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6% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2005
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated March 18, 1998
by and among
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
as the Issuer
and
XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX & XXXXXXXX
SECURITIES CORPORATION
and
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX SECURITIES, INC.
as the Initial Purchasers
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This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of March 18, 1998, by and between Cellular Communications International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
Securities Corporation and Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Securities, Inc. (each an
"Initial Purchaser" and, collectively, the "Initial Purchasers"), each of whom
has agreed to purchase, severally and not jointly, the Company's 6% Convertible
Subordinated Notes due 2005 (the "Notes") pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as
defined below).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated March 11,
(the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company and the Initial Purchasers.
In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Notes, the Company has
agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of
the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Indenture, dated March 18, 1998, between the Company and
The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, relating to the Notes (the "Indenture").
The parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the
following meanings:
Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Affiliate: As defined in Rule 144 of the Act.
Certificated Securities: Definitive Notes, as defined in the Indenture.
Closing Date: The date hereof.
Common Stock: Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company.
Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Effectiveness Deadline: As defined in Section 3(a) hereof.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exempt Resales: The transactions in which the Initial Purchasers propose
to sell the Notes to certain "qualified institutional buyers," as such term is
defined in Rule 144A under the Act and pursuant to Regulation S under the Act.
Filing Deadline: As defined in Sections 3(a) hereof.
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Holders: As defined in Section 2 hereof.
Notes: The up to $86,250,000 aggregate principle amount of 6% Convertible
Subordinated Notes being issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the
time such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto,
including post-effective amendments, all material incorporated by reference into
such Prospectus and any information previously omitted in reliance upon Rule
430A of the Act.
Recommencement Date: As defined in Section 5(d) hereof.
Registration Default: As defined in Section 4 hereof.
Regulation S: Regulation S promulgated under the Act.
Rule 144: Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
Senior Discount Notes: The Company's 9 1/2% Series A Senior Discount Notes
due 2005 to be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement concurrently with the
Notes.
Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 3 hereof.
Suspension Notice: As defined in Section 5(d) hereof.
TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb) as
in effect on the date of the Indenture.
Transfer Restricted Securities: The Notes and the shares of Common Stock
into which the Notes are convertible, upon original issuance thereof, and at all
times subsequent thereto, until, in the case of any such Notes or shares of
Common Stock, (a) the date on which such Notes or shares of Common Stock have
been disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement, (b) the date
on which such Notes or shares of Common Stock are distributed to the public
pursuant to Rule 144 or are saleable pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions
then in effect) under the Act or (c) the date on which such Notes or shares of
Common Stock cease to be outstanding.
SECTION 2. HOLDERS
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (each,
a "Holder") whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities.
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SECTION 3. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) Shelf Registration. As soon as practicable after the Closing Date but
in no event later than 90 days after the Closing Date (the such 90th day,
"Filing Deadline"), the Company shall file with the Commission a shelf
registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act (the "Shelf
Registration Statement"), relating to all Transfer Restricted Securities, and
shall use its best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become
effective on or prior to 150 days after the Closing Date (such 150th day, the
"Effectiveness Deadline").
The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to keep any Shelf
Registration Statement required by this Section 3(a) continuously effective,
supplemented and amended as required by and subject to the provisions of
Sections 5(a) and (b) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is
available for sales of Transfer Restricted Securities by the Holders thereof
entitled to the benefit of this Section 3(a), and to ensure that it conforms
with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and
regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, two years (as
extended pursuant to Section 5(c) following the Closing Date), or such earlier
date when Holders are able to sell such Transfer Restricted Securities without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or any successor
rule thereto or otherwise or such shorter period ending with either (i) the date
on which all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf Registration
Statement have been sold pursuant thereto or (ii) there cease to be any
outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities.
(b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the
Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may
include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to
the Company in writing, within 20 days after receipt of a request therefor, the
information specified in Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of
the Act for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or
Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein. No Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities shall be entitled to liquidated damages pursuant to
Section 4 hereof unless and until such Holder shall have provided all such
information. Each selling Holder agrees to promptly furnish additional
information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously
furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading.
SECTION 4. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
If (i) the Shelf Registration Statement is not filed with the Commission
on or prior to the Filing Deadline, (ii) such Shelf Registration Statement has
not been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the Effectiveness
Deadline, or (iii) such Shelf Registration Statement required by this Agreement
is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or
fail to be usable for a period of time which shall exceed 90 days in the
aggregate during any 365 day period for its intended purpose without being
succeeded immediately by a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration
Statement that cures such failure and that is itself declared effective
immediately (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iii), a
"Registration
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Default"), then the Company hereby agrees to pay to each Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities affected thereby liquidated damages in an amount equal to
$.05 per week per $1,000 in principal amount or, if applicable, an equivalent
amount per share of Common Stock of Transfer Restricted Securities, as
applicable, held by such Holder for each week or portion thereof that the
Registration Default continues for the first 90-day period immediately following
the occurrence of such Registration Default. The amount of the liquidated
damages shall increase by an additional $.05 per week per $1,000 in principal
amount or, if applicable, an equivalent amount per share of Common Stock of
Transfer Restricted Securities with respect to each subsequent 90-day period
until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum amount of
liquidated damages of $.50 per week per $1,000 in principal amount or, if
applicable, an equal amount per share of Common Stock of Transfer Restricted
Securities; provided that the Company shall in no event be required to pay
liquidated damages for more than one Registration Default at any given time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (1) upon filing of
the Shelf Registration Statement, in the case of (i) above, (2) upon the
effectiveness of this Shelf Registration Statement, in the case of (ii) above,
or (3) upon the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration
Statement that causes the Shelf Registration Statement to again be declared
effective or made usable, in the case of (iii) above, the liquidated damages
payable with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities as a result of such
clause (i), (ii), or (iii), as applicable, shall cease.
All accrued liquidated damages shall be paid to the Holders entitled
thereto, in the manner provided for the payment of interest in the Indenture, on
each Interest Payment Date as more fully set forth in the Indenture and the
Notes. Notwithstanding the fact that any Notes and/or shares of Common Stock for
which liquidated damages are due cease to be Transfer Restricted Securities, all
obligations of the Company to pay liquidated damages with respect to any such
Notes and/or shares of Common Stock shall survive until such time as all such
obligations shall have been satisfied in full.
SECTION 5. SHELF REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall:
(a) use all reasonable efforts to effect such registration to permit the
sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the
intended method or methods of distribution thereof (as indicated in the
information furnished to the Company pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof), and
pursuant thereto the Company will prepare and file with the Commission a Shelf
Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form
under the Act, which form shall be available for the sale of the Transfer
Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of
distribution thereof (including, without limitation, one or more underwritten
offerings) within the time periods and otherwise in accordance with the
provisions hereof. The Company shall not be permitted to include in the Shelf
Registration Statement any securities other than the Transfer Restricted
Securities.
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(b) use all reasonable efforts to contact all Holders of Transfer
Restricted Securities and notify each Holder of its right to include its
Transfer Restricted Securities in such Shelf Registration Statement.
(c) use all reasonable efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement
continuously effective and provide all requisite financial statements for the
period specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of any
event that would cause any such Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus
contained therein (i) to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or (ii) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer
Restricted Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the Company
shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Shelf Registration
Statement curing such defect, and, if Commission review is required, use its
best efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective as soon as
practicable.
(d) use all reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission
such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Shelf Registration
Statement as may be necessary to keep such Shelf Registration Statement
effective for the applicable period set forth in Section 3 hereof, cause the
Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so
supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and to comply fully
with Rules 424, 430A and 462, as applicable, under the Act in a timely manner;
and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all
Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement
during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods
of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Shelf Registration
Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
(e) advise the Holders and underwriters, if any, promptly and, if
requested by such Persons, confirm such advice in writing, (i) when the
Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been
filed, and, with respect to any Shelf Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (ii) of
any request by the Commission for amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement
or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information
relating thereto, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement under the Act
or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of
the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or
the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (iv) of the
existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of
a material fact made in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any
amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference
therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in
the Shelf Registration Statement in order to make the statements therein not
misleading, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time the
Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory
authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from
qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or
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Sky laws, the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal
or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time;
(f) subject to Section 5(c), if any fact or event contemplated by Section
5(e)(iv) above shall exist or have occurred, prepare a supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or related
Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other
required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer
Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading;
(g) furnish to each Holder named in any Shelf Registration Statement or
Prospectus and underwriter, if any, in connection with such sale before filing
with the Commission, copies of any Shelf Registration Statement or any
Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Shelf
Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by
reference after the initial filing of such Shelf Registration Statement), which
documents will be subject to the review and comment of such Persons in
connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at least five Business Days,
and the Company will not file any such Shelf Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such Shelf Registration
Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference)
to which such Persons shall reasonably object within five Business Days after
the receipt thereof. Any such Person shall be deemed to have reasonably objected
to such filing if such Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or
supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains an untrue statement
of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or fails to comply with the applicable
requirements of the Act;
(h) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be
incorporated by reference into a Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus,
provide copies of such document to the Holders, and underwriters, if any, in
connection with such sale, make the Company's representatives available for
discussion of such document and other customary due diligence matters, and
include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof as such
Holders may reasonably request;
(i) make available at reasonable times for inspection by the Holders and
underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders,
or underwriters, if any, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents of the Company and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Holder,
underwriters, if any, attorney or accountant in connection with such Shelf
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the
filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness; provided, however, that such
persons shall first agree in writing with the Company that any information that
is reasonably and in good faith designated by the Company in writing as
confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept
confidential by such persons, unless (i) disclosure of such information is
required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to inquires
of regulatory authorities, (ii) disclosure of such information is required by
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law (including any disclosure requirements pursuant to Federal securities laws
in connection with the filing of any Registration Statement or the use of any
Prospectus referred to in this Agreement), (iii) such information becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or
failure to safeguard by any such person or (iv) such information becomes
available to any such person from a source other than the Company and such
source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement.
(j) if requested by any Holders or underwriters, if any, in connection
with such sale, promptly include in any Shelf Registration Statement or
Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary,
such information as such Holders or underwriters, if any, may reasonably request
to have included therein, including, without limitation, information relating to
the "Plan of Distribution" of the Transfer Restricted Securities; and make all
required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as
soon as practicable after the Company is notified of the matters to be included
in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(k) furnish to each Holder and underwriter, if any, without charge, at
least one copy of the Shelf Registration Statement, as first filed with the
Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including all documents incorporated
by reference therein and all exhibits (including exhibits incorporated therein
by reference);
(l) deliver to each Holder and underwriter, if any, without charge, as
many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; the
Company hereby consents to the use (in accordance with law) of the Prospectus
and any amendment or supplement thereto by each Holder and each underwriter, if
any, in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto;
(m) upon the request of any Holder or underwriter, if any, enter into such
agreements (including underwriting agreements) and make such representations and
warranties and take all such other actions in connection therewith in order to
expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement as
may be reasonably requested by such Person in connection with any sale or resale
pursuant to any applicable Shelf Registration Statement and in such connection,
the Company shall:
(A)upon request of any Holder or underwriter, if any, furnish (or in the
case of paragraphs (2) and (3) below, use all reasonable efforts to
cause to be furnished) to each Holder or underwriter, if any, upon the
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement:
(1)a certificate, dated such date, signed on behalf of the Company by
(x) the President or any Vice President and (y) a principal
financial or accounting officer of the Company, confirming, as of
the date thereof, the matters set forth in Sections 6(ff), 9(a) and
9(b) of the Purchase Agreement and such other similar matters as the
Holders may reasonably request;
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(2)an opinion, dated the date effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement, of counsel for the Company covering matters similar to
those set forth in paragraph (e), (f) and (g) of Section 9 of the
Purchase Agreement and such other matter as the selling Holders may
reasonably request, and in any event including a statement to the
effect that such counsel has participated in conferences with
officers and other representatives of the Company, representatives
of the independent public accountants for the Company and have
considered the matters required to be stated therein and the
statements contained therein, although such counsel has not
independently verified the accuracy, completeness or fairness of
such statements; and that such counsel advises that, on the basis of
the foregoing (relying as to materiality to the extent such counsel
deems appropriate upon the statements of officers and other
representatives of the Company) and without independent check or
verification), no facts came to such counsel's attention that caused
such counsel to believe that the Shelf Registration Statement, at
the time such Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto became effective, contained an untrue statement of
a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or that the Prospectus contained in such Shelf
Registration Statement as of its date, contained an untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Without
limiting the foregoing, such counsel may state further that such
counsel assumes no responsibility for, and has not independently
verified, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the financial
statements, notes and schedules and other financial data included in
any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement or the
related Prospectus; and
(3)a customary comfort letter, dated as of the date of effectiveness
of the Shelf Registration Statement from the Company's independent
accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type
customarily covered in comfort letters to underwriters in connection
with underwritten offerings, and affirming the matters set forth in
the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 9(i) of the
Purchase Agreement; and
(B)deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably
requested by the Holders and underwriters, if any, to evidence
compliance with the matters set forth in clause (A) above and with any
customary conditions contained in the any agreement entered into by the
Company pursuant to this clause (m);
(n) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities,
cooperate with the Holders, underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel
in connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted
Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as such
Persons may request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the Company shall not
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be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not now
so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service of
process in suits or to taxation, other than as to matters and transactions
relating to the Shelf Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is
not now so subject;
(o) in connection with any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities that
will result in such securities no longer being Transfer Restricted Securities,
cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not
bearing any restrictive legends; and to register such Transfer Restricted
Securities in such denominations and such names as the Holders may request at
least two Business Days prior to such sale of Transfer Restricted Securities;
(p) (i) use all reasonable efforts to list all Shares of Common Stock
covered by such Shelf Registration Statement on any securities exchange on which
the Common Stock is then listed or (ii) authorize for quotation on the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") or the
National Market System of NASDAQ all Shares of Common Stock covered by such
Shelf Registration Statement if the Common Stock is then so authorized for
quotation.
(q) use all reasonable efforts to cause the disposition of the Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities
as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof to consummate the
disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities, subject to the proviso
contained in clause (n) above;
(r) provide a CUSIP number for all Transfer Restricted Securities not
later than the effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement covering such
Transfer Restricted Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with
printed certificates for the Transfer Restricted Securities which are in a form
eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;
(s) otherwise use all reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its
security holders with regard to any applicable Registration Statement, on a
timely basis, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule
158 (which need not be audited) covering a twelve-month period beginning after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (as such term is defined in
paragraph (c) of Rule 158 under the Act);
(t) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later than the
effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement required by this Agreement
and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to
effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be
so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute and use all
reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be
required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be
filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a
timely manner; and
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(u) provide promptly to each Holder upon request each document filed with
the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act.
(v) The Company may require each seller of Transfer Restricted Securities
as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such
information regarding the distribution of such Transfer Restricted Securities as
is required by law to be disclosed in the applicable Registration Statement and
the Company may exclude from such registration the Transfer Restricted
Securities of any seller who reasonably fails to furnish such information within
a reasonable time after receiving such request. Each Holder agrees, by the
acquisition of Transfer Restricted Securities, and agrees to confirm such
agreement in writing upon request of the Company, to notify the Company as
promptly as practicable of any inaccuracy or change in information previously
furnished by such Holder to the Company or of the occurrence of any event as a
result of which any Prospectus relating to such registration contains or would
contain an untrue statement of a material fact regarding such Holder or such
Holder's intended method of distribution of such Transfer Restricted Securities,
or omits to state any material fact regarding such Holder or such Holder's
intended method of distribution of such Transfer Restricted Securities,
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances then
existing, not misleading and promptly to furnish to the Company any additional
information required to correct and update any previously furnished information
or required so that such Prospectus shall not contain, with respect to such
Holder or the distribution of such Transfer Restricted Securities, an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances then existing, not
misleading.
SECTION 6. RESTRICTIONS ON HOLDERS.
Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that,
upon receipt of the notice referred to in Section 5(e)(iii) or any notice from
the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section
5(e)(iv) hereof (in each case, a "Suspension Notice"), such Holder will
forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to
the applicable Registration Statement until (i) such Holder's has received
copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 5(f)
hereof, or (ii) such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of
the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (in
each case, the "Recommencement Date"). Each Holder receiving a Suspension Notice
hereby agrees that it will either (i) destroy any Prospectuses, other than
permanent file copies, then in such Holder's possession which have been replaced
by the Company with more recently dated Prospectuses or (ii) deliver to the
Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies,
then in such Holder's possession of the Prospectus covering such Transfer
Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of the Suspension
Notice. The time period regarding the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement set forth in Section 3 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by a
number of days equal to the number of days in the period from and including the
date of delivery of the Suspension Notice to the date of delivery of the
Recommencement Date.
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SECTION 7. REGISTRATION EXPENSES
(a) All expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance
with this Agreement will be borne by the Company, regardless of whether a Shelf
Registration Statement required by this Agreement becomes effective, including
without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses; (ii) all
fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or
securities laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates
for the Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Notes and printing of
Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company and, subject to Section 7(b) below, the
Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; (v) all application and filing fees
in connection with listing the Common Stock on a national securities exchange or
automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements hereof; and (vi) all
fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the
Company (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters
required by or incident to such performance).
The Company will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including,
without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees
performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the
fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, each Holder of the transfer Restricted Securities being registered
shall pay all commissions, placement agent fees and underwriting discounts and
commissions with respect to any Transfer Restricted Securities sold by it and
the fees and disbursements of any counsel or other advisors or experts retained
by such Holders (severally or jointly), other than counsel referred to in
Section 6(b) above.
(b) In connection with any Shelf Registration Statement required by this
Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders
selling Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the "Plan of Distribution"
contained in the Shelf Registration Statement, for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx,
unless another firm shall be chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal
amount (number of shares, if applicable) of the Transfer Restricted Securities
for whose benefit such Shelf Registration Statement is being prepared.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its
directors, its officers and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder
(within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act and Section 20 of the Exchange
Act), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
judgments, (including without limitation, any legal or other expenses incurred
in connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action
that could give rise to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
judgments) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Shelf Registration Statement, preliminary
prospectus or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) provided by
the Company to any Holder or any prospective purchaser of registered Notes or
registered shares of
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Common Stock or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or judgments are caused by an untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission that is based upon information relating to
any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company by any of the Holders;
provided that the foregoing indemnity with respect to any preliminary Prospectus
shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Person from whom the person
asserting such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments purchased
securities if such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission made in such preliminary Prospectus is eliminated or remedied in the
Prospectus and a copy of the Prospectus shall not have been furnished to such
person in a timely manner due to the wrongful action or wrongful inaction of
such Indemnified Person (provided that the Company has delivered the Prospectus
to such indemnified Person in requisite quantity on a timely basis to permit
such delivery or sending).
(b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and
not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors and
officers, and each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section
15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, to the same extent
as the foregoing indemnity from the Company set forth in section (a) above, but
only with reference to information relating to such Holder furnished in writing
to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement.
In no event shall any Holder, its directors, its officers or any Person, if any,
who controls such Holder be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of
the amount by which the total amount received by such Holder with respect to its
sale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration
Statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such Transfer
Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any damages that such Holder, its
directors, its officers or any Person, if any, who controls such Holder has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
(c) In case any action shall be commenced involving any person in respect
of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 7(a) or 7(b) (the
"indemnified party"), the indemnified party shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "indemnifying person") in writing
and the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of such action, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party and
the payment of all fees and expenses of such counsel, as incurred (except that
in the case of any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to both Sections 7(a) and 7(b), a Holder shall not be required to assume the
defense of such action pursuant to this Section 7(c), but may employ separate
counsel and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel, except as provided below, shall be at the expense of the Holder).
Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnified party unless (i) the
employment of such counsel shall have been specifically authorized in writing by
the indemnifying party, (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume
the defense of such action or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any
impleaded parties) include both the
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indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party shall
have been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses
available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party).
In any such case, the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one
action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same
jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be
liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to any local counsel) for all indemnified parties and all such fees and
expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated
in writing by a majority of the Holders, in the case of the parties indemnified
pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company, in the case of parties indemnified
pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall indemnify and hold
harmless the indemnified party from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and judgments by reason of any settlement of any action (i)
effected with its written consent or (ii) effected without its written consent
if the settlement is entered into more than forty-five business days after the
indemnifying party shall have received a request from the indemnified party for
reimbursement for the fees and expenses of counsel (in any case where such fees
and expenses are at the expense of the indemnifying party) and, prior to the
date of such settlement, the indemnifying party shall have failed to comply with
such reimbursement request and such indemnifying party shall have received
notice of the terms of the settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement
being entered into, provided, no indemnifying party shall, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement or compromise
of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to, any pending or
threatened action in respect of which the indemnified party is or could have
been a party and indemnity or contribution may be or could have been sought
hereunder by the indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or
judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all
liability on claims that are or could have been the subject matter of such
action 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 the indemnified party.
(d) To the extent that the indemnification provided for in this Section 8
is unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or judgments referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or judgments (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one
hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from their sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) is not permitted
by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above but also the relative
fault of the Company on the one hand, and of the Holders, on the other hand, in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or judgments, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand,
and of the Holders, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or by the Holders, on the
other hand, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to
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correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a
party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments
referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth in the second paragraph of Section 7(a), any legal or other fees or
expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or
defending any action or claim.
The Company and each Holder agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or
by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount
paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or judgments referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party
in connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action
that could have given rise to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
judgments. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Holder or its
related Indemnified Holders shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate,
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total received by such Holder
with respect to the sale of its Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such
Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any damages which such
Holder 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 Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Holders' obligations to contribute pursuant to this
Section 8(d) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of
Transfer Restricted Securities held by each of the Holders hereunder and not
joint.
SECTION 9. RULE 144A AND RULE 144
The Company agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer
Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the
Company (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make
available, upon request of any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, to any
Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with
any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of Transfer Restricted Securities
designated by such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule
144(d)(4) under the Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby in a timely manner in
order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule
144.
SECTION 10. UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS
(a) If any of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by any Shelf
Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the
investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will
administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a
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majority in amount of such Transfer Restricted Securities (determined on a fully
converted basis) included in such offering, subject to the consent of the
Company (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may participate in any
underwritten registration hereunder unless such Holder (i) agrees to sell its
Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis reasonably 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 required
under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
(b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, if requested
(pursuant to a timely written notice) by the managing underwriters in an
underwritten offering made pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, not to
effect any private sale or distribution (including a sale pursuant to Rule
144(k) and Rule 144A, but excluding non-public sales to any of its affiliates,
officers, directors, employees and controlling persons) of any of the Notes, in
the case of an underwritten offering of the Notes, or the Common Stock, in the
case of an underwritten offering of shares of Common Stock constituting Transfer
Restricted Securities, during the period beginning 10 days prior to, and ending
90 days after, the closing date of such underwritten offering.
The foregoing provisions of Section 10(b) shall not apply to any Holder of
Transfer Restricted Securities if such Holder is prevented by applicable statute
or regulation from entering into any such agreement.
(c) If any of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by any Shelf
Registration are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the underwriters, their
controlling persons and their respective officers, directors, and employees
shall be entitled to indemnity (substantially similar to the indemnity set forth
in Section 8 of the Agreement) from the Company and the Holders, which indemnity
may be set forth in an underwriting agreement.
SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Remedies. The Company acknowledges and agrees that any failure by the
Company to comply with its obligations under Section 3 hereof may result in
material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which
there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure
damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure,
the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required
to specifically enforce the Company's obligations under Section 3 hereof. The
Company further agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific
performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not, on or after the date
of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that
is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The Company has not previously
entered into any agreement (which has not expired or been
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terminated) granting any registration rights with respect to its securities,
except with respect to the Senior Discount Notes, to any Person. The rights
granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not
inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company's securities
under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.
(c) No Piggybacks on Shelf Registration Statement. The Company shall not
grant to any of its security holders (other than the holders of Transfer
Restricted Securities in such capacity) the right to include any of its
securities in any Shelf Registration Statement provided for in this Agreement
other than the Transfer Restricted Securities.
(d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given unless (i) in the case of Section 4
hereof and this Section 11(d)(i), the Company has obtained the written consent
of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities (determined on a
fully converted basis) and (ii) in the case of all other provisions hereof, the
Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the
outstanding principal amount (and shares, if applicable) of Transfer Restricted
Securities (determined on a fully converted basis and excluding Transfer
Restricted Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates).
(e) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders shall be third party
beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Company, on the one
hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to
enforce such agreements directly to the extent they may deem such enforcement
necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of Holders hereunder.
(f) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the
Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the
Indenture; and
(ii) if to the Company:
Cellular Communications International, Inc.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business
Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt
acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next business day, if timely delivered
to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the
address specified in the Indenture.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including
without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent
Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; provided, that nothing herein shall
be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Transfer
Restricted Securities in violation of the terms hereof or of the Purchase
Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire
Transfer Restricted Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, such Transfer Restricted Securities shall be held subject to all of
the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Transfer Restricted
Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound
by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including
the restrictions on resale set forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the
Purchase Agreement, and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits
hereof.
(h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(i) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(j) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
(k) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
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(l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final
expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Title: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX SECURITIES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX & XXXXXXXX SECURITIES CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX SECURITIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
