxxx, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx, Esq., telecopier number (000) 000-0000, confirmation number
(000) 000-0000; or
(iii) At such other address as may be designated from time to time
by notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14.
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(b) Receipt. All such notices and other communications shall be deemed
to have been delivered and received (x) in the case of personal delivery,
telecopier or telegram, on the date of such delivery, (y) in the case of air
courier, on the Business Day after the date when sent and (z) in the case of
mailing, on the third Business Day following such mailing.
(c) Designated Holder. Any action required or permitted to be taken by
the Holders pursuant to this Agreement, including delivery of any notice to the
Company hereunder, shall be taken by the Designated Holder on behalf of one or
more Holders or all of the Holders, as the case may be, and the Company shall
not be required to take any action or refrain from taking any action under this
Agreement on the basis of any notice of a Holder other than the Designated
Holder; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall relieve any Holder
from any of it obligations or liabilities under this Agreement.
SECTION 15. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of
the parties hereto. No party may assign its rights or obligations under this
Agreement to any other Person, except that any Holder may assign its rights
hereunder to any other Holder.
SECTION 16. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
SECTION 17. HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof.
SECTION 18. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CONFLICT OF LAWS THEREOF.
SECTION 19. JURISDICTION; FORUM. Each party hereto consents and submits
to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state court sitting in the County of New
York or federal court sitting in the Southern District of the State of New York
in connection with any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
Each party hereto waives any objection to the laying of venue in such courts and
any claim that any such action has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the
extent permitted by law, any judgment in respect of a dispute arising out of or
relating to this Agreement may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or
outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a certified copy of such
judgment being conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such judgment. Each
party hereto agrees that personal service of process may be effected by any of
the means specified in Section 14, addressed to such party. The foregoing shall
not limit the rights of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.
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SECTION 20. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any one or more of the
provisions 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.
SECTION 21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is intended by the parties
as a 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. This Agreement supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such
subject matter.
SECTION 22. ATTORNEYS' FEES. In any proceeding brought to enforce any
provision of this Agreement, the successful party shall be entitled to recover
reasonable attorneys' fees in addition to its costs and expenses and any other
available remedy.
SECTION 23. GUARANTEE. Western does hereby agree to cause each Person
who is or at any time was a Holder to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, with respect to indemnification, and a
breach of this Agreement by any such Person shall be deemed a breach of this
Agreement by Western.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first written above.
WESTAR CAPITAL, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:
Name:
Title:
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APPENDIX I
SHAREHOLDERS WITH REGISTRATION RIGHTS
FOR AN UNDERWRITTEN OFFERING
AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT
Shareholder Number of Shares
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 3,850,640
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 621,717
Certain holders of A 92,108
Warrants or B Warrants
to acquire Common Shares
and certain holders of Common
Shares acquired upon the
exercise of such Warrants
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