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Registration Rights Agreement |
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EXECUTION COPY
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
March 16, 2005, is entered into by and among SEACOR HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware
corporation (including its successors, the "Company"), and the persons (each a
"Holder" and collectively, the "Holders") listed on the signature pages hereof.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, SBLK Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation,
CORBULK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Seabulk International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, are parties to an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of the date hereof (the "Merger Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Holders will receive
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the
Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
EFFECTIVENESS; DEFINITIONS
1.1 Effectiveness. This agreement shall be of no force or effect prior to
the "Effective Time" as defined in the Merger Agreement (hereinafter, the
"Effective Time") and shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be of full
force and effect from and after the Effective Time. In the event that the Merger
Agreement is terminated for any reason prior to the Effective Time, this
Agreement shall terminate.
1.2 Definitions.
"Advice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.3 hereof.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any Person who,
directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control
with any Person.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereof.
"Broker-Dealer" means a broker or dealer registered with the SEC as
such under the Exchange Act or a "bank" as defined by the Exchange Act.
"Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day
on which commercial banks are authorized or required to close under the laws of
the United States or the State of New York.
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"Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals
hereof.
"Common Stock Equivalents" means, without duplication with any other
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, any rights, warrants, options,
convertible securities or indebtedness, exchangeable securities or indebtedness,
or other rights, exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into, directly
or indirectly, Common Stock of the Company and securities convertible or
exchangeable into Common Stock of the Company, whether at the time of issuance
or upon the passage of time or the occurrence of such future event.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereof.
"Company Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.1
hereof.
"Deferral Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6
hereof.
"Effective Time" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1
hereof.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the
SEC thereunder.
"Holder" and "Holders" shall have the meaning set forth in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any Affiliate of any
such Holder to whom Registrable Securities are transferred by such Holder.
"NASD" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
"Nautilus" means Nautilus Acquisition, L.P. and any of its Affiliates.
"Notifying Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.1
hereof.
"Person" or "person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Piggyback Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.1.
"Receiving Holders" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.1
hereof.
"register," "registered" and "registration" refer to a registration
effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the
Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such
registration statement.
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"Registrable Securities" means the shares of Common Stock of the
Company to be acquired by the Holders pursuant to the transactions contemplated
by the Merger Agreement; provided, however, that Registrable Securities shall
not include any such shares sold or otherwise transferred by a Holder except in
the event of a transfer by a Holder to one or more of such Holder's Affiliates.
"Registration Expenses" means all expenses incident to registration of
the Registrable Securities hereunder, including, without limitation, (a) all SEC
and any NASD registration and filing fees and expenses, (b) all fees and
expenses in connection with the registration or qualification of the Registrable
Securities for offering and sale under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of any
state or other jurisdiction of the United States of America and, in the case of
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