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Shelf Registration. If (i) the Company determines that it is not permitted to effect a Registered Exchange Offer, as contemplated by Section 1 hereof, under applicable law or applicable interpretations thereof by the staff of the Commission, (ii) the Registered Exchange Offer is not consummated on or prior to the 360th day after the Issue Date, or (iii) any Initial Purchaser notifies the Issuer in writing following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer that such Initial Purchaser holds Transfer Restricted Securities that are not eligible to be exchanged for Exchange Securities in the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall take the following actions:
(a) The Company shall, at its cost, prepare and file with the Commission and thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing) a registration statement (the “Shelf Registration Statement” and, together with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, a “Registration Statement”) on an appropriate form under the Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined in Section 6 hereof) by the Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and Rule 415 under the Securities Act (hereinafter, the “Shelf Registration”); provided, however, that no Holder (other than an Initial Purchaser) shall be entitled to have the Securities held by it covered by such Shelf Registration Statement unless such Holder agrees in writing to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Holder.
(b) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective in order to permit the prospectus included therein to be lawfully delivered by the Holders of the relevant Securities for a period of one year (or for such longer period if extended pursuant to Section 3(j) below) from the Issue Date or such shorter period that will terminate when all the Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement (i) have been sold pursuant thereto or (ii) may be freely sold without volume restrictions by non-affiliates pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or any successor rule thereof, or otherwise transferred in a manner that results in (A) the Securities not being subject to transfer restrictions under the Securities Act and (B) the absence of a need for a restr...
Shelf Registration. In the event that: (i) the Company, the Issuer Trust or the Majority Holders reasonably determine, after conferring with counsel, that the Exchange Offer Registration provided in Section 2(a) above is not available because of any change in law or in currently prevailing interpretations of the staff of the Commission; (ii) the Company has received an opinion of counsel, rendered by a law firm having a recognized national tax practice, to the effect that, as a result of the consummation of the Exchange Offer, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (x) the Issuer Trust would be subject to United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the Junior Subordinated Debentures or New Junior Subordinated Debentures, (y) interest payable by the Company on such Junior Subordinated Debentures or New Junior Subordinated Debentures would not be deductible by the Company, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes, or (z) the Issuer Trust would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges; (iii) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not declared effective within 180 days of the Issue Date; or (iv) upon notice from any Holder on or before the 20th Business Day following the consummation of the Exchange Offer that (A) it is prohibited by law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, (B) it may not resell the New Capital Securities, the New Guarantee and the New Junior Subordinated Debentures acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and that the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales or (C) it is a broker-dealer and owns Capital Securities acquired directly from the Issuer Trust or an affiliate of the Issuer Trust, (any of the events specified in clauses (i) through (iv) being a "Shelf Registration Event" and the date of occurrence thereof, the "Shelf Registration Event Date"), the Company and the Issuer Trust shall, at their cost, use their respective best efforts to cause to be filed as promptly as practicable after such Shelf Registration Event Date, as the case may be, and, in event, within 45 days after such Shelf Registration Event Date (which shall be no earlier than 75 days after the Closing Time), a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale by the Holders of all of the Registrable Securities, and shall...
Shelf Registration. (a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by the Required Purchasers) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such H▇▇▇▇▇’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) no longer constitute Registrable Securities pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure ...
Shelf Registration. (a) The Company shall: (i) as soon as practicable, but not later than 90 days after the date hereof (the "Resale Shelf Filing Deadline"), cause to be filed a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the "Resale Shelf Registration Statement"), which Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities held by Holders that have provided the information required pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof; (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or before 150 days after the date hereof; and (iii) use its best efforts to keep such Resale Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities entitled to the benefit of this Agreement, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, until, subject to the provisions of Section 4(b)(i) hereof, such time as no Notes remain Transfer Restricted Securities.
(b) The Company shall: (i) cause to be filed a registration statement (the "Conversion Shelf Registration Statement") covering the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes prior to the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Conversion Shelf Registration Statement to become effective by the date that is one year after the Closing Date (the "First Conversion Date") and (iii) use its best efforts to keep such Conversion Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the earlier of (A) such time as all Notes have been converted into Conversion Shares or redeemed and (B) August 15, 2009; provided, that if the Company determines that, notwithstanding its best efforts, the Commission will not declare such Conversion Shelf Registration Statement effective, the Company shall (i) file a registration statement (also, a "Conversion Shelf Registration Statement") with respect to the resale of Conversion Shares before the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective by the First Conversion Date and (iii) use its best efforts to keep such registration stateme...
Shelf Registration. (a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by at least 85% in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such H▇▇▇▇▇’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a....
Shelf Registration. If at any time a Shelf Notice is delivered as contemplated by Section 2(c) hereof, then:
Shelf Registration. (a) The Company shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with the SEC, as soon as practicable but in any event by the date (the "Filing Deadline Date") ninety (90) days after the Issue Date, a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration Statement") registering the resale from time to time by Holders thereof of all of the Registrable Securities (the "Initial Shelf Registration Statement"). The Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by such Holders in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the Holders and set forth in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Initial Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable but in any event by the date (the "Effectiveness Deadline Date") that is one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Issue Date, and to keep the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective under the Securities Act until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. At the time the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, each Holder that became a Notice Holder on or prior to the date 10 Business Days prior to such time of effectiveness shall be named as a selling securityholder in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law. None of the Company's security holders (other than the Holders of Registrable Securities) shall have the right to include any of the Company's securities in the Shelf Registration Statement.
(b) If the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because all Registrable Securities registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have ceased to be Registrable Securities), the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within thirty (30) days of such cessation of effectiveness amen...
Shelf Registration. The Issuers and the Guarantors shall promptly file with the SEC a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Securities (the “Initial Shelf Registration”). The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC the Initial Shelf Registration on or prior to the Filing Date. The Initial Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by Holders in the manner or manners designated by them (including, without limitation, one or more underwritten offerings). The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the Effectiveness Date and to keep the Initial Shelf Registration continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earliest of (i) 360 days after the date that the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Initial Shelf Registration have been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Initial Shelf Registration or, if applicable, a Subsequent Shelf Registration or (iii) the date on which all Registrable Securities have been otherwise sold (the “Effectiveness Period”); provided, however, that the Effectiveness Period in respect of the Initial Shelf Registration shall be extended to the extent required to permit dealers to comply with the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of Rule 174 under the Securities Act and as otherwise provided herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time, the Issuers may delay the filing of any Initial Shelf Registration Statement or delay or suspend the effectiveness thereof, for a reasonable period of time, but not in excess of 60 consecutive days or more than three (3) times during any calendar year (each, a “Shelf Suspension Period”), if the Board of Directors of each Issuer or a similar governing body of any parent company of the either Issuer (each, a “Board”) determines reasonably and in good faith that the filing of any such Initial Shelf Registration or the continuing effectiveness thereof would require the disclosure of non-public material information that, in the reasonable judgment of such Board, would be detrimental to either Issu...
Shelf Registration. If a Shelf Notice is delivered as contemplated by Section 2(c) hereof, then:
Shelf Registration. (a) If (i) due to any change in law or applicable interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff, the Company determines upon advice of its outside counsel that it is not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 2 hereof; (ii) for any other reason the Registered Exchange Offer is not consummated within 270 days of the date hereof; (iii) any Holder (other than the Placement Agents) is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer other than by reason of such Holder being an Affiliate of the Company; (iv) based on their reasonable opinion, the Placement Agents so requests with respect to Securities that are not eligible to be exchanged for New Securities in the Registered Exchange Offer that are held by them following consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, such request being in writing and delivered to the Company; or (v) in the case that the Placement Agents participate in the Registered Exchange Offer or acquires New Securities pursuant to Section 2(f) hereof, in their reasonable opinion the Placement Agents do not receive freely tradeable New Securities in exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment (it being understood that (A) the requirement that the Placement Agents deliver a Prospectus containing the information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K under the Act in connection with sales of New Securities acquired in exchange for such Securities shall result in such New Securities being not “freely tradeable” and (B) the requirement that an Exchanging Dealer deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales of New Securities acquired in the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities shall not result in such New Securities being not “freely tradeable”), the Company shall effect a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with subsection (b) below.
(i) The Company shall as promptly as practicable file with the Commission and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be declared effective under the Act within 270 days after the Closing Date, a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Securities or the New Securities, as applicable, by the Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that no Holder (other than the...