Purchase and Sale of the Securities (a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter's name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 98.974% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, from the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.
Purchase and Resale of the Securities (a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Initial Purchasers as provided in this Agreement, and each Initial Purchaser, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Initial Purchaser's name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 98.25% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, from March 10, 2004 to the Closing Date. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.
Public Offering of the Securities The Representatives hereby advise the Company that the Underwriters intend to offer for sale to the public, as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, their respective portions of the Securities as soon after the Execution Time as the Representatives, in their sole judgment, have determined is advisable and practicable.
Offering of the Securities (a) The Representatives will advise each Selected Dealer, in the Invitation or other written communication, of the release by the Representatives of the Securities for public offering and of the public offering price. Upon receipt of such advice, any of the Securities thereafter purchased by us pursuant to this Agreement are to be reoffered by us to the public at the public offering price, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Invitation and the Offering Document. After the public offering of the Securities has commenced, the Representatives may change the public offering price, the selling concession and the reallowance to dealers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Securities shall not be offered or sold by us below the public offering price before the termination of the effectiveness of this Agreement with respect to the offering of such Securities, except that a reallowance from the public offering price not in excess of the amount set forth in the Invitation may be allowed to Qualified Dealers who agree that such amount is to be retained and not re-allowed in whole or in part. “Qualified Dealers” shall be brokers or dealers (as defined in the By-Laws of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”)) actually engaged in the investment banking or securities business which make the representations and agreements contained in Section 12 hereof. “Qualified Dealers” also shall include foreign banks, dealers or institutions which make the representations and agreements contained in Section 12 hereof.
Description of the Securities The Securities and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Prospectus and will be in substantially the respective forms filed or incorporated by reference, as the case may be, as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
Purchase of the Securities On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company the Securities as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.
Authorization of the Securities The Securities have been duly authorized and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor as provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture.
Issuance of the Securities The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.
Registration of the Shares Compliance With the Securities Act (a) The Company shall:
Title of the Securities There shall be a Series of Securities designated the “2.800% Senior Notes due 2031.”
