Registration Rights Agreement Dated As of October 26, 2005 among PMC-Sierra, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Thomas Weisel Partners LLCRegistration Rights Agreement • October 26th, 2005 • PMC Sierra Inc • Semiconductors & related devices • New York
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2005, among the Company and the Initial Purchasers (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of an aggregate of $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount ($250,000,000 principal amount if the Initial Purchasers exercise their option in full) of the Company’s 2.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2025 (the “Securities”). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.
