Shelf Registration Request. (i) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Initial Public Offering, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, to qualify for and remain eligible to use Form S-3 registration or a similar short-form registration. At any time after the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 registration or a similar short-form registration, upon receipt of a written request (the “Shelf Request”) from either of the Investors that the Company file a “shelf” Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Shelf Registration”) on Form S-3 (or any successor form to Form S-3, or any similar short form Registration Statement), covering the resale of Registrable Securities, the Company shall (i) consistent with the terms of this Agreement, cause the Shelf Registration to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable (but in no event later than 20 days following its receipt of the Shelf Request) and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, to cause such Shelf Registration to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as possible. (ii) In connection with any proposed firmly underwritten resale of Registrable Securities which is not pursuant to a Demand Registration under Section 2.01 and with respect to which such Shelf Registration is expressly being utilized to effect such resale (an “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”) pursuant to a Shelf Registration, each Investor agrees, in an effort to conduct any such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down in the most efficient and organized manner, to coordinate with the other Investor prior to initiating any sales efforts and cooperate with the other Investor as to the terms of such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, including the aggregate amount of securities to be sold and the number of Registrable Securities to be sold by each Investor. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall give prompt notice to the non-initiating Investor (if such Investor’s Registrable Securities are included in the Shelf Registration) of the receipt of a request from the initiating Investor (whose Registrable Securities are included in the Shelf Registration) of a proposed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down under and pursuant to the Shelf Registration and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, will provide such non-initiating Investor a period of one Business Day to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, subject to the terms negotiated by and applicable to the initiating Investor and subject to “cutback” limitations set forth in Section 2.01(d) as if the subject Underwritten Shelf Take-Down was being effected pursuant to a Demand Registration. All such Investors electing to be included in an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down must sell their Registrable Securities to the underwriters selected as provided in Section 2.05(f) on the same terms and conditions as apply to any other selling stockholders; provided, however, that no such Person shall be required to make any representations or warranties, or provide any indemnity, in connection with any such registration other than representations and warranties (or indemnities with respect thereto) as to (i) such Person’s ownership of his, her or its Registrable Securities to be transferred free and clear of all liens, claims, and encumbrances, (ii) such Person’s power and authority to effect such transfer, and (iii) such matters pertaining to compliance with securities laws by such Person as may be reasonably requested; provided, further, however, that the obligation of such Person to indemnify pursuant to any such underwriting arrangements shall be several, not joint and several, among such Persons selling Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Person will be in proportion thereto, and provided, further, that such liability will be limited to, the net proceeds received by such Person from the sale of his, her or its Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration. (iii) At any time that an Investor holds 5% or less of the outstanding Common Stock and does not have an Investor Director Designee (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) on the Board, such Investor may, at its option, unilaterally engage in an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down without any requirement to coordinate with the other Investor pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(ii) by providing notice of such intention to the Company and the Company shall not provide the other Investor any advance notice of the Underwritten Shelf-Take-Down or provide the other Investor or any other Person (including the Company) an opportunity to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down. For the avoidance of doubt, the other provisions herein applicable to any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, including Section 2.03(d) and Section 2.05 shall apply to any offering conducted pursuant to this paragraph.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (WideOpenWest, Inc.), Registration Rights Agreement (WideOpenWest, Inc.)