FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is made as of [___________], 2010 by
and among Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the parties identified as
“Investors” on the signature page hereto and any
parties identified on the signature page of any joinder agreements executed and
delivered pursuant to Section
12 or Section
13 hereof (each, including
the Investors, a “Holder” and, collectively, the “Holders”). Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein are defined in Section
1
hereof.
R E C I
T A
L S:
WHEREAS the Company proposes to issue
the New Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to, and upon the terms set
forth in, the Plan of Reorganization of Visteon Corporation and certain of its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates (the “Plan”) under chapter 11 of the United States
Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532. In accordance with the Plan, the Company agrees for
the benefit of the Holders, as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the
Plan, and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Holders hereby agree
as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
“Affiliate” of any particular Person means any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common
control with such particular Person.
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the first
paragraph hereof.
“Automatic
Shelf Registration Statement” means an “automatic shelf registration
statement” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Beneficial
Ownership” and terms of
similar import shall be as defined under and determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act.
“Business
Day” means each Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking
institutions in New York City are generally authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to close.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or any successor governmental agency.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the first
paragraph hereof.
“Company
Notice” has the meaning
specified in Section
2(c).
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“control” (including the terms “controlling,”
“controlled by” and “under common control with”) means, unless otherwise noted,
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting shares, by contract, or otherwise.
“Counsel to
the Holders” means, one
counsel selected from time to time by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities.
“Demand
Notice” has the meaning
specified in Section
2(c).
“Determination
Date” has the meaning
specified in Section
2(g).
“Disclosure
Package” means, with
respect to any offering of securities, (i) the preliminary prospectus, (ii) each
Free Writing Prospectus and (iii) all other information, in each case, that is
deemed, under Rule 159 promulgated under the Securities Act, to have been
conveyed to purchasers of securities at the time of sale of such securities
(including a contract of sale).
“Effective
Date” has the meaning
assigned to such term in the Plan.
“Equity
Commitment Agreement” means
that certain Equity Commitment Agreement dated as of May 6, 2010, among the
Company and the other parties thereto.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc.
“Follow-On
Registration Notice” has
the meaning specified in Section
2(h)(i).
“Follow-On
Shelf” has the meaning
specified in Section
2(h)(i). “Form S-3
Shelf” has the meaning
specified in Section
2(a).
“Free Writing
Prospectus” means any “free
writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Hedging
Counterparty” means a
broker-dealer registered under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act or an Affiliate
thereof.
“Hedging
Transaction” means any
transaction involving a security linked to the Registrable Securities or any
security that would be deemed to be a “derivative security” (as defined in Rule
16a-l(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Registrable
Securities or any transaction (even if not a security) which would (were it a
security) be considered such a derivative security, or which transfers some or
all of the economic risk of ownership of the Registrable Securities, including
any forward contract, equity swap, put or call, put or call equivalent position,
collar, non-recourse loan, sale of an exchangeable security
or
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similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, the following transactions shall be deemed to be Hedging Transactions:
(i) transactions by a Holder in which a
Hedging Counterparty engages in short sales of Registrable Securities pursuant
to a prospectus and may use Registrable Securities to close out its short
position;
(ii) transactions pursuant to which a
Holder sells short Registrable Securities pursuant to a prospectus and delivers
Registrable Securities to close out its short position;
(iii) transactions by a Holder in which
the Holder delivers, in a transaction exempt from registration under the
Securities Act, Registrable Securities to the Hedging Counterparty who will then
publicly resell or otherwise transfer such Registrable Securities pursuant to a
prospectus or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act; and
(iv) a loan or pledge of Registrable
Securities to a Hedging Counterparty who may then become a selling stockholder
and sell the loaned shares or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge,
sell the pledged shares, in each case, in a public transaction pursuant to a
prospectus.
“Holder” and “Holders” have the meanings give to those terms
in the first paragraph hereof.
“Holder Free
Writing Prospectus” means
each Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the relevant Holder or
used or referred to by such Holder in connection with the offering of
Registrable Securities.
“Investors” has the meaning specified in the first
paragraph hereof.
“Lock-Up
Period” has the meaning
specified in Section
4(a).
“Losses” has the meaning specified in
Section
8(d).
“NASDAQ” means the The NASDAQ Stock
Market.
“New Common
Stock” means the shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company issued on and after the
Effective Date and any additional shares of such common stock paid, issued or
distributed in respect of any such shares by way of a stock dividend, stock
split or distribution, or in connection with a combination of shares, and any
such security into which such New Common Stock shall have been converted or
exchanged in connection with a recapitalization, reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, exchange, distribution or
otherwise.
“Other
Holders” has the meaning
specified in Section
3(a).
“Person” means an individual, a partnership, a
corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company,
a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
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organization, a governmental entity or
any department, agency or political subdivision thereof or any other
entity.
“Piggyback
Takedown” has the meaning
specified in Section
3(a).
“Plan” has the meaning specified in the
Recitals.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus used in
connection with a Registration Statement.
“Registrable
Securities” means at any
time any shares of New Common Stock issued or issuable on or after the Effective
Date to any Holder hereto, including, without limitation, any New Common Stock
issued pursuant to the Plan or upon the conversion, exercise or exchange, as
applicable, of any other securities and/or interests (including for avoidance of
doubt the Rights (as defined in the Plan)) issued pursuant to the Plan, any New
Common Stock issued pursuant to the Guaranty Warrants (as defined in the Plan)
and any New Common Stock issued pursuant to the Direct Commitment (as defined in
the Plan), and any securities paid, issued or distributed in respect of any such
New Common Stock by way of stock dividend, stock split or distribution, or in
connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reorganization,
merger or consolidation, or otherwise, but excluding shares of New Common Stock
acquired in the open market after the Effective Date; provided, however, that as to any Registrable Securities,
such securities shall cease to constitute Registrable Securities upon the
earliest to occur of: (w) the date on which such securities are disposed of
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; (x)
the date on which such securities are disposed of pursuant to Rule 144 (or any
successor provision) promulgated under the Securities Act; (y) with respect to
the Registrable Securities held by any Holder (or its Affiliates), any time that
such Holder Beneficially Owns Registrable Securities representing less than 5%
of the then outstanding New Common Stock and is permitted sell such Registrable
Securities under Rule 144(b)(1); and (z) the date on which such securities cease
to be outstanding. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed
to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to
acquire such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection
with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or
limitation upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has
been effected.
“Registration
Expenses” means all
expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) arising from or
incident to the registration of Registrable Securities in compliance with this
Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) Commission, stock exchange, FINRA
and other registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with complying with any securities or blue sky laws (including,
without limitation, fees, charges and disbursements of counsel in connection
with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (iii) all printing,
messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) the fees, charges and disbursements of
counsel to the Company and of its independent public accountants and any other
accounting and legal fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company
(including, without limitation, any expenses arising from any special audits or
“comfort letters” required in connection with or incident to any registration),
(v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the
Registrable Securities on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ (or any other
national securities exchange) or the quotation of Registrable Securities on any
inter-
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dealer quotation system, (vi) the fees
and expenses incurred in connection with any road show for underwritten
offerings and (vii) reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Counsel to the
Holders, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any expenses of Counsel to the
Holders in connection with the filing or amendment of any Registration
Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus hereunder.
“Registration
Statement” means any
registration statement filed hereunder or in connection with a Piggyback
Takedown.
“Rights
Offering” means the rights
offering conducted pursuant to the Plan in accordance with the Rights Offering
Procedures.
“Rights
Offering Procedures” means
the document attached as an Exhibit to the Equity Commitment Agreement setting
forth the procedures for the Rights Offering.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Selling
Expenses” means the
underwriting fees, discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes
applicable to all Registrable Securities registered by the Holders and legal
expenses not included within the definition of Registration
Expenses.
“Shelf” has the meaning specified in
Section
2(a).
“Shelf
Registration” means a
registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the
Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the
Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).
“Shelf
Takedown” means either an
Underwritten Shelf Takedown or a Piggyback Takedown.
“Suspension
Period” has the meaning
specified in Section
2(e)(ii).
“Underwritten
Shelf Takedown” has the
meaning specified in Section
2(b).
“Well-Known
Seasoned Issuer” means a
“well-known seasoned issuer” under Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
Section 2.
Shelf
Registrations.
(a) Filing. The Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to file within fourteen (14) Business Days after the Effective Date
a registration statement on any permitted form that qualifies, and is available
for, the resale of Registrable Securities, with the Commission in accordance
with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any
successor rule then in effect) (the “Shelf”). The Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to cause the Shelf to become effective as promptly thereafter as
practicable. The Company shall include in the Shelf all Registrable Securities
with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion
therein at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date of filing pursuant to
a registration notice and questionnaire provided to holders under the Rights
Offering
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Procedures; provided, however, that in
order to be named as a selling securityholder each Holder must furnish to the
Company in writing such information in writing as may be reasonably requested by
the Company for the purpose of including such Holder’s Registrable Securities in
the Shelf (the “Selling
Holder Information”). The
Company shall include in the Shelf Selling Holder Information received by, to
the extent necessary and in a manner so that upon effectiveness of the Shelf,
the Holder shall be named, to the extent required by the rules promulgated under
the Securities Act by the Commission, as a selling securityholder and be
permitted to deliver (or be deemed to deliver) a prospectus relating to the
Shelf to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable
law, and shall, if requested, within five (5) Business Days of any request,
amend or supplement the Shelf such that the plan of distribution or other
related information reflects transactions proposed to be conducted by any
Holder. If the Company files an amended version of the Shelf, the Company shall
include in such Shelf Selling Holder Information that was not included in any
previous filed version of the Shelf. The Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to convert any Shelf that is on a Form S-1 (including any Follow-On
Shelf) to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Form
S-3 Shelf”) as soon as practicable after the
Company is eligible to use Form S-3. If any Registrable Securities remain issued
and outstanding after three (3) years following the initial effective date of
such Shelf (the “Initial
Shelf Effective Date”), the
Company shall, prior to the expiration of such Shelf, file a new Shelf covering
such Registrable Securities and shall thereafter use its reasonable best efforts
to cause to be declared effective as promptly as practical, such new Shelf. The
Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Shelf in accordance with the
terms hereof for so long as any Registrable Securities remain issued and
outstanding.
(b) Requests for
Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. At any time and from time to time
after the Shelf has been declared effective by the Commission, any one or more
Holders of Registrable Securities may request to sell all or any portion of
their Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering (including an
“at-the-market offering” or a “registered direct offering”) that is registered
pursuant to the Shelf (each, an “Underwritten
Shelf Takedown”);
provided that in the case of each such
Underwritten Shelf Takedown such Holder or Holders will be entitled to make such
demand only if the total offering price of the Registrable Securities to be sold
in such offering (including piggyback shares and before deduction of
underwriting discounts) is reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $75
million.
(c) Demand
Notices. All requests for
Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the
Company (the “Demand
Notice”). Each Demand
Notice shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities to be sold
in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the expected price range (net of
underwriting discounts and commissions) of such Underwritten Shelf Takedown.
Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of any Demand Notice, the Company
shall send written notice of such requested Underwritten Shelf Takedown to all
other Holders of Registrable Securities (the “Company
Notice”) and, subject to
the provisions of Section
2(d) below, shall include
in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown all Registrable Securities with respect to
which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within
fifteen (15) Business Days after sending the Company Notice.
(d) Priority on
Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. The Company shall not include in any
Underwritten Shelf Takedown any securities which are not Registrable Securities
without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities
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requested to be included in the
Underwritten Shelf Takedown. If the managing underwriters for such Underwritten
Shelf Takedown advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of
Registrable Securities and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested
to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown exceeds the number of
Registrable Securities and other securities, if any, which can be sold in an
orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to the Holders
of a majority of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in the
Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the Company shall include in such Underwritten
Shelf Takedown the number of Registrable Securities which can be so sold in the
following order of priority: (i) first, the Registrable Securities requested
to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the Holders, which in the
opinion of such underwriter can be sold in an orderly manner within the price
range of such offering, pro rata among the respective Holders of such
Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities held
by each such Holder, and (ii) second, other securities, including securities
that the Company proposes to register for its own account, requested to be
included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown to the extent permitted
hereunder.
(e) Restrictions
on Underwritten Shelf Takedowns and Use of Registration Statement.
(i) The Company shall not be obligated
to effect more than (x) three (3) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns during
any period of twelve (12) consecutive months during the first two-year period
after the Effective Date, and (y) two (2) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns during
any period of twelve (12) consecutive months following the first two-year period
after the Effective Date, and, in either case, shall not be obligated to effect
an Underwritten Shelf Takedown within one-hundred twenty (120) days after the
pricing of a previous Underwritten Shelf Takedown.
(ii) Upon written notice to the Holders
of Registrable Securities, the Company shall be entitled to suspend, for a
period of time (each, a “Suspension Period”), the use of any Registration
Statement or Prospectus and shall not be required to amend or supplement the
Registration Statement, any related Prospectus or any document incorporated
therein by reference if the Company determines in its reasonable good faith
judgment, after consultation with counsel, that the Registration Statement or
any Prospectus may contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any
fact necessary to make the statements in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus not misleading; provided that (A) there are no more than three
(3) Suspension Periods in any 12-month period, (B) the duration of all
Suspension Periods may not exceed ninety (90) days in the aggregate in any
twelve (12)-month period, (C) the duration of any one period may not exceed
sixty (60) days, (D) at least thirty (30) days must elapse between Suspension
Periods, and (E) the Company shall use its good faith efforts to amend the
Registration Statement and/or Prospectus to correct such untrue statement or
omission as promptly as reasonably practicable unless, commencing on or after
date that is (60) days after the initial effective date of the first Shelf filed
pursuant to Section 2(a), such amendment would reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on any proposal or plan of the Company to effect a
merger,
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acquisition, disposition, financing,
reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction, in each case that is
material to the Company.
(f) Selection of
Underwriters. The Holders
of a majority of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in an
Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the right to select the investment
banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering (which shall consist of one
(1) or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the
Company’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed.
(g) Automatic
Shelf Registration. Upon
the Company becoming a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, (i) the Company shall give
written notice to all of the Holders as promptly as practicable but in no event
later than twenty (20) days thereafter, and such notice shall describe, in
reasonable detail, the basis on which the Company has become a Well-Known
Seasoned Issuer, and (ii) the Company shall, as promptly as practicable,
register, under an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, the sale of all of
the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file such Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than
thirty (30) days after it becomes a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, and to cause
such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective thereafter until
there are no longer any Registrable Securities. The Company shall give written
notice of filing such Registration Statement to all of the Holders as promptly
as practicable thereafter. At any time after the filing of an Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement by the Company, if the Company is no longer a Well-Known
Seasoned Issuer (the “Determination
Date”), within twenty (20)
days after such Determination Date, the Company shall (A) give written notice
thereof to all of the Holders and (B) file a Registration Statement on an
appropriate form (or a post-effective amendment converting the Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement to an appropriate form) covering all of the Registrable
Securities, and use reasonable best efforts to have such Registration Statement
declared effective as promptly as practicable (but in no event more than thirty
(30) days) after the date the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is no
longer useable by the Holders to sell their Registrable
Securities.
(h)
Additional
Selling Stockholders and Additional Registrable Securities.
(i) If the Company is not a Well-Known
Seasoned Issuer, within twenty (20) days after a written request
by one or more Holders of Registrable Securities to register for resale any
additional Registrable Securities owned by such Holders, the Company shall file
a Registration Statement substantially similar to the Shelf then effective, if
any (each, a “Follow-On
Shelf”), to register for
resale such Registrable Securities. The Company shall give written notice (the
“Follow-On
Registration Notice”) of
the filing of the Follow-On Shelf at least seven (7) days prior to filing the
Follow-On Shelf to all Holders of Registrable Securities whose Registrable
Securities are not already the subject of a Shelf and shall include in such
Follow-On Shelf all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has
received written requests for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after
sending the Follow-On Registration Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not be required to file a Follow-On Shelf (x) if the aggregate
amount of Registrable Securities requested to be registered on
such
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Follow-On Shelf by all Holders that have
not yet been registered represent less than 1% of the then outstanding New
Common Stock or (y) if the Company has filed a Follow-On Shelf in the prior
ninety (90) days. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such
Follow-On Shelf to be declared effective as promptly as practicable and in any
event within sixty (60) days of filing such Follow-On Shelf. Any Registrable
Securities requested to be registered pursuant to this Section
2(h)(i) that have not been
registered on a Shelf or pursuant to Section
3 below at the time the
Follow-On Shelf is filed shall be registered pursuant to such Follow-On
Shelf.
(ii) If the Company is a Well-Known
Seasoned Issuer, within five (5) Business Days after a written request by one or
more Holders of Registrable Securities to register for resale any additional
Registrable Securities owned by such Holders, the Company shall make all
necessary filings to include such Registrable Securities in the Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section
2(g).
(iii) If a Form S-3 Shelf or Automatic
Shelf Registration Statement is effective, within five (5) Business Days after
written request therefor by a Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company
shall file a prospectus supplement or current report on Form 8-K to add such
Holder as a selling stockholder in such Form S-3 Shelf or Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement to the extent permitted under the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commission.
(i) Other
Registration Rights. Except
as expressly contemplated by the Plan, the Company represents and warrants that
it is not a party to, or otherwise subject to, any other agreement granting
registration rights to any other Person with respect to any securities of the
Company. The Company shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect
to its securities which (x) is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted
to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement, or (y) grants any
Person the right to request the Company to register any securities of the
Company, except for such rights as are not more favorable than the rights
granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder.
Section 3.
Piggyback
Takedowns.
(a) Right to
Piggyback. Whenever the
Company proposes to offer any of its New Common Stock (a “Piggyback
Takedown”) pursuant to a
registration statement in any underwritten offering of New Common Stock
(including an “at-the-market offering” or a “registered direct offering”)
whether for its own account or for the account of holders of the Company’s
securities (other than the Investors) (“Other
Holders”), the Company
shall send prompt written notice to all Holders of Registrable Securities of its
intention to effect such Piggyback Takedown. In the case of a Piggyback Takedown
that is an underwritten offering under a shelf registration statement, such
notice shall be sent not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the expected
date of commencement of marketing efforts for such Piggyback Takedown. In the
case of a Piggyback Takedown that is an underwritten offering under a
registration statement that is not a shelf registration statement, such notice
shall be given not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the expected date
of filing of such registration statement.
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The Company shall, subject to the
provisions of Sections
3(b) and (c) below, include in such Piggyback
Takedown, as applicable, all Registrable Securities with respect to which the
Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within seven (7)
Business Days after sending the Company’s notice and shall file any post
effective amendment or prospectus supplement necessary to include such
Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Company may determine not to proceed with any Piggyback Takedown
upon written notice to the Holders of Registrable Securities requesting to
include their Registrable Securities in such Piggyback
Takedown.
(b) Priority on
Primary Piggyback Takedowns. If a Piggyback Takedown is an
underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing
underwriters for such Piggyback Takedown advise the Company in writing that in
their reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be included in
such Piggyback Takedown exceeds the number which can be sold in an orderly
manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to the Company, the
Company shall include in such Piggyback Takedown the number which can be so sold
in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to
sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested
to be included in such Piggyback Takedown by the Holders (pro rata among the Holders of such Registrable
Securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities requested to be
included by each such Holder), and (iii) third, other securities requested to be
included in such Piggyback Takedown.
If, as a result of the proration
provisions of this Section
3(b), any Holder shall not
be entitled to include all Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Takedown that
such Holder has requested be included, such Holder may elect to withdraw its
request to include Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Takedown or may
reduce the number requested to be included; provided, however, that (A) such request must be made in
writing prior to the execution of the underwriting agreement and (B) such
withdrawal shall be irrevocable and, after making such withdrawal, such Holder
shall no longer have any right to include Registrable Securities in the
Piggyback Takedown as to which such withdrawal was made.
(c) Priority on
Secondary Piggyback Takedowns. If a Piggyback Takedown is an
underwritten secondary registration on behalf of Other Holders, and the managing
underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of
securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Takedown exceeds the
number which can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price
range acceptable to the Other Holders, the Company shall include in such
registration the number which can be so sold in the following order of priority:
(i) first, the securities requested to be
included therein by the Other Holders requesting such registration, (ii)
second, the Registrable Securities requested
to be included in such Piggyback Takedown by the Holders (pro rata among the Holders of such Registrable
Securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities requested to be
included by each such Holder), and (iii) third, other securities requested to be
included in such registration.
If, as a result of the proration
provisions of this Section
3(c), any Holder shall not
be entitled to include all Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Takedown that
such Holder has requested be included, such Holder may elect to withdraw its
request to include Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Takedown or may
reduce the number requested to be included; provided, however, that (A) such request must be made in
writing prior to the execution of the
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underwriting agreement and (B) such
withdrawal shall be irrevocable and, after making such withdrawal, such Holder
shall no longer have any right to include Registrable Securities in the
Piggyback Takedown as to which such withdrawal was made.
(d) Selection of
Underwriters. If any
Piggyback Takedown is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the
Company, the Company will have the sole right to select the investment banker(s)
and manager(s) for the offering. If any Piggyback Takedown is an underwritten
secondary registration on behalf of Other Holders, the Company or the Other
Holders, in accordance with any agreement governing such registration, will have
the sole right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) for the
offering.
Section 4.
Holdback
Agreements.
(a) Holders of
Registrable Securities. In
connection with any Shelf Takedown or other underwritten public offering of
equity securities by the Company (a “Company
Underwritten Offering”), if
requested by the managing underwriter for such offering, each Holder who
Beneficially Owns five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of New
Common Stock and any other Holder participating in such offering agrees to enter
into a lock-up agreement containing customary restrictions on transfers of
equity securities of the Company (except with respect to such securities as are
proposed to be offered pursuant to the Shelf Takedown or underwritten public
equity offering), or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for such securities, without prior written consent from the Company,
during the seven (7) days prior to and the 90-day period beginning on the date
of pricing of such Shelf Takedown (subject to extension in connection with any
earnings release or other release of material information pursuant to FINRA Rule
2711(f) to the extent applicable) (the “Lock-Up Period”); provided, that the Holders shall not be subject
to the provisions hereof unless the Company’s directors, officers, Holders who
Beneficially Owns five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of New
Common Stock and any other Holders participating in such offering shall have
signed lock-up agreements containing substantially similar terms with the
managing underwriter and if any such person shall be subject to a shorter
lock-up period, receives more advantageous terms relating to the Lock-Up Period
or receives a waiver of its lock-up period from the Company or an underwriter,
then the Lock-Up Period shall be such shorter period, on such more advantageous
terms and shall receive the benefit of that waiver; provided, further, that nothing herein will prevent (i)
any Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation from
making a distribution of Registrable Securities to the partners, members or
stockholders thereof, the transfer by a Holder that is an investment advisor
managing a separately managed account to the owner of the separately managed
account, or a transfer to an Affiliate that is otherwise in compliance with the
applicable securities laws, so long as such distributees or transferees agree to
be bound by the restrictions set forth in this Section
4(a), (ii) the exercise,
exchange or conversion of any security exercisable or exchangeable for, or
convertible into, New Common Stock, provided the New Common Stock issued upon
such exercise or conversion shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in
this Section
4(a), or (iii) any Holder
from continuing market-making or other trading activities as a broker-dealer in
the ordinary course of business; provided, further, that there shall be a period of at
least thirty (30) days between the end of any Lock-Up Period and the pricing
date of any subsequent Company Underwritten Offering. If requested by the
managing underwriter, each Holder agrees to execute a lock-up agreement in favor
of the Company’s underwriters to such effect and, in any event,
that
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the Company’s underwriters in any
relevant Shelf Takedown shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section
4(a). The provisions of
this Section
4(a) will no longer apply
to a Holder once such Holder ceases to hold Registrable
Securities.
(b) The
Company. In connection with
any Shelf Takedown, the Company shall not effect any public sale or distribution
of its equity securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for such securities (except pursuant to registrations on Form S-8 or
Form S-4 under the Securities Act), during the seven (7) days prior to and the
90-day period beginning on the date of pricing of such Shelf Takedown (subject
to extension in connection with any earnings release or other release of
material information pursuant to FINRA Rule 2711(f) to the extent
applicable).
Section 5. Company
Undertakings. Whenever
Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to this Agreement, the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of
such Registrable Securities as soon as reasonably practicable in accordance with
the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company
shall as expeditiously as possible:
(a) before filing a Registration
Statement or Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto or any “issuer
free writing prospectus” as such term is defined under Rule 433 promulgated
under the Securities Act, at the Company’s expense, furnish to Counsel to the
Holders copies of all such documents, other than documents that are incorporated
by reference, proposed to be filed and such other documents reasonably requested
by the Holders and provide a reasonable opportunity for review and comment on
such documents by Counsel to the Holders;
(b) notify each Holder of Registrable
Securities of the effectiveness of each Registration Statement and prepare and
file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration
Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to
keep such Registration Statement effective for a period ending on the date on
which all Registrable Securities have been sold under the Registration Statement
applicable to such Shelf Registration or have otherwise ceased to be Registrable
Securities, and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to
the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during
such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the
sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;
(c) refrain from naming any Holder as an
underwriter in a registration statement, without first obtaining such Holder’s
written consent;
(d) furnish to each seller of
Registrable Securities, and the managing underwriters (if any), without charge,
such number of copies of the applicable Registration Statement, each amendment
and supplement thereto, the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement
(including each preliminary Prospectus, final Prospectus, and any other
Prospectus (including any Prospectus filed under Rule 424, Rule 430A or Rule
430B promulgated under the Securities Act and any “issuer free writing
prospectus” as such term is defined under Rule 433 promulgated under the
Securities Act)), all exhibits and other documents filed therewith and such
other documents as such seller or such managing underwriters (if any) may
reasonably request including in order to facilitate the disposition of the
Registrable
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Securities owned by such seller, and
upon request, a copy of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence
to or received from, the Commission or any other governmental authority relating
to such offer;
(e) use its reasonable best efforts (i)
to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities
or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests, (ii)
to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such
Registration Statement remains in effect, and (iii) to do any and all other acts
and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller
to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities owned by such seller (provided that the Company shall not be required
to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection, (ii) subject itself to
taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of process
in any such jurisdiction);
(f) notify each seller of such
Registrable Securities, Counsel to the Holders and the managing underwriters (if
any) (i) at any time when a Prospectus relating to the applicable Registration
Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, (A) upon
discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, such
Registration Statement, or the Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus relating to
such Registration Statement, or any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference contains an untrue statement of a material
fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus relating thereto not
misleading or otherwise requires the making of any changes in such Registration
Statement, Prospectus, Free Writing Prospectus or document, and, at the request
of any such seller and subject to Section
2(e)(ii) hereof, the
Company shall promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus or
Free Writing Prospectus, furnish a reasonable number of copies of such
supplement or amendment to each seller of such Registrable Securities, Counsel
to the Holders and the managing underwriters (if any) and file such supplement
or amendment with the Commission so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or Free Writing
Prospectus as so amended or supplemented shall not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, (B) as soon as the Company becomes aware of any request
by the Commission or any Federal or state governmental authority for amendments
or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or Free Writing
Prospectus covering Registrable Securities or for additional information
relating thereto, (C) as soon as the Company becomes aware of the issuance or
threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending or
threatening to suspend the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering
the Registrable Securities or (D) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any Registrable Security for sale in any jurisdiction, or
the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and (ii) when
each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the
Commission and when each Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or
Free Writing Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or any post-effective
amendment thereto has become effective;
(g) shall comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its
security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable after
the
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effective date of the registration
statement (and in any event within 90 days after the end of such 12 month period
described hereafter), an earnings statement, which need not be audited, covering
the period of at least 12 consecutive months beginning with the first day of the
Company’s first calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration
statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(h) subject to Section 7.4 of the Equity
Commitment Agreement, use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such
Registrable Securities (i) if the New Common Stock is then listed on a
securities exchange, to continue to be so listed, (ii) if the New Common Stock
is not then listed on a securities exchange, to, as promptly as practicable
(subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan), and in no event later than
the effective date of the Shelf filed pursuant to Section
2(a), be listed on a
national securities exchange if so requested in writing by the holders of a
majority in interest of the outstanding Registrable Securities, and (iii) to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities
as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition
of the Registrable Securities;
(i) provide and cause to be maintained a
transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities from and after
the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement;
(j) enter into and perform under such
customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form,
including customary representations and warranties and provisions with respect
to indemnification and contribution) and take such other actions as may be
reasonably requested by the selling Holders or the managing underwriter, if any,
to expedite the offer for sale or disposition of the Registrable Securities;
(k) (A) subject to each selling Holder
to whom the comfort letter is addressed providing a customary representation
letter to the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such accountants, use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain customary “comfort” letters from such
accountants (to the extent deliverable in accordance with their professional
standards) addressed to such selling Holder (to the extent consistent with
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100 of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants) and the managing underwriter, if any, in customary form and
covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with
underwritten offerings; (B) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain opinions
of counsel to the Company (such counsel being reasonably satisfactory to the
managing underwriter, if any) and updates thereof covering matters customarily
covered in opinions of counsel in connection with underwritten offerings,
addressed to each selling Holder and the managing underwriter, if any,
provided, that the delivery of any “10b-5
statement” may be conditioned on the prior or concurrent delivery of a comfort
letter pursuant to subsection (A) above; and (C) provide officers’ certificates
and other customary closing documents customarily delivered in connection with
underwritten offerings and reasonably requested by the managing underwriter, if
any; provided that the Company shall only be required
to comply with this clause (k) in connection with, (x) the initial effective
date of the first Shelf filed pursuant to Section 2(a), (y) an Underwritten
Shelf Takedown or Piggyback Takedown and (z) on each date of filing of a Form
10-K, or amendment thereto, and Form 10-Q, or amendment thereto, by the Company
with respect to each of the Company’s six consecutive fiscal quarters starting
with the first Form 10-K
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or Form 10-Q filed following the initial
effective date of the first Shelf filed pursuant to Section
2(a).
(l) take all such other actions as the
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Shelf
Takedown or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or
facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including effecting a
stock split, a combination of shares, or other recapitalization) and provide
reasonable cooperation, including causing appropriate officers to attend and
participate in “road shows” and other information meetings organized by the
underwriters, if any;
(m) upon reasonable notice and at
reasonable times during normal business hours, make available for inspection and
copying by any Holder of Registrable Securities, Counsel to the Holders, any
underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to a Registration
Statement or Shelf Takedown, and any underwriter’s counsel, as applicable, all
financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents of the Company,
and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees and independent
accountants to supply all information and participate in any due diligence
sessions reasonably requested by any such Holder, Counsel to the Holders,
underwriter or underwriter’s counsel in connection with such Registration
Statement or Shelf Takedown, as applicable;
(n) permit any Holder of Registrable
Securities, Counsel to the Holders, any underwriter participating in any
disposition pursuant to a Registration Statement, and any other attorney,
accountant or other agent retained by such Holder of Registrable Securities or
underwriter, to participate (including, but not limited to, reviewing,
commenting on and attending all meetings) in the preparation of such
Registration Statement and any Prospectus supplements relating to a Shelf
Takedown, if applicable;
(o) in the event of the issuance or
threatened issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any
related Prospectus or suspending the qualification of any New Common Stock
included in such Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction, the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts promptly to (i) prevent the
issuance of any such stop order, and in the event of such issuance, to obtain
the withdrawal of such order and (ii) obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending or preventing the use of any related Prospectus or Free Writing
Prospectus or suspending qualification of any Registrable Securities included in
such Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction at the earliest
practicable date;
(p) with respect to each Free Writing
Prospectus or other materials to be included in the Disclosure Package, ensure
that no Registrable Securities be sold “by means of” (as defined in Rule 159A(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act) such Free Writing Prospectus or other
materials without the prior written consent of a majority of the Holders of the
Registrable Securities that are being sold pursuant to such Free Writing
Prospectus, which Free Writing Prospectuses or other materials shall be subject
to the review of Counsel to the Holders; provided, however, the Company shall not be responsible
or liable for any breach by a Holder that has not obtained the prior written
consent of the Company pursuant to Section
13(p);
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(q) provide a CUSIP number for the
Registrable Securities prior to the effective date of the first Registration
Statement including Registrable Securities;
(r) promptly notify in writing the
Holders, the sales or placement agent, if any, therefor and the managing
underwriters (if any) of the securities being sold, (i) when such Registration
Statement or related Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any Prospectus
amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with
respect to any such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when
the same has become effective and (ii) of any written comments by the Commission
and by the blue sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with
respect thereto;
(s) (i) prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments and supplements to each Registration Statement as may
be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act, including
post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to
keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the applicable time
period required hereunder and if applicable, file any Registration Statements
pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act; (ii) cause the
related Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and
as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions
then in force) promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii) comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any applicable
securities exchange or other recognized trading market with respect to the
disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such
period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers
thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such
Prospectus as so supplemented; and (iv) provide additional information related
to each Registration Statement as requested by, and obtain any required approval
necessary from, the Commission or any Federal or state governmental
authority;
(t)
provide officers’ certificates and other
customary closing documents;
(u)
cooperate with each Holder of
Registrable Securities and each underwriter participating in the disposition of such
Registrable Securities and underwriters’ counsel in connection with any filings
required to be made with FINRA;
(v) within the deadlines specified by
the Securities Act, make all required filing fee payments in respect of any
Registration Statement or Prospectus used under this Agreement (and any offering
covered thereby);
(w) if requested by any participating
Holder of Registrable Securities or the managing underwriters (if any), promptly
include in a Prospectus supplement or amendment such information as the Holder
or managing underwriters (if any) may reasonably request, including in order to
permit the intended method of distribution of such securities, and make all
required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such amendment as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Company has received such request;
(x) in the case of certificated
Registrable Securities, cooperate with the participating Holders of Registrable
Securities and the managing underwriters (if any) to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any
legends)
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representing Registrable Securities to be sold after receiving written representations from each participating Holder that the Registrable Securities represented by the certificates so delivered by such Holder will be transferred in accordance with the Registration Statement, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders or managing underwriters (if any) may reasonably request at least two (2) Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities; and use its reasonable best efforts to take all other actions necessary to effect the registration and sale of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby;
(y) use its reasonable best efforts to
take all other actions necessary to effect the registration and sale of the
Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.
Section 6. Registration
Expenses. All Registration
Expenses shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses relating to
Registrable Securities registered shall be borne by the Holders of such
Registrable Securities pro rata on the basis of the number of
Registrable Securities sold.
Section 7.
Hedging
Transactions.
(a) The Company agrees that, in
connection with any proposed Hedging Transaction, if, in the reasonable judgment
of Counsel to the Holders, it is necessary or desirable to have a Registration
Statement under the Securities Act cover such Hedging Transaction or sales or
transfers (whether short or long) of Registrable Securities in connection
therewith, then the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take such
actions (which may include the filing of a prospectus supplement to include
additional or changed information that is material or is otherwise required to
be disclosed, including a description of such Hedging Transaction, the name of
the Hedging Counterparty, identification of the Hedging Counterparty or its
Affiliates as underwriters or potential underwriters, if applicable, or any
change to the plan of distribution, as may reasonably be required to have such
Hedging Transaction or sales or transfers of Registrable Securities in
connection therewith covered by a Registration Statement under the Securities
Act in a manner consistent with the rights and obligations of the Company
hereunder.
(b) All Registration Statements in which
Holders may include Registrable Securities under this Agreement shall be subject
to the provisions of this Section
7. The selection of any
Hedging Counterparty shall not be subject to Section
2(f), but the Hedging
Counterparty shall be selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Hedging Transaction that is proposed to be
effected.
(c) If in connection with a Hedging
Transaction, a Hedging Counterparty or any Affiliate thereof is (or may be
considered) an underwriter or selling stockholder, then it shall be required to
provide customary indemnities to the Company regarding the plan of distribution
and like matters.
(d) The Company further agrees to
include, under the caption “Plan of Distribution” (or the equivalent caption),
in each Registration Statement, and any related Prospectus (to the extent such
inclusion is permitted under applicable Commission regulations and is consistent
with comments received from the Commission during any Commission review of the
Registration Statement), language substantially in the form of Schedule
I hereto and
to
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include in each prospectus supplement
filed in connection with any proposed Hedging Transaction language mutually
agreed upon by the Company, the relevant Holders and the Hedging Counterparty
describing such Hedging Transaction.
(e) In connection with a Hedging
Transaction, each Hedging Counterparty shall be treated in the same manner as a
managing underwriter for purposes of Section
5 of this
Agreement.
Section 8.
Indemnification;
Contribution.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Securities, the Affiliates, directors,
officers, employees, members, managers and agents of each such Holder and each
Person who controls any such Holder within the meaning of either the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to
which they or any of them may become subject insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of
or are based upon any violation of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or state
securities laws, or upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in a Registration Statement as originally filed or in
any amendment thereof, or the Disclosure Package, or any preliminary, final or
summary Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus included in any such Registration
Statement, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or
are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in
the case of the Disclosure Package, or any preliminary, final or summary
Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus included in any such Registration
Statement, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred,
for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
(whether or not the indemnified party is a party to any proceeding);
provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in
any case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
arises (i) out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of
any such Holder specifically for inclusion therein including, without
limitation, any notice and questionnaire, or (ii) out of sales of Registrable
Securities made during a Suspension Period after notice is given pursuant to
Section
2(e)(ii) hereof. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may
otherwise have.
(b) Each Holder severally (and not
jointly) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its
Affiliates, directors, employees, members, managers and agents and each Person
who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and
against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they or any
of them may become subject insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities arise out of or are based upon any violation of the Securities Act,
Exchange Act or state securities laws, upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement as
originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Disclosure Package or
any Holder Free Writing Prospectus,
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preliminary, final or summary Prospectus included in any such Registration Statement, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Disclosure Package, or any preliminary, final or summary Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus included in any such Registration Statement, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is contained in any written information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion therein; provided, however, that the total amount to be indemnified by such Holder pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by such Holder in the offering to which such Registration Statement or Prospectus relates.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an
indemnified party under this Section
8 of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section
8, notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the
indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or
(b) above unless and to the extent such action and such failure results in
material prejudice to the indemnifying party and forfeiture by the indemnifying
party of substantial rights and defenses; and (ii) will not, in any event,
relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party
other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b)
above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to
the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to
such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the
indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, except as
provided in the next sentence, after notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal
expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s rights in the
prior sentence, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own
counsel (and one local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of
counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party
would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or
potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it
and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have
employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the
indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of
such action; or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified
party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. No
indemnifying party shall, in connection with any one action or separate but
substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general circumstances or allegations, be liable for the fees and
expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local
counsel) for all indemnified parties. An indemnifying party shall not be liable
under this Section 8 to any indemnified party regarding any
settlement or compromise or consent to the entry of any
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judgment with respect to any pending or
threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification
or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties
are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent is consented to by such indemnifying party. No
indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall,
except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement or compromise unless such settlement or
compromise (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (ii)
does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a
failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) In the event that the indemnity
provided in Section
8(a) or Section
8(b) above is unavailable
to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, then
each applicable indemnifying party agrees to contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending same)
(collectively, “Losses”) to which such indemnifying party may
be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of
the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined
by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party on the
one hand or the indemnified party on the other and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section
8(d) were determined by
pro rata allocation (even if the Holders of
Registrable Securities or any agents or underwriters or all of them were treated
as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does
not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this
Section
8(d). The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this
Section
8(d) shall be deemed to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section
8(d), no Person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section
8, each Person who controls
any Holder of Registrable Securities, agent or underwriter within the meaning of
either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer,
employee and agent of any such Holder, agent or underwriter shall have the same
rights to contribution as such Holder, agent or underwriter, and each Person who
controls the Company within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act and each officer and director of the Company shall have the same
rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable
terms and conditions of this Section
8(d). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the total amount to be contributed by any Holder pursuant to this
Section
8(d) shall be limited to
the net proceeds (after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions)
received by such Holder in the offering to which such Registration Statement or
Prospectus relates.
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(e) The provisions of this Section
8 will remain in full force
and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder
of Registrable Securities or the Company or any of the officers, directors or
controlling Persons referred to in this Section
8 hereof, and will survive
the transfer of Registrable Securities.
(f) To the extent any indemnification by
an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party
agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it
would otherwise be liable under Section
8 to the fullest extent
permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the
sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) in
connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities
shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller
from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf
Registration.
Section 9. Participation
in Underwritten Offering/Sale of Registrable Securities.
(a) It shall be a condition precedent to
the obligations of the Company to include Registrable Securities of any Holder
in any Registration Statement or prospectus, as the case may be, that such
Holder shall timely furnish to the Company (as a condition precedent to such
Holder’s participation in such registration) its Selling Holder Information in
accordance with the terms hereof. Each selling Holder shall timely provide the
Company with such information as may be reasonably requested to enable the
Company to prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to any Shelf
Registration or a supplement to any prospectus relating to such Shelf
Registration.
(b) No Person may participate in any
underwritten offering hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such
Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements in
customary form entered into pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) completes and
executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting
agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements.
(c) Each Person that has securities
registered on a Registration Statement filed hereunder agrees that, upon receipt
of any notice contemplated in Section
2(e)(ii), such Person will
forthwith discontinue the disposition of its Registrable Securities pursuant to
the applicable Registration Statement.
Section
10. Private
Sale and Legends.
(a) Except as provided in Section 4, the
Company agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Holders, at any
time and from time to time, from selling or otherwise transferring Registrable
Securities or other shares of New Common Stock pursuant to a private sale or
other transaction which is not registered pursuant to the Securities Act. To the
extent requested by a Holder, the Company shall take all reasonable steps
necessary to assist and cooperate with such Holder to facilitate such sale or
transfer, including delivery to the Holders of
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a customary opinion regarding the
availability of an exemption from the Securities Act for the Holders for such
sale.
(b) At the request of a Holder, the
Company shall remove from each certificate evidencing Registrable Securities any
legend if the Company is reasonably satisfied (based upon an opinion of counsel
or, in the case of a Holder that is not an Affiliate of the Company proposing to
transfer such securities pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) of the Securities Act, other
evidence) that the securities evidenced thereby may be publicly sold without
registration under the Securities Act.
Section 11. Rule
144 and Rule 144A; Other Exemptions. With a view to making available to the
Holders of Registrable Securities the benefits of Rule 144 and Rule 144A
promulgated under the Securities Act and other rules and regulations of the
Commission that may at any time permit a Holder of Registrable Securities to
sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, the Company
covenants that it will (i) use its reasonable best efforts to file in a timely
manner all reports and other documents required, if any, to be filed by it under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted
thereunder and (ii) make available information necessary to comply with Rule 144
and Rule 144A, if available with respect to resales of the Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act, at all times, all to the extent required
from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by (x) Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (if
available with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities), as such rules
may be amended from time to time or (y) any other rules or regulations now
existing or hereafter adopted by the Commission. Immediately flowing the
Effective Date, the Company shall become or remain an issuer required to file
reports pursuant to either Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Furthermore, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to make the
Registrable Securities Depository Trust Company (DTC) eligible and to include
upon issuance the Registrable Securities for trading and transfer on The PORTAL
Alliance LLC’s trading platform.
Section 12. Transfer
of Registration Rights. The
rights of a Holder hereunder may be transferred, assigned, or otherwise conveyed
on a pro rata basis in connection with any transfer,
assignment, or other conveyance of Registrable Securities to any transferee or
assignee; provided that all of the following additional
conditions are satisfied: (a) such transfer or assignment is effected in
accordance with applicable securities laws; (b) such transferee or assignee
agrees in writing to become subject to the terms of this Agreement by delivering
to the Company a duly executed joinder agreement in form attached hereto as
Exhibit
A; and (c) the Company is
given written notice by such Holder of such transfer or assignment, stating the
name and address of the transferee or assignee and identifying the Registrable
Securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred or
assigned.
Section 13. Joinder. Any Person who demonstrates that it is
a Holder as of the Effective Date may acquire the rights of a Holder hereunder
if it agrees in writing to become subject to the terms of this Agreement as a
Holder by delivering to the Company a duly executed joinder agreement in form
attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
Section
14. Amendment,
Modification and Waivers; Further Assurances.
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(a) Amendment. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions
hereof may not be given, without the written consent of the Company and the
Holders holding at least fifty percent (50%) of the Registrable Securities then
issued and outstanding; provided that in the event that such amendment,
modification, supplement, waiver or consent would treat a Holder or group of
Holders in a manner different from any other Holders, then such amendment or
waiver will require the consent of such Holder or the Holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities of such group adversely treated.
(b) Effect of
Waiver. No waiver of any
terms or conditions of this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any other
breach of such terms and conditions or any other term or condition, nor shall
any failure to enforce any provision hereof operate as a waiver of such
provision or of any other provision hereof. No written waiver hereunder, unless
it by its own terms explicitly provides to the contrary, shall be construed to
effect a continuing waiver of the provisions being waived and no such waiver in
any instance shall constitute a waiver in any other instance or for any other
purpose or impair the right of the party against whom such waiver is claimed in
all other instances or for all other purposes to require full compliance with
such provision. The failure of any party to enforce any provision of this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision and shall not
affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each provision of this
Agreement in accordance with its terms.
(c) Further
Assurances. Each of the
parties hereto shall execute all such further instruments and documents and take
all such further action as any other party hereto may reasonably require in
order to effectuate the terms and purposes of this
Agreement.
Section 15. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies;
Specific Performance. Any
Person having rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to
enforce such rights specifically, to recover damages caused by reason of any
breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights
existing in their favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money
damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this
Agreement and that any party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of
law or equity of competent jurisdiction for, and obtain from any such court,
specific performance and/or injunctive relief (without posting any bond or other
security) in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this
Agreement and shall not be required to prove irreparable injury to such party or
that such party does not have an adequate remedy at law with respect to any
breach of this Agreement (each of which elements the parties admit). The parties
hereto further agree and acknowledge that each and every obligation applicable
to it contained in this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable against it
and hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for
specific performance of their respective obligations hereunder. All rights and
remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of,
any rights or remedies available under this Agreement or
otherwise.
(b) Successors
and Assigns. All covenants
and agreements in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto
shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of
the parties hereto (including any trustee in bankruptcy) whether
so
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expressed or not. In addition, whether
or not any express assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement
which are for the benefit of purchasers or Holders of Registrable Securities are
also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent Holder of
Registrable Securities. No assignment or delegation of this Agreement by the
Company, or any of the Company’s rights, interests or obligations hereunder,
shall be effective against any Holder without the prior written consent of such
Holder.
(c) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of
this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be
prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain
the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
(e) Descriptive
Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive
part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in
this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter
forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the
plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means
such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from
time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and, if applicable, hereof.
The words “include”, “includes” or “including” in this Agreement shall be deemed
to be followed by “without limitation”. The use of the words “or,” “either” or
“any” shall not be exclusive. The parties hereto have participated jointly in
the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted
jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise
favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the
provisions of this Agreement. All references to laws, rules, regulations and
forms in this Agreement shall be deemed to be references to such laws, rules,
regulations and forms, as amended from time to time or, to the extent replaced,
the comparable successor thereto in effect at the time. All references to
agencies, self-regulatory organizations or governmental entities in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the comparable successors thereto
from time to time.
(f) Governing
Law. This Agreement and the
exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of
law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or
any other jurisdiction) to the extent such rules or provisions would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New
York.
(g) Notices. All notices, demands or other
communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when
(a) delivered personally to the recipient, (b) telecopied or sent by facsimile
to the recipient, or (c) one (1) Business Day after being sent to the recipient
by
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reputable overnight courier service
(charges prepaid). Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent
to the Company at the address set forth below and to any Holder of Registrable
Securities at the address set forth on the signature page hereto, or at such
address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has
specified by prior written notice to the sending party. The Company’s address
is:
Visteon Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial
Officer
with copies (which shall not constitute
notice) to:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx
LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
X. X’Xxxxx
Xxxx
X. Billion
and
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx
LLP
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. X. Xxxxxxxxxx,
P.C.
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, P.C.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
and
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx
LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Marc Kielselstein,
P.C.
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Notices to the Holders shall be sent
to:
White & Case LLP
Wachovia Financial
Center
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
00
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
and
White & Case LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
and
Akin Gump Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx
LLP
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
If any time period for giving notice or
taking action hereunder expires on a day that is not a Business Day, the time
period shall automatically be extended to the Business Day immediately following
such Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
(h) Delivery by
Facsimile. This Agreement,
the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument
entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or
thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and
delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic means, shall be
treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and
shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the
original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party
hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or,
thereto shall reexecute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other
parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the
use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means to deliver a signature or
the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or
communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means as
a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party
forever waives any such defense.
(i) Waiver of
Jury Trial. Each of the
parties to this Agreement hereby agrees to waive its respective rights to a jury
trial of any claim or cause of action based upon or arising out of this
Agreement. The scope of this waiver is intended to be all-encompassing of any
and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject
matter of this Agreement, including contract claims, tort claims and all other
common law and statutory claims. Each party
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hereto acknowledges that this waiver is
a material inducement to enter into this Agreement, that each has already relied
on this waiver in entering into this Agreement, and that each will continue to
rely on this waiver in their related future dealings. Each party hereto further
warrants and represents that it has reviewed this waiver with its legal counsel
and that it knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following
consultation with legal counsel. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY
NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN
WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION
15(i) AND EXECUTED BY EACH
OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT. In the
event of litigation, this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial
by the court.
(j) Arm’s Length
Agreement. Each of the
parties to this Agreement agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement has been
negotiated in good faith, at arm’s length, and not by any means prohibited by
law.
(k) Sophisticated
Parties; Advice of Counsel.
Each of the parties to this Agreement specifically acknowledges that (i) it is a
knowledgeable, informed, sophisticated Person capable of understanding and
evaluating the provisions set forth in this Agreement and (ii) it has been fully
advised and represented by legal counsel of its own independent selection and
has relied wholly upon its independent judgment and the advice of such counsel
in negotiating and entering into this Agreement.
(l) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement,
together with the schedules and exhibits attached hereto, and any certificates,
documents, instruments and writings that are delivered pursuant hereto,
constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties in respect of
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements or
representations by or among the parties, written or oral, to the extent they
relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
(m) Attorneys’
Fees. In the event of
litigation or other proceedings in connection with or related to this Agreement,
the prevailing party in such litigation or proceeding shall be entitled to
reimbursement from the opposing party of all reasonable expenses, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of investigation in
connection with such litigation or proceeding.
(n) FWP
Consent. No Holder shall
use a Holder Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the
Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(o) No Required
Sale. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be deemed to create an independent obligation on the part of any
Holder to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to any effective registration
statement.
(p) Termination. The obligations of the Company and of
any Holder, other than those obligations contained in Section
8, shall terminate with
respect to the Company and such Holder as soon as such Holder no longer holds
any Registrable Securities.
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(q) No
Third-Party Beneficiaries or Other Right. Nothing herein shall grant to or
create in any person not a party hereto, or any such person’s dependents or
heirs, any right to any benefits hereunder or any remedies hereunder, and no
such party shall be entitled to xxx any party to this Agreement with respect
thereto; provided, however, that the Affiliates, directors,
officers, employees, members, managers and agents of each indemnified party and
each Person who controls any such Indemnified Party within the meaning of either
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act are intended third-party beneficiaries of
Section 8 and shall have the right, power, and authority to enforce the
provisions thereof as though they were a party hereto.
* * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written
above.
VISTEON
CORPORATION
By:______________________________
Its:
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CQS CONVERTIBLE AND QUANTITATIVE
STRATEGIES MASTER FUND
LIMITED
By:
______________________________
Name:
_________________________
Title: Authorized
Signatory
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CQS DIRECTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
MASTER FUND LIMITED By:
______________________________
Name:
_________________________
Title: Authorized
Signatory
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
(Solely with Respect to the
Distressed Products Group)
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL,
L.P.
By: Xxxxxxx International Capital
Advisors Inc.,
as
Attorney-in-Facts
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.,
solely with respect to the
High Yield Distressed Investing
Group
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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KIVU INVESTMENT FUND
LIMITED
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
Director
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MONARCH MASTER FUNDING
LTD
By: MONARCH ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL LP,
its investment
advisor
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing
Principal
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OAK HILL ADVISORS, L.P., on behalf
of
certain private funds and separate accounts that it manages By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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SOLUS ALTERNATIVE
ASSET
MANAGEMENT LP, as investment
advisor to its private funds
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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THE LIVERPOOL LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: Liverpool Associates, Ltd., as
General Partner
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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ALDEN GLOBAL DISTRESSED
OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
By: Alden Global Distressed
Opportunities Fund
GP, LLC, its general
partner
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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XXXXX ARBITRAGE,
L.P.
By: ______________________________
Name: Tal
Gurion
Title: Managing Director of
Investment Manager
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XXXXX ARBITRAGE
OFFSHORE
By: ______________________________
Name: Tal
Gurion
Title: Managing Director of
Investment Manager
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ARMORY MASTER FUND
LTD.
By: Armory Advisors LLC, its
Investment Manager
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Manager
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THE SEAPORT GROUP LLC PROFIT
SHARING PLAN
By: Armory Advisors LLC, its
Investment Manager
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Manager
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CAPITAL VENTURES
INTERNATIONAL
By: Susquehanna Advisors Group,
Inc., its authorized
agent
|
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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CASPIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS,
L.P.
By: Mariner Investment Group, as
Investment Advisor
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Principal
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CASPIAN SELECT CREDIT MASTER FUND,
LTD.
By: Mariner Investment Group, as
Investment Advisor
|
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Principal
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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CSS,
LLC
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Partner
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CUMBERLAND
PARTNERS
By: CUMBERLAND GP LLC, its
General Partner
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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CUMBERLAND BENCHMARKED PARTNERS,
L.P.
By:
CUMBERLAND BENCHMARKED
GP
LLC,
its General
Partner
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
|
LONGVIEW PARTNERS B,
L.P.
By:
LONGVIEW B GP LLC, its General
Partner
|
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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XXXXXX INTERNATIONAL
S.A.
By: CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES LLC,
as Investment
Adviser
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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CYRUS EUROPE MASTER FUND LTD.
By: Cyrus
Capital Partners, L.P. as Investment
Manager
|
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
|
CYRUS SELECT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER
FUND, LTD.
By: Cyrus
Capital Partners, L.P. as Investment
Manager
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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CRESCENT 1 L.P.
By: Cyrus
Capital Partners, L.P. as Investment
Manager
|
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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CRS FUND LTD.
By: Cyrus
Capital Partners, L.P. as Investment
Manager
|
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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CYRUS OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND
II, LTD.
By: Cyrus
Capital Partners, L.P. as Investment
Manager
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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HALBIS DISTRESSED OPPORTUNITIES
MASTER FUND,
LTD.
|
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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MARINER LDC
By: Mariner Investment Group, as
Investment
Advisor
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Principal
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MARINER LDC
By:
Riva Ridge Capital
Management LP, as Investment
Manager
By: Riva Ridge GP LLC, GP to the
Investment Manager
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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MERCED PARTNERS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: Global
Capital Management, Inc., General
Partner
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Rock
Title: Authorized Representative |
MERCED PARTNERS II,
L.P.
By: Lydiard
Partners, L.P., General Partner
By: Tanglewood
Capital Management, Inc., General
Partner
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By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Rock
Title: Authorized Representative |
NEWFINANCE ALDEN
SPV
By: Alden Global Capital, its
Trading Advisor
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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QVT FUND LP
By: QVT Associates GP LLC, its
general partner
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By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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QUINTESSENCE FUND
L.P.
By: QVT Associates GP LLC, its
general partner
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
|
RIVA RIDGE MASTER FUND,
LTD.
By: Riva Ridge Capital Management
LP,
as Investment
Manager
By: Riva Ridge GP LLC, GP to the
Investment Manager
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
|
SENECA CAPITAL,
L.P.
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
CFO
|
SILVER POINT CAPITAL, L.P. on
behalf of its affiliates and related
funds
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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SPECTRUM INVESTMENT PARTNERS,
L.P.
By:
Spectrum Group Management LLC, its
general
partner
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing
Member
|
SIPI MASTER
LTD.
By:
Spectrum Investment Management LLC,
its investment
manager
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing
Member
|
XXXXX CRITERION MASTER FUND
LTD.
By:
Xxxxx Offshore Management LLC
Its:
Investment
Manager
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
|
XXXXX MASTER FUND
LTD.
By:
Xxxxx Offshore Management LLC
Its:
Investment
Manager
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
|
UBS
Securities
LLC
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
|
UBS
Securities
LLC
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
________________________
Title:
_________________________
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VENOR CAPITAL MASTER FUND
LTD.
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Authorized
Signatory
|
WHITEBOX HEDGED HIGH YIELD
PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Whitebox Hedged High Yield
Advisors,
LLC,
its General
Partner
By: Whitebox Advisors, LLC, its
Managing Member
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WHITEBOX COMBINED
PARTNERS, L.P.
By:
Whitebox Combined Advisors, LLC,
its
General Partner
By: Whitebox Advisors, LLC, its
Managing
Member
|
|
By:
______________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE
I
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
A selling stockholder may also enter
into hedging and/or monetization transactions. For example, a selling
stockholder may:
(a) enter into transactions with a
broker-dealer or affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party in connection
with which that other party will become a selling stockholder and engage in
short sales of the common stock under this prospectus, in which case the other
party may use shares of common stock received from the selling stockholder to
close out any short positions;
(b) itself sell short common stock under
this prospectus and use shares of common stock held by it to close out any short
position;
(c) enter into options, forwards or
other transactions that require the selling stockholder to deliver, in a
transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act, common stock to a
broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party who may
then become a selling stockholder and publicly resell or otherwise transfer that
common stock under this prospectus; or
(d) loan or pledge common stock to a
broker-dealer or affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party who may then
become a selling stockholder and sell the loaned shares or, in an event of
default in the case of a pledge, become a selling stockholder and sell the
pledged shares, under this prospectus.
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
JOINDER AGREEMENT
Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of ___________ ____, 2010 (as such agreement may have
been or may be amended from time to time) (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”), by and
among Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each of the other parties signatory
thereto and any other parties identified on the signature pages of any joinder
agreements substantially similar to this joinder agreement executed and
delivered pursuant to Section 11 of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set
forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
In consideration of the transfer to the
undersigned of Registrable Securities of the Company, the undersigned represents
that it is a transferee of [insert name of transferor] and agrees that, as of
the date written below, the undersigned shall become a party to the Registration
Rights Agreement, and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the
covenants, terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement as though
an original party thereto.
[SIGNATURE PAGE
FOLLOWS]
Executed as of the _______ day of
__________________, _____.
TRANSFEREE: [insert name of
transferee]
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Acknowledged and agreed
by:
VISTEON CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title: