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NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY
$87,000,000
11-1/8 % SERIES E SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007
EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
November 24, 1998
CHASE SECURITIES INC.
270 Park Avenue, 4th floor
New York, New York 10017
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Neenah Foundry Company (formerly known as Neenah Corporation),
a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell to you (the
"Initial Purchaser"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
a purchase agreement dated November 19, 1998 (the "Purchase Agreement"),
$87,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 11 1/8 % Series E Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be issued pursuant to
an Indenture to be dated as of November 24, 1998 (the "Indenture") between the
Company, the Guarantors (as defined) and United States Trust Company of New
York, as Trustee (the "Trustee") and will be fully guaranteed (the "Guarantees",
and collectively with the Notes, the "Securities") on an unsecured senior
subordinated basis as to payment, premium, if any, and interest by each of the
Company's subsidiaries a party to the Indenture (collectively, the
"Guarantors"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, substantially
simultaneously with the sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchaser, the Company
and the Guarantors are required to enter into an exchange and registration
rights agreement in the form hereof. Accordingly, the Company and the Guarantors
hereby agree with you, for the benefit of the holders of the Securities
(including the Initial Purchaser) (the "Holders"), as follows:
1. Registered Exchange Offer. The Company and the Guarantors
shall (i) prepare and, not later than 90 days following the date of original
issuance of the Securities (the "Issue Date"), file with the Commission a
registration statement (the "Exchange Offer Registration Statement") on an
appropriate form under the Securities Act with respect to a proposed offer to
the Holders (the "Registered Exchange Offer") to issue and deliver to such
Holders, in exchange for the Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of
debt securities of the Company (the "Exchange Securities") identical in all
material respects to the Securities, except for the transfer restrictions
relating to the Securities, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities
Act no later than 150 days after the Issue Date and the Registered Exchange
Offer to be consummated no later than 180 days after the Issue Date, and (iii)
keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective for not less than 30
days (or longer, if required by applicable law) after the date that notice of
the Registered Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders (such period being called
the "Exchange Offer Registration
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Period"). The Exchange Securities will be issued under the Indenture or an
indenture (the "Exchange Securities Indenture") between the Company, the
Guarantors and the Trustee or such other bank or trust company reasonably
satisfactory to you, as trustee (the "Exchange Securities Trustee"), such
indenture to be identical in all material respects to the Indenture except for
the transfer restrictions relating to the Securities (as described above).
Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall promptly commence the Registered
Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to
enable each Holder to elect to exchange Securities for Exchange Securities
(assuming that such Holder (a) is not an affiliate of the Company, a Guarantor
or an Exchanging Dealer (as defined below) not complying with the requirements
of the next sentence, (b) acquires the Exchange Securities in the ordinary
course of such Holder's business and (c) has no arrangements or understandings
with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Securities)
and to trade such Exchange Securities from and after their receipt without any
limitations or restrictions under the Securities Act and without material
restrictions under the securities laws of the several states of the United
States. The Company, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchaser and each Exchanging
Dealer acknowledge that, pursuant to current interpretations by the Commission's
staff of Section 5 of the Securities Act, each Holder which is a broker-dealer
electing to exchange Securities, acquired for its own account as a result of
market making activities or other trading activities, for Exchange Securities
(an "Exchanging Dealer"), is required to deliver a prospectus containing the
information set forth in Annex A hereto on the cover, in Annex B hereto in the
"Exchange Offer Procedures" section and the "Purpose of the Exchange Offer"
section and in Annex C hereto in the "Plan of Distribution" section of such
prospectus in connection with a sale of any such Exchange Securities received by
such Exchanging Dealer pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer.
If, prior to the consummation of the Registered Exchange
Offer, any Holder holds any Securities acquired by it that have, or that are
reasonably likely to be determined to have, the status of an unsold allotment in
an initial distribution, or any Holder is not entitled to participate in the
Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall, upon the request of any such
Holder, simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Securities in the
Registered Exchange Offer, issue and deliver to any such Holder, in exchange for
the Securities held by such Holder (the "Private Exchange"), a like aggregate
principal amount of debt securities of the Company (the "Private Exchange
Securities") that are identical in all material respects to the Exchange
Securities, except for the transfer restrictions relating to such Private
Exchange Securities. The Private Exchange Securities will be issued under the
same indenture as the Exchange Securities, and the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Private Exchange Securities to bear the
same CUSIP number as the Exchange Securities.
In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company
shall:
(a) mail to each Holder a copy of the prospectus forming part
of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an
appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents;
(b) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than
20 business days after the date that notice of the Registered Exchange
Offer is mailed to the Holders (or longer if required by applicable
law);
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(c) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered
Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York;
(d) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time
prior to the close of business, New York City time, on the last
business day on which the Registered Exchange Offer shall remain open;
and
(e) otherwise comply in all respects with all laws applicable
to the Registered Exchange Offer.
As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered
Exchange Offer and any Private Exchange, the Company shall:
(a) accept for exchange all Securities validly tendered and
not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and the
Private Exchange;
(b) deliver to the Trustee for cancelation all Securities so
accepted for exchange; and
(c) cause the Trustee or the Exchange Securities Trustee, as
the case may be, promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of
Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities, as the
case may be, equal in principal amount to the Securities of such Holder
so accepted for exchange.
The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the
prospectus contained therein in order to permit such prospectus to be used by
all persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act for such period of time as such persons must comply with such requirements
in order to resell the Exchange Securities; provided that (i) in the case where
such prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto must be delivered by an
Exchanging Dealer, such period shall be the lesser of 180 days and the date on
which all Exchanging Dealers have sold all Exchange Securities held by them and
(ii) the Company shall make such prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any resale of
any Exchange Securities for a period of not less than 180 days after the
consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer.
The Indenture or the Exchange Securities Indenture, as the
case may be, shall provide that the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the
Private Exchange Securities shall vote and consent together on all matters as
one class and that none of the Securities, the Exchange Securities or the
Private Exchange Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a separate
class on any matter.
Interest on each Exchange Security and Private Exchange
Security issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and in the Private
Exchange will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was
paid on the Securities surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has
been paid on the Securities, from the Issue Date.
Each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer
shall be required to represent to the Company that at the time of the
consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer (i) any Exchange Securities
received by such Holder will be acquired in the
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ordinary course of business, (ii) such Holder will have no arrangements or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the
Securities or the Exchange Securities within the meaning of the Securities Act
and (iii) such Holder is not an affiliate of the Company or any of the
Guarantors, or, if it is such an affiliate, it will comply with the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent
applicable.
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Company and
the Guarantors will ensure that (i) any Exchange Offer Registration Statement
and any amendment thereto and any prospectus forming part thereof and any
supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes
effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading and (iii) any prospectus forming part of any Exchange
Offer Registration Statement, and any supplement to such prospectus, does not
include, as of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
2. Shelf Registration. If (i) because of any change in law or
applicable interpretations of the Commission's staff the Company is not
permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 1
hereof, or (ii) for any other reason the Registered Exchange Offer is not
consummated within 180 days after the Issue Date, or (iii) the Initial Purchaser
so requests with respect to Securities or Private Exchange Securities not
eligible to be exchanged for Exchange Securities in the Registered Exchange
Offer and held by the Initial Purchaser following the consummation of the
Registered Exchange Offer, or (iv) any applicable law or interpretations do not
permit any Holder to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer, or (v) any
Holder that participates in the Registered Exchange Offer does not receive
freely transferable Exchange Securities in exchange for tendered Securities, or
(vi) the Company so elects, then the following provisions shall apply:
(a) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable
best efforts to file as promptly as practicable with the Commission, and
thereafter shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be declared
effective, a shelf registration statement on an appropriate form under the
Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of the Transfer Restricted
Securities (as defined below) by the Holders from time to time in accordance
with the methods of distribution set forth in such registration statement
(hereafter, a "Shelf Registration Statement" and, together with any Exchange
Offer Registration Statement, a "Registration Statement").
(b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable
best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective in
order to permit the prospectus forming part thereof to be used by Holders for a
period of two years from the Issue Date or such shorter period that will
terminate when all the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf
Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement (in any such case, such period being called the "Shelf Registration
Period"). The Company and the Guarantors shall be deemed not to have used their
reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective
during the requisite period if any one of them voluntarily takes any action that
would result in Holders of
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Transfer Restricted Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell
such Transfer Restricted Securities during that period, unless such action is
required by applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Company
and the Guarantors will ensure that (i) any Shelf Registration Statement and any
amendment thereto and any prospectus forming part thereof and any supplement
thereto complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) any Shelf Registration
Statement and any amendment thereto (in either case, other than with respect to
information included therein in reliance upon or in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder specifically
for use therein (the "Holders' Information")) does not, when it becomes
effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading and (iii) any prospectus forming part of any Shelf
Registration Statement, and any supplement to such prospectus (in either case,
other than with respect to Holders' Information), does not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
3. Liquidated Damages.
(a) The parties hereto agree that the Holders of Transfer
Restricted Securities will suffer damages if the Company and the Guarantors fail
to fulfill their obligations under Section 1 or Section 2, as applicable, and
that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages.
Accordingly, if (i) the applicable Registration Statement is not filed with the
Commission on or prior to 90 days after the Issue Date, (ii) the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be,
is not declared effective within 150 days after the Issue Date (or in the case
of a Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed in response to a change
in law or the applicable interpretations of Commission's staff, if later, within
45 days after publication of the change in law or interpretation), (iii) the
Registered Exchange Offer is not consummated on or prior to 180 days after the
Issue Date, or (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement is filed and declared
effective within 150 days after the Issue Date (or in the case of a Shelf
Registration Statement required to be filed in response to a change in law or
the applicable interpretations of Commission's staff, if later, within 45 days
after publication of the change in law or interpretation) but shall thereafter
cease to be effective (at any time that the Company is obligated to maintain the
effectiveness thereof) without being succeeded within 30 days by an additional
Registration Statement filed and declared effective (each such event referred to
in clauses (i) through (iv), a "Registration Default"), the Company and the
Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay liquidated damages to
each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, during the period of one or more
such Registration Defaults, in an amount equal to $ 0.192 per week per $1,000
principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holder until
(i) the applicable Registration Statement is filed, (ii) the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement is declared effective and the Registered Exchange Offer
is consummated, (iii) the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective or
(iv) the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes effective, as the case may
be. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults, the accrual of liquidated
damages will cease. As used herein, the term "Transfer Restricted Securities"
means (i) each Security until the date on which such Security has been exchanged
for a freely transferable Exchange Security in the Registered Exchange Offer,
(ii) each Security or Private Exchange Security until the date on which it has
been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in
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accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement or (iii) each Security or
Private Exchange Security until the date on which it is distributed to the
public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or is saleable pursuant to
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Section 3(a), the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to
pay liquidated damages to the Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities if such
Holder failed to comply with its obligations to make the representations set
forth in the second to last paragraph of Section 1 or failed to provide the
information required to be provided by it, if any, pursuant to Section 4(n).
(b) The Company shall notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent
under the Indenture immediately upon the happening of each and every
Registration Default. The Company and the Guarantors shall pay the liquidated
damages due on the Transfer Restricted Securities by depositing with the Paying
Agent (which may not be the Company for these purposes), in trust, for the
benefit of the Holders thereof, prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
next interest payment date specified by the Indenture and the Securities, sums
sufficient to pay the liquidated damages then due. The liquidated damages due
shall be payable on each interest payment date specified by the Indenture and
the Securities to the record holder entitled to receive the interest payment to
be made on such date. Each obligation to pay liquidated damages shall be deemed
to accrue from and including the date of the applicable Registration Default.
(c) The parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages
provided for in this Section 3 constitute a reasonable estimate of and are
intended to constitute the sole damages that will be suffered by Holders of
Transfer Restricted Securities by reason of the failure of (i) the Shelf
Registration Statement or the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be filed,
(ii) the Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective or (iii) the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective and the Registered
Exchange Offer to be consummated, in each case to the extent required by this
Agreement.
4. Registration Procedures. In connection with any
Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) The Company shall (i) furnish to you, prior to the filing
thereof with the Commission, a copy of the Registration Statement and each
amendment thereof and each supplement, if any, to the prospectus included
therein and shall use its reasonable best efforts to reflect in each such
document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as you reasonably (as
determined by the Company) may propose; (ii) if applicable, include the
information set forth in Annex A hereto on the cover, in Annex B hereto in the
"Exchange Offer Procedures" section and the "Purpose of the Exchange Offer"
section and in Annex C hereto in the "Plan of Distribution" section of the
prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and
include the information set forth in Annex D hereto in the Letter of Transmittal
delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; and (iii) if requested by
the Initial Purchaser, include the information required by Items 507 or 508 of
Regulation S-K, as applicable, in the prospectus forming a part of the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement.
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(b) The Company shall advise you, each Exchanging Dealer and
the Holders (if applicable) and, if requested by any such person, confirm such
advice in writing (which advice pursuant to clauses (ii)-(v) hereof shall be
accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the prospectus until the
requisite changes have been made):
(i) when any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto
has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or
supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included
therein or for additional information;
(iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities, the
Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose; and
(v) of the happening of any event that requires the making
of any changes in any Registration Statement or the prospectus included
therein so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not
misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
(c) The Company and the Guarantors will make every reasonable
effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement at the earliest possible time.
(d) The Company will furnish to each Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities included within the coverage of any Shelf Registration
Statement, without charge, at least one copy of such Shelf Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial
statements and schedules and, if the Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits
(including those incorporated by reference).
(e) The Company will, during the Shelf Registration Period,
promptly deliver to each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities included
within the coverage of any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many
copies of the prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) included in
such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as
such Holder may reasonably request; and the Company consents to the use of such
prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders
of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with the offer and sale of the
Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto.
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(f) The Company will furnish to each Exchanging Dealer and to
the Initial Purchaser, and to any other Holder who so requests, without charge,
at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules
and, if the Exchanging Dealer or the Initial Purchaser, or any such other
Holder, so requests in writing, all exhibits (including those incorporated by
reference).
(g) The Company will, during the Exchange Offer Registration
Period or the Shelf Registration Period, as applicable, promptly deliver to each
Exchanging Dealer, the Initial Purchaser and such other persons that are
required to deliver a prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer,
without charge, as many copies of the prospectus included in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or
supplement thereto as such Exchanging Dealer, Initial Purchaser or other persons
may reasonably request; and the Company consents to the use of such prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto by any such Exchanging Dealer, Initial
Purchaser or other persons, as aforesaid.
(h) Prior to the effective date of any Registration Statement,
the Company and the Guarantors will use their reasonable best efforts to
register or qualify, or cooperate with the Holders of Securities, Exchange
Securities or Private Exchange Securities included therein and their respective
counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of, such
Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities for offer and
sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any such
Holder reasonably requests in writing and do any and all other acts or things
necessary or advisable to enable the offer and sale in such jurisdictions of the
Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities covered by such
Registration Statement; provided that the Company will not be required to
qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so
qualified or to take any action which would subject it to general service of
process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(i) The Company and the Guarantors will cooperate with the
Holders of Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing
Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities to be sold
pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in
such denominations and registered in such names as Holders may request in
writing prior to sales of Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(j) If any event contemplated by paragraphs 4(b)(ii) through
(v) above occurs during the period for which the Company is required to maintain
an effective Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors will
promptly prepare and file with the Commission a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the
Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities from a Holder,
the prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(k) Not later than the effective date of the applicable
Registration Statement, the Company will provide a CUSIP number for the
Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities, as the
case may be, and provide the applicable trustee with printed certificates for
the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities, as
the case may be, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust
Company.
(l) The Company and the Guarantors will comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and will make generally
available to its security holders as soon as practicable after the effective
date of the applicable Registration Statement an earnings statement satisfying
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act; provided that in no event
shall such earnings statement be delivered later than 45 days after the end of a
12-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) beginning with the
first month of the Company's first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective
date of the applicable Registration Statement, which statement shall cover such
12-month period.
(m) The Company and the Guarantors will cause the Indenture or
the Exchange Securities Indenture, as the case may be, to be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act as required by applicable law in a timely manner.
(n) The Company may require each Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities to be registered pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to
furnish to the Company such information concerning the Holder and the
distribution of such Transfer Restricted Securities as the Company may from time
to time reasonably require for inclusion in such Shelf Registration Statement,
and the Company may exclude from such registration the Transfer Restricted
Securities of any Holder that fails to furnish such information within a
reasonable time after receiving such request.
(o) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder
of Transfer Restricted Securities to be registered pursuant thereto agrees by
acquisition of such Transfer Restricted Securities that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Company pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) through (v) hereof, such
Holder will discontinue disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities until
such Holder's receipt of copies of the supplemental or amended prospectus
contemplated by Section 4(j) hereof or until advised in writing (the "Advice")
by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed. If the
Company shall give any notice under Section 4(b)(ii) through (v) during the
period that the Company is required to maintain an effective Registration
Statement (the "Effectiveness Period"), such Effectiveness Period shall be
extended by the number of days during such period from and including the date of
the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall have received
(x) the copies of the supplemental or amended prospectus contemplated by Section
4(j) (if an amended or supplemental prospectus is required) or (y) the Advice
(if no amended or supplemental prospectus is required).
(p) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company
and the Guarantors shall enter into such customary agreements (including, if
requested, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take all such other
action, if any, as Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities, Exchange Securities and Private Exchange Securities being sold or
the managing underwriters (if any) shall
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reasonably request in order to facilitate any disposition of Securities,
Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities pursuant to such Shelf
Registration Statement.
(q) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each of the
Company and the Guarantors shall (i) make reasonably available for inspection by
a representative of, and Special Counsel (as defined in Section 5 below) acting
for, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities,
Exchange Securities and Private Exchange Securities being sold and any
underwriter participating in any disposition of Securities, Exchange Securities
or Private Exchange Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement,
all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries and (ii) use its reasonable best
efforts to have its officers, directors, employees, accountants and counsel
supply all relevant information reasonably requested by such representative,
Special Counsel or any such underwriter (an "Inspector") in connection with such
Shelf Registration Statement.
(r) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company
and the Guarantors shall, if requested by Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities, Exchange Securities and Private Exchange
Securities being sold, their Special Counsel or the managing underwriters (if
any) in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement, use their reasonable
best efforts to cause (i) their counsel to deliver an opinion relating to the
Shelf Registration Statement and the Securities, Exchange Securities or Private
Exchange Securities, as applicable, in customary form, (ii) their officers to
execute and deliver all customary documents and certificates requested by
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities, Exchange
Securities and Private Exchange Securities being sold, their Special Counsel or
the managing underwriters (if any) and (iii) their independent public
accountants to provide a comfort letter or letters in customary form, subject to
receipt of appropriate documentation as contemplated, and only if permitted, by
Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72.
5. Registration Expenses. The Company and the Guarantors will
jointly and severally bear all expenses incurred in connection with the
performance of their obligations under Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the Company
and the Guarantors will reimburse the Initial Purchaser and the Holders for the
reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of attorneys (in addition to any
local counsel) chosen by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities
to be sold pursuant to each Registration Statement (the "Special Counsel")
acting for the Initial Purchaser or Holders in connection therewith.
6. Indemnification.
(a) In the event of a Shelf Registration Statement or in
connection with any prospectus delivery pursuant to an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement by an Exchanging Dealer or the Initial Purchaser, as
applicable, the Company and the Guarantors shall jointly and severally indemnify
and hold harmless each Holder (including, without limitation, any such
Exchanging Dealer or Initial Purchaser), its affiliates, their respective
officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, and each person, if
any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act (collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 6 and
Section 7 as a Holder) from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability,
joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, without
limitation, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to
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purchases and sales of Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange
Securities), to which that Holder may become subject, whether commenced or
threatened, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal or
state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any such Registration Statement or any prospectus forming part thereof or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, and shall reimburse each Holder promptly
upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Holder
in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against or
appearing as a third party witness in connection with any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however,
that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be liable in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or
is based upon, an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or
alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity
with any Holders' Information; and provided, further, that with respect to any
such untrue statement in or omission from any related preliminary prospectus,
the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not inure to the
benefit of any Holder from whom the person asserting any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action received Securities, Exchange Securities or Private
Exchange Securities to the extent that such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action of or with respect to such Holder results from the fact that both (A) to
the extent required by applicable law, a copy of the final prospectus was not
sent or given to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale
of such Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities to such
person and (B) the untrue statement in or omission from the related preliminary
prospectus was corrected in the final prospectus unless, in either case, such
failure to deliver the final prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the
Company with Section 4(d), 4(e), 4(f) or 4(g).
(b) In the event of a Shelf Registration Statement, each
Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Guarantors, their
affiliates, their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and
agents, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the Guarantors
within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively
referred to for purposes of this Section 6(b) and Section 7 as the Company),
from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any
action in respect thereof, to which the Company may become subject, whether
commenced or threatened, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other
federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise,
insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is
based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any such Registration Statement or any prospectus forming part
thereof or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but in each case only
to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with any
Holders' Information furnished to the Company by such Holder, and shall
reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Company in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend
against or appearing as a third party witness in connection with any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses
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are incurred; provided, however, that no such Holder shall be liable for any
indemnity claims hereunder in excess of the amount of net proceeds received by
such Holder from the sale of Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange
Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 6 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b), notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided,
however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it
from any liability which it may have under this Section 6 except to the extent
that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive
rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to
notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it
may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 6. If any
such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall
notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled
to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other
similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the
indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to
the indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than the reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however,
that an indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any
such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel for the
indemnified party will be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (1)
the employment of counsel by the indemnified party has been authorized in
writing by the indemnifying party, (2) the indemnified party has reasonably
concluded (based upon advice of counsel to the indemnified party) that there may
be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are
different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, (3)
a conflict or potential conflict exists (based upon advice of counsel to the
indemnified party) between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party (in
which case the indemnifying party will not have the right to direct the defense
of such action on behalf of the indemnified party) or (4) the indemnifying party
has not in fact employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time after
receiving notice of the commencement of the action, in each of which cases the
reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the
expense of the indemnifying party or parties. It is understood that the
indemnifying party or parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding or
related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees,
disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to any local counsel) at any one time for all such indemnified party or
parties. Each indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity agreements
contained in Sections 6(a) and 6(b), shall use all reasonable efforts to
cooperate with the indemnifying party in the defense of any such action or
claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any such
action effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written consent or if there be a
final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any
loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying
party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement of any
pending or
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threatened proceeding in respect of which any 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.
7. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in
Section 6 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party
under Section 6(a) or 6(b), then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or
action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to
reflect the relative benefits received by the Company from the offering and sale
of the Securities, on the one hand, and a Holder with respect to the sale by
such Holder of Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities,
on the other, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative
fault of the Company, on the one hand, and such Holder, on the other, with
respect to the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage
or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the
one hand, and a Holder, on the other, with respect to such offering and such
sale shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from
the offering of the Securities (before deducting expenses) received by or on
behalf of the Company as set forth in the table on the cover of the Offering
Memorandum, on the one hand, bear to the total proceeds received by such Holder
with respect to its sale of Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange
Securities, on the other. 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 the Company or information supplied by the Company, on the one hand,
or to any Holders' Information supplied by such Holder, on the other, the intent
of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The parties
hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant
to this Section 7 were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other
method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified
party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect
thereof, referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include, for
purposes of this Section 7, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending or
preparing to defend any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this Section 7, an indemnifying party that is a Holder of Securities, Exchange
Securities or Private Exchange Securities shall not be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the
Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities sold by such
indemnifying party to any purchaser exceeds the amount of any damages which such
indemnifying party has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any
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 Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
8. Rules 144 and 144A. The Company and the Guarantors shall
use their reasonable best efforts to file the reports required to be filed by
them under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner and, if at
any time the Company or
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the Guarantors are not required to file such reports, they will, upon the
written request of any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, make publicly
available other information so long as necessary to permit sales of their
securities pursuant to Rules 144 and 144A. The Company and the Guarantors
covenant that they will take such further action as any Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable such holder to sell Transfer Restricted Securities
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rules 144 and 144A (including, without limitation, the
requirements of Rule 144A(d)(4)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Section 8 shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its
securities pursuant to the Exchange Act.
9. Underwritten Registrations. If any of the Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold
in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and
manager or managers that will administer the offering will be selected by the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Transfer Restricted
Securities included in such offering, subject to the consent of the Company
(which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and such Holders shall be
responsible for all underwriting commissions and discounts in connection
therewith.
No person may participate in any underwritten registration
hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person's Transfer
Restricted Securities on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such
arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, lock-up letters, underwriting agreements and other
documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement
may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has
obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange
Securities, taken as a single class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or
consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that
relates exclusively to the rights of the Holders of Securities, Exchange
Securities or Private Exchange Securities whose Securities, Exchange Securities
or Private Exchange Securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration
Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other
Holders may be given by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities
being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class
mail, telecopier or air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery:
(1) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such
Holder to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Section
10(b), which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the
address of such Holder maintained by the Registrar under the Indenture,
with a copy in like manner to the Initial Purchaser;
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(2) if to the Initial Purchaser, initially at its address set
forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
(3) if to the Company or a Guarantor, initially at the address
of the Company set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have
been duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; one business
day after being delivered to a next-day air courier; five business days after
being deposited in the mail; and when receipt is acknowledged by the recipient's
telecopier machine, if sent by telecopier.
(c) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the Company and its successors and assigns.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts (which may be delivered in original form or by telecopier) 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.
(e) Definition of Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a)
the term "business day" means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
is open for trading, (b) the term "subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in Rule
405 under the Securities Act and (c) except where otherwise expressly provided,
the term "affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act.
(f) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof.
(g) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(h) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or the
Guarantors, or by any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, of any of their
obligations under this Agreement, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities
or the Company and each Guarantor, as the case may be, in addition to being
entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages
(other than the recovery of damages for a breach by the Company or any of the
Guarantors of any of their obligations under Sections 1 or 2 hereof for which
liquidated damages have been paid pursuant to Section 3 hereof), will be
entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The
Company, the Guarantors and each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agree
that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred
by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and
hereby further agree that, in the event of any action for specific performance
in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would
be adequate.
(i) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company and each of the
Guarantors represents, warrants and agrees that (i) it has not entered into and
shall not, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement that
is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Transfer Restricted
Securities in this Agreement or otherwise
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conflicts with the provisions hereof, (ii) it has not previously entered into
any agreement which remains in effect granting any registration rights with
respect to any of its debt securities to any person and (iii) without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, without the written consent of the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Transfer
Restricted Securities, it shall not grant to any person the right to request the
Company to register any debt securities of the Company under the Securities Act
unless the rights so granted are not in conflict or inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement.
(j) No Piggyback on Registrations. Neither the Company nor any
of its security holders (other than the Holders of Transfer Restricted
Securities in such capacity) shall have the right to include any securities of
the Company in any Shelf Registration or Registered Exchange Offer other than
Transfer Restricted Securities.
(k) Severability. The remedies provided herein are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. If any term, provision,
covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated,
and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable best efforts to find and
employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result
as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is
hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they
would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions
without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal,
void or unenforceable.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the
agreement among the Company, the Guarantors and you.
Very truly yours,
NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
HARTLEY CONTROLS CORPORATION,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
NEENAH TRANSPORT, INC.,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
DEETER FOUNDRY, INC.,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
MERCER FORGE CORPORATION,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
A&M SPECIALTIES, INC.,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
ADVANCED CAST PRODUCTS, INC.,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
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BELCHER CORPORATION,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
PEERLESS CORPORATION,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
DALTON CORPORATION,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
DALTON CORPORATION, WARSAW
MANUFACTURING FACILITY,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
DALTON CORPORATION, ASHLAND
MANUFACTURING FACILITY,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
DALTON CORPORATION,
KENDALLVILLE MANUFACTURING
FACILITY,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
DALTON CORPORATION, STRYKER
MANUFACTURING FACILITY,
By /s/ James Hildebrand
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Name: James Hildebrand
Title: CEO
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Accepted:
CHASE SECURITIES INC.,
By /s/ Gerard J. Murray
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Authorized Signatory
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ANNEX A
Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its
own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it
will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange
Securities. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by
delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is
an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as
it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a
broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in
exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired by such
broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities. The Company and the Guarantors have agreed that, for a period of 180
days after the Expiration Date (as defined herein), they will make this
Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such
resale. See "Plan of Distribution."
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ANNEX B
Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its
own account in exchange for Securities, where such Securities were acquired by
such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any resale of such Exchange Securities. See "Plan of Distribution."
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ANNEX C
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its
own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it
will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange
Securities. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to
time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange
Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Securities were
acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities.
The Company and the Guarantors have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after
the Expiration Date, they will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In
addition, until _______________, 1999, all dealers effecting transactions in the
Exchange Securities may be required to deliver a prospectus. (1)
Neither the Company nor the Guarantors will receive any
proceeds from any sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers. Exchange
Securities received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the
Registered Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more
transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through
the writing of options on the Exchange Securities or a combination of such
methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices
related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Any such
resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers
who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any
such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such Exchange Securities. Any
broker-dealer that resells Exchange Securities that were received by it for its
own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer
that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Securities may be deemed to
be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on
any such resale of Exchange Securities and any commission or concessions
received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under
the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that, by acknowledging that
it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be
deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities
Act.
For a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date, the
Company and the Guarantors will promptly send additional copies of this
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this Prospectus to any
broker-dealer that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The
Company and the Guarantors have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the
Registered Exchange Offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the Holders
of the Securities) other than commissions or concessions of any broker-dealers
and will indemnify the Holders of the Securities (including any broker-dealers)
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
(1) In addition, the legend required by Item 502(e) of Regulation S-K will
appear on the back cover page of the Registered Exchange Offer
prospectus.
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ANNEX D
[ ] CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY
AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
Name: __________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is
not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange
Securities. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange
Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities that were acquired as
a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it
acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of
such Exchange Securities; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a
prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.