Document:

Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN

 

SAFETY, INCOME & GROWTH INC.

 

AND

 

iSTAR INC.

 

Dated as of January 2, 2019

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINED   TERMS
    	
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Section 1.1
    	
Defined Terms
    	
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Section 1.2
    	
Table of Defined Terms
    	
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ARTICLE 2   REGISTRATION RIGHTS
    	
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Section 2.1
    	
Shelf Registration
    	
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Section 2.2
    	
Demand Registrations
    	
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Section 2.3
    	
Effectiveness
    	
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Section 2.4
    	
Notification and   Distribution of Materials
    	
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Section 2.5
    	
Amendments and   Supplements
    	
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Section 2.6
    	
Underwritten Offerings
    	
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Section 2.7
    	
New York Stock Exchange
    	
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Section 2.8
    	
Notice of Certain   Events
    	
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ARTICLE 3   SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS; SALES RESTRICTIONS
    	
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Section 3.1
    	
Suspension of   Registration Requirements
    	
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Section 3.2
    	
Restriction on Sales
    	
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ARTICLE 4   INDEMNIFICATION
    	
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Section 4.1
    	
Indemnification by the   Company
    	
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Section 4.2
    	
Indemnification by the   Holder
    	
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Section 4.3
    	
Notices of Claims, etc.
    	
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Section 4.4
    	
Indemnification   Payments
    	
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Section 4.5
    	
Contribution
    	
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ARTICLE 5   TERMINATION; SURVIVAL
    	
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Section 5.1
    	
Termination; Survival
    	
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ARTICLE 6 MISCELLANEOUS
    	
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Section 6.1
    	
Covenants Relating to   Rule 144
    	
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Section 6.2
    	
No Conflicting   Agreements
    	
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Section 6.3
    	
Additional Shares
    	
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Section 6.4
    	
Governing Law;   Arbitration
    	
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Section 6.5
    	
Counterparts
    	
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Section 6.6
    	
Headings
    	
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Section 6.7
    	
Severability
    	
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Section 6.8
    	
Entire Agreement;   Amendments; Waiver
    	
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Section 6.9
    	
Notices
    	
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Section 6.10
    	
Successors and Assigns
    	
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Section 6.11
    	
No Third Party   Beneficiaries
    	
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Section 6.12
    	
Further Assurances
    	
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Section 6.13
    	
Specific Performance
    	
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Section 6.14
    	
Costs and Expenses
    	
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This AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of January 2, 2019, is made and entered into by and among SAFETY, INCOME & GROWTH INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and iSTAR INC., a Maryland corporation (together with any of its subsidiaries that owns Registrable Shares from time to time, the “Holder”).

 

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the execution and delivery of the Investor Unit Purchase Agreement (as defined below), the Holder owns, directly or through subsidiaries, [7,632,783] shares (the “Owned Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), which the Holder has acquired directly from the Company in one or more transactions not involving a public offering and in open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties;

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with its entry into this Agreement, the Holder is purchasing 12,500,000 newly designated Investor Units issued by Safety Income and Growth Operating Partnership L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) pursuant to an Investor Unit Purchase Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Holder (the “Investor Unit Purchase Agreement”), which Investor Units will be exchanged for shares of Common Stock (the “Exchange Shares”) at a future date, subject to the receipt of the approval of holders of the Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Investor Units;

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with its entry into this Agreement, the Holder is also entering into (i) a Stockholder’s Agreement with the Company (the “Stockholder’s Agreement”); and (ii) an Agreement Regarding Waiver of Ownership Limit with the Company (the “Ownership Waiver” and together with the Investor Unit Purchase Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement, the “Related Documents”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Holder previously entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2017 (the “Prior Registration Rights Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Investor Unit Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Holder desire to amend and restate the Prior Registration Rights Agreement as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Holder hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINED TERMS

 

Section 1.1            Defined Terms.  The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.

 

 

“Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” means an “Automatic Shelf Registration Statement,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

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

 

“Common Stock” has the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

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

 

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provision of succeeding law), and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

“Exchange Shares” has the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

“Investor Unit Purchase Agreement” has the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

“Management Agreement” means the Management Agreement, dated June 27, 2017, among the Company, the Manager and the Holder, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time.

 

“Manager” means SFTY Manager LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“Operating Partnership” has the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

“Owned Shares” has the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

“Ownership Waiver” has the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

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

 

“Prospectus” means any prospectus or prospectuses included in, or relating to, any Registration Statement (including without limitation, any prospectus subject to completion and a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act and any term sheet filed pursuant to Rule 434 under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Shares covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus or prospectuses.

 

“Registrable Shares” with respect to the Holder, means at any time (i) the Holder’s Owned Shares, (ii) shares of Common Stock issued to the Manager under the Management Agreement from time to time, and (iii) any other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities acquired by the Holder or any of its subsidiaries from the Company or an affiliate of

 

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the Company from time to time, including the Exchange Shares, not in excess of any restriction or limit on such ownership as set forth in any of the Related Documents, including, in each case, any additional shares of Common Stock or other equity securities issued as a dividend or distribution on, in exchange for, or otherwise in respect of, shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that otherwise constitute Registrable Shares with respect to the Holder (including as a result of combinations, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, reorganizations or similar event or otherwise); provided, however, that Registrable Shares shall cease to be Registrable Shares with respect to the Holder upon the earliest to occur of (A) when such Registrable Shares shall have been disposed of pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act, (B) when all of the Holder’s Registrable Shares may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(b) under the Securities Act or any replacement rule or (C) when the Holder’s Registrable Shares shall have ceased to be outstanding.

 

“Registration Expenses” means any and all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement, which shall be borne and paid by the Company as provided below, whether or not any Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration, qualification and filing fees (including fees and expenses with respect to (A) filings required to be made with the Commission and the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and (B) compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws), (ii) typesetting and printing expenses, (iii) internal expenses of the Company (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (iv) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Shares, (v) the fees and disbursements of legal counsel for the Company and customary fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company, and any transfer agent and registrar fees and (vi) the reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company; provided, however, that “Registration Expenses” shall not include, and the Company shall not have any obligation to pay, any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions, or taxes (including transfer taxes) attributable to the sale of securities by the Holder, or any legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Holder and any underwriter engaged by the Holder or any other expenses incurred in connection with the performance by the Holder of its obligations under the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed with the Commission under the Securities Act which permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including any Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all materials incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

 

“Related Documents” has the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provision of succeeding law), and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Section 1.2            Table of Defined Terms.  Terms that are not defined in Section 1.1 have the respective meanings set forth in the following Sections:

 

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Defined Term
    	
 
    	
Section No.
    
	
Agreement
    	
 
    	
Preamble
    
	
Common Stock
    	
 
    	
Recitals
    
	
Company
    	
 
    	
Preamble
    
	
Company Offering
    	
 
    	
Section 3.2(b)
    
	
Controlling Person
    	
 
    	
Section 4.1
    
	
Demand Registration
    	
 
    	
Section 2.2(a)(i)
    
	
Demand Request
    	
 
    	
Section 2.2(a)(i)
    
	
Holder
    	
 
    	
Preamble
    
	
Liabilities
    	
 
    	
Section 4.1(a)
    
	
Offering Blackout Period
    	
 
    	
Section 3.2(b)
    
	
Ownership Waiver
    	
 
    	
Recitals
    
	
Private Placement Purchase Agreement
    	
 
    	
Recitals
    
	
Purchased Shares
    	
 
    	
Recitals
    
	
Related Documents
    	
 
    	
Recitals
    
	
Required Filing Date
    	
 
    	
Section 2.2(a)(ii)
    
	
Suspension Event
    	
 
    	
Section 3.1(b)
    

 

ARTICLE 2

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

Section 2.1            Shelf Registration.  The Company agrees to file on or before the six months anniversary of the date of this Agreement, with the Commission a Registration Statement on an appropriate form (which shall be, if the Company is then eligible, an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement) providing for the registration of, and the sale by the Holder of, all of the Registrable Shares held by the Holder at the time of such filing on a continuous or delayed basis by the Holder, from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the Holder, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission; provided, however, that the Holder acknowledges and agrees that, pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, it is subject to certain restrictions on transfer of the Registrable Shares.  The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable after the filing thereof.  To the extent that the Company has an effective shelf registration statement on file and it is effective with the Commission at the time the Company is going to file a Registration Statement hereunder, the Company may (but will not be required to) instead file a prospectus or post-effective amendment, as applicable, to include in such shelf registration statement the Registrable Shares to be registered pursuant to this Agreement (in such a case, such prospectus or post-effective amendment together with the previously filed shelf registration statement will be considered the Registration Statement).

 

Section 2.2            Demand Registrations.

 

(a)           Request for Registration.

 

(i)            From and after the date that is six months after the date hereof with respect to Registrable Shares that are not Exchange Shares, and 12 months after the Exchange

 

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Date with respect to the Exchange Shares, the Holder shall have the right to require the Company to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act for a public offering of all or part of such Registrable Shares (a “Demand Registration”) by delivering to the Company written notice stating that such right is being exercised by the Holder, specifying the number of Registrable Shares to be included in such registration and, subject to Section 2.2(b) hereof, describing the intended method of distribution thereof (a “Demand Request”). The Holder may exercise its rights under this Section 2.2 in the Holder’s sole discretion.

 

(ii)           Each Demand Request shall specify the aggregate number of Registrable Shares proposed to be sold. Subject to Section 3.1, the Company shall file the Registration Statement in respect of a Demand Registration within 45 days after receiving a Demand Request (the “Required Filing Date”) and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the same to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly as practicable after such filing; provided, however, that:

 

(A)          the Company shall not be obligated to cause a Registration Statement with respect to a Demand Registration to be declared effective pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) unless the Demand Request is for a number of Registrable Shares with a market value that is equal to at least $10 million as of the date of such Demand Request; provided, however, that this Section 2.2(a)(ii)(A) shall not apply if the applicable Demand Request is for all of the Registrable Shares held by the Holder as of the date of such Demand Request; and

 

(B)          the Holder shall have the right to withdraw a Demand Request at any time prior to the relevant Registration Statement being declared effective by the Commission in which event the Company shall not be obligated to cause a Registration Statement with respect to a Demand Registration to be declared effective pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

(b)           Priority on Demand Registrations. The Company shall include in a Demand Registration only the Registrable Shares requested by the Holder to be included therein.

 

(c)           Selection of Underwriters. The holder may (i) request that the offering of Registrable Shares pursuant to a Demand Registration be in the form of a “firm commitment” underwritten offering and (ii) select the investment banking firm or firms to manage the underwritten offering.

 

Section 2.3            Effectiveness.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective (or in the event a Registration Statement expires pursuant to Rule 415(a)(5) under the Securities Act, file a replacement Registration Statement and keep such replacement Registration Statement effective) for the period beginning on the date on which the Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective and ending on the date that no Registrable Shares registered thereunder remain as Registrable Shares.

 

Section 2.4            Notification and Distribution of Materials.  The Company shall notify the Holder of the effectiveness of any Registration Statement applicable to the Registrable Shares and shall furnish to the Holder such number of copies of such Registration Statement (including any amendments, supplements and exhibits), the Prospectus contained therein

 

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(including each preliminary prospectus and all related amendments and supplements, if any) and any documents incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement or such other documents as the Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale of the Registrable Shares in the manner described in such Registration Statement.

 

Section 2.5            Amendments and Supplements.  During the period that a Registration Statement is effective, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission from time to time such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement (or a successor Registration Statement filed with respect to such Registrable Shares) effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of the Registrable Shares covered thereby.  The Company shall file, as promptly as practicable (and within fifteen (15) Business Days), any supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, to add Registrable Shares to any shelf Registration Statement as a result of the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Management Agreement, or as is otherwise reasonably necessary to permit the sale of the Holder’s Registrable Shares pursuant to such Registration Statement.  The Company shall furnish to and afford the Holder a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all amendments and supplements proposed to be filed to a Registration Statement (in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to such filing).  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such supplements and amendments declared effective, if required, as soon as practicable after filing.  The Holder agrees to deliver such notices, questionnaires and other information as the Company may reasonably request in writing, if any, to the Company within ten (10) Business Days after such request.

 

Section 2.6            Underwritten Offerings.  The Holder may request, by written notice to the Company, that the Company cooperate with the Holder in any underwritten offering of Registrable Shares initiated by the Holder under a Registration Statement.  The Company agrees to reasonably cooperate with any such request for an underwritten offering and to take all such other reasonable actions in connection therewith, including entering into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary for similar underwritten offerings) and taking all such other reasonable actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Shares included in such underwritten offering, including (i) making such representations and warranties to the underwriters with respect to the business of the Company and the Registration Statement and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings by selling stockholders; (ii) obtaining customary opinions and negative assurance letters of counsel to the Company; and (iii) obtaining customary “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent registered public accountants of the Company (to the extent permitted by applicable accounting rules and guidelines).

 

Section 2.7            New York Stock Exchange.  The Company shall file any necessary listing applications or amendments to the existing applications to cause the Registrable Shares registered under any Registration Statement to be then listed or quoted on the New York Stock Exchange or such other primary exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.

 

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Section 2.8            Notice of Certain Events.

 

(a)           The Company shall promptly notify the Holder in writing of the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus, amendment or supplement related thereto or any post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement and the effectiveness of any post-effective amendment; provided, however, that this Section 2.8(a) shall not apply to (i) an amendment or supplement relating solely to securities other than the Registrable Shares, and (ii) an amendment or supplement by means of an Annual Report on Form 10-K, a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, a Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, a Current Report on Form 8-K or a Registration Statement on Form 8-A or any amendments thereto filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act and incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus.

 

(b)           At any time when a Prospectus relating to a Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by the Holder to a transferee, the Company shall immediately notify the Holder of the happening of any event as a result of which the Company believes the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  In such event, the Company shall promptly prepare and, if applicable, furnish to the Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Registrable Shares sold under the Prospectus, such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.  The Company shall, if necessary, promptly amend the Registration Statement of which such Prospectus is a part to reflect such amendment or supplement.  The Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of an event as set forth above, the Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Shares pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Shares until the Holder’s receipt of written notice from the Company that the use of the Registration Statement may be resumed.  The Holder also agrees that it will treat as confidential the receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of an event as set forth above and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such notice without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION
 REQUIREMENTS; SALES RESTRICTIONS

 

Section 3.1            Suspension of Registration Requirements.

 

(a)           The Company shall promptly notify the Holder in writing of the issuance by the Commission or any state instrumentality of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement with respect to the Holder’s Registrable Shares or the initiation of any

 

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proceedings for that purpose.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such a Registration Statement as promptly as practicable after the issuance thereof.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company’s obligation under this Agreement to file, amend or supplement a Registration Statement, or to cause a Registration Statement, or any filings under any state securities laws, to become or remain effective shall be suspended, as the Company may reasonably determine necessary and advisable (but in no event more than twice in any rolling 12-month period commencing on the date of this Agreement or more than 60 consecutive days, except as a result of a refusal by the Commission to declare any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement effective after the Company has used its reasonable best efforts to cause the post-effective amendment to be declared effective by the Commission, in which case, the Company must terminate the black-out period immediately following the effective date of the post-effective amendment) in the event of pending negotiations relating to, or consummation of, a material transaction or the occurrence of a material event that, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company, (i) would require additional disclosure of material non-public information by the Company in the Registration Statement or such filing, as to which the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving confidentiality, and the premature disclosure of which would adversely affect the Company, or (ii) render the Company unable to comply with Commission requirements (any such circumstances being hereinafter referred to as a “Suspension Event”).  The Company shall notify the Holder of the existence of any Suspension Event by promptly delivering to the Holder a certificate signed by an executive officer of the Company stating that a Suspension Event has occurred and is continuing.  The Holder agrees that it will treat as confidential the receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of an event as set forth above and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such notice without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.2            Restriction on Sales.

 

(a)           The Holder agrees that, following the effectiveness of any Registration Statement relating to its Registrable Shares, the Holder will not effect any dispositions of any of its Registrable Shares pursuant to such Registration Statement or any filings under any state securities laws at any time after the Holder has received notice from the Company to suspend dispositions as a result of the occurrence or existence of any Suspension Event or so that the Company may correct or update the Registration Statement or such filing.  The Holder will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in the written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law or subpoena.  The Holder may recommence effecting dispositions of the Registrable Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or such filings, and all other obligations which are suspended as a result of a Suspension Event shall no longer be so suspended, following further notice to such effect from the Company, which notice shall be given by the Company promptly after the conclusion of any such Suspension Event.

 

(b)           The Holder further agrees, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in a Company-initiated underwritten offering (each, a “Company Offering”), not

 

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to effect any disposition of any of the Registrable Shares during the period (the “Offering Blackout Period”) beginning upon receipt by the Holder of written notice from the Company, but in any event no earlier than the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the anticipated date of pricing of such Company Offering, and ending no later than ninety (90) days after the closing date of such Company Offering, and in no event for any longer period of time than is applicable to iStar Inc. in connection with such Company Offering.  Such Offering Blackout Period notice shall be in writing in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters.  The Holder will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law or subpoena.

 

(c)           The Holder confirms its agreements to the restrictions on sales of Registrable Shares, including the Exchange Shares, set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 4.1            Indemnification by the Company.  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Holder, and the officers, directors, stockholders, members, managers, partners, affiliates, accountants, attorneys, trustees, employees, representatives and agents of the Holder, and each Person (a “Controlling Person”), if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15(a) of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) any of the foregoing Persons, as follows (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law):

 

(a)           from and against any and all costs, losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, awards, actions, other liabilities and expenses whatsoever (the “Liabilities”), as incurred by any of them, arising out of or in connection with (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) pursuant to which Registrable Shares were registered under the Securities Act, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (B) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom at such date of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(b)           from and against any and all Liabilities, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 4.4 below) any such settlement is effected with the prior written consent of the Company; and

 

(c)           from and against any and all legal or other expenses whatsoever, as incurred (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by any indemnified party) in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any

 

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investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under subparagraph (a) or (b) above;

 

provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Liabilities to the Holder or its Controlling Persons to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).

 

Section 4.2            Indemnification by the Holder.  The Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and the officers, directors, stockholders, members, partners, managers, employees, trustees, executors, representatives and agents of the Company, and each of their respective Controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Liabilities described in the indemnity contained in Section 4.1 hereof, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or any Prospectus included therein (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information with respect to the Holder furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto); provided, however, that the Holder shall not be liable for any claims hereunder in excess of the amount of net proceeds (after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by the Holder from the sale of Registrable Shares pursuant to such Registration Statement, and provided further, that the obligations of the Holder hereunder shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such Liabilities if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Holder to the extent such consent is required under Section 4.3.

 

Section 4.3            Notices of Claims, etc.  Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action or proceeding commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder unless the indemnifying party is actually materially prejudiced as a result thereof, and in such case, only to the extent of such prejudice, and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement.  An indemnifying party may participate therein at its own expense and, to the extent that it shall wish, assume the defense of such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party.  Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s rights in the immediately preceding sentence, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own counsel (in addition to any local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs, and expenses of such separate counsel if (a) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (b) actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such proceeding include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be

 

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a legal defense available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (c) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such proceeding; or (d) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party.  In no event shall the indemnifying party or parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whosoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Article 4 (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

Section 4.4            Indemnification Payments.  If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party consent to any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 4.1(b), such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for such settlement, including any such related fees and expenses of counsel, effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into, and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have responded to such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

 

Section 4.5            Contribution.

 

(a)           If the indemnification provided for in this Article 4 is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such Liabilities incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the applicable Holder on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

 

(b)           The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holder on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Holder and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

 

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other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Article 4.  The aggregate amount of Liabilities incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Article 4 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

(d)           No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

TERMINATION; SURVIVAL

 

Section 5.1            Termination; Survival.  The rights of the Holder under this Agreement shall terminate upon the date that the Holder ceases to hold Registrable Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights and obligations of the parties under Article 4 and Article 6 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect following such time.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.1            Covenants Relating to Rule 144.  For so long as the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act, the Company covenants that it will file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder.  If the Company ceases to be so required to file such reports, the Company covenants that it will upon the request of the Holder of Registrable Shares (a) make publicly available such information as is necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (b) deliver such information to a prospective purchaser as is necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and it will take such further action as the Holder of Registrable Shares may reasonably request, and (c) take such further action that is reasonable in the circumstances, in each case to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holder to sell its Registrable Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, (ii) Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or (iii) any similar rules or regulations hereafter adopted by the Commission.  Upon the request of the Holder of Registrable Shares, the Company will deliver to the Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual and quarterly report(s) of the Company, and such other reports, documents or stockholder communications of the Company, and take such further actions consistent with this Section 6.1, as the Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing the Holder to sell any such Registrable Shares without registration.

 

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Section 6.2            No Conflicting Agreements.  The Company hereby represents and warrants that the Company has not entered into and the Company will not after the date of this Agreement enter into any agreement which conflicts with the rights granted to the Holder of Registrable Shares pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement.  The Company hereby represents and warrants that the rights granted to the Holder hereunder do not and will not for the term of this Agreement in any way conflict with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s other issued and outstanding securities under any such agreements.

 

Section 6.3            Additional Shares.  The Company, at its option, may register, under any Registration Statement and any filings under any state securities laws filed pursuant to this Agreement, any number of unissued, treasury or other Common Stock of or owned by the Company and any of its subsidiaries or any Common Stock or other securities of the Company owned by any other security holder or security holders of the Company.

 

Section 6.4            Governing Law; Arbitration.          (a)  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.  Subject to paragraph (b), the Company and the Holder hereby agree that (a) any and all litigation arising out of this Agreement shall be conducted only in state or Federal courts located in the State of New York and (b) such courts shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide such matters.  The Holder accepts, for itself and in respect of the Holder’s property, expressly and unconditionally, the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and hereby waives any objection that the Holder may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of such actions or proceedings in such courts.  Insofar as is permitted under applicable law, this consent to personal jurisdiction shall be self-operative and no further instrument or action, other than service of process in the manner set forth in Section 6.9 hereof or as otherwise permitted by law, shall be necessary in order to confer jurisdiction upon the Holder in any such courts.  The Company and the Holder hereby agree that the provisions of this Section 6.4 for service of process are intended to constitute a “special arrangement for service” in accordance with the provisions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, 28.  U.S.C. Section 1608(a)(1) et seq.  Nothing contained herein shall affect the right serve process in any manner permitted by law or to commence any legal action or proceeding in any other jurisdiction.  The Company and the Holder hereby (i) expressly waive any right to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding to enforce or defend any right, power or remedy under or in connection with this Agreement or arising from any relationship existing in connection with this Agreement, and (ii) agree that any such action shall be tried before a court and not before a jury.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.4(a) the Company and the Holder hereby agrees that the Company and the Holder shall have the right to elect to arbitrate and compel arbitration of any dispute hereunder through final and binding arbitration before JAMS (or its successor) (“JAMS”).  Any party hereto may commence the arbitration process by filing a written demand for arbitration with JAMS, with a copy to the other parties; provided, however, that any party may, without inconsistency with this arbitration provision, apply to any court in accordance with Section 6.4(a) and seek injunctive relief until

 

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the arbitration award is rendered or the controversy is otherwise resolved.  Any arbitration to be conducted pursuant to this Section 6.4(b) will be conducted in New York, New York by a three-member Arbitration Panel operating in accordance with the provisions of JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures in effect at the time the demand for arbitration is filed.  Each of the Company and the Holder shall nominate one neutral arbitrator from the JAMS panel of neutrals, and the two arbitrators thus nominated shall select the Chair of the Arbitration Panel, also from the JAMS panel of neutrals.  The arbitrators shall have the authority to award any remedy or relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could order or grant, including, but not limited to, the issuance of an injunction; provided, however, that the arbitration award shall not include factual findings or conclusions of law and no punitive damages shall be awarded.  The fees and expenses of such arbitration shall be borne by the non-prevailing party, as determined by such arbitration.  The provisions of this Section 6.4(b) with respect to the arbitration conducted pursuant to this Section 6.4(b) before JAMS may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, and the parties seeking enforcement shall be entitled to an award of all costs, fees and expenses, including reasonable out-of-pocket attorney’s fees, to be paid by the party (or parties) against whom enforcement is ordered.  The parties agree that this Section 6.4(b) has been included to rapidly and inexpensively resolve any disputes between them with respect to the matters described herein, and that this Section 6.4(b) shall be grounds for dismissal of any court action commenced by any party with respect to a dispute arising out of such matters, in the event the Company or the Holder elects to compel arbitration.

 

Section 6.5            Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a signature delivered by facsimile, email pdf or other electronic form shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original.

 

Section 6.6            Headings.  The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

Section 6.7            Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 6.8            Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver.  This Agreement and the Related Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Holder, the Company, their respective affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the Related Documents contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Holder makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.  No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Holder.  No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

 

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Section 6.9            Notices.  Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered:  (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.  The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

Safety Income & Growth Inc.
 1114 Avenue of the Americas
 39th Floor
 New York, New York 10036
 Attention:  Nina B. Matis, Chief Investment and Legal Officer

Facsimile: 212-930-9494

 

with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

Clifford Chance US LLP
 31 W. 52nd Street
 New York, New York 10019
 Attention:  Kathleen L. Werner
 Facsimile:  212-878-8375

 

If to the Holder:

 

iStar Inc.

1114 Avenue of the Americas
 39th Floor
 New York, New York 10036
 Attention:  Nina B. Matis, Chief Investment and Legal Officer

Facsimile: 212-930-9494

 

with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

Clifford Chance US LLP
 31 W. 52nd Street
 New York, New York 10019
 Attention:  Kathleen L. Werner
 Facsimile:  212-878-8375

 

Section 6.10          Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.  The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Holder.  The Holder may assign this Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, only in connection with any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Shares in compliance with the terms of the Subscription

 

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Agreement and the other Related Documents.  If any transferee of the Holder shall acquire Registrable Shares, in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Shares shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Shares such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the restrictions on resale set forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the Related Documents, and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.

 

Section 6.11          No Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person other than as expressly set forth in Article 4 and this Section 6.11.

 

Section 6.12          Further Assurances.  Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 6.13          Specific Performance.  The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of a breach or threatened breach of its covenants hereunder, the harm suffered would not be compensable by monetary damages alone and, accordingly, in addition to other available legal or equitable remedies, each non-breaching party shall be entitled to apply for an injunction or specific performance with respect to such breach or threatened breach, without proof of actual damages (and without the requirement of posting a bond, undertaking or other security), and the Holder and the Company agree not to plead sufficiency of damages as a defense in such circumstances.

 

Section 6.14          Costs and Expenses.  The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the Registrable Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the Company’s performance of its other obligations under the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Holder shall bear all underwriting fees, discounts, commissions, or taxes (including transfer taxes) attributable to the sale of securities by the Holder, or any legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Holder and any underwriter engaged by the Holder and all other expenses incurred in connection with the performance by the Holder of its obligations under the terms of this Agreement.  All other costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Holder and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
SAFETY INCOME & GROWTH INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Jay Sugarman
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Jay Sugarman
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
iSTAR INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Marcos Alvarado
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Marcos Alvarado
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: President and Chief Investment Officer
    

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]Exhibit 10.4

 

Execution Version

 

STOCKHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT

 

This Stockholder Voting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 2, 2019, by and among Safety, Income & Growth Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned stockholder (the “Stockholder”) of the Company.

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                    The board of directors of the Company has approved (i) the acquisition by iStar Inc. (“iStar”) of $250 million of limited partnership interests designated as “Investor Units” (the “Purchased Units”) in Safety Income and Growth Operating Partnership LP (the “OP”), (ii) the exchange of the Investor Units for shares of common stock of the Company (“Company Shares”) on a one Company Share-for-one Investor Unit basis (subject to antidilution adjustments) (the “Share Exchange”); (iii) the grant of certain preemptive rights to iStar, and (iv) various related transactions, all as more fully described in Annex A hereto, and intends to submit the Share Exchange and grant of preemptive rights (the “Transactions”) to its common stockholders for their consideration and approval.

 

B.                                    Stockholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of such number of Company Shares as is indicated on the signature page of this Agreement (together with any shares acquired by Stockholder after the date hereof and prior to the termination of this Agreement, the “Stockholder’s Shares”).

 

C.                                    Stockholder is entering into this Agreement to evidence its support of the Transactions and its commitment to vote the Stockholder’s Shares in favor of the Transactions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereby agree as follows

 

1.                                      Agreement to Vote Stockholder’s Shares.

 

(a)                                 Prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in Section 5 hereof), every meeting of the Company’s stockholders at which the Transactions are presented for consideration and approval by the stockholders, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, Stockholder (in Stockholder’s capacity as such) shall appear at the meeting or otherwise cause the Stockholder’s Shares to be present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum and, to the extent not voted by the persons appointed as proxies pursuant to this Agreement, vote in favor of the adoption of the Transactions.

 

(b)                                 If Stockholder is the beneficial owner, but not the record holder, of the Stockholder’s Shares, Stockholder agrees to take all actions necessary to cause the record holder and any nominees to vote all of the Stockholder’s Shares in accordance with Section 1(a).

 

(c)                                  At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and expiring on the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall not, Transfer or suffer a Transfer of any of the Stockholder’s Shares.  “Transfer” means, with respect to any security, the

 

 

direct or indirect assignment, sale, transfer, tender, exchange, pledge, hypothecation, or the grant, creation, or suffrage of a lien, security interest, or encumbrance in or upon, or the gift, grant, or placement in trust, or the constructive sale (through hedging or derivative transactions that have the effect of transferring the voting power associated with the Stockholder’s Shares) or other disposition of such security (including transfers by operation of law) of any right, title, or interest therein (including any right or power to vote to which the holder thereof may be entitled or the record or beneficial ownership thereof, and each agreement, arrangement, or understanding to effect any of the foregoing.

 

(d)                                 Except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, during the term of this Agreement, Stockholder will not commit any act that could restrict or affect Stockholder’s legal power, authority, and right to vote all of the Stockholder’s Shares then owned of record or beneficially by Stockholder or otherwise prevent or disable Stockholder from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the term of this Agreement, except for this Agreement and as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, Stockholder shall not enter into any voting agreement with any person or entity with respect to any of the Stockholder’s Shares, grant any person or entity any proxy (revocable or irrevocable) or power of attorney with respect to any of the Stockholder’s Shares, deposit any of the Stockholder’s Shares in a voting trust, or otherwise enter into any agreement or arrangement with any person or entity limiting or affecting Stockholder’s legal power, authority, or right to vote the Stockholder’s Shares in favor of the approval of the Transactions.

 

2.                                      Grant of Irrevocable Proxy.

 

(a)                                 Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and each of its executive officers or other designees (the “Proxyholders”), as Stockholder’s proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution and resubstitution), and grants to the Proxyholders full authority, for and in the name, place, and stead of Stockholder, solely for the purpose of voting the Stockholder’s Shares, and/or instructing nominees or record holders to vote the Stockholder’s Shares, in accordance with Section 1(a) hereof and, in the discretion of the Proxyholders, with respect to any proposed adjournments or postponements of any meeting of Stockholders at which the Transactions are to be considered.

 

(b)                                 Stockholder hereby revokes any proxies heretofore given by Stockholder in respect of the Shares.

 

(c)                                  Stockholder hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 2 is given to secure the performance of the duties of Stockholder under this Agreement.  Stockholder hereby further affirms that, subject to Section 5, the irrevocable proxy is coupled with an interest, is intended to be irrevocable, and may under no circumstances be revoked.  The irrevocable proxy granted by Stockholder herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution, bankruptcy, or incapacity of Stockholder.

 

(d)                                 The Proxyholders may not exercise this irrevocable proxy on any matter except as provided above.  Stockholder may vote the Stockholder’s Shares on all other matters.

 

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(e)                                  The Company may terminate this proxy at any time by written notice to Stockholder.

 

3.                                      Action in Stockholder Capacity Only.  Stockholder is entering into this Agreement solely in Stockholder’s capacity as a record holder and beneficial owner, as applicable, of Shares.

 

4.                                      Representations and Warranties of Stockholder.  Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

 

(a)                                 Stockholder is the beneficial or record owner of the shares of capital stock of the Company indicated on the signature page of this Agreement free and clear of any and all pledges, liens, security interests, mortgage, claims, charges, restrictions, options, title defects, or encumbrances.

 

(b)                                 As of the date hereof and for so long as this Agreement remains in effect (including as of the date of the Company stockholders’ meeting at which the Transactions are considered, which, for purposes of this Agreement, includes any adjournment or postponement thereof), except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Stockholder has full power and authority to (i) make, enter into, and carry out the terms of this Agreement and to grant the irrevocable proxy as set forth in Section 2; and (ii) vote all of the Stockholder’s Shares in the manner set forth in this Agreement without the consent or approval of, or any other action on the part of, any other person or entity.

 

(c)                                  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Stockholder and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Stockholder enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with its terms.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by Stockholder of the agreements and obligations hereunder will not result in any breach or violation of or be in conflict with or constitute a default under any term of any material contract to or by which Stockholder is a party or bound, or any order or legal requirement to which Stockholder (or any of Stockholder’s assets) is subject or bound, except for any such breach, violation, conflict, or default which, individually or in the aggregate, would not impair or adversely affect Stockholder’s ability to perform Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement or render inaccurate any of the representations made herein.

 

5.                                      Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect whatsoever as of such time (the “Expiration Date”) as (a) the Transactions are approved by the Company’s stockholders at the meeting of stockholders at which the Transactions are presented for consideration, or (b) the Transactions are terminated, and in any event this Agreement shall terminate on June 30, 2019 if the Transactions have not been submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval by such date; provided, however, that (i) Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and (ii) the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve Stockholder from any liability for any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement.

 

6.                                      Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

(a)                                 Amendments.  No amendment of this Agreement shall be effective against any party unless it shall be in writing and signed by the Company and Stockholder.

 

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(b)                                 Waivers.  No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any party, or any failure or delay on the part of any party in the exercise of any right hereunder, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, or covenants contained in this Agreement.  The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision hereunder shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereunder. Any waiver by a party of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party.

 

(c)                                  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements, arrangements, and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(d)                                 Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, regardless of any laws or legal principles that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

(e)                                  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

(f)                                   Assignment and Successors.  This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, provided that except as otherwise specifically provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations of the parties may be assigned or delegated by any of the parties without prior written consent of the other parties.  Any assignment in violation of the foregoing shall be void and of no effect.

 

(g)                                  No Third-Party Rights.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the parties) any right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(h)                                 Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

(i)                                     Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief.  The parties acknowledge that the Company shall be irreparably harmed by, and that there shall be no adequate remedy at law for, a violation of any of the covenants or agreements of Stockholder set forth in this Agreement.  Therefore, Stockholder hereby agrees that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to the Company upon any such violation, the Company shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific performance, injunctive relief, or by any other means available to such party at law or in equity without posting any bond or other undertaking.  Stockholder agrees that Stockholder will not oppose the granting of any injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief on the basis that Parent has an adequate remedy of law or an

 

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injunction, award of specific performance, or other equitable relief is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law in equity.

 

(j)                                    Notices.  All notices, consents, requests, claims, and demands under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if (i) delivered to the appropriate address of the Company’s and Stockholder’s headquarters by hand or overnight courier (providing proof of delivery), or (ii) sent by facsimile or e-mail to each of the Company’s and the Stockholder’s lead independent director with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment confirmed with a copy delivered as provided in clause (i).

 

(k)                                 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

 

(l)                                     Headings.  The headings contained in this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement, and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

	
THE   COMPANY
    	
STOCKHOLDER
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
SAFETY, INCOME & GROWTH INC.
    	
SFTY VENTURE LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Jay Sugarman
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Jesse Hom
    
	
Name:
    	
Jay Sugarman
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Jesse Hom
    
	
Title:
    	
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    	
 
    	
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Authorized Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Shares Beneficially Owned by Stockholder:

2,125,000  shares of Company Common   Stock
    

 

Stockholder Voting Agreement

 

 

Annex A

 

Description of Transactions

 

[Attach Term sheet as annex]

 

Annex A-1

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