1 EXHIBIT 10.4 BLACK HAWK GAMING & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. REGISTRATION AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of November 12, 1996, by and among BLACK HAWK GAMING & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC., a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), DIVERSIFIED OPPORTUNITIES GROUP LTD., an Ohio limited liability company or its nominee as described in Paragraph 9(e) ("Purchaser"), ROBERT D. GREENLEE ("Greenlee") and FRANK B. DAY ("Day"). Pursuant to a certain Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement dated as of even date herewith (the "Purchase Agreement"), the parties hereto may be acquiring unregistered shares of the Company's Common Stock. In order to induce Purchaser to enter into the Purchase Agreement, 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 closing of the transactions described in the Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in paragraph 8 hereof. The parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Demand Registrations. (a) Requests for Registration. Until June 30, 2001, the holders of 15% of the Registrable Securities may request registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration ("Long-Form Registrations") or on Form S-2 or S-3 or any similar short-form registration ("Short-Form Registrations") if available. All registrations requested pursuant to this Paragraph l(a) are referred to herein as "Demand Registrations". Each request for a Demand Registration shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered and the anticipated per share price range for such offering. Within ten days after receipt of any such request, the Company shall give written notice of such requested registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities and shall include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 15 days after the receipt of the Company's notice. (b) Number of Demand Registrations. The holders of Registrable Securities shall be entitled to request (i) one Demand Registration in which the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses (the "Company-paid Registration") and (ii) one Demand Registration in which the holders of Registrable Securities shall pay their share of the Registration Expenses as set forth in paragraph 5 hereof; provided, however, if Greenlee and Day request a Company-paid Registration in which Purchaser does not participate, Purchaser shall be entitled to an additional Company-paid Registration. A registration shall not count as one of the permitted Demand Registrations until it has become effective, and no Demand Registration shall count as one of the 2 permitted Demand Registrations unless the holders of Registrable Securities are able to register and sell at least 90% of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration; provided that in any event the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration initiated as a Company-paid Demand Registration whether or not it has become effective. The first Demand Registration shall be the Company-paid Registration, and all Demand Registrations shall be underwritten Long-Form Registrations unless the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration otherwise agree or unless the Company is permitted to use any applicable short form. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to make Short-Form Registrations on Form S-3 available for the sale of Registrable Securities. (c) Priority on Demand Registrations. The Company shall not include in any Demand Registration any securities which are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration. Any Persons other than holders of Registrable Securities who participate in Demand Registrations which are not at the Company's expense must pay their share of the Registration Expenses as provided in Paragraph 5 hereof. (d) Restrictions on Demand Registrations. The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Demand Registration within 180 days after the effective date of a previous Demand Registration. (e) Selection of Underwriters. The holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in any Long-Form Registration shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering with the approval of the Company. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. (f) Other Registration Rights. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Company has not granted and shall not grant to any Persons the right to request the Company to register any equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities; provided that the Company may grant rights to other Persons to participate in Piggyback Registrations so long as such rights are subordinate to the rights of the holders of Registrable Securities with respect to such Piggyback Registrations. 2. Piggyback Registrations. (a) Right to Piggyback. Whenever the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Demand Registration) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a "Piggyback Registration"), the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event within three business days after its receipt of notice of any exercise of demand registration rights other than under this Agreement) to all holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to effect such a registration and shall include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which -2- 3 the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 20 days after the receipt of the Company's notice. (b) Piggyback Expenses. The Registration Expenses of the holders of Registrable Securities shall be paid by the Company in all Piggyback Registrations. (c) Priority on Primary Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of shares owned by each such holder, and (iii) third, other securities requested to be included in such registration. (d) Selection of Underwriters. If any Piggyback Registration is an underwritten offering, the selection of investment banker(s) and manager(s) for the offering must be approved by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Piggyback Registration. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. (e) Other Registrations. If the Company has previously filed a registration statement with respect to Registrable Securities pursuant to paragraph 1 or pursuant to this Paragraph 2, and if such previous registration has not been withdrawn or abandoned, the Company shall not file or cause to be effected any other registration of any of its equity securities or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for its equity securities under the Securities Act (except on Form S-8 or any successor form), whether on its own behalf or at the request of any holder or holders of such securities, until a period of at least 180 days has elapsed from the effective date of such previous registration. 3. Holdback Agreements. (a) Each holder of Registrable Securities shall not effect any public sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144) of equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the seven days prior to and the 180-day period beginning on the effective date of any underwritten Demand Registration or any underwritten Piggyback Registration (except as part of such underwritten registration), unless the underwriters managing the registered public offering otherwise agree. (b) The Company (i) shall not effect any public sale or distribution of its equity securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the seven days prior to and during the 180-day period beginning on the effective date of any underwritten Demand Registration or any underwritten Piggyback Registration (except as part -3- 4 of such underwritten registration or Pursuant to registrations on Form S-8 or any successor form), unless the underwriters managing the registered public offering otherwise agree, and (ii) shall cause each holder of at least 5% (on a fully-diluted basis) of its Common Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock, purchased from the Company at any time after the date of this Agreement (other than in a registered public offering) to agree not to effect any public sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144) of any such securities during such period (except as part of such underwritten registration, if otherwise permitted), unless the underwriters managing the registered public offering otherwise agree. 4. Registration Procedures. Whenever the holders of Registrable Securities have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible: (a) prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; provided that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to the counsel selected by Purchaser, Greenlee and Day of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such counsel; (b) notify each holder of Registrable Securities of the effectiveness of each registration statement filed hereunder and prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for a period of not less than 180 days and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement; (c) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller; (d) use its best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this -4- 5 subparagraph, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction; (e) notify each seller of such Registrable Securities, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of any such seller, the Company shall prepare a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (f) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and, if not so listed, to be listed on the NASD automated quotation system and, if listed on the NASD automated quotation system, use its best efforts to secure designation of all such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement as a NASDAQ "national market system security" within the meaning of Rule 11Aa2-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission or, failing that, to secure NASDAQ authorization for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two market makers to register as such with respect to such Registrable Securities with the NASD; (g) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement; (h) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including effecting a stock split or a combination of shares); (i) make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company's officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement; (j) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve months beginning with the first day of the Company's first full calendar quarter after the effective -5- 6 date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder; (k) permit any holder of Registrable Securities which holder, in its sole and exclusive judgment, might be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling person of the Company, to participate in the preparation of such registration or comparable statement and to require the insertion therein of material, furnished to the Company in writing, which in the reasonable judgment of such holder and its counsel should be included; (l) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any common stock included in such registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction, the Company shall use its best efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order; (m) use its best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; and (n) obtain a cold comfort letter from the Company's independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold reasonably request; provided that such Registrable Securities constitute at least 10% of the securities covered by such registration statement. 5. Registration Expenses. (a) All expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including without limitation all registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts and commissions) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being herein called "Registration Expenses"), shall be borne as provided in this Agreement, except that the Company shall, in any event, pay its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or on the NASD automated quotation system. (b) In connection with the Company-paid Registration and each Piggyback Registration, the Company shall reimburse the holders of Registrable Securities included in such -6- 7 registration for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by each such participant included in such registration. (c) To the extent Registration Expenses are not required to be paid by the Company, each holder of securities included in any registration hereunder shall pay those Registration Expenses allocable to the registration of such holder's securities so included, and any Registration Expenses not so allocable shall be borne by all sellers of securities included in such registration in proportion to the aggregate selling price of the securities to be so registered. 6. Indemnification. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each Person who controls such holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such holder expressly for use therein or by such holder's failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished such holder with a sufficient number of copies of the same. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company shall indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the holders of Registrable Securities. (b) In connection with any registration statement in which a holder of Registrable Securities is participating, each such holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement or prospectus and, the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such holder; provided that the obligation of a Person to indemnify shall be individual to each holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement. -7- 8 (c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any Person's right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party's reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. (d) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company also agrees to make such provisions, as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party, for contribution to such party in the event the Company's indemnification is unavailable for any reason. 7. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person's securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided that no holder of Registrable Securities included in any underwritten registration shall be required to make any representations or warranties to the Company or the underwriters (other than representations and warranties regarding such holder and such holder's intended method of distribution) or to undertake any indemnification obligations to the Company or the underwriters with respect thereto (other than the representations the holder or holders make with respect to intended method of distribution). 8. Definitions. (a) "Affiliates" of a Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such first Person. (b) "Common Stock" means, collectively, the Company's common shares, $.001 par value, and any capital stock of any class of the Company hereafter authorized which is not limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par or stated value in respect to the rights of the -8- 9 holders thereof to participate in dividends or in the distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. (c) "Registrable Securities" means any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement to Purchaser, Greenlee or Day, including without limitation, common stock acquired by Purchaser upon conversion of the Note or pursuant to the Shareholders' Agreement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). 9. Miscellaneous. (a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement. (b) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities. The Company shall not take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to its securities which would adversely affect the ability of the holders of Registrable Securities to include such Registrable Securities in a registration undertaken pursuant to this Agreement or which would adversely affect the marketability of such Registrable Securities in any such registration (including, without limitation, effecting a stock split or a combination of shares). (c) Remedies. Any person having rights under any Provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) for specific performance and for other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement. (d) Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior written consent of the Company and holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities. (e) Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and may not be assigned; provided, however, subject to any required approval of the Division, the Commission (both as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and the state and local liquor licensing authorities, Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to one or more corporations, limited lability companies, partnerships, trusts or other entities which are under common control with, or controlled through equity and/or voting control by Purchaser or Jeffrey P. Jacobs; it being acknowledged that (i) any entity managed either by Jacobs Entertainment Ltd. and/or Jeffrey P. Jacobs, (ii) any entity in which either Jacobs Entertainment -9- 10 Ltd. or Jacobs is one of the trustees and/or one of the beneficiaries or (iii) any entity in which either Jacobs Entertainment Ltd. or Jeffrey P. Jacobs beneficially owns 15% or more of the outstanding equity securities constitutes common control. (f) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. (g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. (h) Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. (i) Governing Law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto will be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Colorado, or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Colorado. (j) Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the recipient, sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid or sent by telecopier. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the Company, Purchaser, Greenlee and Day at the addresses indicated below: Notices to the Purchaser: Diversified Opportunities Group Ltd. c/o Jacobs Entertainment Ltd. 425 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44113 Attention: Jeffrey P. Jacobs Fax No.: (216) 861-6315 -10- 11 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Hahn Loeser Parks 3300 BP America Building 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114-2301 Attention: Stephen P. Owendoff, Esq. Fax No.: (216) 241-2824 Notices to the Company: Black Hawk Gaming & Development Company, Inc. 2060 Broadway, Suite 400 Boulder, Colorado 80302 Attention: Stephen R. Roark, President Fax No.: (303) 444-7968 with a copy (shall not constitute notice) to: Jones & Keller P.C. 1625 Broadway, Suite 1600 Denver, Colorado 80202 Attention: Samuel E. Wing, Esq. Fax No.: (303) 893-6506 Notices to Greenlee: Robert D. Greenlee c/o Black Hawk Gaming & Development Company, Inc. 2060 Broadway, Suite 400 Boulder, Colorado 80302 Fax No.: (303) 444-7968 Notices to Day: Frank B. Day c/o Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 402 Boulder, Colorado 80302 Fax No.: (303) 417-4199 or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. -11- 12 [REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK.] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. DIVERSIFIED OPPORTUNITIES GROUP LTD. By: JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT LTD., its manager -12- 13 By: /s/ David C. Grunenwald ---------------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------------- BLACK HAWK GAMING & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. By /s/ Robert D. Greenlee ----------------------------------- Its Chief Executive Officer ---------------------------------- /s/ Robert D. Greenlee -------------------------------------- ROBERT D. GREENLEE /s/ Frank B. Day -------------------------------------- FRANK B. DAY -13-