Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession. (d) Each Underwriter agrees that: (i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; (ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and (iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Master Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Master Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, in relation to each member State of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”) which has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (the “Prospectus Directive”) each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in the Relevant Member State it has not made and will not make an offer of the Notes to the public in any Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive, provided, that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, (A) the expression “an offer of notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and (C) the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Multi Asset Execution Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Multi Asset Execution Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Multi Asset Execution Trust)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be soldsold is determined, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter severally but not jointly agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter severally but not jointly agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possessionlaw.
(d) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act of 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom (the “UK”); and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter, (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus, and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify SC and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees with the Seller that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any UK Retail Investor in the UK. For the purposes of this Section 4(h):
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1), Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1), Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2023-6)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, in relation to each member State of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”) which has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (the “Prospectus Directive”) each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in the Relevant Member State it has not made and will not make an offer of the Notes to the public in any Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive, provided, that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, (A) the expression “an offer of notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including by Directive 2010/73/EU), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Master Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Master Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Master Trust)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Offered Notes for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Offered Notes are to be sold, then after the Offered Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
. If the Seller, the Sponsor or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (bas defined in Rule 405) Notwithstanding (including without limitation the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer Preliminary Prospectus) or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except oral statement (when considered in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply conjunction with all applicable provisions information conveyed at the time of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (contract of sale” within the meaning of Section 21 Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the FSMAcircumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall (i) received by it deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any investor with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, (ii) notify such investor that the prior Contract of Sale with the investor, if any, has been terminated and of the investor’s rights as a result of such agreement and (iii) provide such investor with an opportunity to agree to purchase the Offered Notes on the terms described in the corrected information, in each case as consistent with the Underwriter’s good faith interpretation of the requirements of Commission Release No. 33-8591. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with the issue any such termination or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which reformation shall be subject to Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent8 hereof.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Efcar, LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2024-3), Underwriting Agreement (Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2023-2)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale and each Underwriter represents, warrants and covenants, severally and not jointly, to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions Company and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees AHFC that:
(a) (i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerTrust; and (ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(b) in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Member State at the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (i) to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; (ii) to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant portions of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of such Underwriter; or (iii) if specified in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Trust of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Trust or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For purposes of Section 4(b) of this Agreement, (i) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (ii) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive to the extent implemented in the applicable Terms AgreementRelevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State, after and (iii) the Closing Date, it will provide expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU of the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentEuropean Parliament.
Appears in 8 contracts
Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Honda Auto Receivables 2014-4 Owner Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Honda Auto Receivables 2014-3 Owner Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Honda Auto Receivables 2014-2 Owner Trust)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the Offered Notes, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Offered Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Offered Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Offered Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx Axx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Offered Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;; and
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Offered Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuerissuer.
(d) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (which is composed of the European Union, Norway and Liechtenstein) which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of the Offered Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Offered Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in the Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Offered Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; and(2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) if specified in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of the above paragraph, the expression an “offer of Offered Notes to the public” in relation to any Offered Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Offered Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Offered Notes in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(e) Each Underwriter severally represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Offered Notes prior to the time it received the Preliminary Prospectus from the Company and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Offered Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Offered Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus at or prior to the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list time of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations such contract of sale of Notes it has sentwith respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp), Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp), Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that after the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesEffective Date, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon to the terms and conditions public (which may include selected dealers) as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding Each Underwriter shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with its use of Free Writing Prospectuses, including but not limited to Rules 164 and 433 of the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawAct.
(c) Other than the Preliminary Prospectus, Prospectus, the Additional Information and other information approved by the Transferor, each Underwriter represents, warrants and agrees with the Transferor and the Bank that it has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not make, use, prepare, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, including, but not limited to, any “ABS informational and computational materials” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter the Transferor agrees that it will the Underwriters may disseminate information on Bloomberg to prospective investors relating solely to (i) information of the type identified in Rule 134 of the Act, (ii) information included in the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the status of allocations and subscriptions of the Notes, expected pricing parameters of the Notes and the yields and weighted average lives of the Notes, and (iv) information constituting final terms of the Notes within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(5)(ii) under the Act (each such communication, an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”); provided that in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), other than the final pricing terms, such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus would not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or be required to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possessionbe filed with the Commission.
(d) Each Underwriter severally represents, warrants and agrees with the Transferor, the Issuer and the Bank that:
(i) each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions not, as of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (date such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus was conveyed or delivered to any prospective purchaser of the “FSMA”) with respect Notes, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any material fact necessary to anything done by it make the statements contained therein, in relation light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no Underwriter makes such representation, warranty or agreement to the Notes inextent such misstatements or omissions were the result of any inaccurate information which was included in the Preliminary Prospectus, from the Prospectus or otherwise involving any written information furnished to the United Kingdomrelated Underwriter by the Transferor, the Issuer or the Bank expressly for use therein, which information was not corrected by information subsequently provided by the Transferor, the Issuer or the Bank to the related Underwriter within a reasonable period of time prior to the time of use of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received if required by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1Rule 433(c)(2)(i) of the FSMA does not apply Act, each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it shall contain a legend substantially in the form of and in compliance with Rule 433(c)(2)(i) of the Act, and shall otherwise conform to any requirements for “free writing prospectuses” under the IssuerAct; and
(iii) each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it shall be delivered to the Transferor no later than the date of first use and, unless otherwise agreed to by the Transferor and the related Underwriter, such delivery shall occur no later than the close of business for the Bank (Central Time) on the date of first use; provided, however, if specified the date of first use is not a Business Day, such delivery shall occur no later than the close of business for the Bank (Central Time) on the first Business Day after such date of first use.
(e) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver the Preliminary Prospectus to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to such Underwriter by the Transferor or by the Bank), which delivery shall be prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor.
(f) In the event the Bank, the Transferor or any Underwriter becomes aware that, as of the Time of Sale, any Time of Sale Information contains or contained any untrue statement of material fact or omits or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (“Defective Information”), such Underwriter, the Bank or the Transferor, as applicable, shall promptly notify the Representatives and, in the applicable Terms Agreementcase of any Underwriter giving such notice, the Transferor, of such untrue statement or omission no later than one Business Day after discovery and the Closing DateTransferor shall prepare and deliver to the Underwriters a Corrected Prospectus. Each Underwriter shall deliver such Corrected Prospectus to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such Defective Information, and such Underwriter shall provide any such person with adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale and a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale based on the information set forth in the Corrected Prospectus.
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees that (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver without the prior written consent of the Bank, any Rating Information to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate without the prior written consent of the Bank, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will provide respond to the Company oral communication with a list designated representative from the Bank or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Bank, who may respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any foreign jurisdictions related information, written or oral, provided to any written confirmations a Hired NRSRO that could reasonably be determined to be relevant to (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of sale the Receivables and the legal structure of Notes the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the Receivables, in each case as contemplated by Rule 17g5(a)(3)(iii)(C).
(h) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly represents that it has sentnot engaged any third party to provide due diligence services within the meaning of Rule 17g-10(d)(1) under the Exchange Act or obtained any third-party due diligence report within the meaning of Rule 15Ga-2(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to the Receivables or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (First National Funding LLC), Underwriting Agreement (First National Funding LLC), Underwriting Agreement (First National Funding LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and 4.1 It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Underwritten Certificates for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus, and the Underwriters agree that all offers and sales by the Underwriters shall be made in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. If It is further understood that the Prospectus specifies Company, in reliance upon a no-filing letter from the Attorney General of the State of New York granted pursuant to Policy Statement 105, has not and will not file an initial public offering price or a method statement pursuant to Section 352-e of the General Business Law of the State of New York with respect to the Underwritten Certificates. As required by which Policy Statement 105, each Underwriter therefore covenants and agrees with the price at which Company that sales of the Underwritten Certificates made by such Notes are Underwriter in and from the State of New York will be made only to institutional investors within the meaning of Policy Statement 105.
4.2 It is understood that each Underwriter may prepare and provide to prospective investors certain Computational Materials and ABS Term Sheets (each as defined below) in connection with its offering of the Underwritten Certificates, subject to the following conditions to be soldsatisfied by such Underwriter:
(a) In connection with the use of Computational Materials, then after such Underwriter shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Notes are released for sale No-Action Letter of May 20, 1994 issued by the Commission to Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Acceptance Corporation I, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated and Xxxxxx Structured Asset Corporation, as made applicable to other issuers and underwriters by the Commission in response to the publicrequest of the Public Securities Association dated May 24, 1994 (collectively, the Underwriters may vary from time "Xxxxxx/PSA Letter"), as well as the PSA Letter referred to time below. In connection with the public offering priceuse of ABS Term Sheets, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members such Underwriter shall comply with all applicable requirements of the National No-Action Letter of February 17, 1995 issued by the Commission to the Public Securities Association of Securities Dealers(the "PSA Letter" and, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangementstogether with the Xxxxxx/PSA Letter, the "No-Action Letters").
(b) Notwithstanding For purposes hereof, "Computational Materials" as used herein shall have the foregoingmeaning given to such term in the No-Action Letters, each Underwriter agrees but shall include only those Computational Materials that it will not offer have been prepared or sell any Notes within delivered to prospective investors by or at the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws direction of such countryUnderwriter. For purposes hereof, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied "ABS Term Sheets" and will comply with all applicable provisions of "Collateral Term Sheets" as used herein shall have the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified meanings given such terms in the applicable Terms Agreement, after PSA Letter but shall include only those ABS Term Sheets or Collateral Term Sheets that have been prepared or delivered to prospective investors by or at the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list direction of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentsuch Underwriter.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Gmac Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc), Underwriting Agreement (Gmac Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc), Underwriting Agreement (Gmac Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the NotesOffered Securities, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Notes Offered Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Offered Securities within the United States or sell any Notes induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Offered Securities within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell, any Offered Securities to persons in the United Kingdom, except to persons (i) whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments, as principal or agent, for the purposes of their businesses; or (ii) otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Services Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”"FISMA") with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes Offered Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(iiiii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMAFISMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes Offered Securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA FISMA does not apply to the Issuer; andissuer.
(iiid) if specified in Each of the applicable Terms Agreement, after Underwriters agrees with and represents and warrants to the Closing Date, Company and Advanta that with respect to each potential investor to which it sends an electronic copy of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus it will provide also promptly send a printed copy of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. The Representative agrees with the Company with a list and Advanta that it shall provide notice to the Company and Advanta of any foreign jurisdictions related electronic dissemination by the Underwriters to potential investors of any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentPreliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus before such dissemination.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp), Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp), Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Recievables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, in relation to each member State of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”) which has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (the “Prospectus Directive”) each Underwriter has represented and agreed that from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in the Relevant Member State it has not made and will not make an offer of the Notes to the public in any Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive, provided, that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, (A) the expression “an offer of notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and (C) the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Master Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Master Trust), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities that are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; or
(ii) to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, SC USA or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended (“MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended); (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes; and (iii) states comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Republic of Cyrus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended); and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression on “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”), (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Offered Certificates for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the ProspectusProspectus and the Underwriters agree that all such offers and sales by them shall be made in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. If It is further understood that the Prospectus specifies Company, in reliance upon a no-filing letter from the Attorney General of the State of New York granted pursuant to Policy Statement 105, has not and will not file an initial public offering price or a method by which statement pursuant to Section 352-e of the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after General Business Law of the Notes are released for sale State of New York with respect to the publicOffered Certificates. As required by Policy Statement 105, each Underwriter therefore covenants and agrees with the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers Company that are members sales of the National Association Offered Certificates made by such Underwriter, as applicable, in and from the State of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms New York will be made only to institutional accredited investors within the meaning of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangementsPolicy Statement 105.
(b) Notwithstanding Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees, severally and not jointly, that in relation to each Member State of the foregoingEuropean Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, each Underwriter agrees a "Relevant Member State"), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the "Relevant Implementation Date") it has not made and will not make an offer of the Offered Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State, except that it will may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of the Offered Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State:
(i) in (or in Germany, where the offer starts within) the period beginning on the date the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Offered Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive and ending on the date which is 12 months after the date of publication;
(ii) at any time to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(iii) at any time to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iv) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer or sell of the certificates to the public" in relation to any Notes within Offered Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except communication in transactions that are not prohibited any form and by any applicable securitiesmeans of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Offered Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Offered Certificates, bank regulatory or other applicable lawas the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(c) Notwithstanding Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, hereby further represents and agrees, with respect to the foregoingUnited Kingdom, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act does not apply to the Company; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) Act with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (COMM 2007-C9 Mortgage Trust), Underwriting Agreement (COMM 2006-C8 Mortgage Trust), Underwriting Agreement (COMM 2006-C7 Mortgage Trust)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions possession or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) FSMA received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentcomplied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2004-1), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Receivables LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2004-A)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Securities for sale upon to the terms and conditions public in the United States as set forth in the Final Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale CS will make offers and sales to the publicpublic in the United States through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, which is acting as selling agent for CS.
(a) Each Underwriter severally agrees that it and each of its affiliates has not entered and will not enter into any contractual arrangement with respect to the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members distribution of the National Association Securities except for any such arrangements with other Underwriters or affiliates of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and the other terms Underwriters or with the prior written consent of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangementsthe Company.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoingEach Underwriter severally represents, each Underwriter warrants and agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes Securities in circumstances in which Section section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerCompany or the Guarantors; andand (ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(c) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents, warrants and agrees that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Securities to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Securities to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than EUR43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than EUR50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;
(iii) if specified to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the applicable Terms Agreement, after Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the Closing Date, it will provide prior consent of CS for any such offer; or
(iv) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company with of a list prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of any foreign jurisdictions related the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Securities to the public” in relation to any written confirmations securities in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sale sufficient information on the terms of Notes the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase the securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(d) Each Underwriter severally represents and agrees that it has sentcomplied and will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which it offers and distributes any offering materials relating to the offering or offers or sells the Notes.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (CGG Veritas), Underwriting Agreement (CGG Veritas)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company Seller and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to will offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any UK retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “UK retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, the “EUWA”); or (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA (such rules and regulations as amended) to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, and as amended; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended) (the “Prospectus Regulation”) as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, and as amended; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes.
(f) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any EU retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “EU retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes.
(g) If the Seller, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) if specified adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the applicable Terms Agreementinformation given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9 hereof.
(h) Each Underwriter agrees, after severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date, Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the Company meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Seller participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a list designated representative from the Seller or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Seller, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations information provided for the purpose of sale determining the initial credit rating for the Issued Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Issued Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Notes it has sentRule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2023-2), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales terms of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization initial public offering by the Representatives Underwriters of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Stock to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions be purchased by them shall be as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the The Underwriters may vary from time to time change the public offering price, selling price after the closing of the initial public offering and increase or decrease the concessions and reallowances discounts to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangementsas they may determine.
(b) Notwithstanding The information set forth in the foregoingfifth, each Underwriter agrees tenth and thirteenth paragraphs under "Underwriting" in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to the Stock filed by the Company (insofar as such information relates to the Underwriters) constitutes the only information furnished by the Underwriters to the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, and the Prospectus, and you on behalf of the respective Underwriters represent and warrant to the Company that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who statements made therein are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawcorrect.
(c) Notwithstanding With respect to the foregoingoffer, each Underwriter agrees sale or delivery of the Stock in the United Kingdom, the Underwriters represent and agree that it (i) they have not offered or sold and will not offer or to sell any Notes Stock to any person in any countrythe United Kingdom prior to the expiration of the period of six months from the issue date of the Stock, its territories or possessions or except to persons who are citizens thereof whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or residents thereindisposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their business or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 as amended, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(dii) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has they have complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it them in relation to the Notes inStock, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
Kingdom and (iiiii) it has they have only communicated issued or caused to be communicated passed on, and it will only communicate issue or cause to be communicated pass on, in the United Kingdom any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) document received by it them in connection with the issue or sale issuance of any Notes the Stock to a person who is of a kind described in circumstances in which Section 21(1Article 11(3) of the FSMA does not apply Financial Services Xxx 0000 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 (as amended) or is a person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be issued or passed on.
(d) With respect to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified offer, sale or delivery of the Stock outside the United Kingdom, the Underwriters represent and agree that they have complied and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with the applicable Terms Agreementoffer, after sale or delivery of the Closing DateStock and related offering materials in any jurisdiction in which they, it will provide or their affiliates, make any offer, sale or delivery of the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentStock.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Sunrise Telecom Inc), Underwriting Agreement (Sunrise Telecom Inc)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Offered Notes, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Offered Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Offered Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Offered Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx Axx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Offered Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;; and
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Offered Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuerissuer.
(d) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (which is composed of the European Union, Norway and Liechtenstein) which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State"), each Underwriter has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date") it has not made and will not make an offer of the Offered Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Offered Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in the Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Offered Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; and(2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) if specified in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of the above paragraph, the expression an “offer of Offered Notes to the public” in relation to any Offered Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Offered Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Offered Notes in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(e) Each Underwriter severally represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Offered Notes prior to the time it received the Preliminary Prospectus from the Company and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Offered Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Offered Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus at or prior to the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list time of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations such contract of sale of Notes it has sentwith respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp), Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“"NASD”") and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions possession or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold and prior to the expiry of a period of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes inPublic Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdomas amended;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 ("CIS Order") or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentcomplied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Receivables LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2003-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, in relation to each member State of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”) which has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (the “Prospectus Directive”) each Underwriter has represented and agreed that from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in the Relevant Member State it has not made and will not make an offer of the Notes to the public in any Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive, provided, that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, (A) the expression “an offer of notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and (C) the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended); and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression on “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”), (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(iA) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(iiB) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes offered or sold by it and its affiliates are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the FSMA (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated;
(C) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iiiD) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify COAF and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, COAF or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 8.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Receivables LLC), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2005-1), Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2005-A)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company Seller and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to will offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any UK retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “UK retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, the “EUWA”); or (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA (such rules and regulations as amended) to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, and as amended; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended) (the “Prospectus Regulation”) as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, and as amended; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes.
(f) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any EU retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “EU retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes.
(g) If the Seller, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) if specified adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the applicable Terms Agreementinformation given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9 hereof.
(h) Each Underwriter agrees, after severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date, Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the Company meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Seller participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a list designated representative from the Seller or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Seller, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations information provided for the purpose of sale determining the initial credit rating for the Issued Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Issued Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Notes it has sentRule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2022-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations conditions in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 6 hereof, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Underwritten Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Underwritten Notes are to be sold, then after the Underwritten Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) Inc., and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Underwritten Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or to an offer of the Underwritten Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Underwritten Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(di) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees thatthat it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Underwritten Notes to any UK retail investor in the United Kingdom (the “UK”). For the purposes of this provision:
(A) the expression “UK retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 (as amended) as it has complied forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, the “EUWA”), and will comply with all applicable as amended; or
(ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA (as such rules and regulations may be amended) to anything done implement Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA, and as amended; or
(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended) as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA (as amended, the “UK Prospectus Regulation”); and
(B) the expression “offer” includes the communication in relation any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Underwritten Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;Underwritten Notes.
(ii) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, also represents and agrees that:
(A) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Underwritten Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor;
(B) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Underwritten Notes in, from or otherwise involving the UK.
(e) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Underwritten Notes to any EU retail investor in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). For the purposes of this provision
(A) the expression “EU retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended, (“MiFID II”);
(ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of XxXXX XX; or
(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the “EU Prospectus Regulation”); and
(B) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Underwritten Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Underwritten Notes.
(f) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter, (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus, and (iii) if specified an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the applicable Terms Agreementidentical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(f); for example, after if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge to the investor, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(g) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify the Bank and the Depositor of (i) the date on which each of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus and the Road Show is first used and (ii) the Time of Sale to which such Time of Sale Information relates.
(h) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it will provide did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Underwritten Notes prior to the Company Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with a list respect to the Underwritten Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Underwritten Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Depositor), prior to the applicable time of any foreign jurisdictions related such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus.
(i) If the Depositor, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus or the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Depositor or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Depositor or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and, if applicable, the other Underwriters, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written confirmations communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of sale the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of Notes the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that it has sentnot obtained any Third-Party Diligence Report (it being understood that the Third-Party Diligence Report of the Accounting Firm specified in Section 2(a)(xii), has been obtained by the Bank or the Depositor).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Fifth Third Auto Trust 2023-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions set forth in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(iA) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Axx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(iiB) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) FSMA received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes offered or sold by it and its affiliates are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated; and
(C) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if specified an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the applicable Terms Agreementidentical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, after if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify Santander Consumer and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it will provide did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Company Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with a list respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any foreign jurisdictions related such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any written confirmations legal entity which has two or more of sale (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes it has sentto the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, Santander Consumer or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any losses or costs incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 8.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions set forth in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(iA) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Axx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(iiB) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) FSMA received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes offered or sold by it and its affiliates are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated; and
(C) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if specified an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the applicable Terms Agreementidentical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, after if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify Santander Consumer and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it will provide did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Company Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with a list respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any foreign jurisdictions related such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any written confirmations legal entity which has two or more of sale (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes it has sentto the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, Santander Consumer or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus and the Announcement Information) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any losses or costs incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 8.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2007-2)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations conditions in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 6 hereof, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) Inc., and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or to an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive was implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of any Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the applicable Terms AgreementProspectus Directive; provided, after that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer, the Depositor or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this paragraph (d)(iii), (A) the expression “an offer of any Notes to the public” in relation to the Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means, of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, and (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter, (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus, and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge to the investor, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify the Bank and the Depositor of (i) the date on which each of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus and the Road Show is first used and (ii) the Time of Sale to which such Time of Sale Information relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it will provide did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Company Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with a list respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Depositor), prior to the applicable time of any foreign jurisdictions related such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus.
(h) If the Depositor, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus or the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Depositor or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Depositor or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and, if applicable, the other Underwriters, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written confirmations communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of sale the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of Notes the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale.
(i) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that it has sentnot obtained any Third-Party Diligence Report (it being understood that the Third-Party Diligence Report of the Accounting Firm specified in Section 2(a)(xii), has been obtained by the Bank or the Depositor).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Fifth Third Auto Trust 2015-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Act 2000 (the “"FSMA”") with respect to anything done by it in relation to the xx xxx Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;; and
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; andissuer.
(iiid) if specified in Each of the applicable Terms Agreement, after Underwriters agrees with and represents and warrants to the Closing Date, Company and Advanta that with respect to each potential investor to which it sends an electronic copy of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus it will provide also promptly send a printed copy of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. The Representatives agree with the Company with a list and Advanta that they shall provide notice to the Company and Advanta of any foreign jurisdictions related electronic dissemination by the Underwriters to potential investors of any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentPreliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus before such dissemination.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Depositor authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) FSMA received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated;
(iii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iiiiv) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Depositor with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify SunTrust and the Depositor of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the Applicable Date.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Applicable Date and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Depositor), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Depositor that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Depositor, SunTrust or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Depositor or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Depositor or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 8.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (SunTrust Auto Receivables, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company Seller and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to will offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of XxXXX XX; or
(B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4
(1) of XxXXX XX; or
(C) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the notes; and
(iii) if specified the expression “MiFID II” means Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended; and the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
(f) If the Seller, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the applicable Terms Agreementinformation given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9 hereof.
(g) Each Underwriter agrees, after severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date, Date it has not and it will not provide the Company with any Rating Information (as defined below) to a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.Hired
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Class [ ] Notes for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price .
(b) Each Underwriter agrees that if it is a foreign broker or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released dealer not eligible for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Class [ ] Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Class [ ] Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that it will be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who its United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such Rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter represents and agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Class [ ] Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
; (ii) it has only communicated issued, distributed or caused to be communicated passed on and it will only communicate issue, distribute or cause to be communicated pass on in the United Kingdom any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) document received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any the Class [ ] Notes to a person who is of a kind described in circumstances in which Section 21(1Article 11(3) of the FSMA does not apply Financial Services Xxx 0000 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 or persons to the Issuerwhom such document may otherwise lawfully be issued, distributed or passed on; and
(iii) if specified it is an authorized person under Chapter III of Part I of the Financial Services Xxx 0000, it has only promoted and will only promote (as that term is defined in Regulation 1.02(2) of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991) to any person in the applicable Terms Agreement, after United Kingdom the Closing Date, scheme described in the Prospectus if that person is of a kind described either in section 76(2) of the Financial Services Xxx 0000 or in Regulation 1.04 of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991; and (iv) it is a person of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Xxx 0000 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996.
(d) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees that it will provide not at any time transfer, deposit or otherwise convey any Notes into a trust or other type of special purpose vehicle that issues securities or other instruments backed in whole or in part by, or that represents interests in, such Notes without the Company with a list prior written consent of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentthe Issuer and the Banks.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell, any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom, except to persons (i) whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments, as principal or agent, for the purposes of their businesses; or (ii) otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 (the "Regulations") and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 ("FSMA");
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services Regulations and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(iiiii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; andissuer.
(iiid) if specified in Each of the applicable Terms Agreement, after Underwriters agrees with and represents and warrants to the Closing Date, Company and Advanta that with respect to each potential investor to which it sends an electronic copy of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus it will provide also promptly send a printed copy of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. The Representative agrees with the Company with a list and Advanta that it shall provide notice to the Company and Advanta of any foreign jurisdictions related electronic dissemination by the Underwriters to potential investors of any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentPreliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus before such dissemination.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder xxxxxxxxx and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of XxXXX XX or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended); and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression on “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of UK law by virtue of the EUWA, (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of UK law by virtue of the EUWA or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of UK law by virtue of the EUWA; and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Class A Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the Class A Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Class A Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Class A Notes are to be sold, then after the Class A Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“"NASD”") and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Class A Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions possession or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Class A Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services Act 1986 and Markets Xxx 0000 the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 (the “FSMA”"Regulations") with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Class A Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated issued or caused to be communicated passed on and it will only communicate issue or cause to be communicated pass on in the United Kingdom any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) document received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any the Class A Notes to a person who is of a kind described in circumstances in which Section 21(1Article 11(3) of the FSMA does not apply Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 or is a person to the Issuer; andwhom such document may otherwise lawfully be issued or passed on;
(iii) if specified it is an authorized person under Chapter III of part I of the Financial Services Act 1986, it has only promoted and will only promote (as that term is defined in Regulation 1.02(2) of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991) to any person in the applicable Terms Agreement, after United Kingdom the Closing Date, scheme described in the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus if that person is of a kind described either in section 76(2) of the Financial Services Act 1986 or in Regulation 1.04 of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991; and
(iv) it will provide is a person of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentFinancial Services Act 1986 (investment Advisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Receivables LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Class A Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the Class A Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Class A Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Class A Notes are to be sold, then after the Class A Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“"NASD”") and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Class A Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions possession or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Class A Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold and prior to the expiry of a period of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Class A Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United KingdomPublic Offers of Securities Regulations 1995;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes Certificates in circumstances in which Section section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Class A Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorized under the FSMA or otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 or persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Articles 48 or 49 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentcomplied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Class A Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2002-A)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Securities for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Final Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoingEach Underwriter, each Underwriter severally and not jointly, represents and agrees that it that:
(A) It has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any Notes Securities to persons in the United Kingdom prior to the expiry of the period of six months from the issue date of the Securities except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purpose of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995;
(cB) Notwithstanding It has only issued or passed on and will only issue or pass on in the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that United Kingdom any document received by it will not offer in connection with the issue of the Securities to a person who is of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 (as amended) or sell any Notes in any country, its territories is a person to whom such document may otherwise lawfully be issued or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.passed on; and
(dC) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) Act 1986 with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes any Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;.
(ii) It has not publicly promoted and will not publicly promote the offer or sale of the Notes by conducting a generalized advertising or cold-calling campaign within or outside The Netherlands.
(iii) Except for registration under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, and qualification of the Securities for offer and sale, and the determination for their eligibility for investment, under the applicable securities laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as the Underwriters may designate pursuant to Section 5(b) of the Underwriting Agreement, no action has been or will be taken by the Guarantor or by the Issuer that would permit the offer or sale of the Securities or any interest therein or possession or distribution of the Final Prospectus or any amendment thereto or any other offering material relating to the Securities in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Without prejudice to paragraph (a) above, it has only communicated not and will not directly or caused indirectly offer, sell or deliver any Securities or any interest therein or distribute or publish the Final Prospectus, the Basic Prospectus or any other offering material relating to be communicated the Securities in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and will not impose any obligations on the Issuer, except as provided herein. Subject as provided above, each Underwriter shall, if required by applicable law, furnish to each person to whom it will only communicate offers, sells or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within delivers the meaning of Section 21 Securities a copy of the FSMA) received by it Final Supplement. No Underwriter is authorized to give any information or to make any representation not contained in the Final Prospectus in connection with the issue or offer and sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1the Securities.
(iv) It will comply with the German Securities Selling Prospectus Act ("Wertpapier-Verkaufsprospektgesetz") of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms AgreementDecember 13, after the Closing Date1990, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentas amended.
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(iA) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(iiB) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes offered or sold by it and its affiliates are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated;
(C) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iiiD) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify COAF and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, COAF or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Receivables LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations conditions in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 6 hereof, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) Inc., and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or to an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 of the United Kingdom, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of any Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than (A) to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the applicable Terms AgreementProspectus Directive or (B) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive; provided, after that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer, the Depositor or the Underwriters to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this paragraph (d)(iii), (A) the expression “an offer of any Notes to the public” in relation to the Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means, of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, including Directive 2010/73/EU) and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU, and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter, (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus, and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge to the investor, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify the Bank and the Depositor of (i) the date on which each of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus and the Road Show is first used and (ii) the Time of Sale to which such Time of Sale Information relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it will provide did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Company Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with a list respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Depositor), prior to the applicable time of any foreign jurisdictions related such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus.
(h) If the Depositor, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus or the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Depositor or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Depositor or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and, if applicable, the other Underwriters, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written confirmations communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of sale the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of Notes it has sentthe person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Fifth Third Auto Trust 2014-3)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations conditions in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members [of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) FINRA] and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Depositor with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge to the investor, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify the Ohio Bank and the Depositor of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the Time of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus Supplement relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Depositor), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Depositor that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities that are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Depositor, the Ohio Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Depositor or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Depositor or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and, if applicable, the other Underwriters, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Fifth Third Holdings Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Act 2000 (the “"FSMA”") with respect to anything done by it in relation to the xx xxx Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;; and
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuerissuer.
(d) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (the European Union plus Ireland, Norway and Liechtenstein) which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), each Underwriter has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the "Relevant Implementation Date") it has not made and will not make an offer of the Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in the Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; and(2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) if specified in any other circumstances which do not require the applicable Terms Agreementpublication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of the above paragraph, after the Closing Date, expression an "offer of Notes to the public" in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes in that Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(e) Each of the Underwriters agrees with and represents and warrants to the Company and Advanta that with respect to each potential investor to which it sends an electronic copy of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus it will provide also promptly send a printed copy of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. The Representatives agree with the Company with a list and Advanta that they shall provide notice to the Company and Advanta of any foreign jurisdictions related electronic dissemination by the Underwriters to potential investors of any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentPreliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus before such dissemination.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) FSMA received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated;
(iii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iiiiv) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes in which it has sentsold any of the Notes.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Onyx Acceptance Owner Trust 2005-B)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be soldsold is determined, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter severally but not jointly agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter severally but not jointly agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possessionlaw.
(d) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act of 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom (the “UK”); and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter, (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus, and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify SC and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(i) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees with the Seller that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any UK Retail Investor in the UK. For the purposes of this Section 4(h)(i):
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities that are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; or
(ii) to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication or a designated representative of VW Credit has directed the applicable Underwriter to orally communicate with such Hired NRSRO (but only with respect to the specific matters such designated representative of VW Credit has directed such Underwriter to orally communicate); provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the receivables and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the receivables.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2012-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Class A Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the Class A Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Class A Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Class A Notes are to be sold, then after the Class A Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“"NASD”") and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Class A Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions possession or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Class A Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold and prior to the expiry of a period of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes inPublic Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdomas amended;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; Issuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 ("CIS Order") or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order, and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentcomplied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Receivables LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) FSMA received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated;
(iii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iiiiv) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify COAF and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus Supplement relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, COAF or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Receivables LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.. 7 Underwriting Agreement
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession...
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) FSMA received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated;
(iii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iiiiv) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes in which it has sentsold any of the Notes.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Onyx Acceptance Owner Trust 2005-A)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“"NASD”") and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Act 2000 (the “"FSMA”") with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities that are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; or
(ii) to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication or a designated representative of VW Credit has directed the applicable Underwriter to orally communicate with such Hired NRSRO (but only with respect to specific matters such designated representative of VW Credit has directed such Underwriter to orally communicate); provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the receivables and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the receivables.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2011-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of XxXXX XX or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended); and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression on “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”), (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions set forth in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(iA) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Axx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Drive Auto Receivables LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Offered Certificates for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the ProspectusProspectus and the Underwriters agree that all such offers and sales by them shall be made in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. If It is further understood that the Prospectus specifies Company, in reliance upon a no-filing letter from the Attorney General of the State of New York granted pursuant to Policy Statement 105, has not and will not file an initial public offering price or a method by which statement pursuant to Section 352-e of the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after General Business Law of the Notes are released for sale State of New York with respect to the publicOffered Certificates. As required by Policy Statement 105, each Underwriter therefore covenants and agrees with the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers Company that are members sales of the National Association Offered Certificates made by such Underwriter, as applicable, in and from the State of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms New York will be made only to institutional investors within the meaning of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangementsPolicy Statement 105.
(b) Notwithstanding Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees, severally and not jointly, that in relation to each Member State of the foregoingEuropean Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, each Underwriter agrees a "Relevant Member State"), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the "Relevant Implementation Date") it has not made and will not make an offer of the Offered Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State, except that it will may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of the Offered Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State:
(i) in (or in Germany, where the offer starts within) the period beginning on the date the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Offered Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive and ending on the date which is 12 months after the date of publication;
(ii) at any time to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(iii) at any time to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iv) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer or sell of the Offered Certificates to the public" in any Notes within Relevant Member State means the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except communication in transactions that are not prohibited any form and by any applicable securitiesmeans of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Offered Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Offered Certificates, bank regulatory or other applicable lawas the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(c) Notwithstanding Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, hereby further represents and agrees, with respect to the foregoingUnited Kingdom, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Offered Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act does not apply to the Company; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) Act with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (CD 2007-Cd5 Mortgage Trust)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the NotesOffered Securities, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Notes Offered Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Offered Securities within the United States or sell any Notes induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Offered Securities within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell, any Offered Securities to persons in the United Kingdom, except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for purposes of their business, or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx Act 0000 (the “FSMA”) with xxxh respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes Offered Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Recievables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Seller;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with a confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer, the Seller or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication or a designated representative of VW Credit has directed the applicable Underwriter to orally communicate with such Hired NRSRO (but only with respect to the specific matters such designated representative of VW Credit has directed such Underwriter to orally communicate); provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the receivables and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the receivables.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2014-2)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes offered or sold by it and its affiliates are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the FSMA (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or 8 Underwriting Agreement inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated;
(iii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iiiiv) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify COAF and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, COAF or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2007-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Underwritten Public Certificates for sale upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus. If Prospectus and that you will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by Underwritten Public Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the price Underwritten Public Certificates are not exempt from registration under “blue sky” or state securities laws (except where the Underwritten Public Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and your direction under such selling arrangements“blue sky” or state securities laws).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter agrees that it will shall not offer or sell enter into any Notes within Contract of Sale with any investor with respect to any class of Underwritten Public Certificates with a minimum denomination of $1,000 until the United States, its territories or possessions or Base Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement have been delivered to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawsuch investor.
(c) Notwithstanding In the foregoingevent that an Underwriter uses a “road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(4) under the Act) in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Public Certificates, each the Underwriter agrees that it all information in such road show shall be provided orally only and not as a “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act). Each Underwriter agrees that any slideshow used in connection with a road show (i) shall only be provided as part of the road show and not separately, (ii) if handed out at any meeting as a hard copy, shall be retrieved prior to the end of the meeting and (iii) will otherwise be used only in a manner that does not offer or sell any Notes cause the slideshow to be treated as a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possessionRule 405 under the Act).
(d) Each If any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Public Certificates contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, when taken together with all information that was conveyed to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into, then the applicable Underwriter agrees thatshall provide any such person with the following:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions Adequate disclosure of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdomcontractual arrangement;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 Adequate disclosure of the FSMAperson’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) Adequate disclosure of the FSMA does not apply new information that is necessary to correct the Issuermisstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract; and
(iiiiv) if specified in A meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a list new Contract of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentSale.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (IndyMac INDB Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations conditions in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in ..pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify CAF and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus Supplement relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities that are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, CAF or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Citizens Auto Receivables, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Seller;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with a confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive was implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer, the Seller or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, and (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(i) If prior to the closing date, the Seller, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (i) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (ii) it has not participated, and
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales terms of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization initial public offering by the Representatives Underwriters of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Stock to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions be purchased by them shall be as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the The Underwriters may vary from time to time change the public offering price, selling price after the closing of the initial public offering and increase or decrease the concessions and reallowances discounts to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangementsas they may determine.
(b) Notwithstanding The information set forth in the foregoinglast paragraph on the front cover page and in the first, each Underwriter agrees third and ninth paragraphs under "Underwriting" in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to the Stock filed by the Company (insofar as such information relates to the Underwriters) constitutes the only information furnished by the Underwriters to the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, and the Prospectus, and you on behalf of the respective Underwriters represent and warrant to the Company that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who statements made therein are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawcorrect.
(c) Notwithstanding Reference is made to the foregoingLock-Up Agreements, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any countrydated ___________, its territories or possessions or 1998, among the Underwriters and the Selling Securityholders (each, a "Lock-Up Agreement"). Pursuant to persons who are citizens thereof or residents thereineach Lock-Up Agreement, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such countryXxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions LLC, on behalf of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation Underwriters, hereby consents to the Notes insale of Option Stock by those Selling Securityholders who executed a Lock-Up Agreement, from or otherwise involving it being understood and agreed that this consent relates solely to the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused sale of Option Stock to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 Underwriters upon the exercise of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply option granted to the Issuer; and
(iiiUnderwriters pursuant to Section 3(c) if specified in the applicable Terms hereof, contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Offered Notes, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Offered Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Offered Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Offered Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell, any Offered Notes to persons in the United Kingdom, except to persons (i) whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments, as principal or agent, for the purposes of their businesses; or (ii) otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 (the "Regulations") and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 ("FSMA");
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services Regulations and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Offered Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(iiiii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Offered Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; andissuer.
(iiid) if specified in Each of the applicable Terms Agreement, after Underwriters agrees with and represents and warrants to the Closing Date, Company and Advanta that with respect to each potential investor to which it sends an electronic copy of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus it will provide also promptly send a printed copy of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. The Representatives agree with the Company with a list and Advanta that they shall provide notice to the Company and Advanta of any foreign jurisdictions related electronic dissemination by the Underwriters to potential investors of any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentPreliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus before such dissemination.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Receivables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions set forth in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(iA) it has complied not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Axx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom);
(iiB) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) FSMA received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes offered or sold by it and its affiliates are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated; and
(C) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if specified an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the applicable Terms Agreementidentical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, after if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify Santander Consumer and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it will provide did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Company Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with a list respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any foreign jurisdictions related such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any written confirmations legal entity which has two or more of sale (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes it has sentto the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, Santander Consumer or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any losses or costs incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 8.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2007-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the [Receivables] [Transaction SUBI, the Transaction SUBI Certificate and the assets allocated thereto] and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the [Receivables] [Transaction SUBI, the Transaction SUBI Certificate and the assets allocated thereto].
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Offered ADSs for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter severally represents and agrees with the Company that:
(a) (i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it to persons who have professional experience in connection with matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the issue Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) section 21 of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerCompany; and
(iiib) if specified (ii) it has complied with, and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Common Shares and Offered ADSs in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(c) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”), it has not made and will not make an offer of the Offered Shares or Offered ADSs to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Offered Shares or Offered ADSs which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of the Offered Shares or Offered ADSs to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the applicable Terms Agreementfinancial markets or, after the Closing Dateif not so authorized or regulated, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(B) to any written confirmations legal entity which has two or more of sale (1) an average of Notes it has sentat least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;
(C) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Representatives for any such offer; or
(D) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by our company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive, For purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Offered Shares or Offered ADSs to the public” in relation to any Offered Shares or Offered ADSs in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Offered Shares or Offered ADSs to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Offered Shares or Offered ADSs, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the term “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with a confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication or a designated representative of VW Credit has directed the applicable Underwriter to orally communicate with such Hired NRSRO (but only with respect to the specific matters such designated representative of VW Credit has directed such Underwriter to orally communicate); provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the receivables and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the receivables.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2012-2)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If The Household Entities agree that the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or Underwriters may, but are not obligated to, make a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after market in the Notes are released for sale to the public, and that any such market making by the Underwriters may vary from be discontinued at any time to time in the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers respective sole discretion of the Underwriters
(b) Each Underwriter severally agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) "), it will not effect any transaction in the Notes within the United States or induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Notes within the United States, except that it shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to its United States affiliates provided that such sales are made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or dealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act and other terms of sale hereunder and under in conformity with the NASD's Conduct Rules as such selling arrangementsRules apply to non-NASD brokers or dealers.
(bc) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter severally represents and agrees that (i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purpose of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995; (ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
and (iii) if specified it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(d) Each Underwriter may prepare and provide to prospective investors certain Computational Materials, ABS Term Sheets or Collateral Term Sheets in connection with its offering of the Notes, subject to the following conditions:
(i) The Underwriters shall comply with the requirements of the No-Action Letter of May 20, 1994 issued by the Commission to Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Acceptance Corporation I and certain affiliates, as made applicable to other issuers and underwriters by the Commission in response to the request of the Public Securities Association dated May 24, 1994 (collectively, the "Xxxxxx/PSA Letter"), and the requirements of the No-Action Letter of February 17, 1995 issued by the Commission to the Public Securities Association (the "PSA Letter" and, together with the Xxxxxx/PSA Letter, the "No-Action Letters").
(ii) For purposes hereof, "Computational Materials" shall have the meaning given such term in the applicable Terms AgreementNo-Action Letters, after but shall include only those Computational Materials that have been prepared or delivered to prospective investors by the Closing DateUnderwriters. For purposes hereof, it will provide "ABS Term Sheets" and "Collateral Term Sheets" shall have the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related meanings given such terms in the PSA Letter but shall include only those ABS Term Sheets or Collateral Term Sheets that have been prepared or delivered to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentprospective investors by the Underwriter.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Household Consumer Loan Corp Ii)
Offering by Underwriters. (aA) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales terms of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including public offering of the right to make variations Shares in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization United States by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions Underwriters shall be as set forth in the Prospectus. If The terms of the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method private placement of the Shares in Canada by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters shall be as set forth in the Offering Memorandum. The Underwriters may vary from time to time change the public offering priceand private placement prices after the closing of the initial public offering and the private placement in Canada, selling respectively, and increase or decrease the concessions and reallowances discounts to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangementsas they may determine.
(bB) Notwithstanding You, on behalf of the foregoingUnderwriters, each Underwriter agrees represent and warrant that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied the information set forth in the last paragraph on the front cover page and will comply with all applicable provisions the information contained in the [FIRST, THIRD, FIFTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH OR NINTH] paragraphs of the Financial Services section entitled "Underwriting" contained in the Registration Statement, the Offering Memorandum, any Preliminary Prospectus and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation Prospectus relating to the Notes inShares (insofar as such information relates to the Underwriters) constitutes the only information furnished by the Underwriters to the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement, from the Offering Memorandum, any Preliminary Prospectus, and the Prospectus, and that the statements made therein are correct and do not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or otherwise involving necessary to make the United Kingdom;
statements made therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, and (ii) it has only communicated the Underwriters have not distributed and will not distribute prior to the Closing Date or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated on any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within Option Closing Date, as the meaning case may be, any of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it offering material in connection with the issue or offering and sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to shares other than the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Offering Memorandum and other materials permitted by the Act, the Rules and Regulations and applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentCanadian securities law.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Seec Inc)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Offered Securities for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If Prospectus and that no Underwriter will offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by Offered Securities (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the price Offered Securities are not exempt from registration under “blue sky” or state securities laws (except where the Offered Securities will have been qualified for offering and sale at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and Underwriter’s direction under such selling arrangements“blue sky” or state securities laws).
(b) In connection with the offering of the Offered Securities, the Underwriters may each prepare and provide to prospective investors Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, which the Company is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to the Company such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word® or Microsoft Excel® format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that the Company, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements, subject to the following conditions (to which such conditions each Underwriter agrees (provided that no Underwriter is responsible for any breach of the following conditions by any other Underwriter)):
(i) Unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act, the Underwriter shall not convey or deliver any written communication to any person in connection with the initial offering of the Offered Securities, unless such written communication (1) is made in reliance on Rule 134 of the Securities Act Regulations, (2) constitutes a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Rule 430B of the Securities Act Regulations or (3) constitutes a Free Writing Prospectus and such Free Writing Prospectus is attached to this Agreement as Schedule IV, other than the Series Term Sheet dated ____________ relating to the Offered Securities, which shall be subject to Sections 3(c) and 3(d) of this Agreement. The Underwriter shall not convey or deliver in connection with the initial offering of the Offered Securities any “ABS informational and computational material,” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB of the Securities Act Regulations (“ABS Informational and Computational Material”), in reliance upon Rules 167 and 426 of the Securities Act Regulations.
(ii) Each Underwriter shall deliver to the Depositor, (a) no later than two business days prior to the date of first use thereof, any Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that contains any “issuer information,” as defined in Rule 433(h) of the Securities Act Regulations (“Issuer Information”) (which the parties hereto agree includes, without limitation, Pool Information (as defined herein), and (b) upon first use, any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof that contains only a description of the final terms of the Offered Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees any Free Writing Prospectus that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited contains only ABS Informational and Computational Materials shall be delivered by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawUnderwriter to the Company not later than the later of (a) two business days prior to the due date for filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act and (b) the date of first use of such Free Writing Prospectus.
(ciii) Notwithstanding Each Underwriter represents and warrants to the foregoing, each Company that the Free Writing Prospectuses to be furnished to the Company by such Underwriter agrees pursuant to Section 3(b)(ii) above will constitute all Free Writing Prospectuses of the type described in such Section that it will not were furnished to prospective investors by such Underwriter in connection with its offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws and sale of such country, territory or possessionthe Offered Securities.
(div) Each Underwriter represents and warrants to the Company that each Free Writing Prospectus required to be provided by it to the Company pursuant to Section 3(b)(ii) above, when viewed together with all other prospectuses conveyed at or prior to the Time of Sale, did not, as of the Time of Sale, and will not as of the Closing Date, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided however, that such Underwriter makes no representation to the extent such misstatements or omissions were the result of any inaccurate Issuer Information supplied by the Company to such Underwriter, which information was not corrected by Corrective Information subsequently supplied by the Company to such Underwriter prior to the Time of Sale.
(v) The Company agrees to file with the Commission the following:
(A) Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus;
(B) Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof delivered by any Underwriter to the Company pursuant to Section 3(b)(ii); and
(C) Any Free Writing Prospectus for which the Company or any person acting on its behalf provided, authorized or approved information that is prepared and published or disseminated by a person unaffiliated with the Company or any other offering participant that is in the business of publishing, radio or television broadcasting or otherwise disseminating communications.
(vi) Any Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Section 3(b)(v) by the Company shall be filed with the Commission not later than the date of first use of the Free Writing Prospectus, except that:
(iA) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof required to be filed that contains only the description of the Financial Services final terms of the Offered Securities shall be filed by the Company with the Commission within two days of the later of the date such final terms have been established for all classes of Offered Securities and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdomdate of first use;
(iiB) it has only communicated Any Free Writing Prospectus or caused portion thereof required to be communicated filed that contains only ABS Informational and it will only communicate or cause to Computational Material shall be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within filed by the meaning of Section 21 Company with the Commission not later than the later of the FSMA) received by it in connection with due date for filing the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1final Prospectus relating to the Offered Securities pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the FSMA does Securities Act Regulations and two business days after the first use of such Free Writing Prospectus;
(C) Any Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Section 3(b)(v)(C) shall, if no payment has been made or consideration has been given by or on behalf of the Company for the Free Writing Prospectus or its dissemination, be filed by the Company with the Commission not apply to later than four business days after the IssuerCompany becomes aware of the publication, radio or television broadcast or other dissemination of the Free Writing Prospectus; and
(iiiD) The Company shall not be required to file (1) Issuer Information contained in any Free Writing Prospectus of an Underwriter or any other offering participant other than the Company, if specified such information is included or incorporated by reference in a prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission that relates to the offering of the Offered Securities or (2) any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof that contains a description of the Offered Securities or the offering of the Offered Securities which does not reflect the final terms thereof.
(vii) Each Underwriter shall file with the Commission any Free Writing Prospectus that is used or referred to by it and distributed by or on behalf of the Underwriter in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad, unrestricted dissemination not later than the date of the first use of such Free Writing Prospectus.
(viii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(b)(vii), each Underwriter shall file with the Commission any Free Writing Prospectus for which such Underwriter or any person acting on its behalf provided, authorized or approved information that is prepared and published or disseminated by a person unaffiliated with the Company or any other offering participant that is in the applicable Terms Agreementbusiness of publishing, radio or television broadcasting or otherwise disseminating written communications and for which no payment was made or consideration given by or on behalf of the Company or any other offering participant, not later than four business days after such Underwriter becomes aware of the publication, radio or television broadcast or other dissemination of the Free Writing Prospectus.
(ix) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3(b)(v) and 3(b)(vii), neither the Company nor any Underwriter shall be required to file any Free Writing Prospectus that does not contain substantive changes from or additions to a Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission.
(x) The Company and each Underwriter each agree that any Free Writing Prospectuses prepared by it shall contain the following legend: The depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the depositor, the issuing trust, and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting XXXXX on the SEC Web site at xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-8[xx-xxx-xxxx].
(xi) The Company and each Underwriter agree to retain all Free Writing Prospectuses that they have used and that are not required to be filed pursuant to this Section 3 for a period of three years following the initial bona fide offering of the Offered Securities.
(A) In the event that any Underwriter becomes aware that, as of the Time of Sale, any Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter and delivered to such investor contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (such Free Writing Prospectus, a “Defective Free Writing Prospectus”), such Underwriter shall notify the Company thereof within one business day after discovery.
(B) Provided that the Defective Free Writing Prospectus was an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or contained Issuer Information, such Underwriter shall, if requested by the Company:
(1) Prepare a Free Writing Prospectus with Corrective Information that corrects the material misstatement in or omission from the Defective Free Writing Prospectus (such corrected Free Writing Prospectus, a “Corrected Free Writing Prospectus”);
(2) Deliver the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus to each investor which received the Defective Free Writing Prospectus prior to entering into an agreement to purchase any Offered Securities;
(3) Notify such investor in a prominent fashion that the prior agreement to purchase Offered Securities has been terminated, and of the investor’s rights as a result of termination of such agreement; and
(4) Provide such investor with an opportunity to affirmatively agree to purchase the Offered Securities on the terms described in the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus.
(xii) Each Underwriter covenants with the Company that after the Closing Date, it will provide final Prospectus is available such Underwriter shall not distribute any written information concerning the Offered Securities to a prospective investor unless such information is preceded or accompanied by the final Prospectus.
(xiii) Each Underwriter covenants and agrees with the Company with a list of that it shall not accept any foreign jurisdictions related offer to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.purchase Offered Securities until the time at
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Class A Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Class A Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Class A Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Class A Notes are to be sold, then after the Class A Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“"NASD”") and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Class A Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions possession or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Class A Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold and prior to the expiry of a period of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes inPublic Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdomas amended;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 ("CIS Order") or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentcomplied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Receivables LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of XxXXX XX or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended); and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression on “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Offered Securities for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) It has not offered or sold, and, prior to the expiration of the period of six months from the Closing Date for the offering of the Offered Securities, will not offer or sell any Securities to persons in the United Kingdom, except to those persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purpose of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995; it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 Act 2000 (the “"FSMA”") with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) ; and it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or and sale of any Notes the Securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; andCompany.
(ii) It is aware of the fact that no German selling prospectus (Verkaufsprospekt) has been or will be published in respect of the sale of the Offered Securities and that it will comply with the Securities Selling Prospectus Act of the Federal Republic of Germany (Wertpapier-Verkaufsprospektgesetz). In particular, each Underwriter has undertakes not to engage in a public offering in the Federal Republic of Germany with respect to any Securities otherwise than in accordance with the Securities Selling Prospectus Act and any other act replacing or supplementing the Securities Selling Prospectus Act and all other applicable laws and regulations.
(iii) if specified The Offered Securities are being offered and sold outside the Republic of France and that, in connection with their initial distribution, it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, any Securities to the public in the applicable Terms AgreementRepublic of France, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes and that it has sentnot distributed and will not distribute or cause to be distributed to the public in the Republic of France the Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Securities, and that such offers, sales and distributions have been and will be made in the Republic of France only to (a) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifies) and/or (b) a restricted group of investors (cercle restreint d'investisseurs), all as defined in Article L.411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and decret no. 98-880 dated 1st October, 1998.
(iv) The Offered Securities may not be offered, sold, transferred or delivered in or from the Netherlands as part of their initial distribution or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, other than to banks, pension funds, insurance companies, securities firms, investment institutions, central governments, large international and supranational institutions and other comparable entities, including, among others, treasuries and finance companies of large enterprises, which trade or invest in securities in the course of a profession or trade. Individuals or legal entities who or which do not trade or invest in securities in the course of their profession or trade may not participate in the offering of the Offered Securities, and the Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Offered Securities may not be considered an offer or the prospect of an offer to sell or exchange the Offered Securities.
(v) The offering of the Offered Securities has not been registered with the Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa ("CONSOB") pursuant to Article 94, paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended ("LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 58").
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Aspen Insurance Holdings LTD)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Class B Certificates for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price .
(b) Each Underwriter agrees that if it is a foreign broker or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released dealer not eligible for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Class B Certificates within the United States or sell any Notes induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Class B Certificates within the United States, its territories or possessions except that it shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who its United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such Rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter represents and agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) Act 1986 with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes Class B Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
; (ii) it has only communicated issued, distributed or caused to be communicated passed on and it will only communicate issue, distribute or cause to be communicated pass on in the United Kingdom any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) document received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes the Class B Certificates to a person who is of a kind described in circumstances in which Section 21(1Article 11(3) of the FSMA does not apply Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 or persons to the Issuerwhom such document may otherwise lawfully be issued, distributed or passed on; and
(iii) if specified it is an authorized person under Chapter III of Part I of the Financial Services Act 1986, it has only promoted and will only promote (as that term is defined in Regulation 1.02(2) of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991) to any person in the applicable Terms Agreement, after United Kingdom the Closing Date, scheme described in the Prospectus if that person is of a kind described either in section 76(2) of the Financial Services Act 1986 or in Regulation 1.04 of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991; and (iv) it will provide is a person of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentFinancial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Universal Card Services Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Class A Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Class A Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Class A Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Class A Notes are to be sold, then after the Class A Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“"NASD”") and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Class A Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions possession or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Class A Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied not offered or sold and prior to the expiry of a period of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will comply with all applicable provisions not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes inPublic Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdomas amended;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer and shall procure that the Notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment professionals under Article 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 ("CIS Order") or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentcomplied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2002-C)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company Seller and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to will offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any UK retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “UK retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, the “EUWA”); or (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA (such rules and regulations as amended) to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, and as amended; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended) (the “Prospectus Regulation”) as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, and as amended; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes.
(f) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any EU retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “EU retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes.
(g) If the Seller, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) if specified adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the applicable Terms Agreementinformation given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9 hereof.
(h) Each Underwriter agrees, after severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date, Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the Company meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Seller participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a list designated representative from the Seller or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Seller, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations information provided for the purpose of sale determining the initial credit rating for the Issued Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Issued Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Notes it has sentRule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company On the terms and subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action conditions ------------------------ hereof, as it may deem advisable soon after the Registration Statement becomes effective as in respect of all matters pertaining to sales the judgment of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialistsRepresentatives is advisable, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale upon Shares to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If The Representatives may from time-to-time increase or decrease the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price after distribution of the Shares has been completed to such extent as the Representatives, in their sole discretion deem advisable. The Underwriters may enter into one or a method more agreements as the Underwriters, in each of their sole discretion, deem advisable with one or more broker-dealers who shall act as dealers in connection with such public offering. The Underwriters represent and warrant to, and covenant and agree with, the Company that during the course of the distribution of the Shares to the public by which or through the price at which such Notes are to be soldUnderwriters, then after the Notes are released Underwriters will offer the Shares for sale to the publicpublic and will sell the Shares only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale or sold (but, in any event, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or Shares for sale to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except the public in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(cCanada) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of Prospectus-delivery requirements under the Financial Services Act. The Company authorizes the Underwriters to use preliminary prospectuses and Markets Xxx 0000 to make them available for use by prospective underwriters and dealers and authorize the Underwriters and all dealers acquiring Shares from an Underwriter to use the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the “FSMA”Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) the Shares until the earlier of the FSMA does not apply to completion of the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in public offering or the applicable Terms Agreement, after 90th day following the Closing Date, it will provide effectiveness of the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentRegistration Statement.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Vidatron Entertainment Group Inc)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company Seller and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to will offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of XxXXX XX; or
(B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of XxXXX XX; or
(C) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the notes; and
(iii) if specified the expression “MiFID II” means Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended; and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended or superseded) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive.
(f) If the Seller, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the applicable Terms Agreementinformation given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9 hereof.
(g) Each Underwriter agrees, after severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date, Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the Company meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Seller participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a list designated representative from the Seller or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Seller, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations information provided for the purpose of sale determining the initial credit rating for the Issued Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Issued Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Notes it has sentRule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon Subject to the authorization by the Representatives satisfaction of the release of the Notesconditions set forth in Section 6, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(iA) it has complied not offered or sold, and will comply with all applicable provisions not offer or sell any notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to qualified investors under section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx Axx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it or except in relation circumstances which would not result in an offer to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving public in the United Kingdom;Kingdom within the meaning of FSMA; and
(iiB) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated in the United Kingdom any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes notes (a) if it is not authorized under the FSMA, in circumstances in which 8 Underwriting Agreement Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuerrecipient and shall procure that the notes are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorized under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Axx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; and(ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify Santander Consumer and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with 9 Underwriting Agreement effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(iii) if specified in any other circumstances which do not require the applicable Terms Agreementpublication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), after (A) the Closing Date, it will provide expression an “offer of Notes to the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
(i) If the Seller, Santander Consumer or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written confirmations communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus ) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of sale the “contract of Notes it has sent.sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2007-3)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with a confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication or a designated representative of VW Credit has directed the applicable Underwriter to orally communicate with such Hired NRSRO (but only with respect to the specific matters such designated representative of VW Credit has directed such Underwriter to orally communicate); provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the receivables and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the receivables.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Underwritten Public Certificates for sale upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus. If Prospectus and that you will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by Underwritten Public Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the price Underwritten Public Certificates are not exempt from registration under "blue sky" or state securities laws (except where the Underwritten Public Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and your direction under such selling arrangements"blue sky" or state securities laws).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter agrees that it will shall not offer or sell enter into any Notes within Contract of Sale with any investor with respect to any class of Underwritten Public Certificates with a minimum denomination of $[1,000] until the United States, its territories or possessions or Base Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement have been delivered to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawsuch investor.
(c) Notwithstanding In the foregoingevent that an Underwriter uses a "road show" (as defined in Rule 433(h)(4) under the Act) in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Public Certificates, each the Underwriter agrees that it all information in such road show shall be provided orally only and not as a "written communication" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act). Each Underwriter agrees that any slideshow used in connection with a road show (i) shall only be provided as part of the road show and not separately, (ii) if handed out at any meeting as a hard copy, shall be retrieved prior to the end of the meeting and (iii) will not offer or sell any Notes otherwise be used only in any country, its territories or possessions or a manner that does cause the slideshow to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except be treated as a "free writing prospectus" (as defined in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possessionRule 405 under the Act).
(d) Each If any "written communication" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Public Certificates contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, when taken together with all information that was conveyed to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into, then the applicable Underwriter agrees thatshall provide any such person with the following:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions Adequate disclosure of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdomcontractual arrangement;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 Adequate disclosure of the FSMAperson's rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) Adequate disclosure of the FSMA does not apply new information that is necessary to correct the Issuermisstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract; and
(iiiiv) if specified in A meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a list new Contract of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentSale.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Cwalt Inc)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations conditions in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 7, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify VW Credit and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities that are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; or
(ii) to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2008-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“"NASD”") and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions possession or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has not offered or sold, and, prior to the date which is six months after the date of issue of the Notes, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public in the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 (the "Regulation"), and the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the "FSMA");
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services Regulations and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;; and
(iiiii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter agrees that if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), it will not offer effect any transaction in the Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that it will be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who its United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of FINRA as such Rules apply to non-FINRA brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter represents and agrees that:
: (i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
; and (ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it or will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any of the Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and.
(iiid) if specified In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “relevant member state”), each Underwriter agrees that, with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive was implemented in that relevant member state (the relevant implementation date), it has not made and will not make an offer of the Notes to the public in that relevant member state other than to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the applicable Terms AgreementProspectus Directive; provided that no such offer of the Notes shall require the Issuer, after Citibank or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Closing DateProspectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of the Notes to the public” in any relevant member state means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes, as the expression may be varied in that relevant member state by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that relevant member state, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU) and includes any relevant implementing measure in the relevant member state.
(e) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees that it will provide not at any time transfer, deposit or otherwise convey any Notes into a trust or other type of special purpose vehicle that issues securities or other instruments backed in whole or in part by, or that represents interests in, such Notes without the Company with a list prior written consent of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentthe Issuer and Citibank.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Citibank, N.A., as Depositor of Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Seller;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with a confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter severally and not jointly represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer, the Seller or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the Transaction SUBI, the Transaction SUBI Certificate and the assets allocated thereto and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the Transaction SUBI, the Transaction SUBI Certificate and the assets allocated thereto.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust 2012-A)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the NotesOffered Securities, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Notes Offered Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Offered Securities within the United States or sell any Notes induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Offered Securities within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell, any Offered Securities to persons in the United Kingdom, except (a) to persons (i) whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments, as principal or agent, for purposes of their businesses; (ii)to persons who it is reasonable to expect will acquire, hold, manage or dispose of investments, as principal or agent, for the purposes of their businesses; or (iii) otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Services Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”"FISMA") with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes Offered Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(iiiii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMAFISMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes Offered Securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA FISMA does not apply to the Issuer; andissuer.
(iiid) if specified in Each of the applicable Terms Agreement, after Underwriters agrees with and represents and warrants to the Closing Date, Company and Advanta that with respect to each potential investor to which it sends an electronic copy of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus it will provide also promptly send a printed copy of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. The Representative agrees with the Company with a list and Advanta that it shall provide notice to the Company and Advanta of any foreign jurisdictions related electronic dissemination by the Underwriters to potential investors of any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentPreliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus before such dissemination.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Recievables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended (“MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended); and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Capital One Multi Asset Execution Trust)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes Certificates for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or .
(b) Each Underwriter severally agrees that if it is a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released foreign broker dealer not eligible for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Certificates within the United States or sell any Notes induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Certificates within the United States, its territories or possessions except that it shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who its United States affiliates provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents therein, except dealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such Rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter severally represents and agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx Act 0000 (the “FSMA”) with xxxh respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
; (ii) it has only communicated issued or caused to be communicated passed on and it will only communicate issue or cause pass on to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage person in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) United Kingdom any document received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes the Certificates if that person is of a kind described in circumstances in which Section 21(1Article 9(3) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerFinancial Services Act 0000 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1988 (as amended); and
(iii) if specified it is an authorized person under Chapter III of the Financial Services Act 0000, xx has only promoted and will only promote (as that term is defined in Regulation 1.02 of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 1991) to any person in the applicable Terms Agreement, after United Kingdom the Closing Date, scheme described in the Prospectus if that person is of a kind described either in Section 76(2) of the Financial Services Act 0000 xx in Regulation 1.04 of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 1991; and (iv) it will provide is a person of a kind described in Article 9(3) of the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentFinancial Services Act 0000 (Xxvestment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1988 (as amended).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Household Affinity Funding Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Seller;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with a confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify VW Credit and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale as to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees with the Seller that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this Section 4(h):
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees agrees, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, each Underwriter has represented and agreed, severally and not jointly, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Class A(2018-2) Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended (“MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended); and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Class A(2018-2) Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Class A(2018-2) Notes.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, that on or prior to the Closing Date it has not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (as contemplated by paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of Rule 17g-5).
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter agrees that if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), it will not offer effect any transaction in the Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that it will be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who its United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of FINRA as such Rules apply to non-FINRA brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter represents and agrees that:
: (i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
; and (ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it or will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any of the Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and.
(iiid) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees that it will provide not at any time transfer, deposit or otherwise convey any Notes into a trust or other type of special purpose vehicle that issues securities or other instruments backed in whole or in part by, or that represents interests in, such Notes without the Company with a list prior written consent of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentthe Issuer and Citibank.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Citibank, N.A., as Depositor of Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the NotesOffered Securities, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Notes Offered Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(b) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing"), each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer effect any transaction in the Offered Securities within the United States or sell any Notes induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Offered Securities within the United States, its territories or possessions except that such Underwriter shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of the NASD as such rules apply to non-NASD brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell, any Offered Securities to persons in the United Kingdom, except (a) to persons (i) whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments, as principal or agent, for purposes of their businesses; (ii) to persons who it is reasonable to expect will acquire, hold, manage or dispose of investments, as principal or agent, for the purposes of their businesses; or (iii) otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Services Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”"FISMA") with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes Offered Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(iiiii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMAFISMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes Offered Securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA FISMA does not apply to the Issuer; andissuer.
(iiid) if specified in Each of the applicable Terms Agreement, after Underwriters agrees with and represents and warrants to the Closing Date, Company and Advanta that with respect to each potential investor to which it sends an electronic copy of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus it will provide also promptly send a printed copy of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. The Representative agrees with the Company with a list and Advanta that it shall provide notice to the Company and Advanta of any foreign jurisdictions related electronic dissemination by the Underwriters to potential investors of any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentPreliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus before such dissemination.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Recievables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations conditions in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 6 hereof, each Underwriter proposes to offer shall purchase the Underwritten Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Underwritten Notes are to be sold, then after the Underwritten Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities DealersFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“NASD”) Inc., and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Underwritten Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or to an offer of the Underwritten Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Underwritten Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Underwritten Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the IssuerIssuer or the Depositor;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Underwritten Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive was implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of any Underwritten Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the applicable Terms AgreementProspectus Directive; provided, after that no such offer of Underwritten Notes shall require the Issuer, the Depositor or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this paragraph (d)(iii), (A) the expression “an offer of any Underwritten Notes to the public” in relation to the Underwritten Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means, of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Underwritten Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Underwritten Notes as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, and (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter, (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus, and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Depositor in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge to the investor, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representative shall notify the Bank and the Depositor of (i) the date on which each of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus and the Road Show is first used and (ii) the Time of Sale to which such Time of Sale Information relates.
(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it will provide did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Underwritten Notes prior to the Company Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with a list respect to the Underwritten Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Underwritten Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Depositor), prior to the applicable time of any foreign jurisdictions related such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus.
(h) If the Depositor, the Bank or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus or the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Depositor or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Depositor or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and, if applicable, the other Underwriters, and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written confirmations communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of sale the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of Notes the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale.
(i) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that it has sentnot obtained any Third-Party Diligence Report (it being understood that the Third-Party Diligence Report of the Accounting Firm specified in Section 2(a)(xii), has been obtained by the Bank or the Depositor).
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Fifth Third Auto Trust 2017-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities that are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; or
(ii) to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication; provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the Transaction SUBI, the Transaction SUBI Certificate and the assets allocated thereto and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the Transaction SUBI, the Transaction SUBI Certificate and the assets allocated thereto.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust 2010-A)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and It is understood that the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale upon to the terms and conditions public as set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Each Underwriter severally but not jointly agrees that if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), it will not offer effect any transaction in the Notes within the United States or sell any induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions except that it will be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to persons who its United States affiliates; provided that such sales are citizens thereof made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or residents thereindealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, except and in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory conformity with the Rules of Fair Practice of FINRA as such Rules apply to non-FINRA brokers or other applicable lawdealers.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees that:
: (i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 0000, as amended (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
; and (ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it or will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity activities (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any of the Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; andIssuer or Citibank.
(iiid) if specified Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the applicable Terms AgreementUK. For the purpose of this provision, after (i) the Closing Dateexpression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/565, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 600/2014, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, and as amended; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended), as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes.
(e) Each Underwriter severally but jointly represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purpose of this provision, (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”), (B) a customer within the meaning of the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129; and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes.
(f) Each Underwriter severally but not jointly represents and agrees that it will provide not at any time transfer, deposit or otherwise convey any Notes into a trust or other type of special purpose vehicle that issues securities or other instruments backed in whole or in part by, or that represents interests in, such Notes without the Company with a list prior written consent of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentthe Issuer and Citibank.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(i) to legal entities that are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; or
(ii) to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with a confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication or a designated representative of VW Credit has directed the applicable Underwriter to orally communicate with such Hired NRSRO (but only with respect to the specific matters such designated representative of VW Credit has directed such Underwriter to orally communicate); provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the receivables and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the receivables.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2013-1)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales terms of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including initial public offering of the right to make variations Shares in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization United States by the Representatives of the release of the Notes, each Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions Underwriters shall be as set forth in the Prospectus. If The terms of the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method private placement of the Shares in Canada by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters shall be as set forth in the Offering Memorandum. The Underwriters may vary from time to time change the public offering priceand private placement price[s] after the closing of the initial public offering and the private placement, selling respectively and increase or decrease the concessions and reallowances discounts to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangementsas they may determine.
(b) Notwithstanding You, on behalf of the foregoingUnderwriters, each Underwriter agrees represent and warrant that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions the information set forth in the last paragraph of the Financial Services text on the front cover page of the Prospectus, under the paragraph on page 2 concerning stabilization and Markets Xxx 0000 (over-allotment by the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it Underwriters, and the fourth paragraph of the section entitled "Underwriting" in relation the Registration Statement, the Offering Memorandum, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to the Notes inShares (insofar as such information relates to the Underwriters) constitutes the only information furnished by the Underwriters to the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement, from the Offering Memorandum, any Preliminary Prospectus, and the Prospectus, and that the statements made therein are correct and do not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or otherwise involving necessary to make the United Kingdom;
statements made therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, and (ii) it has only communicated the Underwriters have not distributed and will not distribute prior to the Closing Date or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated on any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within Option Closing Date, as the meaning case may be, any of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it offering material in connection with the issue or offering and sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to shares other than the Issuer; and
(iii) if specified in Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Offering Memorandum and other materials permitted by the Act and applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentCanadian securities law.
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Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon It is understood that upon the authorization by the Representatives Representative of the release of the NotesOffered Securities, each Underwriter proposes the Underwriters propose and agree to offer the Notes Offered Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, .
(a) Each of the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers agrees that are members of if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“the "NASD”) "), it will not effect any transaction in the Offered Securities within the United States or induce or attempt to induce the purchase of or sale of the Offered Securities within the United States, except that you shall be permitted to make sales to the other Underwriters or to their United States affiliates; provided that such sales are made in compliance with an exemption of certain foreign brokers or dealers under Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act, and other terms in conformity with the Rules of sale hereunder and under Fair Practice of the NASD as such selling arrangementsrules apply to non-NASD brokers or dealers.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees further represents that:
(i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of six months from the Closing Date, will not offer or sell, any Offered Securities to persons in the United Kingdom, except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for purposes of their business, or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx Act 0000 (the “FSMA”) with xxxh respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes Offered Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(iiiii) it has only communicated issued or caused to be communicated passed on and it will only communicate issue or cause to be communicated pass on in the United Kingdom any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) document received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes the Offered Securities to a person of a kind described in circumstances in which Section 21(1Article 11(3) of the FSMA does not apply Financial Services Act 0000 (Xxvestment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 or persons to the Issuerwhom such document may otherwise lawfully be issued, distributed or passed on; and
(iiiiv) if specified it is a person of a kind described in Article II(3) of the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sentFinancial Services Act 0000 (Xxvestment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Advanta Business Recievables Corp)
Offering by Underwriters. (a) The Company and Subject to the Issuer authorize each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales satisfaction of the Notes conditions in Section 7 and subject to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Upon the authorization by the Representatives of the release of the NotesSection 8, each Underwriter proposes Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to offer purchase the Notes for sale resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“NASDFINRA”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable lawlaw that applies to such Underwriter or an offer of the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sell sale of any Notes in within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession.
(d) Each Underwriter Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that:
(i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
(ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and
(iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company Seller with a list of any all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.
(e) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with a confirmation in reliance on Rule 172 under the Securities Act, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 under the Securities Act informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.
(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the Issuer or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia (once its accession to the European Economic Area is finalized), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(i) If the Seller, VW Credit or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other party and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale. If new Contracts of Sale are entered into in accordance with this Section 4(i), then notwithstanding the definition of Time of Sale set forth in Section 1, “Time of Sale” shall refer to the first time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into. Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 9.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, represents and agrees that, (a) it has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization and (b) it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization unless a designated representative from VW Credit participates in such communication or a designated representative of VW Credit has directed the applicable Underwriter to orally communicate with such Hired NRSRO (but only with respect to the specific matters such designated representative of VW Credit has directed such Underwriter to orally communicate); provided, however, that if an Underwriter receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, such Underwriter is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from VW Credit or refer such Hired NRSRO to VW Credit, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the receivables and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the receivables.
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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2013-2)