Exhibit 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [ ], is entered into by and among Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the parties listed on Schedule I hereto (each, an “Investor,” and collectively, the “Investors”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Investors have, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein), agreed to purchase: (i) an aggregate of 300,000 shares of the Company’s 4.75% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share and liquidation preference $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Stock”); and (ii) an aggregate of 13,043,478 warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement that the Company and the Investors enter into this Agreement in order to grant the Investors certain registration rights with respect to the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors desire to define the registration rights of the Investors on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Article I. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
“Blackout Period” means any period during which, in accordance with Article IV, the Company is not required to effect the filing of a Registration Statement or is entitled to postpone the preparation, filing or effectiveness or suspend the effectiveness of a Registration Statement.
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which national banking institutions in New York, New York, are open.
“Common Stock” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Company” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Control” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (and “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings); provided, however, that no Person will be deemed to Control another Person solely by his or her status as a director of such other Person.