Exhibit 4.6
EXECUTION COPY
AMC Entertainment Inc.
9 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2012
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
New York, New York
January 16, 2002
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc.
Banc of America Securities LLC
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Deutsche Banc Alex. ▇▇▇▇▇ Inc.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Brothers Inc.
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
UBS Warburg LLC
As Representatives of the Initial Purchasers c/o ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Barney Inc.
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▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Dear Sirs:
AMC Entertainment Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
Delaware (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell to certain purchasers (the
"Initial Purchasers"), upon the terms set forth in a purchase agreement, dated
January 11, 2002 (the "Purchase Agreement"), its 9 7/8 % Senior Subordinated
Notes Due 2012 (the "Securities") relating to the initial placement of the
Securities (the "Initial Placement"). To induce the Initial Purchasers to enter
into the Purchase Agreement and to satisfy a condition of your obligations
thereunder, the Company agrees with you for your benefit and the benefit of the
holders from time to time of the Securities (including the Initial Purchasers)
(each a "Holder" and, together, the "Holders"), as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in
this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person shall mean any other Person that,
directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control of
a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies
of such Person whether by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Broker-Dealer" shall mean any broker or dealer registered as such
under the Exchange Act.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are
authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Exchange Offer" shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of
Securities in exchange for New Securities pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.
"Exchange Offer Registration" shall mean a registration under the 1933
Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
"Exchange Offer Registration Period" shall mean the one-year period
following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, exclusive of any
period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the
effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement of the Company on an appropriate form under the Act with respect to
the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, in each
case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
"Exchanging Dealer" shall mean any Holder (which may include any
Initial Purchaser) that is a Broker-Dealer and elects to exchange for New
Securities any Securities that it acquired for its own account as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities (but not directly from the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company).
"Final Memorandum" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
"Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated
as of January 16, 2002, between the Company and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee, as
the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
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"Initial Placement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
"Initial Purchaser" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
"Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof.
"Majority Holders" shall mean the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of Securities (or, after the consummation of any
Exchange Offer in accordance with Section 2 hereof, of New Securities)
registered under a Registration Statement.
"Managing Underwriters" shall mean the investment banker or investment
bankers and manager or managers that shall administer an underwritten offering.
"New Securities" shall mean debt securities of the Company identical
in all material respects to the Securities (except that the cash interest and
interest rate step-up provisions and the transfer restrictions shall be modified
or eliminated, as appropriate) and to be issued under the Indenture or the New
Securities Indenture.
"New Securities Indenture" shall mean an indenture between the Company
and the New Securities Trustee, identical in all material respects to the
Indenture (except that the cash interest and interest rate step-up provisions
will be modified or eliminated, as appropriate).
"New Securities Trustee" shall mean a bank or trust company reasonably
satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, as trustee with respect to the New
Securities under the New Securities Indenture.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Act), as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the
offering of any portion of the Securities or the New Securities covered by such
Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
"Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
"Registered Exchange Offer" shall mean the proposed offer of the
Company to issue and deliver to the Holders of the Securities that are not
prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in such
offer, in exchange for the Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of the
New Securities.
"Registration Statement" shall mean any Exchange Offer Registration
Statement or Shelf Registration Statement that covers any of the Securities or
the New
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Securities, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, any
amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-
effective amendments (in each case including the Prospectus contained therein),
all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
"Securities" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Shelf Registration" shall mean a registration effected pursuant to
Section 3 hereof.
"Shelf Registration Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b)
hereof.
"Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a "shelf" registration
statement of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereof which
covers some or all of the Securities or New Securities, as applicable, on an
appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Act, or any similar rule that may be
adopted by the Commission, amendments and supplements to such registration
statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the
Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated
by reference therein.
"Trustee" shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under
the Indenture.
"underwriter" shall mean any underwriter of Securities in connection
with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement.
2. REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER. (a) The Company shall prepare and, not
later than 90 days following the date of the original issuance of the Securities
(or if such 90th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day),
shall file with the Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with
respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Company shall use its best efforts
to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the
Act within 150 days of the date of the original issuance of the Securities (or
if such 150th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).
(b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the Company shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it
being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder
electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (assuming that such Holder is
not an Affiliate of the Company, acquires the New Securities in the ordinary
course of such Holder's business, has no arrangements with any Person to
participate in the distribution of the New Securities and is not prohibited by
any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered
Exchange Offer) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt
without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and without
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material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of
the several states of the United States.
(c) In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company
shall:
(i) mail to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part
of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate
letter of transmittal and related documents;
(ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than
30 days and not more than 45 days after the date notice thereof is mailed to the
Holders (or, in each case, longer if required by applicable law);
(iii) use its best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Act, supplemented and
amended as required, under the Act to ensure that it is available for sales of
New Securities by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration
Period;
(iv) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered
Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City,
which may be the Trustee, the New Securities Trustee or an Affiliate of either
of them;
(v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time
prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which
the Registered Exchange Offer is open;
(vi) prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the
Company is conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position
of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13,
1988) and, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991); and (B)
including a representation that the Company has not entered into any arrangement
or understanding with any Person to distribute the New Securities to be received
in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Company's
information and belief, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange
Offer is acquiring the New Securities in the ordinary course of business and has
no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the
distribution of the New Securities; and
(vii) comply in all respects with all applicable laws.
(d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered
Exchange Offer, the Company shall:
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(i) accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not
validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;
(ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance
with Section 4(s) all Securities so accepted for exchange; and
(iii) cause the New Securities Trustee promptly to
authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities a principal amount of New
Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so
accepted for exchange.
(e) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any
Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to
participate in a distribution of the New Securities (x) could not under
Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the
position of the Commission in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5,
1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988), as
interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993
and similar no-action letters; and (y) must comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any secondary
resale transaction and such 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 under the Act if
the resales are of New Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for
Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company or one of its
Affiliates. Accordingly, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange
Offer shall be required to represent to the Company that, at the time of the
consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer:
(i) any New Securities received by such Holder will be
acquired in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) such Holder will have no arrangement or understanding
with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Securities or the New
Securities within the meaning of the Act; and
(iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company (or if it
is, that it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable).
(f) If any Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to
participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of
Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of
such Initial Purchaser, the Company shall issue and deliver to such Initial
Purchaser or the Person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf
Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial
Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New
Securities. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
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CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number for such New Securities
as for New Securities issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer.
3. 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 180 days of
the date hereof; (iii) any Initial Purchaser so requests with respect to
Securities that are not eligible to be exchanged for New Securities in the
Registered Exchange Offer and that are held by it following consummation of the
Registered Exchange Offer; (iv) any Holder is not eligible to participate in the
Registered Exchange Offer or does not receive freely tradeable New Securities,
other than by reason of such Holder being an Affiliate of the Company; or (v) in
the case of any Initial Purchaser that participates in the Registered Exchange
Offer or acquires New Securities pursuant to Section 2(f) hereof, such Initial
Purchaser does not receive freely tradeable New Securities in exchange for
Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, other than by reason
of such Initial Purchaser being an Affiliate of the Company (it being understood
that (x) the requirement that an Initial Purchaser 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
(y) 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.
(b) (i) The Company shall as promptly as practicable (but in no
event more than 90 days after so required or requested pursuant to this Section
3), file with the Commission and thereafter shall use its best efforts to cause
to be declared effective under the Act 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 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
of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Holder; and provided
further, that with respect to New Securities received by an Initial Purchaser in
exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, the
Company may, if permitted by current interpretations by the Commission's staff,
file a post-effective amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
containing the information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as
applicable, in satisfaction of its obligations under this subsection with
respect thereto, and any such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as
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so amended, shall be referred to herein as, and governed by the provisions
herein applicable to, a Shelf Registration Statement.
(ii) The Company shall use its best efforts to keep the Shelf
Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as
required by the Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to
be usable by Holders for a period of two years after the Closing Date or such
shorter period that will terminate when all the Securities or New Securities, as
applicable, covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant
to the Shelf Registration Statement (in any such case, such period being called
the "Shelf Registration Period"). The Company shall be deemed not to have used
its best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the
requisite period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders
of Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell such Securities
during that period, unless (A) such action is required by applicable law; or (B)
such action is taken by the Company in good faith and for valid business reasons
(not including avoidance of the Company's obligations hereunder), including the
acquisition or divestiture of assets (to the extent permitted by the terms of
the Indenture), so long as the Company promptly thereafter complies with the
requirements of Section 4(k) hereof, if applicable.
(iii) The Company shall cause the Shelf Registration Statement
and the related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the
effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or
supplement, (A) to comply in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission; and (B) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
4. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. In connection with any Shelf
Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply.
(a) The Company shall:
(i) furnish to you, not less than five Business Days prior to
the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement and any Shelf Registration Statement, and each amendment
thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included
therein (including all documents incorporated by reference therein after the
initial filing) and shall use its best efforts to reflect in each such document,
when so filed with the Commission, such comments as you reasonably propose;
(ii) include the information set forth in Annex A hereto on
the facing page of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, in Annex B hereto
in the forepart of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in a section
setting forth details
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of the Exchange Offer, in Annex C hereto in the underwriting or plan of
distribution section of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, and in Annex D hereto in the letter of transmittal
delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;
(iii) if requested by an Initial Purchaser, include the
information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, in the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; and
(iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, include
the names of the Holders that propose to sell Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement as selling security holders.
(b) The Company shall ensure that:
(i) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and
any Prospectus forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto
complies in all material respects with the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder; and
(ii) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does
not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) The Company shall advise you, the Holders of Securities
covered by any Shelf Registration Statement and any Exchanging Dealer under any
Exchange Offer Registration Statement that has provided in writing to the
Company a telephone or facsimile number and address for notices, and, if
requested by you or any such Holder or Exchanging Dealer, shall confirm such
advice in writing (which notice pursuant to clauses: (ii)-(v) hereof shall be
accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the
Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension):
(i) when a Registration Statement and any amendment thereto
has been filed with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional
information;
(iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of
any proceedings for that purpose;
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(iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the securities included
therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for
such purpose; and
(v) of the happening of any event that requires any change in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, the
statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in
the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made) not misleading.
(d) The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration
Statement or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any
jurisdiction at the earliest possible time.
(e) The Company shall furnish to each Holder of Securities covered
by any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, at least one copy of such
Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including
all material incorporated therein by reference, and, if the Holder so requests
in writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference
therein).
(f) The Company shall, during the Shelf Registration Period,
deliver to each Holder of Securities covered by any Shelf Registration
Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each
preliminary Prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any
amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request.
The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto by each of the selling Holders of securities in connection with the
offering and sale of the securities covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment
or supplement thereto, included in the Shelf Registration Statement.
(g) The Company shall furnish to each Exchanging Dealer which so
requests, without charge, at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all material
incorporated by reference therein, and, if the Exchanging Dealer so requests in
writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference
therein).
(h) The Company shall promptly deliver to each Initial Purchaser,
each Exchanging Dealer and each other Person required to deliver a Prospectus
during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, without charge, as many copies of
the Prospectus included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any
amendment or supplement thereto as any such Person may reasonably request. The
Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto by any Initial Purchaser, any Exchanging Dealer and any such other
Person that may be required
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to deliver a Prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer in connection
with the offering and sale of the New Securities covered by the Prospectus,
or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement.
(i) Prior to the Registered Exchange Offer or any other offering
of Securities or New Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement, the
Company shall arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities or
the New Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder
shall reasonably request and will maintain such qualification in effect so long
as required; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify
to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take
any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than
those arising out of the Initial Placement, the Registered Exchange Offer or any
offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, in any such jurisdiction
where it is not then so subject.
(j) The Company shall cooperate with the Holders of Securities to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing New
Securities or Securities to be issued or sold pursuant to any Registration
Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and
registered in such names as Holders may request.
(k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by subsections
(c)(ii) through (v) above, the Company shall promptly prepare a post-effective
amendment to the applicable Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement
to the related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered to initial purchasers of the securities included therein,
the Prospectus will not include 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. In such
circumstances, the period of effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement provided for in Section 2 and the Shelf Registration Statement
provided for in Section 3(b) shall each be extended by the number of days from
and including the date of the giving of a notice of suspension pursuant to
Section 4(c) to and including the date when the Initial Purchasers, the Holders
of the Securities and any known Exchanging Dealer shall have received such
amended or supplemented Prospectus pursuant to this Section.
(l) Not later than the effective date of any Registration
Statement, the Company shall provide a CUSIP number for the Securities or the
New Securities, as the case may be, registered under such Registration Statement
and provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Securities or New
Securities, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.
(m) The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and shall make generally available to its security
holders as soon as practicable after the effective date of the applicable
Registration Statement an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of
Section 11(a) of the Act.
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(n) The Company shall cause the Indenture or the New Securities
Indenture, as the case may be, to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in
a timely manner.
(o) The Company may require each Holder of securities to be sold
pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such
information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the
Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in such
Registration Statement. The Company may exclude from such Shelf Registration
Statement the Securities or New Securities of any Holder that unreasonably fails
to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such
request.
(p) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company
shall enter into such agreements and take all other appropriate actions
(including if requested an underwriting agreement in customary form) in order to
expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of the Securities or
New Securities, and in connection therewith, if an underwriting agreement is
entered into, cause the same to contain indemnification provisions and
procedures no less favorable than those set forth in Section 6 (or such other
provisions and procedures acceptable to the Majority Holders and the Managing
Underwriters, if any, with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to
Section 6).
(q) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company
shall:
(i) make reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of
Securities or New Securities to be registered thereunder, any underwriter
participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and
any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders or any such
underwriter all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries;
(ii) cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to
supply all relevant information reasonably requested by the Holders or any such
underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any such
Registration Statement as is customary for similar due diligence examinations;
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 the Holders or any such underwriter,
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;
(iii) make such representations and warranties to the Holders
of Securities or New Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if
any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to
underwriters in
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primary underwritten offerings and covering matters including, but not
limited to, those set forth in the Purchase Agreement;
(iv) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and updates
thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if any) addressed to each
selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, covering such matters as are
customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such
other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Holders and underwriters;
(v) obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof from the
independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any
other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company
or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and
financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration
Statement), addressed to each selling Holder of Securities or New Securities
registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in customary form and
covering matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in
connection with primary underwritten offerings; and
(vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if
any, including those to evidence compliance with Section 4(k) and with any
customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement
entered into by the Company.
The actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section shall
be performed at (A) the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and each
post-effective amendment thereto; and (B) each closing under any underwriting or
similar agreement as and to the extent required thereunder.
(r) In the case of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the
Company shall:
(i) make reasonably available for inspection by such Initial
Purchaser, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Initial
Purchaser, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries;
(ii) cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to
supply all relevant information reasonably requested by such Initial Purchaser
or any such attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any such
Registration Statement as is customary for similar due diligence examinations;
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 Initial Purchaser or any such
attorney, accountant or agent, unless such disclosure is made in connection with
a court proceeding or required by law, or such
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information becomes available to the public generally or through a third
party without an accompanying obligation of confidentiality;
(iii) make such representations and warranties to such Initial
Purchaser, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to
underwriters in primary underwritten offerings and covering matters including,
but not limited to, those set forth in the Purchase Agreement;
(iv) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and updates
thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be
reasonably satisfactory to such Initial Purchaser) and its counsel, addressed to
such Initial Purchaser, covering such matters as are customarily covered in
opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be
reasonably requested by such Initial Purchaser or its counsel;
(v) obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof from the
independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any
other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company
or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and
financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration
Statement), addressed to such Initial Purchaser, in customary form and covering
matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in connection
with primary underwritten offerings, or if requested by such Initial Purchaser
or its counsel in lieu of a "cold comfort" letter, an agreed-upon procedures
letter under Statement on Auditing Standards No. 35, covering matters requested
by such Initial Purchaser or its counsel; and
(vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by such Initial Purchaser or its counsel, including those
to evidence compliance with Section 4(k) and with conditions customarily
contained in underwriting agreements.
The foregoing actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of this
Section shall be performed at the close of the Registered Exchange Offer and the
effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement.
(s) If a Registered Exchange Offer is to be consummated, upon
delivery of the Securities by Holders to the Company (or to such other Person as
directed by the Company) in exchange for the New Securities, the Company shall
▇▇▇▇, or caused to be marked, on the Securities so exchanged that such
Securities are being canceled in exchange for the New Securities. In no event
shall the Securities be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.
(t) The Company will use its best efforts (i) if the Securities
have been rated prior to the initial sale of such Securities, to confirm such
ratings will apply to the Securities or the New Securities, as the case may be,
covered by a Registration Statement; or (ii) if the Securities were not
previously rated, to cause the Securities
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covered by a Registration Statement to be rated with at least one nationally
recognized statistical rating agency, if so requested by Majority Holders
with respect to the related Registration Statement or by any Managing
Underwriters.
(u) In the event that any Broker-Dealer shall underwrite any
Securities or participate as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling
group or "assist in the distribution" (within the meaning of the Rules of Fair
Practice and the By-Laws of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.) thereof, whether as a Holder of such Securities or as an underwriter, a
placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise,
assist such Broker-Dealer in complying with the requirements of such Rules and
By-Laws, including, without limitation, by:
(i) if such Rules or By-Laws shall so require, engaging a
"qualified independent underwriter" (as defined in such Rules) to participate in
the preparation of the Registration Statement, to exercise usual standards of
due diligence with respect thereto and, if any portion of the offering
contemplated by such Registration Statement is an underwritten offering or is
made through a placement or sales agent, to recommend the yield of such
Securities;
(ii) indemnifying any such qualified independent underwriter
to the extent of the indemnification of underwriters provided in Section 6
hereof; and
(iii) providing such information to such Broker-Dealer as may
be required in order for such Broker-Dealer to comply with the requirements of
such Rules.
(iv) The Company shall use its best efforts to take all other
steps necessary to effect the registration of the Securities or the New
Securities, as the case may be, covered by a Registration Statement.
5. REGISTRATION EXPENSES. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred
in connection with the performance of its obligations under Sections 2, 3 and 4
hereof and, in the event of any Shelf Registration Statement, will reimburse the
Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or counsel
designated by the Majority Holders to act as counsel for the Holders in
connection therewith, and, in the case of any Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, will reimburse the Initial Purchasers for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel acting in connection therewith.
6. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION. (a) The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Securities or New Securities, as the
case may be, covered by any Registration Statement (including each Initial
Purchaser and, with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in
Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer), the directors, officers, employees
and agents of each such Holder and each Person who controls any such Holder
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
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several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the
Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common
law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (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 the
Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in
any preliminary Prospectus or the 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 not misleading, and agrees to
reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, that the Company will not be liable in any case to the extent that
any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any such Holder
specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
The Company also agrees to indemnify or contribute as provided in
Section 6(d) to Losses of each underwriter of any Securities or New Securities,
as the case may be, registered under a Shelf Registration Statement, their
directors, officers, employees or agents and each Person who controls such
underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of
the Initial Purchasers and the selling Holders provided in this Section 6(a) and
shall, if requested by any Holder, enter into an underwriting agreement
reflecting such agreement, as provided in Section 4(p) hereof.
With respect to any untrue statement or omission of material fact made
in any preliminary Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section
6(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any indemnified person from whom the
person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the
securities concerned, to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability of such indemnified person occurs under the circumstance where it
shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and
non-appealable judgment that (w) the Company had previously furnished copies of
the Final Prospectus to such indemnified person, (x) delivery of the Final
Prospectus was required by the Act to be made to such person, (y) the untrue
statement or omission of a material fact contained in the preliminary Prospectus
was corrected in the Final Prospectus and (z) there was not sent or given to
such person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such
securities to such person, a copy of the Final Prospectus.
(b) Each Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement
(including each Initial Purchaser and, with respect to any Prospectus delivery
as contemplated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer) severally agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its
officers who signs such Registration Statement and each Person who controls the
Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same
extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each such Holder, but only
with reference to written
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information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf
of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the
foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which any such Holder may otherwise have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not
relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the
extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the
forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses; and
(ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations
to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in
paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint
counsel of the indemnifying party's choice at the indemnifying party's expense
to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is
sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible
for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified
party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.
Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's election to appoint counsel to
represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have
the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the
indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such
separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to
represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such
action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such action; or (iv) the indemnifying
party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the
prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or
consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened
claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or
contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are
actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified
party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or
(b) of this Section is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party for any reason, then each applicable indemnifying party shall
have a joint and several
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obligation to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and
liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending same) (collectively "Losses") to
which such indemnified party may be subject in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying
party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, from
the Initial Placement and the Registration Statement which resulted in such
Losses; provided, however, that in no case shall any Initial Purchaser or any
subsequent Holder of any Security or New Security be responsible, in the
aggregate, for any amount in excess of the purchase discount or commission
applicable to such Security, or in the case of a New Security, applicable to
the Security that was exchangeable into such New Security, as set forth on
the cover page of the Final Memorandum, nor shall any underwriter be
responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or
commission applicable to the securities purchased by such underwriter under
the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. If the allocation
provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason,
the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall contribute in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but
also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such
indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to
be equal to the sum of (x) the total net proceeds from the Initial Placement
(before deducting expenses) as set forth on the cover page of the Final
Memorandum and (y) the total amount of additional interest which the Company
was not required to pay as a result of registering the securities covered by
the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Benefits received
by the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be equal to the total purchase
discounts and commissions as set forth on the cover page of the Final
Memorandum, and benefits received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be
equal to the value of receiving Securities or New Securities, as applicable,
registered under the Act. Benefits received by any underwriter shall be
deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, as
set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus forming a part of the
Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Relative fault shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any alleged untrue
statement or omission relates to information provided by the indemnifying
party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified party, on the other hand, the
intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The
parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were
determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one
entity for such purpose) or any other method of allocation which does not
take account of the equitable considerations referred to above.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), 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, each Person who
controls a Holder within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act
and each director, officer, employee and agent of such Holder shall have the
same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each Person who controls the
Company within
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the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the
Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of
the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company,
subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph
(d).
(e) The provisions of this Section will remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or
the Company or any of the officers, directors or controlling Persons referred to
in this Section hereof, and will survive the sale by a Holder of securities
covered by a Registration Statement.
7. UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS. (a) If any of the Securities or New
Securities, as the case may be, covered by any Shelf Registration Statement are
to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Managing Underwriters shall be
selected by the Majority Holders.
(b) No Person may participate in any underwritten offering
pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement, unless such Person (i) agrees to
sell such Person's Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, on the
basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the
Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements; and (ii) completes and
executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting
agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements.
8. NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. The Company has not, as of the date
hereof, entered into, nor shall it, on or after the date hereof, enter into, any
agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights
granted to the Holders herein or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
9. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The provisions of this Agreement, including
the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, qualified, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the
Majority Holders; provided that, with respect to any matter that directly or
indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company
shall obtain the written consent of each such Initial Purchaser against which
such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent is to be effective.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the
provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders whose Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, are
being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or
indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders
representing a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Securities or New
Securities, as the case may be, being sold rather than registered under such
Registration Statement, voting together as a single class.
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10. NOTICES. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail,
telex, telecopier or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(a) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such
holder to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Section, which
address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of such Holder
maintained by the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy in like manner to
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc;
(b) if to you, initially at the respective addresses set forth in
the Purchase Agreement; and
(c) if to the Company, initially at its address set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received.
The Initial Purchasers or the Company by notice to the other parties
may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
11. SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including,
without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Company
thereto, subsequent Holders of Securities and the New Securities. The Company
hereby agrees to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of
Securities and the New Securities, and any such Holder may specifically enforce
the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.
12. COUNTERPARTS. This agreement may be in signed counterparts, each
of which shall an original and all of which together shall constitute one and
the same agreement.
13. HEADINGS. The headings used herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof.
14. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
made and to be performed in the State of New York.
15. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any one of more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity,
legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of
the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected
thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties
shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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16. SECURITIES HELD BY THE COMPANY, ETC. Whenever the consent or
approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities
or New Securities is required hereunder, Securities or New Securities, as
applicable, held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders
of Securities or New Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be
Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities or New
Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval
was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall represent a building agreement among the
Company and the several Initial Purchasers.
Very truly yours,
AMC Entertainment Inc.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President, Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
The foregoing Agreement is
hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ BARNEY INC.
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. ▇▇▇▇▇ INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ BROTHERS INC.
SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC.
UBS WARBURG LLC
By: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ BARNEY INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
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ANNEX A
Each Broker-Dealer that receives New Securities for its own account
pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Securities. The Letter of
Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a
Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter: within the
meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Broker-Dealer in connection
with resales of New Securities received in exchange for Securities where such
Securities were acquired by such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, starting on
the Expiration Date (as defined herein) and ending on the close of business one
year after the Expiration Date, it will make this Prospectus available to any
Broker-Dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See "Plan of
Distribution."
ANNEX B
Each Broker-Dealer that receives New Securities for its own account in
exchange for Securities, where such Securities were acquired by such
Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any resale of such New Securities. See "Plan of Distribution."
ANNEX C
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each Broker-Dealer that receives New Securities for its own account
pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Securities. This
Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used
by a Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of New Securities received in
exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed
that, starting on the Expiration Date and ending on the close of business one
year after the Expiration Date, it will make this Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, available to any Broker-Dealer for use in connection with any such
resale. In addition, until __________, 200_, all dealers effecting transactions
in the New Securities may be required to deliver a prospectus.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from any sale of New
Securities by brokers-dealers. New Securities received by Broker-Dealers for
their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time
in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated
transactions, through the writing of options on the New Securities or a
combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time
of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated
prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through
brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or
concessions from any such Broker-Dealer and/or the purchasers of any such New
Securities. Any Broker-Dealer that resells New Securities that were received by
it for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer
that participates in a distribution of such New Securities may be deemed to be
an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit of any
such resale of New Securities and any commissions or concessions received by any
such Persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities
Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver
and by delivering a prospectus, a Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that
it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.
For a period of one year after the Expiration Date, the Company will
promptly send additional copies of this Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement to this Prospectus to any Broker-Dealer that requests such documents
in the Letter of Transmittal. The Company has agreed to pay all expenses
incident to the Exchange Offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the
holder of the Securities) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers
or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Securities (including any
Broker-Dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
ANNEX D
Rider A
CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR
SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
Name:
Address:
Rider B
If the undersigned is not a Broker-Dealer, the undersigned represents
that it acquired the New Securities in the ordinary course of its business, it
is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New
Securities and it has no arrangements or understandings with any Person to
participate in a distribution of the New Securities. If the undersigned is a
Broker-Dealer that will receive New Securities for its own account in exchange
for Securities, it represents that the Securities to be exchanged for New
Securities were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in
connection with any resale of such New Securities; however, by so acknowledging
and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that
it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.