Document:

Exhibit 4.2

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated April 2, 2013 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Sinclair Television Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), the guarantors  listed on Schedule 1 hereto (the “Guarantors”), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”) as representative for Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, with J.P. Morgan, the “Initial Purchasers”).

 

The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase Agreement, dated March 18, 2013 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Securities”) which will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Guarantors.  As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.

 

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“Additional Guarantor” shall mean any subsidiary of the Company that executes a Guarantee under the Indenture after the date of this Agreement.

 

“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

“Closing Date” shall mean the Closing Date as defined in the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Company’s successors.

 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

“Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.

 

“Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the Guarantors of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

 

“Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

 

 

“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

“Exchange Securities” shall mean senior notes issued by the Company and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

 

“FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or any successor entity thereto.

 

“Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.

 

“Guarantees” shall mean the guarantees of the Securities and Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under the Indenture.

 

“Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include any Guarantor’s successors and any Additional Guarantors.

 

“Holders” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers.

 

“Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

 

“Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

 

“Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated as of April 2, 2013,  among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiii) hereof.

 

“Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.

 

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“Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its affiliates shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the Company shall issue any additional Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been obtained.

 

“Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

 

“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

“Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) with respect to Securities eligible to be registered thereon, upon the expiration of the Exchange Offer period with respect to any Exchange Offer Registration Statement if all Securities validly tendered in connection with such Exchange Offer shall have been exchanged for Exchange Securities, (iii) when such Securities have been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or any successor provision, (iv) the date that is two years from the Closing Date or (v) when such Securities cease to be outstanding.

 

“Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements

 

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thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Majority Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.

 

“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor entity thereto.

 

“Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

“Shelf Additional Interest Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) hereof.

 

“Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

 

“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.

 

“Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by a majority of the Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be covered by such Shelf Registration Statement) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

“Shelf Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

 

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“Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC.

 

“Target Registration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) hereof.

 

“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time.

 

“Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.

 

“Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.

 

“Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public.

 

“J.P. Morgan” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

2.                                      Registration Under the Securities Act.  (a)  To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities, (ii)  cause such Registration Statement to become effective and (iii) have such Registration Statement remain effective until 180 days after the last Exchange Date for use by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers.  The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and use their reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after such effective date.

 

The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following:

 

(i)                                    that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;

 

(ii)                                the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);

 

(iii)                             that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein;

 

(iv)                              that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) and in the manner specified in the notice,

 

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or (B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and

 

(v)                                 that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or (B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities.

 

As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Company and the Guarantors that (i) any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any Guarantor and (iv) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

 

As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall:

 

(i)                                     accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and

 

(ii)                                  deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder.

 

The Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer.  The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff.

 

(b)                                 (i) In the event that the Company and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or

 

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applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) in the event that the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed on or before the date that is 270 days after the Closing Date or (iii) upon receipt of a written request (a “Shelf Request”) from any Initial Purchaser within 30 days after the consummation of the Exchange Offer representing that it holds Registrable Securities that are or were ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, date or Shelf Request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become effective.

 

In the event that the Company and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Initial Purchasers after completion of the Exchange Offer.

 

The Company and the Guarantors agree to use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the earlier of (i) one year after the initial effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) the date when all the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”).  The Company and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder or if reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use their reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable.  The Company and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Holders of Registrable Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.

 

(c)                                  The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof.  Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(d)                                 An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC.  A Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act.

 

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In the event that either the Exchange Offer is not completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or 2(b)(ii) hereof, has not become effective on or prior to the date that is 270 days after the Closing Date (the “Target Registration Date”), the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period immediately following the Target Registration Date and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, in each case until the Exchange Offer is completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, becomes effective or the second anniversary of the Closing Date, up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum.  In the event that the Company receives a Shelf Request pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), and the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed thereby has not become effective by the later of (x) 240 days after the Closing Date or (y) 90 days after delivery of such Shelf Request (such later date, the “Shelf Additional Interest Date”), then the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period payable commencing from the Shelf Additional Interest Date and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, in each case until the Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective or the second anniversary of the Closing Date, up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum.

 

If the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, has become effective and thereafter either ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 30 days, or, solely with respect to any suspension in accordance with Section 3(d) hereof, for more than 60 days (in either case, whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period, then the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by 0.25% per annum commencing on the 31st day (or the 61st day with respect to any suspension in accordance with Section 3(d) hereof) in such 12-month period for the first 90-day period following such date and by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, up to a maximum of 1.00% per annum, and ending on such date that the Shelf Registration Statement has again become effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable.

 

(e)                                  Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the Company or the Guarantors to comply with their obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.

 

(f)                                   The Company represents, warrants and covenants that it (including its agents and representatives) will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any Free Writing Prospectus.

 

3.                                      Registration Procedures.  (a) In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall:

 

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(i)                                     prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Company and the Guarantors, (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;

 

(ii)                                  prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section 4(a)(3) of and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities;

 

(iii)                               in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to the one counsel on behalf of all such Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus or preliminary prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law;

 

(iv)                              use their reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective; cooperate with such Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject;

 

(v)                                 notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Holder of Registrable Securities and the one counsel on behalf of all such Holders promptly and, if requested by any such Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto

 

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has been filed and becomes effective and when any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus has been filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if, between the applicable effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any underwritten sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the Company or any Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, if any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Company or any Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (6) of any determination by the Company or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus would be appropriate;

 

(vi)                              use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2), including by filing an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible moment and provide prompt notice to each Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution;

 

(vii)                           in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);

 

(viii)                        in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Holders may reasonably request at least three Business Days prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;

 

(ix)                              in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(v)(5) hereof, use their reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of

 

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a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Company and the Guarantors shall notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to suspend use of the Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Holders hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus until the Company and the Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission;

 

(x)                                 a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the Holders of Registrable Securities and their one counsel on behalf of all such Holders) and make such of the representatives of the Company and the Guarantors as shall be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities or their counsel) available for discussion of such document; and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, or, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities and their one counsel on behalf of all such Holders) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities or their one counsel on behalf of all such Holders) shall reasonably object in writing reasonably prior to the anticipated time of filing of the applicable document;

 

(xi)                              obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement;

 

(xii)                           cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;

 

(xiii)                        in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration and any attorneys and accountants designated by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the respective officers, directors

 

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and employees of the Company and the Guarantors to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by the Company or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information;

 

(xiv)                       if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Company has received notification of the matters to be so included in such filing;

 

(xv)                          in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other reasonable actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when requested, (2) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each selling Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) obtain “comfort” letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other certified public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor, or of any business acquired by the Company or any Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each selling Holder (to the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, including but not limited to financial information contained in any preliminary prospectus or Prospectus and (4) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement; and

 

(xvi)                       so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, cause each Additional Guarantor upon the creation or acquisition by the Company of such Additional Guarantor, to execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver

 

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such counterpart, together with an opinion of counsel as to the enforceability thereof against such entity, to the Initial Purchasers no later than five Business Days following the execution thereof.

 

(b)                                 In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing.  The Company may exclude from such Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable Securities of any Holder who fails to furnish information within a reasonable time (not to exceed 15 Business Days) after receiving such request and shall be under no obligation to compensate any such Holder for any lost income, interest or other opportunity forgone, or any liability incurred and shall not be subject to any penalty interest pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof, as a result of the Company’s decision to exclude such Holder in accordance with this paragraph.

 

(c)                                  In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder of Registrable Securities covered in such Shelf Registration Statement agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company and the Guarantors of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(v)(3) or 3(a)(v)(5) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(ix) hereof and, if so directed by the Company and the Guarantors, such Holder will deliver to the Company and the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of such notice.

 

(d)                                 If the Company and the Guarantors shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. The Company and the Guarantors may give any such notice only twice during any 365-day period and any such suspensions shall not exceed 60 days for each suspension and there shall not be more than two suspensions in effect during any 365-day period.

 

(e)                                  The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering.  In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each an “Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering after consultation with the Company.  In order to participate in an Underwritten Offering, each Holder of Registrable Securities must provide all required documents in accordance with the agreements and other arrangements in connection with such Underwritten Offering.

 

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4.                                      Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.  (a)  The Staff has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”) may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

 

The Company and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff’s position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act.

 

(b)                                 In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 120 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) of this Agreement), in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above; provided, however, if the Company has filed a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof and such Shelf Registration Statement is effective, the Company shall choose, in its sole and absolute discretion, to either (i) amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with this Section 4(b) or (ii) include any Participating Broker-Dealer as a selling securityholder and state the amount of Exchange Securities held by such Participating Broker-Dealer in such Shelf Registration Statement upon request by such Participating Broker-Dealer.  The Company and the Guarantors further agree that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available) during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4.

 

(c)                                  The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, any Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) above.

 

5.                                      Indemnification and Contribution.  (a)  The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein

 

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a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus used in violation of this Agreement or any “issuer information” (“Issuer Information”) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser or information relating to any Holder furnished to the Company in writing through J.P. Morgan or any selling Holder, respectively expressly for use therein.  In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer Information.

 

(b)                                 Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the applicable Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement and any Prospectus.

 

(c)                                  If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve such Indemnifying Person from any liability that it may have under this paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above.  If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and

 

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expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred.  In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them.  It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred.  Any such separate firm (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan, (y) for any Holder, its directors and officers and any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all other cases shall be designated in writing by the Company.  The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person that is an Initial Purchaser, or an affiliate, director or officer of an Initial Purchaser, or a Person who controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse such Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not either (A) have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement or (B) asserted a good faith rejection of such request and provided the basis for such rejection.  No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

 

(d)                                 If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion

 

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as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

 

(e)                                  The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro  rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above.  The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.  No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5 are several and not joint.

 

(f)                                   The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

 

(g)                                  The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.

 

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6.                                      General.

 

(a)                                 No Inconsistent Agreements.   The Company and the Guarantors represent, warrant and agree that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii) neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

 

(b)                                 Amendments and Waivers.   The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company and the Guarantors have obtained the written consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder.  Any amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

(c)                                  Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Company and the Guarantors, initially at the Company’s address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other persons at their respective addresses as provided in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c).  All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.  Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture.

 

(d)                                 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture.  If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be

 

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conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.  The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to the Company or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder (other than in its capacity as a Holder) to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  Third Party Beneficiaries.  Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder.

 

(f)                                   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

(g)                                  Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

(h)                                 Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

(i)                                     Entire Agreement; Severability.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.  The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.

 

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

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR TELEVISION GROUP, INC., as 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Issuer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ David B. Amy
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
David B. Amy
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Secretary
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ David B. Amy
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
David B. Amy
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title
    	
Executive Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WLFL, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR MEDIA I, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WSMH, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WSTR LICENSEE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WGME, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR MEDIA III, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTTO, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTVZ, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KOCB, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WDKY, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WYZZ LICENSEE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WSYX LICENSEE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTWC, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR TELEVISION OF NASHVILLE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR ACQUISITION VII, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR ACQUISITION VIII, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR ACQUISITION IX, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR ACQUISITION X, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
MONTECITO BROADCASTING CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
CHANNEL 33, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SAN ANTONIO (KRRT-TV) LICENSEE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WVTV LICENSEE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR PROPERTIES, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KBSI LICENSEE L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WMMP LICENSEE L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WSYT LICENSEE L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Properties, LLC, General Partner
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
WKEF LICENSEE L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Communications, LLC, 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
General   Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Television Group, Inc., Sole 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Member   of Sinclair Communications, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WGME LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: WGME, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WICD LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WICS LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Illinois   Television, LLC, Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Communications, LLC, Sole 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Member   of Illinois Television, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Television Group, Inc., Sole 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Member   of Sinclair Communications, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WSMH LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: WSMH, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WPGH LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KDNL LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WCWB LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Media I, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTVZ LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: WTVZ, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KLGT LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
WUCW,   LLC, Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Communications, LLC, Sole 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Member   of WUCW, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Television Group, Inc., Sole 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Member   of Sinclair Communications, LLC
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
WCGV LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Milwaukee   Television, LLC, Sole 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Communications, LLC, Sole 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Member   of Milwaukee Television, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Television Group, Inc., Sole 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Member   of Sinclair Communications, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WLFL LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WRDC, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: WLFL, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTTO LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: WTTO, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTWC LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: WTWC, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KOCB LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: KOCB, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WDKY LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KOKH, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: WDKY, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KOKH LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: KOKH, LLC, Member of KOKH 
   Licensee, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By: WDKY, Inc., Member of KOKH, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WCHS LICENSEE, LLC
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
WVAH LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Media III, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WZTV LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WUXP LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WNAB LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTVC LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Television of Nashville,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KABB LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WLOS LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SAN ANTONIO TELEVISION, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KEYE   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KUTV   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WLWC   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTVX   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WPEC   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WWMT   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WRGB   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WCWN   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WLAJ   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KTVL   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KFDM   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WUCW,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WWHO   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WFGX   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KUPN   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WEAR   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
ILLINOIS   TELEVISION, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KGAN   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KFXA   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WUPN   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WUTV   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WXLV   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WMSN   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WUHF   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
MILWAUKEE   TELEVISION, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTAT   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WRLH   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WRGT   LICENSEE, LLC
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
KSAS   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WHP   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WKRC   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WOAI   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTTA   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KFOX   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KRXI   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WTOV   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WJAC   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WFXL   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KVII   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KXRM   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WACH   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KGBT   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KTVO   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WPDE   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KHQA   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WSTQ   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WPBN   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KRCG   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WLUC   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WHOI   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WNWO   LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sole 
   Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Sole 
   Member of Sinclair Communications, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR PROGRAMMING COMPANY, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KDSM, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Member
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
KDSM LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
KDSM, LLC, Sole Member of 
   KDSM Licensee, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sole 
   Member of KDSM, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WDKA LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
WNYS LICENSEE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Properties, LLC, Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
CHESAPEAKE MEDIA I, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair   Television Group, Inc., 
   Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SINCLAIR   TELEVISION OF ILLINOIS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Illinois   Television, LLC, Sole 
   Member of Sinclair Television of 
   Illinois, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sole 
   Member of Illinois Television, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Sole 
   Member of Sinclair 
   Communications, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ David B. Amy
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
David B. Amy, in his capacity as
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Executive Vice President, Secretary
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
or Manager, as the case may be
    

 

 

	
Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
J.P.   MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
For   itself and on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/   Jeffrey Heh
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Authorized Signatory
    	
 
    

 

 

Annex A

 

Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement

 

The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 2, 2013, by and among the Company, a Maryland corporation, the guarantors party thereto and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, on behalf of itself and as representative of the other Initial Purchasers) to be bound by the terms and provisions of such Registration Rights Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of                               .

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
[NAME]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

	
1
    	
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
2
    	
WLFL, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
3
    	
Sinclair Media I, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
4
    	
WSMH, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
5
    	
WSTR Licensee, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
6
    	
WGME, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
7
    	
Sinclair Media III, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
8
    	
WTTO, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
9
    	
WTVZ, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
10
    	
KOCB, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation
    
	
11
    	
WDKY, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    
	
12
    	
WYZZ Licensee, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    
	
13
    	
WSYX Licensee, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
14
    	
WTWC, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
15
    	
Sinclair Television of Nashville, Inc., a Tennessee corporation
    
	
16
    	
Sinclair Acquisition VII, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
17
    	
Sinclair Acquisition VIII, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
18
    	
Sinclair Acquisition IX, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
19
    	
Sinclair Acquisition X, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
20
    	
Montecito Broadcasting Corporation, a Delaware corporation
    
	
21
    	
Channel 33, Inc., a Nevada corporation
    
	
22
    	
New York Television, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
23
    	
Sinclair Properties, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company
    
	
24
    	
KBSI Licensee L.P., a Virginia limited partnership
    
	
25
    	
WMMP Licensee L.P., a Virginia limited partnership
    
	
26
    	
WSYT Licensee L.P., a Virginia limited partnership
    
	
27
    	
WKEF Licensee L.P., a Virginia limited partnership
    
	
28
    	
WGME Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
29
    	
WICD Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
30
    	
WICS Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
31
    	
KGAN Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
32
    	
WSMH Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
33
    	
WPGH Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
34
    	
KDNL Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
35
    	
WCWB Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
36
    	
WTVZ Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
37
    	
Chesapeake Television Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability   company
    
	
38
    	
KABB Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
39
    	
WLOS Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
40
    	
KLGT Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
41
    	
WCGV Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
42
    	
KUPN Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
43
    	
WEAR Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
44
    	
WLFL Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    

 

 

	
45
    	
WTTO Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
46
    	
WTWC Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
47
    	
KOCB Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
48
    	
WDKY Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
49
    	
KOKH Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
50
    	
WUPN Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
51
    	
WUXP Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
52
    	
WCHS Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
53
    	
Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
54
    	
Raleigh (WRDC-TV) Licensee, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
55
    	
San Antonio (KRRT-TV) Licensee, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
56
    	
WVTV Licensee, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
57
    	
WUHF Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
58
    	
WMSN Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
59
    	
WRLH Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
60
    	
WUTV Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
61
    	
WXLV Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
62
    	
WZTV Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
63
    	
WVAH Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
64
    	
WTAT Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
65
    	
WRGT Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
66
    	
KDSM Licensee, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
67
    	
KDSM, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
68
    	
KFXA Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
69
    	
San Antonio Television, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
    
	
70
    	
Sinclair Communications, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    
	
71
    	
Sinclair Programming Company, LLC, a Maryland limited liability   company
    
	
72
    	
WDKA Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
73
    	
WFGX Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
74
    	
WNAB Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
75
    	
WNYS Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
76
    	
KOKH, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
77
    	
WRDC,   LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
78
    	
Milwaukee Television, LLC, a Wisconsin   limited liability company
    
	
79
    	
KEYE   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
80
    	
KUTV   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
81
    	
WLWC   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
82
    	
WTVX   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
83
    	
WPEC   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
84
    	
WWMT   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
85
    	
WRBG   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
86
    	
WCWN   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
87
    	
WLAJ   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
88
    	
KTVL   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
89
    	
KFDM   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
90
    	
WTVC   Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    

 

 

	
91
    	
WUCW, LLC, a Maryland limited liability   company
    
	
92
    	
WWHO Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited   liability company
    
	
93
    	
Illinois Television, LLC, a Maryland limited   liability company
    
	
94
    	
KSAS Licensee, LLC, a Nevada   limited liability company
    
	
95
    	
WHP Licensee, LLC, a Nevada   limited liability company
    
	
96
    	
WKRC Licensee, LLC, a Nevada   limited liability company
    
	
97
    	
WOAI Licensee, LLC, a Nevada   limited liability company
    
	
98
    	
WTTA Licensee, LLC, a Nevada   limited liability company
    
	
99
    	
KFOX Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
100
    	
KRXI Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
101
    	
WTOV Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
102
    	
WJAC Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
103
    	
WFXL Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
104
    	
KVII Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
105
    	
KXRM Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
106
    	
WACH Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
107
    	
KGBT Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
108
    	
KTVO Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
109
    	
WPDE Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
110
    	
KHQA Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
111
    	
WSTQ Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
112
    	
WPBN Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
113
    	
KRCG Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
114
    	
WLUC Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
115
    	
WHOI Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
116
    	
WNWO Licensee, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
    
	
117
    	
Chesapeake Television, Inc., a Maryland corporation
    
	
118
    	
Sinclair Television of Illinois, LLC, a Nevada limited liability   company
    
	
119
    	
Chesapeake   Media I, LLC, a Nevada limited liability companyExhibit 10.1

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This Second Amendment to the Services Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) is entered into as of March 29, 2012, and amends that certain Services Agreement dated August 10, 2009 (as subsequently amended, the “Agreement”) by and between OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida  (“OCWEN” or together with its Affiliates “OCWEN Group”), and ALTISOURCE SOLUTIONS S.À R.L., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“ALTISOURCE” or together with its Affiliates “ALTISOURCE Group”).

 

Recitals

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, Ocwen engaged Altisource to provide, certain Services, subject to the terms and conditions therein established;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Agreement, ALTISOURCE was to provide certain services to OCWEN, for an initial term commencing on August 10, 2009, through August 31, 2020;

 

WHEREAS, on March 29, 2013, Altisource acquired certain fee-based businesses and assets related to Ocwen’s acquisition of Homeward Residential Holdings, Inc. mortgage servicing and origination business platform (the “Homeward Platform”); and

 

WHEREAS, now the parties desire to amend the term of the Agreement along with other provisions related to the Services.

 

Agreement

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants made herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Amendment to Section 3, Standard of Performance, to the Agreement.  Section 3, Standard of Performance, of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and restated as follows:

 

“3. Standard of Performance; Marketing and Promotion; and Noncompete.

 

(a)                                 Standard of Performance. The Providing Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or cause to be provided, to the Customer Party and its Group, each Service with such quality standards, service level requirements, specifications, and acceptance criteria identified in the Services Letter or the respective SOW (including any “Critical Performance Standards,” as identified in any therein) (the “Performance Standard”), unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, in the Services Letter or in any SOW. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Providing Party shall have any obligation hereunder to provide to any Customer Party any improvements, upgrades, updates, substitutions, modifications, or enhancements to any of the Services unless otherwise specified in the Services Letter or applicable SOW. The Customer Party acknowledges and agrees that the Providing Party may be providing services similar to the Services provided hereunder and/or services that involve the same resources as those used to provide the Services to it and its Affiliates’ business units and other third parties.

 

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(b)                                 Marketing and Promotion. Unless expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, the Services Letter or any applicable SOW, the Providing Party will be the provider of Services, to Customer Party, to the extent Providing Party currently is, or in the future becomes, capable of providing such Services, and Customer Party shall promote Providing Party’s Services and encourage its third party relationships, which shall include, but not be limited to, mortgage retail originators, correspondent lenders, and secondary market sellers, to engage Providing Party for the provision of Services offered by Providing Party. To the extent that the Customer Party directs or has control over the selection of the service provider of Services as it relates to the Homeward Platform, Customer Party shall require its third party relationships to use Providing Party for those Services that Providing Party provides to the Homeward Platform. To the extent that the Customer Party does not direct or have control over the selection of the service provider of Services, Customer Party shall encourage its third party relationships to use Providing Party for those Services that Providing Party provides.

 

(c)                                  Noncompete.  During the term of the Services Agreement, Providing Party shall be the exclusive provider of Services to Customer Party with respect to the Services that Providing Party provides to the Homeward Platform, which Services shall include, but not be limited to, default management, mortgage charged-off and deficiency collection services, technology-related services, valuation services, property preservation and inspection services, real estate owned sales services, trustee services, title services, due diligence services, mortgage fulfillment services, and underwriting services.  In furtherance of the foregoing, during the term of the Services Agreement, Customer Party agrees not to establish, on its own or with the assistance of third parties, fee-based businesses that would directly or indirectly compete with the provision of Services by Providing Party to Customer Party with respect to the Homeward Platform.”

 

2.                                      Amendment to Section 5, Term, to the Agreement.  Section 5, Term, of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and restated as follows:

 

“5. Term.

 

(a)                                 Initial Term. The initial term shall commence on the date of the Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect, subject to Section 5(b), until August 31, 2025 (the “Initial Term”), or the earlier date upon which this Agreement has been otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(b)                                 Renewal Term. At the end of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive two (2) year terms (each a “Renewal Term”), executed not less than six (9) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as applicable.

 

(c)                                  In the event either party decides that it does not wish to renew this Agreement or any particular Service or SOW hereunder before the expiration of the Term or any Renewal Term, as applicable, such party shall so notify the other party in writing of its intent to terminate this Agreement, at least nine (9) months before the completion of the Initial Term any or Renewal Term, as applicable.”

 

3.                                      Amendment to Schedule I to the Agreement.  Schedule I to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the version of Schedule I attached to this Second Amendment and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

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4.                                Counterparts.  This Second Amendment may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if both parties had signed one and the same document. This Second Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement. Counterparts shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties; it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. This Second Amendment and its counterparts may be executed by providing an electronic signature under the terms of the Electronic Signatures Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., and may not be denied legal effect solely because it is in electronic form or permits the completion of the business transaction referenced herein electronically instead of in person.

 

5.                                Agreement in Full Force and Effect as Amended.  The terms and conditions of this Second Amendment shall prevail over any conflicting terms and conditions in the Agreement. Capitalized terms that are used in this Second Amendment not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. Except as specifically amended or waived hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. All references to the Agreement in any other document or instrument shall be deemed to mean the Agreement as amended by this Second Amendment. The parties hereto agree to be bound by the terms and obligations of the Agreement, as amended by this Second Amendment, as though the terms and obligations of the Agreement were set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Second Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their duly authorized representatives.

 

	
 
    	
OCWEN   FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   Ronald M. Faris
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Ronald   M. Faris
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ALTISOURCE SOLUTIONS S.À R.L.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   William B. Shepro
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   B. Shepro
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Manager
    

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

	
Services Provided
    	
 
    	
Service Period
    
	
Valuation   Services
    	
 
    	
August 10, 2009— August 31, 2025
    
	
Property   Preservation and Inspection
    	
 
    	
August 10, 2009— August 31, 2025
    
	
REO   Sales
    	
 
    	
August 10, 2009— August 31, 2025
    
	
Trustee   Sales
    	
 
    	
August 10, 2009— August 31, 2025
    
	
Title   Services
    	
 
    	
August 10, 2009— August 31, 2025
    
	
Due   Diligence Services
    	
 
    	
August 10, 2009— August 31, 2025
    
	
Mortgage   Charge off Collection
    	
 
    	
August 10, 2009— August 31, 2025
    
	
Mortgage   Fulfillment and Underwriting Services
    	
 
    	
August 10, 2009— August 31, 2025
    

 

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