Sale and Delivery to the Underwriters Closing (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of $_____ per share (the "Purchase Price"), the number -------------- of Company Firm Shares set forth opposite such Underwriter's name in Schedule I hereto, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein set forth, the Selling Stockholder agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Selling Stockholder, at the Purchase Price, the number of Selling Stockholder Firm Shares set forth opposite such Underwriter's name in Schedule I hereto, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(c) The Company and the Selling Stockholder grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase all or any part of the Additional Shares at the Purchase Price. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein set forth, Additional Shares may be purchased from the Company and the Selling Stockholder, for the accounts of the respective Underwriters in the same proportion that the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares. Such option may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the sale of the Firm Shares by the Underwriters and may be exercised in whole or in part at any time and from time to time within 30 days after the date of this Agreement, in each case upon written or facsimile notice, or verbal or telephonic notice confirmed by written or telegraphic notice, by the Underwriters to the Company and the Selling Stockholder no later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the business day before the Firm Shares Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) or at least two business days before the Additional Shares Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), as the case may be, setting forth the number of Additional Shares to be purchased and the time and date (if other than the Firm Shares Closing Date) of such purchase. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the initial 383,513 Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to this Section 3 shall be Selling Stockholder Additional Shares which shall be purchased from the Selling Stockholder and any Additional Shares in excess thereof to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be Company Additional Shares which shall be purchased exclusively from the Company.
(d) Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Firm Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be made at the offices of Jefferies & Company, Inc., 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, or at such oxxxx xxxxx xx xxxxx xx xxxxxx xxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxs and the Company at 10:00 A.M. on the third (fourth, if the pricing occurred after 4:30 p.m. on any given day) business day after the date of this Agreement, or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called the "Firm Shares Closing Date"). ------------------------ Payment shall be made to the Company and the Selling Stockholder by wire transfer and payable in immediately available funds to the order of the Company and the Selling Stockholder against delivery to the Underwriters of the Firm Shares.
(e) Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be made at the offices as set forth above or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company at the time and on the date (which may be the same as, but in no event shall be earlier than, the Firm Shares Closing Date) specified in the notice referred to in Section 3(c) hereof (such time and date of delivery and payment are called the "Additional Shares Closing Date"). The Firm ------------------------------ Shares Closing Date and the Additional Shares Closing Date are called, individually, a "Closing Date" and together, the "Closing Dates." Payment shall ------------ ------------- be made to the Company and the Selling Stockholder by wire transfer and payable in immediately available funds to the order of the Company and the Selling Stockholder against delivery to the Underwriters of the applicable Additional Shares.
(f) The Shares shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Representatives may request in writing at least two business days before the Firm Shares Closing Date or, in the case of the Additional Shares, on the day of notice of exercise of the option as described in Section 3(c) hereof. The Shares will be made available for examination and packaging by the Underwriters not later than 1:00 P.M. on the last business day prior to the Firm Shares Closing Date (or the Additional Shares Closing Date in the case of the Additional Shares) at such place as is reasonably designated by the Representatives. If the Representatives so elect, delivery of the Shares may be made by credit through full FAST transfer to the accounts of The Depository Trust Company designated by the Representatives.
(g) It is understood that the Representatives, individually and not as Representatives of the several Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment to the Company on behalf of any Underwriter or Underwriters for any Shares to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters in connection with the Offering. Any such payment by the Representatives shall not relieve such Underwriter or Underwriters from any of its or their other obligations hereunder.
Sale and Delivery to Underwriter Closing On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Trust and the Company, as the case may be, agree that the Trust will sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Trust, the Firm Securities, at a purchase price of $25.00 per Firm Security. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Firm Securities shall be made at the offices of Arnoxx & Xortxx, 10 - 10 - 555 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000, xx at such other place as shall be agreed upon by you, the Trust and the Company, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, on the third business day (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9) following the date of this Agreement, or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriter, the Trust and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called the "Closing Date"). As compensation for the commitments of the Underwriter contained in this Section 2, the Company hereby agrees to pay to the Underwriter an amount equal to $___ per Firm Security times the total number of Firm Securities purchased by the Underwriter on the Closing Date as commissions for the sale of such Firm Securities under this Agreement. Such payment will be made on the Closing Date with respect to the Firm Securities. Payment for the Firm Securities shall be made to the Trust by wire transfer of immediately available funds, against delivery to the Underwriter of the Firm Securities to be purchased by it. The Firm Securities shall be issued in the form of one or more fully registered global notes (the "Global Notes") in book-entry form in such denominations and registered in the name of the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the "Depository") or in such names as the Underwriter may request in writing at least two business days before the Closing Date. The Global Notes representing the Firm Securities shall be made available for examination by the Underwriter not later than 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on the last business day prior to the Closing Date. In addition, upon written notice from the Underwriter to the Trust from time to time prior to 9:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on the 30th day after the date of the Prospectus (or, if such 30th day shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a holiday, on the next business day thereafter), the Underwriter shall have the right to purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities at the same purchase price as the Firm Securities, plus accrued distributions, if any, from the Closing Date to the Option Closing Date (as defined herein). No Option Securities shall be sold or delivered unless the Firm Securities previously have been, or simultaneously are, sold and delivered. Option Securities may be purchased only for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Securities. Each time for the delivery of and payment for the Option Securities, being herein referred to as an "Option Closing Date," which may be the Closing Date, shall be determined by the Underwriter, but shall be issued not later than five (5) full business days after written notice to the Trust of the Underwriter's election to purchase Option Securities is given. Each payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the 11 - 11 - Option Securities shall be made at each Option Closing Date at such offices as is designated by the Underwriter. As compensation for the commitments of the Underwriter contained in this Section 2, the Company hereby agrees to pay to the Underwriter an amount equal to $___ per Option Security times the total number of Option Securities purchased by the Underwriter on the Option Closing Date as commissions for the sale of such Option Securities under this Agreement. Such payment will be made on the Option Closing Date with respect to the Option Securities. Each payment for Option Securities shall be made to the Trust by wire transfer of immediately available funds, against delivery to the Underwriter of such Option Securities. The Option Securities shall be issued in the form of one or more fully registered Global Notes in book-entry form in such denominations and registered in the name of the nominee of the Depository or in such names as the Underwriter may request in writing at least two days before the Option Closing Date. The Global Notes representing the Option Securities shall be made available for examination by the Underwriter not later than 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on the last business day prior to the Option Closing Date.
Purchase, Sale and Delivery (a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Issuers agree to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers, and each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuers, the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the name of such Initial Purchaser on Exhibit A. The purchase price for the Notes will be $973.75 per $1,000 principal amount Note.
(b) Delivery of the Notes shall be made, against payment of the purchase price therefor, at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, New York, New York or such other location as may be mutually acceptable. Such delivery and payment shall be made at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 17, 1999 or at such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Initial Purchasers and the Issuers. The time and date of such delivery and payment are herein called the "Closing Date."
(c) On the Closing Date, one or more Notes in definitive global form, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), having an aggregate amount corresponding to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the "Global Note") sold pursuant to Exempt Resales to Eligible Purchasers shall be delivered by the Issuers to the Initial Purchasers (or as the Initial Purchasers direct), against payment by the Initial Purchasers of the purchase price therefor, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to an account or accounts designated by the Issuers, provided that the Issuers shall give at least one business days' prior written notice to the Initial Purchasers of the information required to effect such wire transfer. The Global Note shall be made available to the Initial Purchasers for inspection not later than 9:30 a.m. on the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date.
Sale and Delivery to Underwriters Closing (a) The several commitments of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or in the applicable Terms Agreement.
(b) In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, may grant, if so provided in the applicable Terms Agreement relating to the Initial Underwritten Securities, an option to the Underwriters named in such Terms Agreement, severally and not jointly, to purchase up to the number of Option Securities set forth therein at the same price per Option Security as is applicable to the Initial Underwritten Securities, less an amount equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company and paid or payable on the Initial Underwritten Securities but not payable on the Option Securities. Such option, if granted, will expire 30 days (or such lesser number of days as may be specified in the applicable Terms Agreement) after the Representation Date relating to the Initial Underwritten Securities, and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time upon notice by the Representatives to the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, setting forth the number of Option Securities as to which the several Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time, date and place of payment and delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time, date and place of delivery (a “Date of Delivery”) shall be determined by the Representatives, but shall not be later than seven full business days nor earlier than two full business days after the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total number of Option Securities then being purchased which the number of Initial Underwritten Securities each such Underwriter has severally agreed to purchase as set forth in the applicable Terms Agreement bears to the total number of Initial Underwritten Securities (except as otherwise provided in the applicable Terms Agreement), subject to such adjustments as the Representatives in their discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional Underwritten Securities.
(c) Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, the Initial Underwritten Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be made at the offices of Xxxxxxxx Chance US LLP, 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, at 10:00 A.M. on the fourth business day (or the third business day if required under Rule 15c6-1 of the 1934 Act, or unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10) following the date of the applicable Terms Agreement or at such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called the “Closing Time”). In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, such Option Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned offices of Xxxxxxxx Chance US LLP, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice from the Representatives to the Company. Payment for the Underwritten Securities shall be made to the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of the Underwritten Securities to be purchased by them. Certificates for the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities, if any, shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Representatives may request in writing at least two business days before the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be. It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities, if any, which it has agreed to purchase. The Representatives, individually and not as representatives of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Underwritten Securities or the Option Securities, if any, to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, but any such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder. The certificates for the Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, will be made available for examination and packaging by the Representatives not later than 10:00 A.M. on the last business day prior to the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, in New York, New York. If authorized by the applicable Terms Agreement, the Underwriters named therein may solicit offers to purchase Underwritten Securities from the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, pursuant to delayed delivery contracts (“Delayed Delivery Contracts”) substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto with such changes therein as the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, may approve. As compensation for arranging Delayed Delivery Contracts, the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, will pay to the Representatives at Closing Time, for the respective accounts of the Underwriters, a fee equal to that percentage of the amount of Underwritten Securities for which Delayed Delivery contracts are made at the applicable Closing Time as is specified in the applicable Terms Agreement. Any Delayed Delivery Contracts are to be with institutional investors of the types described in the Prospectus. At the applicable Closing Time, the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, will enter into Delayed Delivery Contracts (for not less than the minimum amount of Underwritten Securities per Delayed Delivery Contract specified in the applicable Terms Agreement) with all purchasers proposed by the Underwriters and previously approved by the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, as provided below, but not for an aggregate principal amount of Underwritten Securities in excess of that specified in the applicable Terms Agreement. The Underwriters will not have any responsibility for the validity or performance of Delayed Delivery Contracts. The Representatives shall submit to the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, at least three business days prior to the applicable Closing Time, the names of any institutional investors with which it is proposed that the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, will enter into Delayed Delivery Contracts and the amount of Underwritten Securities to be purchased by each of them, and the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, will advise the Representatives at least two business days prior to the applicable Closing Time, of the names of the institutions with which the making of Delayed Delivery Contracts is approved by the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, and the amount of Underwritten Securities to be covered by each such Delayed Delivery Contract. The amount of Underwritten Securities agreed to be purchased by the several Underwriters pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of Underwritten Securities covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts, as to each Underwriter as set forth in a written notice delivered by the Representatives to the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be; provided, however, that the total amount of Underwritten Securities to be purchased by all Underwriters shall be the total amount of Underwritten Securities covered by the applicable Terms Agreement, less the amount of Underwritten Securities covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts.
Notice and Delivery Any notice mailed to you will be deemed delivered and received by you, five days after the postmark date. This fifth day following the postmark is the receipt date. Notices will be mailed to the last address we have in our records. You are responsible for ensuring that we have your proper mailing address. Upon your consent, we may provide you with notice in a delivery format other than by mail. Such formats may include various electronic deliveries. Any notice, including terminations, change in personal information, or contributions mailed to us will be deemed delivered when actually received by us based on our ordinary business practices. All notices must be in writing unless our policies and procedures provide for oral notices.
Purchase and Delivery Payment for the Firm Offered Securities shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City at the closing time and place set forth in Schedule I hereto, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as may be designated by you in writing. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.” Payment for any Additional Offered Securities shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City at the closing place referred to above on such date of your determination (which may be the same as the Closing Date but shall in no event be earlier than the Closing Date nor later than ten business days after the giving of the notice hereinafter referred to) as shall be designated in a written notice from you to the Company, on behalf of the Underwriters, to purchase a number, specified in said notice, of Additional Offered Securities, or on such other date as shall be designated in writing by you. In any event, such payment date shall be not later than __________, 20__. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “Option Closing Date.” The notice of the determination to exercise the option to purchase Additional Offered Securities and of the Option Closing Date may be given at any time within 30 days after the date of this Agreement. Payment for the Firm Offered Securities or any Additional Offered Securities shall be made against delivery to you on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, of the Firm Offered Securities or any Additional Capital Securities, as the case may be, registered in such names and in such denominations as you shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Firm Offered Securities or any Additional Offered Securities, as the case may be, to the Underwriters duly paid.
Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Notes (a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Depositor agrees to cause the Trust to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Trust the respective principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter on Schedule I, at a purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) equal to “Price $” as specified on Schedule II hereto. Delivery of and payment for the Notes shall be made at the offices of [__________] at [____] a.m. (New York time) on [_______], 20[__] (or at such other place and time on the same or other date as shall be agreed to in writing by the Representative and the Depositor, the “Closing Date”). Delivery of one or more global notes representing the Notes shall be made against payment of the aggregate purchase price in immediately available funds drawn to the order of the Depositor. The global notes to be so delivered shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The interests of beneficial owners of the Notes will be represented by book entries on the records of DTC and participating members thereof. Definitive Notes representing the Notes will be available only under limited circumstances, as described in the Prospectus.
(b) The Depositor hereby acknowledges that the payment of monies pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof (a “Payment”) by or on behalf of the Underwriters of the aggregate Purchase Price for the Notes does not constitute closing of a purchase and sale of the Notes. Only (1) the execution and delivery, by facsimile or otherwise, of a receipt for Notes by the Representative, and (2) the release of all Permitted Liens, as listed on Schedule III hereto, prior to the cut-off time for DTC settlement on the Closing Date, indicates completion of the closing of a purchase of the Notes from the Trust. Furthermore, in the event that the Underwriters make a Payment to the Trust prior to the completion of the closing of a purchase of Notes, the Depositor hereby acknowledges that until the Representative executes and delivers such receipt for the Notes and until all Permitted Liens have been released prior to the cut-off time for DTC settlement on the Closing Date, the Trust will not be entitled to the Payment and the Depositor shall cause the Trust to return the Payment to the Underwriters as soon as practicable (by wire transfer of same-day funds) upon demand. In the event that the closing of a purchase of Notes is not completed and the Payment is not returned by the Trust to the Underwriters on the same day the Payment was received by the Trust, the Depositor agrees to pay, or otherwise cause the Trust to pay, to the Underwriters in respect of each day the Payment is not returned by it, in same-day funds, interest on the amount of such Payment in an amount representing the Underwriters’ cost of financing as reasonably determined by the Representative.
(c) It is understood that the Representative or any Underwriter, individually, may (but shall not be obligated to) make Payment on behalf of any Underwriter or Underwriters for any of the Notes to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters. No such Payment shall relieve such Underwriter or Underwriters from any of its or their obligations hereunder.
Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Notes On the basis of the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers, acting severally and not jointly, agree to purchase the Notes in the respective amounts set forth on Schedule 1 hereto from the Company at 98.392% of their principal amount. One or more certificates in definitive form for the Notes that the Initial Purchasers have agreed to purchase hereunder, and in such denomination or denominations and registered in such name or names as the Initial Purchasers request upon notice to the Company at least 48 hours prior to the Closing Date, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Initial Purchasers, against payment by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer (same day funds), to such account or accounts as the Company shall specify prior to the Closing Date, or by such means as the parties hereto shall agree prior to the Closing Date. Such delivery of and payment for the Notes shall be made at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx at 10:00 A.M., New York time, on January 23, 2004, or at such other place, time or date as the Initial Purchasers, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, may agree upon, such time and date of delivery against payment being herein referred to as the “Closing Date.” The Company will make such certificate or certificates for the Notes available for checking and packaging by the Initial Purchasers at the offices of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in New York, New York, or at such other place as Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. may designate, at least 24 hours prior to the Closing Date.
Sale and Delivery of Shares (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell Shares from time to time through the Agent, acting as sales agent, and the Agent agrees to use its reasonable efforts to sell, as sales agent for the Company, the Shares on the following terms.
i. The Shares are to be sold on a daily basis or otherwise as shall be agreed to by the Company and the Agent on any day that (A) is a trading day for the NYSE (other than a day on which the NYSE is scheduled to close prior to its regular weekday closing time), (B) the Company has instructed the Agent by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail) to make such sales and (C) the Company has satisfied its obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Company will designate the maximum amount of the Shares to be sold by the Agent daily as previously agreed to in writing or electronic transmission by the Agent (in any event not in excess of (i) the amount available for issuance under the Prospectus and the currently effective Registration Statement less (ii) any amounts already issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement and the Alternative Equity Distribution Agreements) and the minimum price per Share at which such Shares may be sold. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell on a particular day, consistent with its normal trading practices, all of the Shares designated for the sale by the Company on such day. The gross sales price of the Shares sold under this Section 3(a) shall be the market price for shares of the Company’s Common Stock sold by the Agent under this Section 3(a) at the time of sale of such Shares (but in no event shall such gross sales price be less than the minimum price per Share designated by the Company at which such Shares may be sold).
ii. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) there can be no assurance that the Agent will be successful in selling the Shares, (B) the Agent will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell Shares for any reason other than a failure by the Agent to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations to sell such Shares as required under this Agreement, and (C) the Agent shall be under no obligation to purchase Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Agent and the Company.
iii. The Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and the Agent shall not be obligated to use its reasonable efforts to sell, any Share at a price lower than the minimum price therefor designated from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), or a duly authorized committee thereof, and notified to the Agent in writing. The Company or the Agent may, upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail), suspend the offering of the Shares for any reason and at any time; provided, however, that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair the parties’ respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold hereunder prior to the giving of such notice.
iv. The Agent hereby covenants and agrees not to make any sales of the Shares on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3(a), other than (A) (1) by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions between members of the NYSE that qualify for delivery of a Prospectus in accordance with Rule 153 under the Act (such transactions are hereinafter referred to as “Continuous Offerings”), (2) to or through a market maker, or (3) directly on or through any other national securities exchange or facility thereof, a trading facility of a national securities association, an alternative trading system, an electronic communication network or any similar market venue and (B) such other sales of the Shares on behalf of the Company in its capacity as agent of the Company as shall be agreed by the Company and the Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement.
v. The compensation to the Agent for sales of the Shares with respect to which the Agent acts as sales agent under this Agreement shall be at a mutually agreed rate, not to exceed 2.0% of the gross sales price of the Shares sold pursuant to this Section 3(a) and payable as described in the succeeding subsection (vi) below. The foregoing rate of compensation shall not apply when the Agent acts as principal, in which case the Company may sell Shares to the Agent as principal at a price agreed upon at the relevant Applicable Time pursuant to a Terms Agreement. The remaining proceeds, after further deduction for any transaction fees imposed on the Agent by any governmental or self-regulatory organization in respect of such sales, shall constitute the net proceeds to the Company for such Shares (the “Net Proceeds”).
vi. The Agent shall provide written confirmation (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) to the Company promptly following the close of trading on the NYSE each day in which the Shares are sold under this Section 3(a) setting forth the number of the Shares sold on such day, the aggregate gross sales proceeds and the Net Proceeds to the Company, and the compensation payable by the Company to the Agent with respect to such sales. Such compensation shall be set forth and invoiced in periodic statements from the Agent to the Company, with payment to be made by the Company promptly after its receipt thereof.
vii. Settlement for sales of the Shares pursuant to this Section 3(a) will occur on the third Business Day following the date on which such sales are made (each such day, a “Settlement Date”). On each Settlement Date, the Shares sold through the Agent for settlement on such date shall be issued and delivered by the Company to the Agent against payment of the Net Proceeds for the sale of such Shares. Settlement for all such Shares shall be effected by free delivery of the Shares to the Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) in return for payments in same day funds delivered to the account designated by the Company. If the Company or its transfer agent (if applicable) shall default on its obligation to deliver the Shares on any Settlement Date, the Company shall (A) indemnify and hold the Agent harmless against any loss, claim or damage arising from or as a result of such default by the Company and (B) pay the Agent any commission to which it would otherwise be entitled absent such default. If the Agent breaches this Agreement by failing to deliver the Net Proceeds to the Company on any Settlement Date for the Shares delivered by the Company, the Agent will pay the Company interest based on the effective overnight federal funds rate on such unpaid amount less any compensation due to the Agent.
viii. At each Applicable Time, Settlement Date, Representation Date (as defined in Section 4(k)) and Filing Date (as defined in Section 4(a)), the Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation and warranty contained in this Agreement as if such representation and warranty were made as of such date, modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended as of such date. Any obligation of the Agent to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares on behalf of the Company shall be subject to the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the continuing satisfaction of the additional conditions specified in Section 6 of this Agreement.
(b) If the Company wishes to issue and sell the Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the Alternative Equity Distribution Agreements but other than as set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement (each, a “Placement”), it will notify the Agent of the proposed terms of such Placement. If the Agent, acting as principal, wishes to accept such proposed terms (which it may decline to do for any reason in its sole discretion) or, following discussions with the Company wishes to accept amended terms, the Agent and the Company will enter into a Terms Agreement, in substantially the form of Annex I hereto, setting forth the terms of such Placement. The terms set forth in a Terms Agreement will not be binding on the Company or the Agent unless and until the Company and the Agent have each executed such Terms Agreement accepting all of the terms of such Terms Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Terms Agreement, the terms of such Terms Agreement will control.
(c) Each sale of the Shares to the Agent shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and, if applicable, a Terms Agreement, which will provide for the sale of such Shares to, and the purchase thereof by, the Agent. A Terms Agreement may also specify certain provisions relating to the reoffering of such Shares by the Agent. The commitment of the Agent to purchase the Shares pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the Company herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the number of the Shares to be purchased by the Agent pursuant thereto, the price to be paid to the Company for such Shares, any provisions relating to rights of, and default by, underwriters acting together with the Agent in the reoffering of the Shares, and the time and date (each such time and date being referred to herein as a “Time of Delivery”) and place of delivery of and payment for such Shares. Such Terms Agreement shall also specify any requirements for opinions of counsel, accountants’ letters and officers’ certificates pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement and any other information or documents required by the Agent.
(d) Under no circumstances shall the aggregate value of the Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement, the Alternative Equity Distribution Agreements and any Terms Agreement exceed (i) the Maximum Amount, (ii) the number of shares of the Common Stock available for issuance under the currently effective Registration Statement or (iii) the number and aggregate amount of the Shares authorized from time to time to be issued and sold under this Agreement by the Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and notified to the Agent in writing.
(e) Except pursuant to a reoffer of Shares as described in Section 3(c) hereof, the Company agrees that any offer to sell Shares, any solicitation of an offer to buy Shares, or any sales of Shares shall only be effected by or through only one of the Agent or an Alternative Agent on any single given day, but in no event by more than one, and the Company shall in no event request that the Agent and any of the Alternative Agents sell Shares on the same day; provided, however, that (a) the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) the exercise of any option, warrant, right or any conversion privilege set forth in the instrument governing such security or (ii) sales solely to employees or security holders of the Company or its subsidiaries, or to a trustee or other person acquiring such securities for the accounts of such persons, and (b) such limitation shall not apply on any day during which no sales are made pursuant to this Agreement or an Alternative Equity Distribution Agreement.
(f) If either the Company or the Agent has reason to believe that the exemptive provisions set forth in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M under the Exchange Act are not satisfied with respect to the Shares, it shall promptly notify the other party and sales of the Shares under this Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be suspended until that or other exemptive provisions have been satisfied in the judgment of each party.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not offer, sell or deliver, or request the offer or sale of, any Shares and, by notice to the Agent given by telephone (confirmed promptly by telecopy or email), shall cancel any instructions for the offer or sale of any Shares, and the Agent shall not be obligated to offer or sell any Shares, (i) during any period in which the Company is, or could be deemed to be, in possession of material non-public information, or (ii) except as provided in Section 3(h) below, at any time during the period commencing on the seventh Business Day prior to the date (each, an “Announcement Date”) on which the Company shall issue a press release containing, or shall otherwise publicly announce, its earnings, revenues or other results of operations (each, an “Earnings Announcement”) through and including the time that is 24 hours after the time that the Company files (a “Filing Time”) a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or an Annual Report on Form 10-K that includes consolidated financial statements as of and for the same period or periods, as the case may be, covered by such Earnings Announcement.
(h) If the Company wishes to offer, sell or deliver Shares at any time during the period from and including an Announcement Date through and including the time that is 24 hours after the corresponding Filing Time, the Company shall (i) prepare and deliver to the Agent (with a copy to counsel to the Agent) a Current Report on Form 8-K which shall include substantially the same financial and related information as was set forth in the relevant Earnings Announcement (other than any earnings projections, similar forward-looking data and officers’ quotations) (each, an “Earnings 8-K”), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, and obtain the consent of the Agent to the filing thereof (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), (ii) provide the Agent with the officers’ certificate, accountants’ letter and opinions and letters of counsel called for by Sections 4(k), (l), (m) and (n) hereof; respectively, (iii) afford the Agent the opportunity to conduct a due diligence review in accordance with Section 4(o) hereof and (iv) file such Earnings 8-K with the Commission, then the provisions of clause (iii) of Section 3(g) shall not be applicable for the period from and after the time at which the foregoing conditions shall have been satisfied (or, if later, the time that is 24 hours after the time that the relevant Earnings Announcement was first publicly released) through and including the time that is 24 hours after the Filing Time of the relevant Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, as the case may be. For purposes of clarity, the parties hereto agree that (A) the delivery of any officers’ certificate, accountants’ letter and opinions and letters of counsel pursuant to this Section 3(h) shall not relieve the Company from any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, as the case may be, including, without limitation, the obligation to deliver officers’ certificates, accountants’ letters and legal opinions and letters as provided in Section 4 hereof and (B) this Section 3(h) shall in no way affect or limit the operation of the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 3(g), which shall have independent application.
