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ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
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8-K
Jun 27, 5:04 PM ET
ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP 8-K
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Contents
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
SALE OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES; TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
(a) General. The Stockholder hereby agrees to Transfer or cause the Transfer of Registrable Securities solely in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(b) Initial Sale. Subject to the Initial Registration Statement having been declared effective by the Commission:
(i) the Issuer and the Stockholder, together with the Managing Underwriters, shall jointly determine when the Initial Sale Commencement Date shall occur; it being understood that (A) such date shall be no later than such time as would be necessary to have the Initial Sale occur by the Initial Sale Deadline and (B) the Issuer and the Stockholder shall cooperate in good faith to ensure that such date shall be mutually beneficial to the Stockholder and the Issuer; and
(ii) no later than three months after the date on which the Initial Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission (the “Initial Sale Deadline”), the Stockholder shall, pursuant to the Initial Registration Statement, sell all of the Initial Registrable Securities pursuant to a single firm-commitment underwritten public offering (the “Initial Sale”); provided, however, that such three month period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the length of: (A) any Blackout Period; plus (B) the number of days that elapse from (1) the date any written notice contemplated by Section 6.3(a) is given by the Issuer to (2) the date on which the Issuer delivers to the Stockholder the supplement or amendment contemplated by Section 6.3(a) or the date on which a supplement or amendment contemplated by Section 6.3(a) is no longer necessary; plus (C) a period of time of up to three months to the extent that the Majority Managing Underwriters determine that the offering should be delayed due to market conditions; plus (D) a period of time of up to three months to the extent the Majority Managing Underwriters determine that any material event at the Issuer has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the offering price of the Initial Registrable Securities in any material respect relative to what the offering price would be expected to be in the absence of such extension; plus (E) the period during which a stop order issued by the Commission is in effect; provided, further, that in addition to any extension described above, the Stockholder may delay the Initial Sale no more than once (unless such delay is immediately followed by an extension described in clause (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) above, in which case the Stockholder may, pursuant to this proviso, delay the Initial Sale one additional time for each separate delay period or one or more of the extensions described in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) above is in effect) and by up to seventy-two hours if (x) such delay would not require any additional sales efforts by the Issuer and (y) the Managing Underwriters unanimously agree that such delay will not adversely affect the offering or the Initial Sale. The parties acknowledge and agree that any extension or delay described above shall begin to run upon its occurrence regardless of whether a prior extension is in effect.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
(a) Power, Binding Agreement. The Stockholder is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. The Stockholder has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by the Stockholder of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized and no additional corporate, shareholder or similar authorization or consent is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Stockholder of this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Stockholder and (assuming due execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) is enforceable in accordance with its terms except as the indemnification and contribution provisions contained in Article VII may be held to be unenforceable as against public policy.
(b) No Conflicts.
(i) The execution, delivery and performance by the Stockholder of this Agreement does not, and the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (A) violate any provision of the charter, by-laws or other organizational document of the Stockholder, (B) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any right or obligation) under, require a consent or waiver under, constitute a change in control under, or result in the imposition of any lien on the Stockholder’s assets under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement or instrument to which the Stockholder is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets may be bound, or (C) conflict with or violate any permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Stockholder or any of its properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (B) and (C) of this Section 3.2(b)(i) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations or liens as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Stockholder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the effectiveness of any Registration Statement.
(ii) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Entity or any other Person is required by or with respect to the Stockholder in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder or the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
other than the approval by the Bankruptcy Court (which approval has been obtained as of the date hereof) and, with respect to any Registration or Incidental Registration, the filings and other actions required by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Registrable Securities are to be listed, the rules of any self-regulatory organization and state securities or “blue sky” laws, and except for any such consents, approvals, licenses, permits, orders or authorization, registration, declaration, notices or filings as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Stockholder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the effectiveness of any Registration Statement.
(i) The execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Agreement does not, and the consummation by the Issuer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (A) violate any provision of the charter, by-laws or other organizational document of the Issuer, (B) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any right or obligation) under, require a consent or waiver under, constitute a change in control under, or result in the imposition of any lien on the Issuer’s assets under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets may be bound, or (C) conflict with or violate any permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuer or any of its properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (B) and (C) of this Section 3.3(b)(i) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations or liens
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Issuer or on the ability of the Issuer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the effectiveness of any Registration Statement.
(ii) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Entity or any other Person is required by or with respect to the Issuer in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Issuer or the consummation by the Issuer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than, with respect to any Registration or Incidental Registration, filings and other actions required by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Registrable Securities are to be listed, the rules of any self-regulatory organization and state securities or “blue sky” laws, and except for any such consents, approvals, licenses, permits, orders or authorization, registration, declaration, notices or filings as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Issuer or on the ability of the Issuer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the effectiveness of any Registration Statement.
ARTICLE IV
INITIAL REGISTRATION AND SALE; DEMAND REGISTRATION; AND FINAL REGISTRATION
(a) Effective Initial Registration. Subject to Section 6.3, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts (it being understood that expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of the Initial Registration Statement and the listing of the Initial Registrable Securities shall not be a factor in the measurement of such commercially reasonable efforts) to:
(i) as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing, prepare and file a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or other appropriate form under the Securities Act (the “Initial Registration Statement”) covering the Initial Sale of the Initial Registrable Securities on a delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Initial Registration”); it being understood that such Initial Sale shall be effected solely by means of a single firm-commitment underwritten public offering;
(ii) subject to extensions consented to by Adelphia (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), cause the Initial Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly as reasonably practicable after such filing but not later than the later of (A) five months following the Closing and (B) January 31, 2007 (such later date, the “Initial Registration Deadline”); it being understood that the Issuer and the Stockholder shall cooperate in good faith to ensure that, subject to the Initial Registration Deadline, the Initial Registration Statement shall
be declared effective at a time that is mutually beneficial to the Issuer and the Stockholder; and
(iii) keep the Initial Registration Statement continuously effective until the date which is the earlier of (A) the time at which the Initial Registrable Securities required to be sold pursuant to this Agreement have been sold and (B) the Initial Sale Deadline (subject to extension pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(ii)).
(b) Method of Disposition. The sale of Initial Registrable Securities pursuant to the Initial Registration Statement shall be made solely by means of a single firm-commitment underwritten public offering.
(a) Request for Demand Registration. Subject to any Lock-up Agreements, at any time after the Initial Sale and prior to the effective date of the Remainder Plan, the Stockholder may make a single written request to the Issuer to register the Demand Sale of up to the number of Registrable Securities remaining after the completion of the Initial Sale stated in such request (the “Demand Registrable Securities”) on the appropriate form under the Securities Act (the “Demand Registration Statement”); provided however, that the Issuer shall not be obligated to effect the Demand Registration unless the reasonably expected net proceeds to the Stockholder from the Demand Sale of the Demand Registrable Securities are, as determined at the time of such request, in excess of $250 million (the “Demand Registration”).
(b) Effective Demand Registration. Subject to Section 6.3, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts (it being understood that expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of the Demand Registration Statement and the listing of the Demand Registrable Securities shall not be a factor in the measurement of such commercially reasonable efforts) to:
(i) prepare and file the Demand Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Issuer receives the request under Section 4.2(a);
(ii) cause the Demand Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Issuer receives such request under Section 4.2(a); and
(iii) keep the Demand Registration Statement continuously effective until the earlier of (A) the completion of the Demand Sale and (B) three months after the date the Demand Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission; provided, however, that such three month period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the length of: (1) any Blackout Period; plus (2) the number of days that elapse from (x) the date any written notice contemplated by Section 6.3(a) is given by the Issuer to (y) the date on which the Issuer delivers to the Stockholder the supplement or amendment contemplated by
Section 6.3(a); plus (3) a period of time of up to three months to the extent that the Majority Managing Underwriters determine that the offering should be delayed due to market conditions; plus (4) a period of time of up to three months to the extent the Majority Managing Underwriters determine that any material event at the Issuer has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the offering price of the Initial Registrable Securities relative to what the offering price would be expected to be in the absence of such extension; plus (5) the period during which a stop order issued by the Commission is in effect. The parties acknowledge and agree that any extension described above shall begin to run upon its occurrence regardless of whether a prior extension is in effect.
(c) Method of Disposition. The sale of Demand Registrable Securities pursuant to the Demand Registration Statement shall be made solely by means of a single firm-commitment underwritten public offering.
(d) Revocation of Demand Registration. During the term of this Agreement, the Stockholder may revoke the Demand Registration prior to the effective date of the Demand Registration Statement; provided that such revoked Demand Registration shall count as the Demand Registration for purposes of this Agreement unless the Stockholder has promptly reimbursed the Issuer for all Registration Expenses arising from, in connection with or relating to, such revoked Demand Registration; provided, further, that (i) the Stockholder may revoke the Demand Registration following the filing of the Demand Registration Statement only on one occasion during the term of this Agreement, and (ii) once the “road show” in respect of the Demand Sale pursuant to the Demand Registration has commenced, if the Stockholder revokes the Demand Registration, the Issuer shall not be obligated to resume such “road show” that has commenced or to attend or participate in any other “road show” in respect of the Demand Registration. Upon the revocation of the Demand Registration, the Issuer shall be permitted to withdraw the Demand Registration Statement and shall have no further obligation or other Liability pursuant to this Section 4.2 with respect to such Demand Registration.
(e) Financial Information Requirement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Issuer shall not have any obligation to register the Demand Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 4.2 if Adelphia fails to satisfy the Financial Information Requirement.
(f) Reduction of Demand Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stockholder has requested a Demand Registration in accordance with Section 4.2(a), and the number of Demand Registrable Securities the Stockholder is permitted to include in the offering covered by such Demand Registration is reduced, pursuant to Section 6.9 and/or the Comcast Letter Agreement, to below 50% of the number of Demand Registrable Securities originally requested by the Stockholder because of the inclusion of shares of Class A Common Stock held by another stockholder of the Issuer, the Stockholder shall be entitled to make a request for another Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 4.2
(a) Effective Final Registration. Subject to any Lock-up Agreements, if at any time either (x) any party to this Agreement shall reasonably determine that the Section 1145 Exemption is not available to effect the distribution (coincident with the effective date of any Remainder Plan) of the then remaining Registrable Securities (the “Final Registrable Securities”), based on an order of the Bankruptcy Court, clear statements made by the staff of the Commission or the inability of counsel to such party to deliver an opinion to the effect that the Section 1145 Exemption is available, and with the concurrence of the other parties hereto (which concurrence shall not be unreasonably withheld) (provided that as promptly as practicable following such determination, such party shall provide the other party with written notice of such determination together with a copy of such order or memorandum setting forth the communication with the staff of the Commission or such party’s counsel), or (y) the Issuer shall deliver written notice to the Stockholder electing, in its sole discretion, to effect the distribution of the Final Registrable Securities to the Adelphia Claimants pursuant to the terms of this Section 4.3 and not in reliance on section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code (provided that the Issuer may not make such election if such election would reasonably be expected to result in a material delay (including any delay pursuant to Section 6.3) relative to when such distribution would occur pursuant to a chapter 11 plan of reorganization resulting in a Termination Event or would otherwise adversely affect such distribution in any material respect) (each such notice pursuant to clause (x) or (y) above, a “Final Distribution Notice”), then, subject to Section 6.3, as promptly as reasonably practicable following delivery of the Final Distribution Notice, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts (it being understood that expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of a registration statement and the listing of the Final Registrable Securities to be distributed pursuant to the Final Registration Statement shall not be a factor in the measurement of such commercially reasonable efforts) to:
(i) prepare and file as promptly as reasonably possible following delivery of the Final Distribution Notice no more than one Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act (the “Final Registration Statement”) effecting registration (the “Final Registration”) of such transactions involving Final Registrable Securities as are required by the Commission to be registered so that such Final Registrable Securities, when issued to the Adelphia Claimants in such transactions, will be freely tradable by such Adelphia Claimants and not subject to any resale restrictions, except to the extent that any such Adelphia Claimant is an Affiliate of the Issuer or an underwriter (as defined in section 1145(b) of the Bankruptcy Code);
(ii) cause the Final Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly as reasonably practicable after delivery of a Final Distribution Notice; and
(iii) keep the Final Registration Statement continuously effective until the time at which the Final Distribution has been completed and the Class A Common Stock distributed thereby is freely tradable in the hands of the distributees,
except to the extent that any such distributee is an Affiliate of the Issuer or an underwriter (as defined in section 1145(b) of the Bankruptcy Code); provided, however, that in no event shall the Issuer be required to keep the Final Registration Statement effective for more than a six month period following the date on which the relevant chapter 11 plan of reorganization of Adelphia and/or any of its Affiliates becomes effective.
(b) Additional Registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(i) If the Issuer makes the election contemplated by Section 4.3(a)(y) and the Stockholder makes a written request, the Issuer shall file one additional Registration Statement to enable the Stockholder to distribute any remaining Registrable Securities to the Adelphia Claimants, to the extent required by the Commission so that such Registrable Securities, when issued to the Adelphia Claimants in such distribution, will be freely tradable by such Adelphia Claimants and not subject to any resale restrictions, except to the extent that any such Adelphia Claimant is an Affiliate of the Issuer or an underwriter (as defined in section 1145(b) of the Bankruptcy Code). Any such registration pursuant to this Section 4.3(b)(i) shall be subject to Section 6.3 and shall otherwise be governed by clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 4.3(a) above, except that the words “delivery of the Final Distribution Notice” in Section 4.3(a)(i) and (ii) shall be replaced with the words “delivery of the notice under Section 4.3(b)(i).”
(ii) If an Additional Registration Event occurs and the Stockholder makes a written request, the Issuer shall file one additional Registration Statement to register the public offering by the Stockholder of the then remaining Registrable Securities for cash in transactions not involving an underwriter or other intermediary (but not any resale transactions by the recipients of such Registrable Securities). Any such registration pursuant to this Section 4.3(b)(ii) shall be subject to Section 6.3 and shall otherwise be governed by clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 4.3(a) above, except that (x) the words “delivery of the Final Distribution Notice” in Section 4.3(a)(i) and (ii) shall be replaced with the words “delivery of the notice under Section 4.3(b)(ii)”, and (y) the Issuer shall not be required to keep effective the Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 4.3(b)(ii) for more than one month after the date of its effectiveness.
(c) Method of Disposition. The Final Registration Statement shall be used solely to effect (i) a distribution by the Stockholder of all Final Registrable Securities to the Adelphia Claimants pursuant to a chapter 11 plan of reorganization confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and (ii) to the extent required by the Commission so that the Final Registrable Securities, when issued to the Adelphia Claimants in such transactions, will be freely tradable by such Adelphia Claimants and not subject to any resale restrictions (except to the extent that any such Adelphia Claimant is an Affiliate of the Issuer or an underwriter (as defined in section 1145(b) of the Bankruptcy Code)), the resale of the Registrable Securities (such distribution described in clauses (i) and (ii), the “Final Distribution”).
ARTICLE V INCIDENTAL OR “PIGGY-BACK” REGISTRATION
(a) At any time after the completion of the Initial Sale, subject to any Lock-up Agreements, if the Issuer proposes to file a Registration Statement with respect to an offering of securities (other than debt securities, or non-participating preferred equity securities, which are not exchangeable for or convertible into or otherwise linked to the common equity of the Issuer) by the Issuer for its own account or for the account of any stockholder of the Issuer other than the Stockholder (other than (i) a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or (ii) a registration statement relating to the issuance of securities as consideration in any acquisition by the Issuer), then the Issuer shall give written notice (a “Filing Notice”) of such proposed filing to the Stockholder at least five Business Days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the proposed registration and distribution and offer the Stockholder the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as the Stockholder requests (an “Incidental Registration”).
(b) If the Stockholder has made a written request to the Issuer to participate in the Incidental Registration within five Business Days after receipt of the Filing Notice, the Issuer shall permit the Stockholder to include up to all of its Registrable Securities (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.9) in such offering on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Issuer or for the account of such other stockholder, as the case may be, included therein. In connection with any Incidental Registration under this Section 5.2 involving an underwritten offering, the Issuer shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering unless the Stockholder accepts the terms of the underwritten offering as agreed upon by the Issuer and such other stockholders, if any.
ARTICLE VI REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
(a) the Issuer shall (i) before filing a Registration Statement, Prospectus, Free Writing Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, provide Stockholder Counsel and any other Inspector with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein and each Free Writing Prospectus (and each amendment or supplement thereto) to be filed with the Commission, subject to such documents being under the Issuer’s control and (ii) notify the Stockholder, Stockholder Counsel, and each other party participating in such distribution of Registrable Securities of any stop order issued or threatened by the Commission and use commercially reasonable action required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered;
(b) the Issuer shall, as promptly as practicable, prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective as required by Article IV of this Agreement and as required to remove, or prevent the issuance of, any stop order issued or threatened by the Commission;
(c) the Issuer shall furnish to the Stockholder, prior to filing a Registration Statement, at least one conformed copy of such Registration Statement as is proposed to be filed, and thereafter shall promptly furnish such number of conformed copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto), and the Prospectus included therein (including each preliminary Prospectus and any Prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act) as the Stockholder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities; in addition, the Issuer shall promptly after receipt furnish to the Stockholder copies of the portions of any and all transmittal letters and any other correspondence (including comment letters) with the Commission or any other Governmental Entity in respect of such Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto and that relate to the sections entitled “Plan of Distribution” or “Selling Stockholder” or other sections containing information provided by the Stockholder pursuant to Section 6.2, and the Stockholder shall have the right to request that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Issuer modify any such information contained in such Registration Statement or amendment and supplement thereto pertaining to the Stockholder in such sections, and the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such request (provided, however, that the Issuer shall not have any obligation to modify any information if the Issuer reasonably expects that so doing would cause the Registration Statement to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading);
(d) the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to register or qualify all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by the Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such States of the United States of America where an exemption is not available and as the Stockholder shall reasonably request, (ii) to keep such registration or qualification in effect during the period during which the Registration Statement is required to be effective pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) to obtain the withdrawal of any order or other determination suspending such registration or qualification during the period during which the Registration Statement is required to be effective pursuant to this Agreement and (iv) to take any other action which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Stockholder to consummate the Disposition of the relevant Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions, except that the Issuer shall not for any such purpose be required to (A) qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this clause (iv) be obligated to be so qualified, (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) the Issuer shall enter into and perform customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification and contribution agreements in customary form with the Managing Underwriters, Co-Managers or other Counterparty and reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty) and take such other commercially reasonable actions as are required in order to expedite or facilitate each Disposition (other than the Final Distribution or an Additional Disposition) and shall provide all reasonable cooperation, including causing appropriate officers to attend and participate in “road shows,” including other information meetings organized by the Counterparty, customary for similar dispositions; provided, however, that the Issuer and such officers shall not be obligated to attend or participate in more than one “road show” in connection with each such Disposition, unless such “road show” has been interrupted pursuant to Section 6.3, in which case such officers shall continue to be obligated to attend or participate in one more “road show”;
(f) the Issuer shall make available at reasonable times for inspection by the Stockholder, the Counterparties participating in any Disposition (other than the Final Distribution or an Additional Disposition), Stockholder Counsel and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any Counterparty (each, an “Inspector” and collectively, the “Inspectors”), all financial and other records, corporate documents of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Records”) as are reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibilities, and cause the Issuer’s and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors and employees, and the independent public accountants of the Issuer, to discuss the business and affairs of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, to supply promptly all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement and to otherwise reasonably cooperate in the due diligence process of the Inspectors; provided, however, that the Issuer shall be under no obligation to provide any information to the Stockholder, such Counterparties, Stockholder Counsel or any Inspector, and no such party shall have access to any information that (x) consists of the Tax Returns (as defined in the TW NY APA) of the Issuer or (y) based on advice of the Issuer’s counsel, would (i) reasonably be expected to create any Liability under applicable law, or waive any material legal privilege (provided that in such latter event the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate to permit disclosure of such information in a manner consistent with the preservation of such legal privilege), (ii) result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties; or (iii) violate any obligation of the Issuer with respect to confidentiality (provided that, with respect to clause (iii), to the extent specifically requested by the Stockholder, the Issuer has in good faith sought to obtain a waiver regarding the possible disclosure from the third party to whom it owes an obligation of confidentiality);
(g) in preparation for any Disposition (other than the Final Distribution or an Additional Disposition), the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain “cold comfort” letters addressed to the Issuer and the Counterparties and dated the effective date of the Registration Statement and the date of the closing under the agreement relating to such Disposition from the Issuer’s independent public accountants, relating to the Issuer’s financial information, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters delivered in a firm-commitment underwritten public offering;
(h) the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish, at the request of the Stockholder, on the date such Registrable Securities are delivered to the Counterparties for sale pursuant to such Registration Statement (other than the Final Registration Statement or an Additional Registration Statement), a signed opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Issuer for the purposes of such Disposition (other than the Final Distribution or an Additional Disposition), addressed to the Counterparties, covering such legal matters with respect to such Disposition in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Counterparties and the Stockholder may reasonably request and are customarily included in such opinions relating to transactions similar to such Disposition;
(i) the Issuer shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable but no later than fifteen months after the effective date of the Registration Statement, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve months beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement, in a manner that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(j) with respect to any Disposition or a distribution of Registrable Securities to the Adelphia Claimants pursuant to the Section 1145 Exemption, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Purchase Shares to be listed on the NYSE and to thereafter comply with all applicable rules of the NYSE, at or prior to the time of the relevant Disposition or completion of the distribution pursuant to the Section 1145 Exemption, as the case may be, so as to permit the continued listing of such securities on the NYSE, and if such listing on the NYSE has not been effected within a reasonable period of time following the first Disposition under this Agreement or completion of the distribution pursuant to the Section 1145 Exemption, as the case may be, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Purchase Shares to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and thereafter shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market so as to permit the continued listing of such securities on the Nasdaq Stock Market;
(k) the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such Governmental Entities as may be necessary in the written opinion of counsel to the Issuer or Stockholder Counsel to enable the Stockholder to consummate the Disposition of such Registrable Securities within the United States of America;
(l) the Issuer shall timely keep Stockholder Counsel advised as to the initiation and progress of any Registration or Incidental Registration;
(m) the Issuer shall cooperate with the Stockholder and each underwriter participating in the Disposition (other than the Final Distribution or an Additional Disposition) of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the NASD;
(n) during the time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, the Issuer shall promptly give notice to the Stockholder (i) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threat in writing of any proceeding for such purpose, (ii) of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 6.3(b) that results in the Issuer delaying or not taking a Registration Action; and (iii) of the determination by the Issuer that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement will be filed with the Commission; and
(o) the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.
(a) In connection with any Disposition, the Stockholder shall (i) promptly furnish to the Issuer in writing such information with respect to the Stockholder and the Disposition as the Issuer may reasonably request or as may be required by law for use in connection with any related Registration Statement or Prospectus and all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Issuer by the Stockholder not materially misleading or necessary to cause such Registration Statement not to omit a material fact with respect to the Stockholder necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (ii) provide the Issuer with the Adelphia Financial Information for use in the preparation of any Registration Statement in a timely manner so as to enable the Issuer to comply with its obligations under Article IV and Sections 6.1 and 6.3 of this Agreement.
(b) The Stockholder shall comply with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and all applicable state securities laws and comply with all applicable regulations in connection with the registration and the Disposition of the Registrable Securities.
(c) The Stockholder shall enter into and perform customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification and contribution agreements in customary form with the Managing Underwriters or any other Counterparty and reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty) and take such other commercially reasonable actions as are required in order to expedite or facilitate the Disposition and shall provide all reasonable cooperation customary for similar dispositions.
(d) In connection with any Disposition, the Stockholder and its Affiliates shall not use any Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Issuer.
(e) In connection with any Disposition, the Stockholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Issuer in responding to portions of any and all transmittal letters and any other correspondence (including comment letters) from
the Commission or any other Governmental Entity in respect of any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto to the extent that such portions pertain to the Stockholder, the Adelphia Financial Information or the information the Stockholder has provided pursuant to Section 6.2; it being understood that most relevant information is likely to be in the possession of the Issuer or Comcast.
(f) In preparation for any Disposition (other than the Final Distribution or an Additional Disposition), the Stockholder and Adelphia shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain “cold comfort” letters addressed to the Issuer and the Counterparties and dated the effective date of the Registration Statement and the date of the closing under the agreement relating to such Disposition from Adelphia’s independent public accountants with respect to the Adelphia Financial Information in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters delivered in a firm-commitment underwritten public offering.
(g) In connection with the registration process with respect to each Disposition, the Stockholder and Adelphia shall:
(i) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the independent auditor of Adelphia to provide any consents with respect to the Adelphia Financial Information that are required for offerings registered under the Securities Act; and
(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the independent auditor of Adelphia to cooperate in each Disposition, including by participating in meetings, drafting sessions and due diligence sessions and cooperating with the Issuer in good faith to respond to any comments from the Commission or any other Governmental Entity with respect to the Adelphia Financial Information.
(a) The Issuer shall promptly notify the Stockholder (i) upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus or the Registration Statement includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or of the occurrence of any event specified in Section 6.3(b) that results in the Issuer delaying or not taking a Registration Action, (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (iii) of any written request by the Commission for (A) amendments to the Registration Statement or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, (B) supplements or amendments to the Prospectus or (C) additional information. Immediately following any such event (x) upon the request of the Issuer, the Stockholder shall suspend the use of the Prospectus and shall not sell or distribute any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until the Stockholder has received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or until it is advised by the Issuer that the Prospectus may be used, and (y) the Issuer shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to, as promptly as practicable or in the case of an event specified in Section 6.3(b), by the end of the Blackout Period (as defined below), if necessary, prepare and file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement or amendment to the related Prospectus or any document that would be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and Prospectus so that the Registration Statement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and such Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and promptly thereafter deliver to the Stockholder a reasonable number of copies of the supplement or amendment of such Prospectus complying with the foregoing, and, in the case of a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to be declared effective as promptly as is reasonably practicable.
(b) The Issuer shall not be required to file any Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement, file any amendment thereto, furnish any supplement or amendment to a Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, make any other filing with the Commission, cause any Registration Statement or other filing with the Commission to become effective, or take any similar action (collectively, “Registration Actions”) and may withdraw any Registration Statement or other filing with the Commission, and any and all sales of Registrable Securities by a holder thereof pursuant to a Registration Statement shall be suspended for a period of time (each such period, a “Blackout Period”) for so long as, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer (as evidenced by a certificate of an officer of the Issuer), such Registration Action would (i) materially interfere with business activities or plans of the Issuer, (ii) adversely affect the Issuer or the Issuer’s trading markets, (iii) require the disclosure of material non-public information which disclosure would be detrimental to the Issuer, (iv) require the inclusion of financial statements of the Issuer or any business acquired by the Issuer that are not then available or (v) be prohibited by the Comcast Letter Agreement for the periods set forth therein. Upon the occurrence of any condition described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of the first sentence of this Section 6.3(b), the Issuer shall give prompt notice thereof to the Stockholder if it intends to delay any of the Registration Actions and/or suspend sales of Registrable Securities. Upon the termination of the condition described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of the first sentence of this Section 6.3(b), the Issuer shall give prompt notice to the Stockholder and shall promptly proceed with the Registration Actions and make any other filing with the Commission required of it or terminate any suspension of sales or distribution it has put into effect and shall take such other commercially reasonable actions to permit the Disposition of Registrable Securities as contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) In the event that the Issuer declares a Blackout Period pursuant to Section 6.3(b) with respect to the Demand Registration, the Stockholder shall have the right to revoke such Demand Registration without such request counting as a revocation of a Demand Registration for purposes of Section 4.2(d)
and without any liability for Registration Expenses arising from, in connection with or relating to, such revoked Demand Registration.
ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION
(a) Any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party shall be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties are entitled at law or in equity.
(b) Any breach by the Stockholder of the representations or warranties, covenants or agreement set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed a covenant breach by Adelphia pursuant to the TW NY APA and Adelphia shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless TW NY (on its own behalf and/or on behalf of the Issuer or any other Buyer Indemnified Party) from, against and in respect of any Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, any of such Persons, whether in respect of third party claims, claims between the parties hereto, or otherwise, directly or indirectly relating to, arising out of or resulting from such breach. TW NY, the Issuer and any other Buyer Indemnified Party shall have the right, each in its sole discretion, to exercise its rights and remedies with respect to such Loss against either the Escrow Account, the Stockholder or Adelphia and, to the extent exercised against Adelphia, such
rights and remedies shall constitute an administrative expense under section 507(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.