Document:

Exhibit

EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 1
Dated as of December 4, 2015
to
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 27, 2013, as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) is made as of December 4, 2015 by and among Microchip Technology Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent’), under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013, as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015, by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the requisite Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to provide additional revolving commitments under, and make certain amendments to, the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have so agreed on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to enter into this Amendment.
1.     Amendments to the Credit Agreement.  Effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below), the parties hereto agree that the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)     Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the following definitions thereto in the appropriate alphabetical order and, where applicable, replace the corresponding previously existing definitions:
““Adjusted Covenant Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.11(a).”
““Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means December 4, 2015.”
““New Convertible Debt Securities” means the Borrower’s 1.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 issued pursuant to the terms of the Indenture dated as of February 11, 2015 by and between the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.”
““Specified Quarters” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.11(a).”

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(b)    The definition of “2018 Dollar Tranche Commitment” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate the final sentence thereof as follows:
“The aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Dollar Tranche Commitments on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date is $12,375,000.”
(c)    The definition of “2018 Multicurrency Tranche Commitment” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate the final sentence thereof as follows:
“The aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Multicurrency Tranche Commitments on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date is $200,062,500.”
(d)    The definition of “2020 Dollar Tranche Commitment” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate the final sentence thereof as follows:
“The aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Dollar Tranche Commitments on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date is $192,562,500.”
(e)    The definition of “2020 Multicurrency Tranche Commitment” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate the final sentence thereof as follows:
“The aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Multicurrency Tranche Commitments on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date is $2,354,000,000.”
(f)    The definition of “Permitted Acquisition” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate clause (c) thereof as follows:
“(c)    the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition, with the covenants contained in Section 6.11 (or a Total Leverage Ratio of 5.00 to 1.00 if the Borrower has made an election for an Adjusted Covenant Period in connection with such acquisition) recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements are available, as if such acquisition (and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, with any new Indebtedness being deemed to be amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms) had occurred on the first day of each relevant period for testing such compliance and, if the aggregate consideration paid in respect of such acquisition exceeds $150,000,000, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to such effect, together with all relevant financial information and statements reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent”
(g)    Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to replace the reference to “does not exceed $300,000,000” set forth therein with a reference to “does not exceed $45,437,500”.
(h)    Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended to insert a new sentence at the end thereof as follows:
“The Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent may, in lieu of entering into an Increasing Lender Supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, enter into Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement in order to give effect to the increase in Commitments contemplated by such Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement.”

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(i)    Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate clause (a) in its entirety as follows:
“(a) Maximum Total Leverage Ratio.  The Borrower will not permit the ratio (the “Total Leverage Ratio”), determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters ending on and after December 31, 2015, of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, to be greater than 4.50 to 1.00 for any such period; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio, any outstanding principal amount in respect of the Junior Convertible Debentures shall be excluded from such calculation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be permitted to allow the maximum Total Leverage Ratio permitted under this Section 6.11(a) to be increased (i) to 5.00 to 1.00 for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters in connection with a Permitted Acquisition occurring during the first of such four consecutive fiscal quarters (such fiscal quarters, the “Specified Quarters”) and (ii) to 4.75 to 1.00 for a period of the three consecutive fiscal quarters immediately following the Specified Quarters (such period of seven consecutive fiscal quarters, the “Adjusted Covenant Period”), in each case if the aggregate consideration paid or to be paid (whether in cash, stock or a combination thereof) in respect of such acquisition exceeds $200,000,000 (and in respect of which the Borrower shall provide notice at any time at or prior to the closing of such Permitted Acquisition in writing to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders) of such increase and a transaction description of such acquisition (regarding the name of the Person or summary description of the assets being acquired and the approximate purchase price)), so long as the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the maximum Total Leverage Ratio of 5.00 to 1.00 on the closing date of such acquisition (calculated as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements are available but giving effect (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis) to such acquisition (and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, with any new Indebtedness being deemed to be amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms)); provided that it is understood and agreed that (w) during any Adjusted Covenant Period, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), elect to terminate such Adjusted Covenant Period prior to the expiration of the seven consecutive fiscal quarter period originally comprising such Adjusted Covenant Period and in such case the maximum Total Leverage Ratio permitted under this Section 6.11(a) shall revert to 4.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter identified by the Borrower in such written notice and such Adjusted Covenant Period shall be deemed to have ended immediately following the end of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such identified fiscal quarter, (x) the Borrower may not elect a new Adjusted Covenant Period for at least one fiscal quarter following the end of an Adjusted Covenant Period (regardless of whether an Adjusted Covenant Period has ended due to seven consecutive fiscal quarters having elapsed or by operation of the immediately preceding clause (x) of this proviso), (y) at the end of an Adjusted Covenant Period, the maximum Total Leverage Ratio permitted under this Section 6.11(a) shall revert to 4.50 to 1.00 as of the end of such Adjusted Covenant Period and thereafter until another Adjusted Covenant Period (if any) is elected pursuant to the terms and conditions described above, and (z) the Borrower may elect an Adjusted Covenant Period not more than two times during the term of this Agreement.”
(j)    Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety in the form of Schedule 2.01 attached hereto. 
2.    Conditions of Effectiveness.  The effectiveness of this Amendment (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

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(a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Required Lenders (including each Lender whose Commitment is increasing pursuant to the terms of this Amendment), the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent and (ii) counterparts of the Consent and Reaffirmation attached as Exhibit A hereto duly executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date) of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., counsel for the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents, this Amendment or the Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.  The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower certifying that, after giving effect to this Amendment, (A) the Borrower is in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015, (B) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such certificate; except, in each case, to the extent any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case it shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and (C) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (ii) such other documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Loan Parties, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to such Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) for the account of each applicable Lender party hereto that delivers its executed signature page to this Amendment by no later than the date and time specified by the Administrative Agent, an upfront fee (in the case of a Lender participating in the increase to the Commitments pursuant hereto) and an amendment fee, in each case in an amount equal to the applicable amount previously disclosed to the Lenders and (ii) payment of the Administrative Agent’s and its affiliates’ fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent) in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents.
(e)    The Administrative Agent shall have made such reallocations of each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Credit Exposure under the Credit Agreement as are necessary in order that the Revolving Credit Exposure with respect to such Lender reflects such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Credit Exposure under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.  The Borrower hereby agrees to compensate each Lender for any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by such Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Loans and the reallocation described in this clause (e), in each case on the terms and in the manner set forth in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement. 
3.    Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows: 

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(a)    This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as modified hereby constitute valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(b)    As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects), except, in each case, to the extent any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case it shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.
4.    Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.
(a)    Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
(b)    Each Loan Document and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(c)    Except with respect to the subject matter hereof, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
(d)    This Amendment is a Loan Document. 
5.    Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
6.    Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.
7.    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Signatures delivered by facsimile or PDF shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures delivered in person.
[Signature Pages Follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

	
	
	MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED,
as the Borrower

	By:  /s/ J. Eric Bjornholt

	Name: J. Eric Bjornholt
Title: VP, CFO
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
individually as a Lender, as the Issuing Bank, as the Swingline Lender and as Administrative Agent

	By: \s\ Caitlin Stewart

	Name: Caitlin Stewart
Title: Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Brenda K. Robinson

	Name: Brenda K. Robinson
Title: Sr. Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Kenneth Tebelman

	Name: Kenneth Tebelman
Title: Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender

	 

	By: \s\ Matt S. Scullin

	Name: Matt S. Scullin
Title: Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Aleem Shamji

	Name: Aleem Shamji
Title: Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Matthew Freeman

	Name: Matthew Freeman
Title: Director
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	SUNTRUST BANK,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Min Park

	Name: Min Park
Title: Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Lillian Kim

	Name: Lillian Kim
Title: Director
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	COMPASS BANK,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Nancy Zezza

	Nancy Zezza
Corporate Banking Manager
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Sarah Bryson

	Name: Sarah Bryson
Title: Senior Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Patricia Grieve

	Name: Patricia Grieve
Title: Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA, a national banking association,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Sabina Anthony

	Name: Sabina Anthony
Title: Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	BOKF, NA d/b/a Bank of Arizona,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ James Wessel

	Name: James Wessel
Title: Senior Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ John Lascody

	Name: John Lascody
Title: Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	MIDFIRST BANK,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Rory Nordvold

	Name: Rory Nordvold
Title: First Vice President
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ James Hua

	Name: James Hua
Title: SVP
   

	
	
	By: \s\ Susan Chan

	Name: Susan Chan
Title:  SVP
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	MANUFACTURERS BANK,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Charles Jou

	Name: Charles Jou
Title: VP
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Ming-Che Yang

	Name: Ming-Che Yang
Title: AVP & AGM
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	TAIWAN COOPERATIVE BANK,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Ming-Chih Chen

	Name: Ming-Chih Chen
Title: V.P. & G.M.
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

	
	
	E.SUN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., LOS ANGELES BRANCH,
as a Lender

	By: \s\ Edward Chen

	Name: Edward Chen
Title: SVP & General Manager
   

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

EXHIBIT A
Consent and Reaffirmation
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 27, 2013, as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Microchip Technology Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), which Amendment No. 1 is dated as of December 4, 2015 and is by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions listed on the signature pages thereof and the Administrative Agent (the “Amendment”).  Capitalized terms used in this Consent and Reaffirmation and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.  Without in any way establishing a course of dealing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, each of the undersigned consents to the Amendment and reaffirms the terms and conditions of the Subsidiary Guaranty and any other Loan Document executed by it and acknowledges and agrees that the Subsidiary Guaranty and each and every such Loan Document executed by the undersigned in connection with the Credit Agreement remains in full force and effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed.  All references to the Credit Agreement contained in the above‐referenced documents shall be a reference to the Credit Agreement as so modified by the Amendment and as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, modified or restated.

Dated: December 4, 2015
[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Consent and Reaffirmation has been duly executed as of the day and year above written.

	
	
	MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY LLC
By: Microchip Technology Incorporated,  
its sole member

	By: \s\ J. Eric Bjornholt

	Name: J. Eric Bjornholt
Title: Manager & Treasurer
   

	
	
	SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

	By: \s\ J. Eric Bjornholt

	Name: J. Eric Bjornholt
Title: CFO
   

	
	
	SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY LLC
By: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., its sole member

	By: \s\ J. Eric Bjornholt

	Name: J. Eric Bjornholt
Title: Manager & Treasurer
   

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013,
as amended and restated as of February 4, 2015
Microchip Technology Incorporated

SCHEDULE 2.01
COMMITMENTS
	
													
	LENDER
	2018 DOLLAR TRANCHE
COMMITMENT
	2020 DOLLAR TRANCHE
COMMITMENT
	2018 MULTICURRENCY TRANCHE COMMITMENT
	2020 MULTICURRENCY TRANCHE COMMITMENT

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$220,000,000
	

	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$220,000,000
	

	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$220,000,000
	

	HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$220,000,000
	

	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$220,000,000
	

	BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$220,000,000
	

	SUNTRUST BANK
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$137,150,000
	

	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$137,150,000
	

	COMPASS BANK
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$150,000,000
	

	FIFTH THIRD BANK
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$125,000,000
	

	DBS BANK LTD.
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$125,000,000
	

	BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$109,700,000
	

	CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$100,000,000
	

	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$80,437,500
	

	

	$0
	

	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$61,875,000
	

	

	$0
	

	NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$60,000,000
	

	BOKF, NA D/B/A BANK OF ARIZONA
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$55,000,000
	

	THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$35,000,000
	

	ALLIANCE BANK OF ARIZONA, A DIVISION OF WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$20,625,000
	

	

	$0
	

	BANK OF THE WEST
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$20,625,000
	

	

	$0
	

	MIDFIRST BANK
	

	$0
	

	

	$45,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH
	

	$0
	

	

	$25,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$16,500,000
	

	

	$0
	

	
													
	LENDER
	2018 DOLLAR TRANCHE
COMMITMENT
	2020 DOLLAR TRANCHE
COMMITMENT
	2018 MULTICURRENCY TRANCHE COMMITMENT
	2020 MULTICURRENCY TRANCHE COMMITMENT

	CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
	

	$0
	

	

	$15,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., NEW YORK AGENCY
	

	$0
	

	

	$15,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	BANK OF TAIWAN
	

	$0
	

	

	$15,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	LAND BANK OF TAIWAN, NEW YORK BRANCH
	

	$0
	

	

	$20,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	MANUFACTURERS BANK
	

	$12,375,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH
	

	$0
	

	

	$18,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	TAIWAN COOPERATIVE BANK
	

	$0
	

	

	$15,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	TAIPEI FUBON COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD.
	

	$0
	

	

	$15,000,000
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	E.SUN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., LOS ANGELES BRANCH
	

	$0
	

	

	$9,562,500
	

	

	$0
	

	

	$0
	

	TOTAL

	

	$12,375,000
	

	

	$192,562,500
	

	

	$200,062,500
	

	

	$2,354,000,000Exhibit 10.1

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and among

NCR CORPORATION,

and

EACH OF THE INVESTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

Dated as of December 4, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	
 

	 

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ARTICLE I

 Resale Shelf Registration

	
Section 1.1

	
Resale Shelf Registration Statement

	
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Section 1.2

	
Effectiveness Period

	
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Section 1.3

	
Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement

	
2

	
Section 1.4

	
Supplements and Amendments

	
2

	
Section 1.5

	
Subsequent Holder Notice

	
2

	
Section 1.6

	
Underwritten Offering

	
3

	
Section 1.7

	
Take-Down Notice

	
4

	
Section 1.8

	
Piggyback Registration

	
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ARTICLE II

 Additional Provisions Regarding Registration Rights

	
Section 2.1

	
Registration Procedures

	
5

	
Section 2.2

	
Suspension

	
8

	
Section 2.3

	
Expenses of Registration

	
9

	
Section 2.4

	
Information by Holders

	
9

	
Section 2.5

	
Rule 144 Reporting

	
10

	
Section 2.6

	
Holdback Agreement

	
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ARTICLE III

 Indemnification

	
Section 3.1

	
Indemnification by Company

	
11

	
Section 3.2

	
Indemnification by Holders

	
12

	
Section 3.3

	
Notification

	
12

	
Section 3.4

	
Contribution

	
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ARTICLE IV

 Transfer and Termination of Registration Rights

	
Section 4.1

	
Transfer of Registration Rights

	
14

	
Section 4.2

	
Termination of Registration Rights

	
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ARTICLE V

 Miscellaneous

	
Section 5.1

	
Amendments and Waivers

	
14

	
Section 5.2

	
Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc

	
14

	
Section 5.3

	
Assignment

	
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Section 5.4

	
Counterparts

	
15

	
Section 5.5

	
Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary

	
15

	
Section 5.6

	
Governing Law; Jurisdiction

	
15

	
Section 5.7

	
Specific Enforcement

	
15

	
Section 5.8

	
Waiver of Jury Trial

	
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Section 5.9

	
Notices

	
17

	
Section 5.10

	
Severability

	
18

	
Section 5.11

	
Expenses

	
18

	
Section 5.12

	
Interpretation

	
18

	
Section 5.13

	
Purchasers

	
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 4, 2015, by and among NCR CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and each of the investors listed on the signature pages hereto (collectively, together with their respective successors and assigns, the “Purchasers” and each, a “Purchaser”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined elsewhere herein are defined in Exhibit A.  The Purchasers and any other party that may become a party hereto pursuant to Section 4.1 are referred to collectively as the “Investors” and individually each as an “Investor”.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers are parties to the Investment Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “Investment Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company is selling to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers are purchasing from the Company, an aggregate of 820,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, which is convertible into shares of Common Stock;

WHEREAS, as a condition to the obligations of the Company and the Purchasers under the Investment Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers are entering into this Agreement for the purpose of granting certain registration and other rights to the Investors.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Resale Shelf Registration

Section 1.1  Resale Shelf Registration Statement.  Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file within 120 days after the date hereof a registration statement covering the sale or distribution from time to time by the Holders, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act, of all of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, then such registration shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Purchasers) (the “Resale Shelf Registration Statement”) and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement that shall become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e) if Rule 462(e) is available to the Company).

Section 1.2  Effectiveness Period.  Once declared effective, the Company shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be continuously effective and usable until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”).

 

 

Section 1.3  Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement.  If any Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or file an additional registration statement (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”) for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by the Holders thereof of all securities that are Registrable Securities as of the time of such filing.  If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement that shall become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e) if Rule 462(e) is available to the Company) and (b) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective and usable until the end of the Effectiveness Period.  Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be a registration statement on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form.  Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Purchasers.

Section 1.4  Supplements and Amendments.  The Company shall supplement and amend any Shelf Registration Statement if required by the Securities Act or the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement.

Section 1.5  Subsequent Holder Notice.  If a Person entitled to the benefits of this Agreement becomes a Holder of Registrable Securities after a Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, the Company shall, as promptly as is reasonably practicable following delivery of written notice to the Company of such Person becoming a Holder and requesting for its name to be included as a selling securityholder in the prospectus related to the Shelf Registration Statement (a “Subsequent Holder Notice”):

(a)  if required and permitted by applicable law, file with the SEC a supplement to the related prospectus or a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement so that such Holder is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver a prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file more than one post-effective amendment or a supplement to the related prospectus for such purpose in any 30-day period;

 

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(b)  if, pursuant to Section 1.5(a), the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement that is not automatically effective, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable; and

(c)  notify such Holder as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 1.5(a).

Section 1.6  Underwritten Offering.

(a)  Subject to any applicable restrictions on transfer in the Investment Agreement or otherwise, the Purchasers may, after the Resale Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective, deliver a written notice to the Company (the “Underwritten Offering Notice”) specifying that the sale of some or all of the Registrable Securities subject to the Shelf Registration Statement, is intended to be conducted through an underwritten offering (the “Underwritten Offering”); provided, however, that the Holders of Registrable Securities may not, without the Company’s prior written consent, (i) launch an Underwritten Offering the anticipated gross proceeds of which shall be less than $80,000,000 (unless the Holders are proposing to sell all of their remaining Registrable Securities), (ii) launch more than three Underwritten Offerings at the request of the Holders within any three-hundred sixty-five (365) day-period or (iii) launch an Underwritten Offering within the period commencing fourteen (14) days prior to and ending two (2) days following the Company’s scheduled earnings release date for any fiscal quarter or year.

(b)  In the event of an Underwritten Offering, the Investor shall select the managing underwriter(s) to administer the Underwritten Offering; provided that the choice of such managing underwriter(s) shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which is not to be unreasonably withheld.  In making the determination to consent to the Investor’s choice of managing underwriter(s), the Company may take into account its business and strategic interests. The Company, the Purchasers and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in an Underwritten Offering will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering.

(c)  The Company will not include in any Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 1.6 any securities that are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Purchasers.  If the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Company and the Purchasers in writing that in its or their good faith opinion the number of Registrable Securities (and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering) exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to adversely affect the success of such offering, the Company will include in such offering only such number of securities that can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority:  (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Holders that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Offering, allocated pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering by such Holders, and (ii) second, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be so included.

 

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Section 1.7  Take-Down Notice.  Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, at any time that any Shelf Registration Statement is effective, if the Purchasers deliver a notice to the Company (a “Take-Down Notice”) stating that it intends to effect a sale or distribution of all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on any Shelf Registration Statement (a “Shelf Offering”) and stating the number of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Offering, then the Company shall amend, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be sold and distributed pursuant to the Shelf Offering.

Section 1.8  Piggyback Registration.

(a)  If the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Stock, whether or not for sale for its own account (other than a registration statement (i) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (ii) filed to effectuate an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan), then the Company shall give prompt written notice of such filing, which notice shall be given, to the extent reasonably practicable, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the filing date (the “Piggyback Notice”) to the Purchasers on behalf of the Holders of Registrable Securities. The Piggyback Notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to include (or cause to be included) in such registration statement the number of shares of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request (each, a “Piggyback Registration Statement”). Subject to Section 1.8(b), the Company shall include in each Piggyback Registration Statement all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein (each, a “Piggyback Request”) within five (5) Business Days after the date of the Piggyback Notice but in any event not later than one (1) Business Day prior to the filing date of a Piggyback Registration Statement. The Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration Statement beyond the earlier of (x) 180 days after the effective date thereof and (y) consummation of the distribution by the Holders of the Registrable Securities included in such registration statement.

(b)  If any of the securities to be registered pursuant to the registration giving rise to the rights under this Section 1.8 are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit Holders of Registrable Securities who have timely submitted a Piggyback Request in connection with such offering to include in such offering all Registrable Securities included in each Holder’s Piggyback Request on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as any other shares of capital stock, if any, of the Company included in the offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering advise the Company in writing that in its or their good faith opinion the number of securities exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to adversely affect the success of such offering, the Company will include in such offering only such number of securities that can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities proposed to be sold by the Company for its own account; (ii) second, the Registrable Securities of the Holders that have requested to participate in such underwritten offering, allocated pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering  by such Holders; (iii) third, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be included in such offering; provided that Holders may, prior to the earlier of the (a) effectiveness of the registration statement and (b) the time at which the offering price or underwriter’s discount is determined with the managing underwriter or underwriters, withdraw their request to be included in such registration pursuant to this Section 1.8.

 

 

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ARTICLE II

Additional Provisions Regarding Registration Rights

Section 2.1  Registration Procedures.  Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, in the case of each registration of Registrable Securities effected by the Company pursuant to Article I, the Company will:

(a)  prepare and promptly file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective for the period of the distribution contemplated thereby, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;

(b)  prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified in paragraph (a) above and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement in accordance with the Purchasers’ indented method of distribution set forth in such registration statement for such period;

(c)  furnish to the Purchasers’ legal counsel copies of the registration statement and the prospectus included therein (including each preliminary prospectus) proposed to be filed and provide such legal counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such registration statement;

(d)  if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the Purchasers, promptly include in any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the Purchasers may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received such request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to take any actions under this Section 2.1(d) that are not, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable law;

(e)  in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in an Underwritten Offering, furnish to the Purchasers and to the underwriters of the securities being registered such reasonable number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary prospectus and final prospectus as the Purchasers or such underwriters may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering or other disposition of such securities;

 

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(f)  as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the Purchasers at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act or of the Company’s discovery of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing, and, subject to Section 2.2, at the request of the Purchasers, prepare as promptly as is reasonably practicable and furnish to the Purchasers a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing;

(g)  use commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify (or exempt from such registration or qualification) the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as shall be reasonably requested in writing by the Purchasers; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdictions where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdictions;

(h)  in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in an underwritten public offering, enter into an underwriting agreement in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;

(i)  in connection with an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall cause its officers to use their commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by such offering (including participation in “road shows” or other similar marketing efforts);

(j)  use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion dated such date of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, (ii) a “negative assurances letter”, dated such date of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and (iii) a letter dated such date from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters;

 

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(k)  in the event that the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement are shares of Common Stock, use commercially reasonable efforts to list the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement with any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

(l)  provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

(m)  in connection with a customary due diligence review, make available for inspection by the Purchasers, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any counsel or accountants retained by the Purchasers or underwriter (collectively, the “Offering Persons”), at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information and participate in customary due diligence sessions in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, counsel or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that any information that is not generally publicly available at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Offering Persons unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or in connection with an audit or examination by, or a blanket document request from, a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor, (ii) disclosure of such information, in the reasonable judgment of the Offering Persons, is required by law or applicable legal process (including in connection with the offer and sale of securities pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC), (iii) such information is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a non-permitted disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Offering Persons in violation of this Agreement or (iv) such information (A) was known to such Offering Persons (prior to its disclosure by the Company) from a source other than the Company when such source, to the knowledge of the Offering Persons, was not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information, (B) becomes available to the Offering Persons from a source other than the Company when such source, to the knowledge of the Offering Persons, is not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information or (C) was developed independently by the Offering Persons or their respective representatives without the use of, or reliance on, information provided by the Company.  In the case of a proposed disclosure pursuant to (i) or (ii) above, such Person shall be required to give the Company written notice of the proposed disclosure prior to such disclosure (except in the case of (ii) above when a proposed disclosure was or is to be made in connection with a registration statement or prospectus under this Agreement and except in the case of clause (i) above when a proposed disclosure is in connection with a routine audit or examination by, or a blanket document request from, a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor);

 

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(n)  cooperate with the Purchasers and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA, including the use of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain FINRA’s pre-clearance or pre-approval of the registration statement and applicable prospectus upon filing with the SEC; and

(o)  as promptly as is reasonably practicable notify the Purchasers (i) when the prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to such registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such registration statement or related prospectus or to amend or to supplement such prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose, (iv) if at any time the Company has reason to believe that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement contemplated by Section 2.1(f) above relating to any applicable offering cease to be true and correct or (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

The Purchasers agree that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.1(f), 2.1(o)(ii) or 2.1(o)(iii), the Purchasers shall discontinue, and shall cause each Holder to discontinue, disposition of any Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or the related prospectus until receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus, which supplement or amendment shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, be prepared and furnished as soon as reasonably practicable, or until the Purchasers are advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, and have received copies of any amended or supplemented prospectus or any additional or supplemental filings which are incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in such prospectus (such period during which disposition is discontinued being an “Interruption Period”) and, if requested by the Company, the Purchasers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to return, and cause the Holders to return, to the Company all copies then in their possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such request.  As soon as practicable after the Company has determined that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, the Company will notify the Purchasers thereof.  In the event the Company invokes an Interruption Period hereunder and in the reasonable discretion of the Company the need for the Company to continue the Interruption Period ceases for any reason, the Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, provide written notice to the Purchasers that such Interruption Period is no longer applicable.

Section 2.2  Suspension.  (a)    The Company shall be entitled, on one (1) occasion in any one-hundred eighty (180) day period, for a period of time not to exceed seventy-five (75) days in the aggregate in any  twelve (12) month period, to (x) defer any registration of Registrable Securities and shall have the right not to file and not to cause the effectiveness of any

 

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registration covering any Registrable Securities, (y) suspend the use of any prospectus and registration statement covering any Registrable Securities and (z) require the Holders of Registrable Securities to suspend any offerings or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement, if the Company delivers to the Purchasers a certificate signed by an executive officer certifying that such registration and offering would (i) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or (ii) materially interfere with any bona fide material financing, acquisition, disposition or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries then under consideration. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such suspension and an approximation of the anticipated length of such suspension. The Purchasers shall keep the information contained in such certificate confidential subject to the same terms set forth in Section 2.1(m).  If the Company defers any registration of Registrable Securities in response to a Underwritten Offering Notice or requires the Purchasers or the Holders to suspend any Underwritten Offering, the Purchasers shall be entitled to withdraw such Underwritten Offering Notice and if they do so, such request shall not be treated for any purpose as the delivery of an Underwritten Offering Notice pursuant to Section 1.6.

Section 2.3  Expenses of Registration.  All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration pursuant to Article I shall be borne by the Company.  All Selling Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Holders shall be borne by the Holders of the Registrable Securities included in such registration.

Section 2.4  Information by Holders.  The Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall, and the Purchasers shall cause such Holder or Holders to, furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder or Holders and their Affiliates, the Registrable Securities held by them and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders and their Affiliates as the Company or its representatives may reasonably request and as shall be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Agreement.  It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Company under Article I are conditioned on the timely provisions of the foregoing information by such Holder or Holders and, without limitation of the foregoing, will be conditioned on compliance by such Holder or Holders with the following:

(a)  such Holder or Holders will, and will cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation of the applicable registration statement and prospectus and, for so long as the Company is obligated to keep such registration statement effective, such Holder or Holders will and will cause their respective Affiliates to, provide to the Company, in writing and in a timely manner, for use in such registration statement (and expressly identified in writing as such), all information regarding themselves and their respective Affiliates and such other information as may be required by applicable law to enable the Company to prepare or amend such registration statement, any related prospectus and any other documents related to such offering covering the applicable Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders and to maintain the currency and effectiveness thereof;

(b)  during such time as such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a distribution of the Registrable Securities, such Holder or Holders will, and they will cause their Affiliates to, comply with all laws applicable to such

 

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distribution, including Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act, and, to the extent required by such laws, will, and will cause their Affiliates to, among other things (i) not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with the securities of the Company in contravention of such laws; (ii) distribute the Registrable Securities acquired by them solely in the manner described in the applicable registration statement and (iii) if required by applicable law, cause to be furnished to each agent or broker-dealer to or through whom such Registrable Securities may be offered, or to the offeree if an offer is made directly by such Holder or Holders or their respective Affiliates, such copies of the applicable prospectus (as amended and supplemented to such date) and documents incorporated by reference therein as may be required by such agent, broker-dealer or offeree;

(c)  such Holder or Holders shall, and they shall cause their respective Affiliates to, (i) permit the Company and its representatives to examine such documents and records and will supply in a timely manner any information as they may be reasonably requested to provide in connection with the offering or other distribution of Registrable Securities by such Holder or Holders and (ii) execute, deliver and perform under any agreements and instruments reasonably requested by the Company or its representatives to effectuate such registered offering, including opinions of counsel and questionnaires; and

(d)  on receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.1(f) or clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.1(o), or that otherwise requires the suspension by such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates of the offering, sale or distribution of any of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, such Holders shall, and they shall cause their respective Affiliates to, cease offering, selling or distributing the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders until the offering. sale and distribution of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders may recommence in accordance with the terms hereof and applicable law.

Section 2.5  Rule 144 Reporting.  With a view to making available the benefits of Rule 144 to the Holders, the Company agrees that, for so long as a Holder owns Registrable Securities, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a)  make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the date of this Agreement; and

(b)  so long as a Holder owns any Restricted Securities, furnish to the Holder upon written request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

Section 2.6  Holdback Agreement.  If during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall file a registration statement (other than in connection with the registration of securities issuable pursuant to an employee stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or pursuant to a merger, exchange offer or a transaction of the type specified in Rule 145(a) under the Securities Act) with respect to an underwritten public offering of Common Stock or

 

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securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, such securities or otherwise informs the Purchasers that it intends to conduct such an offering utilizing an effective registration statement or pursuant to an underwritten Rule 144A and/or Regulation S offering and provides the Purchasers and each Holder the opportunity to participate in such offering in accordance with and to the extent required by Section 1.8, the Purchasers and each Holder shall, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, enter into a customary “lock-up” agreement relating to the sale, offering or distribution of Registrable Securities, in the form reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters,  covering the period commencing on the date of the prospectus pursuant to which such offering may be made and continuing until 90 days from the date of such prospectus.

ARTICLE III

Indemnification

Section 3.1  Indemnification by Company.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will, with respect to any Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement or prospectus, or as to which registration, qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each Holder’s current and former officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders, accountants, attorneys, agents and employees, and each Person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and such Holder’s current and former officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders, accountants, attorneys, agents and employees, and each underwriter thereof, if any, and each Person who controls any such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all expenses, claims, losses, damages, costs (including costs of preparation and reasonable attorney’s fees and any legal or other fees or expenses actually incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding), judgments, fines, penalties, charges, amounts paid in settlement and other liabilities, joint or several, (or actions in respect thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) to the extent arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or other document, in each case related to such registration statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rules or regulations thereunder applicable to the Company and (without limiting the preceding portions of this Section 3.1), the Company will reimburse each of the Company Indemnified Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating, defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.1, settling any such Losses or action, as such expenses are incurred; provided that the Company’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable to a Holder in

 

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any such case for any such Losses or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a violation or alleged violation of any state or federal law (including any claim arising out of or based on any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in the registration statement or prospectus) which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such Holder furnished to the Company by such Holder or its authorized representatives expressly for use in connection with such registration by or on behalf of any Holder.

Section 3.2  Indemnification by Holders.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are included in the securities as to which registration or qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws is being effected, indemnify, severally and not jointly with any other Holders of Registrable Securities, the Company, each of its representatives, each Person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Holder Indemnified Parties”), against all Losses (or actions in respect thereof) to the extent arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” or other document, in each case related to such registration statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse each of the Holder Indemnified Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating, defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.2, settling any such Losses or action, as such expenses are incurred, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such Holder furnished to the Company by such Holder or its authorized representatives and stated to be specifically for use therein; provided, however, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 3.2 payable by the Purchasers and any Holder exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds received by such Holder in respect of the Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the registration statement. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section 3.2 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the applicable Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Section 3.3  Notification.  If any Person shall be entitled to indemnification under this Article III (each, an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice to the party required to provide indemnification (each, an “Indemnifying Party”) of any claim or of the commencement of any proceeding as to which indemnity is sought.  The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party as promptly as reasonably practicable after the receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim or proceeding, to assume, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, the defense of any such claim or litigation, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not (so long as it shall continue to have the right to defend,

 

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contest, litigate and settle the matter in question in accordance with this paragraph) be liable to such Indemnified Party hereunder for any legal expenses and other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such claim or litigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless the Indemnifying Party shall have failed within a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and the Indemnified Party is or would reasonably be expected to be materially prejudiced by such delay.  The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall relieve an Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article III only to the extent that the failure to give such notice is materially prejudicial or harmful to such Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend such action.  No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the prior written consent of each Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.  The indemnity agreements contained in this Article III shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim, loss, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  The indemnification set forth in this Article III shall be in addition to any other indemnification rights or agreements that an Indemnified Party may have.  An Indemnifying Party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any Indemnified Party a conflict of interest may exist between such Indemnified Party and any other Indemnified Parties with respect to such claim.

Section 3.4  Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Article III is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party, other than pursuant to its terms, with respect to any Losses or action referred to therein, then, subject to the limitations contained in this Article III, the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, 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 to state a material fact, has been made (or omitted) by, or relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or such Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such action, statement or omission.  The Company and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.4 was determined solely upon pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.4.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount each Purchaser or any Holder will be obligated to contribute pursuant to this Section 3.4 will be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds received by such Purchaser or Holder in respect of the Registrable

 

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Securities sold pursuant to the registration statement which gives rise to such obligation to contribute. 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.

ARTICLE IV

Transfer and Termination of Registration Rights

Section 4.1  Transfer of Registration Rights.  Any rights to cause the Company to register securities granted to a Holder under this Agreement may be transferred or assigned to any Investor in connection with a Transfer (as defined in the Investment Agreement) of Series A Preferred Stock to such Person in a Transfer permitted by Section 5.08(b)(i) of the Investment Agreement; provided, however, that (i) prior written notice of such assignment of rights is given to the Company and (ii) such Investor agrees in writing to be bound by, and subject to, this Agreement as a “Holder” pursuant to a written instrument in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company.

Section 4.2  Termination of Registration Rights.  The rights of any particular Holder to cause the Company to register securities under Article I shall terminate with respect to such Holder upon the date upon which such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities.

ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

Section 5.1  Amendments and Waivers.  Subject to compliance with applicable law, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any and all respects by written agreement of the Company and the Purchasers.

Section 5.2  Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc.  The parties hereto may, subject to applicable law, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or acts of the other party or (b) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein applicable to such party or, except as otherwise provided herein, waive any of such party’s conditions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder.  Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party; provided that the Purchasers may execute such waivers on behalf of any Investor.

Section 5.3  Assignment.  Except as provided in Section 4.1, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that the Purchasers may provide any such consent on behalf of the Investors.

 

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Section 5.4  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto.

Section 5.5  Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary.  This Agreement, including the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Investment Agreement), constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties and their Affiliates, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.  No provision of this Agreement shall confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder.

Section 5.6  Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

(a)  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that State, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under any applicable conflict of laws principles, except that the provisions of the laws of the State of Maryland are mandatorily applicable.

(b)  All legal or administrative proceedings, suits, investigations, arbitrations or actions (“Actions”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (or, if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over any Action, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts in any such Action and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such Action.  The consents to jurisdiction and venue set forth in this Section 5.6 shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the State of Delaware and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this paragraph and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person other than the parties hereto.  Each party hereto agrees that service of process upon such party in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if notice is given by overnight courier at the address set forth in Section 5.9 of this Agreement.  The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law; provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing shall restrict any party’s rights to seek any post-judgment relief regarding, or any appeal from, a final trial court judgment.

Section 5.7  Specific Enforcement.  The parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof  in the courts described in Section 5.6 without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement and (b) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of this Agreement and without that right, neither the Company nor the Purchasers would have entered into this Agreement.  The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, and agree not to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy or that the parties otherwise have an adequate remedy at law.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 5.7 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.

 

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Section 5.8  Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.  EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.8.

 

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Section 5.9  Notices.  All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by facsimile (which is confirmed), emailed (which is confirmed) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses:

(a)  If to the Company, to it at:

NCR Corporation

250 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10007

Attention: General Counsel

 Email: law.notices@ncr.com

and

NCR Corporation

Law Department

3097 Satellite Blvd.

Duluth, GA 30096

 Attention: Chief Corporate Counsel

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

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Worldwide Plaza

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attention:      Scott A. Barshay, Esq.

                        O. Keith Hallam III, Esq.

Facsimile:       212-474-3700

Email:              sbarshay@cravath.com

                        khallam@cravath.com

(b)  If to the Investors or the Purchasers, to the Purchasers at:

Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

Attn: Greg Blank

Fax: 646-253-8902

 Email: blank@blackstone.com

 

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

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention:      Daniel E. Wolf, Esq.

                        Joshua N. Korff, Esq.

                        Leo M. Greenberg, Esq.

Facsimile:       212-446-4900

Email:              daniel.wolf@kirkland.com

                         jkorff@kirkland.com

                         lgreenberg@kirkland.com

or such other address, email address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify by like notice to the other parties hereto.  All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of actual receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt.  Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

Section 5.10  Severability.  If any term, condition or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.  Upon such determination that any term, condition or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Section 5.11  Expenses.  Except as provided in Section 2.3, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

Section 5.12  Interpretation.  The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 8.12 of the Investment Agreement shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

Section 5.13  Purchasers.

(a)  Each Holder hereby consents to (i) the appointment of the Purchasers, acting together, as the attorneys-in-fact for and on behalf of such Holder and (ii) the taking by the Purchasers, acting together, of any and all actions and the making of any decisions required or permitted by, or with respect to, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, (A) the exercise of the power to agree to execute any consents under this Agreement and all other documents contemplated hereby and (B) to take all actions necessary in the judgment of the Purchasers for the accomplishment of the foregoing and all of the other terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  Any reference to any action by the Purchasers in this Agreement shall require an instrument in writing signed by each of the Purchasers.

 

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(b)  Each Holder shall be bound by the actions taken by the Purchasers exercising the rights granted to them by this Agreement or the other documents contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company shall be entitled to rely on any such action or decision of the Purchasers.

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	 	
COMPANY:

	 
	 		 
	 	
NCR CORPORATION

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Robert Fishman	 
	 	 	Name: Robert Fishman	 
	 	 	Title:   Senior Vice President & CFO	 
	 	 	 	 

  

 

 

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 

  

	 	BLACKSTONE BCP VI SBS ESC HOLDCO L.P.	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  BCP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., its General Partner	 
	 	 	 	 
		
By: 

	/s/ Chinh Chu	 
	 	 	Name: Chinh Chu	 
	 	 	Title:   Senior Managing Director	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	
BLACKSTONE NCR HOLDCO L.P.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C., its General Partner	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  BMA VI L.L.C., its Sole Member	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Chinh Chu	 
	 	 	Name: Chinh Chu	 
	 	 	Title:   Senior Managing Director	 
	 	 	 	 

  

 

 

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	 	BTO NCR HOLDINGS – ESC L.P.	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C., its General Partner	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C., its Managing Member	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: BTOA L.L.C., its Sole Member	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Christopher J. James	 
	 	 	Name: Christopher J. James	 
	 	 	Title:   Authorized Person	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

  

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

 

 

	 	BTO NCR HOLDINGS  L.P.	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C., its General Partner	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C., its Managing Member	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: BTOA L.L.C., its Sole Member	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Christopher J. James	 
	 	 	Name: Christopher J. James	 
	 	 	Title:   Authorized Person	 
	 	 	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT A

DEFINED TERMS

1.  The following capitalized terms have the meanings indicated:

“Adverse Disclosure” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the Company (after consultation with legal counsel): (i) would be required to be made in any registration statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such registration statement would not be materially misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such registration statement; and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.

“Affiliates” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Articles Supplementary.

“Articles Supplementary” means the Articles Supplementary classifying the Series A Preferred Stock.

“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to be closed.

“Common Stock” means all shares currently or hereafter existing of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

“Holder” means any Investor holding Registrable Securities.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or any other entity, including a governmental authority.

“register”, “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement or the automatic effectiveness of such registration statement, as applicable.

“Registration Expenses” means all (a) expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Article I, including all registration, qualification, listing and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses and (b) reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of one outside legal counsel to the Purchasers and all Holders retained in connection with registrations contemplated hereby; provided, however, that Registration Expenses shall not be deemed to include any Selling Expenses.

 

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“Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Investment Agreement (whether or not subsequently transferred to any Investor) and any shares of Common Stock hereafter acquired by any Investor pursuant to the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, and any other securities issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock by way of share split, share dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise.  As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) such securities are sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, (iii) such securities have been transferred in a transaction in which the Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of the securities, (iv) such securities are sold in a broker’s transaction under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act are met or (v) the stock certificates or evidences of book-entry registration relating to such securities have had all restrictive legends removed.

“Restricted Securities” means any Common Stock required to bear the legend set forth in Section 5.09(a) of the Investment Agreement.

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.

“Rule 462(e)” means Rule 462(e) promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.

“Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by the Holders, and the fees and expenses of any counsel to the Holders (other than such fees and expenses expressly included in Registration Expenses).

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Shelf Registration Statement” means the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable.

2.  The following terms are defined in the Sections of the Agreement indicated:

INDEX OF TERMS

	
Term

	
Section

	
Actions

	
Section 5.6(b)

	
Agreement

	
Preamble

	
Company

	
Preamble

	
Company Indemnified Parties

	
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Effectiveness Period

	
Section 1.2

	
Holder Indemnified Parties

	
Section 3.2

	
Indemnified Party

	
Section 3.3

	
Indemnifying Party

	
Section 3.3

	
Interruption Period

	
Section 2.1(o)

	
Investment Agreement

	
Recitals

	
Investor

	
Preamble

	
Investors

	
Preamble

	
Losses

	
Section 3.1

	
Offering Persons

	
Section 2.1(m)

	
Piggyback Notice

	
Section 1.8(a)

	
Piggyback Registration Statement

	
Section 1.8(a)

	
Piggyback Request

	
Section 1.8(a)

	
Purchasers

	
Preamble

	
Resale Shelf Registration Statement

	
Section 1.1

	
Shelf Offering

	
Section 1.7

	
Subsequent Holder Notice

	
Section 1.5

	
Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement

	
Section 1.3

	
Take-Down Notice

	
Section 1.7

	
Underwritten Offering

	
Section 1.6(a)

	
Underwritten Offering Notice

	
Section 1.6(a)

 

 

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