Exhibit 1.1
ARDEN REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$200,000,000
5.20% NOTES DUE 2011
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
August 18, 2004
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
c/x Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
Arden Realty Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership
(the "Issuer"), the sole general partner of which is Arden Realty, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "General Partner"), proposes to issue and sell
$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.20% Notes due 2011 (the
"Notes") to you (the "Underwriters"). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an
Indenture dated as of March 14, 2000 (the "Indenture") between the Issuer and
The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). This agreement (this
"Agreement") is to confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the Notes
from the Issuer by the Underwriters.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter that:
(a) The registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-63918), as
amended, with respect to the Notes (i) has been prepared by the Issuer in
conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and the rules and regulations (the "Rules and Regulations")
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, (ii)
has been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act, (iii) has become
effective under the Securities Act and is not proposed to be amended or is
proposed to be amended by amendment or post-effective amendment, and (iv) no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or any
Rule 462(b) registration statement has been issued under the Securities Act and
no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the
knowledge of the Issuer, are contemplated by the Commission. If the Issuer
does not propose to amend such registration statement, and if any post-effective
amendment to such registration statement has been filed with the Commission
prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the most recent such
amendment has been declared effective by the Commission. Copies of such
registration statement as amended to date has been delivered by the Issuer to
you. For purposes of this Agreement, "Effective Time" means the most recent date
and the time as of which registration statement No. 333-63918, or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective by the
Commission; "Effective Date" means the date of the Effective Time; "Preliminary
Prospectus" means the prospectus included in such registration statement, or
amendments thereof, before such registration statement became effective under
the Securities Act and any prospectus filed with the Commission by the Issuer
that omitted information required by Rule 430A or 434 of the Rules and
Regulations or other information to be included upon pricing in a form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and
Regulations ("Rule 424(b)"), that was used after such effectiveness and prior to
the execution and delivery of this Agreement; "Registration Statement" means
such registration statement, as amended at the Effective Time, including any
documents incorporated by reference therein and, if the Effective Date is on or
before the date of this Agreement, all information contained in the final
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) in accordance with
Section 4(a) hereof and deemed to be a part thereof as of the Effective Time
pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations;
"Prospectus" means the form of prospectus relating to the Notes (including the
prospectus supplement), as first used to confirm sales of the Notes; and
"described in the Prospectus" or "disclosed in the Prospectus" means described
or disclosed, as applicable, in the Prospectus or any document incorporated by
reference therein. If it is contemplated, at the time this Agreement is
executed, that a registration statement will be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of
the Rules and Regulations before the offering of the Notes may commence, the
term "Registration Statement" as used in this Agreement includes such
registration statement, as the same may be amended from time to time. Reference
made herein to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to
refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein as of the
date of such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, and any
reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date
of such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, and
incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus. For
purposes of this Section 1, all references to the Registration Statement, any
post-effective amendments thereto and the Prospectus shall be deemed to include,
without limitation, any electronically transmitted copies thereof, including,
without limitation, any copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system ("XXXXX"). The
Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(b) If the Effective Date is on or before the date of this
Agreement, (i) the Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any
further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus will when they become effective or are first used to confirm sales of
the Notes, as the case may be, conform to the requirements of the Securities Act
and the Rules and Regulations, (ii) the Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto does not and will not, as of the applicable effective date, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or
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necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading and (iii) the Prospectus and any amendment
or supplement thereto will not, as of the first date of its use to confirm sales
of the Notes, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. If the Effective Date is after the date of this Agreement,
(i) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any further amendments or
supplements thereto will, when they become effective or are first used to
confirm sales of the Notes, as the case may be, conform to the requirements of
the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, (ii) the Registration
Statement and any amendment thereto will not, as of the applicable effective
date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, and (iii) the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto
will not, as of the date on which the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto is first used to confirm sales of the Notes, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Issuer makes no representation or warranty as to information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the
Issuer by you, expressly for inclusion therein. There is no contract or document
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or to
be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or to a document
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, which is not
described or filed as required.
(c) The market-related data and estimates included in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any supplement or amendment thereto)
are based on or derived from sources which the Issuer believes to be reliable
and accurate.
(d) The Issuer is a limited partnership duly formed and existing
under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing
with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the "SDAT")
with partnership power to own, lease and operate its properties, to conduct the
business in which it is engaged or proposes to engage as described in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus and to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement. The Issuer is duly qualified or registered as
a foreign partnership and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification or registration is required, whether by reason of the ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to
qualify or be registered or to be in good standing in such other jurisdiction
would not result in a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial
position, results of operation, business or prospects of the Issuer and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a "Material Adverse Effect"). The General
Partner is the sole general partner of the Issuer, and, immediately after the
Closing Date, will be the sole general partner of the Issuer and as of June 30,
2004 owned approximately 97.5% of all outstanding common units of partnership
interest of the Issuer.
(e) Each of the subsidiaries (as defined in Section 13 hereof) of
the Issuer has been duly organized and is a validly existing partnership or
limited liability company in good
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standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and in each other
jurisdiction in which qualification or registration is required, whether by
reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business,
except where the failure so to qualify or be registered or to be in good
standing in such other jurisdiction would not result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Each subsidiary has all power and authority necessary to own or hold its
respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged; and
none of the subsidiaries (other than Arden Realty Finance Partnership, L.P.,
Arden Realty Finance III LLC, Arden Realty Finance IV LLC, Arden Realty Finance
V LLC and Arden Realty Finance VI LLC) is a "significant subsidiary," as such
term is defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations.
(f) All of the issued partnership interests (the "Partnership
Interests") of the Issuer have been duly and validly authorized and issued and
are fully paid and, with respect to the Partnership Interests owned by the
General Partner, are owned directly by the General Partner, free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims; all outstanding Partnership
Interests have been offered and sold in compliance with all applicable laws
(including, without limitation, federal and state securities laws); and all of
the issued partnership or membership interests, as the case may be, of each
subsidiary of the Issuer have been duly and validly authorized and issued, and
are fully paid and are owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer, free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.
(g) The second amended and restated limited partnership agreement of
the Issuer (the "Partnership Agreement") has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the General Partner on behalf of the Issuer and constitutes the
valid agreement thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to
the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law); and the execution, delivery and performance of the
Partnership Agreement and each amendment thereto did not at the time of
execution and delivery constitute a breach of, or default under any material
contract, lease or other instrument to which the Issuer was a party or by which
its properties have been bound or any law, administrative regulation or
administrative or court decree in force at the time. The Partnership Agreement
conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(h) The Issuer has all requisite partnership power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(i) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Issuer.
(j) The Indenture has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Issuer, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the
Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, subject to
the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law). The Indenture conforms in all material respects to the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"), and the
rules and regulations of the Commission applicable to an indenture which is
qualified thereunder. The Indenture conforms
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in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(k) The Notes have been duly and validly authorized by the Issuer,
and when duly executed by the Issuer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture and, assuming due authentication of the Notes by the Trustee, upon
delivery to the Underwriters against payment therefor in accordance with the
terms hereof, will have been validly issued and delivered, and will constitute
valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, will be in the form contemplated
by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture, and enforceable against the
Issuer in accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar
laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Notes
will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in
the Registration Statement and Prospectus. Such Notes will be senior unsecured
obligations of the Issuer, and rank on a parity with all existing and future
senior unsecured indebtedness of the Issuer.
(l) Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in
violation of its charter, by-laws, certificate of limited partnership, articles
of organization, operating agreement or partnership agreement, as the case may
be, (ii) in default, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or
observance of any term, obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained
in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease
or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound
or to which any of its properties or assets is subject, or (iii) in violation of
any law, ordinance, governmental rule, regulation or court decree to which it or
its property or assets may be subject or has failed to obtain any material
license, permit, certificate, franchise or other governmental authorization or
permit necessary to the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its
business except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) for such defaults,
violations or failures to obtain that would not, singly or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Issuer, compliance by the Issuer with all provisions hereof, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) conflict with
or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer
or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or
any of its subsidiaries is subject, that would have, singly or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the
certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of
formation, limited liability company agreement or other organizational document
of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) result in the violation of any
statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or any of
their respective properties, assets or businesses, that would have, singly or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) result in the imposition of or
creation of (or the obligation to create or impose) a lien, encumbrance, equity
or claim under, any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any
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of its subsidiaries or any of their respective property is bound, except where
such lien, encumbrance, equity or claim would not have a Material Adverse Effect
or (v) result in the termination, suspension or revocation of any Authorization
(as defined below) of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or result in any
other impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Authorization as would
not have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and except as
have been or will be obtained by the Closing Date, qualification of the
Indenture under the TIA and compliance with the securities and Blue Sky laws of
various jurisdictions, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or
filing or registration with, any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby by the Issuer, compliance by the Issuer with
all provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
(n) Except as described in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending, or to the
knowledge of the Issuer threatened, to which the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries is, or to the knowledge of the Issuer could be, a party or of which
any property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is or could be
the subject which, if determined adversely to the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries, would, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;
and to the best of the Issuer's knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or
contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others.
(o) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus: (i) there has been no storage, disposal, generation, manufacture,
refinement, transportation, handling or treatment of toxic wastes, medical
wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances by the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, by any of its predecessors in
interest or any other person) at, upon or from any of the property now or
previously owned or leased by the Issuer or its subsidiaries, in violation of
any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or
permit or which would require any removal, remedial or other response action
under any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree
or permit, except for any violation or response action which would not have,
singly or in the aggregate, together with all other such violations and response
actions, a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) there has been no storage, disposal,
generation, manufacture, refinement, transportation, handling or treatment of
toxic wastes, medical wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances by the
Issuer or any of its subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, by any of
its predecessors in interest) at or upon any property owned by anyone else in
violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
decree or permit or which would require any removal, remedial or other response
action under any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
decree or permit, except for any violation or response action which would not
have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such violations and response
actions, a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) there has been no material spill,
discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, placement, dumping or release of
any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property of
any toxic wastes, medical wastes, solid wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous
substances due to or caused by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or with
respect to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries has knowledge, except for
any such spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, placement, dumping
or release which would not have, singly or in the aggregate, together with all
other such spills, discharges, leaks, emissions, injections, escapes,
placements, dumpings and releases, a Material Adverse
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Effect. The terms "hazardous wastes," "toxic wastes," "hazardous substances" and
"medical wastes" shall have the meanings specified in any applicable local,
state, federal and foreign laws or regulations with respect to environmental
protection. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus,
there are no underground storage tanks located on or in any of the properties
owned or leased by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries except such tanks,
individually or in the aggregate, the existence of which would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(p) The Issuer and its subsidiaries are in compliance in all
material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations
and published interpretations thereunder ("ERISA"); no "reportable event" (as
defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any "pension plan" (as defined in
ERISA) for which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries would have any liability;
none of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries has incurred and nor expects to
incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or
withdrawal from, any "pension plan", or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and
published interpretations thereunder (the "Code"); and each "pension plan" for
which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries would have any liability that is
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all
material respects, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to
act, which would cause the loss of such qualification, except for such
noncompliance, reportable events, liabilities or failures to qualify that would
not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Each of the Issuer and its subsidiaries has such permits,
licenses, consents, exemptions, franchises, authorizations and other approvals
(each, an "Authorization") of, and has made all filings with and notices to, all
governmental or regulatory authorities and self-regulatory organizations and all
courts and other tribunals, including, without limitation, under any applicable
environmental laws, as are necessary to own, lease, license and operate its
respective properties and to conduct its business, except where the failure to
have any such Authorization or to make any such filing or notice would not,
singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such
Authorization is valid and in full force and effect, and each of the Issuer and
its subsidiaries is in compliance with all the terms and conditions thereof and
with the rules and regulations of the authorities and governing bodies having
jurisdiction with respect thereto; and no event has occurred (including, without
limitation, the receipt of any notice from any authority or governing body)
which allows or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would allow, revocation,
suspension or termination of any such Authorization or results or, after notice
or lapse of time or both, would result in any other impairment of the rights of
the holder of any such Authorization; and such Authorizations contain no
restrictions that are unduly burdensome to the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries; except where such failure to be valid and in full force and effect
or to be in compliance, or the occurrence of any such event or the presence of
any such restriction would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(r) (i) The Issuer and its subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property and own all personal property purported
to be owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
defects, except such as are described in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, or such as would not materially affect the value of such property
and do not have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) all real property, buildings
and personal property held under lease by the Issuer and its subsidiaries are
held by them under valid,
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existing and enforceable leases, in each case free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and defects, except such as are described in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus, and such exceptions as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(s) The Issuer and its subsidiaries own, possess or can acquire on
reasonable terms, adequate rights to use all material patents, patent
applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations,
service xxxx registrations, copyrights and licenses necessary for the conduct of
their respective businesses, and have no reason to believe that the conduct of
their respective businesses will conflict with, and have not received any notice
of any claim of conflict with, any such rights of others, which conflict (if the
subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding), would result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(t) Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial
statements incorporated by reference or included in the Registration Statement
and Prospectus, whose report appears therein, and who have delivered the initial
letter referred to in Section 5(h) hereof, are independent public accountants as
required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(u) The historical financial statements (including the related notes
and supporting schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement thereto)
present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of the entities
purported to be shown thereby, at the dates and for the periods indicated, and
have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
of the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
involved and all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for
such periods have been made; and the financial and statistical information and
data set forth in the Registration Statement or Prospectus (and any amendment or
supplement thereto) present fairly the information and data shown therein and
have been prepared on a basis consistent with such financial statements and the
books and records of the respective entities presented therein. No other
financial statements (or schedules) of the Issuer, or any predecessor of the
Issuer, are required by the Securities Act to be included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
(v) Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries is and, after
giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the
net proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus,
will be an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment
company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(w) Except as described in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the
Issuer and any person granting such person the right to require the Issuer to
file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any
securities of the Issuer owned or to be owned by such person or to require the
Issuer to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to the
Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any
other registration statement filed by the Issuer under the Securities Act.
(x) Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any agent
thereof acting on behalf of them, has taken, and none of them will take, any
action that might cause this
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Agreement or the issuance or sale of the Notes to violate Regulation T (12
C.F.R. Part 220), Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) or Regulation X (12 C.F.R.
Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(y) No "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" as
such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) of the Rules and Regulations
(i) has imposed (or has informed the Issuer that it is considering imposing) any
condition (financial or otherwise) on the Issuer's retaining any rating assigned
to the Issuer, or any securities of the Issuer or (ii) has indicated to the
Issuer that it is considering (a) the downgrading, suspension, or withdrawal of,
or any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the
possible change in, any rating so assigned or (b) any change in the outlook for
any rating of the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer.
(z) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus,
(i) there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition,
results of operations or business of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries,
whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) no material
casualty loss or material condemnation or other adverse event with respect to
any business or property of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries has occurred,
(iii) there have been no transactions or acquisitions entered into by the Issuer
or any of its subsidiaries other than those in the ordinary course of business,
which are material with respect to the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole, (iv) there have been no material liabilities or obligations, direct or
contingent, incurred by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, other than
liabilities and obligations which were incurred in the ordinary course of
business, (v) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared,
paid or made by the Issuer with respect to its Partnership Interests, (vi) there
has been no material change in the Partnership Interests of the Issuer, or any
increase in the indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, and (vii)
there have been no securities issued or granted by Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries.
(aa) There is (i) no material unfair labor practice complaint
pending against the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge
of the Issuer, threatened against any of them before the National Labor
Relations Board or any state or local labor relations board, and no significant
grievance or significant arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any
collective bargaining agreement is so pending against the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against any of
them, and (ii) no material strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending
against the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the
Issuer, threatened against the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries which in any
case would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(bb) Each of the Issuer and its subsidiaries (i) makes and keeps
accurate books and records and (ii) maintains internal accounting controls which
provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of its financial statements and to maintain accountability
for its assets, (C) access to its assets is permitted only in accordance with
management's authorization, and (D) the reported accountability for its assets
is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals.
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(cc) The Issuer and its subsidiaries have filed all material
federal, state and local income and franchise tax returns required to be filed
through the date hereof, and have paid all taxes due thereon, and no tax
deficiency has been determined adversely to the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries which has had (nor does the Issuer have any knowledge of any tax
deficiency which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to
the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, would have) a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) The Issuer and each of its subsidiaries that is a partnership
or limited liability company are properly classified as partnerships or as
disregarded entities, and not as corporations or as associations taxable as
corporations or "publicly traded partnerships", for Federal income tax purposes
throughout the period from May 20, 1996 through the date hereof, or, in the case
of such subsidiaries that were formed or have terminated during such period,
from the date of formation through the date of termination of such subsidiaries.
(ee) Beginning with its taxable year ended December 31, 1996, the
General Partner has been organized and operated in conformity with requirements
for qualification as a REIT, and its proposed method of operation will enable it
to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT
under the Code.
(ff) The Indenture has been qualified under the TIA.
(gg) Each certificate signed by any officer of the General Partner
of the Issuer and delivered to the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters
shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Issuer to the
Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.
(hh) Except as described in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, the Issuer and each of its subsidiaries carry, or are covered by,
insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct
of their respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and
as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar
industries in similar geographic locations.
(ii) There are no contracts or other documents which are required to
be described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus which have not been
described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(jj) No material relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or
among the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries on the one hand, and the directors,
officers, partners, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries on the other hand, which is required to be described in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus which is not so described.
(kk) None of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, or any director,
officer, agent, employee or other person associated with, or acting on behalf
of, the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, has used any partnership funds for
any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense
relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to
any foreign or domestic government official or employee from partnership funds;
violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or
other unlawful payment.
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(ll) The statements set forth in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus under the captions "Description of Debt Securities" and "Description
of Notes" insofar as they describe the terms of the agreements and securities
referred to therein, are accurate and fairly present the information required to
be shown in all material respects.
(mm) The Issuer and its subsidiaries are currently in substantial
compliance with all presently applicable provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, and no failure of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries to
comply with all presently applicable provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, individually or in the aggregate, would result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(nn) Except as described in or contemplated by the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in,
or adverse development which, individually or in the aggregate, materially
affects or may materially affect, the condition (financial or other), results of
operations, business or prospects of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole from the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Prospectus.
(oo) The Issuer has not taken and shall not take, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted
or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Notes to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Notes.
(pp) The conditions for the Issuer's use of Form S-3 for filing the
Registration Statement, as set out in the general instructions to such form,
have been satisfied.
(qq) The Issuer has established and maintains disclosure controls
and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act),
which (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the
Issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to each of the
Issuer's and the General Partner's principal executive officer and principal
financial officer by others within those entities; (ii) have been evaluated for
effectiveness as of the end of the period covered by the Issuer's most recent
quarterly report filed with the Commission; and (iii) are effective in all
material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.
(rr) Based on its evaluation of its internal controls over financial
reporting, the Issuer is not aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material
weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Issuer's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; or (ii) any fraud, whether
or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the Issuer's internal control over financial reporting.
2. Purchase of the Notes by the Underwriters. Subject to the terms
and conditions and upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein
set forth, the Issuer agrees to issue and sell to the Underwriters, and each of
the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuer,
at a price equal to 99.096% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
interest, if any, from August 27, 2004 the principal amount of the Notes set
forth opposite such Underwriter's name in Schedule I hereto. The Underwriters
propose to offer the Notes to the public as set forth in the Prospectus.
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3. Delivery of and Payment for Notes. Delivery of the Notes shall be
made at such place or places as mutually may be agreed upon by the Issuer and
the Underwriters, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on August 27, 2004 or on
such later date not more than three Business Days after the foregoing date as
shall be determined by you and the Issuer (the "Closing Date").
Delivery of the Notes shall be made to you by or on behalf of the
Issuer against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. Delivery of the Notes shall be made through the
facilities of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") unless you shall otherwise
instruct. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery of the Notes at the time
and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations
of each Underwriter.
4. Covenants of the Issuer. The Issuer covenants and agrees with
each of the several Underwriters that:
(a) If the Effective Date is on or before the date of this
Agreement, the Issuer shall comply with the provisions of, and make all
requisite filings with, the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) not later than
the Commission's close of business on the second Business Day following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or, if applicable, such earlier time as
may be required by Rule 430A(a)(3) of the Rules and Regulations. The Issuer
shall advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when,
if the Effective Date is on or before the date of this Agreement, any amendment
to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any
supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed. The
Issuer shall notify you promptly of any request by the Commission for any
amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or
for additional information; the Issuer shall prepare and file with the
Commission, promptly upon your request, any amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus which, in your opinion, may be
necessary or advisable in connection with the distribution of the Notes; and the
Issuer shall not file any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus or file any document under the Exchange Act before the
termination of the offering of the Notes by the Underwriters if such document
would be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, which
filing is not consented to by you after reasonable notice thereof, such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Issuer shall advise you promptly
of the issuance by the Commission or any State or other regulatory body of any
stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, suspending or preventing the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus or suspending the qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in
any jurisdiction, or of the institution of any proceedings for any such purpose;
and the Issuer shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop
order or other such order and, should a stop order or other such order be
issued, to obtain as soon as possible the lifting thereof.
(b) The Issuer shall furnish to you and to your counsel such number
of conformed copies of the Registration Statement, as originally filed and each
amendment thereto (excluding exhibits other than this Agreement), the Prospectus
and all amendments and supplements to any of such documents (including any
document filed under the Exchange Act
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and deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus or
Prospectus), in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as you may
from time to time reasonably request.
(c) Within the time during which the Prospectus relating to the
Notes is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, the Issuer shall
comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act, as now and
hereafter amended, and by the Rules and Regulations, as from time to time in
force, so far as is necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings
in the Notes as contemplated by the provisions hereof and by the Prospectus. If
during such period any event occurs as a result of which, in the reasonable
judgment of the Issuer or in the opinion of your counsel, the Prospectus as then
amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if during such
period it is necessary to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the
Prospectus or file any document to comply with the Securities Act, the Issuer
shall promptly notify you and shall, subject to Section 4(a) above, amend the
Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus or file any document (at the
expense of the Issuer) so as to correct such statement or omission or to effect
such compliance.
(d) As soon as practicable, the Issuer shall make generally
available to its security holders (and shall deliver to you) an earnings
statement satisfying the requirements of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and
Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations.
(e) Whether or not this Agreement becomes effective or is terminated
or the sale of the Notes to the Underwriters is consummated, the Issuer shall
pay or cause to be paid (A) all fees and expenses (including, without
limitation, all registration and filing fees and fees and expenses of the
Issuer's accountants, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriters) incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing,
delivery and shipping of the Registration Statement (including the financial
statements therein and all amendments and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Indenture, the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of the Trustee on Form T-1 filed with the Commission and any
amendments or supplements of the foregoing and any documents incorporated by
reference into any of the foregoing and the copying, delivery and shipping of
this Agreement and any Blue Sky Application and/or Memoranda, (B) all fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and delivery to the
Underwriters of the Notes (including the cost of printing the Notes), (C) all
filing fees and fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred
in connection with the qualification of the Notes under state securities or Blue
Sky laws, (D) any fees required to be paid to rating agencies incurred in
connection with the rating of the Notes, (E) the fees, costs and charges of the
Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee, and
(F) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations
hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. It is
understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section and Section 6
hereof, the Underwriters shall pay all of their own costs and expenses,
including the fees of its counsel and any advertising expenses incurred in
connection with any offers it may make. If the sale of the Notes provided for
herein is not consummated by reason of acts of the Issuer or changes in
circumstances of the Issuer pursuant to Section 8 hereof which prevent this
Agreement from becoming effective, or by reason of any failure, refusal or
inability on the part of the Issuer to perform any agreement on its part to be
performed or because any other condition of the Underwriters' obligations
hereunder is
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not fulfilled, or if the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Notes for
any reason permitted under this Agreement (other than by reason of a default by
any of the Underwriters pursuant to Section 7 or if the Underwriters terminate
this Agreement under clause (iv), (v) or (vi) of Section 8(b) of this
Agreement), the Issuer shall reimburse the several Underwriters for all
reasonable out-of-pocket disbursements (including fees and disbursements of
counsel) incurred by the Underwriters in connection with any investigation or
preparation made by it in respect of the marketing of the Notes or in
contemplation of the performance by it of its obligations hereunder.
(f) Until termination of the offering of the Notes, the Issuer shall
timely file all documents and amendments to previously filed documents required
to be filed by it pursuant to Section 12, 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(g) The Issuer shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the
Notes as set forth in the Prospectus.
(h) The Issuer will cooperate with the Underwriters and with their
counsel in connection with the qualification of the Notes for offering and sale
by the Underwriters and by dealers under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate and will file such consents to
service of process or other documents necessary or appropriate in order to
effect such qualification; provided that in no event shall the Issuer be
obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so
qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in
suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Notes, in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
(i) During the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing to
and including the date 60 days after the Closing Date, the Issuer will not
offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any debt
securities of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or any warrants, rights or
options to purchase or otherwise acquire debt securities of the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries substantially similar to the Notes (other than (i) the Notes,
(ii) loans secured by real property or interests therein, (iii) bank loans or
lines of credit or (iv) commercial paper issued in the ordinary course of
business), without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC.
(j) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Issuer will
furnish to the Underwriters (A) as soon as available, a copy of each report of
the Issuer mailed to Issuer's unitholders generally or filed with any stock
exchange or regulatory body and (B) from time to time such other information
concerning the Issuer as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(k) The Issuer will use its best efforts to permit the Notes to be
eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(l) The Issuer agrees to comply with all the terms and conditions of
the Indenture and all agreements set forth in the representation letter of the
Issuer to DTC relating to the approval of the Notes by DTC for "book entry"
transfer.
(m) The Issuer will not voluntarily claim, and will resist actively,
all attempts to claim, the benefit of any usury laws against holders of the
Notes.
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(n) The Issuer will do and perform all things required or necessary
to be done and performed under this Agreement by it prior to the Closing Date,
and to satisfy all conditions precedent to the Underwriters' obligations
hereunder to purchase the Notes.
(o) The Issuer shall take all reasonable action necessary to enable
Standard & Poors, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. ("Xxxxx'x") to provide their respective
investment-grade credit ratings of the Notes.
5. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of the
Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy, as of the date hereof and
the Closing Date (as if made at the Closing Date), of the representations and
warranties of the Issuer contained herein, to the performance by the Issuer of
its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in a
timely fashion in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof, the Registration
Statement and all post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement shall
have become effective, all filings required by Rule 424 and Rule 430A of the
Rules and Regulations shall have been made, and no such filings shall have been
made without the consent of the Underwriters; no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement
thereto or suspending the qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction shall have been issued; no proceedings for the issuance of any such
order shall have been initiated or threatened; and any request of the Commission
for additional information (to be included in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been disclosed to you and complied with to
your satisfaction.
(b) No Underwriter shall have been advised by the Issuer or shall
have discovered and disclosed to the Issuer that the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue
statement of fact which in your opinion, or in the opinion of your counsel, is
material, or omits to state a fact which, in your opinion, or in the opinion of
your counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) All partnership proceedings and other legal matters incident to
the authorization, form and validity of this Agreement and the Registration
Statement and Prospectus, and all other legal matters relating to this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all
material respects to counsel for the Underwriters, and the Issuer shall have
furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably
request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(d) Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP shall have furnished to the Underwriters,
its written opinions (based on the assumptions and subject to the exclusions
contained therein), as counsel to the Issuer, addressed to the Underwriters and
dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
(e) Xxxxxxx LLP shall have furnished to the Underwriters, its
written opinion (based on the assumptions and subject to the exclusions
contained therein), as special Maryland
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counsel to the Issuer, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Closing Date,
substantially as to the matters set forth in Exhibit B hereto.
(f) The Underwriters shall have received from Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx
L.L.P., counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the
Closing Date, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Notes, the
Registration Statement and Prospectus and other related matters as the
Underwriters may reasonably require, and the Issuer shall have furnished to such
counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling
them to pass upon such matters.
(g) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Underwriters
shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Underwriters, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the
date hereof (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants within
the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable
requirements to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation
S-X of the Commission, and (ii) stating, as of the date hereof (or, with respect
to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of
which specified financial information is given in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, as of a date not more than five days prior to the date hereof), the
conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information
(including pro forma financial information) and other matters ordinarily covered
by accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters in connection with registered
public offerings.
(h) With respect to the letter of Ernst & Young LLP referred to in
the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Underwriters concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement (the "initial letter"), the Issuer shall have
furnished to the Underwriters a letter (the "bring-down letter") of such
accountants, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Closing Date (i)
confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of
the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements to the
qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the
Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date of the bring-down letter (or, with
respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates
as of which specified financial information is given in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus, as of a date not more than five days prior to the date
of the bring-down letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with
respect to the financial information (including pro forma financial information)
and other matters covered by the initial letter, and (iii) confirming in all
material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the initial letter.
(i) The Issuer shall have furnished to the Underwriters a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, of the Chief Executive Officer, President
or a Vice President of the General Partner on behalf of the Issuer, and the
chief financial officer of the General Partner stating that:
(A) The representations, warranties and agreements of the
Issuer in Section 1 are true and correct as of the Closing Date; the Issuer has
complied with all its agreements contained herein; and the conditions set forth
in Sections 5(j) and 5(l) have been fulfilled;
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(B) They have carefully examined the Registration Statement
and Prospectus and, in their opinion (a) as of their respective dates, the
Registration Statement and Prospectus did not include any untrue statement of a
material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (b) since the
respective dates of the Registration Statement and Prospectus no event has
occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, and (c) except as reflected in or
contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there shall not have
been since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, any material adverse change in the
financial condition or in the results of operations, business affairs or
business prospects of the Issuer and its subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (other
than changes relating to the economy in general or the Issuer's industry in
general and not specifically related to the Issuer);
(C) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose has
been initiated or, to the best of their knowledge, threatened;
(D) All filings required by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A of the
Rules and Regulations have been made; and
(E) Since the Effective Date there has occurred no event
required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus which has not been so set forth, and there has been
no document required to be filed under the Exchange Act and the Rules and
Regulations that upon such filing would be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus that has not been so filed.
(j) Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectus (i) any
loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, or (ii) since such
date there shall not have been any change in the capital stock, Partnership
Interests or long-term debt of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or any
change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the
general affairs, business prospects, management, financial position,
stockholders' or unitholders' equity, as applicable, or results of operations of
the Issuer and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in
the Registration Statement and Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or
supplement thereto after the date hereof), the effect of which, in any such case
described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, so material and adverse as to make it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Notes being
delivered on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(k) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there
shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock
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Exchange ("NYSE") or the American Stock Exchange or in the over-the-counter
market, or trading in any securities of the Issuer on any exchange or in the
over-the-counter market, shall have been suspended or the settlement of such
trading generally shall have been materially disrupted or minimum prices shall
have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by
such exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having
jurisdiction, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or
state authorities, (iii) the United States shall have become engaged in
hostilities, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the
United States, including, without limitation, terrorist activities after the
date hereof, or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or
war by the United States, or (iv) there shall have occurred such a material
adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions,
including, without limitation, as a result of terrorist activities after the
date hereof (or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets
in the United States shall be such) as to make it, in the judgment of Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, impracticable or inadvisable to
market the Notes or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Notes in the manner
contemplated in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(l) On the Closing Date, the Notes shall be rated at least BBB- by
S&P and Baa3, by Xxxxx'x and the Issuer shall have delivered to the Underwriters
a letter dated on or before the Closing Date from each such rating agency, or
other evidence satisfactory to Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and Wachovia Capital
Markets, LLC, confirming that the Notes have such ratings; and subsequent to the
execution and delivery of this Agreement (i) no downgrading shall have occurred
in the rating accorded debt securities of the Issuer by any "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined by the
Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) of the Rules and Regulations, and (ii)
no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under
surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of the
Issuer's debt securities.
(m) The Issuer shall have furnished a Secretary's Certificate of the
secretary of the General Partner in form and substance satisfactory to you.
(n) Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx L.L.P. shall have been furnished with such other
documents and opinions, in addition to those set forth above, as they may
reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to review or pass upon the
matters referred to in this Agreement and in order to evidence the accuracy,
completeness or satisfaction in all material respects of any of the
representations, warranties or conditions herein contained.
(o) All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above
or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to counsel for the Underwriters.
6. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Issuer agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its officers and employees and
each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or
several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any
loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases and sales of
Notes), to which such Underwriter, such officer, employee or controlling person
may become subject, under the
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Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in the Registration Statement,
any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement
thereto or (B) in any blue sky application or other document prepared or
executed by the Issuer (or based upon any written information furnished by the
Issuer) specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Notes under
the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction (any such application,
document or information being hereinafter called a "Blue Sky Application"), (ii)
the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement, any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement
thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (iii) any
act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by any Underwriter in
connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Notes or the offering
contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to in any
loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or based upon matters
covered by clause (i) or (ii) above (provided that the Issuer shall not be
liable under this clause (iii) to the extent that it is determined in a final
judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action resulted directly from any such acts or failures to act
undertaken or omitted to be taken by any such Underwriter through its gross
negligence or willful misconduct), and shall reimburse each Underwriter and each
such officer, employee or controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter, such officer,
employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or
preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as
such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or in any
such amendment or supplement, or in any Blue Sky Application, in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information concerning the Underwriters furnished
to the Issuer by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for inclusion
therein. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which
the Issuer may otherwise have to the Underwriters or to any officer, employee or
controlling person of the Underwriters.
(b) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Issuer, its officers and employees, each of its directors,
and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of the
Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any
action in respect thereof, to which the Issuer or any such director, officer or
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is
based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained (A) in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (B) in any Blue
Sky Application, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information concerning the Underwriters
furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for
inclusion therein, and
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shall reimburse the Issuer and any such director, officer or controlling person
for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Issuer or any such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating or
defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action as such expenses are incurred. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in
addition to any liability which the Underwriters may otherwise have to the
Issuer or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 6 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that
the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 6 except to the extent it has
been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further, that the
failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability
which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 6.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and
it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with
any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from
the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to
the indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, any
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of
such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnified party unless (i) the
employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the indemnifying party in
writing, (ii) such indemnified party shall have been advised by such counsel
that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party and in the
reasonable judgment of such counsel, it is advisable for such indemnified party
to employ separate counsel, or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume
the defense of such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the
indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party,
it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to one local counsel) at
any time for all such indemnified parties, which firm shall be designated in
writing by the Underwriters, if the indemnified parties under this Section 6
consist of the Underwriters or any of their officers, employees or controlling
persons, or by the Issuer, if the indemnified parties under this Section 6
consist of the Issuer or any of its directors, officers, employees or
controlling persons. No indemnifying party shall (i) without the prior written
consent of the indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any
judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not the
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indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release
of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action
effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), but if settled with the consent of the indemnifying party
or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the
indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party
from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 shall for
any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party under Section 6(a) or 6(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or
liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party,
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in
such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Issuer, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other,
from the offering of the Notes, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but
also the relative fault of the Issuer, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on
the other, with respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such
loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Issuer, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, with respect to
such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net
proceeds from the offering of the Notes purchased under this Agreement (before
deducting expenses) received by the Issuer, on the one hand, and the total
discounts and commissions received by each Underwriter with respect to the Notes
purchased under this Agreement, on the other hand, bear to the total gross
proceeds from the offering of the Notes under this Agreement, in each case as
set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be
determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by the Issuer or the Underwriters, the intent of the
parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Issuer and the Underwriters
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this
Section 6(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method
of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations
referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a
result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof,
referred to above in this Section 6(d) shall be deemed to include, for purposes
of this Section 6(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d), each Underwriter
shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which
the total price at which the Notes purchased by it were resold exceeds the
amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise paid or become liable
to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
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7. Substitution of Underwriters. If any Underwriter defaults in its
obligation to purchase the principal amount of the Notes which it has agreed to
purchase under this Agreement, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be
obligated to purchase (in the respective proportions which the principal amount
of the Notes set forth opposite the name of each non-defaulting Underwriter in
Schedule I hereto bears to the total principal amount of the Notes less the
principal amount of the Notes the defaulting Underwriter agreed to purchase set
forth in Schedule I hereto) the principal amount of the Notes which the
defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase; except that the
non-defaulting Underwriters shall not be obligated to purchase any of the Notes
if the total principal amount of the Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase exceed 9.09% of the total principal
amount of the Notes, and any non-defaulting Underwriters shall not be obligated
to purchase more than 110% of the principal amount of the Notes set forth
opposite its name in Schedule I hereto. If the foregoing maximums are exceeded,
the non-defaulting Underwriters, and any other underwriters satisfactory to you
who so agree, shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to purchase (in
such proportions as may be agreed upon among them) all of the Notes. If the
non-defaulting Underwriters or the other underwriters satisfactory to the
Underwriters do not elect to purchase the Notes that the defaulting Underwriter
or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase within 36 hours after such
default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except for the indemnity and
contribution agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in Section
6 hereof. As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter" includes any person
substituted for an Underwriter pursuant to this Section 7.
Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of
any liability it may have for damages caused by its default. If the
non-defaulting Underwriters or the other underwriters satisfactory to you are
obligated or agree to purchase the Notes of a defaulting Underwriter, either you
or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to seven full Business Days
in order to effect any changes that may be necessary in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or in any other document or agreement, and to file
promptly any amendments or any supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus which in your opinion may thereby be made necessary.
8. Effective Date and Termination. (a) This Agreement shall become
effective (i) if the Effective Date is on or before the date of this Agreement,
at 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the next Business Day following the date
hereof, (ii) if the Effective Date is after the date of this Agreement, at 11:00
A.M., New York City time, on the first full Business Day following the Effective
Date, or (iii) at such earlier time after the Registration Statement becomes
effective as you shall first release the Notes for sale to the public. You shall
notify the Issuer immediately after you have taken any action which causes this
Agreement to become effective. Until this Agreement is effective, it may be
terminated by the Issuer by giving notice as hereinafter provided to you, or by
you by giving notice as hereinafter provided to the Issuer, except that the
provisions of Section 4(e) and Section 6 hereof shall at all times be effective.
For purposes of this Agreement, the release of the initial public offering of
the Notes for sale to the public shall be deemed to have been made when you
release, by telegram or otherwise, firm offers of the Notes to securities
dealers or release for publication a newspaper advertisement relating to the
Notes, whichever occurs first.
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(b) Until the Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated by
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC on behalf of you by
giving notice as hereinafter provided to the Issuer if (i) the Issuer shall have
failed, refused or been unable, at or prior to the Closing Date, to perform any
agreement on its part to be performed hereunder, (ii) any other condition of the
Underwriters' obligation hereunder is not fulfilled, (iii) trading in the Common
Stock of the General Partner shall have been suspended by the Commission or the
NYSE or the settlement of such trading generally shall have been materially
disrupted, (iv) trading in securities generally on the NYSE shall have been
suspended or the settlement of such trading generally shall have been materially
disrupted or minimum prices shall have been established on such exchange by the
Commission or such exchange or other regulatory body or governmental authority
having jurisdiction which, in the judgment of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC, make it inadvisable or impractical to proceed with the
offering or delivery of the Notes, or a banking moratorium is declared by either
federal or New York state authorities, (v) the United States becomes engaged in
hostilities or there is an escalation of hostilities involving the United States
including, without limitation, terrorist activities after the date hereof, or
there is a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States
which, in the judgment of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets,
LLC, make it inadvisable or impracticable to proceed with the offering or
delivery of the Notes, or (vi) there shall have been such a material adverse
change in general economic, political or financial conditions, including,
without limitation, as a result of terrorist activities after the date hereof,
or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United
States shall be such, as to, in the judgment of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC make it inadvisable or impracticable to proceed
with the offering or delivery of the Notes. Any termination of this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 8 shall be without liability on the part of the Issuer
or the Underwriters, except as otherwise provided in Sections 4(e) and 6 hereof.
Any notice referred to above may be given at the address specified
in Section 10 hereof in writing or by telegraph or telephone, and if by
telegraph or telephone, shall be immediately confirmed in writing.
9. Survival of Certain Provisions. The agreements contained in
Section 6 hereof and the representations, warranties and agreements of the
Issuer contained in Sections 1 and 4 hereof shall survive the delivery of the
Notes to the Underwriters hereunder and shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any
investigation made by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
10. Notices, etc. All statements, requests, notices and agreements
hereunder shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to the several Underwriters, shall be delivered or sent by
mail, telex or facsimile transmission to Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate (Fax:
000-000-0000), with a copy to the Office of the General Counsel and with a copy
to Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx L.L.P., 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X.
00000-0000, Attention: J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. (Fax: 000-000-0000); and
(b) if to the Issuer, shall be delivered or sent by mail,
telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the Issuer set forth in
the Prospectus, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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(Fax: 000-000-0000), with a copy to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx (Fax:
000-000-0000).
Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take
effect at the time of receipt thereof.
11. Information Furnished by Underwriters. The Underwriters confirm
that the name of the Underwriters and information appearing in the principal
amount of Notes to be purchased by, the Underwriters, under the caption
"Underwriting" in the Prospectus, and the statements in the third and tenth
paragraphs under the caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus, constitute the
only written information furnished by or on behalf of the Underwriters referred
to in paragraph (b) of Section 1 hereof and in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section
6 hereof.
12. Parties. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Underwriters, the Issuer and their respective successors. This
Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only
those persons, except that (a) the representations, warranties, indemnities and
agreements of the Issuer contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be
for the benefit of the person or persons, if any, who control each Underwriter
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (b) the several
indemnity agreement of each Underwriter contained in Section 6 hereof shall be
deemed to be for the benefit of directors of the Issuer, officers of the Issuer
who signed the Registration Statement, and any person controlling the Issuer
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred
to in this paragraph, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
13. Definition of "Business Day" and "Subsidiary." For purposes of
this Agreement, (a) "Business Day" means any day on which the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. is open for trading, other than any day on which commercial banks
are authorized or required to be closed in New York City, and (b) "subsidiary"
has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations and includes
both partnerships and corporations.
14. Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of New York without regard to principles of
conflicts of laws.
Each party irrevocably agrees that any legal suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States
of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New
York in each case located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York
(collectively, the "Specified Courts"), and irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of
a judgment of any such court, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of
such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. The parties further agree
that service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party's
address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any lawsuit,
action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of
any lawsuit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts, and hereby
further irrevocably and unconditionally waive
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and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such lawsuit, action
or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.
15. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of, this Agreement.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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Please confirm, by signing and returning to us two counterparts of
this Agreement, that you are acting on behalf of yourself and that the foregoing
correctly sets forth the Agreement between the Issuer and you.
Very truly yours,
ARDEN REALTY
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: ARDEN REALTY, INC.,
ITS GENERAL PARTNER
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: General Counsel and Secretary
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Confirmed and accepted as of
the date first above mentioned
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNDERWRITERS
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President
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WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNDERWRITERS
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
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SCHEDULE I
Underwriting Agreement dated August 18, 2004
Principal Amount
of Notes to
Underwriter be Purchased
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Xxxxxx Brothers Inc......................... $ 70,000,000
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC............... $ 70,000,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. .............. $ 20,000,000
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. ................ $ 20,000,000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated........... $ 20,000,000
Total ...................................... $200,000,000
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