Exhibit 4.1
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A/B EXCHANGE
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JULY 2, 1998
BY AND AMONG
INTEREP NATIONAL RADIO SALES, INC.
AND
THE GUARANTORS NAMED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO
AND
BANCBOSTON SECURITIES INC.
LOEWENBAUM & COMPANY INCORPORATED
SPP HAMBRO & CO., LLC
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This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made and entered
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into as of July 2, 1998, by and among Interep National Radio Sales, Inc., a New
York corporation (the "COMPANY"), each of the entities named as a Guarantor on
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the signature pages hereto (each, a "GUARANTOR" and, collectively, the
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"GUARANTORS"), and BancBoston Securities Inc., Loewenbaum & Company Incorporated
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and SPP Hambro & Co., LLC (each an "INITIAL PURCHASER" and, collectively, the
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"INITIAL PURCHASERS"), each of whom has agreed to purchase the Company's 10%
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Series A Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "SERIES A NOTES") pursuant to
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the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). The Series A Notes will be fully and
unconditionally guaranteed (the "SERIES A GUARANTEES") and the Series B Notes
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(as defined) will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the "SERIES B
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GUARANTEES") as to payment of principal, interest and liquidated damages and
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premium, if any, on an unsecured senior subordinated basis, jointly and
severally, in each case, by each of the Guarantors.
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated June 29,
1998, (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and
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the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase
the Series A Notes, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights
set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a
condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 3 of
the Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture, dated as of the
Closing Date (as defined), between the Company and Summit Bank, as Trustee,
relating to the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes (the "INDENTURE").
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The parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the
following meanings:
ACT: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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AFFILIATE: As defined in Rule 144 of the Act.
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BROKER-DEALER: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
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CERTIFICATED SECURITIES: Definitive Notes, as defined in the Indenture.
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CLOSING DATE: The date hereof.
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COMMISSION: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CONSUMMATE: An Exchange Offer shall be deemed "Consummated" for purposes
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of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (a) the filing and effectiveness under
the Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Series B
Notes and the Series B Guarantees to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (b) the
maintenance of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective
and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the period
required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof and (c) the delivery by the Company
and the Guarantors to the Registrar under the Indenture of Series B Notes
(including Series B Guarantees) in the same aggregate principal amount as the
aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes (including Series A Guarantees)
tendered by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
CONSUMMATION DEADLINE: As defined in Section 3(b) hereof.
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EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE: As defined in Section 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
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EXCHANGE ACT: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXCHANGE OFFER: The exchange and issuance by the Company and the
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Guarantors of a principal amount of Series B Notes (including the Series B
Guarantees) (which shall be registered pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement) equal to the outstanding principal amount of Series A
Notes (including Series A Guarantees) that are tendered by such Holders in
connection with such exchange and issuance.
EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT: The Registration Statement relating
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to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
FILING DEADLINE: As defined in Sections 3(a) and 4(a) hereof.
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HOLDERS: As defined in Section 2 hereof.
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PROSPECTUS: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the
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time such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto,
including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference
into such Prospectus.
RECOMMENCEMENT DATE: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
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REGISTRATION DEFAULT: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT: Any registration statement of the Company and the
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Guarantors relating to (a) an offering of Series B Notes (including the Series B
Guarantees) pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in
each case, (i) that is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and
(ii) including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements
thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material
incorporated by reference therein.
RULE 144: Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
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SERIES B NOTES: The Company's 10% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due
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2008 to be issued pursuant to the Indenture: (i) in the Exchange Offer or (ii)
as contemplated by Section 4 hereof.
SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT: As defined in Section 4 hereof.
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SUSPENSION NOTICE: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
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TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb) as
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in effect on the date of the Indenture.
TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES: Each Series A Note and corresponding Series
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A Guarantee, until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which such Series A
Note and Series A Guarantee are exchanged in the Exchange Offer for a Series B
Note and corresponding Series B Guarantee which are entitled to be resold to the
public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Act, (b) the date on which such Series A Note and Series A
Guarantee have been disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration
Statement (and the purchasers thereof have been issued Series B Notes and
corresponding Series B Guarantee), or (c) the date on which such Series A Note
and Series A Guarantee are distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under
the Act (and purchasers thereof have been issued Series B Notes and
corresponding Series B Guarantee) and each Series B Note and corresponding
Series B Guarantee until the date on which such Series B Note and Series B
Guarantee are disposed of by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the "Plan of
Distribution" contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
(including the delivery of the Prospectus contained therein).
SECTION 2. HOLDERS
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (each,
a "HOLDER" and collectively, the "HOLDERS") whenever such Person owns Transfer
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Restricted Securities.
SECTION 3. REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER
(a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permitted by applicable federal
law (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below have been complied
with), the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) cause the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable
after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 60 days after the Closing
Date (such 60th day being the "FILING DEADLINE"), (ii) use its best efforts to
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cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the
earliest possible time, but in no event later than 120 days after the Closing
Date (such 120th day being the "EFFECTIVENESS DEADLINE"), (iii) in connection
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with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer
Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause it to become
effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such
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Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act and
(C) cause all necessary filings, if any, in connection with the registration and
qualification of the Series B Notes and the Series B Guarantees to be made under
the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation
of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange
Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting (i) registration of the Series
B Notes and the Series B Guarantees to be offered in exchange for the Series A
Notes and the Series A Guarantees, respectively, that are Transfer Restricted
Securities and (ii) resales of Series B Notes (including Series B Guarantees) by
Broker-Dealers that tendered into the Exchange Offer Series A Notes (including
Series A Guarantees) that such Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a
result of market making activities or other trading activities (other than
Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees acquired directly from the Company,
the Guarantors or any of their respective Affiliates) as contemplated by Section
3(c) below.
(b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their respective best efforts
to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously,
and shall keep the Exchange Offer open, for a period of not less than the
minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to
Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such
period be less than 20 Business Days. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause
the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities
laws. No securities other than the Series B Notes and the Series B Guarantees
shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and
the Guarantors shall use their respective best efforts to cause the Exchange
Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30
business days thereafter (such 30th day being the "CONSUMMATION DEADLINE").
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(c) The Company and the Guarantors shall include a "Plan of Distribution"
section in the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
and indicate therein that any Broker-Dealer who holds Transfer Restricted
Securities that were acquired for the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Series A
Notes and Series A Guarantees acquired directly from the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company), may exchange such Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also
contain all other information with respect to such sales by such Broker-Dealers
that the Commission may require in order to permit such sales pursuant thereto,
but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or
disclose the amount of Transfer Restricted Securities held by any such Broker-
Dealer, except to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change
in policy, rules or regulations after the date of this Agreement.
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Because such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the
meaning of the Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Act in connection with its initial sale of any Series B
Notes (including Series B Guarantees) received by such Broker-Dealer in the
Exchange Offer, the Company and Guarantors shall permit the use of the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement by such
Broker-Dealer to satisfy such prospectus delivery requirement. To the extent
necessary to ensure that the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement is available for sales of Series B Notes (including
Series B Guarantees) by Broker-Dealers, the Company and the Guarantors agree to
use their respective best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement continuously effective, supplemented, amended and current as required
by and subject to the provisions of Section 6(a) and (c) hereof and in
conformity with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies,
rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a
period of one year from the Consummation Deadline or such shorter period as will
terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration
Statement have been sold pursuant thereto. The Company and the Guarantors shall
provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such
Broker-Dealers, promptly upon request, and in no event later than three day
after such request, at any time during such period.
SECTION 4. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Exchange Offer is not permitted by
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applicable law (after the Company and the Guarantors have complied with the
procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below) or (ii) if any Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities shall notify the Company within 20 Business Days following
the Consummation Deadline that (A) such Holder was prohibited by law or
Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer or (B) such Holder
may not resell the Series B Notes (including Series B Guarantees) acquired by it
in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not
appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder or (C) such Holder is a
Broker-Dealer and holds Series A Notes and Series A Guarantees acquired directly
from the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective Affiliates, then the
Company and the Guarantors shall:
(x) cause to be filed, on or prior to 60 days after the earlier of (i) the
date on which the Company determines that the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement cannot be filed as a result of clause (a)(i) above and (ii) the date
on which the Company receives the notice specified in clause (a)(ii) above,
(such earlier date, the "FILING DEADLINE"), a shelf registration statement
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pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act (which may be an amendment to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement (the "SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT")), relating to
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all Transfer Restricted Securities, and
(y) shall use their respective best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration
Statement to become effective on or prior to 120 days after the earlier of (i)
the date on which the Company determines
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that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement cannot be filed as a result of
clause (a)(i) above and (ii) the date on which the Company receives the notice
specified in clause (a)(ii) above, (such earlier date, the "EFFECTIVENESS
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DEADLINE").
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If, after the Company and the Guarantors have filed an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement that satisfies the requirements of Section 3(a) above,
the Company and the Guarantors are required to file and make effective a Shelf
Registration Statement solely because the Exchange Offer is not permitted under
applicable federal law (i.e., clause (a)(i) above), then the filing of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be deemed to satisfy the
requirements of clause (x) above; provided that, in such event, the Company and
the Guarantors shall remain obligated to meet the Effectiveness Deadline set
forth in clause (y).
To the extent necessary to ensure that the Shelf Registration Statement is
available for sales of Transfer Restricted Securities by the Holders thereof
entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a) and the other securities required
to be registered therein pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, the Company and
the Guarantors shall use their respective best efforts to keep any Shelf
Registration Statement required by this Section 4(a) continuously effective,
supplemented, amended and current as required by and subject to the provisions
of Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof and in conformity with the requirements of this
Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as
announced from time to time, for a period of at least two years (as extended
pursuant to Section 6(c)(i)) following the Closing Date, or such shorter period
as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf
Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto.
(b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the
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Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may
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include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to
the Company in writing, within 20 days after receipt of a request therefor, the
information specified in Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of
the Act for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or
Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein. No Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities shall be entitled to liquidated damages pursuant to
Section 5 hereof unless and until such Holder shall have provided all such
information. Each selling Holder agrees to promptly furnish additional
information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously
furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading.
SECTION 5. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
If (i) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is not filed
with the Commission on or prior to the applicable Filing Deadline, (ii) any such
Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the Commission on or
prior to the applicable Effectiveness Deadline,
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(iii) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated on or prior to the
Consummation Deadline or (iv) any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be
effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded
immediately by a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that
cures such failure and that is itself declared effective immediately (each such
event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a "REGISTRATION DEFAULT"), then
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the Company and the Guarantor s hereby jointly and severally agree to pay to
each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities affected thereby liquidated
damages in an amount equal to $.05 per week per $1,000 in principal amount of
Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holder for each week or portion
thereof that the Registration Default continues for the first 90-day period
immediately following the occurrence of such Registration Default. The amount of
the liquidated damages shall increase by an additional $.05 per week per $1,000
in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities with respect to each
subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to
a maximum amount of liquidated damages of $.50 per week per $1,000 in principal
amount of Transfer Restricted Securities; provided that the Company and the
Guarantors shall in no event be required to pay liquidated damages for more than
one Registration Default at any given time. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, (1) upon filing of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement), in the case
of (i) above, (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement), in the case
of (ii) above, (3) upon Consummation of the Exchange Offer, in the case of (iii)
above, or (4) upon the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or an additional Registration Statement that causes the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement)
to again be declared effective or made usable in the case of (iv) above, the
liquidated damages payable with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities as
a result of such clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), as applicable, shall cease.
All accrued liquidated damages shall be paid to the Holders entitled
thereto, in the manner provided for the payment of interest in the Indenture, on
each Interest Payment Date, as more fully set forth in the Indenture and the
Notes. Notwithstanding the fact that any securities for which liquidated
damages are due cease to be Transfer Restricted Securities, all obligations of
the Company and the Guarantors to pay liquidated damages with respect to
securities shall survive until such time as such obligations with respect to
such securities shall have been satisfied in full.
The Company and the Guarantors shall have no liabilities for monetary
damages for any Registration Default in addition to Liquidated Damages to the
Initial Purchasers or any Holder; provided, however, that in the event of a
Registration Default, the Initial Purchasers and the Holders shall be entitled
to, and the Company and the Guarantors shall not oppose the granting of,
equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance.
SECTION 6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
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(a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the
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Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall (x) comply with all
applicable provisions of Section 6(c) below, (y) use their respective best
efforts to effect such exchange and to permit the resale of Series B Notes
(including Series B Guarantees) by Broker-Dealers that tendered in the Exchange
Offer Series A Notes (including Series A Guarantees) that such Broker-Dealer
acquired for its own account as a result of its market making activities or
other trading activities (other than Series A Notes and Series A Guarantees
acquired directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates) being sold in
accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and (z)
comply with all of the following provisions:
(i) If, following the date hereof there has been announced a change
in Commission policy with respect to exchange offers such as the Exchange
Offer, that in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company raises a
substantial question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by
applicable federal law, the Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to seek
a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission allowing
the Company and the Guarantors to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such
Transfer Restricted Securities. The Company and the Guarantors hereby
agree to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff
level. In connection with the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors
hereby agree to take all such other actions as may be requested by the
Commission or otherwise required in connection with the issuance of such
decision, including without limitation (A) participating in telephonic
conferences with the Commission, (B) delivering to the Commission staff an
analysis prepared by counsel to the Company setting forth the legal bases,
if any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange Offer
should be permitted and (C) diligently pursuing a resolution (which need
not be favorable) by the Commission staff.
(ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer, each
Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation,
any Holder who is a Broker Dealer) shall furnish, upon the request of the
Company, prior to the Consummation of the Exchange Offer, a written
representation to the Company and the Guarantors (which may be contained in
the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an Affiliate of the Company,
(B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a
distribution of the Series B Notes or the Series B Guarantees to be issued
in the Exchange Offer and (C) it is acquiring the Series B Notes and Series
B Guarantees in its ordinary course of business. As a condition to its
participation in the Exchange Offer each Holder using the Exchange Offer to
participate in a distribution of the Series B Notes and Series B Guarantees
shall acknowledge and agree that, if the resales are of Series B Notes and
Series B Guarantees obtained by such Holder in exchange for Series A Notes
and Series A Guarantees acquired directly from the Company, the Guarantors
or an
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Affiliate thereof, it (1) could not, under Commission policy as in effect
on the date of this Agreement, rely on the position of the Commission
enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and
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Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted
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in the Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and
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similar no-action letters (including, if applicable, any no-action letter
obtained pursuant to clause (i) above), and (2) must comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection
with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale
transaction must be covered by an effective registration statement
containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or
508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K.
(iii) Prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall provide a supplemental
letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Company and the Guarantors
are registering the Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the
Commission enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May
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13, 1988), Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) as
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interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2,
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1993, and, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause
(i) above, (B) including a representation that neither the Company nor any
Guarantor has entered into any arrangement or understanding with any Person
to distribute the Series B Notes or the Series B Guarantees to be received
in the Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Company's and each
Guarantor's information and belief, each Holder participating in the
Exchange Offer is acquiring the Series B Notes and the Series B Guarantees
in its ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding
with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Series B Notes or
the Series B Guarantees received in the Exchange Offer and (C) any other
undertaking or representation required by the Commission as set forth in
any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above, if applicable.
(b) Shelf Registration Statement.
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In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company and
the Guarantors shall (i) comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) below
and use their respective best efforts to effect such registration to permit the
sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the
intended method or methods of distribution thereof (as indicated in the
information furnished to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof), and
pursuant thereto the Company and the Guarantors will prepare and file with the
Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any
appropriate form under the Act, which form shall be available for the sale of
the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or
methods of distribution thereof within the time periods and otherwise in
accordance with the provisions hereof, and
(ii) issue,upon the request of any Holder or purchaser of Series A
Notes (including Series A Guarantees) covered by any Shelf Registration
Statement contemplated by this
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Agreement, Series B Notes (including Series B Guarantees) having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes
(including Series A Guarantees) sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement and surrendered to the Company for cancellation; the Company shall
register Series B Notes (including Series B Guarantees) on the Shelf
Registration Statement for this purpose and issue the Series B Notes (including
Series B Guarantees) to the purchaser(s) of securities subject to the Shelf
Registration Statement in the names as such purchaser(s) shall designate;
provided, that no Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may include any of
its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant
to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the Company in
writing, within 20 days after receipt of request therefor, the information
specified in Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of the Act for
use in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement.
(c) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement and
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any related Prospectus required by this Agreement, the Company and the
Guarantors shall:
(i) use their respective best efforts to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite financial
statements for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement, as
applicable. Upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such
Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain
an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (B) not to be
effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during
the period required by this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors shall
file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement
curing such defect, and, if Commission review is required, use their
respective best efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective as
soon as practicable.
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-
effective amendments to the applicable Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable
period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as the case may be; cause the
Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as
so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and to
comply fully with Rules 424, 430A and 462, as applicable, under the Act in
a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to
the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement
during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or
methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
(iii) advise each Holder promptly and, if requested by such Holder,
confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to
any applicable Registration Statement or
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any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective,
(B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration
Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional
information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under
the Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the
qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in
any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the
preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of
any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto
or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires
the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement in
order to make the statements therein not misleading, or that requires the
making of any additions to or changes in the Prospectus in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or
any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue
an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of
the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or blue sky laws,
the Company and the Guarantors shall use their respective best efforts to
obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible
time;
(iv) subject to Section 6(c)(i), if any fact or event contemplated by
Section 6(c)(iii)(D) above shall exist or have occurred, prepare a
supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or
related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or
file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) furnish to each Holder in connection with such exchange or sale,
if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration
Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or
supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all
documents incorporated by reference after the initial filing of such
Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to the review and
comment of such Holders in connection with such sale, if any, for a period
of at least five Business Days, and the Company will not file any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any
such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents
incorporated by reference) to which such Holders shall reasonably object
within five Business Days after the receipt thereof. A Holder shall be
deemed to have reasonably objected to such filing if such Registration
Statement, amendment, Prospectus or
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supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading or fails to comply with the
applicable requirements of the Act;
(vi) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be
incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus,
provide copies of such document to each Holder in connection with such
exchange or sale, if any, make the Company's and the Guarantors'
representatives available for discussion of such document and other
customary due diligence matters, and include such information in such
document prior to the filing thereof as such Holders may reasonably
request; 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 such Holders or
any such attorney, accountant or 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 and that the foregoing
inspection and information gathering shall not be available for any such
Holder that is a competitor of the Company ;
(vii) make reasonably available for inspection by each Holder and any
attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Holders, all financial
and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
Company and the Guarantors and cause the Company's and the Guarantors'
officers, directors, employees, accountants and auditors to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such Holder, attorney or accountant
in connection with such Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its
effectiveness, in each case, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable
such persons to conduct reasonable and customary investigation within the
meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; 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 such Holders or any such attorney, accountant or 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 and that the foregoing inspection and information gathering
shall not be available for any such Holder that is a competitor of the
Company;
(viii) if requested by any Holders in connection with such exchange
or sale, promptly include in any Registration Statement or Prospectus,
pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such
information as such Holders may reasonably request to have included
therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the "Plan
of Distribution" of the Transfer Restricted Securities, and make all
required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
as soon as practicable after the
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Company is notified of the matters to be included in such Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment;
(ix) furnish to each Holder in connection with such exchange or sale,
without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first
filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including all
documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits (including
exhibits incorporated therein by reference);
(x) deliver to each Holder without charge, as many copies of the
Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or
supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; the Company and
the Guarantors hereby consent to the use (in accordance with law) of the
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each selling Holder
in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto;
(xi) upon the written request of any Holder, enter into such
agreements (including underwriting agreements) and make such
representations and warranties and take all such other actions in
connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of
the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any applicable Registration
Statement contemplated by this Agreement as may be reasonably requested by
any Holder in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to any applicable
Registration Statement. In such connection, the Company and the Guarantors
shall:
(A) upon request of any Holder, furnish (or in the case of paragraphs
(2) and (3), use its best efforts to cause to be furnished) to each
Holder, upon Consummation of the Exchange Offer or upon the effectiveness
of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be:
(1) a certificate, dated such date, signed on behalf of the Company
and each of the Guarantors by (x) the President or any Vice President
and (y) a principal financial or accounting officer of the Company and
each of the Guarantors, confirming, as of the date thereof, the
matters set forth in Sections 5(a)(xxxviii), 8(a) and 8(e) of the
Purchase Agreement and such other similar matters as such Holders may
reasonably request;
(2) an opinion, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer
or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as
the case may be, of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors
covering matters similar to those set forth in Exhibit C to the
Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such Holder may
reasonably request, and in any event including a statement to the
effect that such counsel has participated in
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conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company and
the Guarantors, representatives of the independent public accountants
for the Company and the Guarantors and have considered the matters
required to be stated therein and the statements contained therein,
although such counsel has not independently verified the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of such statements; and that such counsel
advises that, on the basis of the foregoing (relying as to materiality
to the extent such counsel deems appropriate upon the statements of
officers and other representatives of the Company and the Guarantors
and without independent check or verification), no facts came to such
counsel's attention that caused such counsel to believe that the
applicable Registration Statement, at the time such Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto became effective
and, in the case of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as of
the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus contained in such
Registration Statement as of its date and, in the case of the opinion
dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, as of the date
of Consummation, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted 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. Without limiting the foregoing, such
counsel may state further that such counsel assumes no responsibility
for, and has not independently verified, the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the financial statements, notes and schedules and other
financial data included in any Registration Statement contemplated by
this Agreement or the related Prospectus; and
(3) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of Consummation of
the Exchange Offer, or as of the date of effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, from the Company's
independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of
the type customarily covered in comfort letters to underwriters in
connection with underwritten offerings, and affirming the matters set
forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 8(h) of the
Purchase Agreement; and
(B) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably
requested by the selling Holders to evidence compliance with the matters
covered in clause (A) above and with any customary conditions contained
in the any agreement entered into by the Company and the Guarantors
pursuant to this clause (xi);
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(xii) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities,
cooperate with the selling Holders and their counsel in connection with the
registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling
Holders may request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement;
provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be
required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not
now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service
of process in suits or to taxation, other than as to matters and
transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction
where it is not now so subject;
(xiii) in connection with any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities
that will result in such securities no longer being Transfer Restricted
Securities, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to
be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and to register such
Transfer Restricted Securities in such denominations and such names as the
selling Holders may request at least two Business Days prior to such sale
of Transfer Restricted Securities;
(xiv) use their respective best efforts to cause the disposition of
the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to
be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or
authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof to
consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities, subject
to the proviso contained in clause (xii) above;
(xv) provide a CUSIP number for all Transfer Restricted Securities no
later than the effective date of a Registration Statement covering such
Transfer Restricted Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture
with printed certificates for the Transfer Restricted Securities which are
in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;
(xvi) otherwise use their respective best efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally
available to its security holders with regard to any applicable
Registration Statement, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings
statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 (which need not be audited)
covering a twelve-month period beginning after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (as such term is defined in paragraph (c) of Rule
158 under the Act);
(xvii) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later
than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by
this Agreement and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and
the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for
such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the
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terms of the TIA; and execute and use its best efforts to cause the Trustee
to execute, all documents that may be required to effect such changes and
all other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to
enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; and
(xviii) provide promptly to each Holder, upon written request, each
document filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(d) Restrictions on Holders. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a
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Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of the notice referred to in
Section 6(c)(iii)(C) or any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact
of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof (in each case, a
"SUSPENSION NOTICE"), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of
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Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement
until (i) such Holder has received copies of the supplemented or amended
Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(iv) hereof, or (ii) such Holder is
advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed,
and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (in each case, the "RECOMMENCEMENT
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DATE"). Each Holder receiving a Suspension Notice hereby agrees that it will
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either (i) destroy any Prospectuses, other than permanent file copies, then in
such Holder's possession which have been replaced by the Company with more
recently dated Prospectuses or (ii) deliver to the Company (at the Company's
expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder's
possession of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that
was current at the time of receipt of the Suspension Notice. The time period
regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section
3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by a number of days equal to the
number of days in the period from and including the date of delivery of the
Suspension Notice to the date of delivery of the Recommencement Date.
SECTION 7. REGISTRATION EXPENSES
(a) All expenses incident to the Company's and the Guarantors' performance
of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company, regardless of
whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including without
limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses; (ii) all fees and
expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or securities
laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the
Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of Prospectuses
whether for exchanges, sales, market making or otherwise), messenger and
delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company, the Guarantors and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities;
(v) all application and filing fees in connection with listing the Series B
Notes on a national securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant
to the requirements hereof; and (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent
certified public accountants of the Company and
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the Guarantors (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters
required by or incident to such performance).
The Company will, in any event, bear its and the Guarantors' internal
expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of
any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special
experts, retained by the Company or the Guarantors.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company and the Guarantors
will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted
Securities who are tendering Series A Notes (including the Series A Guarantees)
into in the Exchange Offer and/or selling or reselling Series A Notes (including
the Series A Guarantees) or Series B Notes (including the Series B guarantees)
pursuant to the "Plan of Distribution" contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for
the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be
Latham & Watkins, unless another firm shall be chosen by the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities for whose
benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to
indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder, (ii) each person, if any, who
controls such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section
20(a) of the Exchange Act and (iii) the officers, directors, partners,
employees, representatives and agents of such Holder or any controlling person
to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, liabilities,
claims, damages and expenses whatsoever (including but not limited to reasonable
attorneys' fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending against any investigation or litigation, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement
of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, preliminary
prospectus or Prospectus, or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors
will not be liable in any such case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based
upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with information
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relating to any of the Holders furnished to the Company in writing by or on
behalf of any of the Holders expressly for use therein or (ii) if a court of
competent jurisdiction determines that a Holder received a Suspension Notice,
the disposition by such Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the
applicable Registration Statement prior to the Recommencement Date. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company and
the Guarantors may otherwise have, including under this Agreement.
(b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and
not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless (i) the Company and the Guarantors,
(ii) each person, if any, who controls any of the Company and the Guarantors
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange
Act, and (iii) the respective officers, directors, trustees, partners,
employees, representatives and agents of the Company and the Guarantors, or any
controlling person, against any losses, liabilities, claims, damages and
expenses whatsoever (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and
any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any investigation or litigation, commenced or threatened, or
any claim whatsoever and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or
litigation) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the
Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages
or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or Prospectus, or in any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in
conformity with information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in
writing by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use therein; provided,
however, that in no case shall such Holder be liable or responsible for any
amount in excess of the amount by which the total amount received by such Holder
with respect to its sale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such
Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any damages that such
Holder, its directors, officers or any Person who controls such Holder has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission. This indemnity will be in addition
to any liability which such Holder may otherwise have, including under this
Agreement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or
(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under such subsection, notify each party against whom indemnification is
to be sought in writing of the commencement thereof (but the
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failure so to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent that it
has been prejudiced in any material respect by such failure or from any
liability which it may otherwise have). In case any such action is brought
against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own
counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at
the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless (i) the employment of
such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the indemnifying parties
in connection with the defense of such action, (ii) the indemnifying parties
shall not have employed counsel to take charge of the defense of such action
within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (iii)
such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded, based upon
the advice of counsel, that there may be defenses available to it or them which
are different from or additional to those available to one or all of the
indemnifying parties (in which case the indemnifying party or parties shall not
have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified
party or parties), in any of which events such fees and expenses of counsel
shall be borne by the indemnifying parties; provided, however, that the
indemnifying party under subsection (a) or (b) above shall only be liable for
the legal expenses of one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) for all
indemnified parties in each jurisdiction in which any claim or action is
brought. Anything in this subsection to the contrary notwithstanding, an
indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any claim or action
effected without its prior written consent, provided that such consent was not
unreasonably withheld.
(d) In order to provide for contribution in circumstances in which the
indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is for any reason held to be
unavailable from the Company and the Guarantors or is insufficient to hold
harmless a party indemnified thereunder, the Company and the Guarantors, on the
one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses of the nature contemplated by
such indemnification provision (including any investigation, legal and other
expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any
action, suit or proceeding or any claims asserted, but after deducting in the
case of losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses suffered by the
Company and the Guarantors, any contribution received by the Company and the
Guarantors from persons, other than the Holders, who may also be liable for
contribution, including persons who control the Company and the Guarantors
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange
Act) to which the Company, the Guarantors and the Holders may be subject, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by
the Company and the Guarantors, on one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the
other hand, from the offering of the Series A Notes or, if such allocation is
not permitted by applicable law or indemnification is not
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available as a result of the indemnifying party not having received notice as
provided in Section 6, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
the relative benefits referred to above but also the relative fault of the
Company and the Guarantors, on one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the
other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and the
Guarantors, on one hand, and of the Holders, on the other hand, 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, the Guarantors
or the Holders and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and judgments referred to above shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth in the second paragraph of Section 8(a),
any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in
connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The Company, the
Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section 8, (i) in no case shall any Holder, its officers or any Person,
if any, who controls such Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess
of the amount by which total received by such Holder with respect to the sale of
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds (i)
the amount paid by such Holder for such Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii)
the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay
by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission and (ii) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this Section 8, (A) each person, if any, who controls any Holder within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (B)
the officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of such
Holder or any controlling person shall have the same rights to contribution as
such Holder, and (A) each person, if any, who controls any of the Company and
the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of
the Exchange Act and (B) the respective officers, directors, trustees, partners,
employees, representatives and agents of the Company and the Guarantors shall
have the same rights to contribution as the Company and the Guarantors, subject
in each case to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 8. Any party entitled to
contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any
action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for
contribution may be made against another party or parties under this Section 8,
notify such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the
failure to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or
parties from whom contribution may be sought from any obligation it or they may
have under this Section 8 or otherwise. No party shall be liable for
contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its prior
written consent, provided that such written
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consent was not unreasonably withheld. The Holders' obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 8(c) are several in proportion to the respective
principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities held by each Holder hereunder
and not joint.
SECTION 9. RULE 144A AND RULE 144
The Company and each Guarantor agree with each Holder, for so long as any
Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which
the Company or such Guarantor (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, to make available, upon request of any Holder, to such Holder or
beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale
thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities
designated by such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule
144A(d)(4) under the Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby in a timely manner in
order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule
144.
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Remedies. The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that
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any failure by the Company and/or the Guarantors to comply with their respective
obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof may result in material irreparable
injury to the Initial Purchasers 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 Initial Purchasers or
any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the
Company's and the Guarantor's obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof. The
Company and the Guarantors further agree to waive the defense in any action for
specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor
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will, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with
respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the
Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
Neither the Company nor any Guarantor is currently a party to any agreement
granting any registration rights with respect to its securities to any Person.
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 and
the Guarantors' securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
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amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given unless (i) in the case of Section 5
hereof and this Section 10(c)(i), the Company has obtained the written consent
of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in
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the case of all other provisions hereof, the Company has obtained the written
consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer
Restricted Securities (excluding Transfer Restricted Securities held by the
Company or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent
to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights
of Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are being tendered pursuant to
the Exchange Offer, and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights
of other Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are not being tendered
pursuant to such Exchange Offer, may be given by the Holders of a majority of
the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities subject to
such Exchange Offer.
(d) 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 Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and
shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent they may
deem such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights
of Holders hereunder.
(e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
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permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the
Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the
Indenture; and
(ii) if to the Company or the Guarantors:
Interep National Radio Sales, Inc.
100 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Telecopier No.: (212) 309-9081-0576
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
and
Interep National Radio Sales, Inc.
2090 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., 3rd Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Telecopier No.: (561) 616-4031
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
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Christy & Viener
Rockefeller Center
620 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10020
Telecopier No.: (212) 307-3314
Attention: Laurence S. Markowitz, Esq.
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 receipt
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.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
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and be binding upon the successors and assigns 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 permit any assignment,
transfer or other disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities in violation of
the terms hereof or of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any
transferee of any Holder shall acquire Transfer Restricted Securities in any
manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Transfer Restricted
Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by
taking and holding such Transfer Restricted 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, including the restrictions on resale set
forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the Purchase Agreement, and such
Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
(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 AND CONSTRUED IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
(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,
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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.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
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final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
Interep National Radio Sales, Inc.
By: /s/ Paul J. Parzuchowski
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Name:
Title:
Guarantors:
McGavren Guild, Inc.
By: /s/ Paul J. Parzuchowski
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Name:
Title:
D&R Radio, Inc.
/s/ Paul J. Parzuchowski
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Name:
Title:
CBS Radio Sales, Inc.
/s/ Paul J. Parzuchowski
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Name:
Title:
Allied Radio Partners, Inc.
/s/ Paul J. Parzuchowski
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Name:
Title:
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Clear Channel Radio, LLC
/s/ Paul J. Parzuchowski
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Name:
Title:
Caballero Spanish Media LLC
/s/ Paul J. Parzuchowski
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Name:
Title:
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BancBoston Securities Inc.
By: /s/Gregory C. Foy
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Name: Gregory C. Foy
Title: Managing Director
Loewenbaum & Company Incorporated
By: /s/ Mike Powell
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Name: Mike Powell
Title: Associate
SPP Hambro & Co., LLC
By: /s/ Adam C. Beshara
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Name: Adam C. Beshara
Title: Associate
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