Contract
Exhibit 4.5
EXECUTION VERSION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of October 9, 2008 (the Agreement) among NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC., a Delaware corporation (including any successor thereto, whether by merger, consolidation, conversion or otherwise, the Company) and the Purchasers party hereto.
The Purchasers own Warrants (as hereinafter defined) to acquire shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) of the Company, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined). The Company and the Purchasers deem it to be in their respective best interests to set forth their rights in connection with public offerings and sales of shares of Common Stock and are entering into this Registration Rights Agreement as a condition to and in connection with the Purchasers entering into the Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Registration Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose.
Common Stock has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.
Effective Time means the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Shelf Registration Statement effective or as of which the Shelf Registration Statement otherwise becomes effective.
Electing Holder means each Purchaser and any holder of Registrable Securities that has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with Section 3(a)(ii) or 3(a)(iii) hereof and the instructions set forth on the Notice and Questionnaire.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
First Tranche Registrable Securities means a number of Registrable Securities equal to the lesser of (i) all Registrable Securities, (ii) Registrable Securities representing 33% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company as of the date of the initial filing the Shelf Registration Statement held by persons who are not affiliates of the Company, and (iii) in the event the Staff or the Commission seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities by or on behalf of the Company, or in any other manner, such that the Staff or the Commission do not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and used for resales in a manner that does not constitute such an offering and that permits the continuous resale at the market by the Purchasers participating therein (or as otherwise may be acceptable to each Purchaser) without being named therein as an underwriter, the maximum number of Registrable Securities
that may be included in such Registration Statement by all Eligible Holders such that the Staff and the Commission do permit such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective and used for resales in such a manner. In determining which Registrable Securities will constitute First Tranche Registrable Securities pursuant to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, the number of shares to be included by Purchasers as First Tranche Registrable Securities shall be reduced on a pro rata basis
(based upon the number of Registrable Securities otherwise required to be included for each such Purchaser) unless, with respect to clause (iii) above, the inclusion of shares by a particular Purchaser or a particular set of Purchasers is resulting in the Staff or the Commissions by or on behalf of the Company offering position, in which event the shares held by such Purchaser or set of Purchasers shall be the only shares subject to reduction (and if by a set of Purchasers, on a pro
rata basis by such Purchasers or on such other basis as would result in the exclusion of the least number of shares by all such Purchasers).
The term holder means each of the Purchasers and other persons who acquire Registrable Securities from time to time (including any successors or assigns), in each case for so long as such person owns any Registrable Securities.
Notice and Questionnaire means a Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
The term person means a corporation, association, partnership, organization, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or other similar entity, individual, government or political subdivision thereof or governmental agency.
Purchase Agreement means that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, with the Purchasers, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, pursuant to which the Issuer is issuing to the Purchasers $78,947,368 initial principal amount of Senior-Subordinated Second Lien Notes.
Purchasers means the Purchasers named in the Purchase Agreement.
Registrable Securities means the Securities; provided, however, that a Security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest to occur of the following: (i) a Shelf Registration Statement registering such Security under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective and such Security has been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder thereof pursuant to and in a manner contemplated by such effective Shelf Registration Statement; (ii) such Security is sold pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Security relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company; (iii) such Security is eligible to be sold pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 144 (or any successor provision); or (iv) such Security shall cease to be outstanding.
Registration Expenses has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4 hereof.
Rule 144, Rule 405 and Rule 415 mean, in each case, such rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as the same shall be amended from time to time.
Securities means collectively, the Common Stock of the Company, as the same may be issued upon exercise of the Warrants.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, or any successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
Shelf Registration has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a) hereof.
Shelf Registration Statement has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a) hereof.
Staff means the staff of the Commission.
Warrants has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a Section or clause refers to a Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Registration Rights Agreement, and the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Registration Rights Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
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Section 2. |
Registration Under the Securities Act. |
(a) The Company shall file under the Securities Act as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days after the date hereof, a shelf registration statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis by the Electing Holders of, all of the Registrable Securities representing the First Tranche Registrable Securities, pursuant to Rule 415 or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission (such filing, the Shelf Registration and such registration statement, the Shelf Registration Statement). To the extent the First Tranche Registrable Securities do not constitute all Registrable Securities and are not initially included for resale under the Shelf Registration, any excluded Registrable Securities shall be entitled to the benefit of paragraph (d) below. The Electing Holders will be eligible to have their Registrable Securities included for resale as First Tranche Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration on a pro rata basis (based upon the number of Registrable Securities otherwise required to be included for each such Eligible Holder). The Company agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts (x) to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective no later than 60 days after the applicable Shelf Registration Statement filing deadline described above and, subject to Section 3(d), to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for a period ending on the earlier of the second anniversary of the Effective Time or such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding, provided, however, that no holder shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities unless such holder is an Electing Holder, and (y) after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement, promptly upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities that is not then an Electing Holder, to take any action reasonably necessary to enable such holder to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, any action necessary to identify such holder as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement, provided, however, that nothing in this clause
(y) shall relieve any such holder of the obligation to return a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with Section 3(a)(iii) hereof; provided further that each holder shall promptly furnish additional information required to be disclosed in order to make information previously furnished to the Company by such holder not misleading. The Company further agrees to supplement or make amendments to
the Shelf Registration Statement, including without limitation, any post effective amendments, as and when required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder for shelf registration. To the extent the Company is required to file a prospectus under Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, it shall file such prospectus on the third
business day following the Effective Time.
(b) The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary or advisable to be taken by it to ensure that the transactions contemplated herein are effected as so contemplated in Section 2(a) hereof, and to submit to the Commission, within two business days after the Company learns that no review of the Shelf Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the Commission or that the staff has no further comments on the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration of effectiveness (or post effective amendment, if applicable) of the Shelf Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request.
(c) Any reference herein to a registration statement or prospectus as of any time shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, therein by reference as of such time and any reference herein to any post-effective amendment to a registration statement as of any time shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, therein by reference as of such time. Any reference to a prospectus as of any time shall include any supplement thereto, preliminary prospectus, or any free writing prospectus in respect thereof.
(d) In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities included for resale as First Tranche Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration pursuant to paragraph (a) above, an affected Electing Holder may require, upon delivery of a written request to the Company signed by such Electing Holder, the Company to file a registration statement within 30 days of the six month anniversary of the effective date of the original Shelf Registration (subject to any restrictions imposed by Rule 415 or required by the Staff or the Commission) for resale by such Purchaser in a manner acceptable to such Purchaser, and the Company shall following such request cause to be and keep effective such registration statement in the same manner as otherwise contemplated in this Agreement for a Shelf Registration Statements hereunder, in each case until such time as: (i) all Registrable Securities held by such Purchaser have been registered pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration Statement in a manner acceptable to such Purchaser and disposed of thereunder, or (ii) such Registrable Securities are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144(d)(1)(ii) of the Securities Act (or any successor provision) (it being understood that the special demand right under this sentence may be exercised by a Purchaser multiple times and with respect to limited amounts of Registrable Securities in order to permit the resale thereof by such Stockholder as contemplated above).
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Section 3. |
Registration Procedures. |
The following provisions shall apply to the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement:
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(a) |
The Company shall: |
(i) prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as practicable but in any case within the time periods specified in Section 2(a), a Shelf Registration Statement on any form which may be utilized by the Company and which shall register all of the Registrable Securities for resale by the holders thereof in accordance with such method or methods of disposition as may be specified by such of the holders as, from time to time, may be Electing Holders and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable but in any case within the time periods specified in Section 2(a);
(ii) not less than 30 calendar days prior to the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement, mail the Notice and Questionnaire to the holders of Registrable Securities; no holder shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement as of the Effective Time, and no holder shall be entitled to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless such holder has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company by the deadline for response set forth therein; provided, however, holders of Registrable Securities shall have at least 20 calendar days from the date on which the Notice and Questionnaire is first mailed to such holders to return a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;
(iii) after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement, upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities that is not then an Electing Holder, promptly send a Notice and Questionnaire to such holder; provided that the Company shall not be required to take any action to name such holder as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to enable such holder to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities until such holder has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;
(iv) as soon as practicable prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement (including without limitation, any required post effective amendments) and the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement for the period specified in Section 2(a) hereof and as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions applicable to the form of such Shelf Registration Statement, including without limitation, to include any Electing Holder to be named as a selling security holder therein;
(v) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Electing Holders provided for in such Shelf Registration Statement;
(vi) provide (A) one representative of the Electing Holders and (B) not more than one counsel for all the Electing Holders the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Shelf Registration Statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission and each amendment or supplement thereto, in each case subject to customary confidentiality restrictions;
(vii) for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement, and throughout the period specified in Section 2(a), make available at reasonable times at the Companys principal place of business or such other reasonable place for inspection by the persons referred to in Section 3(a)(vi) who shall certify to the Company that they have a current intention to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration such financial and other information and books and records of the Company, and cause the officers, employees, counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company to be available to respond to such inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary, in the judgment of the respective counsel referred to in such Section, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; provided, however, that each such party shall be required to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any other person any information or records reasonably designated by the Company as being confidential, until such time as (A) such information becomes a matter of public record (whether by virtue of its inclusion in such registration statement or otherwise), or (B) such person shall be required so to disclose such information pursuant to a subpoena or order of any court or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the matter (provided such person agrees that it will give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to promptly undertake appropriate action and to prevent disclosure of such information deemed confidential), or (C) such information is required to be set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or in an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to such prospectus in order that such Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement, as the case may be, complies with applicable requirements of the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Commission and does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(viii) promptly notify each of the Electing Holders, and if requested by any such Electing Holder, confirm such advice in writing, (A) when such Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or any prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to such Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by the blue sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with respect thereto or any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contemplated Section 5 cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, or (F) if at any time when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, that such Shelf Registration
Statement, prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment does not conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(ix) use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable date;
(x) if requested by any Electing Holder, promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as is required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and as such Electing Holder specifies should be included therein relating to the terms of the sale of such Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the amount of Registrable Securities being sold by such Electing Holder , the name and description of such Electing Holder the offering price of such Registrable Securities and any compensation payable in respect thereof, and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment promptly after notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(xi) furnish to each Electing Holder and the respective counsel referred to in Section 3(a)(vi) a conformed copy of such Shelf Registration Statement, each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto (in the case of an Electing Holder of Registrable Securities, upon request) and documents incorporated by reference therein) and such number of copies of such Shelf Registration Statement (excluding exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein unless specifically so requested by such Electing Holder) and of the prospectus included in such Shelf Registration Statement, in conformity in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and such other documents, as such Electing Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the offering and disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Electing Holder and to permit such Electing Holder to satisfy the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; and subject to Section 3(b) below, the Company hereby consents to the use of such prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each such Electing Holder, in each case in the form most recently provided to such person by the Company, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by the prospectus or any supplement or amendment thereto;
(xii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to (A) register or qualify the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement under such securities laws or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Electing Holder thereof shall reasonably request, (B) keep such registrations or qualifications in effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions during the period the Shelf Registration is required to remain effective under Section 2(b) above and for so long as may be necessary to enable any such Electing Holder to complete its distribution of Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement and (C) take any and all other actions as may be reasonably necessary to enable each such Electing Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section 3(a)(xii), (2) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or become subject to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other governing documents or
any agreement between it and its stockholders;
(xiii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent or approval of each governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or local, which may be required to effect the Shelf Registration or the offering or sale in connection therewith or to enable the selling holder or holders to offer, or to consummate the disposition of, their Registrable Securities;
(xiv) unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry only form, cooperate with the Electing Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold, which certificates, if so required by any securities exchange upon which any Registrable Securities are listed, shall be penned, lithographed or engraved, or produced by any combination of such methods, on steel engraved borders, and which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends;
(xv) notify in writing each holder of Registrable Securities of any proposal by the Company to amend or waive any provision of this Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to Section 8(h) hereof and of any amendment or waiver effected pursuant thereto, each of which notices shall contain the text of the amendment or waiver proposed or effected, as the case may be; and
(xvi) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable but in any event not later than eighteen months after the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement, an earning statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 thereunder).
(b) In the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to Section 3(a)(vii)(F) above, to notify the Electing Holders the Company shall promptly prepare and furnish to each of the Electing Holders a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. Each Electing Holder agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company pursuant to Section 3(a)(vii)(F) hereof, such Electing Holder shall forthwith discontinue the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement applicable to such Registrable Securities until such Electing Holder shall have received copies of such amended or supplemented prospectus, and if so directed by the Company, such Electing Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Companys expense) all copies, other than permanent file
copies, then in such Electing Holders possession of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.
(c) In the event of a Shelf Registration, in addition to the information required to be provided by each Electing Holder in its Notice and Questionnaire, the Company may require such Electing Holder to furnish to the Company such additional information regarding such Electing Holder and such Electing Holders intended method of distribution of Registrable Securities as may be required in order to comply with the Securities Act. Each such Electing Holder agrees to notify the Company as promptly as practicable of any inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished by such Electing Holder to the Company or of the occurrence of any event in either case as a result of which any prospectus relating to such Shelf Registration contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact regarding such Electing Holder or such Electing Holders intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities or omits to state any material fact regarding such Electing Holder or such Electing Holders intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly to furnish to the Company any additional information required to correct and update any previously furnished information or required so that such prospectus shall not contain, with respect to such Electing Holder or the disposition of such Registrable Securities, an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may for valid business reasons (other than avoidance of its obligations hereunder), including without limitation, a potential material acquisition, divestiture of assets or other material corporate transaction, notify holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the Shelf Registration Statement is no longer effective or the prospectus included therein is no longer usable for offers and sales of Securities for a period not to exceed: (i) 30 consecutive days at any one time, (ii) 45 days in any three month period or (iii) 90 days in the aggregate during any twelve-month period; provided, that the Company promptly thereafter complies with the requirements of Section 2(b) hereof, if applicable, and provided further that, if a post effective amendment is required by applicable law to be filed with the Commission to cause a Holder to be named as a selling security holder in the Shelf Registration Statement, the period of time between the filing and the effectiveness of any such post effective amendment shall be not deemed to be a Suspension Period hereunder. The first day of any Suspension Period must be at least two trading days after the last day of any prior Suspension Period. Each holder agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company pursuant to this Section 3(d), it will discontinue use of the prospectus contained in the Shelf Registration Statement until receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus relating thereto or until advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus contained in the Shelf Registration Statement may be resumed (any such period, a Suspension Period), provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 3(d) shall not prevent the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.1 (n) of the Purchase Agreement.
(e) If any Electing Holder is required under applicable securities law to be described in the Shelf Registration Statement as an underwriter, the Company will cooperate
with such Electing Holder to permit such Electing Holder to conduct due diligence in a manner reasonably necessary to establish a due diligence defense under Section 11 of the Securities Act.
(f) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure designation and quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement on The NASDAQ Global Market..
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Section 4. |
Registration Expenses. |
The Company agrees to bear and to pay or cause to be paid promptly all expenses incident to the Companys performance of or compliance with this Registration Rights Agreement, including (a) all Commission and any FINRA registration, filing and review fees and expenses (b) all fees and expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under the State securities and blue sky laws referred to in Section 3(a)(xii) hereof and determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as or the Electing Holders may designate, including reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel for the Electing Holders in connection with such qualification and determination, (c) all expenses relating to the preparation, printing, production, distribution and reproduction of each registration statement required to be filed hereunder, each prospectus included therein or prepared for distribution pursuant hereto, each amendment or supplement to the foregoing, the expenses of preparing the Securities for delivery and the expenses of printing or producing blue sky memoranda and all other documents in connection with the offering, sale or delivery of Securities to be disposed of (including certificates representing the Securities), (d) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses relating to the offering, sale or delivery of Securities and the preparation of documents referred in clause (c) above, (e) internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of the Companys officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (f) fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any opinions or cold comfort letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance), (g) reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of one counsel for the Electing Holders retained in connection with a Shelf Registration, as selected by the Electing Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities held by Electing Holders (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company), and (h) fees, expenses and disbursements of any other persons, including special experts, retained by the Company in connection with such registration (collectively, the Registration Expenses). To the extent that any Registration Expenses are incurred, assumed or paid by any holder of Registrable Securities or any placement or sales agent therefor or underwriter thereof, the Company shall reimburse such person for the full amount of the Registration Expenses so incurred, assumed or paid promptly after receipt of a request therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of the Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all agency fees and commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the sale of such Registrable Securities and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or other advisors or experts retained by such holders (severally or jointly), other than the counsel and experts specifically referred to above.
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Section 5. |
Representations and Warranties. |
The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Purchaser and each of
the holders from time to time of Registrable Securities that:
(a) Each registration statement covering Registrable Securities and each prospectus (including any preliminary or summary prospectus) contained therein or furnished pursuant to Section 3(d) or Section 3(c) hereof and any further amendments or supplements to any such registration statement or prospectus, when it becomes effective or is filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and at all times subsequent to the Effective Time when a prospectus would be required to be delivered under the Securities Act, other than from (i) such time as a notice has been given to holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(a)(viii)(F) hereof until (ii) such time as the Company furnishes an amended or supplemented prospectus pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, each such registration statement, and each prospectus contained therein or furnished pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, as then amended or supplemented, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by a holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use therein.
(b) Any documents incorporated by reference in any prospectus referred to in Section 5(a) hereof, when they become or became effective or are or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform or conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents will contain or contained an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by a holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use therein.
(c) The compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of incorporation or organization or the by-laws or other governing documents, as applicable, of the Company or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults as would not individually, or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the current or future consolidated financial position,
stockholders equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Registration Rights Agreement, except (i) the registration under the Securities Act of the Securities, (ii) such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations
or qualifications as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the offering and distribution of the Securities, (iii) the filing of a notification form with the Nasdaq Stock Market within five days after the date of issuance of the Warrants, (iv) such additional post-Closing filings as may be required to comply with applicable state and federal securities laws and the listing requirements of the Nasdaq National Market and (v) such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications that have been obtained and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
(d) This Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
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Section 6. |
Indemnification. |
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each of the Electing Holders of Registrable Securities included in a Shelf Registration Statement against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such holder may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Shelf Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act, or any preliminary, final or free writing prospectus contained therein or furnished by the Company to any such Electing Holder or any amendment 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 not misleading, and will reimburse such holder, such Electing Holder for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred;provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such person in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability (x) arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, or preliminary, final or free writing prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any such person for use therein or (y) arises from such persons use of the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto during a Suspension Period.
(b) Indemnification by the Holders. Each Electing Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all other holders of Registrable Securities, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company or such other holders of Registrable Securities may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, or any preliminary, final or free writing prospectus contained therein or furnished by the Company to any such Electing Holder, or any amendment
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 not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Electing Holder expressly for use
therein, and (ii) reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that no such Electing Holder shall be required to undertake liability to any person under this Section 6(b) for any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the proceeds to be received by such Electing
Holder from the sale of such Electing Holders Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration.
(c) Notices of Claims, Etc. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above of written notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party pursuant to the indemnification provisions of or contemplated by this Section 6, notify such indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of such action; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under the indemnification provisions of or contemplated by Section 6(a) or 6(b) hereof to the extent the indemnifying party is not materially prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, such indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, such indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that such indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such indemnified party to be paid by the Company, if, in the reasonable opinion of such indemnified party the representation by such counsel of such indemnified party and the Company would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding, and provided, further, that the indemnifying party shall not be required to pay for more than one such separate counsel for all similarly situated indemnified parties in connection with any indemnification claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provisions contemplated by Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) are unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and 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 party or by such indemnified party, 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 contributions pursuant to this Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 6(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions 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 or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d), no holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such holder from the sale of any Registrable Securities (after deducting any fees, discounts and commissions applicable thereto) exceeds 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. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The holders obligations in this Section 6(d) to contribute shall be several in proportion to the principal amount of Registrable Securities registered by them and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer, director and partner of each holder and each person, if any, who controls any holder within the meaning of the Securities Act; and the obligations of the holders contemplated by this Section 6 shall be in addition to any liability which the respective holder may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company (including any person who, with his consent, is named in any registration statement as about to become a director of the Company) and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act.
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Section 7. |
Rule 144. |
The Company covenants to the holders of Registrable Securities that to the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (including the reports under
Section 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144) and the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder, and shall take such further action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar or successor rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities in connection with that holders sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to such holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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Section 8. |
Miscellaneous. |
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that it has not granted, and shall not grant, registration rights with respect to Registrable Securities or any other securities which would be inconsistent with the terms contained in this Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that there would be no adequate remedy at law if the Company fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder and that the Purchasers and the holders from time to time of the Registrable Securities may be irreparably harmed by any such failure, and accordingly agree that the Purchasers and such holders, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to compel specific performance of the obligations of the Company under this Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Registration Rights Agreement, in any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction.
(c) Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand, if delivered personally, by facsimile or by courier, or three days after being deposited in the mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) as follows: If to the Company, to it at Nextwave Wireless, Inc., 00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq. with a copy to Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx , Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq., and if to a holder, to the address of such holder set forth in the security register or other records of the Company, or to such other address as the Company or any such holder may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
(d) Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and the holders from time to time of the Registrable Securities and the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto and such holders. In the event that any transferee of any holder of Registrable Securities shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by gift, bequest, purchase, operation of law or otherwise, such transferee shall, without any further writing or action of any kind, be deemed a beneficiary hereof for all purposes and such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Registration Rights Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such transferee shall be
entitled to receive the benefits of, and be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by all of the applicable terms and provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement. If the Company shall so request, any such successor, assign or transferee shall agree in writing to acquire and hold the Registrable Securities subject to all of the applicable terms hereof.
(e) Survival. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and each other provision set forth in this Registration Rights Agreement or made pursuant hereto shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation (or statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of any holder of Registrable Securities, any director, officer or partner of such holder or any director, officer or partner thereof, or any controlling person of any of the foregoing, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the transfer and registration of Registrable Securities by such holder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.
(f) Governing Law. This Registration Rights Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(g) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONSENTS TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, OR THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT THEREFROM, FOR THE RESOLUTION OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CONTROVERSIES, CONFLICTS, LITIGATION OR ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND AGREES NOT TO COMMENCE ANY LITIGATION OR ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF IN ANY OTHER COURT.
(h) Headings. The descriptive headings of the several Sections and paragraphs of this Registration Rights Agreement are inserted for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Registration Rights Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Registration Rights Agreement.
(i) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Registration Rights Agreement and the other writings referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Registration Rights Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Registration Rights Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Registration Rights Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument duly executed by the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities at the time outstanding. Each holder of any Registrable Securities at the time or thereafter outstanding shall be bound by any amendment or waiver effected pursuant to this Section 8(h), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment or waiver appears on such Registrable Securities or is delivered to such holder.
(j) Inspection. For so long as this Registration Rights Agreement shall be in effect, this Registration Rights Agreement and a complete list of the names and addresses of all the holders of Registrable Securities shall be made available for inspection and copying on any business day by any holder of Registrable Securities for proper purposes only (which shall include any purpose related to the rights of the holders of Registrable Securities under the Securities and this Agreement) at the offices of the Company at the address thereof set forth in Section 8(c) above.
(k) Counterparts. This Registration Rights Agreement may be executed by the parties in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Purchasers, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement among the Purchasers and the Company.
Very truly yours,
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Executive Vice President |
[Registration Rights]
Accepted as of the date hereof:
AVENUE AIV US, L.P.
By: Avenue AIV US Genpar, LLC, its General Partner
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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President and Managing Partner |
SOLA LTD
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/s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Director |
Exhibit A
INSTRUCTION TO DTC PARTICIPANTS
(Date of Mailing)
URGENT - IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUESTED
DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE: [DATE]*
The Company is in the process of registering the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933 for resale by the beneficial owners thereof. In order to have their Securities included in the registration statement, beneficial owners must complete and return the enclosed Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire.
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Not less than 20 calendar days from date of mailing. |
Notice of Registration Statement
and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire
(Date)
Reference is hereby made to the Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) among NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC. (the Company), and the Purchasers named therein. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a registration statement on Form (the Shelf Registration Statement) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), of the Companys Common Stock (the Securities). A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is attached hereto. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Each beneficial owner of Registrable Securities (as defined below) is entitled to have the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it included in the Shelf Registration Statement. In order to have Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement, this Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire (Notice and Questionnaire) must be completed, executed and delivered to the Companys counsel at the address set forth herein for receipt ON OR BEFORE [Deadline For Response]. Beneficial owners of Registrable Securities who do not complete, execute and return this Notice and Questionnaire by such date (i) will not be named as selling securityholders in the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) may not use the Prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
The term Registrable Securities is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
ELECTION
The undersigned holder (the Selling Securityholder) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include in the Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it and listed below in Item (3). The undersigned, by signing and returning this Notice and Questionnaire, agrees to be bound with respect to such Registrable Securities by the terms and conditions of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Registration Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement, as if the undersigned Selling Securityholder were an original party thereto.
The Selling Securityholder hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate and complete:
QUESTIONNAIRE
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Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as in (a) above) of Registrable Securities Listed in Item (3) below: |
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Full Legal Name of DTC Participant (if applicable and if not the same as (b) above) Through Which Registrable Securities Listed in Item (3) below are Held: |
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Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder: |
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Beneficial Ownership of Securities: |
Except as set forth below in this Item (3), the undersigned does not beneficially own any Securities.
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Number of shares of Registrable Securities beneficially owned: |
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Number of shares of Securities other than Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
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Number of shares of Registrable Securities which the undersigned wishes to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement: |
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Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company: |
Except as set forth below in this Item (4), the undersigned Selling Securityholder is not the beneficial or registered owner of any other securities of the Company, other than the Securities listed above in Item (3).
State any exceptions here:
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Relationships with the Company: |
Except as set forth below, neither the Selling Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (5% or more) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
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Plan of Distribution: |
Except as set forth below, the undersigned Selling Securityholder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities listed above in Item (3) only as follows (if at all): Such Registrable Securities may be sold from time to time directly by the undersigned Selling Securityholder or, alternatively, through broker-dealers or agents. Such Registrable Securities may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. Such sales may be effected in transactions (which may involve crosses or block transactions) (i) on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the Registered Securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, (ii) in the over-the-counter market, (iii) in transactions otherwise than on such exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market, or (iv) through the writing of options. In connection with sales of the Registrable Securities or otherwise, the Selling Securityholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Registrable Securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Securityholder may also sell Registrable Securities short and deliver Registrable Securities to close out such short positions, or loan or pledge Registrable Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such securities.
State any exceptions here:
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly Regulation M.
In the event that the Selling Securityholder transfers all or any portion of the Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) above after the date on which such information is provided to the Company, the Selling Securityholder agrees to notify the transferee(s) at the time of the transfer
of its rights and obligations under this Notice and Questionnaire and the Registration Rights Agreement.
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (6) above and the inclusion of such information in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. The Selling Securityholder understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation of the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
In accordance with the Selling Securityholders obligation under Section 3(d) of the Registration Rights Agreement to provide such information as may be required by law for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Selling Securityholder agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein which may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Shelf Registration Statement remains in effect. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand-delivery, first-class mail, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery as follows:
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Once this Notice and Questionnaire is executed by the Selling Securityholder and received by the Companys counsel, the terms of this Notice and Questionnaire, and the representations and warranties contained herein, shall be binding on, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the Company and the Selling Securityholder (with respect to the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by such Selling Securityholder and listed in Item (3) above. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
Dated: ____________
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Selling Securityholder
(Print/type full legal name of beneficial owner of Registrable Securities)
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PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RECEIPT ON OR BEFORE [DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE] TO THE COMPANYS COUNSEL AT:
