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Exhibit 1.1
Inrange Technologies Corporation
7,700,000 Shares a/
Class B Common Stock
($0.01 par value)
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
, 2000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
Chase Securities Inc.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Inrange Technologies Corporation, a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), proposes to sell to the several
underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you (the
"Representatives") are acting as representatives, 7,700,000 shares of Class B
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Class B Common Stock"), of the Company (said
shares to be issued and sold by the Company being hereinafter called the
"Underwritten Securities"). The Company also proposes to grant to the
Underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,155,000 additional shares of Class B
Common Stock to cover over-allotments (the "Option Securities"; the Option
Securities, together with the Underwritten Securities, being hereinafter called
the "Securities"). The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SPX
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
("SPX"). The Company has outstanding 75,633,333 shares of Class A Common Stock,
$0.01 par value (the "Class A Common Stock" and, together with the Class B
Common Stock, the "Common Stock"). To the extent there are no additional
Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as
used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and
Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires.
Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 17 hereof.
As part of the offering contemplated by this Agreement, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Inc. has agreed to reserve out of the Securities set forth opposite its
name on Schedule I to this
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a/ Plus an option to purchase from the Company, up to 1,155,000 additional
Option Securities to cover over-allotments.
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Agreement, up to 600,000 shares, for sale to the Company's officers and
directors, other parties associated with the Company and certain suppliers,
customers and other parties with which the Company has a business relationship
(collectively, "Participants"), as set forth in the Prospectus under the heading
"Underwriting" (the "Directed Share Program"). The Securities to be sold by
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. pursuant to the Directed Share Program (the "Directed
Shares") will be sold by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. pursuant to this Agreement at
the public offering price. Any Directed Shares not orally confirmed for purchase
by any Participants by the end of the business day immediately following the
date on which this Agreement is executed will be offered to the public by
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. as set forth in the Prospectus.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this
Section 1.
(a) The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission a
registration statement (file number 333-38592) on Form S-1, including a
related preliminary prospectus, for registration under the Act of the
offering and sale of the Securities. The Company may have filed one or
more amendments thereto, including a related preliminary prospectus,
each of which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will
next file with the Commission either (1) prior to the Effective Date of
such registration statement, a further amendment to such registration
statement (including the form of final prospectus) or (2) after the
Effective Date of such registration statement, a final prospectus in
accordance with Rules 430A and 424(b). In the case of clause (2), the
Company has included in such registration statement, as amended at the
Effective Date, all information (other than Rule 430A Information)
required by the Act and the rules thereunder to be included in such
registration statement and the Prospectus. As filed, such amendment and
form of final prospectus, or such final prospectus, shall contain all
Rule 430A Information, together with all other such required
information, and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree
in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in
the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent
not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific
additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the
latest Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to
the Execution Time, will be included or made therein.
(b) On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did or
will, and when the Prospectus is first filed (if required) in
accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined herein)
and on any date on which Option Securities are purchased, if such date
is not the Closing Date (a "settlement date"), the Prospectus (and any
supplements thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder; on the
Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement
did not or will not contain any untrue
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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 not misleading; and, on the Effective Date, the
Prospectus, if not filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), will not, and on the
date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and
any settlement date, the Prospectus (together with any supplement
thereto) will not, include any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no
representations or warranties as to the information contained in or
omitted from the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus (or any
supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter
through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).
(c) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries listed in Exhibit
21.1 to the Registration Statement (collectively, the "Subsidiaries")
has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
chartered or organized with full corporate power and authority to own
or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct
its business as described in the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to
do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the
laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification, except
where the failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing would
not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business (a "Material Adverse
Effect").
(d) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each
subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise
set forth in the Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock of
the subsidiaries of the Company are owned by the Company either
directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any
perfected security interest or any other security interests, claims,
liens or encumbrances, other than security interests under SPX's
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which will be released in
accordance with their terms at the Closing.
(e) The Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set
forth in the Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms in
all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus; the outstanding shares of the Company's Class A Common
Stock have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully
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paid and nonassessable; the Securities have been duly and validly
authorized, and, when issued and delivered to and paid for by the
Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, will be fully paid and
nonassessable; the Securities are admitted and authorized for trading,
subject to official notice of issuance and evidence of satisfactory
distribution, on the Nasdaq National Market; the certificates for the
Securities are in valid and sufficient form; the holders of outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to preemptive
or other rights to subscribe for the Securities; and, except as set
forth in the Prospectus, no options, warrants or other rights to
purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to
convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares of
capital stock of or ownership interests in the Company are outstanding.
(f) There is no franchise, contract or other document of a
character required to be described in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement,
which is not described or filed as required.
(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
(h) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds
thereof as described in the Prospectus, will not be an "investment
company" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(i) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order
of any court or governmental agency or body is required in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein, except (i) such as have been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under the blue sky
laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner
contemplated herein and in the Prospectus or (ii) as would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Neither the issue and sale of the Securities nor the
consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a
breach or violation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
pursuant to, (i) the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease,
mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other
agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its
or their property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any
of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having
jurisdiction over the
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Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties,
except, in the case of (ii) or (iii), as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(k) No holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.
(l) The historical financial statements and schedules included
in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the relevant entities as of the dates and for the periods
indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein).
The selected financial data set forth under the caption "Selected
Financial Information" in the Prospectus and Registration Statement
fairly present, on the basis stated in the Prospectus and the
Registration Statement, the information included therein. The pro forma
financial statements included in the Prospectus and the Registration
Statement include assumptions that provide a reasonable basis for
presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the
transactions and events described therein, the related pro forma
adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, and the pro
forma adjustments reflect the proper application of those adjustments
to the historical financial statement amounts in the pro forma
financial statements included in the Prospectus and the Registration
Statement. The pro forma financial statements included in the
Prospectus and the Registration Statement comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of
Regulation S-X under the Act and the pro forma adjustments have been
properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of those
statements.
(m) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property is pending
or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(n) The Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or leases
all such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its operations
as presently conducted, except where the failure to own or lease such
property would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
violation or default of (i) any provision of its charter or bylaws,
(ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of
trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation,
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condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to
which its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority
having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its
properties, as applicable, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii), for any such violation or default which would not, in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, who have
certified certain financial statements of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect to
the audited consolidated financial statements and schedules included in
the Prospectus, are independent public accountants with respect to the
Company within the meaning of the Act and the applicable published
rules and regulations thereunder.
(q) No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the Company's
knowledge, is threatened or imminent.
(r) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the
businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance and
fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees,
officers and directors are in full force and effect; the Company and
its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and
instruments in all material respects; and there are no claims by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument
as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending
under a reservation of rights clause; neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied
for; and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to
believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business in a manner as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of
any supplement thereto).
(s) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited,
directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from
making any other distribution on such subsidiary's capital stock, from
repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from
the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary's property or
assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company, except as
described in or contemplated by the Prospectus.
(t) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses,
certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
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authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except
where the failure to possess any such licenses, certificates, permits
or authorizations would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or
permit which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material
Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(u) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system
of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management's general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only
in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
with respect to any differences.
(v) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any
action that has constituted or that was designed to or might reasonably
be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise,
the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(w) The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance
with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and
regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received and are in
compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of
them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective
businesses and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or
potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any
disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes,
pollutants or contaminants, except where such non-compliance with
Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or
other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
Except as set forth in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of
the subsidiaries has been named as a "potentially responsible party"
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
(x) The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or
have other rights to use, on reasonable terms, all patents, patent
applications, trade and service marks, trade
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and service xxxx registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses,
inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual
property (collectively, the "Intellectual Property") necessary for the
conduct of the Company's business as now conducted or as proposed in
the Prospectus to be conducted. Except as set forth in the Prospectus
or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) to the Company's
knowledge, there are no rights of third parties to any such
Intellectual Property; (ii) to the Company's knowledge, there is no
material infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual
Property; (iii) there is no pending or, to the Company's knowledge,
threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the
Company's rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the
Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for
any such claim; (iv) there is no pending or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others
challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property,
and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable
basis for any such claim; (v) there is no pending or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that
the Company infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark,
copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the
Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for
any such claim; (vi) to the Company's knowledge, there is no U.S.
patent or published U.S. patent application which contains claims that
dominate or may dominate any Intellectual Property described in the
Prospectus as being owned by or licensed to the Company or that
interferes with the issued or pending claims of any such Intellectual
Property; and (vii) there is no prior art of which the Company is aware
that may render any U.S. patent held by the Company invalid or any U.S.
patent application held by the Company unpatentable which has not been
disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
(y) The Company has not offered, or caused the Underwriters to
offer, Securities to any person pursuant to the Directed Share Program
with the specific intent to unlawfully influence (i) a customer or
supplier of the Company to alter the customer's or supplier's level or
type of business with the Company, or (ii) a trade journalist or
publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company
or its products.
Furthermore, the Company represents and warrants to Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Barney Inc. that (i) the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any
preliminary prospectus comply, and any further amendments or supplements thereto
will comply, with any applicable laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions in
which the Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
if applicable, are distributed in connection with the Directed Share Program,
and that (ii) no authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration
or qualification of or with any government, governmental instrumentality or
court, other than such as have been obtained, is necessary under the securities
laws and regulations of foreign jurisdictions in which the Directed Shares are
offered outside the United States.
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Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and
delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection
with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and
warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter if
such certificate specifically states that it is a representation and warranty.
2. Purchase and Sale. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions
and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the
Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of
$ per share, the amount of the Underwritten Securities set forth opposite such
Underwriter's name in Schedule I hereto.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon
the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company hereby grants
an option to the several Underwriters to purchase, severally and not jointly, up
to 1,155,000 Option Securities at the same purchase price per share as the
Underwriters shall pay for the Underwritten Securities. Said option may be
exercised only to cover over-allotments in the sale of the Underwritten
Securities by the Underwriters. Said option may be exercised in whole or in part
at any time (but not more than once) on or before the 30th day after the date of
the Prospectus upon written or facsimile notice by the Representatives to the
Company setting forth the number of shares of the Option Securities as to which
the several Underwriters are exercising the option and the settlement date. The
number of Option Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the
same percentage of the total number of shares of the Option Securities to be
purchased by the several Underwriters as such Underwriter is purchasing of the
Underwritten Securities, subject to such adjustments as you in your absolute
discretion shall make to eliminate any fractional shares.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the
Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities (if the option provided for in
Section 2(b) hereof shall have been exercised on or before the third Business
Day prior to the Closing Date) shall be made at 10:00 AM, New York City time, on
, 2000, or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days
after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and
time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company
or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment
for the Securities being herein called the "Closing Date"). Delivery of the
Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of
the several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the
Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the
Company by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by
the Company. Delivery of the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities
shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the
Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
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If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised
after the third Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Company will deliver
the Option Securities (at the expense of the Company) to the Representatives, at
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx the date specified by the
Representatives (which shall be within three Business Days after exercise of
said option) for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against
payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase
price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in
same-day funds to an account specified by the Company. If settlement for the
Option Securities occurs after the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to the
Representatives on the settlement date for the Option Securities, and the
obligation of the Underwriters to purchase the Option Securities shall be
conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental opinions, certificates and letters
confirming as of such date the opinions, certificates and letters delivered on
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several
Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth
in the Prospectus.
5. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several
Underwriters that:
(a) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause
the Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and
any amendment thereof, to become effective. Prior to the termination of
the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment
of the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or any
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement unless the Company has furnished you
a copy for your review prior to filing and will not file any such
proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object.
Subject to the foregoing sentence, if the Registration Statement has
become or becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A, or filing of the
Prospectus is otherwise required under Rule 424(b), the Company will
cause the Prospectus, properly completed in accordance with Rule
424(b), and any supplement thereto to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time
period prescribed and, if requested to do so by the Representatives,
will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such
timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (1)
when the Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution
Time, shall have become effective, (2) when the Prospectus, and any
supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or when any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement shall have been filed with the Commission, (3) when, prior to
termination of the offering of the Securities, any amendment to the
Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (4)
of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the
Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or
for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information,
(5) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement
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or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose
and (6) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect
to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to
prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the suspension of any
such qualification and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the
withdrawal thereof.
(b) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the
Securities is required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs
as a result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or if it shall
be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the
Prospectus to comply with the Act or the rules thereunder, the Company
promptly will (1) notify the Representatives of any such event, (2)
prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of
paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement which will
correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and (3)
supply any supplemented Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may
reasonably request.
(c) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally
available to its security holders and to the Representatives an
earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries
which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule
158 under the Act.
(d) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and
counsel for the Underwriters one signed copy of the Registration
Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a
copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so
long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be
required by the Act, as many copies of the Prospectus and any
supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(e) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the
qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of such
jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will maintain
such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution
of the Securities; provided that in no event shall the Company 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 or subject it to taxes, other than those arising
out of the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction
where it is not now so subject.
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(f) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or
otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed
to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition
(whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to
cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the
Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of
the Company) directly or indirectly, including the filing (or
participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the
Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent
position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the
meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any other shares of Common
Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or
exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock; or publicly announce an
intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of 180 days
after the date of this Underwriting Agreement, provided, however, that
the Company may (i) issue and sell Common Stock or any securities
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common
Stock pursuant to any employee stock option plan, stock ownership plan
or dividend reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Execution
Time; provided that the Company will not accelerate the vesting of any
stock options described in the Prospectus during the period of 180 days
after this Underwriting Agreement; (ii) issue Common Stock issuable
upon the conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants
outstanding at the Execution Time; and (iii) issue and sell Common
Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or
exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock to a third party in connection
with (x) the Company's acquisition of the business or assets of a third
party or (y) the formation of a joint venture or the establishment of a
business relationship with a third party; provided that (I) the
aggregate value of any securities issued pursuant to this clause (iii)
shall not exceed $50 million and (II) the recipient of such securities
enters into a lock-up letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto.
(g) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably
be expected to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(h) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating
to the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction
and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including
financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of
them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including
postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of
such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as
may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with
the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii) the preparation,
printing,
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authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the
Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with
the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (iv) the reproduction
and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other
agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in
connection with the offering of the Securities; (v) the registration of
the Securities under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Securities
on the Nasdaq National Market; (vi) any registration or qualification
of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky
laws of the several states (including filing fees and the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such
registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made
with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (including
filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriters relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and
other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives (but
not the Underwriters and their representatives) in connection with
presentations to prospective purchasers of the Securities; (ix) the
fees and expenses of the Company's accountants and the fees and
expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the
Company; and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.
(i) In connection with the Directed Share Program, the Company
will instruct its transfer agent that the Directed Shares will be
restricted to the extent required by the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") or the NASD rules from sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation for a period of three
months following the date of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. will notify the Company as to
which Participants will need to be so restricted. The Company will
direct the removal of such transfer restrictions upon the expiration of
such period of time.
(j) The Company will pay all fees and disbursements of counsel
incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share
Program and stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if
any, incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share
Program.
Furthermore, the Company covenants with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Inc. that the Company will comply with all applicable securities and other
applicable laws, rules and regulations in each foreign jurisdiction in which the
Directed Shares are offered in connection with the Directed Share Program.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The
obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Securities and the
Option Securities, as the case may be, shall be subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of
the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any settlement date
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pursuant to Section 3 hereof, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company
made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance
by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional
conditions:
(a) If the Registration Statement has not become effective
prior to the Execution Time, unless the Representatives agree in
writing to a later time, the Registration Statement will become
effective not later than (i) 6:00 PM New York City time on the date of
determination of the public offering price, if such determination
occurred at or prior to 3:00 PM New York City time on such date or (ii)
9:30 AM on the Business Day following the day on which the public
offering price was determined, if such determination occurred after
3:00 PM New York City time on such date; if filing of the Prospectus,
or any supplement thereto, is required pursuant to Rule 424(b), the
Prospectus, and any such supplement, will be filed in the manner and
within the time period required by Rule 424(b); and no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been
instituted or threatened.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Fried, Frank,
Harris, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Company, to have furnished
to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Representatives, substantially in the form of Exhibit
B hereto.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to
matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other
than the State of New York, the Delaware General Corporation Law or the
Federal laws of the United States, to the extent specified in such
opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel who are satisfactory to
counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, on
certificates of responsible officers of the Company, SPX and public
officials. References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (b) include
any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Xxxx and Xxxx
LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to the
issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related
matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company
shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for
the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the
President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the
Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
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(i) the representations and warranties of the Company
in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the
Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing
Date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and
satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) to such person's knowledge, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial
statements included in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects,
earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto).
(e) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx LLP to have furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution
Time and at the Closing Date, letters, dated respectively as of the
Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that they are
independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the
applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder
and that they have performed a review of the unaudited interim
financial information of the Company for the six-month period ended
June 30, 2000, and as at June 30, 2000, in accordance with Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 71 and stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements
and financial statement schedules included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and reported on by them comply as
to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the related rules and
regulations adopted by the Commission;
(ii) on the basis of a reading of the latest
unaudited financial statements made available by the Company
and its subsidiaries; their limited review, in accordance with
standards established under Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 71, of the unaudited interim financial information for the
six-month period ended June 30, 2000, and as at June 30, 2000;
carrying out certain specified procedures (but not an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards) which would not necessarily reveal matters of
significance with respect to the
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comments set forth in such letter; a reading of the minutes of
the meetings of the stockholders, directors and audit
committee of the Company and the Subsidiaries; and inquiries
of certain officials of the Company who have responsibility
for financial and accounting matters of the Company and its
subsidiaries as to transactions and events subsequent to June
30, 2000, nothing came to their attention which caused them to
believe that:
(1) any unaudited financial statements
included in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements of
the Act and with the related rules and regulations
adopted by the Commission with respect to
registration statements on Form S-1; and said
unaudited financial statements are not in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a basis substantially consistent with that of the
audited financial statements included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus;
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to
June 30, 2000, there were any changes, at a specified
date not more than five days prior to the date of the
letter, in the long-term debt of the Company and its
subsidiaries or capital stock of the Company or
decreases in the stockholders' equity of the Company
as compared with the amounts shown on the June 30,
2000 consolidated balance sheet included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, or for the
period from July 1, 2000 to such specified date there
were any decreases, as compared with the
corresponding period in the preceding year in net
revenues or income before income taxes or in total or
per share amounts of net income of the Company and
its subsidiaries, except in all instances for changes
or decreases set forth in such letter, in which case
the letter shall be accompanied by an explanation by
the Company as to the significance thereof unless
said explanation is not deemed necessary by the
Representatives;
(3) the information included in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus in response to
Regulation S-K, Item 301 (Selected Financial Data),
Item 302 (Supplementary Financial Information), Item
402 (Executive Compensation) and Item 503(d) (Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges) is not in conformity
with the applicable disclosure requirements of
Regulation S-K; and
(iii) they have performed certain other specified
procedures as a result of which they determined that certain
information of an accounting, financial or
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statistical nature (which is limited to accounting, financial
or statistical information derived from the general accounting
records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set forth in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus agrees with the
accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries,
excluding any questions of legal interpretation.
References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (e)
include any supplement thereto at the date of the letter.
(f) The Company shall have requested and caused Ernst & Young
LLP to have furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and
at the Closing Date, letters, dated respectively as of the Execution
Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representatives.
(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates
as of which information is given in the Registration Statement
(exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Prospectus (exclusive of
any supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or
decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph
(e) of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving
a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or
otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions
in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto)
the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii)
above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and
adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the
offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the
Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(h) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have
furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates
and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(i) The Securities shall have been listed and admitted and
authorized for trading on the Nasdaq National Market, and satisfactory
evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the
Representatives.
(j) At the Execution Time, the Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto from SPX and from each executive officer and director of the
Company and of SPX addressed to the Representatives.
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If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not
have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this
Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or
elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the
Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder
may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the
Representatives. Notice of such cancelation shall be given to the Company in
writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall
be delivered at the office of Xxxx and Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters,
at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, on the Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If the sale of the
Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the
obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied,
because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof or because of any
refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any
agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a
default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters
severally through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney on demand for all out-of-pocket expenses
(including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been
incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the
Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees
and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any
of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or
state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of
the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse
each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made
therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion therein provided
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further, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission of material fact
made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this
Section 8(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the
person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the
securities concerned, to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability of such Underwriter occurs under the circumstance where it shall have
been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment that (w) the Company had previously furnished copies of the Prospectus
to the Representatives, (x) delivery of the Prospectus was required by the Act
to be made to such person, (y) the untrue statement or omission of a material
fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the Prospectus and
(z) there was not sent or given to such person, at or prior to the written
confirmation of the sale of such securities to such person, a copy of the
Prospectus. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
the Company or SPX may otherwise have.
(b) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., the directors, officers, employees and agents of Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Barney Inc. and each person, who controls Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. within
the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act ("Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
Entities"), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities
to which they may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other
Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise
(including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim), insofar
as such losses, claims damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the prospectus wrapper material
prepared by or with the consent of the Company for distribution in foreign
jurisdictions in connection with the Directed Share Program attached to the
Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein, when considered in
conjunction with the Prospectus or any applicable preliminary prospectus, not
misleading; (ii) caused by the failure of any Participant to pay for and accept
delivery of the securities which immediately following the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement, were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to
purchase; or (iii) related to, arising out of, or in connection with the
Directed Share Program, provided that, the Company will not be liable in any
such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises
out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Barney Inc. specifically for inclusion therein.
(c) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the Company's directors, each
of the Company's officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person
who controls the Company within the meaning
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of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing
indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with reference to
written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or
on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for
inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter
may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth in
the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the Securities and,
under the heading "Underwriting", (i) the list of Underwriters and their
respective participation in the sale of the Securities, (ii) the sentences
related to concessions and reallowances and (iii) the paragraphs related to
stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in any
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus constitute the only information
furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion
in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i)
will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above unless
and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure
results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and
defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from
any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification
obligation provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above. The indemnifying party
shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party's choice at the
indemnifying party's expense to represent the indemnified party in any action
for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall
not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel
retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below);
provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's election to appoint
counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party
shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and
the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of
such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party
to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such
action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying
party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the contrary, if indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(b) hereof in
respect of such action or proceeding, then in addition to such
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separate firm for the indemnified parties, the indemnifying party shall be
liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one separate firm
(in addition to any local counsel) for Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., the directors,
officers, employees and agents of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc., and all persons, if
any, who control Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. within the meaning of either the Act
or the Exchange Act for the defense of any losses, claims, damages and
liabilities arising out of the Directed Share Program. An indemnifying party
will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, 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
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. An indemnifying party shall not be liable under this Section
8 to any indemnified party regarding any settlement 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 indemnified parties are actual or
potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or
consent is consented to by such indemnifying party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(e) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a),
(b) or (c) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless
an indemnified party for any losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending same) contemplated by such paragraphs, the Company and the
Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims,
damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with investigating or defending same) (collectively "Losses") to
which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering
of the Securities; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter
(except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the
offering of the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the
underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by
such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately
preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the
Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the
Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with
the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be
deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Company, and benefits received by the Underwriters
shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions,
in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus. Relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other
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things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
provided by the Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the
intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company
and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (e), no person guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who
controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act
and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the
same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls
the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each
officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each
director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this
paragraph (e).
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters
shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased
by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall
constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this
Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up
and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set
forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of
Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the
Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to
purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate amount of
Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to
purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Securities set forth in
Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase
all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities,
and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this
Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or
the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this
Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding
five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine, if necessary in
order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in
this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if
any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by
its default hereunder.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to
termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given
to the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any
time prior to such time (i) trading in the Company's Class B
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Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the Nasdaq National
Market or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the
Nasdaq National Market shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices
shall have been established on such Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, (ii)
a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York
State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war,
or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as
to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as
contemplated by the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective
agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the
Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to
this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of
the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or
cancellation of this Agreement.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing
and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be
mailed, delivered or telefaxed to the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. General Counsel
(fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to the General Counsel, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Inc., at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention:
General Counsel; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or
telefaxed to [FACSIMILE NUMBER] and confirmed to it at ,
attention of the Legal Department.
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation
hereunder.
14. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.
15. 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.
16. Headings. The section headings used herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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17. Definitions. The terms which follow, when used in this
Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.
"Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a
Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or
trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York
City.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"Effective Date" shall mean each date and time that the
Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments
thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement became or become
effective.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
"Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this
Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
"Preliminary Prospectus" shall mean any preliminary prospectus
referred to in paragraph 1(a) above and any preliminary prospectus
included in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date that omits
Rule 430A Information.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus relating to the
Securities that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the
Execution Time or, if no filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) is required,
shall mean the form of final prospectus relating to the Securities
included in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
"Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement
referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial
statements, as amended at the Execution Time (or, if not effective at
the Execution Time, in the form in which it shall become effective)
and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement becomes effective prior to the Closing
Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended or such
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, as the case may be. Such term shall
include any Rule 430A Information deemed to be included therein at the
Effective Date as provided by Rule 430A.
"Rule 424", "Rule 430A" and "Rule 462" refer to such rules
under the Act.
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"Rule 430A Information" shall mean information with respect to
the Securities and the offering thereof permitted to be omitted from
the Registration Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule
430A.
"Rule 462(b) Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b)
relating to the offering covered by the registration statement referred
to in Section 1(a) hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the
Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
INRANGE Technologies Corporation
By:
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Name:
Title:
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
Chase Securities Inc.
By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
For themselves and the other
several Underwriters named in
Schedule I to the foregoing
Agreement.
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SCHEDULE I
NUMBER OF UNDERWRITTEN
SECURITIES TO BE
UNDERWRITERS PURCHASED
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. . . . . . . .
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. . . . . . . .
Chase Securities Inc. . . . . . . . .
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Total . . . . . . . . . 7,700,000
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[FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT] EXHIBIT A
[LETTERHEAD OF OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR MAJOR SHAREHOLDER OF
CORPORATION]
INRANGE Technologies Corporation
Public Offering of Class B Common Stock
, 2000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
Chase Securities Inc.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the
proposed Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement"), between INRANGE
Technologies Corp, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and each of you as
representatives of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to an
underwritten public offering of Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the
"Class B Common Stock"), of the Company.
In order to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into the
Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or
otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or
might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual
disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or
otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned or any person
in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned) directly or
indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing of) a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect
of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease
a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for such capital stock, or publicly announce an
intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of 180 days after the
date of the Underwriting Agreement. [ADD FOR LOCK-UP PARTIES OTHER THAN SPX: The
foregoing sentence shall not apply to (i) the pledge by the undersigned of
shares of Class B Common Stock to a financial institution in connection with a
bona fide financing transaction; or (ii) any transfer by the undersigned to (a)
any affiliate of the undersigned, or (b) any member of the undersigned's
immediate family, trusts solely or primarily for the benefit of the undersigned
or the undersigned's family members, and partnerships, limited liability
companies or other corporations in which the undersigned or
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the undersigned's family members and/or trusts are the only partners or
shareholders as the case may be, provided that, in the case of clauses (i) or
(ii), any such pledgee or transferee shall agree in writing, prior to or
contemporaneously with such pledge or transfer, to be bound by the provisions of
this agreement to the same extent as the undersigned. For purposes of this
agreement, "immediate family" means the undersigned's spouse, parents, children,
stepchildren and grandchildren.]
If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated
prior to the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the
agreement set forth above shall likewise be terminated.
Yours very truly,
[SIGNATURE OF OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR MAJOR
STOCKHOLDER]
[NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR
MAJOR STOCKHOLDER]
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[FORM OF FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, XXXXXXX & XXXXXXXX OPINION] EXHIBIT B
[FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, XXXXXXX & XXXXXXXX LETTERHEAD]
[Closing Date]
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
Chase Securities Inc.
as representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.,
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: Inrange Technologies Corporation
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as special counsel to Inrange Technologies
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the
underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of 7,700,000 shares (the "Shares")
of the Company's Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated [ ] [ ], 2000, among the
Company and the Underwriters named therein (the "Underwriting Agreement"). This
opinion is being delivered pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Underwriting
Agreement and simultaneously with the payment by the Underwriters to the Company
for the Shares. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Underwriting Agreement. With your permission, all
assumptions and statements of reliance herein have been made without any
independent investigation or verification on our part except to the extent
otherwise expressly stated, and we express no opinion with respect to the
subject matter or accuracy of such assumptions or items relied upon.
In connection with this opinion, we have (i) investigated such
questions of law, (ii) examined originals or certified, conformed or
reproduction copies, of such agreements, instruments, documents and records of
the Company and its subsidiaries, such certificates of public officials,
officers or other representatives of the Company and its subsidiaries and other
persons and such other documents and (iii) received such information from
officers and representatives of the Company and its subsidiaries and others, in
each case as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this
opinion. We have examined, among other documents, an executed copy of the
Underwriting Agreement.
In all such examinations, we have assumed the legal capacity of all
natural persons executing documents (other than the capacity of officers of the
Company and its subsidiaries executing documents in such capacity), the
genuineness of all signatures, the
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authenticity of original and certified documents, and the conformity to original
or certified documents of all copies submitted to us as conformed or
reproduction copies. As to various questions of fact relevant to the opinions
expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assume the accuracy of, the
representations and warranties contained in the Underwriting Agreement and
certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from
public officials and officers and representatives of the Company and its
subsidiaries and other persons, and assume compliance on the part of all parties
to the Underwriting Agreement with their covenants and agreements contained
therein. Insofar as statements herein are based upon our knowledge, such phrase
means and is limited to the conscious awareness of facts or other information by
lawyers in this firm who gave substantive attention to representation of the
Company and its subsidiaries in connection with the Offering.
To the extent it may be relevant to the opinions expressed herein,
we have assumed that the parties to the Underwriting Agreement other than the
Company have the power and authority to enter into and perform such agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, that such agreement has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of such parties enforceable against such parties in
accordance with its terms, and that such parties will comply with all of their
obligations under such agreement and all laws applicable thereto.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations,
qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company is an existing corporation in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to
own its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus;
2. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus in the second paragraph under the caption "Description of
Capital Stock"; all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid
and non-assessable; and the Shares will, upon issuance and delivery
and payment therefor in the manner described in the Underwriting
Agreement, be duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable;
3. The Securities are admitted and authorized for trading, subject
to official notice of issuance and evidence of satisfactory
distribution, on the Nasdaq National Market;
4. To our knowledge, the holders of outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company are not entitled to preemptive or other rights
to subscribe for the Shares; and, to our knowledge, except as set
forth in the Prospectus, no options, warrants or other rights to
purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to
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convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares
of capital stock of or ownership interests in the Company are
outstanding;
5. The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company;
6. The issue and sale of the Shares by the Company and the
compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
herein contemplated will not result in any violation of, or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or
assets of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to, the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and
restated through the date hereof) or the Bylaws of the Company (as
amended and restated through the date hereof), the Credit Agreement,
dated as of October 6, 1998, as Amended and Restated as of February
10, 2000, as amended through the date hereof, among SPX Corporation,
the Lenders Party thereto, Bank One, NA, as Documentation Agent and
The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent and Chase
Securities Inc. as Lead Arranger and Book Manager, or the terms of
any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note
agreement, loans agreement or other agreement, which is filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement, or any rule or regulation of
the United States of America (other than the securities laws) or the
States of New York or Delaware (as it relates to the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) or any order set forth on
a schedule to this opinion of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties;
7. To our knowledge, no holders of Common Stock have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement;
8. No material consent, approval, authorization or order of,
registration or filing with, any such court or governmental agency
or body of the United States of America or the States of New York or
Delaware (as it relates to the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware) applicable to the Company is required on the part of
the Company for the issuance and sale of the Shares by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
by the Underwriting Agreement, except for (i) the registration under
the Act and under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
of the Shares, (ii) as may be required by the National Association
of Securities Dealers and the Nasdaq National Market and (iii) such
consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications
as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws or
foreign laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the
Shares by the Underwriters;
9. The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the caption
"Description of Capital Stock" and "United States Tax Consequences
to Non-United States
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Holders" insofar as they purport to summarize legal matters, is
accurate in all material respects;
10. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as
described in the Prospectus will not be, an "investment company", as
defined in the Investment Company Act;
11. The Registration Statement has become effective under the Act;
any required filing of the Prospectus, and any supplements thereto,
pursuant to Rule 424(b) have been made in the manner and within the
time period required by Rule 424(b); to our knowledge, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
threatened;
12. The Registration Statement and the Prospectus (other than the
financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and other
financial information and data, as to which we express no opinion)
appear to be responsive as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder;
13. The Company has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for
the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws
of each of state listed on Exhibit A hereto; and
14. To our knowledge, there is no pending or threatened action, suit
or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or its or their property of a character required to
be disclosed in the Prospectus, and there is no contract or other
document of a character required to be filed as an exhibit thereto,
which is not filed as required.
In the course of the preparation of the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus, we participated in conferences with certain of the
officers and representatives of, and the independent public
accountants for, the Company, at which the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus were discussed. Between the date of effectiveness
of the Registration Statement and the date hereof, we held
additional conferences with certain officers and representatives of,
and the independent public accountants for, the Company, at which
the contents of the Prospectus were discussed to a limited extent.
Given the limitations inherent in the independent verification of
factual matters and the character of determinations involved in the
registration process, we are not passing upon or assuming any
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the
statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
except as provided in paragraph 9 above.
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Subject to the foregoing and on the basis of the information we
obtained in performance of the services referred to above, including
information we obtained from officers and other representatives of,
and the independent public accountants for, the Company, no facts
have come to our attention that cause us to believe that the
Registration Statement, at the time the Registration Statement
became effective, contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or
that the Prospectus, as of its date, contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Also, subject to the
foregoing, no facts have come to our attention in the course of
proceedings described in the second sentence of this paragraph that
cause us to believe that the Prospectus, as of the date and time of
delivery of this opinion, contains an untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a 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. We
express no view or belief, however, with respect to the financial
statements, notes and schedules thereto and other financial
information and data included in or omitted from the Registration
Statement or Prospectus.
The opinions set forth above are subject to the following
qualifications:
(A) With respect to our opinion expressed in paragraph 1 above, we
have relied solely upon a certificate or certificates of public officials or
upon confirmation via facsimile of good standing as an existing corporation
provided by CT Corporation, and with respect to our opinion in paragraph 13
above, we have relied solely upon a certificate or certificates of public
officials or upon confirmation via facsimile of the due qualification and good
standing of the Company as a foreign corporation in each of the jurisdictions
listed on Exhibit A hereto. Our opinions as to good standing and due
qualifications as a foreign corporation, as the case may be, are expressed as of
the date and time set forth on such certificates or as of the time confirmation
via facsimile is received and not as of the date and time hereof.
(B) In paragraphs 6 and 8 above, our opinions are limited to our
review of only those statutes, rules and regulations that, in our experience,
are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the
Underwriting Agreement. We express no opinion as to any violation, conflict,
breach or default not ascertainable from the face of any agreement, instrument,
judgment, order or decree, or arising under or based upon any cross default
provision insofar as such violation relates to a default under any other
agreement or such violation arises under or is based upon any covenant of a
financial or numerical nature or which requires arithmetic computation.
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The opinions expressed herein are limited to the federal laws of the
United States of America, the laws of the State of New York and, to the extent
relevant to the opinions expressed above, the Delaware General Corporation Law,
each as currently in effect. The opinions expressed herein are given as of the
date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to supplement this letter if any
applicable laws change after the date hereof or if we become aware of any facts
that might change the opinions expressed herein after the date hereof or for any
other reason.
The opinions expressed herein are solely for your benefit in
connection with the Underwriting Agreement and may not be relied on in any
manner or for any purpose by any other person or entity and may not be quoted in
whole or in part without our prior written consent.
Very truly yours,
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, XXXXXXX & XXXXXXXX
By__________________________________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
