Purchase of the Shares (a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Underwritten Shares to the several Underwriters as provided in this underwriting agreement (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 at a price per share of $[●] (the “Purchase Price”) from the Company the respective number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto. 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 nor 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.
Delivery of the Shares Delivery of the Firm Shares and the Optional Shares shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of the Underwriters.
Sale and Purchase of the Shares On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements contained in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement:
Delivery of the Shares at Closing The completion of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the “Closing”) shall occur (the “Closing Date”) on January 24, 2003, at the offices of the Company’s counsel. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Investor one or more stock certificates representing the number of Shares set forth in Section 3 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, each such certificate to be registered in the name of the Investor or, if so indicated on the signature page of the Stock Purchase Agreement, in the name of a nominee designated by the Investor. The Company’s obligation to issue the Shares to the Investor shall be subject to the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Company: (a) receipt by the Company of a certified or official bank check or wire transfer of funds in the full amount of the purchase price for the Shares being purchased hereunder as set forth in Section 3 of the Stock Purchase Agreement; (b) completion of the purchases and sales under the Agreements with the Other Investors; (c) the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Investors and the fulfillment of those undertakings of the Investors to be fulfilled prior to the Closing; and (d) the Closing Date shall have occurred by January 27, 2003. The Investor’s obligation to purchase the Shares shall be subject to the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Investor: (a) Investors shall have executed Agreements for the purchase of at least 2,045,453 Shares, (b) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date) and (c) the Investor shall have received such documents as such Investor shall reasonably have requested, including, a standard opinion of the Company’s counsel as to the matters set forth in Section 4.2 and as to exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the sale of the Shares.
Sale and Delivery of the Shares On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company and the Manager agree that the Company may from time to time seek to sell Shares through the Manager, acting as sales agent, or directly to the Manager acting as principal, as follows:
Delivery of the Shares at the Closing The completion of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the "Closing") shall occur within three business days (or on such other later date as the Placement Agent and the Company both agree) of the date of receipt by the Company of confirmation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of the Commission's willingness to declare effective the registration statement to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof (the "Registration Statement") at a place and time (the "Closing Date") to be agreed upon by the Company and the Placement Agent and of which the Purchasers will be notified by facsimile transmission or otherwise. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser one or more stock certificates registered in the name of the Purchaser, or in such nominee name(s) as designated by the Purchaser in writing, representing the number of Shares set forth in Section 2 above. The name(s) in which the stock certificates are to be registered are set forth in the Stock Certificate Questionnaire attached hereto as part of Appendix I. The Company's obligation to complete the purchase and sale of the Shares and deliver such stock certificate(s) to the Purchaser at the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Company: (a) receipt by the Company of same-day funds in the full amount of the purchase price for the Shares being purchased hereunder; (b) completion of the purchases and sales under the Agreements with all of the Other Purchasers; and (c) the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Purchasers and the fulfillment of those undertakings of the Purchasers to be fulfilled prior to the Closing. The Purchaser's obligation to accept delivery of such stock certificate(s) and to pay for the Shares evidenced thereby shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) the Commission has notified the Company of the Commission's willingness to declare the Registration Statement effective on or prior to the 75th day after the date such Registration Statement was filed by the Company; and (b) the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties made by the Company herein and the fulfillment in all material respects of those undertakings of the Company to be fulfilled prior to Closing. The Purchaser's obligations hereunder are expressly not conditioned on the purchase by any or all of the Other Purchasers of the Shares that they have agreed to purchase from the Company.
Certificates for the Shares Promptly after receipt of payment of the purchase price, AVRS shall instruct its transfer agent to prepare a stock certificate for the purchased Shares for delivery to the Purchaser at the Purchaser’s address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement. Each certificate shall have a legend substantially as follows: THE OFFERED SHARES ARE RESTRICTED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND SUBJECT TO CERTAIN IMPORTANT LIMITATIONS ON THEIR RESALE OR OTHER TRANSFER. THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE SHARES ARE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE ACT AND QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE STATE STATUTES, UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION IS DEMONSTRATED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMPANY.
Purchase and Sale of the Shares and Warrants Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, each of the Investors shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company shall sell and issue to the Investors, the Shares and Warrants in the respective amounts set forth opposite the Investors’ names on the signature pages attached hereto in exchange for the Purchase Price as specified in Section 3 below.
Registration of the Shares Compliance with the Securities Act. --------------------------------------------------------------
