Dealer Manager Agreement By Dealer’s acceptance of this Agreement, Dealer will become one of the “Participating Dealers” referred to in the Dealer Manager Agreement and will be entitled and subject to the terms and conditions of the Dealer Manager Agreement, including, but not limited to, Section 8.4 of the Dealer Manager Agreement (or, in the event of a Follow-On Offering, the equivalent section of the applicable Follow-On Dealer Manager Agreement) wherein the Dealers severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Dealer Manager and each of their respective Indemnified Parties. Dealer hereby agrees to solicit, as an independent contractor and not as the agent of the Dealer Manager or of the Company (or their affiliates), persons acceptable to the Company to purchase the Shares pursuant to the subscription agreement in the form attached to the Prospectus and in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus or, in the event of a Follow-On Offering, the prospectus (a “Follow-On Prospectus”) and the subscription agreement applicable to such Follow-On Offering. Dealer hereby agrees to use its best efforts to sell the Shares for cash on the terms and conditions stated in the Prospectus (and, in the event of a Follow-On Offering, the applicable Follow-On Prospectus). Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to make Dealer an employee, agent, representative or partner of the Dealer Manager, or the Company, and Dealer is not authorized to act for the Dealer Manager or the Company or to make any representations on their behalf except as set forth in the Prospectus (or the applicable Follow-On Prospectus) and such other printed sales literature or other materials furnished to Dealer by the Dealer Manager, provided that the use of such sales literature and other materials has been approved for use in advance by the Company and all appropriate regulatory agencies (“Supplemental Information”).
Selected Dealers Agreements (a) The Distributor shall have the right to enter into selected dealer agreements with Selected Dealers for the sale of Shares. In making agreements with Selected Dealers, the Distributor shall act only as principal and not as agent for a Fund. Shares sold to Selected Dealers shall be for resale by such dealers only at the public offering price set forth in the Prospectus. With respect to Class A Shares, in such agreement the Distributor shall have the right to fix the portion of the applicable front-end sales charge which may be allocated to the Selected Dealers.
(b) Within the United States, the Distributor shall offer and sell Shares only to Selected Dealers that are members in good standing of the NASD.
(c) The Distributor shall adopt and follow procedures, as approved by each Fund, for the confirmation of sales of its Shares to investors and Selected Dealers, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Selected Dealers on such sales, and the cancellation of unsettled transactions, as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, as such requirements may from time to time exist.
Selected Dealer Agreements a. The Distributor shall have the right to enter into selected dealer agreements with securities dealers of its choice ("selected dealers") for the sale of Class C Shares; provided, that the Corporation shall approve the forms of agreements with dealers. Class C Shares sold to selected dealers shall be for resale by such dealers only at net asset value determined as set forth in Section 3(d) hereof. The form of agreement with selected dealers to be used during the subscription period described in Section 3(a) is attached hereto as Exhibit A and the form of agreement with selected dealers to be used in the continuous offering of the Class C Shares is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
b. Within the United States, the Distributor shall offer and sell Class C Shares only to such selected dealers as are members in good standing of the NASD.
Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction Adjustments applicable to the Transaction: Potential Adjustment Events: Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in any Dilution Adjustment Provision, that would result in an adjustment pursuant to the Indenture to the “Conversion Rate” or the composition of a “unit of Reference Property” or to any “Last Reported Sale Price”, “Daily VWAP,” “Daily Conversion Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each as defined in the Indenture). For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery or payment obligation hereunder, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction, on account of (x) any distribution of cash, property or securities by Counterparty to holders of the Convertible Notes (upon conversion or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of the Convertible Notes are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment under the Indenture of the type referred to in the immediately preceding sentence (including, without limitation, pursuant to the fourth sentence of Section 14.04(c) of the Indenture or the fourth sentence of Section 14.04(d) of the Indenture). Method of Adjustment: Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, shall make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing and “Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers” below, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 14.05 of the Indenture, Section 14.07 of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture entered into thereunder or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner taking into account the relevant provisions of the Indenture; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Settlement Averaging Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make a commercially reasonable adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event. Dilution Adjustment Provisions: Sections 14.04(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and Section 14.05 of the Indenture. Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction: Merger Events: Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the definition of “Merger Event” in Section 14.07 of the Indenture. Tender Offers: Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions, a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 14.04(e) of the Indenture. Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers: Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction, subject to the second paragraph under “Method of Adjustment”; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision; provided further that if (x) with respect to any Merger Event or any Tender Offer, (i) (A) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (B) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer will not be a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) Dealer determines at any time following the occurrence of such Merger Event or Tender Offer that (A) such Merger Event or Tender Offer has had or will have an adverse effect on Dealer’s rights and obligations under the Transaction or (B) Dealer will incur or has incurred an increased (as compared with circumstances existing on the Trade Date) amount of tax, duty, expense or fee to (1) acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or asset(s) constituting a commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the economic risk of entering into and performing its obligations with respect to the Transaction or (2) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any transaction(s) or asset(s) constituting a commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the economic risk of entering into and performing its obligations with respect to the Transaction or (y) a Prohibited Foreign Transaction occurs, then, in the case of either clause (x) or clause (y), Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Dealer’s commercially reasonable election; provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth above regardless of whether any Merger Event or Tender Offer results in a Conversion Date occurring prior to the Free Convertibility Date (any such conversion, an “Early Conversion”).
Other Underwriting Agreements The Company is not a party to any agreement with an agent or underwriter for any other “at the market” or continuous equity transaction.
The Underwriting Agreement This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
Description of the Underwriting Agreement This Agreement conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
Underwriting Agreements If requested by the Underwriters for any Underwritten Offering requested by holders pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.3, the Company and the holders of Registrable Securities to be included therein shall enter into an underwriting agreement with such Underwriters, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the Company, the holders of a majority-in-interest of each class of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Offering and the Underwriters, and to contain such terms and conditions as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, including, without limitation, indemnities no less favorable to the recipient thereof than those provided in Section 2.4. The holders of any Registrable Securities to be included in any Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.2 shall enter into such an underwriting agreement at the request of the Company. All of the representations and warranties and the other agreements by and on the part of the Company to and for the benefit of the Underwriters included in any such underwriting agreement shall also be made to and for the benefit of such holders, and any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of the Underwriters under such underwriting agreement shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such holders. No holder shall be required in any such underwriting agreement to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the Underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such holder, such holder’s Registrable Securities, such holder’s intended method of distribution and any other representations required by law.
Underwriting Procedures (i) If the Company or the Initiating Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all of the Initiating Holders so elect, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Demand Registration to be in the form of a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering shall be the Approved Underwriter selected in accordance with Section 3(f). In connection with any Demand Registration under this Section 3 involving an underwritten offering, none of the Registrable Securities held by any Designated Holder making a request for inclusion of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof shall be included in such underwritten offering unless such Designated Holder accepts the terms of the offering as agreed upon by the Company, the Initiating Holders and the Approved Underwriter, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the Approved Underwriter, jeopardize the success of such offering by the Initiating Holders. If the Approved Underwriter advises the Company in its reasonable opinion that the aggregate amount of such Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering is sufficiently large to have a material adverse effect on the success of such offering, then the Company shall include in such registration only the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities that the Approved Underwriter believes may be sold without any such material adverse effect and shall reduce the amount of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration by removing from such registration securities owned, first by the Company and second by the Designated Holders (including the Initiating Holders) pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Designated Holder.
(ii) If an Initiating Holder makes a request for a Demand Registration and, pursuant to Section 3(e)(i) above, the Approved Underwriter advises the Company to reduce the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering such that less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the Registrable Securities requested to be included by any Initiating Holder are ultimately included in and sold pursuant to such Demand Registration, the Initiating Holder shall have the right to require the Company to effect an additional Demand Registration; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate number of Demand Registrations to be effected by the Company for any one Initiating Holder exceed two (2).
Appointment of Manager as Selling Agent; Terms Agreement For purposes of selling the Shares through the Manager, the Company hereby appoints the Manager as exclusive agent of the Company for the purpose of selling the Shares of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Manager agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions stated herein. The Company agrees that, whenever it determines to sell the Shares directly to the Manager as principal, it will enter into a separate agreement (each, a “Terms Agreement”) in substantially the form of Annex I hereto, relating to such sale in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement.
