Exhibit 2.9
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
XXXXXX XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST VI
CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Fully and unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent described herein,
by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx)
January 19, 2006
To the Managers named in Schedule I hereto
for the Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VI, a statutory trust created under the Delaware
Statutory Trust Act (the "Issuer Trust"), proposes to issue and sell to the
underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you are
acting as managers (the "Managers"), the number of its capital securities
identified in Schedule I hereto (the "Firm Capital Securities"). The Issuer
Trust also proposes to issue and sell to the Underwriters not more than any
additional number of Capital Securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the
"Additional Capital Securities") if and to the extent that you shall have
determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase
such Additional Capital Securities granted to the Underwriters herein. The Firm
Capital Securities and the Additional Capital Securities are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Capital Securities." If the firm or firms
listed in Schedule II hereto include only the Managers listed in Schedule I
hereto, then the terms "Underwriters" and "Managers" as used herein shall each
be deemed to refer to such firm or firms.
The Capital Securities will be guaranteed by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), to the extent described in the Time of Sale
Prospectus (as defined below) with respect to distributions and amounts payable
upon liquidation or redemption pursuant to a Capital Securities Guarantee
Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2006, and executed and delivered by the
Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the
benefit of the holders from time to time of the Capital Securities (the
"Guarantee").
The Issuer Trust will use the proceeds from the sale of the Capital
Securities and the sale of Common Securities (as defined below) to purchase from
the Company an aggregate principal amount of its Junior Subordinated Deferrable
Interest Debentures (the "Junior Subordinated Debentures") equal to the
aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities and Common Securities.
The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued under a Junior Subordinated
Indenture dated as of October 1, 2004 between the Company and The Bank of New
York, as trustee (the "Debt Securities Trustee") (as amended and supplemented to
the date hereof, the "Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture"). The Company will be
the holder of one hundred percent of the common securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
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Issuer Trust (the "Common Securities" and, together with the Capital Securities,
the "Trust Securities"). The Issuer Trust has been created under Delaware law
pursuant to the filing of a Certificate of Trust (the "Certificate of Trust")
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and, at the time of
issuance of Trust Securities, will be governed by an Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement (the "Trust Agreement") among the Company, as depositor, The Bank of
New York, as Property Trustee (the "Property Trustee"), The Bank of New York
(Delaware), as Delaware Trustee (the "Delaware Trustee") (collectively, the
"Issuer Trustees"), the Administrators (as defined below) and the holders from
time to time of the Trust Securities. The Company, as holder of the Common
Securities of the Issuer Trust, has appointed the Issuer Trustees and two
individuals who are employees or officers of or affiliated with the Company to
act as administrators with respect to the Issuer Trust (the "Administrators").
The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee, will act as Indenture Trustee for the
purposes of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture
Act").
The Company and the Issuer Trust have filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement including a
prospectus (the file number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto) on Form
S-3, relating to, among other securities, the Capital Securities, the Junior
Subordinated Debentures and the Guarantee (collectively, the "Securities") and
has filed with, or transmitted for filing to, or shall promptly after the date
of this Agreement file with or transmit for filing to, the Commission a
prospectus supplement (in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities
(or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company and the
Issuer Trust to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the
Securities Act), the "Prospectus Supplement") pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), specifically relating
to the Securities offered pursuant to this Agreement. The term "Registration
Statement" means the registration statement as amended to the date of this
Agreement, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the
registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or
Rule 430B under the Securities Act. The term "Basic Prospectus" means the
prospectus, dated November 14, 2005, relating to the Securities included in the
Registration Statement, in the form first used to confirm sales of the
Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the
Company and the Issuer Trust to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173
under the Securities Act). The term "Prospectus" means the Basic Prospectus as
supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement. The term "preliminary prospectus"
means any preliminary form of the Prospectus. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term "free writing prospectus" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act. The term "Time of Sale Prospectus" means the Basic
Prospectus and the preliminary prospectus together with the free writing
prospectuses, if any, and the other documents or information identified in
Schedule I hereto. The term "broadly available road show" means a "bona fide
electronic road show" as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the Securities Act that
has been made available without restriction to any person. As used herein, the
terms "Registration Statement," "Basic Prospectus," "preliminary prospectus,"
"Time of Sale Prospectus" and "Prospectus" shall include the documents, if any,
incorporated by reference therein. The terms "supplement," "amendment" and
"amend" as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic
Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus or free
writing prospectus shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company
with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
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1. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Company and the Issuer Trust
jointly and severally represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the
Underwriters that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect;
and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or threatened by the
Commission.
(b) Any preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration
statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in
all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder.
(c) (i) Each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus
or the Prospectus complied or will comply when so filed in all material
respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder, (ii) each part of the Registration Statement,
when such part became effective, did not contain, and each such part, as
amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any 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, (iii) the Registration Statement as of the date hereof does not
contain any 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, (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
comply, and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply, in all
material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, (v) the Time of Sale Prospectus
does not, and at the time of each sale of the Securities in connection with
the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective
purchasers and at the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date (each as
defined in Section 4), as the case may be, the Time of Sale Prospectus, as
then amended or supplemented by the Company and the Issuer Trust, if
applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
(vi) each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together
with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading and (vii) the Prospectus does not contain and, as
amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and
warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to (A) statements or
omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the
Prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to
the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Managers expressly
for use therein or (B) those parts of the Registration Statement that
constitute the Statements of Eligibility (Forms T-1) under the Trust
Indenture Act of the trustees referred to in the Registration Statement.
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(d) Neither the Company nor the Issuer Trust is an "ineligible issuer"
in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to Rules 164,
405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the
Company or the Issuer Trust is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d)
under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing
prospectus that the Company or the Issuer Trust has filed, or is required
to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was
prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company or the
Issuer Trust complies or will comply in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if
any, identified in Schedule I hereto, and electronic road shows, if any,
each furnished to you before first use, each of the Company and the Issuer
Trust has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your
prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.
(e) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has
the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its
business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified
to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect
on the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(f) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated, is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to
own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of
Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its
ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the
extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not
have a material adverse effect on the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries, taken as a whole; all of the issued shares of capital stock
of each consolidated subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly
authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned
directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims.
(g) The Issuer Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in
good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act,
is a "grantor trust" for Federal income tax purposes, has the power and
authority to conduct its business as presently conducted and as described
in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is not required to be authorized to do
business in any other jurisdiction.
(h) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
each of the Issuer Trust and the Company.
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(i) The Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture has been duly qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act, has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the
Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and equitable principles of general applicability.
(j) The Junior Subordinated Debentures have been duly authorized by
the Company and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the
provisions of the Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture and delivered and paid
for as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, will be entitled to the
benefits of the Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture, and will be valid and
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and equitable principles of general
applicability.
(k) The Guarantee has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and
has been duly authorized by the Company and, upon execution and delivery
thereof by the Company (and assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Guarantee Trustee), will, as of the Closing Date or the
Option Closing Date (each as defined in Section 4), as the case may be, be
a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and equitable principles of
general applicability.
(l) The Trust Agreement has been qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act and has been duly authorized by the Company and, upon execution and
delivery thereof by the Company (and assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery thereof by each party thereto other than the Company), will,
as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date (each as defined in
Section 4), as the case may be, be a valid and binding agreement of the
Company, the Issuer Trustees and the Administrators, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and equitable principles
of general applicability and except as rights to indemnification may be
limited under applicable law.
(m) The Capital Securities have been duly authorized by the Trust
Agreement and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the
provisions of the Trust Agreement and delivered to and paid for by the
Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be
validly issued and (subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement) fully paid
and non-assessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Issuer Trust, and the issuance of such Capital Securities will not be
subject to any preemptive or similar rights. Holders of the Capital
Securities will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability as
that extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Common
Securities of the Issuer Trust have been duly authorized by the Trust
Agreement and, when issued and delivered to the Company against payment
therefor as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, will be validly
issued undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer Trust,
and the issuance of such Common Securities will not be subject to any
preemptive rights.
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(n) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance
by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Junior
Subordinated Debt Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Guarantee and the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will not contravene any provision of
applicable law, the Trust Agreement or the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of the Company or any agreement or other instrument binding upon
the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any judgment, order or
decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over
the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries, and no consent,
approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any
governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company
of its obligations under this Agreement, the Junior Subordinated Debt
Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Guarantee and the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky
laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the
Securities; provided, however, that no representation is made as to whether
the purchase of the Securities constitutes a "prohibited transaction" under
Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(o) The execution and delivery by the Issuer Trust of, and the
performance by the Issuer Trust of its obligations under, this Agreement
will not contravene any provision of applicable law or the Trust Agreement
or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Issuer Trust, or any
judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having
jurisdiction over the Issuer Trust, and no consent, approval, authorization
or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is
required for the performance by the Issuer Trust of its obligations under
this Agreement, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue
Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the
Securities; provided however, that no representation is made as to whether
the purchase of the Capital Securities constitutes a "prohibited
transaction" under 406 of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(p) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any
development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or
operations of the Issuer Trust or the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(q) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or
threatened to which the Issuer Trust or the Company or any of its
consolidated subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of
the Issuer Trust or the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries is
subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material
respects in the Time of Sale Prospectus and proceedings that would not have
a material adverse effect on the Issuer Trust or the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of
the Issuer Trust or the Company to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities or to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Prospectus or (ii) that are required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so
described;
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and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that
are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the
Registration Statement that are not described, filed or incorporated as
required.
(r) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration
statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in
all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(s) Neither the Issuer Trust nor the Company is, and after giving
effect to the offering and sale of the Capital Securities and the
application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus neither
will be, required to register as an "investment company" as such term is
defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(t) Each of the Issuer Trust and the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries has all necessary consents, authorizations, approvals, orders,
certificates and permits of and from, and has made all declarations and
filings with, all federal, state, local and other governmental authorities,
all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, to
own, lease, license and use its properties and assets and to conduct its
business in the manner described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, except to
the extent that the failure to obtain or file would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(u) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX Inc. is registered as a broker-dealer and
investment adviser with the Commission, is registered with the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission as a futures commission merchant and is a member
of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.
(v) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated is registered as a broker-dealer
and investment adviser with the Commission, is registered with the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a futures commission merchant and
is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(w) Each of the Company and the Issuer Trust has complied with all
provisions of Section 517.075, Florida Statutes relating to doing business
with the Government of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in
Cuba.
2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Issuer Trust hereby agrees to sell
to the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the
representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions
hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the
Issuer Trust the respective number of Firm Capital Securities set forth in
Schedule II hereto opposite its name at the purchase price set forth in Schedule
I hereto; provided, that the Company shall pay to the Underwriters compensation
equal to $0.7875 per Firm Capital Security.
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In addition, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein
contained, but subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Issuer
Trust hereby agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Capital
Securities and the Underwriters shall have a one-time right to purchase,
severally and not jointly, up to the respective number of Additional Capital
Securities identified in Schedule I hereto at the purchase price set forth in
Schedule I hereto; provided, that the Company shall pay to the Underwriters
compensation equal to $0.7875 per Additional Capital Security. Additional
Capital Securities may be purchased as provided herein solely for the purpose of
covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm
Capital Securities. If any Additional Capital Securities are to be purchased,
each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein
contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally
and not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Capital Securities
(subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional Additional Capital
Securities as you may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total
number of Additional Capital Securities to be purchased as the number of Firm
Capital Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto opposite the name of such
Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Capital Securities.
3. Public Offering. The Issuer Trust and the Company are advised by you
that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective
portions of the Capital Securities as soon after this Agreement has become
effective as in your judgment is advisable. The Issuer Trust and the Company are
further advised by you that the Capital Securities are to be offered to the
public upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.
4. Purchase and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Capital Securities shall be
made to the Issuer Trust in Federal or other funds immediately available in New
York City at the closing time and place set forth in Schedule I hereto, or at
such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth
business day thereafter, as may be designated by you in writing. The time and
date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date."
Payment for any Additional Capital Securities shall be made to the Issuer
Trust in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City at the
closing place referred to above on such date of your determination (which may be
the same as the Closing Date but shall in no event be earlier than the Closing
Date nor later than ten business days after the giving of the notice hereinafter
referred to) as shall be designated in a written notice from you to the Company,
on behalf of the Underwriters, to purchase a number, specified in said notice,
of Additional Capital Securities, or on such other date as shall be designated
in writing by you. In any event, such payment date shall be not later than March
6, 2006. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the
"Option Closing Date." The notice of the determination to exercise the option to
purchase Additional Capital Securities and of the Option Closing Date may be
given at any time within 30 days after the date of this Agreement.
Payment for the Firm Capital Securities or any Additional Capital
Securities shall be made against delivery to you on the Closing Date or the
Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the
several Underwriters, of the Firm Capital Securities or any Additional Capital
Securities, as the case may be, registered in such names and in such
denominations as you shall request in writing not less than one full business
day prior to the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be,
with any transfer taxes payable in
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connection with the transfer of the Firm Capital Securities or any Additional
Capital Securities, as the case may be, to the Underwriters duly paid.
It is understood that substantially contemporaneously with the closing of
the sale of any Additional Capital Securities to the Underwriters, (i) the
Issuer Trust shall issue additional Common Securities to the Company (the
"Additional Common Securities"), (ii) the Company and The Bank of New York, as
Trustee, acting pursuant to a Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of October
1, 2004, shall provide for the issuance of Junior Subordinated Debentures having
a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of such Additional
Capital Securities and Additional Common Securities and (iii) the Company shall
sell such Junior Subordinated Debentures to the Issuer Trust and the Issuer
Trust shall purchase such Junior Subordinated Debentures with proceeds of the
sale of such Additional Capital Securities to the Underwriters and of such
Additional Common Securities to the Company.
5. Conditions to the Underwriters' Obligations. The several obligations of
the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the following conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
prior to the Closing Date,
(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any
notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any
review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the
possible change, in the rating accorded the Company or any of the
securities of the Company by any "nationally recognized statistical rating
organization," as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under
the Securities Act; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise,
or in the earnings, business or operations of the Issuer Trust or the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set
forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus that, in your judgment, is material
and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to market
the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of
Sale Prospectus.
(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of
the Company, and a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an
Administrator of the Issuer Trust:
(i) to the effect set forth in clause (a)(i) above (in the case of the
certificate signed by an executive officer of the Company); and
(ii) to the effect that the representations and warranties of the
Company (in the case of the certificate signed by an executive officer of
the Company) and the Issuer Trust (in the case of the certificate signed by
an Administrator of the Issuer Trust) contained in this Agreement are true
and correct as of the Closing Date and that each of the Company and the
Issuer Trust, as applicable, has complied with all of the agreements and
satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied on
or before the Closing Date.
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The executive officer or Administrator signing and delivering such
certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings
threatened.
(c) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to the Company, or of other counsel
satisfactory to you and who may be an officer of the Company, dated the
Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has
the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its
business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified
to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect
on the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(ii) each of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX Inc., Discover Bank, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx &
Co. Incorporated and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Holdings Inc. (the
"Material Subsidiaries") has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as
a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property
and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and
is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or
leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries,
taken as a whole;
(iii) each of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries has all
necessary consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates and
permits of and from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all
federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, all
self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, to own,
lease, license and use its properties and assets and to conduct its
business in the manner described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, except to
the extent that the failure to obtain or file would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
(iv) the Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture has been duly qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act, has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the
Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and equitable principles of general applicability;
(v) the Junior Subordinated Debentures have been duly authorized by
the Company and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the
provisions of the Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture and delivered to and
paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be entitled to the benefits of the Junior Subordinated Debt
Indenture and will be valid and binding obligations of the Company,
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enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and equitable principles of general applicability;
(vi) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company;
(vii) the Guarantee has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and
is a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and equitable principles of
general applicability;
(viii) the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the
performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the
Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Guarantee and
the Junior Subordinated Debentures will not contravene any provisions of
applicable law or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the
Company or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, any agreement or other
instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is
material to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, any judgment, order or
decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over
the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries, and no consent,
approval, authorization, or order of, or qualification with, any
governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company
of its obligations under this Agreement, the Junior Subordinated Debt
Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Guarantee and the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, except as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of
the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities;
provided, however, that such counsel need not express an opinion as to
whether the purchase of the Securities constitutes a "prohibited
transaction" under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended;
(ix) the statements relating to legal matters, documents or
proceedings included in (A) the Basic Prospectus under the captions "The
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Capital Trusts," "Description of Capital Securities,"
"Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures," "Description of
Guarantees" and "Plan of Distribution," (B) the Time of Sale Prospectus, if
applicable, and the Prospectus Supplement under "Description of Capital
Securities," "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures," "Description
of Guarantee," "Relationship Among the Capital Securities, the Junior
Subordinated Debentures and the Guarantee" and "Underwriters," (C) the
Registration Statement under Item 15, (D) "Item 3. Legal Proceedings" of
the most recent annual report on Form 10-K incorporated by reference in the
Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and (E) "Item 1. Legal
Proceedings" of Part II of the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, if any,
filed since such annual report and incorporated by reference in the Time of
Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, in each case fairly summarize in all
material respects such matters, documents or proceedings;
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(x) after due inquiry, such counsel does not know of any legal or
governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any
of its consolidated subsidiaries or the Issuer Trust is a party or to which
any of the properties of the Company or any of its consolidated
subsidiaries or the Issuer Trust is subject that are required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so
described or of any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents
that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the
Registration Statement that are not described, filed or incorporated by
reference as required;
(xi) neither the Company nor the Issuer Trust is, and after giving
effect to the offering and sale of the Capital Securities and the
application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus neither
will be, required to register as an "investment company" as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(xii) such counsel is of the opinion ascribed to it under the caption
"United States Federal Income Tax Consequences" in the Time of Sale
Prospectus, if applicable, and the Prospectus Supplement; and
(xiii) (A) in the opinion of such counsel (1) each document filed
pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except for the financial
statements and financial schedules and other financial and statistical data
included therein, as to which such counsel need not express any opinion)
appeared on its face to be appropriately responsive as of its filing date
in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and (2) the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except for the financial
statements and financial schedules and other financial and statistical data
included therein and except for those parts of the Registration Statement
that constitute the Forms T-1, as to which such counsel need not express
any opinion) appear on their face to be appropriately responsive in all
material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and (B)
nothing has come to the attention of such counsel that causes such counsel
to believe that (1) any part of the Registration Statement, when such part
became effective (except for the financial statements and financial
schedules and other financial and statistical data included therein and
except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute Forms
T-1, as to which such counsel need not express any belief) contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, (2) the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (except
for the financial statements and financial schedules and other financial
and statistical data included therein and except for those parts of the
Registration Statement that constitute Forms T-1, as to which such counsel
need not express any belief) on the date of this Agreement, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, (3) the Time of Sale Prospectus (except for the financial
statements and financial schedules and other financial and statistical data
included therein, as to which such counsel need not express any belief), as
of the date of this Agreement or as amended or supplemented, if
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applicable, as of the Closing Date contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made not misleading or (4) the Prospectus (except for the financial
statements and financial schedules and other financial and statistical data
included therein, as to which such counsel need not express any belief), as
amended or supplemented, if applicable, as of the Closing Date contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the
Closing Date, covering the matters referred to in Sections 5(c)(iv),
5(c)(v), 5(c)(vi), 5(c)(vii) and 5(c)(ix) (but only as to statements in the
Basic Prospectus under "Description of Capital Securities," "Description of
Junior Subordinated Debentures," "Description of Guarantees" and "Plan of
Distribution" and in the Time of Sale Prospectus (if applicable) and the
Prospectus Supplement under "Description of Capital Securities,"
"Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures," "Description of
Guarantee," "Relationship Among the Capital Securities, the Junior
Subordinated Debentures and the Guarantee" and "Underwriters"), and
Sections 5(c)(xiii)(A)(2), 5(c)(xiii)(B)(2), 5(c)(xiii)(B)(3) and
5(c)(xiii)(B)(4) above.
With respect to Section 5(c)(xiii) above, if such opinion is given by
counsel who is also an officer of the Company, such counsel may state that his
or her opinion and belief are based upon his or her participation, or the
participation of someone under his or her supervision, in the preparation of the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and any
amendments or supplements thereto and review and discussion of the contents
thereof, but are without independent check or verification, except as specified.
With respect to Section 5(c)(xiii) above, Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx and, if Sidley
Austin LLP is giving such opinion, Sidley Austin LLP (i) may state that their
opinions and beliefs are based upon their participation in the preparation of
the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the
preliminary prospectus supplement, if any, any free writing prospectuses
identified as part of the Time of Sale Prospectus in Schedule I hereto, the
Prospectus Supplement and any amendments or supplements thereto (but not
including documents incorporated therein by reference) and upon review and
discussion of the contents of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus (including documents incorporated therein by
reference), but are without independent check or verification, except as
specified, and (ii) need express no opinion or belief as to the conveyance of
the Time of Sale Prospectus or the information contained therein to investors.
(e) The opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, or any other outside counsel for
the Company, described in Section 5(c) above shall be rendered to the
Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
(f) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion dated the Closing Date of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger, PA, special
Delaware counsel for the Issuer Trust and the Company, or of other counsel
satisfactory to the Manager, to the effect that:
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(i) the Issuer Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in
good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act,
and, under the Trust Agreement and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, has
the trust power and authority to conduct its business, all as described in
the Registration Statement and Time of Sale Prospectus;
(ii) assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the Trust
Agreement by the Company, the Administrators and the Issuer Trustee, the
Trust Agreement is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, the
Administrators and the Issuer Trustee and is enforceable against the
Company, the Administrators and the Issuer Trustee, in accordance with its
terms, subject, as to enforcement, to the effect upon the Trust Agreement
of (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization,
liquidation, fraudulent conveyance and transfer, and other similar laws
relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally,
(ii) principles of equity, including applicable law relating to fiduciary
duties (regardless of whether considered and applied in a proceeding in
equity or at law), and (iii) the effect of applicable public policy on the
enforceability of provisions relating to indemnification or contribution;
(iii) under the Trust Agreement and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act,
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Issuer Trust, and the
performance by the Issuer Trust of its obligations thereunder, have been
duly authorized by all necessary trust action on the part of the Issuer
Trust;
(iv) the Capital Securities have been duly authorized by the Trust
Agreement and are duly and validly issued and, subject to the
qualifications set forth in such opinion, will be fully paid and
nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer
Trust; the holders of Capital Securities, as beneficial owners of the
Issuer Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability
extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware;
(v) the Common Securities have been duly authorized by the Trust
Agreement and are duly and validly issued undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Issuer Trust;
(vi) under the Trust Agreement and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act,
the issuance of the Trust Securities is not subject to preemptive rights;
(vii) the statements in the Basic Prospectus under the caption "The
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Capital Trusts" and "Description of Capital Securities" and
the statements in the Prospectus Supplement and, if applicable, the Time of
Sale Prospectus under the captions "Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Capital Trust VI,"
"Description of Capital Securities" and "Relationship Among the Capital
Securities, the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Guarantee," insofar
as such statements constitute statements of Delaware law, are fairly
presented;
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(viii) the issuance and the sale of the Trust Securities by the Issuer
Trust, the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer Trust of this
Agreement, the consummation by the Issuer Trust of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by the Issuer Trust with its
obligations under this Agreement do not violate (A) the Certificate of
Trust of the Issuer Trust or the Trust Agreement, or (B) any applicable
Delaware law or Delaware administrative regulation;
(ix) after due inquiry, limited to, and solely to the extent reflected
on the second business day prior to the Closing Date, the results of
computer searches of the court dockets for active cases of the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, Delaware,
of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle
County, Delaware, and of the United States Federal District Court sitting
in the State of Delaware, such counsel does not know of any legal or
governmental proceeding pending against the Issuer Trust;
(x) no authorization, approval, consent or order of any Delaware court
or any Delaware governmental authority or Delaware agency is required to be
obtained by the Issuer Trust solely in connection with the issuance and
sale of the Trust Securities; and
(xi) the Capital Security holders (other than those Capital Security
holders who reside or are domiciled in the State of Delaware) will have no
liability for income taxes imposed by the State of Delaware solely as a
result of their participation in the Issuer Trust, and the Issuer Trust
will not be liable for any income tax imposed by the State of Delaware.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may note that holders of Trust
Securities may be obligated, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, to (i) provide
indemnity and security in connection with and pay taxes or other governmental
charges arising from transfers of certificates for Trust Securities and the
issuance of replacement certificates for Trust Securities, (ii) provide security
and indemnity in connection with requests of or directions to the Property
Trustee to exercise its rights and remedies under the Trust Agreement and (iii)
undertake to pay costs as a party litigant in any suit for the enforcement of
any right or remedy under the Trust Agreement or against the Property Trustee,
to the extent provided in the Trust Agreement.
(g) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a letter,
dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managers,
from the Company's independent public accountants, containing statements
and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort
letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and
certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus; provided that each letter so furnished shall use a "cut-off
date" no more than three business days prior to the date of such letter.
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Capital
Securities hereunder are subject to the delivery to you on the Option Closing
Date of such documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the good
standing of the Issuer Trust and the
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Company, the due authorization and issuance of the Additional Capital Securities
and other matters related to the issuance of the Additional Capital Securities.
6. Covenants of the Company and the Issuer Trust. Each of the Company and
the Issuer Trust covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) To furnish to you without charge, a signed copy of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference) and to deliver to each of the Underwriters
during the period mentioned in Section 6(e) or 6(f) below, as many copies
of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any documents incorporated
by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the
Registration Statement as you may reasonably request.
(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each
such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed
amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object.
(c) To furnish to you a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus
to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company
or the Issuer Trust and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing
prospectus to which you reasonably object.
(d) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the
Company or the Issuer Trust being required to file with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus
prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise
would not have been required to file thereunder.
(e) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to
buy the Capital Securities at a time when the Prospectus is not yet
available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition
shall exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or
condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus
conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then
on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is
necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with
applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish,
at the Company's expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon
request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so
that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or
supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when delivered to
a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the
Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended
or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
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(f) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering
of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the
Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under
the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with
sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition shall
exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances existing when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice
referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is delivered to a
purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the
Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to
comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission,
and furnish, at the Company's own expense, to the Underwriters and to the
dealers (whose names and addresses you will furnish to the Company) to
which Securities may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters
and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to
the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or
supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the
Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under
the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that
the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable
law.
(g) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably
request.
(h) To make generally available to the Company's security holders and
to you as soon as practicable an earning statement covering a period of at
least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company
occurring after the date of this Agreement, which earning statement shall
satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(i) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all
expenses incident to the performance of the Company's and the Issuer
Trust's obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees,
disbursements and expenses of the Company's and the Issuer Trust's counsel
and the Company's and the Issuer Trust's accountants in connection with the
registration and delivery of the Securities under the Securities Act and
all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of
the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale
Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on
behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company or the Issuer Trust and
amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including the filing
fees payable to the Commission relating to the Securities (within the time
required by Rule 456 (b)(1), if applicable), all printing costs associated
therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the
Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all
costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Securities
to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon,
(iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or legal investment
memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities under
state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification
of the Securities for offer and sale under state securities laws as
provided in Section 6(g) hereof, including
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filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with
the Blue Sky or legal investment memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred
in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the
Securities by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (v) any
fees charged by the rating agencies for the rating of the Securities, (vi)
all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the
registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the Securities and all costs
and expenses incident to listing the Securities on the New York Stock
Exchange (vii) the cost of the preparation, issuance and delivery of the
Securities, (viii) the costs and charges of any trustee, transfer agent,
registrar or depositary, (ix) the costs and expenses of the Company or the
Issuer Trust relating to investor presentations on any "road show"
undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the
Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the
preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses
associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and
expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show
presentations with the prior approval of the Company or the Issuer Trust,
travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the
Company and the Issuer Trust and any such consultants, and the cost of any
aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, (x) the document
production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement and
(xi) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the
obligations of the Company and the Issuer Trust hereunder for which
provision is not otherwise made in this Section. It is understood, however,
that except as provided in this Section, Section 8 entitled "Indemnity and
Contribution," and the last paragraph of Section 10 below, the Underwriters
will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements
of their counsel, transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities
by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may
make.
(j) If the third anniversary of the initial effective date of the
Registration Statement occurs before all the Capital Securities have been
sold by the Underwriters, prior to the third anniversary to file a new
shelf registration statement and to take any other action necessary to
permit the public offering of the Capital Securities to continue without
interruption; references herein to the Registration Statement shall include
the new registration statement declared effective by the Commission.
(k) During the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing to
and including the Closing Date, and without the prior written consent of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, not to (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract
to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or
contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any securities of
the Company or the Issuer Trust that are substantially similar to the
Capital Securities (other than (x) the Securities, (y) commercial paper
issued in the ordinary course of business or (z) securities or warrants
permitted with the prior written consent of the Manager identified in
Schedule I with the authorization to release this lock-up on behalf of the
Underwriters) or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that
transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences
of ownership of the
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Securities, whether any transactions described above are to be settled by
securities, in cash or otherwise, except in the offering.
(l) To prepare a final term sheet relating to the offering of the
Securities, containing only information that describes the final terms of
the Securities or the offering in a form consented to by you, and to file
such final term sheet within the period required by Rule 433(d)(5)(ii)
under the Securities Act following the date the final terms have been
established for the offering of the Capital Securities.
7. Covenants of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter severally covenants with
the Company and the Issuer Trust not to take any action that would result in the
Company or the Issuer Trust being required to file with the Commission under
Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such
Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company or
the Issuer Trust thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) Each of the Company and the Issuer
Trust jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the
meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under
the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such
action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof,
any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing
prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company or
Issuer Trust information that the Company or the Issuer Trust has filed, or is
required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or caused by any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon
information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company or the Issuer
Trust in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.
(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and
hold harmless the Issuer Trust, the Issuer Trustees, the Administrators, the
Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and
each person, if any, who controls the Issuer Trust or Company within the meaning
of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to
the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Issuer Trust
to such Underwriter, but only with reference to information relating to such
Underwriter furnished to the Company or the Issuer Trust in writing by such
Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any
preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing
prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation)
shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be
sought pursuant to Section
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8(a) or 8(b), such person (the "indemnified party") shall promptly notify the
person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "indemnifying party") in
writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall
retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the
indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such
proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to
such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the
right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall
be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party
and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such
counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood
that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any
indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in
the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified
parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are
incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Manager authorized to
appoint counsel under this Section 8 as set forth in Schedule I hereto, in the
case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company and the
Issuer Trust, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The
indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff the indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at
any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to
reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated
by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party
agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected
without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30
days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii)
such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in
accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect
of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could
have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party; unless such settlement
includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability
on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or 8(b)
is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party
under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder,
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the
Issuer Trust on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the
offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above
but also the relative fault of the Company and the Issuer Trust on the one hand
and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or
omissions that
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resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company
and the Issuer Trust on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in
connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be in the same
respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and
the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters
bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Capital Securities as
set forth in the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company and the Issuer
Trust on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Issuer
Trust or by the Underwriters and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Underwriters' respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section
8 are several in proportion to the respective principal amounts of Capital
Securities they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.
(e) The Company, the Issuer Trust and the Underwriters agree that it would
not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were
determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one
entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8(d). The amount
paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages and liabilities referred to in Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess
of the amount by which the total price at which the Capital Securities
underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public
exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter 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 remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to
any indemnified party at law or in equity.
(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 8
and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the
Issuer Trust contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full
force and effect, regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any person controlling
any Underwriter or any affiliate of any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the
Company or the Issuer Trust, the officers or directors of the Company or the
Issuer Trust or any person controlling the Company or the Issuer Trust and (iii)
acceptance of and payment for any of the Capital Securities.
9. Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice
given by you to the Company if, after the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been
suspended or materially limited on or by, as the case may be, any of the New
York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
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Nasdaq National Market, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (ii) trading of any
securities of the Company or any Issuer Trust shall have been suspended on any
exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in
securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall
have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have
been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have
occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial
markets or any calamity or crisis that, in your judgment, is material and
adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this
clause (v), makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed
with the offer, sale or delivery of the Capital Securities on the terms and in
the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
10. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become
effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
If, on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any
one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Capital
Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date,
and the aggregate number of Capital Securities which such defaulting Underwriter
or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than
one-tenth of the aggregate number of the Capital Securities to be purchased on
such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the
proportions that the number of Firm Capital Securities set forth opposite their
respective names in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate number of Firm
Capital Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting
Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase the
Capital Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but
failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the
number of Capital Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase
pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 10 by an amount
in excess of one-ninth of such number of Capital Securities without the written
consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or
Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Capital Securities and the
aggregate number of Firm Capital Securities with respect to which such default
occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm Capital Securities
to be purchased, and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company and the
Issuer Trust for the purchase of such Firm Capital Securities are not made
within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without
liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter, the Company or the
Issuer Trust. In any such case either you or the Company or the Issuer Trust
shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer
than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration
Statement, in the Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in any other
documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on the Option Closing Date, any
Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Capital
Securities and the aggregate number of Additional Capital Securities with
respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate
number of Additional Capital Securities to be purchased, the non-defaulting
Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation to purchase
Additional Capital Securities or (ii) purchase not less than the number of
Additional Capital Securities that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have
been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. Any action taken
under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability
in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.
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If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them,
because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company or the Issuer Trust
to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement,
or if for any reason the Company or the Issuer Trust shall be unable to perform
its obligations under this Agreement, the Company and the Issuer Trust jointly
and severally agree to reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have
so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all
out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel)
reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or
the offering contemplated hereunder.
11. Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous
written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not
superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the Securities,
represents the entire agreement between the Company and the Issuer Trust and the
Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the
Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the
purchase and sale of the Securities.
(b) Each of the Issuer Trust and the Company acknowledges that in
connection with the offering of the Securities: (i) the Underwriters have acted
at arms length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company,
the Issuer Trust or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Company and
the Issuer Trust only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement
and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement),
if any, and (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of
the Company and the Issuer Trust. Each of the Company and the Issuer Trust
waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have
against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in
connection with the offering of the Securities.
12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
13. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
14. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of
this Agreement.
15. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective
only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent
to you at the address set forth in Schedule I hereto; and if to the Company or
the Issuer Trust shall be delivered, mailed or sent to the address set forth in
Schedule I hereto.
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Very truly yours,
XXXXXX XXXXXXX CAPITAL TRUST VI
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, as Depositor
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Administrator
XXXXXX XXXXXXX
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Accepted as of the date hereof
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED
UBS SECURITIES LLC
WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.
XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and
the several Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Director
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SCHEDULE I
Managers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
UBS Securities LLC
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC
Manager authorized to release lock-up
under Section 6(k): Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Manager authorized to appoint
counsel under Section 8(c):
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated
Registration Statement File Nos.: 333-129243 and 000-000000-00
Time of Sale Prospectus: A. Basic Prospectus dated November
14, 2005
B. preliminary prospectus
supplement dated January
17, 2006 relating to the
Securities
C. free writing prospectus
dated January 19, 2006,
filed by the Company or the
Issuer Trust under Rule
433(d) of the Securities
Act
Designation of the Series of Capital 6.60% Capital Securities
Securities:
CUSIP/ISIN/Common Code: 617461 20 7
Aggregate Number of Firm Capital 30,000,000
Securities:
Aggregate Number of Additional Capital Up to 4,500,000
Securities:
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Aggregate Number of Capital Securities (if 34,500,000
the Underwriters' over-allotment option is
exercised in full):
Purchase Price: $25 per Capital Security, plus
accumulated distributions, if any,
from January 26, 2006 to the date
of payment and delivery
Price to Public: $25
Underwriters' Compensation per Capital $0.7875
Security:
Selling Concession per Capital Security: $0.50
Reallowance per Capital Security: $0.45
Form: Book-entry
Other Terms:
Maturity Date: February 1, 2046
Original Issue Date: January 26, 2006
Distribution Rate: 6.60% per annum, accruing from
January 26, 2006
Distribution Payment Dates: February 1, May 1, August 1 and
November 1
Minimum Denominations: $25 and integral multiples thereof
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Redemption Provisions: Subject to obtaining any then required
regulatory approval, the Capital Securities
may be redeemed at the liquidation amount
of $25 per security plus accrued interest
to the date of redemption: (a) on or after
February 1, 2011, in whole or in part, on
one or more occasions, at any time; (b)
before February 1, 2011, in whole only and
only if adverse changes in tax or
investment company law occur and are
continuing; and (c) at any time, in whole
or in part, upon adverse changes in the
policies or rules and regulations relating
to capital treatment of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or of any
applicable regulatory body or governmental
authority.
These circumstances are more fully
described on pages S-18 and S-19 of the
Prospectus.
Book-Entry Form: The Capital Securities will be issued in
the form of one or more fully registered
global securities certificates which will
be deposited with, or on behalf of, The
Depository Trust Company, New York, New
York (the "Depositary") and registered in
the name of Cede & Co., the Depositary's
nominee. Beneficial interests in the
capital securities will be represented
through book-entry accounts of financial
institutions acting on behalf of beneficial
owners as direct and indirect participants
in the Depositary. The Capital Securities
may be transferred, in whole and not in
part, only to another nominee of the
Depositary or to a successor to the
Depositary or its nominee. The Capital
Securities will not be issued in definitive
form except in very limited circumstances
described in the Time of Sale Prospectus
and Prospectus Supplement.
Closing Date and Time: January 26, 2006, 9:00 a.m.
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Closing Location: Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Address for Notices to Underwriters: 0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Address for Notices to the Company 0000 Xxxxxxxx
or the Issuer Trust: Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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SCHEDULE II
Number of Firm
Capital Securities To
Underwriter Be Purchased
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated 4,935,000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 4,935,000
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated 4,935,000
UBS Securities LLC 4,935,000
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC 4,935,000
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 600,000
Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC 600,000
X.X. Xxxxxxx & Sons, Inc. 300,000
Banc of America Securities LLC 300,000
KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments Inc. 300,000
RBC Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Inc. 300,000
ABN AMRO Incorporated 150,000
BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Inc. 150,000
Bear Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 150,000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., Inc. 150,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 150,000
H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc. 150,000
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. 150,000
Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 150,000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. 150,000
TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc. 150,000
X.X. Xxxxxxxx & Co. 75,000
Xxxxx Securities, Inc. 75,000
Xxxxxx & Company 75,000
J.J.B. Xxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxxxx, Inc. 75,000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx LLC 75,000
XxXxxx, Xxxxx & Co. Inc. 75,000
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Number of Firm
Capital Securities To
Underwriter Be Purchased
Mesirow Financial, Inc. 75,000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Company, Inc. 75,000
Pershing LLC 75,000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. 75,000
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx & Co. Incorporated 75,000
Xxxx, Xxxx & Co., Inc. 75,000
Southwest Securities, Inc. 75,000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Company, Incorporated 75,000
SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. 75,000
Xxxxxxxx Capital Partners, L.P. 75,000
Wedbush Xxxxxx Securities Inc. 75,000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Company L.L.C. 75,000
Xxxxxxx Capital Markets Group 75,000
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Total............................................ 30,000,000
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