AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP 6.820% Notes Due November 15, 2037,6.797% Euro Notes Due November 15, 2017 and 6.765% Sterling Notes Due November 15, 2017 Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit 4.7
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
6.820% Notes Due November 15, 2037, 6.797% Euro Notes Due November 15, 2017 and 6.765% Sterling
Notes Due November 15, 2017
Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement
November 15, 2011 | ||||
Barclays Capital Inc. | ||||
Barclays Bank PLC | ||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | ||||
Goldman, Sachs & Co. | ||||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | ||||
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. | ||||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | ||||
Standard Chartered Bank | ||||
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | ||||
CastleOak Securities, L.P. | ||||
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | ||||
ING Financial Markets LLC | ||||
Loop Capital Markets LLC | ||||
M.R. Beal & Company | ||||
nabSecurities, LLC | ||||
PNC Capital Markets LLC | ||||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | ||||
Scotiabank Europe plc | ||||
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited | ||||
The Williams Capital Group, L.P. | ||||
Dealer Managers | ||||
c/o: | ||||
Barclays Capital Inc. 745 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 | Standard Chartered Bank 1095 Avenue of the Americas, 36 Fl. New York, NY 10036 | nabSecurities, LLC 245 Park Avenue, 28th Fl. New York, NY 10167 | ||
Barclays Bank PLC 5 The North Colonnade London E14B 4BB United Kingdom | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 301 South College Street, 6th Floor Charlotte, NC 28202 | PNC Capital Markets LLC 225 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | ||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 | CastleOak Securities, L.P. 110 East 59th St., 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10022 | Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. 165 Broadway, 25th Fl. One Liberty Plaza New York, NY | ||
Goldman, Sachs & Co. 200 West Street New York, NY 10282 | HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 452 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10018 | Scotiabank Europe plc Bishopgate, 6th Fl. London EC2M 3NS United Kingdom |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 383 Madison Street, 4th Fl. New York, NY 10179 | ING Financial Markets LLC 1325 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 | SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited 99 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N E4H | ||
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. 125 London Wall London EC2Y5NJ United Kingdom | Loop Capital Markets LLC 200 W. Jackson, Ste. 1600 Chicago, IL 60606 | The Williams Capital Group, L.P. 650 Fifth Avenue, 11th Fl. New York, NY 10019 | ||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC World Financial Center 300 Vesey Street, 8th Fl. New York, NY 10281 | M.R. Beal & Company 110 Wall Street, 6th Fl. New York, NY 10005 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
American International Group, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (the Company), proposes to issue, pursuant to an exchange offer (the Initial Exchange Offer), $256,161,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.820% Dollar Notes Due November 15, 2037 (the New Dollar Notes), 420,975,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.797% Euro Notes Due November 15, 2017 (the New Euro Notes) and £662,222,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.765% Sterling Notes Due November 15, 2017 (the New Sterling Notes, and, together with the New Dollar Notes and the New Euro Notes, and any securities issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof pursuant to the Indenture, the Notes). In satisfaction of the Companys representations to the Dealer Managers under the Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement dated as of October 24, 2011 (the Dealer Manager Agreement) by and between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Standard Chartered Bank, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, CastleOak Securities, L.P., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC, Loop Capital Markets LLC, M.R. Beal & Company, nabSecurities, LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., Scotiabank Europe plc, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. (together, the Dealer Managers) and in satisfaction of a condition to the obligations of the Dealer Managers thereunder, the Company hereby agrees with the Dealer Managers for the benefit of holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement (this Agreement), the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
Base Interest shall mean the interest that would otherwise accrue on the Notes under the terms thereof and the Indenture, without giving effect to the provisions of this Agreement.
The term broker-dealer shall mean any broker or dealer registered with the Commission under the Exchange Act.
Closing Date shall mean the latest date on which the Company issues the Notes pursuant to the Initial Exchange Offer.
Commission shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose.
Dealer Managers shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Dealer Manager Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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Depositary means any of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system and its successors (Euroclear) and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg and its successors (Clearstream), as the case may be.
EDGAR System means the EDGAR filing system of the Commission and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto promulgated by the Commission in Regulation S-T under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, in each case as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time (and without regard to format).
Effective Time, in the case of (i) an Exchange Registration, shall mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Exchange Registration Statement effective or as of which the Exchange Registration Statement otherwise becomes effective and (ii) a Shelf Registration, shall mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Shelf Registration Statement effective or as of which the Shelf Registration Statement otherwise becomes effective.
Effectiveness Period shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a).
Electing Holder shall mean any holder of Registrable Securities that has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with Section 3(d)(ii) or Section 3(d)(iii) and the instructions set forth in the Notice and Questionnaire.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Exchange Offer shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a).
Exchange Registration shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(c).
Exchange Registration Statement shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a).
Exchange Securities shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a).
The term holder shall mean each person who acquires Notes from time to time (including any successors or assigns), in each case for so long as such person owns any Notes.
Indemnified Party shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6(c).
Indemnifying Party shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6(c).
Indenture shall mean the indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (as trustee), dated as of October 12, 2006, as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2007, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 3, 2010 and a supplemental indenture or indentures relating to the Notes to be entered into as of the date hereof.
Initial Exchange Offer shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Material Adverse Effect shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(c).
New Dollar Notes shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
New Euro Notes shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
New Sterling Notes shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Notes shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Notice and Questionnaire means a Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
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The term person shall mean a corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision thereof or governmental agency.
Registrable Securities shall mean the Notes; provided, however, that a Note shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest to occur of the following: (i) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(a), the Note has been exchanged for an Exchange Security in an Exchange Offer as contemplated in Section 2(a) (provided that any Exchange Security that, pursuant to the last two sentences of Section 2(a), is included in a prospectus for use in connection with resales by broker-dealers shall be deemed to be a Registrable Security with respect to Sections 5, 6 and 7 until resale of such Registrable Security has been effected within the Effectiveness Period); (ii) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(b), a Shelf Registration Statement registering such Note under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective and such Note has been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder thereof pursuant to and in a manner contemplated by such effective Shelf Registration Statement; (iii) such Note is actually sold by the holder thereof under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Note relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company or pursuant to the Indenture; or (iv) such Note shall cease to be outstanding.
Registration Default shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(c).
Registration Default Period shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(c).
Registration Expenses shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.
Restricted Holder shall mean (i) a holder that is an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405, (ii) a holder who acquires Exchange Securities outside the ordinary course of such holders business, (iii) a holder who has arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing Exchange Securities and (iv) a holder that is a broker-dealer, but only with respect to Exchange Securities received by such broker-dealer pursuant to an Exchange Offer in exchange for Registrable Securities acquired by the broker-dealer directly from the Company.
Rule 144, Rule 405, Rule 415 and Rule 433 shall mean, in each case, such rule promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Shelf Registration shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(b).
Shelf Registration Statement shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(b).
Special Interest shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(c).
Trust Indenture Act shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, as the same may be amended or succeeded from time to time.
Trustee shall mean the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee under the Indenture, together with any successors thereto in such capacity.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a Section or clause refers to a Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Agreement, and the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision.
2. Registration Under the Securities Act.
a. Except as set forth in Section 2(b) below, the Company agrees to file under the Securities Act, no later than 270 days after the Closing Date, a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange (such registration statement, the Exchange Registration Statement, and such offer, the Exchange Offer) any and all of the Notes
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for a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities issued by the Company, which debt securities are substantially identical to the applicable series of Notes (and are entitled to the benefits of a trust indenture which is substantially identical to the Indenture or is the Indenture and which has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act), except that they have been registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and do not contain provisions restricting their transfer or for Special Interest contemplated in Section 2(c) below (such new debt securities hereinafter called Exchange Securities). The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act (if it was not effective upon filing) no later than 360 days after the Closing Date. The Exchange Offer will be registered under the Securities Act on the appropriate form and will comply, in all material respects, with all applicable tender offer rules and regulations under the Exchange Act. The Company further agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to commence and complete the Exchange Offer promptly, but no later than 30 business days after the Exchange Registration Statement has become effective and exchange Exchange Securities for all Registrable Securities that have been properly tendered and not withdrawn on or prior to the expiration of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will be deemed to have been completed only (i) if the debt securities received by holders other than Restricted Holders in the Exchange Offer for Registrable Securities are, upon receipt, transferable by each such holder without restriction under the Securities Act and without material restrictions under the blue sky or securities laws of a substantial majority of the States of the United States of America and (ii) upon the Company having exchanged, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, Exchange Securities for all outstanding Registrable Securities that have been properly tendered and not withdrawn before the expiration of the Exchange Offer. The Company agrees (x) to include in the Exchange Registration Statement a prospectus for use in any resales by any holder of Exchange Securities that is a broker-dealer or any other person with similar prospectus delivery requirements and (y) to keep such Exchange Registration Statement effective for a period beginning when Exchange Securities are first issued in the Exchange Offer and ending upon the earlier of the expiration of the 30th day after the Exchange Offer has been completed or such time as such broker-dealers or such other persons no longer own any Registrable Securities (the Effectiveness Period). With respect to such Exchange Registration Statement, such holders shall have the benefit of the rights of indemnification and contribution set forth in Sections 6(a), (c), (d) and (e). In the event the Company for any reason does not complete the Exchange Offer as contemplated in this Section 2(a), the Company shall have no further obligations under this Agreement except as provided in Section 2(b) and for the payment of Special Interest as provided in Section 2(c).
b. If on or prior to the time the Exchange Offer is completed existing Commission interpretations are changed such that the debt securities received by holders other than Restricted Holders in the Exchange Offer for Registrable Securities are not or would not be, upon receipt, transferable by each such holder without restriction under the Securities Act, the Company shall, in addition to or in lieu of conducting the Exchange Offer contemplated by Section 2(a), file under the Securities Act no later than 360 days after the Closing Date, a shelf registration statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis by the holders of, all of the Registrable Securities, pursuant to Rule 415 or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission (such filing, the Shelf Registration and such registration statement, the Shelf Registration Statement). The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective (if it was not effective upon filing) no later than 30 days after the date that such Shelf Registration Statement is filed and to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for a period ending on the earlier of the second anniversary of the Closing Date or such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding. No holder shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities unless such holder is an Electing Holder. The Company agrees to supplement or make amendments to such Shelf Registration Statement, as and when 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 rules and regulations thereunder for shelf registration. In the event the Shelf Registration Statement has not been filed or become or been declared effective as contemplated in this Section 2(b), the Company shall have no further obligations under this Agreement except for the payment of Special Interest as provided in Section 2(c).
c. In the event that (i) the Exchange Offer is not completed within 390 days after the Closing Date or (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement (to the extent required by Section 2(b) hereof) has not become or been declared effective by the 390th day after the Closing Date or (iii) the Exchange Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter either be withdrawn by the Company or shall become subject to an effective stop order issued pursuant to Section 8(d) of the
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Securities Act suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement (except as specifically permitted herein) without being succeeded by a post-effective amendment or a prospectus supplement to such registration statement or an additional registration statement that cures such failure and that is itself declared effective promptly or becomes effective immediately (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iii), a Registration Default and each period during which a Registration Default has occurred and is continuing until the earlier of such time as no Registration Default is in effect or the second anniversary of the Closing Date, a Registration Default Period), then, the Company hereby agrees to pay to each holder of Registrable Securities, as liquidated damages for such Registration Default, subject to the provisions of Section 9(b), special interest (Special Interest), in addition to the Base Interest, which shall accrue on all Registrable Securities then outstanding at a per annum rate of 0.25% for the first 90 days of the Registration Default Period and at a per annum rate of 0.50% thereafter for the remaining portion of the Registration Default Period, provided that Special Interest shall accrue and be payable only with respect to a single Registration Default at any given time, notwithstanding the fact that multiple Registration Defaults may exist at such time; and provided further that in no event shall the Special Interest exceed 0.50% per annum in the aggregate.
d. The Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary or advisable to be taken by it to ensure that the transactions contemplated herein are effected as so contemplated.
e. Any reference herein to a registration statement or prospectus as of any time shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, therein by reference as of such time; and any reference herein to any post-effective amendment to a registration statement or to any prospectus supplement as of any time shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, therein by reference as of such time.
3. Registration Procedures.
If the Company files a registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b), the following provisions shall apply:
a. At or before the Effective Time of the Exchange Registration or the Shelf Registration, whichever may occur first, the Company shall qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
b. In the event that such qualification would require the appointment of a new trustee under the Indenture, the Company shall appoint a new trustee thereunder pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
c. In connection with the Companys obligations with respect to the registration of Exchange Securities as contemplated by Section 2(a) (the Exchange Registration), if applicable, the Company shall:
i. | prepare and file with the Commission, no later than 270 days after the Closing Date, an Exchange Registration Statement on any form which may be utilized by the Company and which shall permit the Exchange Offer and resales of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers during the Effectiveness Period to be effected as contemplated by Section 2(a), and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Registration Statement to become effective (if it is not effective upon filing) no later than 360 days after the Closing Date; |
ii. | as soon as practicable prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the Exchange Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement for the periods and purposes contemplated in Section 2(a) and as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions applicable to the form of such Exchange Registration Statement, and promptly provide each broker-dealer holding Exchange Securities with such number of copies of the prospectus included therein (as then amended or supplemented), in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, as such broker-dealer reasonably may request prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period, for use in connection with resales of Exchange Securities; |
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iii. | promptly notify each broker-dealer that has requested or received copies of the prospectus included in such Exchange Registration Statement, (A) when such Exchange Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or any prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to such Exchange Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by the blue sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with respect thereto or any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to such Exchange Registration Statement or prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5 cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Exchange Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (F) the occurrence of any event that causes the Company to become an ineligible issuer as defined in Rule 405, or (G) if at any time during the Effectiveness Period when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, that such Exchange Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment does not conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act or contains 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 not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing; |
iv. | in the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to Section 3(c)(iii)(G), to notify any broker-dealers holding Exchange Securities, promptly prepare and furnish to each such holder a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of such Exchange Securities during the Effectiveness Period, such prospectus shall conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing; |
v. | use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable date; |
vi. | use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) register or qualify the Exchange Securities under the securities laws or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are contemplated by Section 2(a) no later than the commencement of the Exchange Offer, to the extent required by such laws, (B) keep such registrations or qualifications in effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period, (C) take any and all other actions as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each broker-dealer holding Exchange Securities to consummate the disposition thereof in such jurisdictions, and (D) obtain the consent or approval of each U.S. governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or local, required to effect the Exchange Registration, the Exchange Offer and the offering and sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers during the Effectiveness Period; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section 3(c)(vi), (2) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or become subject to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other governing documents or any agreement between it and its stockholders; |
vii. | obtain a CUSIP or ISIN number, as applicable, for each series of Exchange Securities, not later than the applicable Effective Time and to take such action as necessary to permit any Notes of a series sold pursuant to Rule 144 for which the legends borne by such Note relating to restrictions on transferability are removed to be eligible to use the same CUSIP or ISIN number as the Exchange Securities of the same series; and |
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viii. | use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable an earning statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 thereunder). |
d. In connection with the Companys obligations with respect to the Shelf Registration, if applicable, the Company shall:
i. | prepare and file with the Commission, within the time periods specified in Section 2(b), a Shelf Registration Statement on any form which may be utilized by the Company and which shall register all of the Registrable Securities for resale by the holders thereof in accordance with such method or methods of disposition as may be specified by the holders of Registrable Securities as, from time to time, may be Electing Holders and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective (if it is not effective upon filing) within the time periods specified in Section 2(b); |
ii. | mail the Notice and Questionnaire to the holders of Registrable Securities (A) on the date of the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement or (B) in the case of an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405), mail the Notice and Questionnaire to the holders of Registrable Securities not later than the Effective Time of such Shelf Registration Statement, and in any such case no holder shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement, and no holder shall be entitled to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless and until such holder has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company; |
iii. | after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement, upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities that is not then an Electing Holder, promptly send a Notice and Questionnaire to such holder; provided, that the Company shall not be required to take any action to name such holder as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to enable such holder to use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities until such holder has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company; |
iv. | as soon as practicable prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to effect and maintain the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement for the period specified in Section 2(b) and as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions applicable to the form of such Shelf Registration Statement, and furnish to the Electing Holders copies of any such supplement or amendment simultaneously with or prior to its being used or filed with the Commission to the extent such documents are not publicly available on the Commissions EDGAR System; |
v. | use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Electing Holders provided for in such Shelf Registration Statement; |
vi. | provide the Electing Holders and not more than one counsel for all the Electing Holders the opportunity to review and comment on such Shelf Registration Statement for a period of 5 business days if practicable, or such shorter period of time as is practicable and to review and promptly comment on each amendment or supplement thereto; |
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vii. | for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement, and throughout the period specified in Section 2(b), make available at reasonable times at the Companys principal place of business or such other reasonable place for inspection by the persons referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) who shall certify to the Company that they have a current intention to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration such financial and other information and books and records of the Company, and cause the officers and employees, and request the counsel and independent certified public accountants, of the Company to respond to such inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary (and in the case of counsel, not violate an attorney-client privilege, in such counsels belief), to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; provided, however, that the foregoing inspection and information gathering on behalf of the Electing Holders shall be conducted by one counsel designated by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities held by the Electing Holders at the time outstanding and provided further that each such party shall be required to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any other person any information or records reasonably designated by the Company as being confidential, until such time as (A) such information becomes a matter of public record (whether by virtue of its inclusion in such Shelf Registration Statement or otherwise), or (B) such person shall be required so to disclose such information pursuant to a subpoena or order of any court or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the matter (subject to the requirements of such order, and only after such person shall have given the Company prompt prior written notice of such requirement), or (C) such information is required to be set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or in an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to such prospectus in order that such Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement, as the case may be, complies with applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing; |
viii. | promptly notify each of the Electing Holders, (A) when such Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or any prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to such Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by the blue sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with respect thereto or any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5 cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt by the Company of 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, (F) the occurrence of any event that causes the Company to become an ineligible issuer as defined in Rule 405, or (G) if at any time when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, that such Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment does not conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act or contains 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 not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing; |
ix. | use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable date; |
x. | if requested by any Electing Holder, promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as is required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and as such Electing Holder specifies should be included therein relating to the terms of the sale of such Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the principal |
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amount of Registrable Securities being sold by such Electing Holder, the name and description of such Electing Holder, the offering price of such Registrable Securities and any discount, commission or other compensation payable in respect thereof and with respect to any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold by such Electing Holder; and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment promptly after notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; |
xi. | furnish to each Electing Holder and the counsel referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) an executed copy (or a conformed copy) of such Shelf Registration Statement, each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto (in the case of an Electing Holder of Registrable Securities, upon request) and documents incorporated by reference therein) and such number of copies of such Shelf Registration Statement (excluding exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein unless specifically so requested by such Electing Holder) and of the prospectus included in such Shelf Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus), in conformity in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act to the extent such documents are not available through the Commissions EDGAR System, and such other documents, as such Electing Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the offering and disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Electing Holder and to permit such Electing Holder to satisfy the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; and subject to Section 3(e), the Company hereby consents to the use of such prospectus (including such preliminary and summary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto by each such Electing Holder, in each case in the form most recently provided to such person by the Company, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by the prospectus (including such preliminary and summary prospectus) or any supplement or amendment thereto; |
xii. | use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) register or qualify the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement under such securities laws or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Electing Holder shall reasonably request, (B) keep such registrations or qualifications in effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions during the period the Shelf Registration Statement is required to remain effective under Section 2(b) and for so long as may be necessary to enable any such Electing Holder to complete its distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, (C) take any and all other actions as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each such Electing Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities and (D) obtain the consent or approval of each U.S. governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or local, which may be required to effect the Shelf Registration or the offering or sale in connection therewith; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section 3(d)(xii), (2) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or become subject to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other governing documents or any agreement between it and its stockholders; |
xiii. | unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry only form, reasonably cooperate with the Electing Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold, which certificates, if so required by any securities exchange upon which any Registrable Securities are listed, shall be printed, penned, lithographed, engraved or otherwise produced by any combination of such methods, on steel engraved borders, and which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends; |
xiv. | obtain a CUSIP or ISIN number, as applicable, for each series of Notes that have been registered under the Securities Act, not later than the applicable Effective Time and to take such action as necessary to permit any Notes of a series sold pursuant to Rule 144 for which the legends borne by such Note relating to restrictions on transferability are removed to be eligible to use the same CUSIP or ISIN number as the Exchange Securities of the same series; and |
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xv. | use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable an earning statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 thereunder). |
e. In the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to Section 3(d)(viii)(G), to notify the Electing Holders, the Company shall prepare and furnish to each of the Electing Holders a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. Each Electing Holder agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company pursuant to Section 3(d)(viii)(G), such Electing Holder shall forthwith discontinue the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement applicable to such Registrable Securities until such Electing Holder shall have received copies of such amended or supplemented prospectus, and if so directed by the Company, such Electing Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Companys expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities in such Electing Holders possession at the time of receipt of such notice.
f. In the event of a Shelf Registration, in addition to the information required to be provided by each Electing Holder in its Notice and Questionnaire, the Company may require such Electing Holder to furnish to the Company such additional information regarding such Electing Holder and such Electing Holders intended method of distribution of Registrable Securities as may be required in order to comply with the Securities Act. Each such Electing Holder agrees to notify the Company as promptly as practicable of any inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished by such Electing Holder to the Company or of the occurrence of any event in either case as a result of which any prospectus relating to such Shelf Registration contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact regarding such Electing Holder or such Electing Holders intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities or omits to state any material fact regarding such Electing Holder or such Electing Holders intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly to furnish to the Company any additional information required to correct and update any previously furnished information or required so that such prospectus shall not contain, with respect to such Electing Holder or the disposition of such Registrable Securities, an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.
g. As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer, each holder of Registrable Securities shall furnish, upon the request of the Company, a written representation to the Company (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal or agents message transmitted via The Depository Trust Companys Automated Tender Offer Procedures or in any similar communication delivered in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Depositary through which beneficial interests in the Notes are held) to the effect that (A) it is not an affiliate of the Company, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, or if it is such an affiliate, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, (B) it is not engaged in and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Securities in its ordinary course of business, and (D) if it is a broker-dealer that holds Notes that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by it in the Exchange Offer, (E) it is not acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully and completely make the representations contained in the foregoing subclauses (A) through (D).
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4. Registration Expenses.
The Company agrees to bear and to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the Companys performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including (a) all Commission and any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority registration, filing and review fees and expenses including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Eligible Holders in connection with such registration, filing and review, (b) all fees and expenses in connection with the qualification of the Registrable Securities and the Exchange Securities, as applicable, for offering and sale under the State securities and blue sky laws referred to in Section 3(d)(xii) and determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Electing Holders may designate, including any reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Electing Holders in connection with such qualification and determination, (c) all expenses relating to the preparation, printing, production, distribution and reproduction of each registration statement required to be filed hereunder, each prospectus included therein or prepared for distribution pursuant hereto, each amendment or supplement to the foregoing, the expenses of preparing the Notes or Exchange Securities, as applicable, for delivery and the expenses of printing or producing any selling agreements and blue sky or legal investment memoranda and all other documents in connection with the offering, sale or delivery of Notes or Exchange Securities, as applicable, to be disposed of (including certificates representing the Notes or Exchange Securities, as applicable), (d) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses relating to the offering, sale or delivery of Notes or Exchange Securities, as applicable, and the preparation of documents referred in clause (c) above, (e) fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture, any agent of the Trustee and any counsel for the Trustee and of any collateral agent or custodian, (f) internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of the Companys officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (g) fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company, (h) reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of one counsel for the Electing Holders retained in connection with a Shelf Registration, as selected by the Electing Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities held by Electing Holders (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company), (i) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Registrable Securities or the Exchange Securities, as applicable, and (j) fees, expenses and disbursements of any other persons, including special experts, retained by the Company in connection with such registration (collectively, the Registration Expenses). To the extent that any Registration Expenses are incurred, assumed or paid by any holder of Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities as applicable, the Company shall reimburse such person for the full amount of the Registration Expenses so incurred, assumed or paid promptly after receipt of a request therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of the Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all agency fees and commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions, if any, and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of such Registrable Securities and Exchange Securities, as applicable, and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or other advisors or experts retained by such holders (severally or jointly), other than the counsel and experts specifically referred to above.
5. Representations and Warranties.
The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Dealer Manager and each of the holders from time to time of Registrable Securities that:
a. Each registration statement covering Registrable Securities, Notes or Exchange Securities, as applicable, and each prospectus (including any preliminary or summary prospectus) contained therein or furnished pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(d) and any further amendments or supplements to any such registration statement or prospectus, when it becomes effective or is filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and will not contain 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 the light of the circumstances then existing not misleading; and at all times subsequent to the Effective Time when a prospectus would be required to be delivered under the Securities Act, other than from (i) such time as a notice has been given to holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(c)(iii)(G) or Section 3(d)(viii)(G) until (ii) such time as the Company furnishes an amended or supplemented prospectus pursuant to Section 3(c)(iv) or Section 3(e), each such registration statement, and each prospectus (including any summary prospectus) contained therein or furnished pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(d), as then amended or supplemented, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to (i) that part of the registration statement which constitutes the Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee, (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by a holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use therein; and (iii) any statement which does not constitute part of the registration statement or prospectus pursuant to Rule 412 under the Securities Act.
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b. Any documents incorporated by reference in any prospectus referred to in Section 5(a), when they become or became effective or are or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform or conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents will contain or contained an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit or omitted 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; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by a holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use therein, it being understood that any information furnished in writing to the Company by a holder of Registrable Securities shall include only the name and the contact information of such holder of Registrable Securities.
c. The compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, as amended, or the by-laws or other governing documents, as applicable, of the Company, or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, except in the case of (i) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or violations as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the business, financial position, shareholders equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as an entirety (a Material Adverse Effect); and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body, including without limitation the United States Department of the Treasury, is required by the Company for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except (w) the registration under the Securities Act of the Registrable Securities and the Exchange Securities, as applicable, and qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, (x) such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws (including insurance laws of any state relating to offers and sales of securities in such state) in connection with the offering and distribution of the Registrable Securities and the Exchange Securities, as applicable, (y) such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications that have been obtained and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof; and (z) such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications that the failure to have would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
d. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
6. Indemnification and Contribution.
a. Indemnification by the Company. The Company will, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each of the holders of Registrable Securities included in an Exchange Registration Statement and each of the Electing Holders as holders of Registrable Securities included in a Shelf Registration Statement against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, whether joint or several, costs and expenses to which such holder or such Electing Holder may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Exchange Registration Statement or any Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, under which such Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities were registered under the Securities Act, or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus (including, without limitation, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433) or form of prospectus contained therein or furnished by the Company to any such holder or any such Electing Holder or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such holder and each such Electing Holder for any and all legal or other expenses reasonably
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incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such person in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, or preliminary, final or summary prospectus (including, without limitation, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433) or form of prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such person expressly for use therein; and provided, further, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any preliminary prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any holder of Registrable Securities included in an Exchange Registration Statement or Electing Holders as holders of Registrable Securities included in a Shelf Registration Statement to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such person results from the fact that a copy of the prospectus was not sent or given to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such Registrable Securities to such person.
b. Indemnification by the Electing Holders. The Company may require, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(b), that the Company shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from each Electing Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Shelf Registration Statement, severally and not jointly, to (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who have signed any Shelf Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and all other Electing Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Shelf Registration Statement, against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses to which the Company or such other Electing Holders may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus (including, without limitation, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433) or form of prospectus contained therein or furnished by the Company to any Electing Holder, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Electing Holder expressly for use therein, and (ii) reimburse the Company, any director, officer or controlling person or other holder of Registrable Securities for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person or holder of Registrable Securities in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that no such Electing Holder shall be required to undertake liability to any person under this Section 6(b) for any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the proceeds to be received by such Electing Holder from the sale of such Electing Holders Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration (unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such Electing Holder in connection with such sale).
c. Notices of Claims, Etc. Promptly after receipt by any person entitled to indemnity under subsection (a) or (b) above (the Indemnified Party) of written notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against a person from whom indemnity is sought pursuant to the indemnification provisions of or contemplated by this Section 6 (the Indemnifying Party), notify such Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement of such action; but the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any Indemnified Party otherwise than under the indemnification provisions of or contemplated by Section 6(a) or Section 6(b), except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. In case any such action shall be brought against any Indemnified Party and it shall notify an Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, such Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party (who shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, be counsel to the Indemnifying Party), and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, such Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such Indemnified
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Party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such action 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.
d. Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provisions contemplated by Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) are unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or by such Indemnified Party, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 6(d). The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d), no Electing Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the dollar, euro or sterling amount, as the case may be, of the proceeds received by such holder from the sale of any Registrable Securities (after deducting any fees, discounts and commissions applicable thereto) exceeds the amount of any damages which such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The holders obligations in this Section 6(d) to contribute shall be several in proportion to the principal amount of Registrable Securities registered by them and not joint.
e. The obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to each officer, director agents, general partners, managing members, managers, affiliates and employees of each holder, each Electing Holder, and each person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing within the meaning of the Securities Act and the officers, directors, general partners, managing members, managers, agents and employees of each such controlling person; and the obligations of the holders and the Electing Holders contemplated by this Section 6 shall be in addition to any liability which the respective holder or Electing Holder may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to each officer, director, agents, managers, affiliates and employees of the Company and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the officers, directors, general partners, managing members, managers, agents and employees of each such controlling person, as well as to each officer and director of the other holders and to each person, if any, who controls such other holders within the meaning of the Securities Act.
7. Underwritten Offerings.
Each holder of Registrable Securities hereby agrees with the Company and each other such holder that no holder of Registrable Securities may participate in any underwritten offering hereunder unless the Company gives its prior written consent to such underwritten offering (which it is under no obligation to do). If such consent is given, then (a) the managing underwriter or underwriters thereof shall be designated by Electing Holders holding at least a
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majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities to be included in such offering, provided that such designated managing underwriter or underwriters is or are reasonably acceptable to the Company, (b) each holder of Registrable Securities participating in such underwritten offering must agree to sell such holders Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons selecting the managing underwriter or underwriters hereunder and (c) each holder of Registrable Securities participating in such underwritten offering must complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The Company hereby agrees with each holder of Registrable Securities that, to the extent it consents to an underwritten offering hereunder, it will negotiate in good faith and execute all indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, including using its commercially reasonable efforts to procure customary legal opinions and auditor comfort letters.
8. Rule 144.
a. Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144. The Company covenants to the holders of Registrable Securities that to the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144), and shall take such further action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144. Upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities in connection with that holders sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to such holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
b. Availability of Rule 144. The fact that holders of Registrable Securities may become eligible to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 shall not (1) cause such Notes to cease to be Registrable Securities or (2) excuse the Companys obligations set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, including without limitation the obligations in respect of an Exchange Offer, Shelf Registration and Special Interest.
9. Miscellaneous.
a. Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that there would be no adequate remedy at law if the Company fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder and that the Dealer Managers and the holders from time to time of the Registrable Securities may be irreparably harmed by any such failure, and accordingly agree that the Dealer Managers and such holders, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to compel specific performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction. Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement.
b. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (if delivered by hand, by facsimile or by courier) or three days after being deposited in the mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) as follows: if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to (212)  ###-###-#### and confirmed to it at 180 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038, Attention: General Counsel, and if to a holder, to the address of such holder set forth in the security register or other records of the Company, or to such other address as the Company or any such holder may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
c. Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto, the holders from time to time of the Registrable Securities and the respective successors and assigns of the foregoing and the directors, officers and controlling persons referred to in Section 6 hereof. In the event that any transferee of any holder of Registrable Securities shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by gift, bequest, purchase, operation of law or otherwise, such transferee shall, without any further writing or action of any kind, be deemed a beneficiary hereof for all purposes and such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such transferee shall be entitled to receive the benefits of, and be
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conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by all of the applicable terms and provisions of this Agreement. If the Company shall so request, any such successor, assign or transferee shall agree in writing to acquire and hold the Registrable Securities subject to all of the applicable terms hereof. If the Company so requests, then until such writing is obtained, such successor, assign or transferee shall have no rights under this Agreement.
d. Survival. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and each other provision set forth in this Agreement or made pursuant hereto shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation (or statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of any holder of Registrable Securities, any director, officer or partner of such holder, or any controlling person of any of the foregoing, and shall survive the consummation of the exchange pursuant to the Dealer Manager Agreement, the transfer and registration of Registrable Securities by such holder and the consummation of an Exchange Offer.
e. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
f. Headings. The descriptive headings of the several Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
g. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the other writings referred to herein (including the Indenture and the form of Notes) or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument duly executed by the Company. In the case of any amendment or waiver that materially and adversely affects the rights of a holder of Registrable Securities, such amendment or waiver must be approved by the holders of not less than a majority of the Registrable Securities held by the materially and adversely affected holders of Registrable Securities. Each holder of any Registrable Securities at the time or thereafter outstanding shall be bound by any amendment or waiver effected pursuant to this Section 9(h), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment or waiver appears on such Registrable Securities or is delivered to such holder. Any such amendment may be retroactive so long as such amendment does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of Registrable Securities in any material respect.
h. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
i. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained in this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
American International Group, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Brian T. Schreiber | |
Name: Brian T. Schreiber | ||
Title: Executive Vice President and Treasurer | ||
Barclays Capital Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Pamela Au | |
Name: Pamela Au | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
Barclays Bank PLC | ||
By: | /s/ Allen Appen | |
Name: Allen Appen | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Roger Heine | |
Name: Roger Heine | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
By: | /s/ Mary Hardgrove | |
Name: Mary Hardgrove | ||
Title: Director | ||
Goldman, Sachs & Co. | ||
By: | /s/ Goldman, Sachs & Co. | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Maria Sramek | |
Name: Maria Sramek | ||
Title: Executive Director | ||
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. | ||
By: | /s/ Nikki Gaddo | |
Name: Nikki Gaddo | ||
Title: Vice President |
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Amery B. Dunn | |
Name: Amery B. Dunn | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
Standard Chartered Bank | ||
By: | /s/ Steven N. Aloupis | |
Name: Steven N. Aloupis | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Daniel Nass | |
Name: Daniel Nass | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
CastleOak Securities, L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Robert Bacon | |
Name: Robert Bacon | ||
Title: Head of Capital Markets and Syndicate Managing Director | ||
HSCB Securities (USA) Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Diane M. Kenna | |
Name: Diane M. Kenna | ||
Title: Senior Vice President | ||
ING Financial Markets LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Scott Dainton | |
Name: Scott Dainton | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
Loop Capital Markets LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Sidney Dillard | |
Name: Sidney Dillard | ||
Title: Partner | ||
M.R. Beal & Company | ||
By: | /s/ Joseph A. Mendola | |
Name: Joseph A. Mendola | ||
Title: Chief Compliance Officer |
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nabSecurities, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Ryan Donovan | |
Name: Ryan Donovan | ||
Title: Director | ||
PNC Capital Markets LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Valerie Shadeck | |
Name: Valerie Shadeck | ||
Title: Director | ||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Paul McKeown | |
Name: Paul McKeown | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
Scotiabank Europe plc | ||
By: | /s/ Cesare Roselli | |
Name: Cesare Roselli | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
By: | /s/ James Walter | |
Name: James Walter | ||
Title: Director | ||
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited | ||
By: | /s/ Anthony Yates | |
Name: Anthony Yates | ||
Title: President | ||
The Williams Capital Group, L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Levin | |
Name: Jonathan Levin | ||
Title: Principal |
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Exhibit A
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
INSTRUCTION TO SECURITYHOLDERS
(Date of Mailing)
URGENTIMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUESTED
DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE: [DATE] *
You have been identified as a securityholder through which beneficial interests in American International Group, Inc. (the Company) [Specify title] (the Notes) are held.
The Company is in the process of registering the Notes under the Securities Act of 1933 for resale by the beneficial owners thereof. In order to have their Notes included in the registration statement, beneficial owners must complete and return the enclosed Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire.
It is important that beneficial owners of the Notes receive a copy of the enclosed materials as soon as possible as their rights to have the Notes included in the registration statement depend upon their returning the Notice and Questionnaire by [Deadline For Response]. Please forward a copy of the enclosed documents to each beneficial owner that holds interests in the Notes through you. If you require more copies of the enclosed materials or have any questions pertaining to this matter, please contact American International Group, Inc., (212)  ###-###-#### and confirmed to it at 180 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038, Attention: General Counsel.
* | Not less than 28 calendar days from date of mailing. |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Notice of Registration Statement
and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire
(Date)
Reference is hereby made to the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement (the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement) between American International Group, Inc. (the Company) and the Dealer Managers named therein. Pursuant to the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has filed or will file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a registration statement on Form [ ] (the Shelf Registration Statement) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), of the Companys [ ]% Notes Due November 15, 2037, [ ]% Euro Notes Due November 15, 2017 and [ ]% Sterling Notes Due November 15, 2017 (the Notes). A copy of the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the Shelf Registration Statement and can be obtained from the Commissions website at www.sec.gov. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement.
Each beneficial owner of Registrable Securities is entitled to have the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it included in the Shelf Registration Statement. In order to have Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement, this Notice of Registration Statement and Selling Securityholder Questionnaire (Notice and Questionnaire) must be completed, executed and delivered to the Companys counsel at the address set forth herein for receipt ON OR BEFORE [Deadline for Response]. Beneficial owners of Registrable Securities who do not properly complete, execute and return this Notice and Questionnaire by such date (i) will not be named as selling securityholders in the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) may not use the Prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
ELECTION
The undersigned holder (the Selling Securityholder) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include in the Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it and listed below in Item (3). The undersigned, by signing and returning this Notice and Questionnaire, agrees to be bound with respect to such Registrable Securities by the terms and conditions of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 6 of the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement, as if the undersigned Selling Securityholder were an original party thereto.
Pursuant to the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement, the undersigned has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers who sign any Shelf Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), against certain losses arising out of an untrue statement, or the alleged untrue statement, of a material fact in the Shelf Registration Statement or the related prospectus or the omission, or alleged omission, to state a material fact required to be stated in such Shelf Registration Statement or the related prospectus, but only to the extent such untrue statement or omission, or alleged untrue statement or omission, was made in reliance on and in conformity with the information provided in this Notice and Questionnaire.
Upon any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, the Selling Securityholder will be required to deliver to the Company and Trustee the Notice of Transfer set forth in Appendix A to the Prospectus and as Exhibit B to the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement.
The Selling Securityholder hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate and complete:
QUESTIONNAIRE
(1) (a) | Full legal name of Selling Securityholder: |
(b) | Full legal name of registered Holder (if not the same as in (a) above) of Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) below: |
(c) | Full legal name of account as registered with the applicable Depositary (if applicable and if not the same as (b) above) through which Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) below are held: |
(2) | Address for notices to Selling Securityholder: |
Telephone:
Fax:
Contact Person:
E-mail for Contact Person:
(3) | Beneficial Ownership of Notes: |
Except as set forth below in this Item (3), the undersigned does not beneficially own any Notes.
(a) | Principal amount of [ ]% Notes Due November 15, 2037, Registrable Securities beneficially owned: |
CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities:
Principal amount of [ ]% Euro Notes Due November 15, 2037, Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
ISIN No(s). of such Registrable Securities:
Principal amount of [ ]% Sterling Notes Due November 15, 2037, Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
ISIN No(s). of such Registrable Securities:
(b) | Principal amount of Notes other than Registrable Securities beneficially owned: |
CUSIP/ISIN No(s). of such other Notes:
(c) | Principal amount of each series of Registrable Securities that the undersigned wishes to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement: |
CUSIP/ISIN No(s). of each series of Registrable Securities to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement:
(4) | Beneficial Ownership of Other Notes of the Company: |
Except as set forth below in this Item (4), the undersigned Selling Securityholder is not the beneficial or registered owner of any other securities of the Company, other than the Notes listed above in Item (3).
State any exceptions here:
(5) | Individuals who exercise dispositive powers with respect to the Notes: |
If the Selling Securityholder is not an entity that is required to file reports with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (a Reporting Company), then the Selling Securityholder must disclose the name of the natural person(s) who exercise sole or shared dispositive powers with respect to the Notes. Selling Securityholders should disclose the beneficial holders, not nominee holders or other such others of record. In addition, the Commission has provided guidance that Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 should be used by analogy when determining the person or persons sharing voting and/or dispositive powers with respect to the Notes.
(a) | Is the holder a Reporting Company? |
Yes No
If No, please answer Item (5)(b).
(b) | List below the individual or individuals who exercise dispositive powers with respect to the Notes: |
Please note that the names of the persons listed in (b) above will be included in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
(6) | Relationships with the Company: |
Except as set forth below, neither the Selling Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (5% or more) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
(7) | Plan of Distribution: |
Except as set forth below, the undersigned Selling Securityholder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities listed above in Item (3) only as follows (if at all): Such Registrable Securities may be sold from time to time directly by the undersigned Selling Securityholder. Such Registrable Securities may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. Such sales may be effected in transactions (which may involve crosses or block transactions) (i) on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the Registered Securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, (ii) in the over-the-counter market, (iii) in transactions otherwise than on such exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market, or (iv) through the writing of options. In connection with sales of the Registrable Securities or otherwise, the Selling Securityholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Registrable Securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Securityholder may also sell Registrable Securities short and deliver Registrable Securities to close out such short positions, or loan or pledge Registrable Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such securities.
State any exceptions here:
Note: In no event may such method(s) of distribution take the form of an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities without the prior written agreement of the Company.
(8) | Broker-Dealers: |
The Commission requires that all Selling Securityholders that are registered broker-dealers or affiliates of registered broker-dealers be so identified in the Shelf Registration Statement. In addition, the Commission requires that all Selling Securityholders that are registered broker-dealers be named as underwriters in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus, even if they did not receive the Registrable Securities as compensation for underwriting activities.
(a) | State whether the undersigned Selling Securityholder is a registered broker-dealer: |
Yes No
(b) | If the answer to (a) is Yes, you must answer (i) and (ii) below, and (iii) below if applicable. Your answers to (i) and (ii) below, and (iii) below if applicable, will be included in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. |
(i) | Were the Notes acquired as compensation for underwriting activities? |
Yes No
If you answered Yes, please provide a brief description of the transaction(s) in which the Notes were acquired as compensation:
(ii) | Were the Notes acquired for investment purposes? |
Yes No
(iii) | If you answered No to both (i) and (ii), please explain the Selling Securityholders reason for acquiring the Notes: |
(c) | State whether the undersigned Selling Securityholder is an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer and, if so, list the name(s) of the broker-dealer affiliate(s): |
Yes No
(d) | If you answered Yes to question (c) above: |
(i) | Did the undersigned Selling Securityholder purchase Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business? |
Yes No
If the answer is No to question (d)(i), provide a brief explanation of the circumstances in which the Selling Securityholder acquired the Registrable Securities:
(ii) | At the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities, did the undersigned Selling Securityholder have any agreements, understandings or arrangements, directly or indirectly, with any person to dispose of or distribute the Registrable Securities? |
Yes No
If the answer is Yes to question (d)(ii), provide a brief explanation of such agreements, understandings or arrangements:
If the answer is No to Item (8)(d)(i) or Yes to Item (8)(d)(ii), you will be named as an underwriter in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus.
(9) | Hedging and short sales: |
(a) | State whether the undersigned Selling Securityholder has or will enter into hedging transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities: |
Yes No
If Yes, provide below a complete description of the hedging transactions into which the undersigned Selling Securityholder has entered or will enter and the purpose of such hedging transactions, including the extent to which such hedging transactions remain in place:
(b) | Set forth below is Interpretation A.65 of the Commissions July 1997 Manual of Publicly Available Interpretations regarding short selling: |
An issuer filed a Form S-3 registration statement for a secondary offering of common stock which is not yet effective. One of the selling shareholders wanted to do a short sale of common stock against the box and cover the short sale with registered shares after the effective date. The issuer was advised that the short sale could not be made before the registration statement becomes effective, because the shares underlying the short sale are deemed to be sold at the time such sale is made. There would, therefore, be a violation of Section 5 if the shares were effectively sold prior to the effective date.
By returning this Notice and Questionnaire, the undersigned Selling Securityholder will be deemed to be aware of the foregoing interpretation.
* * * * *
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of the Exchange Act, particularly Regulation M (or any successor rule or regulation).
The Selling Securityholder hereby acknowledges its obligations under the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and certain other persons as set forth in the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement.
In the event that the Selling Securityholder transfers all or any portion of the Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) above after the date on which such information is provided to the Company, the Selling Securityholder agrees to notify the transferee(s) at the time of the transfer of its rights and obligations under this Notice and Questionnaire and the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement.
By signing below, the Selling Securityholder consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (9) above and the inclusion of such information in the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. The Selling Securityholder understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation of the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.
In accordance with the Selling Securityholders obligation under Section 3(d) of the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement to provide such information as may be required by law for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Selling Securityholder agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein which may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Shelf Registration Statement remains in effect and to provide such additional information that the Company may reasonably request regarding such Selling Securityholder and the intended method of distribution of Registrable Securities in order to comply with the Securities Act. Except as otherwise provided in the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement, all notices hereunder and pursuant to the Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand-delivery, first-class mail, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery as follows:
(i) | To the Company: |
(ii) | With a copy to: |
Once this Notice and Questionnaire is executed by the Selling Securityholder and received by the Companys counsel, the terms of this Notice and Questionnaire, and the representations and warranties contained herein, shall be binding on, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the Company and the Selling Securityholder (with respect to the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by such Selling Securityholder and listed in Item (3) above. This Notice and Questionnaire shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
Dated:
Selling Securityholder
(Print/type full legal name of beneficial owner of Registrable Securities)
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RECEIPT ON OR BEFORE [DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE] TO THE COMPANYS COUNSEL AT:
Exhibit B
NOTICE OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Name of Trustee]
American International Group, Inc.
c/o [Name of Trustee]
[Address of Trustee]
Attention: Trust Officer
Re: | American International Group, Inc. (the Company) |
[ ]% Notes Due November 15, 2037, [ ]% Euro Notes Due November 15, 2017 or [ ]% Sterling Notes Due November 15, 2017
Dear Sirs:
Please be advised that has transferred [$][][£] aggregate principal amount of the above-referenced Notes pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form [ ] (File No. 333- ) filed by the Company.
We hereby certify that the prospectus delivery requirements, if any, of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, have been satisfied and that the above-named beneficial owner of the Notes is named as a Selling Holder in the Prospectus dated [date] or in supplements thereto, and that the aggregate principal amount of the Notes transferred are the Notes listed in such Prospectus opposite such owners name.
Dated:
Very truly yours, | ||
(Name) | ||
By: | ||
(Authorized Signature) |