Exhibit 4.5
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 8, 2002
by and among
GAMECO, INC.,
THE GUARANTORS
named herein
and
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
and
LIBRA SECURITIES, LLC,
as Initial Purchasers
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$125,000,000
11 7/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions ............................................................... 1
2. Exchange Offer ............................................................ 5
3. Shelf Registration ........................................................ 8
4. Additional Interest ....................................................... 10
5. Registration Procedures ................................................... 11
6. Registration Expenses ..................................................... 20
7. Indemnification ........................................................... 21
8. Rules 144 and 144A ........................................................ 24
9. Underwritten Registrations ................................................ 25
10. Miscellaneous ............................................................. 25
(a) Remedies .............................................................. 25
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements ............................................ 25
(c) [Reserved] ............................................................ 25
(c) Amendments and Waivers ................................................ 26
(d) Notices ............................................................... 26
(e) Successors and Assigns ................................................ 27
(f) Counterparts .......................................................... 28
(g) Headings .............................................................. 28
(h) Governing Law ......................................................... 28
(i) Severability .......................................................... 28
(j) Notes Held by any Issuer or their Affiliates .......................... 28
(l) Third Party Beneficiaries ............................................. 29
(k) Entire Agreement ...................................................... 29
(l) Joint and Several Obligations ......................................... 29
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and
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entered into as of February 8, 2002, by and among Gameco, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), the Guarantors (as defined) and CIBC World Markets
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Corp. and Libra Securities, LLC (the "Initial Purchasers").
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This Agreement is entered into in connection with the Purchase
Agreement, dated February 1, 2002, by and among the Company, the Guarantors and
the Initial Purchasers (the "Purchase Agreement") relating to the sale by the
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Company to the Initial Purchasers of $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the Company's 117/8 % Senior Secured Notes due 2009 (the "Notes") and the
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unconditional guarantee thereof by the Guarantors on a joint and several basis
(the "Guarantee"). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the
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Purchase Agreement, the Issuers (as defined) have agreed to provide the
registration rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the holders
of Registrable Notes (as defined), including, without limitation, the Initial
Purchasers. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the
Initial Purchasers' obligation to purchase the Notes under the Purchase
Agreement.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions
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As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
Additional Interest: See Section 4(a).
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Advice: See the last paragraph of Section 5.
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Agreement: See the first introductory paragraph to this
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Agreement.
Applicable Period: See Section 2(b).
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Business Day: A day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day
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on which banking institutions in New York, New York are required to be closed.
Closing Date: The Closing Date as defined in the Purchase
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Agreement.
Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Company: See the first introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
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Effectiveness Date: The 210th day after the Issue Date, in the
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case of the Exchange Registration Statement, and, in the case of the Initial
Shelf Registration, the 90th day after the filing of the Initial Shelf
Registration.
Effectiveness Period: See Section 3(a).
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Event Date: See Section 4(b).
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Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
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and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Notes: See Section 2(a).
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Exchange Offer: See Section 2(a).
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Exchange Registration Statement: See Section 2(a).
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Filing Date: The 120th day after the Issue Date (regardless of
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whether the actual filing precedes such date).
Guarantee: See the second introductory paragraph to this
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Agreement.
Guarantors: BH Acquisition, Inc., a Colorado corporation, and
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Gameco Acquisition, Inc. a Virginia corporation, in each case, as of each
applicable date, to the extent a Guarantor on such date.
Holder: Any registered holder of Registrable Notes.
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Indemnified Person: See Section 7(c).
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Indemnifying Person: See Section 7(c).
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Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2002, by and
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among the Issuers and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as
trustee, pursuant to which the Notes are being issued, as amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Initial Purchasers: See the first introductory paragraph to this
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Agreement.
Initial Shelf Registration: See Section 3(a).
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Inspectors: See Section 5(o).
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Issue Date: The date on which the Notes were sold to the Initial
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Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Issuers: The Company and the Guarantors, collectively.
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NASD: National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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Notes: See the second introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
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Participant: See Section 7(a).
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Participating Broker-Dealer: See Section 2(b).
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Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
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liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government (including any agency or political
subdivision thereof).
Potential Material Event: (i) An event or circumstance which
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occurs and is continuing as a result of which any Shelf Registration, any
related prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference as then
amended or supplemented or proposed to be filed would, in the good faith
determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, and (ii) either (a) the Board of Directors of the
Company determines in good faith that the disclosure of such event at such time
would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operations or
prospects or (b) the disclosure otherwise relates to a material business
transaction or development which has not yet been publicly disclosed.
Private Exchange: See Section 2(b).
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Private Exchange Notes: See Section 2(b).
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Prospectus: The prospectus included in any Registration
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Statement (including, without limitation, any prospectus subject to completion
and a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement, and all
other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
Purchase Agreement: See the second introductory paragraph to
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this Agreement.
Records: See Section 5(o).
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Registrable Notes: Each Note upon original issuance thereof and
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at all times subsequent thereto, each Exchange Note as to which Section 2(c)(iv)
hereof is applicable upon original issuance thereof and at all times subsequent
thereto and each Private Exchange Note upon original issuance thereof and at all
times subsequent thereto, until, in the case of any such Note, Exchange Note or
Private Exchange Note, as the case may be, the earliest to occur of (i) a
Registration Statement covering such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange
Note, as the case may be, has been declared effective by the Commission and such
Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note, as the case may be, has been
disposed of in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such
Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note, as the case may be, is sold in
compliance with Rule 144, (iii) in the case of any Note, such Note has or could
have been exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Note or
Exchange Notes which may be resold without restriction under federal securities
laws, or (iv) such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note, as the case may
be, ceases to be outstanding for purposes of the Indenture.
Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the
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Company, including, but not limited to, the Exchange Registration Statement,
that covers any of the Registrable Notes pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and
all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in such registration statement.
Rule 144: Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
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amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule 144A) or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission providing for offers and sales of
securities made in compliance therewith resulting in offers and sales by
subsequent holders that are not affiliates of an issuer of such securities being
free of the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act.
Rule 144A: Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rule may
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be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule 144) or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.
Rule 415: Rule 415 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
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amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted
by the Commission.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
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rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Shelf Notice: See Section 2(c).
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Shelf Registration: See Section 3(b).
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Suspension Period: See Section 5.
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Subsequent Shelf Registration: See Section 3(b).
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TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
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Trustee: The trustee under the Indenture and, if existent, the
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trustee under any indenture governing the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange
Notes (if any).
Underwritten registration or underwritten offering: A
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registration in which securities of one or more of the Issuers are sold to an
underwriter for reoffering to the public.
2. Exchange Offer
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(a) Each of the Issuers agrees to file with the Commission
no later than the Filing Date, an offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") any
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and all of the Registrable Notes (other than Private Exchange Notes, if any) for
a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities of the Company which are
identical in all material respects to the Notes (the "Exchange Notes") (and
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which are entitled to the benefits of the Indenture or a trust indenture which
is identical in all material respects to the Indenture (including, without
limitation, the guarantee provisions thereof) (other than such changes to the
Indenture or any such identical trust indenture as are necessary to comply with
any requirements of the Commission to effect or maintain the qualification
thereof under the TIA) and which, in either case, has been qualified under the
TIA), except that the Exchange Notes shall have been registered pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act and shall contain no
restrictive legend thereon. The Exchange Offer shall be registered under the
Securities Act on the appropriate form (the "Exchange Registration Statement")
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and shall comply with all applicable tender offer rules and regulations under
the Exchange Act. Each of the Issuers agrees to use its best efforts to (x)
cause the Exchange Registration Statement to be declared effective under the
Securities Act on or before the Effectiveness Date; (y) keep the Exchange Offer
open for at least 30 Business Days (or longer if required by applicable law)
after the date that notice of the Exchange Offer is first mailed to Holders; and
(z) consummate the Exchange Offer on or prior to the 60th day following the date
on which the Exchange Registration Statement is declared effective. If after
such Exchange Registration Statement is initially declared effective by the
Commission, the Exchange Offer or the issuance of the Exchange Notes thereunder
is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement
of the Commission or any other governmental agency or
court, such Exchange Registration Statement shall be deemed not to have become
effective for purposes of this Agreement. Each Holder who participates in the
Exchange Offer will be required to represent that any Exchange Notes received by
it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, that at the time of
the consummation of the Exchange Offer such Holder will have no arrangement or
understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes, that such Holder is not an affiliate of any Issuer within the meaning of
the Securities Act, and any additional representations that in the written
opinion of counsel to the Issuers are necessary under then-existing
interpretations of the Commission in order for the Exchange Registration
Statement to be declared effective. Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer in
accordance with this Section 2, the provisions of this Agreement shall continue
to apply, mutatis mutandis, solely with respect to Registrable Notes that are
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Private Exchange Notes and Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers,
and the Issuers shall have no further obligation to register Registrable Notes
(other than Private Exchange Notes and other than in respect of any Exchange
Notes as to which clause 2(c)(iv) hereof applies) pursuant to Section 3 of this
Agreement.
(b) The Issuers shall include within the Prospectus contained in the
Exchange Registration Statement a section entitled "Plan of Distribution,"
reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchasers, which shall contain a summary
statement of the positions taken or policies made by the Staff of the Commission
with respect to the potential "underwriter" status of any broker-dealer that is
the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of
Exchange Notes received by such broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer (a
"Participating Broker-Dealer"), whether such positions or policies have been
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publicly disseminated by the Staff of the Commission or such positions or
policies, in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers, represent the prevailing
views of the Staff of the Commission. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall
also allow, to the extent permitted by applicable policies and regulations of
the Commission, the use of the Prospectus by all Persons subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, including, to the extent
so permitted, all Participating Broker-Dealers, and include a statement
describing the manner in which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the
Exchange Notes.
Each of the Issuers shall use its best efforts to keep the Exchange
Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the Prospectus
contained therein, in order to permit such Prospectus to be lawfully delivered
by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act for such period of time beginning when the Exchange Notes are first issued
in the Exchange Offer and ending upon the earlier of the expiration of the 180th
day after the Exchange Offer has been completed and such Persons are no longer
required to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements in connection with
offers and sales of the Exchange Notes (the "Applicable Period").
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If, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, any Initial
Purchaser holds any Notes acquired by it and having the status of an unsold
allotment in the initial distribution, the Issuers upon the request of that
Initial Purchaser shall, simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Notes
in the Exchange Offer, issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser, in exchange
(the "Private Exchange") for the Notes held by such Initial Purchaser, a like
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principal amount of debt securities of the Company that are identical in all
material respects to the Exchange Notes except for the existence of restrictions
on transfer thereof under the Securities Act and securities laws of the several
states of the U.S. (the "Private Exchange Notes") (and which are issued pursuant
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to the same indenture as the Exchange Notes). The Private Exchange Notes shall
bear the same CUSIP number as the Exchange Notes. Interest on the Exchange Notes
and Private Exchange Notes will accrue from the last interest payment date on
which interest was paid on the Notes surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no
interest has been paid on the Notes, from the Issue Date.
In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall:
(1) mail to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming
part of the Exchange Registration Statement, together with an
appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents;
(2) utilize the services of a depositary for the Exchange
Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York,
which may be the Trustee or an affiliate thereof;
(3) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Registrable Notes at
any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last
Business Day on which the Exchange Offer shall remain open; and
(4) otherwise comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws.
As soon as practicable after the close of the Exchange Offer or
the Private Exchange, as the case may be, the Issuers shall:
(1) accept for exchange all Registrable Notes validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer or the
Private Exchange;
(2) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable
Notes so accepted for exchange; and
(3) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly
to each Holder tendering such Registrable Notes, Exchange Notes or
Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, equal in principal amount to
the Notes of such Holder so accepted for exchange.
The Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes may be issued
under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical in all material respects
to the Indenture, which in either event will provide that the Exchange Notes
will not be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and
that the Exchange Notes, the Private Exchange Notes and the Notes, if any, will
vote and consent together on all matters as one class and that none of the
Exchange Notes, the Private Exchange Notes or the Notes, if any, will have the
right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter.
(c) If, (i) because of any change in law or in currently
prevailing interpretations of the staff of the Commission, the Company is not
permitted to effect an Exchange Offer, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not
consummated within 255 days of the Issue Date, (iii) any holder of Private
Exchange Notes so requests in writing to the Company or (iv) in the case of any
Holder that participates in the Exchange Offer (and validly tenders and does not
withdraw its Registrable Notes prior to the expiration thereof), such Holder
does not receive Exchange Notes on the date of the exchange that may be sold
without restriction under federal securities laws (other than due solely to the
status of such Holder as an affiliate of any Issuer within the meaning of the
Securities Act) and so notifies the Company within 30 days following the
consummation of the Exchange Offer (and provides a reasonable basis for its
conclusions), in the case of each of clauses (i)-(iv), then the Issuers shall
promptly deliver to the Holders and the Trustee written notice thereof (the
"Shelf Notice") and shall file a Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 3.
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3. Shelf Registration
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If a Shelf Notice is delivered as contemplated by Section 2(c),
then:
(a) Shelf Registration. The Issuers shall as promptly as
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reasonably practicable file with the Commission a Registration Statement for an
offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of
the Registrable Notes (the "Initial Shelf Registration"). If the Issuers shall
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not have filed the Exchange Registration Statement, each of the Issuers shall
file with the Commission the Initial Shelf Registration on or prior to the
Filing Date and shall use its best efforts to cause such Initial Shelf
Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to
the Effectiveness Date. Otherwise, each of the Issuers shall file with the
Commission the Initial Shelf Registration within 120 days of the delivery of the
Shelf Notice and shall use its best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration to
be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the Effectiveness
Date. The Initial Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate
form
permitting registration of such Registrable Notes for resale by Holders in the
manner or manners designated by them (including, without limitation, one or more
underwritten offerings). The Issuers shall not permit any securities other than
the Registrable Notes to be included in any Shelf Registration. Each of the
Issuers shall use its best efforts to keep the Initial Shelf Registration
continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is 24
months from the Issue Date (or, if Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act is
amended to permit unlimited resales by non-affiliates within a lesser period,
such lesser period) (subject to extension pursuant to the last and penultimate
paragraphs of Section 5 hereof) (the "Effectiveness Period") or such shorter
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period ending when (i) all Registrable Notes covered by the Initial Shelf
Registration have been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the
Initial Shelf Registration or (ii) a Subsequent Shelf Registration covering all
of the Registrable Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act.
(b) Subsequent Shelf Registrations. If the Initial Shelf
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Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration ceases to be effective for any
reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because of the
sale of all of the securities registered thereunder), each of the Issuers shall
use its best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the
effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within 30 days of such cessation
of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration in a manner to obtain the
withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an
additional "shelf" Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of
the Registrable Notes then outstanding (a "Subsequent Shelf Registration"). If a
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Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, each of the Issuers shall use its best
efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration to be declared effective as
soon as practicable after such filing and to keep such Subsequent Shelf
Registration continuously effective for a period equal to the number of days in
the Effectiveness Period less the aggregate number of days during which the
Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registrations was previously
continuously effective. As used herein the term "Shelf Registration" means the
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Initial Shelf Registration and any Subsequent Shelf Registration.
(c) Supplements and Amendments. Each of the Issuers shall
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promptly supplement and amend any Shelf Registration if required by the rules,
regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used for such
Shelf Registration, or if required by the Securities Act.
4. Additional Interest
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(a) The Issuers and the Initial Purchasers agree that the
Holders of Registrable Notes will suffer damages if the Issuers fail to fulfill
their obligations under Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be
feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly,
each of the Issuers agrees to pay, as liquidated damages, additional interest on
the
Registrable Notes ("Additional Interest") under the circumstances and to the
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extent set forth below (each of which shall be given independent effect):
(i) if (A) neither the Exchange Registration Statement nor
the Initial Shelf Registration has been filed on or prior to the Filing
Date or (B) notwithstanding that the Issuers have consummated or will
consummate an Exchange Offer, the Issuers are required to file a Shelf
Registration and such Shelf Registration is not filed on or prior to the
120th day after delivery of the Shelf Notice, then, in the case of
subclause (A), commencing on the day after the Filing Date or, in the
case of subclause (B), commencing on the 121st day following delivery of
the Shelf Notice, Additional Interest shall accrue on the Registrable
Notes over and above the stated interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum for
the first 90 days immediately following the Filing Date or such 120th
day, as the case may be, such Additional Interest rate increasing by an
additional 0.50% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day
period;
(ii) if (A) neither the Exchange Registration Statement nor
the Initial Shelf Registration is declared effective on or prior to the
Effectiveness Date applicable thereto or (B) notwithstanding that the
Issuers have consummated or will consummate an Exchange Offer, the
Issuers are required to file a Shelf Registration and such Shelf
Registration is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to
the applicable Effectiveness Date, then, commencing on the day after
such applicable Effectiveness Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on
the Registrable Notes over and above the stated interest at a rate of
1.0% per annum for the first 90 days immediately following the day after
the applicable Effectiveness Date, such Additional Interest rate
increasing by an additional 0.50% per annum at the beginning of each
subsequent 90-day period; and
(iii) if (A) the Company has not exchanged Exchange Notes for
all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with the
terms of the Exchange Offer on or prior to the 255th day after the Issue
Date, (B) the Exchange Registration Statement ceases to be effective
prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or (C) if applicable, a
Shelf Registration has been declared effective and such Shelf
Registration ceases to be effective at any time during the Effectiveness
Period (other than as a result of the imposition of any Suspension
Period in compliance with the penultimate paragraph of Section 5 of this
Agreement) then Additional Interest shall accrue on the Registrable
Notes over and above the stated interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum for
the first 90 days commencing on the (x) 256th day after the Issue Date
in the case of (A) above or (y) the day such Exchange Registration
Statement or Shelf Registration ceases to be effective in the case of
(B) and (C) above, such Additional
Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.50% per annum at the
beginning of each such subsequent 90-day period;
provided, however, that the Additional Interest rate on the Registrable Notes
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may not exceed in the aggregate 2.0% per annum; provided further that (1) upon
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the filing of the Exchange Registration Statement or each Shelf Registration (in
the case of (i) above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Registration
Statement or each Shelf Registration, as the case may be (in the case of (ii)
above), or (3) upon the exchange of Exchange Notes for all Registrable Notes
tendered (in the case of (iii)(A) above) or upon the effectiveness of an
Exchange Registration Statement or Shelf Registration which had ceased to remain
effective (in the case of (iii)(B) and (C) above), Additional Interest on any
Registrable Notes then accruing Additional Interest as a result of such clause
(or the relevant subclause thereof), as the case may be, shall cease to accrue.
(b) The Issuers shall notify the Trustee within one Business
Day after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which
Additional Interest is required to be paid (an "Event Date"). Any amounts of
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Additional Interest due pursuant to (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of this Section
4 will be payable in cash semi-annually on each regular interest payment date
specified in the Indenture (to the Holders of Registrable Notes of record on the
regular record date therefor (as specified in the Indenture) immediately
preceding such dates), commencing with the first such regular interest payment
date occurring after any such Additional Interest commences to accrue. The
amount of Additional Interest will be determined by multiplying the applicable
Additional Interest rate by the principal amount of the Notes subject thereto,
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such
Additional Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the
basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months), and the denominator
of which is 360.
5. Registration Procedures
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In connection with the filing of any Registration Statement
pursuant to Section 2 or 3 hereof, each Issuer shall effect such registration to
permit the sale of such securities covered thereby in accordance with the
intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto and in
connection with any Registration Statement filed by each Issuer hereunder, each
Issuer shall:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission prior to the Filing
Date, the Exchange Registration Statement or if the Exchange Registration
Statement is not filed or is unavailable, a Shelf Registration as prescribed by
Section 2 or 3, and use its best efforts to cause each such Registration
Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided
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that, if (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or (2) a
Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant to
Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any
Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the
Applicable Period and has advised the Company that it is a Participating
Broker-Dealer, before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto, the Issuers shall, if requested, furnish to
and afford the Holders of the Registrable Notes to be registered pursuant to
such Shelf Registration or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case
may be, covered by such Registration Statement, their counsel and the managing
underwriters, if any, a reasonable opportunity to review copies of all such
documents (including copies of any documents to be incorporated by reference
therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed (in each case at least
five Business Days prior to such filing). The Issuers shall not file any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto if
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes
covered by such Registration Statement, or any such Participating Broker-Dealer,
as the case may be, their counsel, or the managing underwriters, if any, shall
reasonably object thereto.
(b) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration or Exchange Registration
Statement, as the case may be, as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective for the Effectiveness Period or the Applicable
Period, as the case may be; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by
any Prospectus supplement required by applicable law, and as so supplemented to
be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under
the Securities Act; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all securities
covered by such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so
supplemented and with respect to the subsequent resale of any securities being
sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer covered by any such Prospectus. The
Issuers shall be deemed not to have used their best efforts to keep a
Registration Statement effective during the Applicable Period if they
voluntarily take any action that would result in selling Holders of the
Registrable Notes covered thereby or Participating Broker-Dealers seeking to
sell Exchange Notes not being able to sell such Registrable Notes or such
Exchange Notes during that period unless such action is required by applicable
law, rule or regulation or unless the Issuers comply with this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the provisions of paragraph 5(k) hereof and the
last and penultimate paragraphs of Section 5.
(c) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or
(2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any
Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the
Applicable Period from whom the Issuers have received written notice that it
will be a Participating Broker-Dealer, notify the selling Holders of Registrable
Notes, and each such Participating Broker-Dealer, their counsel and the managing
underwriters, if any, promptly (but in
any event within two Business Days), and confirm such notice in writing, (i)
when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has
been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment, when the same has become effective (including in such notice a
written statement that any Holder may, upon request, obtain, without charge, one
conformed copy of such Registration Statement or post-effective amendment
including financial statements and schedules, documents incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference and exhibits), (ii) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary
prospectus or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iii) if at
any time when a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in
connection with sales of the Registrable Notes the representations and
warranties of any Issuer contained in any agreement (including any underwriting
agreement contemplated by Section 5(n) hereof) cease to be true and correct in
any material respect, (iv) of the receipt by any Issuer of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification
of a Registration Statement or any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange
Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer for offer or sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose, (v) of the happening of any event, the existence of any condition or
any information becoming known that makes any statement made in such
Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or
that requires the making of any changes in, or amendments or supplements to,
such Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the
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 any 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, and (vi) of the Issuers' reasonable determination
that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be
appropriate.
(d) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section
3, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by
any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the
Applicable Period, use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of a Prospectus or suspending the qualification
(or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Notes or the
Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer, for sale in any
jurisdiction, and, if any such order is issued, to use its best efforts to
obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible date.
(e) If a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 and if
requested by the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold in connection
with an underwritten offering, (i) as promptly as practicable incorporate in a
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information or revisions
to information therein relating to such underwriters or selling Holders as the
managing underwriters, if any, or such Holders or their counsel reasonably
request to be included or made therein, (ii) make all required filings of such
prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable
after the Issuers have received notification of the matters to be incorporated
in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment, and (iii) supplement
or make amendments to such Registration Statement.
(f) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or
(2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any
Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the
Applicable Period, furnish to each selling Holder of Registrable Notes and to
each such Participating Broker-Dealer who so requests and to counsel and each
managing underwriter, if any, without charge, one conformed copy of the
Registration Statement or Registration Statements and each post-effective
amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if
requested, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference and all exhibits.
(g) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or
(2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any
Participating Broker-Dealer, deliver to each selling Holder of Registrable Notes
or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, their respective
counsel, and the underwriters, if any, without charge, as many copies of the
Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of preliminary prospectus) and
each amendment or supplement thereto and any documents incorporated by reference
therein as such Persons may reasonably request; and, subject to the last and
penultimate paragraphs of this Section 5, the Issuers hereby consent to the use
of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the
selling Holders of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer, and
the underwriters or agents, if any, and dealers (if any), in connection with the
offering and sale of the Registrable Notes covered by, or the sale by
Participating Broker-Dealers of the Exchange Notes pursuant to, such Prospectus
and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Notes or any
delivery of a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Registration Statement by any
Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the
Applicable Period, use its best efforts to register or
qualify, and cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes and each
such Participating Broker-Dealer, the underwriters, if any, and their respective
counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from
such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes,
as the case may be, for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of
such jurisdictions within the United States as any selling Holder, Participating
Broker-Dealer, or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably
request in writing; provided that where Exchange Notes held by Participating
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Broker-Dealers or Registrable Notes are offered pursuant to an underwritten
offering, counsel to the underwriters shall, at the cost and expense of the
Issuers, perform the Blue Sky investigations and file registrations and
qualifications required to be filed pursuant to this Section 5(h); keep each
such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the
period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective and do any
and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the Exchange Notes by Participating
Broker-Dealers or the Registrable Notes covered by the applicable Registration
Statement; provided that no Issuer shall be required to (A) qualify generally to
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do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (B) take any
action that would subject it to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or (C) subject itself to taxation
in excess of a nominal dollar amount in any such jurisdiction where it is not
then so subject.
(i) If a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3,
cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes, any Participating
Broker-Dealer and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing
Registrable Notes to be sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive
legends and shall be in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust
Company; and enable such Registrable Notes to be in such denominations and
registered in such names as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or
Holders may reasonably request.
(j) Use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Notes covered by
the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such
governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or
sellers thereof or the underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of
such Registrable Notes, in which case the Issuers will cooperate in all
reasonable respects with the filing of such Registration Statement and the
granting of such approvals.
(k) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or
(2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any
Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the
Applicable Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraph
5(c)(v) or 5(c)(vi) hereof, as promptly as practicable prepare and (subject to
Section 5(a) hereof)
file with the Commission, at the Issuers' sole expense, a supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the
related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter
delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Notes being sold thereunder or to
the purchasers of the Exchange Notes to whom such Prospectus will be delivered
by a Participating Broker-Dealer, any such Prospectus will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(l) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement to be rated with the
appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes covered by such Registration
Statement or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any.
(m) Prior to the effective date of the first Registration
Statement relating to the Registrable Notes, (i) provide the Trustee with
printed certificates for the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes, as the
case may be, in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company
and (ii) provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes,
as the case may be.
(n) In connection with an underwritten offering of Registrable
Notes pursuant to a Shelf Registration, enter into an underwriting agreement as
is customary in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes
and take all such other actions as are reasonably requested by the managing
underwriter or underwriters in order to expedite or facilitate the registration
or the disposition of such Registrable Notes and, in such connection, (i) make
such representations and warranties to the underwriters, with respect to the
business of the Issuers and their subsidiaries and the Registration Statement,
Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference therein, in each case, as are customarily made by issuers to
underwriters in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes,
and confirm the same in writing if and when requested; (ii) obtain the opinion
of counsel to the Issuers and updates thereof in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the managing underwriter or underwriters, addressed to the
underwriters covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in
underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes and such other
matters as may be reasonably requested by managing underwriters; and (iii)
obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriter or underwriters from the
independent certified public accountants of the Issuers (and, if necessary, any
other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of any Issuer
or of any business acquired by the Company any Issuer for which financial
statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the
Registration Statement), addressed to each of the underwriters, such letters to
be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in
"cold comfort" letters in connection with underwritten offerings of debt
securities similar to the Notes and such other matters as are reasonably
requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters. The above shall be done
at each closing under such underwriting agreement, or as and to the extent
required thereunder.
(o) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or
(2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any
Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the
Applicable Period, make available for inspection by a representative of a
majority in interest of the selling Holders of such Registrable Notes being
sold, and each Participating Broker-Dealer, any underwriter participating in any
such disposition of Registrable Notes, if any, and any attorney, accountant or
other agent retained by any such representative, each Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, or underwriter (collectively, the
"Inspectors"), at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business
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hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of each Issuer and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Records") as
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shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise any applicable due
diligence responsibilities, and cause the officers, directors and employees of
each Issuer and its subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested
by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement. Records
which an Issuer determines, in good faith, to be confidential and any Records
which it notifies the Inspectors are confidential shall not be disclosed by the
Inspectors unless (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or
correct a material misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement, (ii)
the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order
from a court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) the information in such Records
has been made generally available to the public other than as a result of a
disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Inspector or (iv) disclosure of such
information is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for any Inspector,
necessary or advisable in connection with any action, claim, suit or proceeding,
directly or indirectly, involving or potentially involving such Inspector and
arising out of, based upon, related to, or involving this Agreement, or any
transactions contemplated hereby or arising hereunder. Each selling Holder of
such Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer will be required to
agree that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be
deemed confidential and shall not be used by it as the basis for any
transactions in the securities of any Issuer unless and until such is made
generally available to the public. Each Inspector, each selling Holder of such
Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer will be required to
further agree that it will, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is
sought in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to clause (ii) or (iv) of
the previous sentence or otherwise, give notice to the Issuers and allow the
Issuers to undertake appropriate action to obtain a protective order or
otherwise prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential at its expense.
(p) Provide an indenture trustee for the Registrable Notes or the
Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture or the trust
indenture provided for in Section 2(a), as the case may be, to be qualified
under the TIA not later than the effective date of the Exchange Offer or the
first Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Notes; and in
connection therewith, cooperate with the trustee under any such indenture and
the Holders of the Registrable Notes, to effect such changes to such indenture
as may be required for such indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the
terms of the TIA; and execute, and use its best efforts to cause such trustee to
execute, all documents as 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.
(q) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission and make generally available to its securityholders earnings
statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and
Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act)
no later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days after the
end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at
the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Notes are sold to
underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts underwritten offering and (ii)
if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of
the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective date of a
Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month periods.
(r) Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange,
obtain an opinion of counsel to the Issuers, in a form customary for
underwritten transactions, addressed to the Trustee for the benefit of all
Holders of Registrable Notes participating in the Exchange Offer or the Private
Exchange, as the case may be, that the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange
Notes, as the case may be, the Guarantees and the related indenture constitute
legally valid and binding obligations of the Issuers, enforceable against the
Issuers in accordance with their respective terms.
(s) If the Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be consummated,
upon delivery of the Registrable Notes by Holders to the Issuers (or to such
other Person as directed by the Company) in exchange for the Exchange Notes or
the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, the Issuers shall ▇▇▇▇, or
caused to be marked, on such Registrable Notes that such Registrable Notes are
being cancelled in exchange for the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange
Notes, as the case may be; in no event shall such Registrable Notes be marked as
paid or otherwise satisfied.
(t) Cooperate with each seller of Registrable Notes covered by any
Registration Statement and each underwriter, if any, participating in the
disposition of such Registrable Notes and their respective counsel in connection
with any filings required to be made with the NASD.
(u) Use its best efforts to take all other steps reasonably necessary
to effect the registration of the Registrable Notes covered by a Registration
Statement contemplated hereby.
The Issuers may require each seller of Registrable Notes as to which
any registration is being effected to furnish to the Issuers such information
regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Notes as the
Issuers may, from time to time, reasonably request. The Issuers may exclude from
such registration the Registrable Notes of any seller who fails to furnish such
information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. Each seller
as to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish
promptly to the Issuers all information required to be disclosed in order to
make the information previously furnished to the Issuers by such seller not
materially misleading.
Each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer
agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by
such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Issuers of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 5(c)(ii), 5(c)(iv), 5(c)(v), or 5(c)(vi) or a notice given in accordance
with the last paragraph of this Section 5, such Holder will forthwith
discontinue disposition of such Registrable Notes covered by such Registration
Statement or Prospectus or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Holder or
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, and, in each case,
dissemination of such Prospectus until such Holder's or Participating
Broker-Dealer's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus
contemplated by Section 5(k), or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice")
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by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has
received copies of any amendments or supplements thereto. In the event the
Issuers shall give any such notice, each of the Effectiveness Period and the
Applicable Period shall be extended by the number of days during such periods
from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the
date when each seller of Registrable Notes covered by such Registration
Statement or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as
the case may be, shall have received (x) the copies of the supplemented or
amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 5(k) or (y) the Advice.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at any
time or from time to time after the effective date of a Shelf Registration filed
pursuant to Section 2, the Company notifies in writing each Holder of
Registrable Notes to be sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration of the existence
of a Potential Material Event, the Holders shall not offer to sell any
Registrable Notes pursuant to the prospectus contained in such Shelf
Registration from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential
Material Event until the Holders receive written notice from the Company that
such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no
longer constitutes a Potential Material Event; provided, however, that (i) in no
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event shall the effectiveness of such Shelf
Registration be suspended for a period of more than 30 days (a "Suspension
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Period"), (ii) the Company may not declare Suspension Periods more than two (2)
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times in any calendar year and (iii) in each such case the Effectiveness Period
of the Shelf Registration provided for in Section 2 shall be extended by the
number of days of the applicable Suspension Period pursuant to the foregoing and
Additional Interest shall not apply during the Suspension Period to the extent
that such Additional Interest is due solely as a result of the imposition of the
Suspension Period.
6. Registration Expenses
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All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance
with this Agreement by the Issuers shall be borne by the Issuers whether or not
the Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration is filed or becomes effective,
including, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including,
without limitation, (A) fees with respect to filings required to be made with
the NASD in connection with an underwritten offering and (B) fees and expenses
of compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without
limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue
Sky qualifications of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes and determination
of the eligibility of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes for investment
under the laws of such jurisdictions (x) where the holders of Registrable Notes
are located, in the case of the Exchange Notes, or (y) as provided in Section
5(h) hereof, in the case of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by a
Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period)), (ii) printing
expenses, including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The
Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses if the printing of
prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any,
or by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable
Notes included in any Registration Statement or by any Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, (iii) reasonable messenger, telephone and
delivery expenses incurred in connection with the Exchange Registration
Statement and any Shelf Registration, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Issuers and fees and disbursements of one firm of special counsel for the
Initial Purchasers in connection with the Exchange Offer and for the sellers of
Registrable Notes in connection with any Shelf Registration, (v) fees and
disbursements of all independent certified public accountants referred to in
Section 5(n)(iii) (including, without limitation, the expenses of any special
audit and "cold comfort" letters required by or incident to such performance in
accordance with this Agreement), (vi) rating agency fees, (vii) Securities Act
liability insurance, if any Issuer desires such insurance, (viii) fees and
expenses of all other Persons retained by the Issuers, (ix) internal expenses of
the Issuers (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of
officers and employees of the Issuers performing legal or accounting duties),
(x) the expense of any annual or special audit, (xi) the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on
any securities exchange, (xi) the fees and disbursements of underwriters, if
any, customarily paid by issuers or sell-
ers of securities (but not including any underwriting discounts or commissions
or transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of the Registrable Notes,
which discounts, commissions or taxes shall be paid by Holders of such
Registrable Notes) and (xiii) the expenses relating to printing, word processing
and distributing all Registration Statements, underwriting agreements,
securities sales agreements, indentures and any other documents necessary in
order to comply with this Agreement.
7. Indemnification
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(a) Each of the Issuers jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating
Broker-Dealer, the officers, directors, employees and agents of each such
Person, and each Person, if any, who controls any such Person within the meaning
of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act
(each, a "Participant"), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages
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and liabilities (including, without limitation, the reasonable legal fees and
other reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with any suit, action
or proceeding or any claim asserted) caused by, arising out of or based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Registration Statement or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Issuers
shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or caused by,
arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein 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, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are
caused by any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to
any Participant furnished to the Issuers in writing by or on behalf of such
Participant expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the Issuers shall
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not be liable if such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement
or omission was contained or made in any preliminary prospectus and corrected in
the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto and the Prospectus does
not contain any other untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement
or omission of a material fact that was the subject matter of the related
proceeding and any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense suffered or
incurred by the Participants resulted from any action, claim or suit by any
Person who purchased Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes which are the subject
thereof from such Participant and it is established in the related proceeding
that such Participant failed to deliver or provide a copy of the Prospectus (as
amended or supplemented) to such Person with or prior to the confirmation of the
sale of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes sold to such Person if required
by applicable law, unless such failure to deliver or provide a copy of the
Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) was a result of noncompliance by the
Issuers with Section 5 of this Agreement.
(b) Each Participant will be required to agree, severally and not
jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless each Issuer, its directors and officers
and each Person who controls each Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Issuers to each Participant, but only with
reference to information relating to any Participant furnished to the Issuers in
writing by such Participant expressly for use in any Registration Statement or
Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus.
The liability of any Participant under this paragraph shall in no event exceed
the proceeds received by such Participant from sales of Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes giving rise to such obligations.
(c) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against
any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either of the
two preceding paragraphs, such Person (the "Indemnified Person") shall promptly
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notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "Indemnifying
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Person") in writing, and the Indemnifying Person, upon request of the
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Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others the
Indemnifying Person may reasonably designate in such proceeding and shall pay
the reasonable fees and expenses actually incurred by such counsel related to
such proceeding; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the
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Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it of any obligation or liability which it
may have hereunder except to the extent that the indemnifying party is unaware
of the commencement of such action and such omission results in the forfeiture
by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses. In any such
proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of
such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified
Person shall have mutually agreed in writing to the contrary, (ii) the
Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person or (iii) the named parties in
any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the
Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and the Indemnified Person shall
have reasonably concluded that there may be one or more legal defenses available
to it and/or other Indemnified Persons that are different from or in addition to
those available to any such Indemnifying Person. It is understood that, unless
there is a conflict among Indemnified Persons, the Indemnifying Person shall
not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm
(in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all
such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such
separate firm for the Participants and control Persons of Participants shall be
designated in writing by Participants who sold a majority in interest of
Registrable Notes sold by all such Participants and any such separate firm for
the Issuers, their respective directors, officers and such control Persons of
the Issuers shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying
Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without
its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there is a final
non-appealable judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to
indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by
reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence,
if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested an Indemnifying Person
to reimburse the Indemnified Person for reasonable fees and expenses actually
incurred by counsel as contemplated by the third sentence of this paragraph, the
Indemnifying Person agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any
proceeding effected without its consent if (i) such settlement is entered into
more than 30 days after receipt by such Indemnifying Person of the aforesaid
request and (ii) such Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the
Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Person shall not be liable
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for any settlement effected without its consent pursuant to this sentence if the
Indemnifying Person is contesting, in good faith, the request for reimbursement.
No Indemnifying Person shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a
party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person,
unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified
Person, in form and substance satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all
liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does
not include any statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or failure to
act by or on behalf of an Indemnified Person.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in the first and second
paragraphs of this Section 7 is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold
harmless, an Indemnified Person in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such
paragraphs, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder and in
order to provide for just and equitable contribution, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative fault of the Indemnifying Person or Persons on the one hand and the
Indemnified Person or Persons on the other in connection with the statements or
omissions (or alleged statements or omissions) that resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the parties 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 Issuers on the one hand
or by the Participants or such other Indemnified Person, as the case may be, on
the other, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission and any other
equitable considerations appropriate under the circumstances.
(e) The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation
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(even if the Participants were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any
other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount
paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims,
damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall
be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any reasonable
legal or other expenses actually incurred by such Indemnified Person in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall a
Participant be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by
which proceeds received by such Participant from sales of Registrable Notes or
Exchange Notes, as the case may be, exceeds the amount of any damages that such
Participant has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such 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.
(f) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section 7 will be in addition to any liability which the Indemnifying Persons
may otherwise have to the Indemnified Persons referred to above.
8. Rules 144 and 144A
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Each of the Issuers covenants that it will file the reports required
to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder in a timely manner and, if
at any time it is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request
of any Holder of Registrable Notes, make publicly available other information so
long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 and Rule 144A under the
Securities Act. Each of the Issuers further covenants, for so long as any
Registrable Notes remain outstanding, to make available to any Holder or
beneficial owner of Registrable Notes in connection with any sale thereof and
any prospective purchaser of such Registrable Notes from such Holder or
beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Registrable Notes pursuant to
Rule 144A.
9. Underwritten Registrations
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If any of the Registrable Notes covered by any Shelf Registration are
to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment
bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will be selected
by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Registrable
Notes included in such offering and reasonably acceptable to the Issuers.
No Holder of Registrable Notes may participate in any underwritten
registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder's
Registrable Notes on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements
approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b)
completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,
underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements.
10. Miscellaneous
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(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by any Issuer of any of its
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obligations under this Agreement, each Holder of Registrable Notes and each
Participating Broker-Dealer holding Exchange Notes, in addition to being
entitled to exercise all rights provided herein, in the Indenture or, in the
case of an Initial Purchaser, in the Purchase Agreement, or granted by law,
including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its
rights under this Agreement. Each Issuer agrees that monetary damages would not
be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of
any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the
event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall
waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. None of the Issuers has entered, as
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of the date hereof, and none of the Issuers shall enter, after the date of this
Agreement, into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Notes in this
Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. None of the Issuers
has entered and none of the Issuers shall enter into any agreement with respect
to any of its securities which will grant to any Person piggy-back rights with
respect to a Registration Statement.
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(d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not
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be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given, otherwise than with the prior written
consent of (A) the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Registrable Notes and (B) in circumstances that
would adversely affect Participating Broker-Dealers, the Participating
Broker-Dealers holding not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Exchange Notes held by all Participating Broker-Dealers; provided, however,
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that Section 7 and this Section 10(d) may not be amended, modified or
supplemented without the prior written consent of each Holder and each
Participating Broker-Dealer (including any person who was a Holder or
Participating Broker-Dealer of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case
may be, disposed of pursuant to any Registration Statement). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the
provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the
rights of Holders of Registrable Notes whose securities are being tendered
pursuant to the Exchange Offer or sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and
that does not directly or indirectly affect, impair, limit or compromise the
rights of other Holders of Registrable Notes may be given by Holders of at least
a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being tendered
or being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
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or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, registered
first-class mail, next-day air courier or telecopier:
1. if to a Holder of Registrable Notes or any Participating
Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of such Holder or
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, set forth on the
records of the registrar under the Indenture, with a copy in like
manner to the Initial Purchasers as follows:
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
LIBRA SECURITIES, LLC
c/o CIBC World Markets Corp.
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Facsimile No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: Leveraged Finance Group
with a copy to:
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Facsimile No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
2. if to the Initial Purchasers, at the address specified in
Section 10(e)(1);
3. if to the Issuers, as follows:
Gameco, Inc.
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Facsimile No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: President
with copies to:
▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
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Facsimile No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been
duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days
after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; one Business Day
after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier guaranteeing overnight
delivery; and when receipt is acknowledged by the addressee, if telecopied.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall
be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee under the
Indenture at the address specified in such Indenture.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the
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benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties
hereto and the Holders; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not inure
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to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless,
and only to the extent such successor or assign holds Registrable Notes.
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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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
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of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(i) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
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CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO
THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
(j) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
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of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such
term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared
to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(k) Notes Held by any Issuer or their Affiliates. Whenever the
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consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Notes is
required hereunder, Registrable Notes held by any Issuer or its affiliates (as
such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) shall not be counted
in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such
required percentage.
(l) Third Party Beneficiaries. Holders of Registrable Notes and
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Participating Broker-Dealers are intended third party beneficiaries of this
Agreement and this Agreement may be enforced by such Persons.
(m) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Purchase
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Agreement and the Indenture, is intended by the parties as a final and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior oral or
written agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts, understandings,
correspondence, conversations and memoranda among the Initial Purchasers on the
one hand and the Issuers on the other, or between or among any agents,
representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or
successors in interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are
merged herein and replaced hereby.
(n) Joint and Several Obligations. All of the obligations of the
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Issuers hereunder shall be joint and several obligations of each of them.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
GAMECO, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name:
Title:
BH ACQUISITION, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name:
Title:
GAMECO ACQUISITION, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name:
Title:
Accepted and agreed:
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Executive Director
LIBRA SECURITIES, LLC
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted and agreed:
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
By: __________________________
Name:
Title:
LIBRA SECURITIES, LLC
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: CEO
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Accepted and agreed:
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:
LIBRA SECURITIES, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title: