AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with its terms, this “A&R Registration Rights Agreement”), dated as of May 9, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among (i) Oklo Inc. (f/k/a AltC Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”); (ii) each of the Persons identified on the signature pages hereto or on the signature pages to a joinder in the form attached to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement as Exhibit A under the heading “Company Shareholders” or “Insiders” (collectively, the “Company Shareholders”) and; (iii) AltC Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). Each of PubCo, the Company Shareholders and the Sponsor may be referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, PubCo has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of July 11, 2023 (as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms of such agreement, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among PubCo, AltC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Oklo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the business combination set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, and the Company Shareholders will receive shares of Common Stock (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, PubCo and the Sponsor entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2021 (the “Original RRA”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the execution of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, PubCo and the Sponsor desire to terminate the Original RRA and replace it with this A&R Registration Rights Agreement;
WHEREAS, on the Effective Date, the Parties desire to set forth their agreement with respect to registration rights and certain other matters, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article I
Definitions
Section 1.1. Definitions. As used in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Action” means any action, suit, charge, litigation, arbitration, or other proceeding at law or in equity (whether civil, criminal or administrative) by or before any Governmental Entity.
“Adverse Disclosure” means any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith determination of the Board, after consultation with counsel to PubCo, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (c) PubCo has a bona fide business purpose for not making such public disclosure.
“Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, its capacity as a sole or managing member or otherwise; provided, that no Party shall be deemed an Affiliate of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries for purposes of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
“Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.
“Beneficially Own” has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
“Board” means the board of directors of PubCo.
“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close in the State of New York.
“Closing” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.
“Closing Date” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.
“Common Stock” means shares of the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PubCo, including (i) any shares of such Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of any warrant or other right to acquire shares of such Class A common stock and (ii) any Equity Securities of PubCo that may be issued or distributed or be issuable with respect to such Class A common stock by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction.
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“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Company Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date.
“Demand Delay” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
“Demand Initiating Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Earnout Shares” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.
“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Eligible Demand Participation Holders” means (a) each of the Company Shareholders (excluding the Insiders), subject to the expiration of the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period, (b) each of the Insiders, subject to the expiration of the Insider Lock-Up Period (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(b)), and (c) the Sponsor, subject to the expiration of the Sponsor Lock-Up Period (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(c)).
“Eligible Take-Down Holders” means (a) each of the Company Shareholders (excluding the Insiders), subject to the expiration of the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period, (b) each of the Insiders, subject to the expiration of the Insider Lock-Up Period (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(b)), and (c) the Sponsor, subject to the expiration of the Sponsor Lock-Up Period (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(c)).
“Equity Securities” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares or equity (or such other interests), restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, equity appreciation rights, phantom equity rights, profit participation and all of the other ownership or profit interests of such Person (including partnership or member interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting.
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
“Family Member” means with respect to any individual, a spouse, lineal descendant (whether natural or adopted) or spouse of a lineal descendant of such individual or any trust created for the benefit of such individual or of which any of the foregoing is a beneficiary.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
“Governmental Entity” means any nation or government, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any court, arbitrator (public or private) or other body or administrative, regulatory or quasi-judicial authority, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of any federal, state, local or foreign jurisdiction.
“Holder” means any holder of Registrable Securities who is a Party to, or who succeeds to rights under, this A&R Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1.
“Insiders” means each undersigned party identified as an “Insider” on the signature pages attached hereto.
“Insider Lock-Up Period” means the following lock-up periods:
(a) with respect to 40% of the Lock-Up Shares, the period from the Closing Date to the earlier to occur of (i) the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date on which the closing price of Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for twenty (20) Trading Days within any sixty (60) consecutive Trading Day period following the Closing Date;
(b) with respect to 30% of the Lock-Up Shares, the period from the Closing Date to the earlier to occur of (i) the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date on which the closing price of Common Stock equals or exceeds $14.00 per share for twenty (20) Trading Days within any sixty (60) consecutive Trading Day period following the Closing Date; and
(c) with respect to 30% of the Lock-Up Shares, the period from the Closing Date to the earlier to occur of (i) the thirty-six (36) month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date on which the closing price of Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.00 per share for twenty (20) trading days within any sixty (60) consecutive Trading Day period following the Closing.
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“Laws” means all laws, acts, statutes, constitutions, treaties, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, and rulings of a Governmental Entity, including common law. All references to “Laws” shall be deemed to include any amendments thereto, and any successor Law, unless the context otherwise requires.
“Lock-Up Periods” means the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period, the Insider Lock-Up Period and the Sponsor Lock-Up Period.
“Lock-Up Shares” means the Equity Securities of PubCo held by the Holders as of the Closing Date, including Common Stock and Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any warrants, options or other rights.
“Market Stand-Off Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
“Marketed” means an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down or other Underwritten Offering, as applicable, that involves the use or involvement of a customary “road show” (including an “electronic road show”) or other substantial marketing effort by Underwriters over a period of at least 48 hours.
“Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
“Non-Marketed” means an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is not a Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down.
“Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Selling Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d)(iv)(B).
“Original RRA” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Party” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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“Permitted Transferee” means (i) with respect to the Company Shareholders (including the Insiders), (a) any Family Member of such Person, (b) any Affiliate of such Person or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by such Person, (c) any Affiliate of any Family Member of such Person, (d) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, its stockholders, partners, members or other equityholders, including, for the avoidance of doubt, where such Person is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership, (e) any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of such Person or Family Member of such Person, (f) if such Person is a trust, the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (g) in the case of an individual, a Transferee by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual, (h) in the case of an individual, a Transferee pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, (i) a Transferee pursuant to any liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of PubCo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their Common Stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Merger, and (j) the Company or PubCo in connection with the repurchase of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to equity awards granted under a stock incentive plan or other equity award plan, including pursuant to the exercise of any equity award (such as on a “cashless,” “net exercise” or “net settlement” basis) or for the purpose of satisfying withholding taxes due upon the exercise, settlement or lapse of restrictions of an equity award (such as through a “cashless,” “net exercise” or “net settlement” procedure); and (ii) with respect to the Sponsor, as set forth in Section 6(c) of the Sponsor Agreement.
“Person” means any natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, corporation, limited liability company, entity or Governmental Entity.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such prospectus, and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“PubCo” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Registrable Securities” means (i) (a) any shares of Common Stock and (b) any Equity Securities of PubCo that may be issued or distributed or be issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (a) by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction, in each case Beneficially Owned by a Holder as of immediately following the Closing and (ii) any Earnout Shares; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement; (B) such Registrable Securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (C) such Registrable Securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or Underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction; (D) such Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred by a Holder, a new certificate or book-entry for such security not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by PubCo and subsequent public distribution of such security shall not require registration under the Securities Act; or (E) such Registrable Securities are eligible for resale without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the SEC) without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without the requirement for PubCo to be in compliance with the current public information required by Rule 144(i)(2) under the Securities Act.
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“Registration” means a registration, including any related Shelf Take-Down, effected by preparing and filing a registration statement, prospectus or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such registration statement becoming effective.
“Registration Expenses” means the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration or other Transfer pursuant to the terms of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, including (a) all SEC, stock exchange and FINRA registration and filing fees (including, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter,” as such term is defined in Rule 5121 of FINRA (or any successor provision), and of its counsel), (b) all fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (c) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (d) the reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange and all rating agency fees, (e) the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for PubCo and of its independent public accountants, including the expenses of any special audits and/or comfort letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, (f) the reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of one counsel for all of the Holders participating in an Underwritten Offering, selected by such Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in such Registration or other Transfer; provided, however, that such reimbursable fees and expenses of counsel shall not exceed $75,000, per Registration and (g) any other reasonable and documented fees and distributions customarily paid by the issuers of securities.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person acting on behalf of such Person.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
“Shelf Holder” means any Holder that owns Registrable Securities that have been registered on a Shelf Registration Statement.
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“Shelf Registration” means a registration of securities pursuant to a Registration Statement filed with the SEC in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Shelf Registration Statement” means a Registration Statement of PubCo filed with the SEC on either (a) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (b) if PubCo is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering the Registrable Securities, as applicable.
“Shelf Suspension” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).
“Shelf Take-Down” means any offering or sale of Registrable Securities initiated by a Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.
“Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).
“Sponsor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Sponsor Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Letter Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2023, by and among the Sponsor and PubCo, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Sponsor Lock-Up Period” means the lock-up periods as set forth in Section 6(b) of the Sponsor Agreement.
“Subsequent Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
“Take-Down Participation Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d)(iv)(C).
“Take-Down Tagging Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d)(iv)(B).
“Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, quoted or admitted to trading and is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).
“Transfer” means any direct or indirect (i) offer, pledge, sale, contract to sell, hypothecation, sale of any option or contract to purchase, purchase of any option or contract to sell, grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase, lending, or other transfer or disposition, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, in each case with respect to any Lock-Up Shares, or (ii) entry into any hedging, swap or other agreement or transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-Up Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise. The terms “Transferee,” “Transferor,” “Transferred,” and other forms of the word “Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings.
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“Underwriter” means any investment banker(s) and manager(s) appointed to administer the offering of any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering.
“Underwritten Offering” means a Registration in which securities of PubCo are sold to an Underwriter for distribution to the public.
“Underwritten Shelf Take-Down” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d)(ii)(A).
“Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d)(ii)(A).
“Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.
Section 1.2. Interpretive Provisions. For all purposes of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the meanings of defined terms are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms.
(b) the words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, refer to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
(c) references in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement to any Law shall be deemed also to refer to such Law, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(d) whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, they shall mean “without limitation.”
(e) the captions and headings of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
(f) pronouns of any gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms.
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Article II
Registration Rights
Section 2.1. Shelf Registration.
(a) Filing. PubCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file within thirty (30) business days following the Closing Date a Shelf Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities (except as determined by PubCo pursuant to Section 2.7 as of two Business Days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis. PubCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as reasonably practicable after such filing, but in no event later than the 105th calendar day (or 165th calendar day if the SEC notifies PubCo that it will “review” the Shelf Registration Statement) after the Closing Date. PubCo shall maintain such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the terms of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, and shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as of which all Registrable Securities registered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold or cease to be Registrable Securities. In the event PubCo files a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1, PubCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert such Shelf Registration Statement (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration) to a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 as soon as reasonably practicable after PubCo is eligible to use Form S-3. PubCo shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to file any replacement or additional Shelf Registration Statement and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such replacement or additional Shelf Registration Statement to become effective prior to the expiration of the initial Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.1(a).
(b) Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while there remain any Registrable Securities registered by such Shelf Registration Statement, PubCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or file an additional Registration Statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale of all outstanding Registrable Securities registered by such prior Shelf Registration Statement. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, PubCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement if PubCo is a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as of which all Registrable Securities registered by such Subsequent Shelf Registration have been sold or cease to be Registrable Securities.
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(c) Suspension of Filing or Registration. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus contains or includes a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until they have received copies of a supplemented or amended Registration Statement or Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that PubCo hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the time of such notice), or until they are advised in writing by PubCo that the use of the Registration Statement or Prospectus may be resumed. PubCo shall be entitled to delay or postpone the filing or effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement, and from time to time to require the Holders not to sell under a Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the filing, effectiveness or continued use of a Shelf Registration Statement at any time would require PubCo to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Shelf Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to PubCo for reasons beyond PubCo’s control; provided, however, that PubCo shall have a period of not more than ninety (90) days within which to delay the filing or effectiveness (but not the preparation) of such Shelf Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement that has been declared effective, to suspend the use by Holders of such Shelf Registration Statement (in each case, a “Shelf Suspension”); provided, however, that PubCo shall not be permitted to exercise in any twelve (12) month period (i) more than two (2) Shelf Suspensions pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) and Demand Delays pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) in the aggregate, unless consented to in writing by the Eligible Demand Participation Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Eligible Demand Participation Holders or (ii) aggregate Shelf Suspensions pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) and Demand Delays pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) of more than one hundred fifty (150) days. Each Holder shall keep confidential the fact that a Shelf Suspension is in effect and the contents of any notice by PubCo of a Shelf Suspension for the permitted duration of the Shelf Suspension or until otherwise notified by PubCo, except (A) for disclosure to such Holder’s employees, agents and professional advisers who need to know such information and are obligated to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners who have agreed to keep such information confidential or (C) as required by law or subpoena. In the case of a Shelf Suspension that occurs after the effectiveness of the applicable Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus for the permitted duration of such Shelf Suspension in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of written notice by PubCo. PubCo shall immediately notify the Holders or Shelf Holders, as applicable, upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, and (i) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement that has not been declared effective, shall promptly thereafter file the Shelf Registration Statement and use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and (ii) in the case of an effective Shelf Registration Statement, shall amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any Misstatement prior to the expiration of the Shelf Suspension and furnish to the Shelf Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Shelf Holders may reasonably request. PubCo agrees, if necessary, to supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the registration form used by PubCo for the Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Shelf Holders Beneficially Owning a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.
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(d) Xxxxx Xxxx-Xxxxx.
(i) Generally. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Article II (including Section 2.2(d)), an Eligible Take-Down Holder may initiate a Shelf Take-Down (the then Eligible Take-Down Holder, the “Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder”) that, at the option of such Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder (A) is in the form of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down or a Shelf Take-Down that is not an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down and (B) in the case of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, is Non-Marketed or Marketed, in each case, as shall be specified in the written demand delivered by the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder to PubCo pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.1(d). For the avoidance of doubt, an Eligible Take-Down Holder that is not a Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder cannot initiate a Shelf Take-Down.
(ii) Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs.
(A) A Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder may elect in a written demand delivered to PubCo (an “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice”) for any Shelf Take-Down that it has initiated to be in the form of an Underwritten Offering (an “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”), and PubCo shall, if so requested, file and effect an amendment or supplement of the Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose as soon as practicable; provided, that any such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down must comply with Section 2.2(d) and involve the offer and sale of Registrable Securities having a reasonably anticipated net aggregate offering price (after deduction of Underwriter commissions) of at least (I) in the case of any Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, $100,000,000 and (II) in the case of any Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, $75,000,000 unless such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down is for all of the Registrable Securities then held by the applicable Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder (in which case there is no minimum other than the inclusion of all of such Registrable Securities). PubCo shall have the right to select the Underwriter or Underwriters to administer such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down; provided, that such Underwriter or Underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Shelf Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities to be offered for sale in such Underwritten Shelf Take Down subject to the limitations of this Section 2.1(d)(ii)(B).
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(B) With respect to any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down (including any Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down), in the event that a Shelf Holder otherwise would be entitled to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down pursuant to this Section 2.1(d)(ii), Section 2.1(d)(iii) or Section 2.1(d)(iv), as the case may be, the right of such Shelf Holder to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall be conditioned upon such Xxxxx Xxxxxx’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Shelf Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. PubCo, together with all Shelf Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected in accordance with Section 2.1(d)(ii)(A). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.1, if the Underwriter shall advise PubCo that marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten in an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, then PubCo shall so advise all Shelf Holders that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall be allocated pro rata among such Shelf Holders in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Securities held by such Shelf Holders at the time of such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down; provided, that any Registrable Securities thereby allocated to a Shelf Holder that exceeds such Shelf Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining Shelf Holders in like manner; and provided, further, that the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall not be reduced unless all other Equity Securities of PubCo are first entirely excluded from any contemporaneous Underwritten Offering. No Registrable Securities excluded from an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down by reason of the Underwriter’s marketing limitation shall be included in such Underwritten Offering. For the avoidance of doubt, PubCo may include securities for its own account (or for the account of any other Persons) in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down subject to the limitations of this Section 2.2.
(iii) Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs. The Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder submitting an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice shall indicate in such notice that it delivers to PubCo pursuant to Section 2.1(d)(ii) whether it intends for such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down to be Marketed (a “Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”). Upon receipt of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice indicating that such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down will be a Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, PubCo shall promptly (but in any event no later than ten (10) days prior to the expected date of such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down) give written notice of such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down to all other Eligible Take-Down Holders of Registrable Securities under such Shelf Registration Statement and any such Eligible Take-Down Holders requesting inclusion in such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down must respond in writing within five (5) days after the receipt of such notice. Each such Eligible Take-Down Holder that timely delivers any such request shall be permitted to sell in such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.1(d)(ii).
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(iv) Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs and Non- Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs.
(A) Any Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder may initiate (x) an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is Non-Marketed (a “Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”) or (y) a Shelf Take-Down that is not an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down (a “Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”) by providing written notice thereof to PubCo and, to the extent required by Section 2.1(d)(iv)(B), PubCo shall provide written notice thereof to all other Eligible Take-Down Holders.
(B) With respect to each Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder initiating such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall provide written notice (a “Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice”) of such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down to PubCo and PubCo shall provide written notice thereof to all other Eligible Take-Down Holders at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the expected time of the pricing of the applicable Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, which Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice shall set forth (I) the total number of Registrable Securities expected to be offered and sold in such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, (II) the expected timing and plan of distribution of such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, (III) an invitation to each Eligible Take-Down Holder to elect (such Eligible Take-Down Holders who make such an election being “Take-Down Tagging Holders” and, together with the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders and all other Persons (other than any Affiliates of the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders) who otherwise are Transferring, or have exercised a contractual or other right to Transfer, Registrable Securities in connection with such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the “Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Selling Holders”) to include in the Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Registrable Securities held by such Take-Down Tagging Holder (but subject to Section 2.1(d)(ii)(B)) and (IV) the action or actions required (including the timing thereof) in connection with such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down with respect to each Eligible Take-Down Holder that elects to exercise such right (including the delivery of one or more stock certificates representing Registrable Securities of such Eligible Take-Down Holder to be sold in such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down).
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(C) Upon delivery of a Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice, each Eligible Take-Down Holder may elect to sell Registrable Securities in such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, at the same price per Registrable Security and pursuant to the same terms and conditions with respect to payment for the Registrable Securities as agreed to by the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders, by sending an irrevocable written notice (a “Take-Down Participation Notice”) to PubCo within the time period specified in such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice (which time period shall be at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the expected time of the pricing of the applicable Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down), indicating their election to sell up to the number of Registrable Securities in the Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down specified by such Eligible Take-Down Holder in such Take-Down Participation Notice (but, in all cases, subject to Section 2.1(d)(ii)(B)). Following the time period specified in such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice, each Take-Down Tagging Holder that has delivered a Take-Down Participation Notice shall be permitted to sell in such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down on the terms and conditions set forth in the Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice, concurrently with the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders and the other Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Selling Holders, the number of Registrable Securities calculated pursuant to Section 2.1(d)(ii)(B). It is understood that in order to be entitled to exercise their right to sell Registrable Securities in a Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down pursuant to this Section 2.1(d)(iv), each Take-Down Tagging Holder must agree to make the same representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements, if any, as the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders agree to make in connection with the Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, with such additions or changes as are required of such Take-Down Tagging Holder by the Underwriters (if applicable).
(D) Notwithstanding the delivery of any Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice, all determinations as to whether to complete any Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down and as to the timing, manner, price and other terms and conditions of any Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall be at the sole discretion of the applicable Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder, and PubCo agrees to cooperate in facilitating any Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down pursuant to Section 2.1(d). Each of the Eligible Take-Down Holders agrees to reasonably cooperate with each of the other Eligible Take-Down Holders and PubCo to establish notice, delivery and documentation procedures and measures to facilitate such other Eligible Take-Down Holders’ participation in Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs pursuant to this Section 2.1(d).
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(E) With respect to each Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder initiating such Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall provide written notice of such Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down to PubCo at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the expected time of such Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, which shall set forth (I) the total number of Registrable Securities expected to be offered and sold in such Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, (II) the expected timing and plan of distribution of such Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, and (III) the action or actions required (including the timing thereof) in connection with such Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down.
Section 2.2. Demand Registrations.
(a) Holders’ Demand for Registration. Subject to Section 2.2(d), if, at a time when a Shelf Registration Statement is not effective pursuant to Section 2.1, PubCo shall receive from an Eligible Demand Participation Holder (the then Eligible Demand Participation Holder, the “Demand Initiating Holder”) a written demand that PubCo effect any Registration in connection with an Underwritten Offering other than a Shelf Registration or a Shelf Take-Down (a “Demand Registration”) of Registrable Securities held by such Holders having a reasonably anticipated net aggregate offering price (after deduction of Underwriter commissions and offering expenses) of at least $200,000,000, PubCo will:
(i) promptly (but in any event within five (5) days prior to the date such Demand Registration becomes effective under the Securities Act) give written notice of the proposed Demand Registration to all other Eligible Demand Participation Holders; and
(ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration as soon as practicable as will permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Demand Initiating Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such demand, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Eligible Demand Participation Holders joining in such demand as are specified in a written demand received by PubCo within five (5) days after such written notice is given; provided that PubCo shall not be obligated to file any Registration Statement or other disclosure document pursuant to this Section 2.2 (but shall be obligated to continue to prepare such Registration Statement or other disclosure document) if the filing or effectiveness of such Registration Statement at any time would require PubCo to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to PubCo for reasons beyond PubCo’s control; provided, however, that PubCo shall have an additional period (each, a “Demand Delay”) of not more than ninety (90) days within which to file such Registration Statement; provided, however, that PubCo shall not exercise, in any twelve (12) month period, (x) more than two (2) Demand Delays pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) and Shelf Suspensions pursuant to Section 2.1(c) in the aggregate, unless consented to in writing by the Eligible Demand Participation Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Eligible Demand Participation Holders or (y) aggregate Demand Delays pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(ii) and Shelf Suspensions pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of more than one hundred fifty (150) days. Each Eligible Demand Participation Holder shall keep confidential the fact that a Demand Delay is in effect and the contents of any notice by PubCo of a Demand Delay for the permitted duration of the Demand Delay or until otherwise notified by PubCo, except (A) for disclosure to such Eligible Demand Participation Holder’s employees, agents and professional advisers who need to know such information and are obligated to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners who have agreed to keep such information confidential or (C) as required by law.
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(b) Underwriting. If the Demand Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their demand by means of an Underwritten Offering, they shall so advise PubCo as part of their demand made pursuant to this Section 2.2, and PubCo shall include such information in the written notice referred to in Section 2.2(a)(i). In such event, the right of any Holder to registration pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. PubCo, together with all holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through such Underwritten Offering, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected by PubCo and reasonably satisfactory to Eligible Demand Participation Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities to be offered for sale in such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.2, if the Underwriter shall advise PubCo that marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten, then PubCo shall so advise all Eligible Demand Participation Holders that have requested to participate in such offering, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the Demand Registration and Underwritten Offering shall be allocated in the following manner: (A) first, to the Eligible Demand Participation Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders, (B) second, to PubCo and (C) third, to other holders of Equity Securities of PubCo exercising a contractual or other right to dispose of such Equity Securities in such Underwritten Offering on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Equity Securities of PubCo held by such persons; provided, that any Registrable Securities or Equity Securities thereby allocated to any such person that exceed such person’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Eligible Demand Participation Holders or other requesting holders, as applicable, in like manner. No Registrable Securities excluded from the Underwritten Offering by reason of the Underwriter’s marketing limitation shall be included in such Demand Registration. For the avoidance of doubt, PubCo may include securities for its own account (or for the account of any other Persons) in such Demand Registration subject to the limitations of this Section 2.2.
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(c) Effective Registration. PubCo shall be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration if the Registration Statement pursuant to such registration is declared effective by the SEC and PubCo has complied with all of its obligations under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement with respect thereto. No Demand Registration shall be deemed to have been effected if such registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court unless and until (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demand Initiating Holders thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify PubCo in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; provided that PubCo shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.
(d) Restrictions on Registered Offerings. Notwithstanding the rights and obligations set forth in Section 2.1 and/or Section 2.2, in no event shall PubCo be obligated to take any action to effect:
(i) any Demand Registration or Shelf Take-Down at the request of any Company Shareholder prior to the expiration of the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period;
(ii) any Demand Registration or Shelf Take-Down at the request of the Sponsor prior to the earliest expiration of the Sponsor Lock-Up Period (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(c));
(iii) any Demand Registration or Shelf Take-Down at the request of any Insider prior to the earliest expiration of the Insider Lock-Up Period (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(b));
(iv) any Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down at the request of the Sponsor, except the Sponsor shall be entitled to initiate one (1) Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down following the earliest expiration of the Sponsor Lock-Up Period in accordance with the terms of this Article II (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(c));
(v) more than five (5) Demand Registrations under this Section 2.2;
(vi) more than an aggregate of five (5) Underwritten Offerings (including Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs); or
(vii) any Demand Registration while a Shelf Registration Statement remains outstanding in accordance with the terms of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
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A majority-in-interest of the Demand Initiating Holders shall have the right to withdraw from a Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to PubCo and any Underwriter or Underwriters of their intention to withdraw from such Demand Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the SEC with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. If a majority-in-interest of the Demand Initiating Holders withdraws from a proposed offering pursuant to this Section 2.2(d), then such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 2.2.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.2(d), in the event that Company Shareholders that are Demand Initiating Holders or Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders, as applicable, do not sell at least fifty percent (50%) of the Registrable Securities requested to be sold in a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down as a result of the Underwriter advising PubCo that marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten, then for purposes of clauses (v) and (vi) above, such Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down (as applicable) shall not be considered a Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down effected at the request of such Demand Initiating Holder or Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder.
Section 2.3. Piggyback Registration.
(a) If at any time or from time to time PubCo shall determine to register any of its Equity Securities, either for its own account or for the account of security holders (other than in (1) a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, (2) a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8 (or such other similar successor forms then in effect under the Securities Act), (3) a registration pursuant to which PubCo is offering to exchange its own securities for other securities, (4) a registration statement relating solely to dividend reinvestment or similar plans, (5) a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to which only the initial purchasers and subsequent transferees of debt securities of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries that are convertible for Common Stock and that are initially issued pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provision) of the Securities Act may resell such notes and sell the Common Stock into which such notes may be converted or (6) a registration pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.2 hereof), PubCo will:
(i) promptly (but in no event less than ten (10) days before the effective date of the relevant Registration Statement) give to each Holder written notice thereof; and
(ii) include in such Registration (and any related qualification under state securities laws or other compliance), and in any Underwritten Offering involved therein, all the Registrable Securities specified in a written request or requests made within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice from PubCo by any Holder or Holders except as set forth in Section 2.3(b) below.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 2.3 shall not apply (i) prior to the expiration of the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period in respect of any Company Shareholder (excluding the Insiders), (ii) prior to the earliest expiration of the Insider Lock-Up Period in respect of any Insider (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(b)), (iii) prior to the earliest expiration of the Sponsor Lock-Up Period in respect of the Sponsor (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the portion of Registrable Securities that have been released from the lock-up restrictions of Section 3.1(c)) or (iv) to any Shelf Take-Down irrespective of whether such Shelf Take-Down is an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down or not an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down.
(b) Underwriting. If the Registration of which PubCo gives notice pursuant to Section 2.3(a) is for an Underwritten Offering, PubCo shall so advise the Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(i). In such event the right of any Holder to participate in such registration pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to dispose of their Registrable Securities through such Underwritten Offering, together with PubCo and the other parties distributing their Equity Securities of PubCo through such Underwritten Offering, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Underwritten Offering by PubCo. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.3, if the Underwriters shall advise PubCo that marketing factors (including, without limitation, an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten, then PubCo may limit the number of Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration and Underwritten Offering as follows:
(i) If the Registration is initiated and undertaken for PubCo’s account, PubCo shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that have requested to participate in such offering, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the Registration and Underwritten Offering shall be allocated in the following manner: (A) first, to PubCo, (B) second, to the Holders of Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders and (C) third, to other holders of Equity Securities of PubCo exercising a contractual or other right to dispose of such Equity Securities in such Underwritten Offering on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Equity Securities of PubCo held by such persons; provided, that any Registrable Securities or Equity Securities thereby allocated to any such person that exceed such person’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders or other requesting holders, as applicable, in like manner.
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(ii) If the Registration is initiated and undertaken at the request of one or more holders of Equity Securities of PubCo who are not Holders, PubCo shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that have requested to participate in such offering, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the Registration and Underwritten Offering shall be allocated in the following manner: (A) first, to the initiating holders of Equity Securities of PubCo exercising a contractual or other right to dispose of such Equity Securities in such Underwritten Offering, on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Equity Securities of PubCo, (B) second, to the Holders of Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders, (C) third, to PubCo, (D) fourth, to other holders of Equity Securities of PubCo exercising a contractual or other right to dispose of such Equity Securities in such Underwritten Offering on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Equity Securities of PubCo held by such persons; provided, that any Registrable Securities or Equity Securities thereby allocated to any such person that exceed such person’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders or other requesting holders, as applicable, in like manner.
No securities excluded from the Underwritten Offering by reason of the Underwriter’s marketing limitation shall be included in such Registration.
(c) Right to Terminate Registration. PubCo shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any Registration initiated by it under this Section 2.3 prior to the effectiveness of such Registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration.
Section 2.4. Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with all Registrations or other Transfers effected pursuant to or permitted by this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall be borne by PubCo. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders selling or otherwise Transferring any Registrable Securities in any Registration or Transfer shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale or Transfer of such Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing such Holders, in each case pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities that such Holders have sold or Transferred in such Registration. Any transfer taxes with respect to the sale of Registrable Securities will be borne by the Holder of such Registrable Securities.
Section 2.5. Obligations of PubCo. Whenever required under this Article II to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities, PubCo shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or are no longer outstanding (such period, the “Effectiveness Period”);
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(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by PubCo or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep such Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
(c) permit a representative of the Holders, any Underwriter participating in any distribution pursuant to such Registration and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders, to participate in good faith in the preparation of such Registration Statement and cause PubCo’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to PubCo, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;
(d) during the Effectiveness Period, furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein and a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them; provided that PubCo will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the SEC’s XXXXX system;
(e) in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter(s) of such offering; each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement;
(f) notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes existing Misstatement;
(g) notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by PubCo of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, or any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
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(h) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus and, if any such order is issued, to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any such order as soon as reasonably practicable;
(i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, 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 blue sky or securities laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any such Holder or Underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing, and do any and all other things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such Registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 2.1(b) and Section 2.2(c), as applicable; provided, that PubCo shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or take any action which would subject it to taxation or service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
(j) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, obtain for delivery to the Underwriters an opinion or opinions from counsel for PubCo, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing Underwriter;
(k) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, obtain for delivery to PubCo and the Underwriters a comfort letter from PubCo’s independent certified public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters as the managing Underwriter reasonably requests;
(l) use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the Registrable Securities that are covered by such Registration Statement with any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock or other Equity Securities of PubCo, as applicable, are then listed;
(m) provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(n) cooperate with Holders including Registrable Securities in such Registration and the managing Underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold, such certificates to be in such denominations and registered in such names as such Holders or the managing Underwriters may request at least two (2) Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities;
(o) make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the SEC);
(p) in the case of an Underwritten Offering that is Marketed, cause appropriate personnel of PubCo to participate in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing Underwriter; and
(q) otherwise, in good faith, reasonably cooperate with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by, the Holders, in connection with such Registration.
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Section 2.6. Indemnification.
(a) PubCo will, and does hereby undertake to, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Securities and each of such Holder’s officers, directors, partners, members, stockholders and agents, legal counsel and accountants for each such Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for each such Holder and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder, within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against all claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or based upon any Misstatement or alleged Misstatement or any violation or alleged violation by PubCo (or any of its agents or Affiliates) of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law; provided that PubCo will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission made in reliance and in conformity with written information furnished to PubCo by such Holder expressly for use therein.
(b) Each Holder (if Registrable Securities held by or issuable to such Holder are included in such Registration, qualification, compliance or sale pursuant to this Article II) will, and does hereby undertake to, indemnify and hold harmless, severally and not jointly, PubCo and each of its officers who has signed the Registration Statement, directors, partners, members, stockholders and agents, legal counsel and accountants for PubCo, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act), any other Holder selling securities in such Registration Statement, any controlling Person of any such underwriter or other Holder and each Person, if any, who controls PubCo within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against all claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based upon (i) any Misstatement or alleged Misstatement or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by PubCo (or any of its agents or Affiliates) of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law, but in the case of clause (i), only to the extent, that such Misstatement or alleged Misstatement was made in such Registration Statement, prospectus, offering circular, free writing prospectus or other document, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information that relates to such Holder in its capacity as a selling security Holder and was furnished to PubCo by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the aggregate liability of each Holder hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds after underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation, except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by such Holder.
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(c) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 2.6 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give notice to the party required to provide such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) of any claim as to which indemnification may be sought promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge thereof, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be subject to approval by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at the Indemnifying Party’s expense if representation of such Indemnified Party would be, in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party, inappropriate due to an actual or potential conflict of interest between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding or there may be reasonable defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party; and provided, further, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 2.6, except to the extent that such failure to give notice materially prejudices the Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such claim or any such litigation. An Indemnifying Party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall 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, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. If such defense is assumed by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the Indemnified Party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). No Indemnifying Party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement 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 to such claim or litigation.
(d) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in case indemnification is prohibited or limited by law, the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, 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 any action in question, including any Misstatement or alleged Misstatement, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and such Person’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such actions; provided, however, that in any case, (i) no Holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds after underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation and (ii) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.6(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 2.6(d).
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(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in any underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any Underwritten Offering conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in such underwriting agreement shall control.
Section 2.7. Information by Holder. The Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities included in any Registration shall furnish to PubCo such information regarding such Holder or Holders and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders as PubCo may reasonably request in writing and as shall be required in connection with any Registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Article II. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing by PubCo, to represent to PubCo the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for PubCo to make determinations under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, including for purposes of Section 2.9 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, if any Holder does not provide PubCo with information requested pursuant to this Section 2.7, PubCo may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if PubCo determines, based on the advice of outside counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the Registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering of Equity Securities of PubCo pursuant to a Registration under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement unless such Person completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Subject to the minimum thresholds set forth in Section 2.1(d)(ii) and Section 2.2(a) of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, the exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 2.7 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.
Section 2.8. Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain, and hereby waives any right to seek, an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such Registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Article II.
Section 2.9. Rule 144 Reporting. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, PubCo, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by PubCo after the date hereof pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. PubCo further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to resell or otherwise dispose of shares of Registrable Securities held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the SEC), including providing any customary legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, PubCo shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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Section 2.10. “Market Stand Off” Agreement. Each Holder hereby agrees with PubCo that, with respect to Underwritten Offerings in which such Holder participates, during such period (which period shall in no event exceed 90 days) following the effective date of a Registration Statement of PubCo (or, in the case of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the date of the filing of a preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus supplement relating to such Underwritten Offering (or if there is no such filing, the first contemporaneous press release announcing commencement of such Underwritten Offering)) as the Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in such Underwritten Offering may agree to with the Underwriter or Underwriters of such Underwritten Offering (a “Market Stand-Off Period”), such Holder or its Affiliates shall not sell, pledge, hypothecate, transfer, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option or right to purchase of, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Registrable Securities held by it at any time during such period except Registrable Securities included in such Registration. In connection with any Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.10, PubCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each director and executive officer of PubCo to execute a customary lock-up for the Market Stand-Off Period. Each Holder agrees with PubCo that it shall deliver to the Underwriter or Underwriters for any such Underwritten Offering a customary agreement (with customary terms, conditions and exceptions) that is substantially similar to the agreement delivered to the Underwriter or Underwriters by the Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in such Registration reflecting their agreement set forth in this Section 2.10; provided, that such agreement shall not be materially more restrictive than any similar agreement entered into by PubCo’s directors and executive officers participating in such Underwritten Offering; provided, further, that such agreement shall not be required unless all Holders are required to enter into similar agreements; provided, further, that such agreement shall provide that any early release of any Holder from the provisions of the terms of such agreement shall be on a pro rata basis among all Holders.
Section 2.11. Other Obligations. In connection with a Transfer of Registrable Securities exempt from Section 5 of the Securities Act or through any broker-dealer transactions described in the plan of distribution set forth within the Prospectus and pursuant to the Registration Statement of which such Prospectus forms a part, PubCo shall, subject to applicable Law, as interpreted by PubCo with the advice of counsel, and the receipt of any customary documentation required from the applicable Holders in connection therewith, (a) promptly instruct its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends applicable to the Registrable Securities being Transferred and (b) cause its legal counsel to deliver the necessary legal opinions, if any, to the transfer agent in connection with the instruction under clause (a). In addition, PubCo shall cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with the aforementioned Transfers; provided, however, that PubCo shall have no obligation to participate in any “road shows” or assist with the preparation of any offering memoranda or related documentation with respect to any Transfer of Registrable Securities in any transaction that does not constitute an Underwritten Offering.
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Section 2.12. Term. Article II shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the seventh (7th) anniversary of the date of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) with respect to any Holder on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 2.6 shall survive any such termination with respect to such Holder.
Section 2.13. Other Registration Rights. Other than the registration rights set forth in the Original RRA, PubCo represents and warrants that no Person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, has any right to require PubCo to register any securities of PubCo for sale or to include such securities of PubCo in any Registration Statement filed by PubCo for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other Person. Further, each of PubCo and the Sponsor represents and warrants that this A&R Registration Rights Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement (including the Original RRA).
Section 2.14. Termination of Original RRA. Upon the Closing, PubCo and the Sponsor hereby agree that the Original RRA and all of the respective rights and obligations of the parties thereunder are hereby terminated in their entirety and shall be of no further force or effect.
Article III
Lock-Up
Section 3.1. Lock-Up.
(a) Each Company Shareholder (excluding the Insiders) severally, and not jointly, agrees with PubCo not to effect any Transfer, or make a public announcement of any intention to effect such Transfer, of any Lock-Up Shares Beneficially Owned or otherwise held by such Person during the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period; provided, that such prohibition shall not apply to Transfers to Permitted Transferees (subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2(b)).
(b) Each Insider severally, and not jointly, agrees with PubCo not to effect any Transfer, or make a public announcement of any intention to effect such Transfer, of any Lock-Up Shares Beneficially Owned or otherwise held by such Person prior to the expiration of the Insider Lock-Up Period; provided, that such prohibition shall not apply to Transfers to Permitted Transferees (subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2(b)).
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(c) The Sponsor agrees with PubCo not to effect any Transfer, or make a public announcement of any intention to effect such Transfer, of any Lock-Up Shares Beneficially Owned or otherwise held by such Person prior to the expiration of the Sponsor Lock-Up Period (as defined below); provided, that such prohibition shall not apply to Transfers to Permitted Transferees (subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2(b)).
(d) Any purported Transfer of Lock-Up Shares by the Sponsor, prior to the expiration of the Sponsor Lock-Up Period, the Company Shareholders (excluding the Insiders), prior to the expiration of the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period, or the Insiders, prior to the expiration of the Insider Lock-Up Period, not in accordance with this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall be null and void, and PubCo shall refuse to recognize any such Transfer for any purpose.
(e) The Holders acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Shares Beneficially Owned by such Person shall remain subject to any restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities Laws of any Governmental Entity, including all applicable holding periods under the Securities Act and other rules of the SEC.
Section 3.2. Permitted Transfers.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, during the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Period and the Insider Lock-Up Period, as applicable, each Company Shareholder (including each Insider) or its Permitted Transferee may Transfer, and during the Sponsor Lock-Up Period, the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferee may Transfer, in each case without the consent of PubCo, any of such Company Shareholder’s Lock-Up Shares or the Sponsor’s Lock-Up Shares, as applicable, to any of such Person’s Permitted Transferees; provided that the restrictions and obligations contained in Section 3.1 and this Section 3.2 will continue to apply to such Lock-Up Shares after any Transfer thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this A&R Registration Agreement shall prohibit a Company Shareholder from entering into a written plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act after the date of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement relating to the sale of such Person’s Lock-Up Shares; provided that (A) the securities subject to such plan may not be sold until after the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period and (B) PubCo shall not be required to effect, and such Person shall not effect or cause to be effected, any public filing, report or other public announcement regarding the establishment of the trading plan.
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(b) The Transferee of any Lock-Up Shares prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period in accordance with the terms of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall have no rights under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, unless, for the avoidance of doubt, such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Any Transferee of Lock-Up Shares who is a Permitted Transferee of the Transferor shall be required, at the time of and as a condition to such Transfer, to become a party to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement by executing and delivering a joinder in the form attached to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement as Exhibit B, whereupon such Transferee will be treated as a Party (with the same rights and obligations as the Transferor) for all purposes of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.2(b), a Holder may (i) not make a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee if such Transfer has as a purpose the avoidance of or is otherwise undertaken in contemplation of avoiding the restrictions on Transfers in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement (it being understood that the purpose of this provision includes prohibiting the Transfer to a Permitted Transferee (A) that has been formed to facilitate a material change with respect to who or which entities Beneficially Own the underlying Lock-Up Shares, or (B) followed by a change in the relationship between the Holder and the Permitted Transferee (or a change of control of such Holder or Permitted Transferee) after the Transfer with the result and effect that the Holder has indirectly made a Transfer of Lock-Up Shares by using a Permitted Transferee, which Transfer would not have been directly permitted under this Article III had such change in such relationship occurred prior to such Transfer).
Article IV
General Provisions
Section 4.1. Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
(a) Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, no Party may assign such Party’s rights and obligations under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of PubCo. Any such assignee may not again assign those rights, other than in accordance with this Article IV. Any attempted assignment of rights or obligations in violation of this Article IV shall be null and void.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement (other than the succeeding sentence of this Section 4.1(b)), (i) prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period, a Holder may not Transfer such Holder’s rights or obligations under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement in connection with a Transfer of such Holder’s Registrable Securities, in whole or in part, except in connection with a Transfer pursuant to Section 3.2; and (ii) after the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period, a Holder may Transfer such Holder’s rights or obligations under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement in connection with a Transfer of such Holder’s Registrable Securities, in whole or in part, to (x) any of such Holder’s Permitted Transferees, or (y) any Person with the prior written consent of PubCo. Any Transferee of Registrable Securities (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to a Rule 144 transaction) shall, except as otherwise expressly stated herein, have all the rights and be subject to all of the obligations of the Transferor Holder under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement and shall be required, at the time of and as a condition to such Transfer, to become a party to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement by executing and delivering a joinder in the form attached to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement as Exhibit B. No Transfer of Registrable Securities by a Holder shall be registered on PubCo’s books and records, and such Transfer of Registrable Securities shall be null and void and not otherwise effective, unless any such Transfer is made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, and PubCo is hereby authorized by all of the Holders to enter appropriate stop transfer notations on its transfer records to give effect to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
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(c) All of the terms and provisions of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors, assigns, heirs and Representatives, but shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors, assigns, heirs and Representatives of any Party only to the extent that they are permitted successors, assigns, heirs and Representatives pursuant to the terms of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
(d) Nothing in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Party, other than the Parties and their respective permitted successors, assigns, heirs and Representatives, any rights or remedies under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise create any third party beneficiary hereto.
Section 4.2. Termination. Article II of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall terminate as set forth in Section 2.13. The remainder of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall terminate automatically (without any action by any Party) as to each Holder when such Holder, following the Closing Date, ceases to Beneficially Own any Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event the Merger Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect, without any further action required by the Parties.
Section 4.3. Severability. If any provision of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any Governmental Entity, the remaining provisions of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, to the extent permitted by Law shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4.4. Entire Agreement; Amendments; No Waiver.
(a) This A&R Registration Rights Agreement, together with the Exhibit to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, the Merger Agreement and all other Transaction Agreements (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings and discussions, whether oral or written, relating to such subject matter in any way, including the Original RRA, and there are no warranties, representations or other agreements among the Parties in connection with such subject matter except as set forth in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement and therein.
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(b) No provision of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part at any time without the express written consent of PubCo and the Holders holding in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the Holders; provided that any such amendment or modification that adversely affects any right granted to Holder, solely in their capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of PubCo, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected.
(c) No waiver of any provision or default under, nor consent to any exception to, the terms of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound and then only to the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided.
Section 4.5. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This A&R Registration Rights Agreement and any other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents delivered pursuant to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts and by fax, email or other electronic transmission, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. No Party shall raise the use of a fax machine or email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a fax machine or email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each Party forever waives any such defense. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.
Section 4.6. Notices. All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when personally delivered (or, if delivery is refused, upon presentment) or received by email (with confirmation of transmission) prior to 5:00 p.m. eastern time on a Business Day and, if otherwise, on the next Business Day, (b) one (1) Business Day following sending by reputable overnight express courier (charges prepaid) or (c) three (3) calendar days following mailing by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested. Unless another address is specified in writing pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.6, notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the addresses indicated below or on the receiving party’s signature page:
if to PubCo, to:
Oklo Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx XxXxxxx
Email:
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Email:
if to the Sponsor, to:
AltC Sponsor LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Email:
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxx, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Email:
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Section 4.7. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction. The Law of the State of Delaware shall govern (a) all Actions, claims or matters related to or arising from this A&R Registration Rights Agreement (including any tort or non-contractual claims) and (b) any questions concerning the construction, interpretation, validity and enforceability of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, and the performance of the obligations imposed by this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, in each case without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. EACH PARTY TO THIS A&R REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY OF THE PARTIES (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THIS A&R REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS A&R REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED AMONG THE PARTIES UNDER THIS A&R REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES FURTHER WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH SUCH PARTY’S LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES SUCH PARTY’S JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. Each of the Parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of first, the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware or if such court declines jurisdiction, then to the Federal District Court for the District of Delaware, in any Action arising out of or relating to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined in any such court and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement in any other courts. Each Party irrevocably consents to the service of process in any such Action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such Party, at its address for notices as provided in Section 4.6 of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, such service to become effective ten (10) days after such mailing. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives any objection to such service of process and further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any Action commenced hereunder or under any other documents contemplated hereby that service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing in this Section 4.7, however, shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law or at equity; provided, that each of the Parties hereby waives any right it may have under the Laws of any jurisdiction to commence by publication any Action with respect to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of or relating to this in any of the courts referred to in this Section 4.7 and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim that any such court is not a convenient forum for any such Action. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any Action so brought shall be conclusive and may be enforced by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law or at equity, in any jurisdiction.
Section 4.8. Specific Performance. Each Party hereby agrees and acknowledges that it may be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the Parties fail to comply with any of the obligations imposed on them by this A&R Registration Rights Agreement and that, in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved Party will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at Law. Any such Party may, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which such Party may be entitled at Law or in equity) to seek injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, without the posting of any bond.
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Section 4.9. Consents, Approvals and Actions. If any consent, approval or action of the Company Shareholders is required at any time pursuant to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, such consent, approval or action shall be deemed given if the holders of a majority of the outstanding Equity Securities of PubCo held by the Company Shareholders at such time provide such consent, approval or action in writing at such time.
Section 4.10. Not a Group; Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The Holders and PubCo agree that the arrangements contemplated by this A&R Registration Rights Agreement are not intended to constitute the formation of a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act). Each Holder agrees that, for purposes of determining beneficial ownership of such Holder, it shall disclaim any beneficial ownership by virtue of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement of PubCo’s Equity Securities owned by the other Holders, and PubCo agrees to recognize such disclaimer in its Exchange Act and Securities Act reports. The obligations of each Holder under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as, and PubCo acknowledges that the Holders do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, and PubCo acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and PubCo shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this A&R Registration Rights Agreement. The decision of each Holder to enter into this A&R Registration Rights Agreement has been made by such Holder independently of any other Holder. Each Holder acknowledges that no other Holder has acted as agent for such Holder in connection with such Holder making its investment in PubCo and that no other Holder will be acting as agent of such Holder in connection with monitoring such Xxxxxx’s investment in the Common Stock or enforcing its rights under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement. PubCo and each Holder confirms that each Holder has had the opportunity to independently participate with PubCo and its subsidiaries in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Holder shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement to effectuate the rights and obligations contemplated hereby was solely in the control of PubCo, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of PubCo and its subsidiaries and not because it was required to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement is between PubCo and a Holder, solely, and not between PubCo and the Holders collectively and not between and among the Holders.
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Section 4.11. Representations and Warranties of the Parties. Each of the Parties hereby represents and warrants to each of the other Parties as follows:
(a) Such Party, to the extent applicable, is duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and is proposed to be conducted.
(b) Such Party has the full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this A&R Registration Rights Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action, corporate or otherwise, of such Party. This A&R Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Party and constitutes their legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it, him or her in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.
(c) The execution and delivery by such Party of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, the performance by such Party of their obligations hereunder by such Party does not and will not violate (i) in the case of Parties who are not individuals, any provision of its by-laws, charter, articles of association, partnership agreement or other similar organizational document, (ii) any provision of any material agreement to which it, he or she is a Party or by which it, he or she is bound or (iii) any law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree to which it, he or she is subject.
(d) Such Party is not currently in violation of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree, which violation could reasonably be expected at any time to have a material adverse effect upon such Party’s ability to enter into this A&R Registration Rights Agreement or to perform their obligations hereunder.
(e) There is no pending legal action, suit or proceeding that would materially and adversely affect the ability of such Party to enter into this A&R Registration Rights Agreement or to perform their obligations hereunder.
Section 4.12. No Third Party Liabilities. This A&R Registration Rights Agreement may only be enforced against the named parties hereto. All claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to any of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this A&R Registration Rights Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this A&R Registration Rights Agreement), may be made only against the Persons that are expressly identified as parties hereto, as applicable; and no past, present or future direct or indirect director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, portfolio company in which any such Party or any of its investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa), agent, attorney or Representative of any Party hereto (including any Person negotiating or executing this A&R Registration Rights Agreement on behalf of a Party hereto), unless a Party to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, shall have any liability or obligation with respect to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement or with respect any claim or cause of action (whether in contract or tort) that may arise out of or relate to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement (including a representation or warranty made in or in connection with this A&R Registration Rights Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this A&R Registration Rights Agreement).
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Section 4.13. Legends. Without limiting the obligations of PubCo set forth in Section 2.11, each of the Holders acknowledges that (i) no Transfer, hypothecation or assignment of any Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by such Holder may be made except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) PubCo shall (x) place customary restrictive legends on the certificates or book entries representing the Registrable Securities subject to this A&R Registration Rights Agreement and (y) remove such restrictive legends at the time the applicable Transfer and other restrictions contemplated thereby are no longer applicable to the Registrable Securities represented by such certificates or book entries.
Section 4.14. Adjustments. If there are any changes in the Common Stock as a result of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, recapitalization or other similar event, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, as may be required, so that the rights, privileges, duties and obligations under this A&R Registration Rights Agreement shall continue with respect to the Common Stock as so changed.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has duly executed this A&R Registration Rights Agreement as of the Effective Date.
PUBCO: | |||
OKLO INC. (f/k/a ALTC ACQUISITION CORP.) | |||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
SPONSOR: | |||
ALTC SPONSOR LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS:
MITHRIL II, L.P. | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: | Managing General Partner |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS:
DATA COLLECTIVE IV, L.P. | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS:
SAXON ROAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IV, LLC
By: ZNM Capital Management, its Managing Member
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS:
HYDRAZINE CAPITAL II, L.P.
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | Manager |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxx XxXxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx XxXxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxx XxXxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx XxXxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx XxXxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
INSIDERS: | |
/s/ Xxxx XxXxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx XxXxxxx |
[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]
Exhibit A
Form of Joinder
This Joinder (this “Joinder”) to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, made as of ___________, is executed by ___________ (“Joining Company Shareholder”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Joining Company Shareholder will receive shares of Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, Joining Company Shareholder is required to become a party to that certain Xxxxxxx and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2024, among Oklo Inc. (f/k/a AltC Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation ( “PubCo”) and the other persons party thereto (the “A&R Registration Rights Agreement”) by executing and delivering this Joinder, whereupon such Joining Company Shareholder will be treated as a Party (with the same rights and obligations as other Insiders party thereto) for all purposes of the A&R Registration Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. To the extent capitalized words used in this Joinder are not defined in this Joinder, such words shall have the respective meanings set forth in the A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 2. Joinder. Joining Company Shareholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) such Joining Company Shareholder has received and read the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, and (b) such Joining Company Shareholder will be treated as a Party (with the same rights and obligations as other Company Shareholders party thereto and, if applicable, the other Insiders party thereto) for all purposes of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 3. Notice. Any notice, demand or other communication under the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement to Joining Company Shareholder shall be given to Joining Company Shareholder at the address set forth on the signature page hereto in accordance with Section 4.6 of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 4. Governing Law. This Joinder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.
Section 5. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Joinder may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts, by fax, email or other electronic transmission, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Joinder or any document to be signed in connection with this Joinder shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Xxxxxxx has been duly executed and delivered by the parties as of the date first above written.
JOINING COMPANY SHAREHOLDER: | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address for notices: |
Name: | ||
Address: |
[Signature Page to Form of Joinder]
Exhibit B
Form of Joinder
This Joinder (this “Joinder”) to the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, made as of ___________, is between ___________ (“Transferor”) and ___________ (“Transferee”).
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Transferee is acquiring Registrable Securities (the “Acquired Interests”) from Transferor;
WHEREAS, Transferor is a party to that certain A&R Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2024, among Oklo Inc. (f/k/a AltC Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”) and the other persons party thereto (the “A&R Registration Rights Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, Transferee is required, at the time of and as a condition to such Transfer, to become a party to the A&R Registration Rights Agreement by executing and delivering this Joinder, whereupon such Transferee will be treated as a Party (with the same rights and obligations as the Transferor) for all purposes of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. To the extent capitalized words used in this Joinder are not defined in this Joinder, such words shall have the respective meanings set forth in the A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 2. Acquisition. The Transferor hereby Transfers to the Transferee all of the Acquired Interests.
Section 3. Joinder. Transferee hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) such Transferee has received and read the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, (b) such Transferee is acquiring the Acquired Interests in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement and (c) such Transferee will be treated as a Party (with the same rights and obligations as the Transferor) for all purposes of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 4. Notice. Any notice, demand or other communication under the A&R Registration Rights Agreement to Transferee shall be given to Transferee at the address set forth on the signature page hereto in accordance with Section 4.6 of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 5. Governing Law. This Joinder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.
Section 6. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Joinder may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts, by fax, email or other electronic transmission, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Joinder or any document to be signed in connection with this Joinder shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Xxxxxxx has been duly executed and delivered by the parties as of the date first above written.
[TRANSFEROR] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Name: | ||
[TRANSFEREE] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address for notices: |
Name: | ||
Address: |
[Signature Page to Form of Joinder]