Exhibit 4.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
7-1/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2011
Dated as of March 12, 2004
By and Among
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SECURITIES INC.
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of March 12, 2004, by and among Amkor Technology, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Inc. (the "Initial
Purchasers," or, each, an "Initial Purchaser"), each of whom has agreed to
purchase the Company's 7-1/8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "Notes") pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated March
9, 2004 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company and the Initial
Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Notes, the
Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this
Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the
obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 6 of the Purchase
Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture dated as of March 12, 2004,
between the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (the "Indenture").
The parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have
the following meanings:
Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Affiliate: As defined in Rule 144 of the Act.
Affiliated Market Maker: As defined in Section 6(c)(iii) hereof.
Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
Certificated Securities: Definitive Notes, as defined in the Indenture.
Closing Date: The date hereof.
Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Consummate: An Exchange Offer shall be deemed "Consummated" for
purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (a) the filing and
effectiveness under the Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
relating to the Exchange Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (b) the
maintenance of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective
and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the period
required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof and (c) the issuance and delivery by
the Company under Section 2.06(f) of the Indenture of Exchange Notes in the same
aggregate principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered
by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Consummation Deadline: As defined in Section 3(b) hereof.
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Effectiveness Deadline: As defined in Section 3(a) or 4(a) hereof, as
applicable.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Notes: Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture: (i) in
the Exchange Offer or (ii) as contemplated by Section 4 hereof.
Exchange Offer: The exchange and issuance by the Company of a principal
amount of Exchange Notes (which shall be registered pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement) equal to the outstanding principal amount of Notes
that are tendered by such Holders in connection with such exchange and issuance.
Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement
relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
Filing Deadline: As defined in Section 3(a) or 4(a) hereof, as
applicable.
Holders: As defined in Section 2 hereof.
Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the
time such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto,
including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference
into such Prospectus.
Recommencement Date: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
Registration Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company filed
with the Commission pursuant to the Act relating to (a) an offering of Exchange
Notes pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in
each case, (i) that is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and
(ii) including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements
thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material
incorporated by reference therein.
Regulation S: Regulation S promulgated under the Act.
Rule 144: Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4 hereof.
Suspension Notice: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb)
as in effect on the date of the Indenture.
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Transfer Restricted Securities: Each (A) Note, until the earliest to
occur of (i) the date on which such Note is exchanged in the Exchange Offer for
an Exchange Note which is entitled to be resold to the public by the Holder
thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Act,
(ii) the date on which such Note has been disposed of in accordance with a Shelf
Registration Statement (and the purchasers thereof have been issued Exchange
Notes), or (iii) the date on which such Note may be sold to the public pursuant
to Rule 144 under the Act and (B) Exchange Note held by a Broker Dealer until
the date on which such Exchange Note is disposed of by a Broker-Dealer pursuant
to the "Plan of Distribution" contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement (including the delivery of the Prospectus contained therein).
SECTION 2. Holders
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities
(each, a "Holder") whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities.
SECTION 3. Registered Exchange Offer
(a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permitted by applicable
federal law (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below have been
complied with), the Company shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission
as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 120
days after the Closing Date (such 120th day being the "Filing Deadline"), (ii)
use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration
Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event
later than 210 days after the Closing Date (such 210th day being the
"Effectiveness Deadline"), (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all
pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be
necessary in order to cause it to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a
post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant
to Rule 430A under the Act and (C) cause all necessary filings, if any, in
connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Notes to be
made under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit
Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange
Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting (x)
registration of the Exchange Notes to be offered in exchange for the Notes that
are Transfer Restricted Securities and (y) resales of Exchange Notes by
Broker-Dealers that tendered into the Exchange Offer Notes that such
Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result of market making
activities or other trading activities (other than Notes acquired directly from
the Company or any of its Affiliates) as contemplated by Section 3(c) below.
(b) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously, and shall
keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period
required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the
Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less
than 30 days. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all
applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the
Exchange Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange
Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange
Offer
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Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30
Business Days thereafter (such 30th day being the "Consummation Deadline").
(c) The Company shall include a "Plan of Distribution" section in the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate
therein that any Broker-Dealer who holds Transfer Restricted Securities that
were acquired for the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities (other than Notes acquired directly from
the Company or any Affiliate of the Company), may exchange such Transfer
Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Such "Plan of
Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to
such sales by such Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to
permit such sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not
name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Transfer Restricted
Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer, except to the extent required by the
Commission.
Because such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within
the meaning of the Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Act in connection with its initial sale of any Exchange
Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, the Company shall
permit the use of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement by such Broker-Dealer to satisfy such prospectus delivery requirement.
To the extent necessary to ensure that the prospectus contained in the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement is available for resales of Exchange Notes by
Broker-Dealers, the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to
keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective,
supplemented, amended and current as required by and subject to the provisions
of Section 6(a) and (c) hereof and in conformity with the requirements of this
Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as
announced from time to time, for a period of 180 days from the Consummation
Deadline or such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold pursuant
thereto. The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of
such Prospectus to such Broker-Dealers, promptly upon request, and in no event
later than one day after such request, at any time during such period.
SECTION 4. Shelf Registration
(a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Exchange Offer is not permitted by
applicable law or Commission policy after the Company has complied with the
procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below or (ii) any Holder of Notes which
are Transfer Restricted Securities shall notify the Company prior to the 20th
Business Day following the Consummation Deadline that (A) such Holder is
prohibited by law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer,
(B) such Holder may not resell the Exchange Notes acquired by it in the Exchange
Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus, and the Prospectus
contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or
available for such resales by such Holder, or (C) such Holder is a Broker-Dealer
and holds Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of the Company's
affiliates, then the Company shall:
(x) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed,
on or prior to the 60th day after the date on which the Company
receives the notice specified in clause (a)(ii) above (such 60th day
being the "Filing Deadline"), a shelf registration statement pursuant
to
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Rule 415 under the Act (which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement (the "Shelf Registration Statement")), relating
to all Transfer Restricted Securities, and
(y) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
Shelf Registration Statement to become effective on or prior to the
120th day after the date on which the Company receives notice under (x)
above (such 120th day being the "Effectiveness Deadline").
If, after the Company has filed an Exchange Offer Registration
Statement that satisfies the requirements of Section 3(a) above, the Company is
required to file and make effective a Shelf Registration Statement solely
because the Exchange Offer is not permitted under applicable federal law (i.e.,
clause (a)(i) above), then the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of clause (x) above;
provided that, in such event, the Company shall remain obligated to meet the
Effectiveness Deadline set forth in clause (y) above.
To the extent necessary to ensure that the Shelf Registration Statement
is available for resales of Transfer Restricted Securities by the Holders
thereof entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a) and the other securities
required to be registered therein pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, the
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep any Shelf Registration
Statement required by this Section 4(a) continuously effective, supplemented,
amended and current as required by and subject to the provisions of Sections
6(b) and (c) hereof and in conformity with the requirements of this Agreement,
the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced
from time to time, for a period of at least two years following the Closing
Date, or such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant
thereto.
(b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the
Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may
include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to
the Company in writing, within 10 days after receipt of a request therefor, the
information specified in Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of
the Act for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or
Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein. No Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities shall be entitled to liquidated damages pursuant to
Section 5 hereof unless and until such Holder shall have provided all such
information. Each selling Holder agrees to promptly furnish additional
information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously
furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading.
(c) Prohibitions Against Sales. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 4 or in Section 3(c), but subject to compliance with
Section 5, the Company may, by delivering written notice to the Holders,
prohibit offers and sales of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement at any time if (A)(i) the Company is in possession
of material non-public information relating to the Company, (ii) the Company
determines (based on advice of counsel) that such prohibition is necessary in
order to avoid a requirement to disclose such material non-public information to
the public and (iii) the Company determines in good faith that public disclosure
of such material non-public information would not be in the best interests of
the Company and its
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stockholders or (B)(i) the Company has made a public announcement relating to an
acquisition or business combination transaction including the Company and/or one
or more of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole and (ii) the Company determines in good faith that (x) offers
and sales of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement prior to the consummation of such transaction (or such earlier date as
the Company shall determine) is not in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders or (y) it would be impracticable at the time to obtain any
financial statements relating to such acquisition or business combination
transaction that would be required to be set forth in the Shelf Registration;
provided, however, that upon (i) the public disclosure by the Company of the
material non-public information described in clause (A) of this paragraph or
(ii) the consummation, abandonment or termination of, or the availability of the
required financial statements with respect to, a transaction described in clause
(B) of this paragraph, the suspension of the use of the Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to this Section 4(c) shall cease and the Company shall
promptly comply with Section 6(c)(ii) hereof and notify Holders that
dispositions of Transfer Restricted Securities may be resumed.
SECTION 5. Liquidated Damages
If (i) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is not
filed with the Commission on or prior to the applicable Filing Deadline set
forth in Section 3(a) or 4(a), as the case may be, (ii) any such Registration
Statement has not been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the
applicable Effectiveness Deadline set forth in Section 3(a) or 4(a), as the case
may be, (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated on or prior to the
Consummation Deadline or (iv) any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be
effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded
reasonably promptly by a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement
that cures such failure and that is itself declared effective reasonably
promptly (including as a result of a prohibition against sales of Transfer
Restricted Securities pursuant to Section 4(c) hereof at any time for a period
of time which shall exceed 30 days in the aggregate during any 3-month period or
90 days in the aggregate during any 365-day period) (each such event referred to
in clauses (i) through (iv), a "Registration Default"), then the Company hereby
jointly and severally agrees to pay to each Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities affected thereby liquidated damages in an amount equal to 0.25% per
annum in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holder
for each week or portion thereof that the Registration Default continues for the
first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of such Registration
Default. The amount of the liquidated damages shall increase by 0.25% per annum
in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities with respect to each
subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to
a maximum amount of liquidated damages of 1.00% per annum in principal amount of
Transfer Restricted Securities; provided that the Company shall in no event be
required to pay liquidated damages for more than one Registration Default at any
given time. If, after the cure of all Registration Defaults then in effect,
there is a subsequent Registration Default, the rate of Additional Interest for
such subsequent Registration Default shall initially be 0.25%, regardless of the
Additional Interest rate in effect with respect to any prior Registration
Default at the time of the cure of such Registration Default. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, (1) upon filing of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration
Statement), in the case of (i) above, (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration
Statement), in the case of (ii) above, (3) upon Consummation of the Exchange
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Offer, in the case of (iii) above, or (4) upon the filing of a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement or an additional Registration Statement
that causes the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable,
the Shelf Registration Statement) to again be declared effective or made usable
in the case of (iv) above, the liquidated damages payable with respect to the
Transfer Restricted Securities as a result of such clause (i), (ii), (iii) or
(iv), as applicable, shall cease.
All accrued liquidated damages shall be paid to the Holders entitled
thereto, in the manner provided for the payment of interest in the Indenture, on
each Interest Payment Date, as more fully set forth in the Indenture and the
Notes. Notwithstanding the fact that any securities for which liquidated damages
are due cease to be Transfer Restricted Securities, all obligations of the
Company to pay liquidated damages with respect to securities shall survive until
such time as such obligations with respect to such securities shall have been
satisfied in full.
SECTION 6. Registration Procedures
(a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the
Exchange Offer, the Company shall (x) comply with all applicable provisions of
Section 6(c) below, (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such
exchange and to permit the resale of Exchange Notes by Broker-Dealers that
tendered in the Exchange Offer Notes that such Broker-Dealer acquired for its
own account as a result of its market making activities or other trading
activities (other than Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its
Affiliates) being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of
distribution thereof, and (z) comply with all of the following provisions:
(i) If, following the date hereof there has been
announced a change in Commission policy with respect to exchange offers
such as the Exchange Offer, that in the reasonable opinion of counsel
to the Company raises a substantial question as to whether the Exchange
Offer is permitted by applicable federal law, if and to the extent
reasonable under the circumstances, the Company hereby agrees to seek a
no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission
allowing the Company to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Transfer
Restricted Securities. If and to the extent reasonable under the
circumstances, the Company hereby agrees to pursue the issuance of such
a decision to the Commission staff level.
(ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange
Offer, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (including,
without limitation, any Holder who is a Broker Dealer) shall furnish,
upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation of the
Exchange Offer, a written representation to the Company (which may be
contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an
Affiliate of the Company, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend
to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person
to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes to be issued in
the Exchange Offer and (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its
ordinary course of business. As a condition to its participation in the
Exchange Offer each Holder that is a Broker-Dealer using the Exchange
Offer to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Notes shall
acknowledge and agree that, if the resales are of Exchange Notes
obtained by such Holder in exchange for Notes acquired directly from
the Company or an Affiliate thereof, it (1) could not, under Commission
policy
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as in effect on the date of this Agreement, rely on the position of the
Commission enunciated in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Co., Inc. (available June
5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13,
1988), as interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling
dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters (including, if
applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i)
above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Act in connection with a secondary resale
transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction must be
covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling
security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable,
of Regulation S-K.
(iii) Prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, the Company shall provide a supplemental letter
to the Commission (A) stating that the Company is registering the
Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission enunciated
in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) as interpreted in the
Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and, if
applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above,
(B) including a representation that the Company has not entered into
any arrangement or understanding with any Person to distribute the
Exchange Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer and that, to the
best of the Company's information and belief, each Holder participating
in the Exchange Offer is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its ordinary
course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any
Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes
received in the Exchange Offer and (C) any other undertaking or
representation required by the Commission as set forth in any no-action
letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above, if applicable.
(b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf
Registration Statement, the Company shall:
(i) comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) below
and use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration to
permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in
accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof
(as indicated in the information furnished to the Company pursuant to
Section 4(b) hereof), and pursuant thereto the Company will prepare and
file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the
registration on any appropriate form under the Act, which form shall be
available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in
accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof
within the time periods and otherwise in accordance with the provisions
hereof, and
(ii) issue, upon the request of any Holder or purchaser of
Notes covered by any Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by this
Agreement, Exchange Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of Notes sold pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement and surrendered to the Company for cancellation;
the Company shall register Exchange Notes on the Shelf Registration
Statement for this purpose and issue the Exchange Notes to the
purchaser(s) of securities subject to the Shelf Registration Statement
in the names as such purchaser(s) shall designate.
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(c) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement
and any related Prospectus required by this Agreement, the Company shall:
(i) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite
financial statements for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 of this
Agreement, as applicable. Upon the occurrence of any event subject to
Section 4(c) above that would cause any such Registration Statement or
the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain an untrue statement of
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or (B) not to be effective and usable
for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during the period required
by this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate
amendment to such Registration Statement curing such defect, and, if
Commission review is required, use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause such amendment to be declared effective as soon as practicable.
(ii) subject to Section 4(c) above, prepare and file with
the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the
applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in
Section 3 or 4 hereof, as the case may be; cause the Prospectus to be
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so
supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and to
comply fully with Rules 424, 430A and 462, as applicable, under the Act
in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Act with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with
the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof
set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the
Prospectus;
(iii) advise each Holder that is a Broker-Dealer and each
Initial Purchaser who is required to deliver a prospectus in connection
with sales or market making activities (an "Affiliated Market Maker")
to the extent the Company is aware of the same, promptly and, if
requested by such Person, confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the
Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has
been filed, and, with respect to any applicable Registration Statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become
effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the
Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus
or for additional information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by
the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement under the Act or of the suspension by any state
securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer Restricted
Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation
of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the
existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any
statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto or any document
incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making
of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement in order
to make the statements therein not misleading, or that requires the
making of any additions to or changes in the Prospectus in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. If at any time the Commission
shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration
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Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory
authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or
exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities
under state securities or Blue Sky laws, the Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of
such order at the earliest possible time;
(iv) subject to Section 6(c)(i), if any fact or event
contemplated by Section 6(c)(iii)(D) above shall exist or have
occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document
incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document
so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer
Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) upon request, furnish to each Holder and each
Affiliated Market Maker in connection with such exchange or sale, if
any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration
Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or
supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus, which
documents will be subject to the review and comment of such Persons in
connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at least five
Business Days, and the Company will not file any such Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus to which such Persons shall
reasonably object within five Business Days after the receipt thereof;
(vi) make available, at reasonable times, for inspection
by each Holder and each Affiliated Market Maker and any attorney or
accountant retained by such Persons, all financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents of the Company and cause the Company's
officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably
requested by any such Persons, attorney or accountant in connection
with such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its
effectiveness;
(vii) if requested by any Holders in connection with such
exchange or sale or any Affiliated Market Maker, promptly include in
any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or
post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such Persons
may reasonably request to have included therein relating to the "Plan
of Distribution" of the Transfer Restricted Securities and the use of
the Registration Statement or Prospectus for market making activities;
and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company is
notified of the matters to be included in such Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment;
(viii) upon the request furnish to such Holder in connection
with such exchange or sale and each Affiliated Market Maker, without
charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed
with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including all
documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits (including
exhibits incorporated therein by reference);
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(ix) deliver to each Holder and each Affiliated Market
Maker without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each
preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such
Persons reasonably may request; the Company hereby consents to the use
(in accordance with law) of the Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto by each selling Person in connection with the
offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by
the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto and all market
making activities of such Affiliated Market Maker, as the case may be;
(x) upon the request of any Holder who is a Broker-Dealer
or any Affiliated Market Maker, make representations and warranties as
reasonably requested and take all such other actions as reasonably
requested in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate
the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any
applicable Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement as may
be reasonably requested by any such Holder or Affiliated Market Maker
in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to any applicable
Registration Statement. In connection with the exchange or disposition
of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement,
the Company shall:
(A) upon request of any Holder, furnish (or in the
case of paragraphs (2) and (3), use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause to be furnished) to each Person, upon
Consummation of the Exchange Offer or upon the effectiveness
of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be:
(1) a certificate, dated such date, signed
on behalf of the Company by (x) the President or any
Vice President and (y) a principal financial or
accounting officer of the Company, confirming, as of
the date thereof, the matters set forth in Sections
6(k)(iii) and (iv), 6(l) and 6(o) of the Purchase
Agreement and such other similar matters as such
Person may reasonably request;
(2) an opinion, dated the date of
Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as
the case may be, of counsel for the Company covering
matters similar to those set forth in the relevant
paragraphs of Section 6(d) and 6(e) of the Purchase
Agreement, and in any event including a statement to
the effect that such counsel has participated in
conferences with officers and other representatives
of the Company, representatives of the independent
certified public accountants of the Company and the
Initial Purchasers and its representatives at which
the contents of the applicable Registration Statement
and related matters were discussed and, although such
counsel is not passing upon and assumes no
responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the statements contained in the
applicable Registration Statement (except as
indicated above), on the basis of the foregoing, no
facts came to such counsel's attention which led such
counsel to believe that the applicable Registration
Statement, at the time such Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereto became effective
and, in the case of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, as of the date of Consummation of the
Exchange Offer, contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or
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omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, or that the
Prospectus contained in such Registration Statement
as of its date and, in the case of the opinion dated
the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, as of
the date of Consummation, contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Without
limiting the foregoing, such counsel may state
further that such counsel assumes no responsibility
for, and has not independently verified, the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the financial
statements and other financial data included in any
Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement
or the related Prospectus; and
(3) a customary comfort letter, dated the
date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, or as of
the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement, as the case may be, from the Company's
independent accountants, in the customary form and
covering matters of the type customarily covered in
comfort letters to underwriters in connection with
underwritten offerings, and affirming the matters set
forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to
Sections 6(i) and (j) of the Purchase Agreement; and
(B) deliver such other documents and certificates as
may be reasonably requested by the selling Holders to evidence
compliance with the matters covered in clause (A) above and
with any customary conditions contained in any agreement
entered into by the Company pursuant to this clause (x);
(xi) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted
Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders and their counsel in
connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer
Restricted Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the selling Holders may request and do any and all
other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition
in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by
the applicable Registration Statement; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to register or qualify as a foreign
corporation where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that
would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation,
other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration
Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject;
(xii) in connection with any sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Transfer
Restricted Securities, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the
timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer
Restricted Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive
legends; and to register such Transfer Restricted Securities in such
denominations and such names as the selling Holders may request at
least two Business Days prior to such sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities;
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(xiii) provide a CUSIP number for all Transfer Restricted
Securities not later than the effective date of a Registration
Statement covering such Transfer Restricted Securities and provide the
Trustee under the Indenture with printed certificates for the Transfer
Restricted Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with The
Depository Trust Company;
(xiv) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to
comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and
make generally available to its security holders with regard to any
applicable Registration Statement, as soon as practicable, a
consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158
(which need not be audited) covering a twelve-month period beginning
after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as such term is
defined in paragraph (c) of Rule 158 under the Act);
(xv) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not
later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement
required by this Agreement and, in connection therewith, cooperate with
the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as
may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance
with the terms of the TIA; and execute and use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be
required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents
required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be
so qualified in a timely manner; and
(xvi) provide promptly to each Holder and Affiliated Market
Maker, upon request, each document filed with the Commission pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(d) Restrictions on Holders. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a
Transfer Restricted Security and each Affiliated Market Maker agrees that, upon
receipt of the notice referred to in Section 4(c) or 6(c)(iii)(C) or any notice
from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section
6(c)(iii)(D) hereof (in each case, a "Suspension Notice"), such Person will
forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to
the applicable Registration Statement until (i)(A) such Person has received
copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section
6(c)(iv) hereof, or (B) such Person is advised in writing by the Company that
the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any
additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus (in each case, the "Recommencement Date"). Each Person receiving a
Suspension Notice hereby agrees that it will either (ii)(A) destroy any
Prospectuses, other than permanent file copies, then in such Person's possession
which have been replaced by the Company with more recently dated Prospectuses or
(B) deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than
permanent file copies, then in such Person's possession of the Prospectus
covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of
receipt of the Suspension Notice. The time period regarding the effectiveness of
such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable,
shall be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days in the period
from and including the date of delivery of the Suspension Notice to the date of
delivery of the Recommencement Date.
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SECTION 7. Registration Expenses
(a) All expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance
with this Agreement will be borne by the Company, regardless of whether a
Registration Statement becomes effective, including without limitation: (i) all
registration and filing fees and expenses; (ii) all fees and expenses of
compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or securities laws; (iii)
all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the Exchange Notes
to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of Prospectuses whether for
exchanges, sales, market making or otherwise), messenger and delivery services
and telephone; (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; (v)
all application and filing fees in connection with listing the Exchange Notes on
a national securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the
requirements hereof; and (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent
certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any
special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance).
The Company will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including,
without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees
performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the
fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the
Company.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company will reimburse the
Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities who are
tendering Notes in the Exchange Offer and/or selling or reselling Notes or
Exchange Notes pursuant to the "Plan of Distribution" contained in the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable,
for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel, who
shall be Weil, Gotshal & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, unless another firm shall be chosen by the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities
for whose benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared.
SECTION 8. Indemnification
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its
officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents and each Person, if
any, who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (collectively, the "Holder Indemnified Parties")
against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in
respect thereof, to which that Holder Indemnified Party may become subject,
under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage or liability or
action arises out of or is based upon (i)(A) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement,
preliminary prospectus or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto)
provided by the Company to any Holder or any prospective purchaser of Exchange
Notes or registered Notes, or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state
therein (or in any amendment or supplement thereto) a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and
shall reimburse each Holder Indemnified Party promptly upon demand for any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Holder Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or preparing to defend or defending against or
appearing as a third party witness in connection with any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred;
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provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or
is based upon (ii)(A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or (B)
omission or alleged omission from any Registration Statement, preliminary
prospectus or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) provided by
the Company to any Holder or any prospective purchaser of Exchange Notes or
registered Notes in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by and of the Holders specifically for use therein.
This indemnity agreement is not exclusive and will be in addition to any
liability which the Company might otherwise have and shall not limit any rights
or remedies which may otherwise be available at law or in equity to each Holder
Indemnified Party.
(b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and
not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers,
employees, representatives, agents, directors and each person, if any, who
controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act) the Company (collectively the "Company Indemnified Parties" and
each a "Company Indemnified Party") against any loss, claim, damage or
liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the
Company Indemnified Parties may become subject, under the Act or otherwise,
insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or is
based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) provided by the Company to
any Holder or any prospective purchaser of Exchange Notes or registered Notes,
or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein (or in any amendment
or supplement thereto) a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only
to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Holder specifically for use
therein, and shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such parties in connection with
investigating or preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as third
party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action as such expenses are incurred. In no event shall any Holder, its
officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents or any Person who
controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act) be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the
amount by which the total amount received by such Holder with respect to its
sale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement
exceeds (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such Transfer Restricted
Securities and (ii) the amount of any damages that such Holder, its officers,
directors, employees, representatives and agents or any Person who controls such
Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act) has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8
of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to
notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it
may have under this Section 8 except to the extent it has been materially
prejudiced by such failure; and, provided, further, that the failure to notify
the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have
to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8. If any such claim
or action shall be brought
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against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party
thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to
the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified
indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party
to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or
action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party
under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that any indemnified party
shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to
participate in the defense thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the employment
thereof has been specifically authorized by the indemnifying party in writing,
(ii) such indemnified party shall have been advised by such counsel that there
may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or
additional to those available to the indemnifying party and in the reasonable
judgment of such counsel it is advisable for such indemnified party to employ
separate counsel or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the
defense of such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the
indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party,
it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified
parties, which firm shall be designated in writing by a majority of the Holders,
if the indemnified parties under this Section 8 consist of any Holder
Indemnified Parties, or by the Company if the indemnified parties under this
Section 8 consist of any Company Indemnified Parties. Each indemnified party, as
a condition of the indemnity agreements contained in Sections 8(a) and (b),
shall use all reasonable efforts to cooperate with the indemnifying party in the
defense of any such action or claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable for
any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action,
the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified
party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section
8(a) or 8(b), then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect
thereof, (i)(A) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder, on
the other, on their sale of Transfer Restricted Securities, or (B) if the
allocation provided by clause (i)(A) above is not permitted by applicable law,
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
referred to in clause (i)(A) above but also the relative fault of the Company,
on the one hand, and of the Holder, on the other, with respect to the statements
or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action
in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
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information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Holder on the other,
the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The
Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contributions pursuant to this Section 8(d) were to be determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or
by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified
party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect
thereof, referred to above in this Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, for
purposes of this Section 8(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such
action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), (ii)(A) no
Holder, its officers, directors, representatives or agents or any Person, if
any, who controls such Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the amount by which the total received by such Holder with respect to
the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement
exceeds (x) the amount paid by such Holder for such Transfer Restricted
Securities and (y) the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise
paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission, and (B) any amount the Company would otherwise
be required to contribute shall be reduced by the amount the Company has
otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders' obligations to contribute pursuant to
this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount
of Transfer Restricted Securities held by each Holder hereunder and not joint.
(e) The Company agrees that the indemnity and contribution provisions
of this Section 8 shall apply to Affiliated Market Makers to the same extent, on
the same conditions, as it applies to Holders.
SECTION 9. Rule 144A and Rule 144
The Company agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer
Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the
Company (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make
available, upon request of any Holder, to such Holder or beneficial owner of
Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any
prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities designated by such
Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under
the Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby in a timely manner in order
to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144.
SECTION 10. Miscellaneous
(a) Remedies. The Company acknowledges and agrees that any failure by
the Company to comply with its obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof may
result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders
or Affiliated Market Makers for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that
it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that,
in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holders or
Affiliated Market Makers may
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obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company's
obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof. The Company further agrees to waive
the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not, on or after the
date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities
that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted to the
Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with
the rights granted to the holders of the Company's securities under any
agreement in effect on the date hereof.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given unless (i) in the case of Section 5
hereof and this Section 10(c)(i), the Company has obtained the written consent
of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in the
case of all other provisions hereof, the Company has obtained the written
consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer
Restricted Securities (excluding Transfer Restricted Securities held by the
Company or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent
to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights
of Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are being tendered pursuant to
the Exchange Offer, and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights
of other Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are not being tendered
pursuant to such Exchange Offer, may be given by the Holders of a majority of
the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities subject to
such Exchange Offer.
(d) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders and Affiliated Market Makers
shall be third party beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the
Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and
shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent they may
deem such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights
of Holders and Affiliated Market Makers hereunder.
(e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the
records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the
Registrar under the Indenture; and
(ii) if to the Company:
Amkor Technology, Inc.
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Attention: General Counsel
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With a copy to:
Wilson, Sonsini, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have
been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five
Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed;
when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day, if
timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications
shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at
the address specified in the Indenture.
Upon the date of filing of the Exchange Offer or a Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, notice shall be delivered to
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., on behalf of the Initial Purchasers (in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A) and shall be addressed to: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: General Counsel.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties,
including without limitation and without the need for an express assignment,
subsequent Holders; provided, that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any
assignment, transfer or other disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities in
violation of the terms hereof or of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If
any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Transfer Restricted Securities in any
manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Transfer Restricted
Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by
taking and holding such Transfer Restricted Securities such Person shall be
conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the
terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the restrictions on resale set
forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the Purchase Agreement, and such
Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(i) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
(j) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality
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and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the
remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and
accepted as of the date first above written.
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
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By: CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
SIGNATURE PAGE TO NOTES REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF FILING OF
EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT
To: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Attention: General Counsel
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From: Amkor Technology, Inc.
7-1/8% Senior Notes due 2011
Date:__________________
For your information only (NO ACTION REQUIRED):
Today, ______, ____, we filed [an Exchange Registration Statement/a
Shelf Registration Statement] with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We
currently expect this registration statement to be declared effective within __
business days of the date hereof.