Exhibit 10.6
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is entered into as
of the ___ day of __________ 2007, by and among SP Acquisition Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the undersigned parties listed under
Investor on the signature page hereto (each, an "INVESTOR" and collectively, the
"INVESTORS").
WHEREAS, the Investors currently hold all of the issued and outstanding
securities of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Investors and the Company desire to enter into this Agreement
to provide the Investors with certain rights relating to the registration of
shares of Common Stock held by them.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms used herein have the
following meanings:
"ADDITIONAL FOUNDER'S WARRANTS" mean the 5,250,000 warrants of the Company
initially purchased by SP Acq LLC, one of the Investors, pursuant to the Initial
Founder's Securities Purchase Agreement, between the Company and SP Acq LLC
(including the underlying shares of Common Stock), of which a total of 500,000
Additional Founder's Warrants were subsequently sold to certain of the other
Investors.
"AGREEMENT" means this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or
otherwise modified from time to time.
"CO-INVESTMENT SHARES" means the 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock to be
issued as part of the Co-Investment Units.
"CO-INVESTMENT UNITS" means the 3,000,000 units of the Company to be
issued to Steel Partners II, L.P., one of the Investors, pursuant to the
Co-Investment Units Subscription Agreement, dated as of even date herewith,
between the Company and Steel Partners II, L.P.
"CO-INVESTMENT WARRANTS" means the 3,000,000 warrants of the Company to
purchase shares of Common Stock to be issued as part of the Co-Investment Units
(including the underlying shares of Common Stock).
"COMMISSION" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act.
"COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company.
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"COMPANY" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the
same shall be in effect at the time.
"FOUNDER'S SHARES" means the 11,500,000 shares of Common Stock issued as
part of the Founder's Units.
"FOUNDER'S UNITS" means the 11,500,000 units of the Company initially
issued to SP Acq LLC pursuant to the Founder's Units Subscription Agreement,
dated as of March 22, 2007, between the Company and SP Acq LLC, of which a total
of 1,363,636 Founder's Units were subsequently sold to certain other Investors.
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" is defined in Section 4.3.
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" is defined in Section 4.3.
"INITIAL FOUNDER'S WARRANTS" means the 11,500,000 warrants of the Company
to purchase shares of Common Stock issued as part of the Founder's Units to the
Investors (including the underlying shares of Common Stock).
"INVESTOR" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
"INVESTOR INDEMNIFIED PARTY" is defined in Section 4.1.
"NOTICES" is defined in Section 6.3.
"PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATION" is defined in Section 3.1.
"REGISTER," "REGISTERED" and "REGISTRATION" mean a registration effected
by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in
compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming
effective.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" mean, collectively, the Registrable Units,
Registrable Shares and Registrable Initial Founder's Warrants, Registrable
Additional Founder's Warrants and Registrable Co-Investment Warrants. As to any
particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable
Securities when: (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such
securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such
securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in
accordance with such Registration Statement; (b) such securities shall have been
otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend
restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and
subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the
Securities Act; (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, or (d)
the Commission makes a definitive determination to the Company that the
Registrable Securities are salable under Rule 144(k).
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"REGISTRABLE SHARES" mean (i) the Founder's Shares underlying the
Founder's Units and (ii) the Co-Investment Shares underlying the Co-Investment
Units. Registrable Shares include any shares of capital stock or other
securities of the Company issued as a dividend or other distribution with
respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of such shares of Common Stock.
"REGISTRABLE UNITS" mean all of the Co-Investment Units and Founder's
Units owned or held by Investors, each consisting of (i) one share of Common
Stock and (ii) one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock.
"REGISTRABLE INITIAL FOUNDER'S WARRANTS" mean the Initial Founder's
Warrants underlying the Founder's Units, including the shares of Common Stock
underlying the Initial Founder's Warrants.
"REGISTRABLE ADDITIONAL FOUNDER'S WARRANTS" means the Additional Founder's
Warrants, including the shares of Common Stock underlying the Additional
Founder's Warrants.
"REGISTRABLE CO-INVESTMENT WARRANTS" means the Co-Investment Warrants
underlying the Co-Investment Units, including the shares of Common Stock
underlying the Co-Investment Warrants.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a registration statement filed by the
Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of
Registrable Securities (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form
S-8, or their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities
proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another entity).
"RELEASE DATE" means (i) with respect to the Registrable Units,
Registrable Shares, Registrable Initial Founder's Warrants and Registrable
Co-Investment Warrants at any time commencing three months prior to the date
that is one year after the Company consummates its initial business combination,
and (ii) with respect to the Registrable Additional Founder's Warrants, at any
time after the execution of a definitive agreement for an initial business
combination.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same
shall be in effect at the time.
"UNDERWRITER" means a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable
Securities as principal in an underwritten offering and not as part of such
dealer's market-making activities.
2. MANDATORY REGISTRATION; PROCEDURES.
2.1. FILINGS; INFORMATION.
2.1.1. FILING REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company shall, as
expeditiously as possible after the Release Date, use its best efforts to
prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for
which the Company then qualifies and which form shall be available for the sale
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of all Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of
distribution thereof, and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to become and remain effective for the period required by Section
2.1.3; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall have the right to defer the
Registration for up to thirty (30) days, if the Company shall furnish to the
holders a certificate signed by the Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of
Directors of the Company, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and
its stockholders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time;
provided further, that the Company shall not be obligated to deliver securities
and shall not have penalties for failure to deliver securities, if a
Registration Statement is not effective at the time of exercise by the holder.
2.1.2. COPIES. The Company shall, prior to filing a
Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
furnish without charge to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such
registration, and such holders' legal counsel, copies of such Registration
Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such
Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and
documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus), and such other
documents as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration
or legal counsel for any such holders may request in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holders.
2.1.3. AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS. The Company shall prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus
used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act
until all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended
method(s) of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or such
securities have been withdrawn.
2.1.4. NOTIFICATION. After the filing of a Registration
Statement, the Company shall promptly, and in no event more than two (2)
business days after such filing, notify the holders of Registrable Securities
included in such Registration Statement of such filing, and shall further notify
such holders promptly and confirm such advice in writing in all events within
two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) when such
Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when any post-effective amendment
to such Registration Statement becomes effective; (iii) the issuance or
threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and the Company shall
take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove
it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment or
supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or
for additional information or of the occurrence of an event requiring the
preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as
thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by such
Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an 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 promptly make
available to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement any such supplement or amendment; except that before filing with the
Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement
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thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Company shall
furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement and to the legal counsel for any such holders, copies of all such
documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such
holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents
and comment thereon, and the Company shall not file any Registration Statement
or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents
incorporated by reference, to which such holders or their legal counsel shall
reasonably object.
2.1.5. STATE SECURITIES LAWS COMPLIANCE. The Company shall use
its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered
by the Registration Statement under such securities or "blue sky" laws of such
jurisdictions in the United States as the holders of Registrable Securities
included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of
distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered
with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary by
virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other
acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the holders of
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do
business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify
but for this paragraph or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction.
2.1.6. AGREEMENTS FOR DISPOSITION. The Company shall enter
into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement
in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in
order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company in any underwriting
agreement which are made to or for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the
extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of the holders of
Registrable Securities included in such registration statement. No holder of
Registrable Securities included in such registration statement shall be required
to make any representations or warranties in the underwriting agreement except,
if applicable, with respect to such holder's organization, good standing,
authority, title to Registrable Securities, lack of conflict of such sale with
such holder's material agreements and organizational documents, and with respect
to written information relating to such holder that such holder has furnished in
writing expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement.
2.1.7. COOPERATION. The principal executive officer of the
Company, the principal financial officer of the Company, the principal
accounting officer of the Company and all other officers and members of the
management of the Company shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable
Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the
preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such offering and all
other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings
with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and potential investors.
2.1.8. RECORDS. The Company shall make available for
inspection by the holders of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement, any Underwriter participating in any disposition
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pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other
professional retained by any holder of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as shall be
necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and
cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information
requested by any of them in connection with such Registration Statement.
2.1.9. OPINIONS AND COMFORT LETTERS. The Company shall furnish
to each holder of Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement
a signed counterpart, addressed to such holder, of (i) any opinion of counsel to
the Company delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter from the
Company's independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In the
event no legal opinion is delivered to any Underwriter, the Company shall
furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement, at any time that such holder elects to use a prospectus, an opinion
of counsel to the Company (based solely on the oral advice of the Commission) to
the effect that the Registration Statement containing such prospectus has been
declared effective and that no stop order is in effect.
2.1.10. EARNINGS STATEMENT. The Company shall comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and
make available to its stockholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings
statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, beginning within three (3)
months after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings
statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act
and Rule 158 thereunder.
2.1.11. LISTING. The Company shall use its best efforts to
cause all Registrable Securities included in the Registration to be listed on
such exchanges or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar
securities issued by the Company are then listed or designated or, if no such
similar securities are then listed or designated, in a manner satisfactory to
the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such
registration.
2.2. OBLIGATION TO SUSPEND DISTRIBUTION. Upon receipt of any notice
from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section
2.1.4(iv), each holder of Registrable Securities included in the Registration
shall immediately discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities
until such holder receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated
by Section 2.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of "insiders" to transact
in the Company's securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by
the Company, each such holder will deliver to the Company all copies, other than
permanent file copies then in such holder's possession, of the most recent
prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such
notice.
2.3. REGISTRATION EXPENSES. The Company shall bear all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the Registration pursuant to this
Agreement, and all expenses incurred in performing or complying with its other
obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration Statement
becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and
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filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or "blue sky"
laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky
qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the
Company's internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and
expenses of its officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities as required by Section
2.1.11; (vi) National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. fees; (vii) fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Company and fees and expenses for
independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the
expenses or costs associated with the delivery of any opinions or comfort
letters requested pursuant to Section 2.1.9); (viii) the fees and expenses of
any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration
and (ix) the fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the holders of a
majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such
registration. The Company shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting
discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities
being sold by the holders thereof, which underwriting discounts or selling
commissions shall be borne by such holders. Additionally, in an underwritten
offering, all selling stockholders and the Company shall bear the expenses of
the underwriter pro rata in proportion to the respective amount of shares each
is selling in such offering.
2.4. INFORMATION. The holders of Registrable Securities shall
provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company, or the
managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order
to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities
Act pursuant to Section 2 and in connection with the Company's obligation to
comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.
3. PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATION.
3.1. If at any time on or after one year from the date of our
initial business combination with respect to the Registrable Units and
Registrable Shares, or, with respect to the Registrable Initial Warrants,
Registrable Additional Warrants and Registrable Co-Investment Warrants, after
such warrants become exercisable by their terms, the Company proposes to file a
Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of
equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or
exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, other than a
Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or
other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely
to the Company's existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is
convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend
reinvestment plan, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such
proposed filing to the Investors as soon as practicable but in no event less
than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall
describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the
intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing
Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the
Investors in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of
Registrable Securities as such Investors may request in writing within five (5)
days following receipt of such notice (a "PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATION"). The Company
shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and
shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of
a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested
to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as
any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other
disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended
method(s) of distribution thereof.
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4. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.
4.1. INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless each Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities,
and each of their respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors,
partners, members, and agents, and each person, if any, who controls an Investor
and each other holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each, an "INVESTOR
INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims,
damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon
any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable
Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement,
or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of
or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or
regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to
action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such
registration; and the Company shall promptly reimburse the Investor Indemnified
Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Investor
Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and defending any such
expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any
untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus,
or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by such
selling holder expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any
Underwriter of the Registrable Securities, their officers, affiliates,
directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls such
Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification
provided above in this Section 4.1.
4.2. INDEMNIFICATION BY HOLDERS OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. Each
selling holder of Registrable Securities will, in the event that the
Registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this
Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by such selling holder, indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each
underwriter (if any), and each other selling holder and each other person, if
any, who controls another selling holder or such underwriter within the meaning
of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, judgments, damages or
liabilities, whether joint or several, insofar as such losses, claims,
judgments, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of
or are based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue) statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement under which the sale of
such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any
preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the
Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any omission (or alleged omission)
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
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statements therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by such selling holder expressly for use therein, and shall reimburse
the Company, its directors and officers, and each other selling holder or
controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of
them in connection with investigation or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action. Each selling holder's indemnification obligations hereunder
shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to the amount of any net
proceeds actually received by such selling holder.
4.3. CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION PROCEEDINGS. Promptly after receipt
by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any
action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or
4.2, such person (the "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") shall, if a claim in respect thereof
is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify
such other person (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing of the loss, claim,
judgment, damage, liability or action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the failure by
the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party from any liability which the Indemnifying Party may have to
such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the
Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified
Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought
against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to
participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly
with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof
with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the
Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of
the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable
to the Indemnified Party 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 in any action in
which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as
defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to represent the
Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject to liability
arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the
Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of
such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written
opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by
the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any
settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which
the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have
been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or
settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all
liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.
4.4. CONTRIBUTION.
4.4.1. If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing
Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of
any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then each such
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 loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is
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appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the
Indemnifying Parties in connection with the actions or omissions which resulted
in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any
Indemnifying Party 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 such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission.
4.4.2. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding Section
4.4.1. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any
loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4, no holder of Registrable
Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar
amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts,
commissions or taxes) actually received by such holder from the sale of
Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. 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.
5. UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION.
5.1. RULE 144. The Company covenants that it shall use its best
efforts to file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act and shall use its best efforts to take such further action
as the holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the
extent required from time to time to enable such holders to sell Registrable
Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation
of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules
may be amended from time to time, or any similar Rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission.
6. MISCELLANEOUS.
6.1. OTHER REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company represents and warrants
that no person, other than a holder of the Registrable Securities, has any right
to require the Company to register any shares of the Company's capital stock for
sale or to include shares of the Company's capital stock in the Registration
filed by the Company for the sale of shares of capital stock for its own account
or for the account of any other person.
6.2. ASSIGNMENT; NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement and
the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned
or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights,
duties and obligations of the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be
freely assigned or delegated by such holder of Registrable Securities in
conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by
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any such holder. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties, to UBS Investment Bank
and Ladenburg ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Inc. and their successors and the permitted assigns
of the Investor or holder of Registrable Securities or of any assignee of the
Investor or holder of Registrable Securities. This Agreement is not intended to
confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not party hereto other
than as expressly set forth in Section 4 and this Section 6.2.
6.3. NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or
other communications (collectively, "NOTICES") required or permitted to be given
hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with
charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile,
addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have
specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the
date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram,
telex or facsimile; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such service or transmission is
not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall
be deemed given on the next business day. Notice otherwise sent as provided
herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following timely delivery
of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day
delivery.
To the Company:
SP Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
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with a copy to:
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Park Avenue Tower
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To an Investor, to:
To the address of such Investor(s) as are then reflected on the records of
the Company.
6.4. SEVERABILITY. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the
invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or
provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term
or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of
this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.
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6.5. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
6.6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement (including all agreements
entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered
pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous
agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions
between the parties, whether oral or written.
6.7. MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS. No amendment, modification or
termination of this Agreement shall be binding upon any party unless executed in
writing by such party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all parties must
obtain the written consent of UBS Investment Bank and Ladenberg ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co.
Inc. to amend or modify either the definition of Release Date or Section 3 of
this Agreement.
6.8. TITLES AND HEADINGS. Titles and headings of sections of this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any
provision of this Agreement.
6.9. WAIVERS AND EXTENSIONS. Any party to this Agreement may waive
any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless
it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically refers to this
Agreement. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen
or the breach or default waived has occurred. Any waiver may be conditional. No
waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be
deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other
agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for
performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of
the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.
6.10. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. In the event that the Company fails to
observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under
this Agreement, the Investor or any other holder of Registrable Securities may
proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law,
whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for
an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of
any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable
right, or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to
post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this
Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy
shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy, whether
conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by
statute or otherwise.
6.11. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by,
interpreted under, and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the
State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within the
State of New York, without giving effect to any choice-of-law provisions thereof
that would compel the application of the substantive laws of any other
jurisdiction.
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6.12. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. Each party hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives the right to a trial by jury in any action, suit,
counterclaim or other proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise)
arising out of, connected with or relating to this Agreement, the transactions
contemplated hereby, or the actions of the Investor in the negotiation,
administration, performance or enforcement hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives
as of the date first written above.
SP ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
INVESTORS:
SP ACQ LLC
By:
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Title: Managing Member
STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
By: Steel Partners, L.L.C., its General Partner
By:
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Title: Managing Member
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