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Exhibit 10.2
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
among
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of
the 29th day of March, 1999, between Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), andDeutsche Bank Securities Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("DBSI").
WHEREAS, the Company has issued to DBSI, and DBSI acquired from the
Company, the Put Options, as defined in Section 1.1; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of each of the Put Options,
if such Put Option is In-the-Money (as defined in therein), the Company has the
right, at its election, to deliver to DBSI a number of shares of Common Stock
having a value equal to the Cash Settlement amount referred to in the relevant
Put Option ("Net Share Settlement"); and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Company settling its obligations under the
Put Options by Net Share Settlement, the Company and DBSI shall enter into this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company has elected to discharge its obligations under the Put
Options by Net Share Settlement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable consideration, the Company and DBSI hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
1.1 Put Options. "Put Options" shall mean the options to sell shares of
Common Stock issued by the Company to DBSI pursuant to the terms and conditions
of the Confirmations.
1.2 Agent. "Agent" shall mean Warburg Dillon Read LLC and any other
dealer, broker, agent or underwriter appointed by DBSI to participate in the
resale of the shares by DBSI
1.3 Commission. "Commission" shall mean the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or any successor agency thereto.
1.4 Confirmations. "Confirmations" shall mean the Equity Option
Confirmations (Reference Numbers: ) setting forth the terms of each of the Put
Options, together with the Master Agreement incorporated therein.
1.5 Exchange Act. "Exchange Act" shall mean the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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1.6 Initial Date. "Initial Date" shall mean the Expiration Date or Early
Exercise Date (as defined in the Confirmations), as applicable.
1.7 Local Business Day. "Local Business Day" shall mean a day on which
commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange
and foreign currency deposits) in New York, New York.
1.8 Preliminary Prospectus. "Preliminary Prospectus" shall mean any
preliminary prospectus relating to the Shares, including all documents
incorporated by reference therein, included in the Registration Statement or
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the rules and regulations
of the Commission under the Securities Act; any reference to any amendment or
supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to include any
documents filed under the Exchange Act after the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus and incorporated by reference therein; and any reference to the
Preliminary Prospectus as amended or supplemented shall be deemed to include the
Preliminary Prospectus as amended or supplemented by any such documents filed
under the Exchange Act after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus and
incorporated by reference therein.
1.9 Prospectus. "Prospectus" shall mean any prospectus relating to the
Shares, including any prospectus supplement relating to the Shares and all
documents incorporated by reference therein, (i) included in the Registration
Statement as of the time that the Registration Statement is declared effective
or (ii) filed with the Commission in connection with the Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the
Securities Act; any reference to any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus
shall be deemed to include any documents filed under the Exchange Act after the
date of such Prospectus and incorporated by reference therein; and any reference
to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented shall be deemed to include the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented by any such documents filed under the
Exchange Act after the date of such Prospectus and incorporated by reference
therein.
1.10 Registration Statement. "Registration Statement" shall mean a
registration statement on Form S-3 (or any applicable successor form then in
effect; provided that if, at the time a registration statement is to be filed,
the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 or applicable successor form for a
primary offering by or on behalf of the Company, "Registration Statement" shall
mean a registration statement on such form as is then available to the Company),
which is to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof,
covering the resale of the Shares from time to time, including all exhibits
thereto and all documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus contained
in such Registration Statement at the time it is declared effective, each as
amended at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective.
1.11 Securities Act. "Securities Act" shall mean the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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1.12 Shares. "Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock deliverable by
the Company pursuant to the Net Share Settlement election upon exercise of the
Put Option including any Make-whole Shares as defined in the Put Options.
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to DBSI and to each Agent that the
following are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the "Settlement
Date" (as that term is defined in the Confirmations):
2.1 Organization and Existence of the Company. The Company has been duly
organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority (corporate and other) to
own its properties and conduct its business as described in the 1934 Act Reports
(as defined in Section 2.4), and has been duly qualified as a foreign
corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the
laws of each other jurisdiction in which the ownership or leasing of properties
or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent
the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a "Material Adverse Effect"); and
each subsidiary of the Company has been duly organized and is validly existing
as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, except where the failure to be so would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
2.2 Authorization of Transactions and Agreement. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the board of
directors of the Company. Assuming due execution hereof by DBSI, this Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other laws of general application relating to or affecting enforcement of
creditors' rights and the application of equitable principles in any action,
legal or equitable, and except as rights to indemnity or contribution may be
limited by applicable law). The Company has the corporate power to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein.
2.3 Capitalization. (a) As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has
an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity contained in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 1999
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(b) The outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. The Company's
stockholders have no preemptive rights with respect to the Shares. All of the
issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company that is a
"significant subsidiary" (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) have
been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable
and all such shares
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that are owned directly or indirectly by the Company are free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, with such exceptions as would not have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered upon
exercise of the Put Options in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof,
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(d) The capital stock of the Company, including the Shares, conforms
in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus and the certificates for the Shares are in
due and proper form
2.4 SEC Filings and Financial Statements. (a) The Company has heretofore
delivered to DBSI copies of the Company's (i) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended January 3, 1999 (ii) the proxy statement for its 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, and (iii) each Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or
amendment thereto, that the Company has filed with the Commission after the date
of the aforementioned Annual Report on Form 10-K, in each case, substantially in
the form filed by the Company with the Commission (collectively, together with
any other reports filed, as of the date of this Agreement, by the Company under
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission since January
1, 1998, the "1934 Act Reports"). All of the 1934 Act Reports complied in all
material respects, as ultimately amended as of the effective date of the
Registration Statement with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and
the related rules and regulations thereunder. As ultimately amended as of the
effective date of the Registration Statement, none of the 1934 Act Reports
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited
interim financial statements of the Company contained or incorporated by
reference in the Company's 1934 Act Reports have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and,
together with the notes thereto, present fairly the consolidated financial
position of the Company and its subsidiaries at the dates shown and the
consolidated results of their operations, changes in stockholders' equity and
cash flows for the periods then ended.
2.5 No Material Adverse Change. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the 1934 Act Reports any
material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or
other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute
or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the 1934 Act Reports. Since the date of the latest audited
financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the 1934 Act
Reports, and except as may be set forth or contemplated in the 1934 Act Reports,
there has not been (i) any material change in the capital stock of the Company
(other than a change solely attributable to, or resulting from, the issuance of
Common Stock pursuant to a director, officer or employee stock option, benefit
or compensation plan), (ii) any material increase in the long-term consolidated
debt of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or
(iii) any change, in the general affairs, management, financial position,
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stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect .
2.6 No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
sale/leaseback agreement, loan agreement, similar financing agreement or
instrument or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its
significant subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
significant subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of
the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries is subject, except for such
conflicts, breaches or violations as would not have a material adverse effect on
the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Confirmations; nor will such actions
result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or
by-laws of the Company or any statute applicable to the Company or any of its
significant subsidiaries or any order, judgment, decree, rule or regulation
applicable to the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
significant subsidiaries or any of their properties, except such violations as
would not have a Material Advance Effect on the Company and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole or on the transactions completed by this Agreement or the
Confirmations; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, except such as may be required under the Securities Act prior to
the resale of Shares and any such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or
Blue Sky laws in connection with the resale of Shares.
2.7 (a) Litigation. Other than as set forth or contemplated in the 1934
Act Reports, there are no actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings
pending or threatened to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective officers is a party or of which any of their respective
properties is subject at law or in equity, or before or by any federal, state,
local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority
or agency which could reasonably be expected to result in a judgment, decree or
order having a Material Adverse Effect or prevent consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) All legal or governmental proceedings, contracts, leases or
documents of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus or to be filled as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
have been so described or filed as required;
2.8 Independence of Public Accountants. Price Waterhouse Coopers, whose
reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries are filed with the Commission as part of the Registration State
went and Prospectus are independent public accountants as required by the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
2.9 Not an Investment Company. The Company is not subject to regulation
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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2.10 No Registration Rights. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.10, no
person has any right to request or demand to have any shares of Common Stock or
other securities of the Company registered pursuant to the Registration
Statement or another registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act.
2.11 Registrant's Requirements for Form S-3. The Company meets the
registrant requirements of General Instruction I.A. of Form S-3 under the
Securities Act, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or any successor
form then in effect; or if the Company is not then eligible to use Form S-3 or
other applicable successor form, such other form as is then available.
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DBSI
DBSI represents and warrants to the Company that the following are true and
correct as of the date hereof and as of the Settlement Date:
3.1 Organization and Existence of DBSI. DBSI is a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority
(corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business.
3.2 Authorization of Transactions and Agreement. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by DBSI. Assuming
the due execution thereof by the Company, this Agreement constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of DBSI, enforceable against DBSI in accordance
with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general
application relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights and the
application of equitable principles in any action, legal or equitable, and
except as rights to indemnity or contribution may be limited by applicable law).
DBSI has the corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein.
3.3 No Conflicts. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration
or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required
for the consummation by DBSI of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.4 Availability of Exemption. DBSI is aware of no reason that the
issuance of the Shares would not be exempt from registration under the
Securities Act in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) thereof.
ARTICLE IV AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
The Company agrees as follows:
4.1 Filing of Registration Statement. (a) The Company has filed or shall
expeditiously file with the Commission a registration statement covering the
resale of the Shares from time to time by DBSI and such affiliated entities as
DBSI may designate on securities exchanges or over-
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the-counter market or in such other lawful manner as DBSI may specify, in a form
previously reviewed by DBSI.
(b) If such registration statement has not yet become effective, the
Company shall use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to
become effective no later than the Initial Date. The Company shall (i) use its
best efforts to cause such registration statement to remain in effect from its
effective date until the date on which the Company receives written notice from
DBSI that all of the Shares have been resold (the "Effective Period"), (ii)
inform DBSI promptly upon notice from the Commission that the Registration
Statement or any amendment has been declared effective, (iii) advise DBSI
promptly of any proposed amendment or supplement to the Prospectus after the
effective date thereof and furnish DBSI with a draft prior to the filing
thereof, (iv) during the Effective Period, (A) unless the Company is legally
required to so amend or supplement the Prospectus, make no further amendment or
any supplement to the Prospectus (other than any such amendment or supplement
resulting from the filing of reports or statements under the Exchange Act which
are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) after the effective date
thereof to which DBSI reasonably objects within two business days after receipt
of a draft of the proposed amendment or supplement and (B) file promptly all
reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed
by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, (v) during the Effective Period, advise DBSI, promptly after the Company
receives notice thereof, (A) of the time when any amendment to the Registration
Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the
Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed with the Commission, (B) of
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or
suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Shares, (C) of the
suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, (D) of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any
such purpose, or (E) of any request by the Commission for the amending or
supplementing of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional
information, and (vi) in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of
any such order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to
the Shares or suspending any such qualification, use promptly its best efforts
to obtain the withdrawal of such order.
4.2 Qualification of the Shares under State Securities Laws. The Company
shall promptly take, from time to time, such action as DBSI may reasonably
request to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the securities laws of
such of the United States as DBSI may reasonably request and to comply with such
laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such
jurisdictions during the Effective Period; provided that, the Company shall not
be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to
service of process in any jurisdiction.
4.3 Preparation of Registration Statement; Reasonable Investigation. The
Company shall (a) give DBSI, any Agent designated by DBSI and their
representatives the opportunity to participate in the preparation of the
Registration Statement and, to the extent practicable, each amendment or
supplement thereto and document incorporated by reference therein which is filed
with the Commission after the filing of the Registration Statement (other than
any such amendment or supplement resulting from the filing of reports or
statements under the Exchange Act which are incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus), (b) give DBSI, any Agent designated by DBSI and
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their representatives such access to the books, records and properties of the
Company and its subsidiaries (to the extent customarily given to those who are
underwriters of the Company's securities) and such opportunities to discuss the
business of the Company with its officers and the independent public accountants
who have certified its financial statements and will have such officers and
accountants supply such information as shall be reasonably requested by DBSI,
any Agent designated by DBSI or their representatives in connection with a
"reasonable investigation" within the meaning of Section 11(b) of the Securities
Act and (c) promptly furnish DBSI with copies of any press release or other
public announcement which it intends to issue, or any report or document which
it intends to file under the Exchange Act with the Commission or other
regulatory agency, insofar as such press release, public announcement, report or
other document regards this Agreement and the Put Options and consider in good
faith any comments received from DBSI concerning the timing and content of such
press release, public announcement, report or other document.
4.4 Compliance with Applicable Law and Commission Requirements. (a) The
Registration Statement and Prospectus and all amendments or supplements thereto
shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and shall not, as of
the applicable effective date as to the Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto and as of the applicable filing date of the Prospectus and any amendment
or supplement thereto, contain an 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this covenant shall not
apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Company by DBSI expressly for use
in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(b) All of the documents incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
whether previously filed with the Commission or filed with the Commission
following the date hereof, at their respective times of filing, (i) shall have
conformed or shall conform, as applicable, in all material respects to the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and (ii) shall not have
contained or shall not contain, as applicable, an 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this
representation and warranty shall not apply to (A) any statements or omissions
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to
the Company by or on behalf of DBSI expressly for use in the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto or (B) statements or omissions that have been
superseded or otherwise corrected by an amendment, supplement or other filing
under the Exchange Act, but only with respect to the period after such
correction.
4.5 Furnishing of Prospectuses; Notice to DBSI of Need for Amendment. The
Company shall furnish DBSI with copies of the Prospectus, including any
amendments or supplements thereto, in such quantities as DBSI may from time to
time reasonably request. If during the Effective Period any event shall have
occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as
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then amended or supplemented, would include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during
such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the
Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order
to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the Company shall notify
DBSI in writing and, as soon as reasonably practicable, shall amend or
supplement the Prospectus or file such document so as to correct such statement
or omission or effect such compliance and shall promptly prepare and furnish to
DBSI without charge as many copies as DBSI may from time to time reasonably
request of any amended Prospectus or supplement to the Prospectus provided that
if the filing of an incorporated document is required solely to comply with the
periodic reporting provisions under the Exchange Act, such report need not be
filed sooner than required by such provisions and no such written notice to DBSI
shall be required.
4.6 Listing of the Shares. The Company shall use its best efforts to have
the Shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange as of the Expiration Date (as
defined in the Confirmation).
4.7 Delivery of Opinion and Comfort Letter. On the effective date of the
Registration Statement, the Company shall cause to be furnished to DBSI and to
any Agent (i) an opinion of counsel for the Company, dated the effective date of
the Registration Statement, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto and
(ii) "comfort" letters signed by the Company's independent public accountants
who have examined and reported on the Company's financial statements included in
the Registration Statement, to the extent permitted by the standards of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, covering substantially the
same matters with respect to the Registration Statement (and the Prospectus) and
with respect to events subsequent to the date of the financial statements, as
are customarily covered in accountants' "comfort" letters delivered to the
underwriters in underwritten public offerings of securities.
4.8 Furnishing of Additional Information. Until the earlier of the
Termination Date or completion of resale of the Shares, the Company shall
furnish to DBSI copies of all reports or other communications (financial or
other) generally furnished to stockholders.
4.9 Payment of Expenses. The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the
following: (i) the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company's
counsel and accountants in connection with the registration of the Shares and
all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any amendments and supplements
thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof, (ii) any fees incurred
in connection with listing or approval for quotation of the Shares on the Nasdaq
National Market, (iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the
Shares for offering and sale under Section 4.2 hereof, (iv) the cost of
preparing certificates for the Shares, (v) the cost and charges of any transfer
agent or registrar or dividend disbursing agent, (vi) reasonable brokerage
charges, commissions or underwriting discounts charged by an Agent in connection
with the resale of the Shares and any transfer taxes payable by DBSI in
connection with the resale of the Shares, and (vii) all other costs incident to
the performance of the Company's obligations under Article IV hereof which are
not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section. It is understood,
however, that
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except as provided in this Section 4.9, DBSI will pay all of its own costs and
expenses, including the fees of its counsel.
ARTICLE V AGREEMENTS OF DBSI
DBSI agrees, with respect to the period beginning on the date hereof
through and including the Termination Date, as follows:
5.1 Information for Use in the Prospectus. As soon as practicable but in
no event later than the third Local Business Day following the receipt of a
request from the Company, DBSI shall furnish the Company with such information
and materials regarding DBSI and its proposed dispositions of Shares as the
Company may from time to time reasonably request for use in preparing the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements
thereto, obtaining any desired acceleration of the effective date of the
Registration Statement, and qualifying the Shares under state securities laws.
Such provision of information and materials is a condition precedent to the
obligations of the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
5.2 Suspension of Disposition of Shares. Upon receipt of any notice from
the Company (i) of the happening of any event which makes any statements made in
the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any documents which requires the
making of any changes in such Registration Statement or prospectus to that, in
the case of such Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit 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, or (ii) that, in the judgment of the Company's Board of
Directors, it is advisable to suspend use of the prospectus for a discrete
period of time due to pending corporate developments, public filings with the
Commission or that there exists material nonpublic information about the Company
that the Board of Directors, acting in good faith, determines not to disclose in
the Registration Statement, then DBSI will forthwith discontinue, for a period
not to exceed sixty (60) days, disposition of such Shares covered by such
Registration Statement or Prospectus until it is advised in writing by the
Company that use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has received
copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. The Company shall use its
reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be
resumed as soon as practicable. The Termination Date shall be extended for an
additional number of Exchange Business Days during which DBSI's right to sell
the Shares was suspended pursuant to the foregoing provision of this section 5.2
5.3 Notice of Completion. DBSI shall notify the Company within three Local
Business Days of completion of its disposition of the Shares.
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ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Indemnification with Respect to the Registration Statement. (a) The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless DBSI and any Agent against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which DBSI and any Agent
may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, any
preliminary prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
any amendment 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 in light of the
circumstances in which they were made not misleading, and will reimburse DBSI
and any Agent for any reasonable legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
DBSI and any Agent in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, any supplement thereto, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by DBSI expressly for use therein.
The indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6.1(a) will not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage or liability if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld).
(b) DBSI will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may become subject,
under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus
supplement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any amendment 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 in light of the circumstances in which
they were made not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the
extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission was made in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary
prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by DBSI expressly for use therein and will
reimburse the Company for any reasonable legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such
action or claim as such expenses are incurred, provided, however, that the
obligations of DBSI under this Section 6.1(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such loss, claim, damage or liability if such settlement is
effected without the consent of DBSI (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld).
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(c) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.1
(the "Indemnified Party") shall give notice to the party required to provide
indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") promptly after such Indemnified Party
has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall
permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of such claim or any
litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying
Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting
therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not
unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such
defense at such party's expense, and provided further that the failure of any
Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 6.1 to the extent such
failure is not prejudicial to the Indemnifying Party. No Indemnifying Party in
the defense of any such claim or litigation shall, except with the consent of
each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by
the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all
liability in respect to such claim or litigation and no Indemnified Party shall
consent to entry of any judgment or settle such claim or litigation without the
prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Each Indemnified Party shall furnish such information
regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may
reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection
with defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.1 is
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party under
subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party on the one hand and the Indemnified Party on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions 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 information supplied by the Indemnifying Party on the
one hand or the Indemnified Party on the other and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. The Company and DBSI agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The
amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above
in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any reasonable legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. 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.
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(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 6.1 shall be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend,
upon the same terms and conditions, to each "affiliate" (as defined under the
Securities Act) of DBSI, to each director and each officer of DBSI and of its
affiliates, to each person, if any, who controls DBSI, any Agent or any of their
respective affiliates within the meaning of the Securities Act; and the
obligations of DBSI under this Section 6.1 shall be in addition to any liability
which DBSI may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and
conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act.
ARTICLE VII GENERAL
7.1 Notices. (a) Any notice in respect of this Agreement shall be in
writing and may be given in any manner set forth below to the appropriate
address specified in paragraph (b) of this Section 7.1 and will be effective on
the earliest to occur of the dates indicated: (i) if delivered in person by an
employee or agent of the party giving the notice, on the date it is delivered;
(ii) if sent by Federal Express or other courier service, on the delivery date
designated by the sender to the courier service, or if such date is a Saturday,
Sunday or holiday in the location where notice is to be given, the next
following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or such holiday; or (iii) if sent
by certified or registered mail or the equivalent, on the date it is delivered
or its delivery is refused, as reflected in the records of the relevant postal
service or on a return receipt.
(b) Notices shall be given to the addresses reflected below:
If to DBSI, to:
Facsimile:
Attention:
If to the Company, to: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
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(c) Either party may by notice to the other change the address or
facsimile number at which notices or other communications are to be given to it.
7.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Confirmation and
the Master Agreement referred to therein, constitute the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties with respect to their subject matter and supersede
all oral communications and prior writings with respect thereto.
7.3 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. (a) This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with New York law (without reference to choice of
law doctrine).
(b) With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this
Agreement ("Proceedings"), each party irrevocably (i) submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United
States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and
(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue
of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such
Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the
right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not have
any jurisdiction over such party. Nothing in this Agreement precludes either
party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction, nor will the bringing
of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of
Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.
(c) The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in
the manner provided for notices in Section 7.1. Nothing in this Agreement will
affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.
7.4 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment, modification or waiver in
respect of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and executed by
each of the parties. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or
privilege in respect of this Agreement shall not be presumed to preclude any
subsequent or further exercise of that right, power or privilege or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege.
7.5 Remedies Cumulative. The rights, powers, remedies and privileges
provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights,
powers, remedies and privileges provided by law.
7.6 Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
7.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided in Section
6.1(e), nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer
upon any person other than the parties hereto any right, remedy or claim under
or by reason of this Agreement.
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7.8 Survival. The representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements
contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of
any investigation by or on behalf of any party, and shall survive delivery of
the Shares to DBSI and resale of the Shares by DBSI or any affiliated entity.
7.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to each counterpart were
upon the same instrument.
7.10 Assignability. This Agreement is not assignable by either party
without the prior written consent of the other; provided that the Company may
assign this Agreement to a successor in interest pursuant to a transfer of all
or substantially all of its assets or pursuant to a consolidation or merger.
7.11 Confidential Information. Each party shall keep confidential and shall
not disclose or use for any purpose other than as provided for in this Agreement
any data or information designated as confidential by the providing party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc., by their duly authorized representatives, have executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By:
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Title:
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
By:
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