Document:

Exhibit 10.4

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

This LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 31st day of August, 2012, (the “Effective Date”), by and between BEHRINGER HARVARD HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Licensor”), and BEHRINGER HARVARD REIT I, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Licensee”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Licensor is the owner of valid and subsisting rights in and to the service marks “BEHRINGER HARVARD” (U.S. Registration No. 2,947,624) and the “BEHRINGER HARVARD MISCELLANEOUS CIRCULAR DESIGN LOGO” (U.S. Registration No. 3,200,214) (referred to herein collectively as the “Licensed Mark”); and

 

WHEREAS, Licensee, Behringer Harvard REIT I Services Holdings, LLC (“Services Holdings”), Behringer Advisors, LLC (“Advisor”), and HPT Management Services, LLC (“Property Manager”) have entered into that certain Master Modification Agreement of even date herewith (the “Modification Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, Property Manager and Licensee have entered into that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Property Management Agreement of even date herewith, pursuant to the terms of which Property Manager provides certain property management and other services to Licensee in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof (the “Property Management Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, Licensor desires to permit Licensee to continue to utilize the Licensed Mark solely in connection with the operation and promotion of Licensee’s real estate business in substantially the same manner as conducted immediately prior to the Effective Date (the “REIT Operations”) and as part of Licensee’s corporate name, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained in this Agreement and the Modification Agreement  and the transactions contemplated thereby, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted by the parties to this Agreement, Licensor and Licensee mutually agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENTS

 

1.                                      Grant of License; Territory.

 

a.             On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee, for the period specified in Section 5 hereof, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, limited and nontransferable license to use the Licensed Mark in the United States solely for the purpose of identifying and promoting the REIT Operations and as a part of Licensee’s corporate name. In addition, each person or entity directly or indirectly controlled by Licensee on or after the Effective Date, either through the ownership of voting securities or otherwise (each such person or entity a “Licensee Subsidiary”), shall have all of the rights granted to Licensee in this

 

 

Section 1(a), but only during such period that such person or entity is directly or indirectly controlled by Licensee, either through the ownership of voting securities or otherwise. Any reference in this Agreement to use of the Licensed Mark by or other actions of Licensee shall be deemed to include use of the Licensed Mark by or other actions of any Licensee Subsidiary during such period that such Licensee Subsidiary is directly or indirectly controlled by Licensee, either through the ownership of voting securities or otherwise. Licensee shall be responsible and liable for ensuring that each Licensee Subsidiary complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. All restrictions and obligations of Licensee hereunder shall also apply to each Licensee Subsidiary, and Licensee shall cause each Licensee Subsidiary to comply with the foregoing.

 

b.             Licensor expressly reserves all rights with respect to the Licensed Mark not expressly granted herein. Except as provided in Section 1(a) with respect to a Licensee Subsidiary, Licensee shall have no right to sublicense the use of the Licensed Mark to any other person or entity without the prior written consent of Licensor, which may be withheld or granted in Licensor’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

2.                                      Acknowledgement of Ownership.

 

a.             Licensee acknowledges the great value of the goodwill associated with the Licensed Mark and the ownership of the Licensed Mark by Licensor. Licensee agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall give Licensee any right, title, or interest in or to the Licensed Mark other than the license rights granted in this Agreement. Licensee further acknowledges that all goodwill arising from use of the Licensed Mark by Licensee and any Licensee Subsidiary shall inure exclusively to the benefit of Licensor. All artwork, designs, stylized logotypes or other presentation materials whatsoever including the Licensed Mark or any elements thereof, and all copies and extracts thereof shall, notwithstanding their invention or use by Licensee, be and remain the sole property of Licensor. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent Licensor from granting any other licenses for the use of the Licensed Mark or from utilizing the Licensed Mark, or any variation thereof, in any manner whatsoever.

 

b.             Licensee agrees that it shall not attack the title of Licensor to the Licensed Mark, the validity of the Licensed Mark, or the validity of this Agreement. Licensee further agrees that it shall not at any time commence any opposition or cancellation proceeding regarding the Licensed Mark, or any other similar mark of Licensor, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any other agency that registers trademarks, commence any civil proceeding for damages or injunctive relief or make any other legal claim that would, directly or indirectly, hinder the value of or the Licensor’s ownership or use of the Licensed Mark or prevent the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any other agency that registers trademarks from issuing a trademark registration to Licensor for the Licensed Mark, or any variations thereof, or from renewing any trademark registration for the Licensed Mark, or any variations thereof.

 

c.             Licensee shall not register or attempt to register the Licensed Mark alone or as part of its own trademark, service mark, Internet domain name, copyright, assumed name or trade name (except as may be otherwise required by applicable law in connection with Licensee’s REIT Operations during the term of this Agreement), nor shall Licensee use in such

 

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manner or attempt to register any name or designation confusingly similar to the Licensed Mark as determined in Licensor’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

d.             Licensee may not use the Licensed Mark in any manner that disparages Licensor, the Licensed Mark, Licensor’s products or services, or in any manner which, in Licensor’s reasonable judgment, may diminish or otherwise damage Licensor’s goodwill in the Licensed Mark or Licensor’s business reputation.

 

e.             The provisions of this Section 2 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

 

3.                                      Quality Control.

 

a.             Licensee shall use the Licensed Mark solely as permitted in Section 1(a) above in a manner that will reasonably protect Licensor’s rights and goodwill therein, and will comply with all reasonable and customary trademark usage guidelines delivered to Licensee by Licensor from time to time, including those regarding the use of notices, legends, or markings that may be required by Licensor in order to give customary notice of ownership, including those provided in Section 4 hereof.

 

b.             Licensee shall, upon Licensor’s reasonable request: (i) permit Licensor to inspect the manner in which the Licensee exercises the rights granted hereunder to use the Licensed Mark, and (ii) make available for Licensor’s inspection, at reasonable times and after reasonable notice from Licensor, all of Licensee’s materials relating to or displaying the Licensed Mark or any elements thereof.

 

c.             Licensee agrees that the products and/or services offered in connection with the Licensed Mark shall be sold and/or distributed in accordance with all Federal, State and local laws.

 

d.             If at any time the Licensee’s promotional materials, documents or signage bearing the Licensed Mark do not meet the quality standards described in this Section 3, Licensor shall have the right to require the Licensee to discontinue any and all such nonconforming uses of the Licensed Mark immediately upon notice whereupon Licensee agrees to use its best efforts to cease all such nonconforming uses immediately.

 

4.                                      Protection of Licensed Mark.

 

a.             Each time the Licensed Mark is used on any product, document, signage, exterior display or other printed or tangible material or on the Internet, Licensee shall legibly include either the trademark or service mark notice “TM” or “SM”, as appropriate, or the Federal registration notice ®, if applicable, if directed to do so by Licensor, adjacent to the first prominent use of the Licensed Mark therein or thereon.

 

b.             When directed by Licensor to do so, Licensee shall include the following notice on any packaging, product, advertising, or promotional materials incorporating the Licensed Mark presented in any medium now known or hereafter created:

 

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“BEHRINGER HARVARD” is a service mark of Behringer Harvard Holdings, LLC.

 

c.             Licensee agrees to provide Licensor with such assistance as Licensor may reasonably require, at Licensor’s cost and expense, in the procurement or maintenance of any protection, or the enforcement, of Licensor’s rights to the Licensed Mark or any similar mark.

 

d.             Licensee agrees that at all times during the term of this Agreement it will diligently and continuously cause to be promoted and rendered the REIT Operations as set forth in Section 1 hereof. Licensor shall not be under any obligation whatsoever to utilize the Licensed Mark or any variation thereof.

 

5.                                      Term.

 

This Agreement shall continue in force and effect from the Effective Date and shall automatically terminate upon the expiration or termination of the Property Management Agreement for any reason, unless terminated earlier as provided for herein.

 

6.                                      Termination.

 

a.             If Licensee breaches in any material respect or otherwise fails to perform in any material respect any of its obligations hereunder, Licensor shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90) days prior written notice to Licensee, but only in the event such failure of performance is not cured to Licensor’s satisfaction within such ninety (90) day period. Such termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to any rights or remedies that Licensor may otherwise have against Licensee, which rights and remedies shall survive any such termination.

 

b.             If at any time during the term of this Agreement Licensee (i) ceases to conduct the REIT Operations under the Licensed Mark or (ii) fails to perform its obligation to nominate or elect/appoint two directors designated by Licensor to the board of directors of Licensee pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Modification Agreement, Licensor, in addition to all other remedies available to it hereunder, may immediately terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of termination to Licensee.

 

c.             If Licensee files a petition in bankruptcy or is adjudicated bankrupt or if a petition in bankruptcy is filed against Licensee or if it becomes insolvent, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or an arrangement pursuant to any bankruptcy law, or if Licensee liquidates or discontinues its business or if a receiver is appointed for it or its business, or if the shares of Licensee are listed on a national securities exchange, or in the event of a Change of Control (as defined below) of Licensee, the license hereby granted and this Agreement shall automatically terminate forthwith without any notice whatsoever being necessary. In the event this Agreement is terminated by Licensor pursuant to this Section 6(c), Licensee, its receivers, representatives, trustees, agents, administrators, successors and/or assigns shall have no right to sublicense, sell, exploit or in any way deal with or in or use the Licensed Mark or any variation thereof, except with and under the special consent and instructions of Licensor in writing, which they shall be obligated to follow. “Change of Control” shall mean, with respect to the Licensee, any event or series of related events (including, without limitation, issue, transfer or other disposition of shares of Equity Interests (as defined below) of the Licensee, merger, share

 

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exchange or consolidation) after which (a) any person is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests representing greater than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Equity Interests of the Licensee and (b) the beneficial owners, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of the Licensee immediately prior to such event or series of related events have less than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving entity after such event or series of events; in addition, any event that causes, directly or indirectly, any person other than the Licensee to become the beneficial owner of greater than 50% of the Equity Interests of Behringer Harvard Operating Partnership I LP, a Texas limited partnership, shall be deemed a Change of Control of the Licensee. “Equity Interests” shall mean (i) with respect to a corporation, as determined under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such entity, shares of capital stock (whether common, preferred or treasury), (ii) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or similar person, as determined under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such entity, units, interests, or other partnership or limited liability company interests, or (ii) any other equity ownership.

 

d.             Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, Licensee agrees: (i) to, within a reasonable time but not to exceed  ninety (90) days,  discontinue all use of the Licensed Mark and any name confusingly similar thereto; (ii) to, within a reasonable time but not to exceed ninety (90) days, delete, remove or cover-over all references to the Licensed Mark, or any confusingly similar variation thereof, in all of Licensee’s printed materials, signage or other exterior displays, and on the Internet; (iii) to not thereafter, directly or indirectly, identify itself in any manner as a licensee of Licensor or publicly identify itself as a former licensee of Licensor; (iv) to cooperate reasonably with Licensor to ensure that all rights in the Licensed Mark and the related goodwill remain the property of Licensor and to execute any instruments requested by Licensor to accomplish or confirm the foregoing; (v) that all rights granted to Licensee hereunder shall forthwith revert to Licensor without consideration other than the mutual covenants and considerations of this Agreement, and without notice; (vi) to cease to conduct any business, including, without limitation, the REIT Operations, under or to otherwise use the names “HARVARD” or “BEHRINGER” or any confusingly similar terms and to use its best efforts to change the corporate name of Licensee to a name that does not contain the terms “HARVARD” or “BEHRINGER” or any confusingly similar terms which may, directly or indirectly in the sole discretion of Licensor, indicate a continuing relationship between, or sponsorship of, Licensee by Licensor or any of Licensor’s Affiliates; and (vii) to deliver to Licensor or destroy within ninety (90) days from the date of termination any and all artwork, designs, stylized logotypes or other electronic or intangible presentation materials whatsoever including the Licensed Mark or any elements thereof prepared by or for Licensee, and all copies and extracts thereof.

 

e.             Licensee acknowledges that its failure to cease the use and display of the Licensed Mark, or any variation thereof, after the applicable period during which such use or display is permitted hereunder following the termination or expiration of this Agreement will result in immediate and irremediable damage to Licensor and to the rights of any current or subsequent licensee. Licensee acknowledges and admits that there is no adequate remedy at law for such failure to cease such use, and Licensee agrees that in the event of such failure Licensor shall be entitled to equitable relief by way of temporary and permanent injunction and temporary restraining order and such other further relief as any court with jurisdiction may deem just and

 

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proper. Resort to any remedies referred to herein shall not be construed as a waiver of any other rights and remedies to which Licensor is entitled under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

7.                                      Third-Party Infringement Proceedings.

 

Licensee agrees to promptly notify Licensor of any unauthorized use of the Licensed Mark or any confusingly similar variation thereof by third parties of which Licensee becomes aware. Licensor shall have the sole right but not the obligation to pursue through negotiations, litigation, or other dispute resolution procedure (“Litigation Rights”) any and all of its rights in the Licensed Mark against any third party. Licensor’s exercise of such Litigation Rights shall be in its sole discretion and shall be at its sole cost and expense. Licensor shall have no duty to defend Licensee or itself or pursue any actual infringement arising out of any actions by a third party. All recoveries received by Licensor in pursuing its Litigation Rights, if any, shall be the sole property of Licensor. Licensee will cooperate with Licensor with respect to any Litigation Rights, as reasonably requested by Licensor and at Licensor’s cost and expense.

 

8.                                      Representations and Warranties.

 

a.             Licensor represents and warrants that this Agreement will not violate any prior licenses or rights to use the Licensed Mark granted by Licensor to any third party.

 

b.             Each party hereto hereby represents and warrants to the other that such party has the corporate, company or partnership power and authority, as applicable, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, company or partnership action.

 

9.                                      Indemnification.

 

a.             Licensee hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Licensor harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities, judgments, and expenses, arising at law or in equity, attributable, in whole or in part, to: (i) the Licensee’s use of the Licensed Mark in violation of this Agreement or of any trademark usage guidelines provided to Licensee by Licensor or (ii) the marketing, promotion, advertisement, distribution, or sale by Licensee of any product or service under the Licensed Mark. Moreover, Licensee hereby further agrees to tender to Licensor the defense of any and all such claims, actions and lawsuits that may be brought against Licensor arising out of, or related to, the wrongful use of the Licensed Marks by the Licensee and the Licensee shall pay all fees and expenses (including all reasonable attorneys’ and expert witnesses’ fees and costs of suit) incurred in connection with defending all of these claims, actions and lawsuits; provided that payment of fees and expenses with respect to Third-Party Infringement Claims shall be governed by Section 9(b) below. Licensor shall control such defense with counsel of its choice, however, Licensee shall have the right to participate in such defense at its own cost and expense and Licensee shall provide reasonable cooperation to Licensor and its counsel with respect thereto; provided that in no event may Licensor settle any claim, action or lawsuit in which the Licensee or a Licensee Subsidiary is a named defendant without the consent of the Licensee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Licensor shall also have the independent right to take any action it may

 

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deem necessary, in its sole discretion, to protect and defend itself against any threatened action arising out of the business of Licensee or any actions or activity by Licensee, including Licensee’s use of the Licensed Mark or any goods or services distributed or sold under the Licensed Mark.

 

b.             Licensor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Licensee harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities, judgments, and expenses, arising at law or in equity, arising out of or in connection with any claims that the Licensee’s use of the Licensed Mark as permitted hereunder infringes the United States trademark rights of a third party (“Third-Party Infringement Claims”); provided that (i) Licensee’s use of the Licensed Mark is in strict accordance with this Agreement, (ii) Licensee notifies Licensor of such Third-Party Infringement Claim promptly after Licensee learns of such Third-Party Infringement Claim, (iii) Licensor has exclusive control over the defense or settlement of any proceedings related to such Third-Party Infringement Claim, (iv) Licensee provides Licensor such assistance in relation to such proceedings as Licensor may reasonably request, and (v) Licensee complies with any settlement or court order arising from such proceedings, including any settlement or order that requires a change to Licensee’s use of the Licensed Mark. Licensor shall have the right to terminate Licensee’s right to use the Licensed Mark, without further liability to Licensee, if Licensor determines, in good faith, that it may not prevail with respect to such Third-Party Infringement Claim. Licensee shall have the right to participate in the defense and settlement negotiations relating to any Third-Party Infringement Claim at its own cost and expense.

 

c.             The provisions of this Section 9 shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

 

10.                               Limitation of Liability.

 

Licensor shall not be liable to Licensee for lost profits, lost business opportunities, or any other indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or related to this Agreement, even if Licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The provisions of this Section 10 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

 

11.                               Miscellaneous.

 

a.             Assignment. Licensee shall have no right to assign any of its rights under this Agreement or delegate any of its duties hereunder to another person or legal entity without the prior written consent of Licensor, which may be withheld in Licensor’s sole discretion. Any attempt to assign or delegate this Agreement, or any of the rights, licenses or duties set forth herein, shall be void ab initio and convey no rights or interests in the Licensed Mark. Licensor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to assign any of its rights or duties under this Agreement and all of its right, title, and interest in the Licensed Mark to another person or legal entity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 11(a) shall not limit the rights granted in Section 1(a) with respect to a Licensee Subsidiary.

 

b.             Notices. Any notice, report, approval, authorization, waiver, consent or other communication (each, a “Notice”) required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing

 

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and shall be deemed given or delivered: (i) when delivered personally; (ii) one business day following deposit with a recognized overnight courier service that obtains a receipt, provided such receipt is obtained, and provided further, that the deposit occurs prior to the deadline imposed by such service for overnight delivery; (iii) when transmitted, if sent by electronic mail, provided a read receipt is delivered to the sender, in each case provided such communication is addressed to the intended recipient thereof as set forth below:

 

	
(i)        to   Licensee:
    	
Behringer Harvard REIT I, Inc.
   17300 Dallas Parkway
   Suite 1010
   Addison, Texas 75248
   Attention:   Telisa Webb Schelin, Esq.

Fax:   (214) 365-7112

Email:   tschelin@behringerharvard.com
    

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

	
 
    	
Proskauer   Rose LLP

Eleven   Times Square

New   York, New York 10036

Attention:     Peter M. Fass

                     James P. Gerkis

Fax:   (212) 969-2900

Email:          pfass@proskauer.com

                     jgerkis@proskauer.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
and:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Michael   J. Choate

Shefsky &   Froelich, Ltd.

111   East Wacker, Suite 2800

Chicago, Illinois   60601

Fax:   (312) 275-7554

Email: mchoate@shefskylaw.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
(ii)        to   Licensor:
    	
Behringer Harvard Holdings, LLC
   15601 Dallas Parkway
   Suite 600
   Addison, Texas 75001
   Attention:    Robert S. Aisner

Fax:   (214) 655-1610

Email:   baisner@behringerharvard.com
    

 

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With copies (which shall not constitute notice):

 

	
 
    	
15601   Dallas Parkway
   Suite 600
   Addison, Texas 75001

Attention:   Stanton P. Eigenbrodt

Fax:   (214) 655-1610

Email:   seigenbrodt@behringerharvard.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
and:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Jenner & Block LLP
    
	
 
    	
353 North Clark Street
    
	
 
    	
Chicago, Illinois 60654
    
	
 
    	
Attention:             Donald E. Batterson
    
	
 
    	
                             Jeffrey R.   Shuman
    
	
 
    	
Fax: (312) 923-2707
    
	
 
    	
Email:                   dbatterson@jenner.com
    
	
 
    	
                              jshuman@jenner.com
    

 

Either party shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, give Notice in writing to the other party of a change in its address for the purposes of this Section 11(b). The failure of any party to give notice shall not relieve any other party of its obligations under this Agreement except to the extent that such party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice.

 

c.             Independent Contractors. The parties acknowledge and agree that they are dealing with each other hereunder as independent contractors. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be interpreted as constituting either party the joint venturer or partner of the other party or as conferring upon either party the power or authority to bind the other party in any transaction with third parties.

 

d.             Attorneys’ Fees. In the event of any action, suit, or proceeding brought by either party to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive its costs, expert witness fees, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, including costs and fees on appeal.

 

e.             Waivers, Cumulative Remedies and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, or canceled, and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived only by a written instrument signed by each of the parties hereto or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any right hereunder, nor any single or partial exercise of any rights hereunder, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. Unless expressly set forth herein to the contrary, either party’s election of any remedies provided for in

 

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this Agreement shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available hereunder or otherwise and all such remedies shall be deemed to be cumulative.

 

f.              Approval. Any approval given by Licensor to Licensee under the terms of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any of Licensor’s rights or Licensee’s duties under any provision of this Agreement, other than with respect to the provision for which such specific approval was provided, subject to the other provisions hereof.

 

g.             Survival. Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, those Sections that by their express terms or which by their nature should be deemed to survive the termination of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

h.             Governing Law and Validity. The parties agree that the laws of the State of Texas shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, without giving effect to choice of law rules. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be void, invalid or inoperative, such event shall not affect any other provisions herein, which shall continue and remain in full force and effect as though such void, invalid or inoperative provision had not been a part hereof.

 

i.              No Presumption Against Drafter. Each of the parties has jointly participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event of an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by each of the parties, and no presumptions or burdens of proof shall arise favoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

j.              Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the Licensed Mark and related subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, between the parties hereto with respect to such matters.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.

 

 

	
 
    	
LICENSOR:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BEHRINGER   HARVARD HOLDINGS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   M. Jason Mattox
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
M.   Jason Mattox
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LICENSEE:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BEHRINGER   HARVARD REIT I, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Charles G. Dannis
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Charles   G. Dannis
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chairman   of the Special Committee
    

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LICENSE AGREEMENT]Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

August 31, 2012

 

among

 

BEHRINGER HARVARD REIT I, INC.

 

and

 

THE SHAREHOLDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE 1
    
	
DEFINITIONS
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 1.01.
    	
Definitions
    	
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Section 1.02.
    	
Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions
    	
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ARTICLE 2
    
	
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 2.01.
    	
Demand Registration
    	
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Section 2.02.
    	
Piggyback Registration
    	
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Section 2.03.
    	
Shelf Registration
    	
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Section 2.04.
    	
Lock-Up Agreements
    	
10
    
	
Section 2.05.
    	
Registration Procedures
    	
11
    
	
Section 2.06.
    	
Participation In Public Offering
    	
14
    
	
Section 2.07.
    	
Rule 144 Sales; Cooperation By The Company
    	
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ARTICLE 3
    	
 
    
	
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 3.01.
    	
Indemnification by the Company
    	
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Section 3.02.
    	
Indemnification by Participating Shareholders
    	
15
    
	
Section 3.03.
    	
Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings
    	
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Section 3.04.
    	
Contribution
    	
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Section 3.05.
    	
Other Indemnification
    	
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ARTICLE 4
    
	
MISCELLANEOUS
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 4.01.
    	
Binding Effect; Assignability
    	
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Section 4.02.
    	
Notices
    	
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Section 4.03.
    	
Waiver; Amendment; Termination
    	
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Section 4.04.
    	
Governing Law
    	
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Section 4.05.
    	
Jurisdiction
    	
19
    
	
Section 4.06.
    	
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    	
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Section 4.07.
    	
Specific Enforcement
    	
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Section 4.08.
    	
Counterparts; Effectiveness
    	
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Section 4.09.
    	
Entire Agreement
    	
19
    
	
Section 4.10.
    	
Severability
    	
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Section 4.11.
    	
Independent Nature of Shareholders’ Obligations and Rights
    	
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Exhibit A
    	
Joinder   Agreement
    	
 
    
				

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of August 31, 2012 (this “Agreement”) among Behringer Harvard REIT I, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the Shareholders from time to time party hereto (initially, Behringer Harvard REIT I Services Holdings, LLC as the sole holder of Registrable Securities) as listed on the signature pages, including any Permitted Transferees (collectively, the “Shareholders”).

 

In consideration of the mutual promises made herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
  DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01.                                             Definitions.  The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, provided that no security holder of the Company shall be deemed an Affiliate of any other security holder solely by reason of any investment in the Company.  For the purpose of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Company, Behringer Harvard Operating Partnership I LP, and their respective subsidiaries shall not be considered Affiliates of Behringer Harvard Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries, and vice versa.

 

“Articles Supplementary” means the Articles Supplementary of the Company establishing the Series A Participating, Voting, Convertible Preferred Stock ($0.0001 par value) filed with the State of Maryland in accordance with the Master Modification Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2012, among the Company, Behringer Harvard REIT I Services Holdings, LLC, Behringer Advisors, LLC and HPT Management Services, LLC.

 

“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized by law to close.

 

“Common Shares” means shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and any stock into which such Common Shares thereafter may be converted or changed.

 

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

 

“Convertible Securities” means shares of Series A Participating, Voting, Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

“Damages” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.

 

“Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

“Demand  Requesting Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory and any successor thereto.

 

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03.

 

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03.

 

“Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(f).

 

“Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(f).

 

“Maximum Offering Size” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(e).

 

“Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.

 

“Permitted Transferee” means in the case of any Shareholder, a Person to whom Registrable Securities are Transferred by such Shareholder; provided, however, that (i) such Transfer is not made in a registered offering or pursuant to Rule 144, (ii) such Transfer does not violate Section 2.04 and (iii) such transferee shall only be a Permitted Transferee if and to the extent the transferor designates the transferee as a Permitted Transferee entitled to rights hereunder pursuant to Section 4.01(b) or the transferee executes a Joinder Agreement as contemplated by Section 4.01(b).

 

“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

 

“Public Offering” means an underwritten public offering of Common Shares of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any similar or successor form.

 

“Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(f).

 

“Registering Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

“Registrable Securities” means, at any time, (i) any Common Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of any Convertible Securities, and (ii) any additional Common Shares issued or

 

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distributed by way of conversion, exchange, exercise, dividend, split, reverse split, combination, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, sale of assets, other reorganization or other similar event in respect of the Common Shares referred to in clause (i) above, in each case until (A) a registration statement covering such Common Shares has been declared effective by the SEC and such Common Shares have been disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement, or (B) such Common Shares are sold under circumstances in which all the applicable conditions of Rule 144 are met or, if the Common Shares are then listed on a national securities exchange and Rule 144 is available in connection with a sale of Registrable Securities, which could be sold without restriction (on a single day) under Rule 144(e).

 

“Registration Expenses” means any and all expenses incident to the performance of, or compliance with, any registration or marketing of securities, including all (i) registration and filing fees, and all other fees and expenses payable in connection with the listing of securities on any securities exchange or automated interdealer quotation system, (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with any securities or “blue sky” laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with “blue sky” qualifications of the securities registered), (iii) expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, mailing and delivery of any registration statements, prospectuses and other documents in connection therewith and any amendments or supplements thereto, (iv) security engraving and printing expenses, (v) internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (vi) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and customary fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses relating to any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by independent certified public accountants of any comfort letters requested pursuant to Section 2.05(g)), (vii) reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration, (viii) reasonable fees (not exceeding $35,000), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, of one counsel for all the Shareholders participating in the offering selected by the Shareholders holding the majority of the Registrable Securities to be sold for the account of all Shareholders in the offering, (ix) fees and expenses in connection with any review by FINRA of the underwriting arrangements or other terms of the offering, and all fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter,” including the fees and expenses of any counsel thereto, (x) fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities, but excluding any underwriting fees, discounts and commissions attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities, (xi) costs of printing and producing any agreements among underwriters, underwriting agreements, any “blue sky” or legal investment memoranda and any selling agreements and other documents in connection with the offering, sale or delivery of the Registrable Securities, (xii) transfer agents’ and registrars’ fees and expenses and the fees and expenses of any other agent or trustee appointed in connection with such offering, (xiii) expenses relating to any analyst or investor presentations or any “road shows” undertaken in connection with the registration, marketing or selling of the Registrable Securities, and (xiv) all out-of pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Company or its appropriate officers in connection with their compliance with Section 2.05(l).  Except as set forth in clause (viii) above, Registration Expenses shall not include any out-of-pocket expenses of the Shareholders (or the agents who manage their accounts).

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 (or any successor provisions) under the Securities Act

 

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“Rule 144A” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(b).

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Shareholder” means at any time, any Person (other than the Company) who shall then be a party to or bound by this Agreement, including any Permitted Transferees, so long as such Person shall be the holder of record of any Registrable Securities.

 

“Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

“Shelf Requesting Shareholder” means, in connection with a Shelf Registration, (i) all the Shareholders in the case of a Triggering Event of the type referred to in clause (i) of the definition thereof, or (ii) those requesting Shareholder(s) referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of Triggering Event.

 

“Transfer” means, with respect to any securities, (i) when used as a verb, to sell, assign, dispose of, exchange, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise transfer such securities or any participation or interest therein, whether directly or indirectly, or agree or commit to do any of the foregoing and (ii) when used as a noun, a direct or indirect sale, assignment, disposition, exchange, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, or other transfer of such securities or any participation or interest therein or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

“Triggering Event” means the earlier to occur of (i) the automatic conversion of all the then outstanding Convertible Securities upon a Listing Event (as defined in the Articles Supplementary) and (ii) the request from one Shareholder or a group of Shareholders holding not less than 15% of the then Registrable Securities that the Company file a Shelf Registration, as the case may be.

 

“Underwritten Takedown” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Section 1.02.                                             Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.  The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof.  References to Articles, Sections or Exhibits are to Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.  Any capitalized term used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement.  Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular.  Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import.  “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form.  References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.  References to any Person

 

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include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person.  References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.

 

ARTICLE 2
  REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

Section 2.01.                                             Demand Registration.

 

(a)                                  If one Shareholder or a group of Shareholders holding not less than 15% of the then Registrable Securities (the “Demand Requesting Shareholders”) request that the Company file a registration statement (a “Demand Registration”)  and the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 (or a successor to Form S-3) in connection with the resale of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to the registration statement, the Company:  (i) shall promptly give notice thereof at least ten Business Days prior to the anticipated filing date of the registration statement relating to such Demand Registration to all Shareholders (not including the Demand Requesting Shareholders); (ii) shall file such registration statement under the Securities Act within 45 days after the occurrence of such request; and (iii) thereupon shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect, as expeditiously as possible, the registration under the Securities Act of:

 

(1)                                  subject to the restrictions set forth in Sections 2.01(e), all Registrable Securities for which the Demand Requesting Shareholders have requested registration under this Section 2.01; and

 

(2)                                  subject to the restrictions set forth in Sections 2.01(e), all other Registrable Securities of the same class as those requested to be registered by the Demand Requesting Shareholders that any Shareholders (all such Shareholders, together with the Demand Requesting Shareholders, the “Registering Shareholders”) have requested the Company to register by request received by the Company within seven days after such Shareholders receive the Company’s notice of the Demand Registration,

 

all to the extent necessary to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended method of disposition specified by the Registering Shareholders of the Registrable Securities) so to be registered.

 

(b)                                 Promptly after the expiration of the seven-day period referred to in clause (ii) of Section 2.01(a)(2), the Company will notify all Registering Shareholders of the identities of the other Registering Shareholders and the number of shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included therein.  At any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to such registration, the Demand Requesting Shareholders (by majority vote) may revoke such request, without liability to any of the other Registering Shareholders, by providing a notice to the Company revoking such request.  A request, so revoked, shall be considered to be a Demand Registration unless (i) such revocation arose out of the fault of the Company (in which case the Company shall be obligated to pay all Registration Expenses in connection with such revoked request), or (ii) the Demand Requesting Shareholders or any other

 

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Shareholder or Shareholders reimburse the Company for all Registration Expenses of such revoked request.

 

(c)                                  The Company shall be liable for and shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any Demand Registration, regardless of whether such Registration is effected, unless the Demand Requesting Shareholders elects to pay such Registration Expenses as described in the last sentence of Section 2.01(b).

 

(d)                                 A Demand Registration shall not be deemed to have occurred:

 

(1)                                  unless the registration statement relating thereto (A) has become effective under the Securities Act, and (B) has remained effective for a period of at least 180 days (or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities of the Registering Shareholders included in such registration have actually been sold thereunder), provided that a Demand Registration shall not be deemed to have occurred if, after such registration statement becomes effective, (1) such registration statement is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court, and (2) less than 75% of the Registrable Securities included in such registration statement have been sold thereunder; or

 

(2)                                  if the Maximum Offering Size is reduced in accordance with Section 2.01(e) such that less than a majority of the Registrable Securities of the Requesting Shareholders sought to be included in such registration are included.

 

(e)                                  If a Demand Registration involves an underwritten Public Offering, the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be sold in the Public Offering shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such Public Offering, subject to consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  If a Demand Registration involves an underwritten Public Offering and the managing underwriter advises the Company and the Registering Shareholders that, in its view, the number of shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration (including any securities that the Company proposes to be included that are not Registrable Securities) exceeds the largest number of shares that can be sold without having an adverse effect on such offering, including the price at which such shares can be sold (the “Maximum Offering Size”), the Company shall include in such registration, in the priority listed below, up to the Maximum Offering Size:

 

(1)                                  first, all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by all Registering Shareholders (allocated, if necessary for the offering not to exceed the Maximum Offering Size, pro rata among such Shareholders on the basis of the relative number of Registrable Securities held by each such Shareholder); and

 

(2)                                  second, any securities proposed to be registered by the Company (including for the benefit of any other Persons not party to this Agreement).

 

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(f)                                    Upon notice to the Registering Shareholders, the Company may postpone effecting a registration pursuant to this Section 2.01 on one occasion during any period of six consecutive months for a reasonable time specified in the notice but not exceeding 90 days (which period may not be extended or renewed), if (i) the Company reasonably determines that effecting the registration would materially and adversely affect an offering of securities of the Company the preparation of which had then been commenced, or (ii) the Company is in possession of material non-public information the disclosure of which during the period specified in such notice the Company reasonably believes would not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

(g)                                 Notwithstanding anything that may be to the contrary in this Article 2, if the Common Shares are then listed on a national securities exchange and Rule 144 is available in connection with a sale of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall not be obligated to effect a Demand Registration unless the aggregate proceeds expected to be received from the sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration equals or exceeds $20,000,000 or such lesser amount that constitutes all the Registrable Securities of the Demand Requesting Shareholders (provided that such lesser amount is at least $10,000,000) or all of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.  Notwithstanding anything that may be to the contrary in this Article 2, the Company shall not be required to effect (A) more than one registration pursuant to Section 2.01 hereunder within any six-month period, or (B) more than three Demand Registrations hereunder in the aggregate.

 

(h)                                 Notwithstanding anything that may be to the contrary in this Article 2, the Company shall not be obligated to register any Registrable Securities unless the holder thereof has notified the Company in writing of its intended method of distribution in a timely manner.

 

Section 2.02.                                             Piggyback Registration.

 

(a)                                  If the Company proposes to register any Common Shares under the Securities Act (other than (i) a Shelf Registration for Shareholders, which will be subject to the provisions of Section 2.03, provided that any Underwritten Takedown will be subject to this Section 2.02, or (ii) a registration on Form S-8, S-4 or S-3D, or any successor forms, relating to Common Shares issuable upon exercise of employee stock options or in connection with any employee benefit or similar plan of the Company or in connection with a direct or indirect acquisition by the Company of another Person), whether or not for sale for its own account, the Company shall each such time give prompt notice at least ten Business Days prior to the anticipated filing date of the registration statement relating to such registration to each Shareholder, which notice shall set forth such Shareholder’s rights under this Section 2.02 and shall offer such Shareholder the opportunity to include in such registration statement the number of Registrable Securities of the same class or series as those proposed to be registered as each such Shareholder may request (a “Piggyback Registration”), subject to the provisions of Section 2.02(b).  Upon the request of any such Shareholder made within seven days after the receipt of notice from the Company (which request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be registered by such Shareholder), the Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities that the Company has been so requested to register by all such Shareholders, to the extent required to permit the disposition of the Registrable Securities so to be registered, provided that (A) if such

 

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registration involves an underwritten Public Offering, all such Shareholders requesting to be included in the Company’s registration must sell their Registrable Securities to the underwriters, on the same terms and conditions as apply to the Company or the holders of Common Stock (other than the Shareholders) that have demanded such Piggyback Registration, as applicable, and (B) if, at any time after giving notice of its intention to register any Common Shares pursuant to this Section 2.02 and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register such securities, the Company shall give notice to all such Shareholders and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration.  No registration effected under this Section 2.02 shall relieve the Company of its obligations to effect a Demand Registration to the extent required by Section 2.01 or a Shelf Registration to the extent required by Section 2.03.  The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each Piggyback Registration.

 

(b)                                 If a Piggyback Registration involves an underwritten Public Offering (other than any Demand Registration, in which case the provisions with respect to priority of inclusion in such offering set forth in Section 2.01(e) shall apply) and the managing underwriter advises the Company that, in its view, the number of Common Shares that the Company and such Shareholders intend to include in such registration exceeds the Maximum Offering Size, the Company shall include in such registration, in the following priority, up to the Maximum Offering Size:

 

(1)                                  first, so much of the Common Shares proposed to be registered for the account of the Company (or, if such registration is pursuant to a demand by a Person that is not a Shareholder, for the account of such other Person) as would not cause the offering to exceed the Maximum Offering Size,

 

(2)                                  second, all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any Shareholders pursuant to this Section 2.02 (allocated, if necessary for the offering not to exceed the Maximum Offering Size, pro rata among such Shareholders on the basis of the relative number of shares of Registrable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each), and

 

(3)                                  third, any securities proposed to be registered for the account of any other Persons with such priorities among them as the Company shall determine.

 

Section 2.03.                                             Shelf Registration.

 

(a)                                  If a Triggering Event occurs and the Company is eligible to use Form S-3, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule) (a “Shelf Registration”) with respect to  all of the Registrable Securities that have been converted into Common Shares pursuant to the Articles Supplementary and are contemplated to be included in such Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 2.03(b), within 30 days after the occurrence of the Triggering Event.  The Company only shall be required to effectuate one Public Offering from such Shelf Registration (an

 

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“Underwritten Takedown”) within any six-month period, which offering shall be deemed a Demand Registration.  The provisions of Section 2.01 shall apply mutatis mutandis to each Underwritten Takedown, with references to “filing of the registration statement” or “effective date” being deemed references to filing of a prospectus or supplement for such offering and references to “registration” being deemed references to the offering; provided, however,  that Registering Shareholders shall only include Shareholders whose Registrable Securities are included in such Shelf Registration or may be included therein without the need for an amendment to such Shelf Registration (other than an automatically effective amendment).  So long as the Shelf Registration is effective, no Shareholder covered thereunder may request any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.01 with respect to Registrable Shares that are registered on such Shelf Registration.

 

(b)                                 If a Triggering Event of the type referred to in either clause (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof occurs, the Company promptly shall give notice of the subject Shelf Registration  (but at least ten Business Days prior to the anticipated filing date of the registration statement relating to such Shelf Registration) to all the Shareholders in the event of a Trigger Event under such clause (i) and to all the Shareholders (other than the Shelf Requesting Shareholders) in the event of a Trigger Event under such clause (ii), and thereupon shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect  the registration under the Securities Act of:

 

(1)                                  all Registrable Securities for which the Shelf Requesting Shareholders have requested registration under this Section 2.03 (which in the case of a Triggering Event of the type specified in clause (i) of the definition thereof shall be deemed to be all the then outstanding Registrable Securities), and

 

(2)                                  all other Registrable Securities of the same class as those requested to be registered by the Shelf Requesting Shareholders that any Shareholders have requested the Company to register by request received by the Company within seven days after such Shareholders receive the Company’s notice of the Shelf Registration,

 

all to the extent necessary to permit the registration of the Registrable Securities so to be registered on such Shelf Registration.

 

(c)                                  At any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to such Shelf Registration, the Shelf Requesting Shareholder may revoke such request, without liability to any of the other Registering Shareholders, by providing a notice to the Company revoking such request.

 

(d)                                 The Company shall be liable for and pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any Shelf Registration.

 

(e)                                  Upon notice to the Shelf Requesting Shareholder, the Company may postpone effecting a registration pursuant to this Section 2.03 on one occasion during any period of six consecutive months for a reasonable time specified in the notice but not exceeding 45 days (which period may not be extended or renewed), if the Company determines that effecting the registration would materially and adversely affect an offering of securities of the Company the

 

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preparation of which had then been commenced, or the Company is in possession of material non-public information the disclosure of which during the period specified in such notice the Company reasonably believes would not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding anything that may be to the contrary in this Article 2, the Company shall not be required to effect (A) more than one Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 2.03 within any three-month period, or (B) more than three Shelf Registrations (excluding any Underwritten Takedown, which shall instead be counted as a Demand Registration) hereunder in the aggregate.

 

Section 2.04.                                             Lock-Up Agreements.  If any registration of Registrable Securities shall be effected in connection with a Public Offering, neither the Company nor any Shareholder who (i) sold any Registrable Securities in such Public Offering, (ii) is a director or executive officer of the Company, or (iii) holds in excess of one half of one percent (1/2%) of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock (nor, to the extent requested by the lead managing underwriter or any governmental authority or regulatory agency (including FINRA), any other Shareholder), shall effect any public sale or distribution, including any sale pursuant to Rule 144, of any Common Shares or other equity or equity-based security of the Company (except as part of such Public Offering) during the period beginning 14 days prior to the effective date of the applicable registration statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, 14 days prior to launch of the offering or such later date when the Shareholder receives notice thereof until the earlier of (i) such time as the Company and the lead managing underwriter shall agree and (ii) 180 days following the effective date of the applicable registration statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, 90 days following the launch of the offering or such later date when the Shareholder receives notice thereof (such period, the “Lock-Up Period” for the applicable registration statement).

 

Section 2.05.                                             Registration Procedures.  Whenever Shareholders request that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to Section 2.01, 2.02 or 2.03, subject to the provisions of such Sections, the Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof as quickly as practicable, and, in connection with any such request:

 

(a)                                  The Company shall as expeditiously as possible prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on any form for which the Company then qualifies or that counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof, and use all reasonable best efforts to cause such filed registration statement to become and remain effective for a period of not less than 180 days, or in the case of a Shelf Registration, three years (or such shorter period in which all of the Registrable Securities of the Shareholders included in such registration statement shall have actually been sold thereunder).  Any such registration statement shall be an automatically effective registration statement to the extent permitted by the SEC’s rules and regulations.

 

(b)                                 Prior to filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (other than any report filed pursuant to the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference therein), the Company shall, if requested, furnish to each participating Shareholder

 

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and each underwriter, if any, of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement copies of such registration statement as proposed to be filed and provide each participating Shareholder with a reasonable period of time to comment thereon, and thereafter the Company shall furnish to such Shareholder and underwriter, if any, such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424, Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C under the Securities Act and such other documents as such Shareholder or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Shareholder.

 

(c)                                  After the filing of the registration statement, the Company shall (i) cause the related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, (ii) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Shareholders thereof set forth in such registration statement or supplement to such prospectus, and (iii) promptly notify each Shareholder holding Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement of any stop order issued or threatened by the SEC or any state securities commission and take all reasonable actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered.

 

(d)                                 The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Registering Shareholder holding such Registrable Securities reasonably (in light of such Shareholder’s intended plan of distribution) requests and (ii) cause such Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such Shareholder to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Shareholder, provided that the Company shall not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 2.05(d), (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

(e)                                  The Company shall immediately notify each Shareholder holding such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and promptly prepare and make available to each such Shareholder and file with the SEC any such supplement or amendment.

 

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Shareholder and any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to a registration statement being filed by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.05 and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained by any such Shareholder or underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”) as shall be reasonably necessary or desirable to enable any of the Inspectors to exercise its due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any Inspectors in connection with such registration statement.  Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and that it notifies the Inspectors are confidential shall not be disclosed by the Inspectors unless (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in such registration statement, or (ii) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction.  Each Shareholder agrees that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential and shall not be used by it or its Affiliates as the basis for any market transactions in any of the Company’s securities unless and until such information is made generally available to the public.  Each Shareholder further agrees that, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential.

 

(g)                                 The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to furnish to each Registering Shareholder and to each such underwriter, if any, a signed counterpart, addressed to such Shareholder or underwriter, of (i) an opinion or opinions of counsel to the Company and (ii) a comfort letter or comfort letters from the Company’s independent public accountants, each in customary form and covering such matters of the kind customarily covered by opinions or comfort letters, as the case may be, as the Shareholders holding the majority of the Registrable Securities to be sold for the account of all Shareholders in the offering  or the managing underwriter therefor reasonably requests.

 

(h)                                 The Company shall otherwise use all reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement or such other document covering a period of 12 months, beginning within three months after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement satisfies the requirements of Rule 158 under the Securities Act.

 

(i)                                     The Company may require each Shareholder promptly to furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding the distribution of the Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request and such other information as may be legally required in connection with such registration.

 

(j)                                     Each Shareholder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.05(e), such Shareholder shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Shareholder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 2.05(e), and, if so directed by the Company, such Shareholder shall deliver to the Company all copies, other than any permanent file copies then in such Shareholder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus

 

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covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.  If the Company shall give such notice, the Company shall extend the period during which such registration statement shall be maintained effective (including the period referred to in Section 2.05(a)) by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of notice pursuant to Section 2.05(e) to the date when the Company shall make available to such Shareholder a prospectus supplemented or amended to conform with the requirements of Section 2.05(e).

 

(k)                                  The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to list all shares of Common Stock (or other securities) issued upon conversion of the Convertible Securities on any securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Shares (or such other securities) are then listed or traded, upon issuance thereof.

 

(l)                                     The Company shall select an underwriter or underwriters in connection with any other Public Offering.  In connection with any Public Offering, the Company shall enter into customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such all other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in any such Public Offering, including the engagement of a “qualified independent underwriter” in connection with the qualification of the underwriting arrangements with FINRA.

 

(m)                               The Company shall have appropriate senior executive officers of the Company (i)  prepare and make presentations at any “road shows” and before analysts, and (ii) otherwise use their reasonable efforts to cooperate as reasonably requested by the underwriters in the offering, marketing or selling of the Registrable Securities.

 

Section 2.06.                                             Participation In Public Offering.  No Shareholder may participate in any Public Offering hereunder unless such Shareholder (a) agrees to sell such Shareholder’s Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements, and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and the provisions of this Agreement in respect of registration rights.

 

Section 2.07.                                             Rule 144 Sales; Cooperation By The Company.  If any holder of Common Stock (or other securities) issued upon conversion of the Convertible Shares or holder of Registrable Securities (but only if such holder is a Shareholder or a Permitted Transferee thereof), shall Transfer or propose to Transfer any shares of Common Stock (or other securities) issued upon conversion of the Convertible Securities or any Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A, the Company shall cooperate, to the extent commercially reasonable, with such holder and shall promptly provide to such holder such information as such holder shall reasonably request.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall:

 

(a)                                  at any time after any of the Company’s shares of capital stock are registered under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act:  (i) make and keep available public information, as those terms are contemplated by Rule 144; (ii) timely file with the SEC all reports and other documents required to be filed under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and (iii) furnish to each such holder forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company

 

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as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other information as such holder may reasonably request in order to avail itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing such holder to sell any Registrable Securities without registration; and

 

(b)                                 each such holder and each prospective holder (but only if such prospective holder is a Permitted Transferee) who may consider acquiring Common Stock, other securities received upon conversion of the Convertible Securities or Registrable Securities in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in force) (“Rule 144A”) shall have the right to request from the Company, and the Company will provide upon such request, such information regarding the Company and its business, assets and properties, if any, as is at the time required to be made available by the Company under Rule 144A so as to enable such holder or prospective holder to transfer the respective securities to such prospective holder in reliance upon Rule 144A.

 

(c)                                  In addition, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to furnish forthwith, but in any event within five (5) business days following the receipt of a supportable request therefor, at the Company’s expense, to the Company’s transfer agent an opinion of counsel that such unlegended stock certificates may be issued and the requesting Shareholder shall furnish to the transfer agent any representation letter requested by the transfer agent in connection therewith, at such Stockholder’s expense.

 

ARTICLE 3
  INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

Section 3.01.                                             Indemnification by the Company.  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Shareholder beneficially owning any Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement, its officers, directors, employees, partners and agents, and each Person, if any, who controls such Shareholder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Damages”) caused by or relating to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus or free-writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), or caused by or relating to 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 Damages are caused by or related to any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission so made based upon information furnished in writing to the Company by such Shareholder or on such Shareholder’s behalf expressly for use therein.  The Company also agrees to indemnify any underwriters of the Registrable Securities, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Shareholders provided in this Section 3.01.

 

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Section 3.02.                                             Indemnification by Participating Shareholders.  Each Shareholder holding Registrable Securities included in any registration statement agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors and agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity from the Company to such Shareholder provided in Section 3.01, but only with respect to information furnished in writing by such Shareholder or on such Shareholder’s behalf expressly for use in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus or free-writing prospectus.  Each such Shareholder also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless underwriters of the Registrable Securities, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Company provided in this Section 3.02.  As a condition to including Registrable Securities in any registration statement filed in accordance with Article 2, the Company may require that it shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from any underwriter to indemnify and hold it harmless to the extent customarily provided by underwriters with respect to similar securities.  No Shareholder shall be liable under this Section 3.02 for any Damages in excess of the net proceeds realized by such Shareholder in the sale of Registrable Securities of such Shareholder to which such Damages relate.

 

Section 3.03.                                             Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.  If any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Article 3, such Person (an “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses, provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure to notify.  In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (a) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (b) in the reasonable judgment of such Indemnified Party representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them, including one or more defenses or counterclaims that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, or (c) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to assume the defense within 30 days of notice pursuant to this Section 3.03.  It is understood that, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such Indemnified Parties, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred.  In the case of any such separate firm for the Indemnified Parties, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Indemnified Parties.  The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Parties from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment.  Without the prior

 

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written consent of the Indemnified Party, no Indemnifying Party shall effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such proceeding, and (ii) does not include any injunctive or other equitable or non-monetary relief applicable to or affecting such Indemnified Person.

 

Section 3.04.                                             Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Article 3 is unavailable to the Indemnified Parties in respect of any Damages, then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying the Indemnified Parties, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Damages 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 any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission.  The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Damages shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Article 3 was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.04 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.04, no Shareholder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds actually received by such Shareholder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Shareholder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, except in the case of fraud by such Shareholder.  Each Shareholder’s obligation to contribute pursuant to this Section 3.03 is several in the proportion that the proceeds of the offering received by such Shareholder bears to the total proceeds of the offering received by all such Shareholders and not joint.

 

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 indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Article 3 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

Section 3.05.                                             Other Indemnification.  Indemnification similar to that provided in this Article 3 (with appropriate modifications) shall be given by the Company and each Shareholder participating therein with respect to any required registration or other qualification

 

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of securities under any foreign, federal or state law or regulation or governmental authority other than the Securities Act.

 

ARTICLE 4
  MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.01.                                             Binding Effect; Assignability.

 

(a)                                  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.  Any Shareholder that ceases to own of record any Registrable Securities shall cease to be bound by the terms hereof (other than (i) the provisions of Article 3 applicable to such Shareholder with respect to any offering of Registrable Securities completed before the date such Shareholder ceased to own any Registrable Securities, and (ii) this Article 4).

 

(b)                                 Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by any party hereto pursuant to any Transfer of Registrable Securities or otherwise, except that each Shareholder may assign rights hereunder to any Permitted Transferee of such Shareholder.  Any such Permitted Transferee shall (unless already bound hereby) execute and deliver to the Company an agreement to be bound by this Agreement in the form of Exhibit A hereto (a “Joinder Agreement”) and shall thenceforth be a “Shareholder”.

 

(c)                                  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.02.                                             Notices.  Any notice, report, approval, waiver, consent or other communication (each, a “Notice”) required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or delivered: (i) when delivered personally; (ii) one business day following deposit with a recognized overnight courier service that obtains a receipt, provided such receipt is obtained, and provided further that the deposit occurs prior to the deadline imposed by such service for overnight delivery; (iii) when transmitted, if sent by electronic mail, provided a read receipt is delivered to the sender, in each case provided such communication is addressed to the intended recipient thereof as set forth below:

 

if to the Company to:

 

Behringer Harvard REIT I, Inc.
 17300 Dallas Parkway

Suite 1010

Dallas, Texas 75248
 Attention: Telisa Webb Schelin, Esq.

Fax: (214) 365-7112

Email: tschelin@behringerharvard.com

 

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with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Proskauer Rose LLP

Eleven Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Attention:  Peter M. Fass

James P. Gerkis

Fax: (212) 969-2900

Email:  pfass@proskauer.com

jgerkis@proskauer.com

 

and:

 

Shefsky & Froelich, Ltd.
  111 East Wacker

Suite 2800

Chicago, Illinois 60601
  Attention: Michael J. Choate

Fax: (312) 275-7554

Email: mchoate@shefskylaw.com

 

if to any Shareholder, at the address for such Shareholder listed on the signature pages below or otherwise provided to the Company as set forth below.

 

A party shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, give Notice in writing to the other party of a change in its address for the purposes of this Section 4.02.  The failure of any party to give notice shall not relieve any other party of its obligations under this Agreement except to the extent that such party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice.

 

Any Person who becomes a Shareholder after the date hereof shall provide its address and fax number to the Company.

 

Section 4.03.                                             Waiver; Amendment; Termination.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived except by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.  No provision of this Agreement may be amended or otherwise modified except by an instrument in writing executed by the Company and the holders of at least 75% of the Registrable Securities held by the parties hereto at the time of such proposed amendment or modification.

 

Section 4.04.                                             Governing Law; Venue.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Maryland, and any action brought to enforce the agreements made hereunder or any action which arises out of the relationship created hereunder shall be brought exclusively in City of Dallas, State of Texas.

 

Section 4.05.                                             Jurisdiction.  The parties hereby agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any

 

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state or federal court in the City of Dallas, Texas, so long as one of such courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction over such suit, action or proceeding, and that any cause of action arising out of this Agreement shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of Texas, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient form.  Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.  Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 4.02 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

 

Section 4.06.                                             WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 4.07.                                             Specific Enforcement.  Each party hereto acknowledges that the remedies at law of the other parties for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, any party to this Agreement, without posting any bond or furnishing other security, and in addition to all other remedies that may be available, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy that may then be available.

 

Section 4.08.                                             Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission) with counterpart signature pages or in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which shall, taken together, be considered one and the same agreement, it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.  This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have executed and delivered this Agreement.  Until and unless each party has executed and delivered this Agreement, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).

 

Section 4.09.                                             Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

Section 4.10.                                             Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party.  Upon such a determination, the

 

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parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 4.11.                                             Independent Nature of Shareholders’ Obligations and Rights.  The obligations of each Shareholder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Shareholder hereunder, and no Shareholder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Shareholder hereunder.  Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Shareholder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Shareholders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Shareholders are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each Shareholder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Shareholder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement or have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
 
    	
BEHRINGER   HARVARD REIT I, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Charles G. Dannis
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Charles G. Dannis
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Chairman of the Special Committee
    

 

[Signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
BEHRINGER HARVARD REIT I   SERVICES
   HOLDINGS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   M. Jason Mattox
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
M.   Jason Mattox
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive   Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Behringer   Harvard REIT I Services Holdings, 

LLC15601   Dallas Parkway
    
	
 
    	
Suite 600
    
	
 
    	
Addison,   Texas 75001
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Stanton P. Eigenbrodt
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
With   Copies of Notices to:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Jenner & Block LLP
    
	
 
    	
353 North Clark Street
    
	
 
    	
Chicago, Illinois 60654
    
	
 
    	
Attention:
    	
Donald E. Batterson
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Jeffrey R. Shuman
    
								

 

[Signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit A

 

JOINDER TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Joinder Agreement (this “Joinder Agreement”) is made as of the date written below by the undersigned (the “Joining Party”) in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 31, 2012 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among Behringer Harvard REIT I, Inc. and the Shareholders party thereto.  Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

The Joining Party hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Party shall be deemed to be a party to the Registration Rights Agreement as of the date hereof as a “Permitted Transferee” of a Shareholder thereto, and shall have all of the rights and obligations of a “Shareholder” thereunder as if it had executed the Registration Rights Agreement.  The Joining Party hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Registration Rights Agreement (including without limitation Section 4.01 thereof).

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date written below.

 

 

	
Date:                                  ,        
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
[NAME   OF JOINING PARTY]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Behringer   Advisors LLC
    
	
 
    	
15601   Dallas Parkway
    
	
 
    	
Suite 600
    
	
 
    	
Addison,   Texas 75001
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Stanton P. Eigenbrodt
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
With   Copies of Notices to:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Jenner & Block LLP
    
	
 
    	
353 North Clark Street
    
	
 
    	
Chicago, Illinois 60654
    
	
 
    	
Attention:
    	
Donald E. Batterson
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Jeffrey R. Shuman

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