EXHIBIT 4.4
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC
$600,000,000 10 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
EU200,000,000 10 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
unconditionally guaranteed as to the
payment of principal, premium,
if any, and interest by
Tioxide Group
Tioxide Americas Inc.
Huntsman ICI Financial LLC
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Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
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June 30, 1999
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Chase Securities Inc.
Warburg Dillon Read LLC
c/x Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Company"), proposes to issue and sell to the Purchasers (as defined herein)
upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein)
$600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 10 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2009 and EU200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 10 1/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009, which are unconditionally guaranteed by each of
Tioxide Group, Tioxide Americas Inc., and Huntsman ICI Financial LLC. As an
inducement to the Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and in
satisfaction of a condition to the obligations of the Purchasers
thereunder, the Company and the Guarantors agree with the Purchasers for the
benefit of holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Registrable
Securities (as defined herein) as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
"Base Interest" shall mean the interest that would otherwise accrue on
the Securities under the terms thereof and the Indenture, without giving
effect to the provisions of this Agreement.
The term "broker-dealer" shall mean any broker or dealer registered
with the Commission under the Exchange Act.
"Closing Date" shall mean the date on which the Securities are
initially issued.
"Commission" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for
the particular purpose.
"Effective Time," in the case of (i) an Exchange Registration, shall
mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Exchange
Registration Statement effective or as of which the Exchange Registration
Statement otherwise becomes effective and (ii) a Shelf Registration, shall
mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Shelf
Registration Statement effective or as of which the Shelf Registration
Statement otherwise becomes effective.
"Electing Holder" shall mean any holder of Registrable Securities that
has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company
in accordance with Section 3(d)(ii) or 3(d)(iii) hereof.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any
successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
"Exchange Offer" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2(a) hereof.
"Exchange Registration" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 3(c) hereof.
"Exchange Registration Statement" shall have the meaning assigned
thereto in Section 2(a) hereof.
"Exchange Securities" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 2(a) hereof.
"Guarantee" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Indenture.
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"Guarantor" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Indenture.
The term "holder" shall mean each of the Purchasers and other persons
who acquire Registrable Securities from time to time (including any
successors or assigns), in each case for so long as such person owns any
Registrable Securities.
"Indenture" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of June 30, 1999,
between the Company, the Guarantors and Bank One, N.A., as Trustee, as the
same shall be amended from time to time relating to the Securities.
"Notice and Questionnaire" means a Notice of Registration Statement
and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto.
The term "person" shall mean a corporation, association, partnership,
limited liability company, organization, business, individual, government
or political subdivision thereof or governmental agency.
"Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Purchase Agreement, dated as of
June 22, 1999, between the Purchasers and the Company relating to the
Securities.
"Purchasers" shall mean the Purchasers named in Schedule I to the
Purchase Agreement.
"Registrable Securities" shall mean the Securities; provided, however,
that a Security shall cease to be a Registrable Security when (i) in the
circumstances contemplated by Section 2(a) hereof, the Security has been
exchanged for an Exchange Security in an Exchange Offer as contemplated in
Section 2(a) hereof (provided that any Exchange Security that, pursuant to
the last two sentences of Section 2(a), is included in a prospectus for use
in connection with resales by broker-dealers shall be deemed to be a
Registrable Security with respect to Sections 5, 6 and 9 until resale of
such Registrable Security has been effected within the 180-day period
referred to in Section 2(a)(4)); (ii) in the circumstances contemplated by
Section 2(b) hereof, a Shelf Registration Statement registering such
Security under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective
and such Security has been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder
thereof pursuant to and in a manner contemplated by such effective Shelf
Registration Statement; (iii) such Security is sold pursuant to Rule 144
under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Security relating to
restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or
otherwise, is removed by the Company or pursuant to the Indenture; (iv)
such Security is eligible to be sold pursuant to paragraph (k) of Rule 144;
or (v) such Security shall cease to be outstanding.
"Registration Default" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 2(c) hereof.
"Registration Expenses" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 4 hereof.
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"Resale Period" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2(a) hereof.
"Restricted Holder" shall mean (i) a holder that is an affiliate of
the Company within the meaning of Rule 405, (ii) a holder who acquires
Exchange Securities outside the ordinary course of such holder's business,
(iii) a holder who has arrangements or understandings with any person to
participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing Exchange
Securities and (iv) a holder that is a broker-dealer, but only with respect
to Exchange Securities received by such broker-dealer pursuant to an
Exchange Offer in exchange for Registrable Securities acquired by the
broker-dealer directly from the Company.
"Rule 144," "Rule 405" and "Rule 415" shall mean, in each case, such
rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as
the same shall be amended from time to time.
"Securities" shall mean, collectively, the dollar denominated 10 1/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 and the euro denominated 10 1/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 of the Company to be issued and sold to the
Purchasers, and securities issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof
pursuant to the Indenture (other than Exchange Securities). Each Security
is entitled to the benefit of the guarantee provided for in the applicable
Indenture (the "Guarantee") and, unless the context otherwise requires, any
reference herein to a "Security," an "Exchange Security" or a "Registrable
Security" shall include a reference to the related Guarantee.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, or any
successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.
"Shelf Registration" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 2(b) hereof.
"Shelf Registration Statement" shall have the meaning assigned thereto
in Section 2(b) hereof.
"Special Interest" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2(c) hereof.
"Trust Indenture Act" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, or
any successor thereto, and the rules, regulations and forms promulgated
thereunder, all as the same shall be amended from time to time.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a
"Section" or "clause" refers to a Section or clause, as the case may be, of this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, and the words "herein," "hereof" and
"hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or
other subdivision.
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2. Registration Under the Securities Act.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2(b) below, the Company agrees to
use its reasonable best efforts to file under the Securities Act, as soon as
practicable, but no later than 60 days after the Closing Date, a registration
statement relating to an offer to exchange (such registration statement, the
"Exchange Registration Statement", and such offer, the "Exchange Offer") any and
all of the Registrable Securities for a like aggregate principal amount of debt
securities issued by the Company and guaranteed by the Guarantors, which debt
securities and guarantee are substantially identical to the Securities and the
related Guarantees, respectively (and are entitled to the benefits of a trust
indenture which is substantially identical to the applicable Indenture or is
such Indenture and which has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act),
except that they have been registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act and do not contain provisions for
registration rights or the additional interest contemplated in Section 2(c)
below (such new debt securities hereinafter called "Exchange Securities"). The
Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange
Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as
practicable, but no later than 210 days after the Closing Date. The Exchange
Offer will be registered under the Securities Act on the appropriate form and
will comply with all applicable tender offer rules and regulations under the
Exchange Act. The Company further agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to
commence and complete the Exchange Offer promptly, but no later than 45 days
after such registration statement has become effective, hold the Exchange Offer
open for at least 30 days and exchange Exchange Securities for all Registrable
Securities that have been properly tendered and not withdrawn on or prior to the
expiration of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will be deemed to have
been "completed" only if the debt securities and related guarantee received by
holders other than Restricted Holders in the Exchange Offer for Registrable
Securities are, upon receipt, transferable by each such holder without
restriction under the Securities Act and without material restrictions under the
blue sky or securities laws of a substantial majority of the States of the
United States of America, it being understood that broker-dealers receiving
Exchange Notes will be subject to certain prospectus delivery requirements with
respect to resale of the Exchange Notes. The Exchange Offer shall be deemed to
have been completed upon the earlier to occur of (i) the Company having
exchanged the Exchange Securities for all outstanding Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Exchange Offer and (ii) the Company having exchanged, pursuant
to the Exchange Offer, Exchange Securities for all Registrable Securities that
have been properly tendered and not withdrawn before the expiration of the
Exchange Offer, which shall be on a date that is at least 30 days following the
commencement of the Exchange Offer. The Company agrees (x) to include in the
Exchange Registration Statement a prospectus for use in any resales by any
holder of Exchange Securities that is a broker-dealer and (y) to keep such
Exchange Registration Statement effective for a period (the "Resale Period")
beginning when Exchange Securities are first issued in the Exchange Offer and
ending upon the earlier of the expiration of the 120th day after the Exchange
Offer has been completed or such time as such broker-dealers no longer own any
Registrable Securities. With respect to such Exchange Registration Statement,
such holders shall have the benefit of the rights of indemnification and
contribution set forth in Sections 6(a), (c), (d) and (e) hereof.
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Each holder that participates in the Exchange Offer will be required,
as a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer, to represent to the
Company in writing (which may be contained in the applicable letter of
transmittal) (i) that any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be
acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) that at the time of the
commencement of the Exchange Offer such holder will have no arrangement or
understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the
provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) that such holder is not an affiliate of
the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and (iv) that such holder
is not acting on behalf of a Person who could not make the foregoing
representations. In addition, each broker-dealer that will receive Exchange
Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities that were acquired as
a result of market-making or other trading activities will be required to
represent that the Securities being tendered by such broker-dealer were acquired
in ordinary trading or market-making activities. A broker-dealer that is not
able to make the foregoing representation will not be permitted to participate
in the Exchange Offer.
(b) If (i) on or prior to the time the Exchange Offer is completed
existing Commission interpretations are changed such that the debt securities or
the related guarantee received by holders other than Restricted Holders in the
Exchange Offer for Registrable Securities are not or would not be, upon receipt,
transferable by each such holder without restriction under the Securities Act,
(ii) the Exchange Offer has not been completed within 255 days following the
Closing Date or (iii) the Exchange Offer is not available to any holder of the
Securities by reason of U.S. law or Commission policy (other than due solely to
the status of such holder as an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of
the Securities Act), the Company shall, in lieu of (or, in the case of clause
(iii), in addition to) conducting the Exchange Offer contemplated by Section
2(a), file under the Securities Act as soon as practicable, but no later than
the later of 60 days after the time such obligation to file arises, a "shelf"
registration statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a
continuous or delayed basis by the holders of, all of the Registrable
Securities, pursuant to Rule 415 or any similar rule that may be adopted by the
Commission (such filing, the "Shelf Registration" and such registration
statement, the "Shelf Registration Statement"). The Company agrees to use its
reasonable best efforts (x) to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become
or be declared effective no later than 150 days after such Shelf Registration
Statement is filed and to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously
effective for a period ending on the earlier of the second anniversary of the
Effective Time or such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities
outstanding, provided, however, that (I) no holder shall be entitled to be named
as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to use the
prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities unless
such holder is an Electing Holder and (II) the Company shall be permitted to
take any action that would suspend the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration
Statement or result in holders covered by a Shelf Registration Statement not
being able to offer and sell such Securities if (i) such action is required by
law or (ii) such action is taken by the Company in good faith and for valid
business reasons involving a material undisclosed event, and (y) after the
Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement, within 30 days following the
request of any holder of Registrable Securities that is not then an Electing
Holder, to take any action reasonably necessary to enable such holder to use the
prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities,
including, without limitation, any action necessary to
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identify such holder as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration
Statement, provided, however, that nothing in this Clause (y) shall relieve any
such holder of the obligation to return a completed and signed Notice and
Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with Section 3(d)(iii) hereof. The
Company further agrees to supplement or make amendments to the Shelf
Registration Statement, as and when required by the rules, regulations or
instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such
Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations
thereunder for shelf registration, and the Company agrees to furnish to each
Electing Holder copies of any such supplement or amendment prior to its being
used or promptly following its filing with the Commission.
(c) In the event that (i) the Company has not filed the Exchange
Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement on or before the date on
which such registration statement is required to be filed pursuant to Section
2(a) or 2(b), respectively, or (ii) such Exchange Registration Statement or
Shelf Registration Statement has not become effective or been declared effective
by the Commission on or before the date on which such registration statement is
required to become or be declared effective pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(b),
respectively, or (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been completed within 45 days
after the initial effective date of the Exchange Registration Statement relating
to the Exchange Offer (if the Exchange Offer is then required to be made) or
(iv) any Exchange Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement
required by Section 2(a) or 2(b) hereof is filed and declared effective but
shall thereafter either be withdrawn by the Company or shall become subject to
an effective stop order issued pursuant to Section 8(d) of the Securities Act
suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement (except as
specifically permitted herein) without being succeeded immediately by an
additional registration statement filed and declared effective (each such event
referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a "Registration Default" and each
period during which a Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, a
"Registration Default Period"), then, as liquidated damages for such
Registration Default, subject to the provisions of Section 9(b), special
interest ("Special Interest"), in addition to the Base Interest, shall accrue at
a per annum rate of 0.25% for the first 90 days of the Registration Default
Period, at a per annum rate of 0.50% for the second 90 days of the Registration
Default Period, at a per annum rate of 0.75% for the third 90 days of the
Registration Default Period and at a per annum rate of 1.0% thereafter for the
remaining portion of the Registration Default Period; provided, however, that
Special Interest shall not accrue if the failure of the Company to comply with
its obligations hereunder is a result of the failure of any of the holders,
underwriters, Purchasers or placement or sales agents to fulfill their
respective obligations hereunder.
(d) The Company shall take, and shall cause the Guarantors to take,
all actions necessary or advisable to be taken by it to ensure that the
transactions contemplated herein are effected as so contemplated, including all
actions necessary or desirable to register the Guarantees under the registration
statement contemplated in Section 2(a) or 2(b) hereof, as applicable.
(e) Any reference herein to a registration statement as of any time
shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be
incorporated, therein by reference as of such time and any reference herein to
any post-effective amendment to a registration statement as
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of any time shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to
be incorporated, therein by reference as of such time.
3. Registration Procedures.
If the Company files a registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a)
or Section 2(b), the following provisions shall apply:
(a) At or before the Effective Time of the Exchange Offer or the Shelf
Registration, as the case may be, the Company shall qualify the Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) In the event that such qualification would require the appointment
of a new trustee under the Indenture, the Company shall appoint a new
trustee thereunder pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
(c) In connection with the Company's obligations with respect to the
registration of Exchange Securities as contemplated by Section 2(a) (the
"Exchange Registration"), if applicable, the Company shall, as soon as
reasonably practicable (or as otherwise specified):
(i) use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with
the Commission, as soon as practicable but no later than 60 days after
the Closing Date, an Exchange Registration Statement on any form which
may be utilized by the Company and which shall permit the Exchange
Offer and resales of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers during the
Resale Period to be effected as contemplated by Section 2(a), and use
its best reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Registration
Statement to become effective as soon as practicable thereafter, but
no later than 210 days after the Closing Date;
(ii) after the Effective Time of the Exchange Registration
Statement, except as permitted hereunder, as soon as practicable
prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements
to such Exchange Registration Statement and the prospectus included
therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness
of such Exchange Registration Statement for the periods and purposes
contemplated in Section 2(a) hereof and as may be required by the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the
instructions applicable to the form of such Exchange Registration
Statement, and promptly provide each broker-dealer holding Exchange
Securities with such number of copies of the prospectus included
therein (as then amended or supplemented), in conformity in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, as such broker-dealer may reasonably request prior to the
expiration of the Resale Period, for use in connection with resales of
Exchange Securities;
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(iii) after the Effective Time of the Exchange Registration
Statement and during the Resale Period promptly notify each broker-
dealer that has requested copies of the prospectus included in such
registration statement, and confirm such advice in writing, (A) with
respect to such Exchange Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of the issuance by
the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such
Exchange Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of
any proceedings for that purpose, (C) of the receipt by the Company of
any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
of the Exchange Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, or (D)
at any time during the Resale Period when a prospectus is required to
be delivered under the Securities Act, that such Exchange Registration
Statement, prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-
effective amendment does not conform in all material respects to the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture
Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder or
contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing, which such notice, in the case of clauses (B), (C) and (D)
shall required any broker-dealer to suspend the use of such prospectus
until further notice;
(iv) in the event that the Company would be required, pursuant
to Section 3(e)(iii)(D) above, to notify any broker-dealers holding
Exchange Securities, prepare and furnish to each such holder a
reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented or amended so
that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of such Exchange
Securities during the Resale Period, such prospectus shall conform in
all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder and shall 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 not misleading in
light of the circumstances then existing; provided, however, the
Company shall not be required to amend or supplement such prospectus
if (i) not permitted by law or (ii) the Company in good faith and for
valid business reasons and such misstatement or omission involves a
material undisclosed event;
(v) use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable
date unless the Company in good faith and for valid business reasons
determines that to do so would involve disclosing a material
undisclosed event;
(vi) use its best efforts to (A) register or qualify the
Exchange Securities under the securities laws or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as are contemplated by
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Section 2(a) no later than the commencement of the Exchange Offer,
(B) keep such registrations or qualifications in effect and comply
with such laws so as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and
dealings therein in such jurisdictions until the expiration of the
Resale Period and (C) take any and all other actions as may be
reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each broker-dealer holding
Exchange Securities to consummate the disposition thereof in such
jurisdictions; provided, however, that neither the Company nor the
Guarantors shall be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a
foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise
be required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section
3(c)(vi), (2) consent to general service of process or taxation in any
such jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its incorporating
documents or limited liability agreement or any other agreement
between it and its stockholders or members;
(vii) provide a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities, not
later than the applicable Effective Time;
(viii) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as
soon as practicable but no later than 18 months after the effective
date of such Exchange Registration Statement, an earning statement of
the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158
thereunder).
(d) In connection with the Company's obligations with respect to the
Shelf Registration, if applicable, the Company shall, as soon as
reasonably practicable (or as otherwise specified):
(i) prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as reasonably
practicable but in any case within the time periods specified in
Section 2(b), a Shelf Registration Statement on any form which may be
utilized by the Company and which shall register all of the
Registrable Securities for resale by the holders thereof in accordance
with such method or methods of disposition as may be specified by such
of the holders as, from time to time, may be Electing Holders and use
its best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become
effective as soon as reasonably practicable but in any case within the
time periods specified in Section 2(b);
(ii) prior to the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration
Statement, mail the Notice and Questionnaire to the holders of
Registrable Securities; no holder shall be entitled to be named as a
selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement as of the
Effective Time, and no holder shall be entitled to use the prospectus
forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities at any
time, unless such holder has returned a completed and signed Notice
and Questionnaire to the Company by the deadline for response set
forth therein; provided, however, holders of Registrable Securities
shall have at least 28 calendar days from the date on which the Notice
and
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Questionnaire is first mailed to such holders to return a completed
and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;
(iii) after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration
Statement, upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities
that is not then an Electing Holder, promptly send a Notice and
Questionnaire to such holder; provided that the Company shall not be
required to take any action to name such holder as a selling
securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to enable such
holder to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of
Registrable Securities until such holder has returned a completed and
signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;
(iv) after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration
Statement, except as permitted hereunder, as soon as reasonably
practicable prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement and the prospectus
included therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the
effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement for the period
specified in Section 2(b) hereof and as may be required by the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the
instructions applicable to the form of such Shelf Registration
Statement, and furnish to the Electing Holders copies of any such
supplement or amendment simultaneously with or prior to its being used
or filed with the Commission;
(v) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the Electing Holders provided for
in such Shelf Registration Statement;
(vi) provide (A) the Electing Holders, (B) the underwriters
(which term, for purposes of this Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement, shall include a person deemed to be an underwriter within
the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act), if any,
thereof, (C) any sales or placement agent, if any, therefor, (D)
counsel for any such underwriter or agent and (E) not more than one
counsel for all the Electing Holders a copy of such Shelf Registration
Statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with the
Commission and each amendment or supplement thereto;
(vii) for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such
Shelf Registration Statement, and throughout the period specified in
Section 2(b), make available at reasonable times at the Company's
principal place of business or such other reasonable place for
inspection by the persons referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) who shall
certify to the Company that they have a current intention to sell the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration such
financial and other information and books and records of the Company,
and cause the officers, employees, counsel and independent
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certified public accountants of the Company to respond to such
inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary, in the reasonable
judgment of the respective counsel referred to in such Section, to
conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of
the Securities Act; provided, however, that each such party shall be
required to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any other
person any information or records reasonably designated by the Company
as being confidential, until such time as (A) such information becomes
a matter of public record (whether by virtue of its inclusion in such
registration statement or otherwise), or (B) such person shall be
required so to disclose such information pursuant to a subpoena or
order of any court or other governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the matter (subject to the requirements of such
order, and only after such person shall have given the Company prompt
prior written notice of such requirement), or (C) such information is
set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus
included therein or in an amendment to such Shelf Registration
Statement or an amendment or supplement to such prospectus in order
that such Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or
supplement, as the case may be, complies with applicable requirements
of the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the
Commission and does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances then existing;
(viii) promptly notify each of the Electing Holders, any sales
or placement agent therefor and any underwriter thereof (which
notification may be made through any managing underwriter that is a
representative of such underwriter for such purpose) and confirm such
advice in writing, (A) with respect to such Shelf Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become
effective, (B) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or
the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose, (C)
of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale
in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose, or (D) if at any time when a prospectus is required
to be delivered under the Securities Act, that such Shelf Registration
Statement, prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-
effective amendment does not conform in all material respects to the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture
Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder or
contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing, which such notice, in the case of clauses (B), (C) and (D)
shall require the suspension of the use of such prospectus until
further notice;
(ix) use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or any
post-effective amendment
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thereto at the earliest practicable date unless the Company in good
faith and for valid business reasons determines that to do so would
involve disclosing a material undisclosed event;
(x) if reasonably requested by any managing underwriter or
underwriters, any placement or sales agent or any Electing Holder,
promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment such information as is required by the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and as such managing underwriter or
underwriters, such agent or such Electing Holder specifies should be
included therein relating to the terms of the sale of such Registrable
Securities, including information with respect to the principal amount
of Registrable Securities being sold by such Electing Holder or agent
or to any underwriters, the name and description of such Electing
Holder, agent or underwriter, the offering price of such Registrable
Securities and any discount, commission or other compensation payable
in respect thereof, the purchase price being paid therefor by such
underwriters and with respect to any other terms of the offering of
the Registrable Securities to be sold by such Electing Holder or agent
or to such underwriters; and make all required filings of such
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment promptly after
notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment;
(xi) furnish to each Electing Holder, each placement or sales
agent, if any, therefor, each underwriter, if any, thereof and the
respective counsel referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) a conformed copy of
such Shelf Registration Statement, each such amendment and supplement
thereto (in each case including, upon request, all exhibits thereto
and documents incorporated by reference therein) and such number of
copies of the prospectus included in such Shelf Registration Statement
(including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus), in
conformity in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, and such other documents, as
such Electing Holder, agent, if any, and underwriter, if any, may
reasonably request that may be required in connection with the
offering and disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Electing Holder, offered or sold by such agent or underwritten by such
underwriter and to permit such Electing Holder, agent and underwriter
to satisfy the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
and the Company hereby consents to the use of the prospectus contained
in the Exchange Registration Statement at the Effective Time thereof
and any amendment or supplement thereto by each such Electing Holder
and by any such agent and underwriter, in each case in the form most
recently provided to such person by the Company, in connection with
the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such
prospectus or any such supplement or amendment thereto;
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(xii) use reasonable best efforts to (A) register or qualify
the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration
Statement under such securities laws or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as any Electing Holder and each placement or sales
agent, if any, therefor and underwriter, if any, thereof shall
reasonably request, (B) keep such registrations or qualifications in
effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of
offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions during the
period the Shelf Registration is required to remain effective under
Section 2(b) above and for so long as may be necessary to enable any
such Electing Holder, agent or underwriter to complete its
distribution of Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration
Statement and (C) take any and all other actions as may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to enable each such Electing Holder, agent, if
any, and underwriter, if any, to consummate the disposition in such
jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities; provided, however, that
neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall be required for any such
purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction
wherein it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the
requirements of this Section 3(d)(xii), (2) consent to general service
of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction or (3) make any
changes to its incorporating documents or limited liability agreement
or any other agreement between it and its stockholders or members;
(xiii) unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-
entry only form, cooperate with the Electing Holders and the managing
underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be
sold, which certificates, if so required by any securities exchange
upon which any Registrable Securities are listed, shall be penned,
lithographed or engraved, or produced by any combination of such
methods, on steel engraved borders, and which certificates shall not
bear any restrictive legends; and, in the case of an underwritten
offering, enable such Registrable Securities to be in such
denominations and registered in such names as the managing
underwriters may request at least two business days prior to any sale
of the Registrable Securities;
(xiv) enter into one or more underwriting agreements,
engagement letters, agency agreements, "best efforts" underwriting
agreements or similar agreements, as appropriate, including customary
provisions relating to indemnification and contribution (such
indemnification and contribution obligations of the Company to be no
more extensive than those contained in the Purchase Agreement), and
take such other actions in connection therewith as any Electing
Holders aggregating at least 20% in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Securities at the time outstanding shall reasonably
request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such
Registrable Securities;
(xv) whether or not an agreement of the type referred to in
Section 3(d)(xvi) hereof is entered into and whether or not any
portion of the offering con-
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templated by the Shelf Registration is an underwritten offering or is
made through a placement or sales agent or any other entity, (A) make
such representations and warranties to the Electing Holders and the
placement or sales agent, if any, therefor and the underwriters, if
any, thereof in form, substance and scope as are customarily made in
connection with an offering of debt securities pursuant to any
appropriate agreement or to a registration statement filed on the form
applicable to the Shelf Registration; (B) obtain an opinion of counsel
to the Company in customary form and covering such matters, of the
type customarily covered by such an opinion, as the managing
underwriters, if any, or as any Electing Holders of at least 20% in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities at the time
outstanding may reasonably request, addressed to such Electing Holder
or Electing Holders and the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor
and the underwriters, if any, thereof and dated the effective date of
such Shelf Registration Statement (or if such Shelf Registration
Statement contemplates an underwritten offering of a part or all of
the Registrable Securities, dated the date of the closing under the
underwriting agreement relating thereto) (it being agreed that the
matters to be covered by such opinion shall include the due
incorporation and good standing of the Company and the Guarantors; the
qualification of the Company and the Guarantors to transact business
as foreign corporations; the due authorization, execution and delivery
of the relevant agreement, if any, of the type referred to in Section
3(d)(xvi) hereof; the due authorization, execution, authentication and
issuance, and the validity and enforceability, of the Securities; the
absence of governmental approvals required to be obtained in
connection with the Shelf Registration, the offering and sale of the
Registrable Securities, this Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement or any agreement of the type referred to in Section
3(d)(xvi) hereof, except such approvals as may have been obtained or
may be required under state securities or blue sky laws; the material
compliance as to form of such Shelf Registration Statement and any
documents incorporated by reference therein and of the Indenture with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, respectively;
and, if addressed to any underwriters, as of the date of the opinion
and of the Shelf Registration Statement or most recent post-effective
amendment thereto, as the case may be, the absence from such Shelf
Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein, as then
amended or supplemented, and from the documents incorporated by
reference therein (in each case other than the financial statements
and other financial or accounting information contained therein) of an
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state therein a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
(in the case of such documents, in the light of the circumstances
existing at the time that such documents were filed with the
Commission under the Exchange Act)); (C) obtain a "cold comfort"
letter or letters from the independent certified public accountants of
the Company addressed to the selling Electing Holders, the placement
or sales agent, if any, therefor or the underwriters, if any, thereof,
dated (i) the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement and
(ii) the effective date of any prospectus supplement to the prospectus
included in such Shelf Registration Statement or post-effective
amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement which includes
unaudited or audited financial statements as of a date or for a period
subsequent to that of the latest such statements included in such
prospectus (and, if such Shelf Registration Statement contemplates an
underwritten offering pursuant to any prospectus supplement to the
prospectus included in such Shelf Registration
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Statement or post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration
Statement which includes unaudited or audited financial statements as
of a date or for a period subsequent to that of the latest such
statements included in such prospectus, dated the date of the closing
under the underwriting agreement relating thereto), such letter or
letters to be in customary form and covering such matters of the type
customarily covered by letters of such type; and (D) deliver such
documents and certificates, including officers' certificates, as may
be reasonably requested by any Electing Holders of at least 20% in
aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities at the time
outstanding or the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor and the
managing underwriters, if any, thereof to evidence the accuracy of the
representations and warranties made pursuant to clause (A) above or
those contained in Section 5(a) hereof and the compliance with or
satisfaction of any agreements or conditions contained in the
underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company
or the Guarantors;
(xvi) notify in writing each holder of Registrable Securities
of any proposal by the Company to amend or waive any provision of this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement in any material respect
pursuant to Section 9(h) hereof and of any such amendment or waiver
effected pursuant thereto, each of which notices shall contain the
text of the amendment or waiver proposed or effected, as the case may
be;
(xvii) in the event that any broker-dealer registered under
the Exchange Act shall underwrite any Registrable Securities or
participate as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling group
or "assist in the distribution" (within the meaning of the Conduct
Rules (the "Conduct Rules") of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") or any successor thereto, as amended from time
to time) thereof, whether as a holder of such Registrable Securities
or as an underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer
in respect thereof, or otherwise, cooperate with such broker-dealer in
connection with any filings required to be made by the NASD;
(xviii) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of
the Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as
soon as practicable but in any event not later than 18 months after
the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement, an earning
statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section
11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company,
Rule 158 thereunder).
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(e) In the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to
Section 3(d)(viii)(D) above, to notify the Electing Holders, the placement
or sales agent, if any, therefor and the managing underwriters, if any,
thereof, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable prepare and
furnish to each of the Electing Holders, to each placement or sales agent,
if any, and to each such underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies
of a prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to
purchasers of Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall conform in all
material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and
the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder and shall 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 not misleading in light of the circumstances
then existing; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to
amend or supplement such prospectus if (i) not permitted by law or (ii) the
Company in good faith and for valid business reasons and such misstatement
or omission involves a material undisclosed event. Each Electing Holder
agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company pursuant to Section
3(d)(viii)(D) hereof, such Electing Holder shall forthwith discontinue the
disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement applicable to such Registrable Securities until such Electing
Holder shall have received copies of such amended or supplemented
prospectus, and if so directed by the Company, such Electing Holder shall
deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than
permanent file copies, then in such Electing Xxxxxx's possession of the
prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of
such notice.
(f) In the event of a Shelf Registration, in addition to the
information required to be provided by each Electing Holder in its Notice
and Questionnaire, the Company may require such Electing Holder to furnish
to the Company such additional information regarding such Electing Holder
and such Electing Xxxxxx's intended method of distribution of Registrable
Securities as may be required in order to comply with the Securities Act.
Each such Electing Holder agrees to (i) notify the Company as promptly as
practicable of (A) any inaccuracy or change in information previously
furnished by such Electing Holder to the Company or (B) of the occurrence
of any event in either case as a result of which any prospectus relating to
such Shelf Registration contains or would contain an untrue statement of a
material fact regarding such Electing Holder or such Electing Holder's
intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities or omits to
state any material fact regarding such Electing Holder or such Electing
Holder's intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and (ii)
promptly to furnish to the Company any additional information required to
correct and update any previously furnished required information or so that
such prospectus shall not contain, with respect to such Electing Holder or
the disposition of such Registrable Securities, an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light
of the circumstances then existing.
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(g) Until the expiration of two years after the Closing Date, the
Company will not, and will not permit any of its "affiliates" (as defined
in Rule 144) to, resell any of the Securities that have been reacquired by
any of them except pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act.
4. Registration Expenses.
The Company agrees to bear and to pay or cause to be paid promptly all
expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance with this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, including (a) all Commission and any
NASD registration, filing and review fees and expenses, (b) all fees and
expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and
sale under the State securities and blue sky laws referred to in Section
3(d)(xii) hereof under the laws of such jurisdictions as any managing
underwriters or the Electing Holders may designate, including any fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Electing Holders or underwriters in connection
with such qualification, (c) all expenses relating to the preparation, printing,
production, distribution and reproduction of each registration statement
required to be filed hereunder, each prospectus included therein or prepared for
distribution pursuant hereto, each amendment or supplement to the foregoing, and
the expenses of preparing the Securities for delivery, (d) messenger, telephone
and delivery expenses relating to the preparation of documents referred in
clause (c) above, (e) fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture, (f)
internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of the Company's officers
and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (g) fees, disbursements
and expenses of counsel and independent certified public accountants of the
Company (including the expenses of any opinions or "cold comfort" letters
required by or incident to such performance and compliance), (h) reasonable
fees, disbursements and expenses of one counsel for the Electing Holders
retained in connection with a Shelf Registration, as selected by the Electing
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable
Securities held by Electing Holders (which counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company), (j) any fees charged by securities rating services
for rating the Securities, and (k) fees, expenses and disbursements of any other
persons, including special experts, retained by the Company in connection with
such registration (collectively, the "Registration Expenses"). To the extent
that any Registration Expenses are incurred, assumed or paid by any holder of
Registrable Securities or any placement or sales agent therefor or underwriter
thereof, the Company shall reimburse such person for the full amount of the
reasonable Registration Expenses so incurred, assumed or paid promptly after
receipt of a request therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of
the Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all agency fees and
commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the sale
of such Registrable Securities and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or
other advisors or experts retained by such holders (severally or jointly), other
than the counsel and experts specifically referred to above.
5. Representations and Warranties.
The Company and the Guarantors represent and warrant to, and agree
with, each Purchaser and each of the holders from time to time of Registrable
Securities that:
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(a) Each registration statement covering Registrable Securities and
each prospectus (including any preliminary or summary prospectus) contained
therein or furnished pursuant to Section 3(d) or Section 3(c) hereof and
any further amendments or supplements to any such registration statement or
prospectus, when it becomes effective or is filed with the Commission, as
the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements
of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and 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 not
misleading; and at all times subsequent to the Effective Time when a
prospectus would be required to be delivered under the Securities Act,
other than from (i) such time as a notice has been given to holders of
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(d)(viii)(D) or Section
3(c)(iii)(D) hereof until (ii) such time as the Company furnishes an
amended or supplemented prospectus pursuant to Section 3(e) or Section
3(c)(iv) hereof, each such registration statement, and each prospectus
(including any summary prospectus) contained therein or furnished pursuant
to Section 3(d) or Section 3(c) hereof, as then amended or supplemented,
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 not misleading in the light of the circumstances then
existing; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall
not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by a holder
of Registrable Securities, a placement or sales agent or an underwriter
expressly for use therein.
(b) Any documents incorporated by reference in any prospectus referred
to in Section 5(a) hereof, when they become or became effective or are or
were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform or
conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and, as of such effective or filing
date, none of such documents will contain or contained an untrue statement
of a material fact or will omit or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty
shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by a holder
of Registrable Securities, a placement or sales agent or an underwriter
expressly for use therein.
(c) The compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a
breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under,
any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a
party or by which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is bound or
to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company is subject, except for such conflict, breach or default which
(x) would not have a material adverse effect on the business, condition
(financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole (any such event, a "Material Adverse
Effect") or (y) have been waived nor
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will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the
certificate of incorporation, as amended, or the by-laws of the Company or
the Guarantors or violate any statute or any order, rule or regulation of
any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company or any of their properties except
for such violation which would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and no
consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of
or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the
consummation by the Company and the Guarantors of the transactions
contemplated by this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, except the
registration under the Securities Act of the Securities, qualification of
the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under
State securities or blue sky laws in connection with the offering and
distribution of the Securities.
(d) This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company and the Guarantors. The Company
and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless each
broker dealer selling Exchange Securities during the Resale Period, and each of
the Electing Holders of Registrable Securities included in a Shelf Registration
Statement against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several,
to which such holder may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Exchange Registration Statement or
Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, under which such Registrable
Securities were registered under the Securities Act, or any preliminary, final
or summary prospectus contained therein or furnished by the Company to any such
holder, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and will reimburse such holder for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that (i) neither the
Company nor any Guarantor shall be liable to any such person in any such case to
the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is
based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in such registration statement, or preliminary, final or
summary prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any holder,
placement or sales agent or underwriter expressly for use therein and (ii) such
indemnity with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the
benefit of any holder, placement agent or underwriter (or any person controlling
such person) to the extent that any loss, claim, damage or liability of such
person results from the fact that such person sold Securities to a person as to
whom it shall be established that there was not sent or given, a copy of the
final prospectus (or the final prospectus as amended or supplemented) at or
prior to the confirmation of the sale of such Securities to such person if (x)
the Com-
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pany has previously furnished copies thereof in sufficient quantity to such
indemnified person and the loss, claim, damage or liability of such indemnified
person results from an untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained
in such preliminary prospectus which was identified at such time to such
indemnified person and corrected in the final prospectus (or the final
prospectus as amended or supplemented) and (y) such loss, liability, claim,
damage or expense would have been eliminated by the delivery of such corrected
final prospectus or the final prospectus as then amended or supplemented.
(b) Indemnification by the Holders and any Agents and Underwriters.
The Company may require, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities
in any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof or to
entering into any underwriting agreement with respect thereto, that the Company
shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from the
Electing Holder of such Registrable Securities and from each underwriter named
in any such underwriting agreement, severally and not jointly, to (i) indemnify
and hold harmless the Company , the Guarantors, and all other holders of
Registrable Securities, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which the Company, the Guarantors or such other holders of Registrable
Securities may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in such registration statement, or any preliminary,
final or summary prospectus contained therein or furnished by the Company to any
such Electing Holder, agent or underwriter, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to
the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Electing Holder or underwriter
expressly for use therein, and (ii) reimburse the Company and the Guarantors for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company and the
Guarantors in connection with investigating or defending any such action or
claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that no such Electing
Holder shall be required to undertake liability to any person under this Section
6(b) for any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the proceeds to be
received by such Electing Holder from the sale of such Electing Xxxxxx's
Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration.
(c) Notices of Claims, Etc. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified
party under subsection (a) or (b) above of written notice of the commencement of
any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against an indemnifying party pursuant to the indemnification provisions of
or contemplated by this Section 6, notify such indemnifying party in writing of
the commencement of such action; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying
party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any
indemnified party otherwise than under the indemnification provisions of or
contemplated by Section 6(a) or 6(b) hereof. In case any such action shall be
brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify an indemnifying party
of the commencement thereof, such indemnifying party shall be entitled to
participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any
other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the de-
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fense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party
(who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to
the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, such
indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal
expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently
incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other
than reasonable costs of investigation. In no event shall the indemnifying
parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to
any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties
in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in
the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the
indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the
entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim
in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder
(whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such
action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an
unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of
such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission
of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified
party. No indemnifying party shall be liable under this Section 6(c) for any
settlement of any claim or action effected without its consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provisions
contemplated by Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) are unavailable to or insufficient
to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection
with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and
indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by
such indemnifying party or by such indemnified party, and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 6(d) were determined by
pro rata allocation (even if the holders or any agents or underwriters or all of
them were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to in this Section 6(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as
a result of the losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 6(d), no holder shall be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which the dollar or euro amount of the
proceeds received by such holder from the sale of any Registrable Securities
(after deducting any fees, discounts and commissions applicable thereto) exceeds
the amount of any damages which such holder has otherwise been required
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to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission, and no underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable
Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the
public exceeds the amount of any damages which such underwriter 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. The holders' and any underwriters' obligations in this
Section 6(d) to contribute shall be several in proportion to the principal
amount of Registrable Securities registered or underwritten, as the case may be,
by them and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this
Section 6 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company or the
Guarantors may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and
conditions, to each officer, director and partner of each holder, agent and
underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any holder, agent or
underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act; and the obligations of the
holders and any agents or underwriters contemplated by this Section 6 shall be
in addition to any liability which the respective holder, agent or underwriter
may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each
officer and director of the Company or the Guarantors and to each person, if
any, who controls the Company or a Guarantor within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
7. Underwritten Offerings.
(a) Selection of Underwriters. If any of the Registrable Securities
covered by the Shelf Registration are to be sold pursuant to an underwritten
offering, the managing underwriter or underwriters thereof shall be designated
by Electing Holders holding at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Registrable Securities to be included in such offering, provided that such
designated managing underwriter or underwriters is or are reasonably acceptable
to the Company.
(b) Participation by Holders. Each holder of Registrable Securities
hereby agrees with each other such holder that no such holder may participate in
any underwritten offering hereunder unless such holder (i) agrees to sell such
holder's Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such
arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably
required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
8. Rule 144.
The Company covenants to the holders of Registrable Securities that to
the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company
shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act
or the Securities Act (including the reports under Section 13 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144 adopted by the
Commission under the Securities Act) and the rules and regulations adopted by
the Commission thereunder,
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and shall take such further action as any holder of Registrable Securities may
reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such
holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities
Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar or
successor rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon the
request of any holder of Registrable Securities in connection with that holder's
sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to such holder a written
statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
9. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company represents, warrants,
covenants and agrees that it has not granted, and shall not grant, registration
rights with respect to Registrable Securities or any other securities which
would be inconsistent with the terms contained in this Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement.
(b) Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that there
would be no adequate remedy at law if the Company fails to perform any of its
obligations hereunder and that the Purchasers and the holders from time to time
of the Registrable Securities may be irreparably harmed by any such failure, and
accordingly agree that the Purchasers and such holders, in addition to any other
remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to
compel specific performance of the obligations of the Company under this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, in any court of
the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction.
(c) Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands, waivers and
other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given when delivered by hand, if delivered personally or by courier,
or three days after being deposited in the mail (registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested) as follows: If to the Company, to it
at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000, and if to a holder, to the
address of such holder set forth in the security register or other records of
the Company, or to such other address as the Company or any such holder may have
furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of
change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
(d) Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to
the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and the holders
from time to time of the Registrable Securities and the respective successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and such holders. In the event that any
transferee of any holder of Registrable Securities shall acquire Registrable
Securities, in any manner, whether by gift, bequest, purchase, operation of law
or otherwise, such transferee shall, without any further writing or action of
any kind, be deemed a beneficiary hereof for all purposes and such Registrable
Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable
Securities such transferee shall be entitled to receive the benefits of, and be
conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by all of the applicable terms
and provi-
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sions of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement. If the Company shall
so request, any such successor, assign or transferee shall agree in writing to
acquire and hold the Registrable Securities subject to all of the applicable
terms hereof.
(e) Survival. The respective indemnities, agreements,
representations, warranties and each other provision set forth in this Exchange
and Registration Rights Agreement or made pursuant hereto shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation (or statement as to the results
thereof) made by or on behalf of any holder of Registrable Securities, any
director, officer or partner of such holder, any agent or underwriter or any
director, officer or partner thereof, or any controlling person of any of the
foregoing, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the transfer and registration
of Registrable Securities by such holder and the consummation of an Exchange
Offer.
(f) Governing Law. This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York, without reference to the conflict of law rules thereof.
(g) Headings. The descriptive headings of the several Sections and
paragraphs of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement are inserted for
convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.
(h) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement and the other writings referred to herein (including the
Indenture and the form of Securities) or delivered pursuant hereto which form a
part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its
subject matter. This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its
subject matter. This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement may be amended
and the observance of any term of this Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument duly executed by
the Company and the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Registrable Securities at the time outstanding. Each holder of any
Registrable Securities at the time or thereafter outstanding shall be bound by
any amendment or waiver effected pursuant to this Section 9(h), whether or not
any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment or waiver appears on
such Registrable Securities or is delivered to such holder.
(i) Inspection. For so long as this Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement shall be in effect, this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
and a complete list of the names and addresses of all the holders of Registrable
Securities shall be made available for inspection and copying on any business
day by any holder of Registrable Securities for proper purposes only (which
shall include any purpose related to the rights of the holders of Registrable
Securities under the Securities, the Indenture and this Agreement) at the
offices of the Trustee under the Indenture.
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(j) Counterparts. This agreement may be executed by the parties in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us seven counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by
you, on behalf of each of the Purchasers, this letter and such acceptance hereof
shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Purchasers, the
Guarantors and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this
letter on behalf of each of the Purchasers is pursuant to the authority set
forth in a form of Agreement among Purchasers, the form of which shall be
submitted to the Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on
your part as to the authority of the signers thereof.
Very truly yours,
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC
By: /s/ X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Tioxide Group
By: /s/ X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
Tioxide Americas Inc.
By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Huntsman ICI Financial LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President - Deputy
General Counsel
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Accepted as of the date hereof:
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Chase Securities Inc.
Warburg Dillon Read LLC
By: Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
/s/ Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
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(Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.)
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Exhibit A
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC
INSTRUCTION TO DTC/EUROCLEAR PARTICIPANTS
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(Date of Mailing)
URGENT - IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUESTED
DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE: [DATE] /*/
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The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or Euroclear has identified you as a
Participant through which beneficial interests in the Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC
(the "Company") [ ]% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 or [ ]% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 (together, the "Securities") are held.
The Company is in the process of registering the Securities under the Securities
Act of 1933 for resale by the beneficial owners thereof. In order to have their
Securities included in the registration statement, beneficial owners must
complete and return the enclosed Notice of Registration Statement and Selling
Securityholder Questionnaire.
It is important that beneficial owners of the Securities receive a copy of the
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enclosed materials as soon as possible as their rights to have the Securities
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included in the registration statement depend upon their returning the Notice
and Questionnaire by [Deadline For Response]. Please forward a copy of the
enclosed documents to each beneficial owner that holds interests in the
Securities through you. If you require more copies of the enclosed materials or
have any questions pertaining to this matter, please contact Huntsman ICI
Chemicals LLC, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000, (000) 000-0000.
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/*/Not less than 28 calendar days from date of mailing.
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC
Notice of Registration Statement
and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire
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(Date)
Reference is hereby made to the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (the
"Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement") among Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC
(the "Company"), the Guarantors named therein and the Purchasers named therein.
Pursuant to the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement on Form [__] (the "Shelf Registration
Statement") for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the Company's [ ]% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 and [ ]% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
(together, the "Securities"). A copy of the Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the Shelf Registration Statement. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.
Each beneficial owner of Registrable Securities (as defined below) is entitled
to have the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it included in the
Shelf Registration Statement. In order to have Registrable Securities included
in the Shelf Registration Statement, this Notice of Registration Statement and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire ("Notice and Questionnaire") must be
completed, executed and delivered to the Company's counsel at the address set
forth herein for receipt ON OR BEFORE [Deadline for Response]. Beneficial
owners of Registrable Securities who do not complete, execute and return this
Notice and Questionnaire by such date (i) will not be named as selling
securityholders in the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) may not use the
prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in
the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. Accordingly, holders
and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own
securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being
named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and
related prospectus.
The term "Registrable Securities" is defined in the Exchange and Registration
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Rights Agreement.
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ELECTION
The undersigned holder (the "Selling Securityholder") of Registrable Securities
hereby elects to include in the Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable
Securities beneficially owned by it and listed below in Item (3). The
undersigned, by signing and returning this Notice and Questionnaire, agrees to
be bound with respect to such Registrable Securities by the terms and conditions
of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 6 of the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, as if the undersigned Selling Securityholder were
an original party thereto.
Upon any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement, the Selling Securityholder will be required to deliver to the Company
and the Trustee for the Securities the Notice of Transfer set forth in Appendix
A to the Prospectus and as Exhibit B to the Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement.
The Selling Securityholder hereby provides the following information to the
Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate and
complete:
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QUESTIONNAIRE
(1) (a) Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder:
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(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as in (a) above)
of Registrable Securities Listed in Item (3) below:
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(c) Full Legal Name of DTC Participant (if applicable and if not the same
as (b) above) Through Which Registrable Securities Listed in Item (3)
below are Held:
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(2) Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
Telephone: ________________________________
Fax: ________________________________
Contact Person: ________________________________
(3) Beneficial Ownership of Securities:
Except as set forth below in this Item (3), the undersigned does not
beneficially own any Securities.
(a) Principal amount of Registrable Securities beneficially owned: ______
CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities: ________________________
(b) Principal amount of Securities other than Registrable Securities
beneficially owned:
_____________________________________________________________________
CUSIP No(s). of such other Securities:_______________________________
(c) Principal amount of Registrable Securities which the undersigned
wishes to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement: __________
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CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities to be included in the
Shelf Registration Statement:________________________________________
(4) Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company:
Except as set forth below in this Item (4), the undersigned Selling
Securityholder is not the beneficial or registered owner of any other
securities of the Company, other than the Securities listed above in Item
(3).
State any exceptions here: _______________________________________________
(5) Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the Selling Securityholder nor any of
its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (5% or
more) has held any position or office or has had any other material
relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during
the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
(6) Plan of Distribution:
Except as set forth below, the undersigned Selling Securityholder intends
to distribute the Registrable Securities listed above in Item (3) only as
follows (if at all): Such Registrable Securities may be sold from time to
time directly by the undersigned Selling Securityholder or, alternatively,
through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. Such Registrable Securities
may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing
market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time
of sale, or at negotiated prices. Such sales may be effected in
transactions (which may involve crosses or block transactions) (i) on any
national securities exchange or quotation service on which the Registered
Securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, (ii) in the over-
the-counter market, (iii) in transactions otherwise than on such exchanges
or services or in the over-the-counter market, or (iv) through the writing
of options. In connection with sales of the Registrable Securities or
otherwise, the Selling Securityholder may enter into hedging transactions
with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the
Registrable Securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume.
The Selling Securityholder may also sell Registrable Securities short and
deliver Registrable Securities to close out such short positions, or loan
or pledge Registrable Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell
such securities.
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State any exceptions here:
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder acknowledges that it understands
its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly
Regulation M.
In the event that the Selling Securityholder transfers all or any portion of the
Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) above after the date on which such
information is provided to the Company, the Selling Securityholder agrees to
notify the transferee(s) at the time of the transfer of its rights and
obligations under this Notice and Questionnaire and the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement.
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder consents to the disclosure of the
information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (6) above and
the inclusion of such information in the Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus. The Selling Securityholder understands that such
information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the
preparation of the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
In accordance with the Selling Securityholder's obligation under Section 3(d) of
the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement to provide such information as
may be required by law for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, the
Selling Securityholder agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies
or changes in the information provided herein which may occur subsequent to the
date hereof at any time while the Shelf Registration Statement remains in
effect. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand-delivery, first-class mail,
or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery as follows:
(i) To the Company:
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
(ii) With a copy to:
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
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_________________________
Once this Notice and Questionnaire is executed by the Selling Securityholder and
received by the Company's counsel, the terms of this Notice and Questionnaire,
and the representations and warranties contained herein, shall be binding on,
shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective
successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the Company and the
Selling Securityholder (with respect to the Registrable Securities beneficially
owned by such Selling Securityholder and listed in Item (3) above). This
Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New
York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this
Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its
duly authorized agent.
Dated:________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Selling Securityholder
(Print/type full legal name of beneficial owner of Registrable Securities)
By: ______________________________________________________________________
Name:
Title:
PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RECEIPT ON
OR BEFORE [DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE] TO THE COMPANY'S COUNSEL AT:
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
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Exhibit B
NOTICE OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Bank One, X.X.
Xxxxxxxx ICI Chemicals LLC
c/o Bank One, N.A.
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Trust Officer
Re: Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC (the "Company")
10 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
Dear Sirs:
Please be advised that ________________________________________ has transferred
$___________________________________ and/or EU__________ aggregate principal
amount of the above-referenced Notes pursuant to an effective Registration
Statement on Form [______] (File No. 333-_________) filed by the Company.
We hereby certify that the prospectus delivery requirements, if any, of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, have been satisfied and that the above-named
beneficial owner of the Notes is named as a "Selling Holder" in the Prospectus
dated [date] or in supplements thereto, and that the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes transferred are the Notes listed in such Prospectus opposite such
owner's name.
Dated:
Very truly yours,
____________________________
(Name)
By:___________________________
(Authorized Signature)
