Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns Following the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, any Holder or the Sponsor (any of the Holders or the Sponsor, a “Demanding Holder”) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering or other coordinated offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $25 million (the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. The Company shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the initial Demanding Holder’s prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Holders, collectively, on the one hand, and the Sponsor, on the other hand, may each demand Underwritten Shelf Takedowns pursuant to this Section 2.1.5 (i) not more than two times in any 12-month period (the “Yearly Limit”) and (ii) not more than five times in the aggregate (the “Total Limit”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may effect any Underwritten Offering pursuant to any then-effective Registration Statement, including a Form S-3, that is then available for such offering.
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.
Offering by the Underwriter It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Offered Certificates of the related Series for sale to the public as set forth in the related Prospectus.
Offering by the Underwriters It is understood that the several Underwriters are to make a public offering of the Firm Shares as soon as the Representatives deem it advisable to do so. The Firm Shares are to be initially offered to the public at the initial public offering price set forth in the Prospectus. The Representatives may from time to time thereafter change the public offering price and other selling terms. To the extent, if at all, that any Option Shares are purchased pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Underwriters will offer them to the public on the foregoing terms. It is further understood that you will act as the Representatives for the Underwriters in the offering and sale of the Shares in accordance with a Master Agreement Among Underwriters entered into by you and the several other Underwriters.
Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters (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 99.266% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, from January 29, 2015 to 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.
(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
(c) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives at 10:00 A.M. New York City time on January 29, 2015, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”. Payment for the Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date shall be made against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing such Securities (collectively, the “Global Note”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representatives at the office of DTC or its designated custodian not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.
(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.
Purchase of the Shares by the Underwriters (a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Underwritten Shares 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 number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price per share (the “Purchase Price”) of $[ ]. In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Shares to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the Underwriters, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option Shares at the Purchase Price less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company and payable on the Underwritten Shares but not payable on the Option Shares. If any Option Shares are to be purchased, the number of Option Shares to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the number of Option Shares which bears the same ratio to the aggregate number of Option Shares being purchased as the number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto (or such number increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) bears to the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares being purchased from the Company by the several Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate any fractional Shares as the Representatives in their sole discretion shall make. The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase Option Shares at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, on or before the thirtieth day following the date of the Prospectus, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of Option Shares as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Option Shares are to be delivered and paid for, which may be the same date and time as the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date or later than the tenth full business day (as hereinafter defined) after the date of such notice (unless such time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof). Any such notice shall be given at least two business days prior to the date and time of delivery specified therein.
(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Shares as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Shares on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Shares to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter.
(c) Payment for the Shares shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives in the case of the Underwritten Shares, at the offices of Xxxxx Day, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on [ ], 2014, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing or, in the case of the Option Shares, on the date and at the time and place specified by the Representatives in the written notice of the Underwriters’ election to purchase such Option Shares. The time and date of such payment for the Underwritten Shares is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”, and the time and date for such payment for the Option Shares, if other than the Closing Date, is herein referred to as an “Additional Closing Date”. Payment for the Shares to be purchased on the Closing Date or an Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall be made against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the Shares to be purchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Shares duly paid by the Company. Delivery of the Shares shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Shares contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
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.
Notice to the Underwriter The Company will advise the Underwriter promptly, and confirm such advice in writing:
(i) when the Registration Statement has become effective;
(ii) when the Final Prospectus has been filed with the Commission;
(iii) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective;
(iv) when any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission;
(v) when any supplement to the Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication or any amendment to the Final Prospectus has been filed or distributed;
(vi) of (x) any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Final Prospectus, (y) the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or (z) any other request by the Commission for any additional information, including, but not limited to, any request for information concerning any Testing-the-Waters Communication;
(vii) of (x) the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication or (y) the initiation or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act;
(viii) of the occurrence of any event or development within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which, the Final Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Final Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading;
(ix) of the issuance by any governmental or regulatory authority or any order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Testing-the-Waters Communication or the initiation or threatening for that purpose; and
(x) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Closing Units for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
Purchase of the Stock by the Underwriters On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell [2,600,000] shares of the Firm Stock and each of the Selling Stockholders agrees to sell the number of shares of the Firm Stock listed beside its name on Schedule 2 hereto, to the several Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the number of shares of the Firm Stock set forth opposite that Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto. The respective purchase obligations of the Underwriters with respect to the Firm Stock shall be rounded among the Underwriters to avoid fractional shares, as the Representatives may determine. In addition, each of the Selling Stockholders grants to the Underwriters an option to purchase the number of shares of Option Stock set forth opposite its name in Schedule 3. Such option is granted for the purpose of covering over-allotments in the sale of Firm Stock and is exercisable as provided in Section 5 hereof. Shares of Option Stock shall be purchased severally for the account of the Underwriters in proportion to the number of shares of Firm Stock set forth opposite the name of such Underwriters in Schedule 1 hereto. If the over-allotment option is less than fully exercised, the Underwriters will purchase shares from each of the Selling Stockholders hereto on the basis set forth on Schedule 3. The respective purchase obligations of each Underwriter with respect to the Option Stock shall be adjusted by the Representatives so that no Underwriter shall be obligated to purchase Option Stock other than in 100 share amounts. The price of both the Firm Stock and any Option Stock shall be $ . per share. The Company’s and the Selling Stockholders’ sale of the Firm Stock and the Selling Stockholders’ sale of any Option Stock to the Underwriters and the related transactions between or among any or all of, the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters, being collectively referred to as the “Transactions.” Neither the Company nor any of the Selling Stockholders shall be obligated to deliver any of the Stock to be delivered on any Delivery Date, except upon payment for all the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date as provided herein.
