EXHIBIT 2.6
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated June 23, 1999
between
URS CORPORATION
THE GUARANTORS LISTED ON ANNEX A HERETO
and
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into June 23, 1999, between URS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), the subsidiaries of the Company listed in Annex A (the "Guarantors")
and MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED (the "Placement Agent").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Placement Agreement dated June
18, 1999, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Placement Agent (the
"Placement Agreement"), which provides for the sale by the Company to the
Placement Agent of an aggregate of $200,000,000 principal amount of the
Company's 12 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009 (the "Securities"). The
Securities will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an senior
subordinated basis by the Guarantors. In order to induce the Placement Agent to
enter into the Placement Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed
to provide to the Placement Agent and its direct and indirect transferees the
registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution of this
Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Placement Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Definitions.
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As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms
shall have the following meanings:
"1933 Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time
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to time.
"1934 Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
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from time to time.
"Closing Date" shall mean the Closing Date as defined in the Placement
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Agreement.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall
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also include the Company's successors.
"Exchange Offer" shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of
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Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a)
hereof.
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"Exchange Offer Registration" shall mean a registration under the 1933
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Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" shall mean an exchange offer
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registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another
appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration
statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all
exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
"Exchange Securities" shall mean securities issued by the Company and
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severally guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms
identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not
contain restrictions on transfer) and to be offered to Holders of
Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
"Guarantors" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and
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shall also include any Guarantor's successor.
"Holder" shall mean the Placement Agent, for so long as it owns any
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Registrable Securities, and each of its successors, assigns and direct and
indirect transferees who become registered owners of Registrable Securities
under the Indenture; provided that for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this
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Agreement, the term "Holder" shall include Participating Broker-Dealers (as
defined in Section 4(a)).
"Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated
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as of June 23, 1999 among the Company, the Guarantors and Firstar Bank of
Minnesota, N.A., as trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Majority Holders" shall mean the Holders of a majority of the
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aggregate principal amount of outstanding Registrable Securities; provided
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that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage
of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities
held by the Company or any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in
Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) (other than the Placement Agent or subsequent
Holders of Registrable Securities if such subsequent holders are deemed to
be such affiliates solely by reason of their holding of such Registrable
Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or
approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount.
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"Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability
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company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government
or agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Placement Agent" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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"Placement Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
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preamble.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in a Registration
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Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as
amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a
prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration
Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus,
and in each case including all material incorporated by reference therein.
"Registrable Securities" shall mean the Securities and the guarantees
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thereof by the Guarantors; provided, however, that the Securities and the
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guarantees shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Shelf
Registration Statement with respect to such Securities and guarantees shall
have been declared effective under the 1933 Act and such Securities and
guarantees shall have been disposed of pursuant to such Shelf Registration
Statement, (ii) when a Registration Statement with respect to such
Securities and guarantees shall have been declared effective under the 1933
Act and the Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section 2(a)
hereof, (iii) when such Securities and guarantees have been sold to the
public pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in force, but
not Rule 144A) under the 1933 Act or (iv) when such Securities and
guarantees shall have ceased to be outstanding.
"Registration Expenses" shall mean any and all expenses incident to
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performance of or compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with this
Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. registration and filing
fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance
with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel for any underwriters or Holders in connection with
blue sky qualification of any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable
Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in
preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto, any
underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements and other documents
relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all
rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the
qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities
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laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii)
the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors
and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the fees and
disbursements of one counsel for the Holders (which counsel shall be
counsel for the Placement Agent) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of
the independent public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors,
including the expenses of any special audits or "cold comfort" letters
required by or incident to such performance and compliance, but excluding
fees and expenses of counsel to the underwriters (other than fees and
expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting
discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale
or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.
"Registration Statement" shall mean any registration statement of the
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Company and the Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange Securities or
Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all
amendments and supplements to any such Registration Statement, including
post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained
therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference
therein.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Shelf Registration" shall mean a registration effected pursuant to
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Section 2(b) hereof.
"Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a "shelf" registration
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statement of the Company and the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2(b) of this Agreement which covers all of the Registrable
Securities (but no other securities unless approved by the Holders whose
Registrable Securities are covered by such Shelf Registration Statement) on
an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, or any similar rule
that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case
including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
"Trustee" shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under
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the Indenture.
"Underwriter" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
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"Underwritten Registration" or "Underwritten Offering" shall mean a
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registration in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for
reoffering to the public.
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2. Registration Under the 1933 Act.
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(a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable
interpretation of the Staff of the SEC, the Company and the Guarantors shall use
their best efforts to cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement
covering the offer by the Company and the Guarantors to the Holders to exchange
all of the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and to have such
Registration Statement remain effective until the closing of the Exchange Offer.
The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC
and use its best efforts to have the Exchange Offer consummated not later than
60 days after such effective date. The Company and the Guarantors shall
commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related exchange offer Prospectus and
accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other
disclosures as are required by applicable law:
(i) that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this
Registration Rights Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly
tendered will be accepted for exchange;
(ii) the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of
at least 20 business days from the date such notice is mailed) (the
"Exchange Dates");
(iii) that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain
outstanding and continue to accrue interest, but will not retain any rights
under this Registration Rights Agreement;
(iv) that Holders electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged
pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender such
Registrable Security, together with the enclosed letters of transmittal, to
the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York) specified in the notice prior to the close of
business on the last Exchange Date; and
(v) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election, not
later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by sending to
the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York) specified in the notice a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal
amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement
that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Securities
exchanged.
As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and
the Guarantors shall:
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(i) accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof
tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and
(ii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for
cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for
exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly
authenticate and mail to each Holder, an Exchange Security equal in
principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities
surrendered by such Holder.
The Company and the Guarantors shall use their best efforts to complete the
Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and other applicable laws and
regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not
be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not
violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the Staff of the SEC.
The Company shall inform the Placement Agent of the names and addresses of the
Holders to whom the Exchange Offer is made, and the Placement Agent shall have
the right, subject to applicable law, to contact such Holders and otherwise
facilitate the tender of Registrable Securities in the Exchange Offer.
(b) In the event that (i) the Company and the Guarantors determine
that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not
available or may not be consummated as soon as practicable after the last
Exchange Date because it would violate applicable law or the applicable
interpretations of the Staff of the SEC, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any
other reason consummated by January 23, 2000 or (iii) the Exchange Offer has
been completed and in the opinion of counsel for the Placement Agent a
Registration Statement must be filed and a Prospectus must be delivered by the
Placement Agent in connection with any offering or sale of Registrable
Securities, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their best efforts to cause
to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, date or notice of
such opinion of counsel is given to the Company, as the case may be, a Shelf
Registration Statement providing for the sale by the Holders of all of the
Registrable Securities and to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared
effective by the SEC. In the event the Company and the Guarantors are required
to file a Shelf Registration Statement solely as a result of the matters
referred to in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Company and the
Guarantors shall use their best efforts to file and have declared effective by
the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration
Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers
and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Placement Agent after completion
of the Exchange Offer. The Company and the Guarantors agree to use their best
efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until
the expiration of the period referred to in Rule 144(k) with respect to the
Registrable Securities or such shorter period that will terminate when all of
the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been
sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration
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Statement. The Company and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend
the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or
instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such
Shelf Registration Statement or by the 1933 Act or by any other rules and
regulations thereunder for shelf registration or if reasonably requested by a
Holder with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use its best
efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective and such Shelf
Registration Statement to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The
Company and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Holders of Registrable
Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being
used or filed with the SEC.
(c) The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses
in connection with the registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b).
Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer
taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder's Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.
(d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a)
hereof or a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will
not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by
the SEC; provided, however, that, if, after it has been declared effective, the
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offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement is
interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of
the SEC or any other governmental agency or court, such Registration Statement
will be deemed not to have become effective during the period of such
interference until the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to such
Registration Statement may legally resume. As provided for in the Indenture, in
the event the Exchange Offer is not consummated and the Shelf Registration
Statement is not declared effective on or prior to January 23, 2000, the annual
interest rate on the Securities will be increased by .5% until the Exchange
Offer is consummated or the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective
by the SEC.
(e) Without limiting the remedies available to the Placement Agent and
the Holders, the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the
Company or the Guarantors to comply with its obligations under Section 2(a) and
Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Placement
Agent or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will
not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the
event of any such failure, the Placement Agent or any Holder may obtain such
relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company's or the
Guarantors' obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.
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3. Registration Procedures.
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In connection with the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors
with respect to the Registration Statements pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section
2(b) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall as promptly as practicable:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the
appropriate form under the 1933 Act, which form (x) shall be selected by
the Company and the Guarantors and (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf
Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by
the selling Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all
financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith, and use its
best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and
remain effective in accordance with Section 2 hereof;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective
amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement effective for the applicable period and cause each
Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as
so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act; to
keep each Prospectus current during the period described under Section 4(3)
and Rule 174 under the 1933 Act that is applicable to transactions by
brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange
Securities;
(c) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of
Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Placement Agent, to counsel for
the Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of
Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each
Prospectus, including each preliminary Prospectus, and any amendment or
supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder or Underwriter
may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other
disposition of the Registrable Securities; and the Company and the
Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the selling
Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection
with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in
the manner described in such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto in accordance with applicable law;
(d) use their best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable
Securities under all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws of such
jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the
applicable Registration Statement is declared effective
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by the SEC, to cooperate with such Holders in connection with any filings
required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to enable such Holder to consummate the disposition
in each such jurisdiction of such Registrable Securities owned by such
Holder; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall
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be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in
securities in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to
qualify but for this Section 3(d), (ii) file any general consent to service
of process or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if
it is not so subject;
(e) in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Holder of
Registrable Securities, counsel for the Holders and counsel for the
Placement Agent promptly and, if requested by any such Holder or counsel,
confirm such advice in writing (i) when a Registration Statement has become
effective and when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and
becomes effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any state securities
authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement and
Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration Statement
has become effective, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any state
securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that
purpose, (iv) if, between the effective date of a Registration Statement
and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the
representations and warranties of the Company or any Guarantor contained in
any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar
agreement, if any, relating to the offering cease to be true and correct in
all material respects or if the Company or any Guarantor receives any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of
any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event during
the period a Shelf Registration Statement is effective which makes any
statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus
untrue in any material respect or which requires the making of any changes
in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the
statements therein not misleading and (vi) of any determination by the
Company or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement would be appropriate;
(f) make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement at the earliest
possible moment and provide prompt notice to each Holder of the withdrawal
of any such order;
(g) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of
Registrable Securities, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each
Registration Statement
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and any post-effective amendment thereto (without documents incorporated
therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);
(h) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the selling
Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and
not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities
to be in such denominations (consistent with the provisions of the
Indenture) and registered in such names as the selling Holders may
reasonably request at least one business day prior to the closing of any
sale of Registrable Securities;
(i) in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any
event contemplated by Section 3(e)(v) hereof, use its best efforts to
prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so
that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable
Securities, such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The Company and the Guarantors agree to notify the
Holders to suspend use of the Prospectus as promptly as practicable after
the occurrence of such an event, and the Holders hereby agree to suspend
use of the Prospectus until the Company and the Guarantors have amended or
supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission;
(j) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or
amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or any document which is to be
incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus
after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such
document to the Placement Agent and its counsel and make such of the
representatives of the Company and the Guarantors as shall be reasonably
requested by the Placement Agent or its counsel available for discussion of
such document, and shall not at any time file or make any amendment to the
Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any amendment of or supplement to
a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, of which the Placement Agent and
its counsel shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or
to which the Placement Agent or its counsel, acting on behalf of both the
Placement Agent and the Holders, shall reasonably object;
(k) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable
Securities, as the case may be, not later than the effective date of a
Registration Statement;
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(l) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"), in connection with the registration of the
Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be,
cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the
Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in
accordance with the terms of the TIA and execute, and use its best efforts
to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect
such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with
the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;
(m) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection
by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities, any
Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf
Registration Statement, and attorneys and accountants designated by the
Holders, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all financial and
other records, pertinent documents and properties of the Company and the
Guarantors, and cause the respective officers, directors and employees of
the Company and the Guarantors to supply all information reasonably
requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant
in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that
any information that is designated in writing by the Company, in good
faith, as confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be
kept confidential by the Holders or any such Underwriter, attorney,
accountant or other agent, unless such disclosure is made in connection
with a court proceeding or required by law, or such information becomes
available to the public generally or through a third party without an
accompanying obligation of confidentiality.
(n) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use its best efforts to cause
all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any
automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the
Company or any Guarantor are then listed if requested by the Majority
Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable
listing requirements;
(o) use its best efforts to cause the Exchange Securities to continue
to be rated by two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations
(as such term is defined in Rule 436(g)(2) under the 1933 Act), if the
Registrable Securities have been rated;
(p) if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement, (i) promptly incorporate in a
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with
respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included
therein and (ii) make all required filings of such
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Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the
Company has received notification of the matt ers to be incorporated in
such filing;
(q) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary
agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith
(including those requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition
of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an
Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (i) to the extent possible,
make such representations and warranties to the Holders and any
Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of
the Company and its material subsidiaries, the Registration Statement,
Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated
by reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are
customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and
confirm the same if and when requested, (ii) obtain opinions of counsel to
the Company and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope
and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and such
Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each selling Holder
and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily
covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (iii) obtain "cold
comfort" letters from the independent certified public accountants of the
Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other certified public
accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor, or of any
business acquired by the Company or any Guarantor for which financial
statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the
Registration Statement) addressed to each selling Holder and Underwriter of
Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering
matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in
connection with underwritten offerings, and (iv) deliver such documents and
certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the
Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten
offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (i)
above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in
an underwriting agreement; and
(r) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, in the event that,
in the reasonable judgment of the Company, it is advisable to suspend use
of the Prospectus for a discrete period of time due to pending material
corporate developments or similar material events that have not yet been
publicly disclosed and as to which the Company reasonably believes public
disclosure will be prejudicial to the Company, the Company shall deliver a
certificate in writing, signed by its Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer, to the Holders to the effect of the foregoing and, upon
receipt of such certificate, each such Holder shall not commence selling
its Registrable Securities
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pursuant to such Prospectus until such Holder's receipt of copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus, or until it is advised in writing by
the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any
additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. The Company will use its best
efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, as
promptly as is practicable and as soon as the earlier of (x) public
disclosure of such pending material corporate development or similar
material event or (y) in the reasonable judgment of the Company, public
disclosure of such pending material corporate development or similar
material event would not be prejudicial to the Company.
In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company and the
Guarantors may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the
Company and the Guarantors such information regarding the Holder and the
proposed distribution by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the
Company and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
No Holder of Registrable Securities will be entitled to have such Registrable
Securities included in a Shelf Registration Statement if such Holder does not
furnish the information required by the Company and the Guarantors.
In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder agrees
that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company and the Guarantors of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(e)(v) or Section 3(r)
hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of
the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section
3(i) hereof, and, if so directed by the Company and the Guarantors, such Holder
will deliver to the Company and the Guarantors (at its expense) all copies, if
any, in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder's
possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at
the time of receipt of such notice. The Company and the Guarantors may give any
such notice only twice during any 365 day period and any such suspensions may
not exceed, in the aggregate, 60 days, regardless of whether consecutive, during
any 365 day period.
The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration
Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an
Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker
or investment bankers and manager or managers (the "Underwriters") that will
administer the offering will be selected by the Majority Holders of the
Registrable Securities included in such offering.
4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.
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(a) The Staff of the SEC has taken the position that any broker-
dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange
Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a
result of market-making or other trading activities (a "Participating Broker-
Dealer"), may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the 1933
Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the 1933 Act in
connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.
The Company and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff's
position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above
effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the
Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or
specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may
be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers to satisfy their prospectus
delivery obligation under the 1933 Act in connection with resales of Exchange
Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the
requirements of the 1933 Act.
(b) In light of the above, notwithstanding the other provisions of
this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors agree that the provisions of this
Agreement as they relate to a Shelf Registration shall also apply to an Exchange
Offer Registration to the extent, and with such reasonable modifications thereto
as may be, reasonably requested by the Placement Agent or by one or more
Participating Broker-Dealers, in each case as provided in clause (ii) below, in
order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by
Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited
in Section 4(a) above; provided that:
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(i) the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to amend or
supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, as would otherwise be contemplated by Section 3(i), for a period
exceeding 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be
extended pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Section 3 of this
Agreement) and Participating Broker-Dealers shall not be authorized by the
Company and the Guarantors to deliver and shall not deliver such Prospectus
after such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this
Section 4; and
(ii) the application of the Shelf Registration procedures set forth in
Section 3 of this Agreement to an Exchange Offer Registration, to the
extent not required by the positions of the Staff of the SEC or the 1933
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, will be in conformity with
the reasonable request to the Company and the Guarantors by the Placement
Agent or with the reasonable request in writing to the Company and the
Guarantors by one or more broker-dealers who certify to the Placement Agent
and the Company and the Guarantors in writing that they anticipate
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that they will be Participating Broker-Dealers; and provided further that,
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in connection with such application of the Shelf Registration procedures
set forth in Section 3 to an Exchange Offer Registration, the Company and
the Guarantors shall be obligated (x) to deal only with one entity
representing the Participating Broker-Dealers, which shall be Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated unless it elects not to act as such
representative, (y) to pay the fees and expenses of only one counsel
representing the Participating Broker-Dealers, which shall be counsel to
the Placement Agent unless such counsel elects not to so act and (z) to
cause to be delivered only one, if any, "cold comfort" letter with respect
to the Prospectus in the form existing on the last Exchange Date and with
respect to each subsequent amendment or supplement, if any, effected during
the period specified in clause (i) above.
(c) The Placement Agent shall have no liability to the Company, any
Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request that it may make pursuant to
Section 4(b) above.
5. Indemnification and Contribution.
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(a) Each of the Company and the Guarantors agrees jointly and
severally to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent, each Holder and
each Person, if any, who controls the Placement Agent or any Holder within the
meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, or
is under common control with, or is controlled by, the Placement Agent or any
Holder, from and against all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including,
without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Placement Agent, any Holder or any such controlling or affiliated Person in
connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) pursuant to which Exchange
Securities or Registrable Securities were registered under the 1933 Act,
including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or caused by any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or
caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Company and the
Guarantors shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or
caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under
which they were made not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to the
Placement Agent or any Holder furnished to the Company or the Guarantors in
writing by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated or any selling Holder expressly for
use therein; provided that the foregoing indemnity with respect to any
preliminary Prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Holder from whom
the person asserting any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased
Securities, or any person controlling such Holder, if a copy of the final
Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished
any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of
such Holder to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale
of the Securities to such person, and if the final Prospectus (as so amended or
supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim,
damage or liability. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by
Section 3, the Company and the Guarantors will also indemnify the Underwriters,
if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals
participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person
who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act)
to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the
Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement.
(b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and the Guarantors, the Placement Agent and the other
selling Holders, and each of their respective directors, officers who sign the
Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, the
Guarantors, the Placement Agent and any other selling Holder within the meaning
of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the
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1934 Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the
Guarantors to the Placement Agent and the Holders, but only with reference to
information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company and the Guarantors
in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement (or
any amendment thereto) or any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto).
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation)
shall be instituted involving any Person in respect of which indemnity may be
sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) above, such Person (the
"indemnified party") shall promptly notify the Person against whom such
indemnity may be sought (the "indemnifying party") in writing and the
indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and
shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding.
In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its
own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel and the
indemnifying party has agreed to pay the fees and expenses of such counsel or
(ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties)
include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation
of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or
potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the
indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related
proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (a) the fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Placement
Agent and all Persons, if any, who control the Placement Agent within the
meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, (b)
the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local
counsel) for the Company, the Guarantors, their directors, their officers who
sign the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the
Company or the Guarantors within the meaning of either such Section and (c) the
fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local
counsel) for all Holders and all Persons, if any, who control any Holders within
the meaning of either such Section, and that all such fees and expenses shall be
reimbursed as they are incurred upon written request and presentation of
invoices. In such case involving the Placement Agent and Persons who control
the Placement Agent, such firm shall be designated in writing by Morgan Stanley
& Co. Incorporated. In such case involving the Holders and such Persons who
control Holders, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Majority
Holders. In all other cases, such firm shall be designated by the Company. The
indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent but, if settled with such consent or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at
any time an indemnified
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party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified
party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third
sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be
liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent
if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such
indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party
shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party for such fees and expenses of
counsel in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, if at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, an indemnifying party shall
not be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by this Section 8(c)
effected without its consent if such indemnifying party (i) reimburses such
indemnified party in accordance with such request to the extent that it in good
faith considers such request to be reasonable and (ii) provides written notice
to the indemnified party substantiating the unpaid balance as unreasonable, in
each case prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such
indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or paragraph
(b) of this Section 5 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in
respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then
each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified
party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or
omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the
Company, the Guarantors and the Holders 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 Company or the Guarantors or by the Holders and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Holders' respective
obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5(d) are several in
proportion to the respective principal amount of Registrable Securities of such
Holder that were registered pursuant to a Registration Statement.
(e) The Company, the Guarantors and each Holder agree that it would
not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were
determined by pro rata
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allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid
or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages
and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth above, 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 5, no Holder shall be required to indemnify or contribute any amount in
excess of the amount by which the total price at which Registrable Securities
were sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to
any indemnified party at law or in equity.
The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5
shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any
termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of
the Placement Agent, any Holder or any Person controlling the Placement Agent or
any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors, their officers or
directors or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantors, (iii)
acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.
6. Miscellaneous.
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(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor the
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Guarantors have entered into, and on or after the date of this Agreement will
not enter into, any agreement which is inconsistent with the rights granted to
the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts
with the provisions hereof. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not
in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the
holders of the Company's or the Guarantors' other issued and outstanding
securities under any such agreements.
(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
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including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given unless the Company and the Guarantors have obtained the written
consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent; provided, however, that no amendment,
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modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions
of Section 5
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hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless
consented to in writing by such Holder.
(c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
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permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-
class mail, telex, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery
(i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the
Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Placement Agent,
the address set forth in the Placement Agreement; and (ii) if to the Company or
the Guarantors, initially at the Company's address set forth in the Placement
Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c).
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five business
days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when
answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on
the next business day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing
overnight delivery.
Copies of all such notices, demands, or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the
address specified in the Indenture.
(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
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of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the
parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express
assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to
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permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities
in violation of the terms of the Placement Agreement. If any transferee of any
Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by operation
of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of
the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable
Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound
by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such
Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The Placement Agent
(in its capacity as Placement Agent) shall have no liability or obligation to
the Company or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply
with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder
under this Agreement.
(e) Purchases and Sales of Securities. The Company shall not, and
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shall use its best efforts to cause its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under
the 1933 Act) not to, purchase and then resell or otherwise transfer any
Securities.
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(f) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders shall be third party
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beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Company and the
Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand, and
shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems
such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of
Holders hereunder.
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
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reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
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the State of New York.
(j) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
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contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
Very truly yours,
URS CORPORATION
By /s/ Kent P. Ainsworth
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Name: Kent P. Ainsworth
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
GUARANTORS: DAMES & MOORE GROUP
By /s/ Kent P. Ainsworth
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Name: Kent P. Ainsworth
Title: Executive Vice President and
Secretary
DEMETER ACQUISITION CORPORATION
URS CONSULTANTS, INC. -- FLORIDA
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS,
INC.
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS,
INC. -- COLORADO
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE ENGINEERING,
INC.
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE GROUP
CONSULTANTS, INC.
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC. --
CALIFORNIA
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC. -- OHIO
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC. --
WASHINGTON
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC.
(COLORADO)
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC.
(CONNECTICUT)
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC. GREAT
LAKES
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC.
(MARYLAND)
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC. PACIFIC
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC.
SOUTHERN
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE, INC.
SOUTHWEST
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE INTERNATIONAL
-- AMERICAS, INC.
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
By /s/ Kent P. Ainsworth
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Name: Kent P. Ainsworth
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
WVP CORPORATION
By /s/ Kent P. Ainsworth
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Name: Kent P. Ainsworth
Title: Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE GROUP, INC.
By /s/ Kent P. Ainsworth
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Name: Kent P. Ainsworth
Title: Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
GCH ACQUISITION CORP.
By /s/ Jean-Yves Perez
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Name: Jean-Yves Perez
Title: President
GEO-CON, INC.
By /s/ Jean-Yves Perez
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Name: Jean-Yves Perez
Title: Vice President
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE FEDERAL
SERVICES, INC.
By /s/ Gary V. Jandegian
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Name: Gary V. Jandegian
Title: President
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE LICENSING
CORP.
By /s/ Cynthia L. Jorgensen
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Name: Cynthia L. Jorgensen
Title: President and Treasurer
URS GREINER WOODWARD-CLYDE OPERATING
SERVICES, INC.
By /s/ Cynthia L. Jorgensen
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Name: Cynthia L. Jorgensen
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Confirmed and accepted as of
the date first above written:
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
By /s/ Bryan Andrzejewski
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Name: Bryan Andrzejewski
Title: Vice-President
Annex A
GUARANTORS
Demeter Acquisition Corporation
URS Consultants, Inc. -- Florida
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Inc.
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Inc. -- Colorado
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde Engineering, Inc.
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde Group Consultants, Inc.
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. -- California
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. -- Ohio
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. -- Washington
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. (Colorado)
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. (Connecticut)
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. Great Lakes
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. (Maryland)
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. Pacific
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. Southern
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde, Inc. Southwest
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde International -- Americas, Inc.
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde International Holdings, Inc.
WVP Corporation
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde Group, Inc.
GCH Acquisition Corp.
Geo-con, Inc.
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, Inc.
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde Licensing Corp.
URS Greiner Woodward-Clyde Operating Services, Inc.
Dames & Moore Group