REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT by and among California Steel Industries, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC Goldman, Sachs & Co. CIBC World Markets Corp. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Dated as of March 22, 2004Registration Rights Agreement • May 5th, 2004 • California Steel Industries Inc • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • New York
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2004 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company and the Initial Purchasers (i) for your benefit and for the benefit of each other Initial Purchaser and (ii) for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Notes (including you and each other Initial Purchaser). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Initial Notes, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 5(h) of the Purchase Agreement.
California Steel Industries, Inc.Purchase Agreement • May 5th, 2004 • California Steel Industries Inc • Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) • New York
The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 22, 2004 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). Securities issued in book-entry form will be issued in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) pursuant to a DTC Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2) (the “DTC Agreement”), between the Company and the Depositary.
