EXHIBIT 1.1
GTE CORPORATION
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
GTE Corporation, a New York corporation ("GTE"), proposes to issue and sell
$ ,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its _________________ (the "New
Securities"). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth or incorporated by
reference herein, GTE agrees to sell, and the purchaser or purchasers named in
Schedule A attached hereto (the "Purchasers") severally agree to purchase, the
New Securities at ________% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest, if
any, from __________, ____ to the date of payment for the New Securities and
delivery thereof. Interest on the New Securities will be payable on ____________
and ____________, commencing ____________, ____. The New Securities will be
reoffered to the public at ______% of their principal amount.
All the provisions contained in GTE's Standard Purchase Agreement
Provisions (May 1999 Edition) (the "Standard Purchase Agreement Provisions")
annexed hereto shall be deemed to be a part of this Purchase Agreement to the
same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.
REDEMPTION PROVISIONS:
[The New Securities will not be redeemable prior to maturity.]
OR
[The New Securities will not be redeemable prior to __________, ____.
Thereafter, the New Securities will be redeemable on not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days notice given as provided in the Indenture, as a whole or in part,
at the option of GTE, at the redemption price set forth below. The "initial
regular redemption price" will be the initial public offering price as defined
below plus the rate of interest on the New Securities. The redemption price
during the twelve month period beginning ______________ and during the twelve
month periods beginning on each ____________ thereafter through the twelve month
period ended ____________ will be determined by reducing the initial regular
redemption price by an amount determined by multiplying (a) 1/____ of the amount
by which such initial regular redemption price exceeds 100% by (b) the number of
such full twelve month periods which shall have elapsed between __________ and
the date fixed for redemption; and thereafter the redemption prices during the
twelve month periods beginning __________, shall be 100%; provided, however,
that all such prices will be specified to the nearest 0.01% or if there is no
nearest 0.01%, then to the next higher 0.01%.
For the purpose of determining the redemption prices of the New
Securities, the initial public offering price of the New Securities shall be the
price, expressed in percentage of principal amount (exclusive of accrued
interest), at which the New Securities are to be initially offered for sale to
the public; if there is not a public offering of the New Securities, the initial
public offering price of the New Securities shall be deemed to be the price,
expressed in percentage of principal amount (exclusive of accrued interest), to
be paid to GTE by the Purchasers.]
OR
[The New Securities may be redeemed on not less than 30 nor more than 60
days notice given as provided in the Indenture, as a whole or from time to time
in part, at the option of GTE, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i)
100% of the principal amount thereof and (ii) the sum of the present values of
the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to
the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus ___ basis points,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being
redeemed to such redemption date.
"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the
yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately
preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release
designated "H.15(519)" or any successor publication which is published weekly by
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes
yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant
maturity under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities," for the maturity
corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three
months before or after the Remaining Life, yields for the two published
maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be
determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such
yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (ii) if such
release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding
the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal
to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury
Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as
a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for
such redemption date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third
Business Day preceding the redemption date.
"Business Day" means any calendar day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
legal holiday in New York, New York and on which commercial banks are open for
business in New York, New York.
"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security
selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to
the remaining term ("Remaining Life") of the New Securities to be redeemed that
would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary
financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of
comparable maturity to the remaining term of such New Securities.
"Independent Investment Banker" means ___________________________ or, if
such firm is unwilling or unable to select the Comparable Treasury Issue, an
independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the
Indenture Trustee.
"Comparable Treasury Price" means (i) the average of three Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, or (ii) if the Independent
Investment Banker is unable to obtain three such Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations, the average of all such quotations obtained.
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"Reference Treasury Dealer" means (i) ___________________________,
_________________________ and ___________________________, and their respective
successors, provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a
primary U.S. Government securities dealer in The City of New York (a "Primary
Treasury Dealer"), GTE shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer
and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Independent
Investment Banker and approved in writing by GTE.
"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each
Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by
the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the
Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its
principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at 3:30
p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption
date.]
SINKING FUND PROVISIONS:
(If Applicable)
CLOSING:
The Purchasers agree to pay for the New Securities, at the option of GTE,
by certified or official bank check or checks or by wire transfer, in each case
in same day funds upon delivery of such New Securities at 10:00 A.M. (New York
City time) on (the "Closing Date") or at such other time, not later than the
seventh full business day thereafter as shall be agreed upon by GTE and the
Purchasers or the firm or firms designated as the representative of the
Purchasers (the "Representative"). GTE shall advise the Representative not
later than the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date of its
decision whether to accept payment for the new Securities by certified bank
check or by wire transfer and, if GTE chooses to accept payment by wire
transfer, GTE shall provide the Representative on such date immediately
preceding the Closing Date with the appropriate wire transfer instruction. The
closing will be held at the offices of _______________ on the Closing Date.
DENOMINATION OF NEW SECURITIES:
[The New Securities shall be in the form of temporary or definitive fully-
registered New Securities in denominations of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) or
any integral multiple thereof, registered in such names as the Purchasers or the
Representative shall request not less than two business days before the Closing
Date. GTE agrees to make the New Securities available to the Purchasers or the
Representative for inspection at the office of The Bank of New York, New York,
New York, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time fixed for the delivery of
the New Securities on the Closing Date.]
OR
[The New Securities shall be in the form of temporary or definitive fully-
registered New Securities denominated in such foreign currency or composite
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currency as shall be specified in the title thereof, and registered in such
names as the Purchasers or the Representative shall request not less than two
business days before the Closing Date. GTE agrees to make the New Securities
available to the Purchasers or the Representative for inspection at the office
of The Bank of New York, New York, New York, at least twenty-four hours prior to
the time fixed for the delivery of the New Securities on the Closing Date.]
OR
[The New Securities shall be in the form of one or more Global Securities
which shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of, the New Securities and shall be registered in the
name of (name of depository) or its nominee. GTE agrees to make the New
Securities available to the Purchasers or the Representative for inspection at
the office of (name and address of depository), at least twenty-four hours prior
to the time fixed for the delivery of the New Securities on the Closing Date.]
RESALE:
[The Purchasers represent that they intend to resell the New Securities,
and therefore the provisions applicable to Reselling Purchasers in the Standard
Purchase Agreement Provisions will be applicable.]
OR
[The Purchasers represent that they do not intend to resell the New
Securities, and therefore the provisions applicable to Reselling Purchasers in
the Standard Purchase Agreement Provisions will not be applicable.]
In witness whereof, the parties have executed this Purchase Agreement this
____ day of __________, ____.
(Name of Purchasers or
Representative)
By:
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Title:
GTE CORPORATION
By:
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Title:
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SCHEDULE A
The names of the Purchasers and the principal amount of New Securities
which each respectively offers to purchase are as follows:
Principal Amount
Name of New Securities
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Total $ ,000,000
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GTE CORPORATION
STANDARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT PROVISIONS
(May 1999 Edition)
GTE Corporation, a New York corporation ("GTE"), may enter into one or more
purchase agreements providing for the sale of designated securities to the
purchaser or purchasers named therein (the "Purchasers"). The standard
provisions set forth herein will be incorporated by reference in any such
purchase agreement ("Purchase Agreement"). The Purchase Agreement, including
these Standard Purchase Agreement Provisions incorporated therein by reference,
is hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement." Unless otherwise defined
herein, terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Purchase Agreement
have the meanings set forth therein.
I. SALE OF THE SECURITIES
GTE proposes to issue one or more series of securities (the "Securities")
pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture dated as of December 1, 1996 between
GTE and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, as amended and supplemented (the
"Indenture"). In a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, a resolution of the
Board of Directors of GTE or an officers' certificate pursuant to a supplemental
indenture or board resolution specifically authorizing each new series of
Securities, GTE will designate the title of each series, aggregate principal
amount, date or dates of maturity, dates for payment and rate of interest,
redemption dates, prices, obligations and restrictions, if any, and any other
terms with respect to each such series.
GTE has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") registration statement No. 333-______ relating to $2,380,000,000
aggregate initial offering price of GTE's securities registered thereunder and
$620,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of GTE's securities registered
under Registration Statement No. 333-31333 (the amounts remaining unsold
thereunder from time to time, collectively, the "Securities"), including a
prospectus which, pursuant to Rule 429 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), relates to the Securities, and has filed with, or transmitted for
filing to, the Commission (or will promptly after the sale so file or transmit
for filing) a prospectus supplement specifically relating to a particular series
of Securities (such particular series being hereinafter referred to as the "New
Securities") pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act ("Rule 424(b)"). The term
"Registration Statement" means the registration statements referred to herein as
amended to the date of the Purchase Agreement. The term "Basic Prospectus"
means the prospectus relating to the Securities included in the Registration
Statement. The term "Prospectus" means the Basic Prospectus together with the
prospectus supplement specifically relating to the New Securities, as filed
with, or transmitted for filing to, the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). As
used herein, the terms "Registration Statement", "Basic Prospectus", and
"Prospectus" shall include in each case the material, if any, incorporated by
reference therein.
II. PURCHASER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND RESALE
Each Purchaser represents and warrants that information furnished in
writing to GTE expressly for use with respect to the New Securities will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact and will not omit any material
fact in connection with such information necessary to make such information not
misleading.
If the Purchasers advise GTE in the Purchase Agreement that they intend to
resell the New Securities, GTE will assist the Purchasers as hereinafter
provided. The terms of any such resale will be furnished to GTE in writing and
will be set forth in the Prospectus. The provisions of Paragraphs D and E of
Article VI and Articles VIII, IX and X of this Agreement apply only to
Purchasers that have advised GTE of their intention to resell the New Securities
("Reselling Purchasers"). All other provisions apply to any Purchaser including
a Reselling Purchaser.
III. CLOSING
Concurrent with the delivery of the New Securities to the Purchasers or to
the Representative for the account of each Purchaser, payment of the full
purchase price of the New Securities shall be made by the Purchasers or the
Representative, at the option of GTE, by certified or official bank check or
checks in same day funds, payable to GTE or its order, at The Bank of New York,
Attention: Corporate Trust Department, or by wire transfer in same day funds to
The Bank of New York for the account of GTE. Upon receipt of such check or wire
transfer by The Bank of New York, such check or wire transfer shall be deemed to
be delivered at the closing.
IV. CONDITIONS TO PURCHASERS' OBLIGATIONS
The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder are subject to the
following conditions:
(A) The Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in
effect, and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or
threatened by the Commission; since the latest date as of which information is
given in the Registration Statement, there shall have been no material adverse
change in the business, business prospects, properties, financial condition or
results of operations of GTE; and the Purchasers or the Representative shall
have received on the Closing Date the customary form of compliance certificate
dated the Closing Date and signed by the Chairman, a Vice Chairman, the
President or a Vice President of GTE, including the foregoing. The officer
making such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to
proceedings pending or threatened.
(B) The Purchasers or the Representative shall have received on the Closing
Date an opinion of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Executive Vice President - Government &
Regulatory Advocacy, General Counsel of GTE, dated the Closing Date,
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
(C) The Purchasers or the Representative shall have received on the Closing
Date an opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP, counsel for the
Purchasers, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit B hereto.
(D) The Purchasers or the Representative shall have received on the Closing
Date a letter from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, independent public accountants for GTE,
dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
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V. CONDITIONS TO GTE'S OBLIGATIONS
The obligations of GTE hereunder are subject to the following conditions:
(A) The Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in
effect, and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or
threatened by the Commission.
(B) GTE shall have received on the Closing Date the full purchase price of
the New Securities purchased hereunder.
VI. COVENANTS OF GTE
In further consideration of the agreements contained herein of the
Purchasers, GTE covenants to the several Purchasers as follows:
(A) To furnish to the Purchasers a copy of the Registration Statement
including materials, if any, incorporated by reference therein and, during the
period mentioned in (C) below, to supply as many copies of the Prospectus, any
documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments
thereto as the Purchasers or the Representative may reasonably request. The
terms "supplement" and "amendment" or "amend" as used in this Agreement shall
include all documents filed by GTE with the Commission subsequent to the
effective date of the Registration Statement, or the date of the Basic
Prospectus, as the case may be, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which are deemed to be incorporated by
reference therein.
(B) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus with respect to the New Securities, to furnish to any Purchaser or
the Representative, and to counsel for the Purchasers a copy of each such
proposed amendment or supplement.
The covenants in Paragraphs (C) and (D) apply only to Reselling Purchasers:
(C) If in the period after the first date of resale of the New Securities
during which, in the opinion of counsel for the Reselling Purchasers, the
Prospectus is required by law to be delivered, any event shall occur as a result
of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make
a statement therein, in light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is
delivered to a subsequent purchaser, not materially misleading, or if it is
otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law,
forthwith to prepare and furnish, at its own expense (unless such amendment
shall relate to information furnished by the Purchasers or the Representative by
or on behalf of the Purchasers in writing expressly for use in the Prospectus),
to the Reselling Purchasers, the number of copies requested by the Reselling
Purchasers of either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the
statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in light of
the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a subsequent purchaser, be
misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law.
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(D) To use its best efforts to qualify the New Securities for offer and
sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the
Purchasers or the Representative shall reasonably request and to pay all
expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) in connection therewith;
provided, however, that GTE, in complying with the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph, shall not be required to qualify as a foreign company or to register
or qualify as a broker or dealer in securities in any jurisdiction or to consent
to service of process in any jurisdiction other than with respect to claims
arising out of the offering or sale of the New Securities; and provided,
further, that GTE shall not be required to continue the qualification of the New
Securities beyond one year from the date of the sale of the New Securities.
VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GTE
GTE represents and warrants to the several Purchasers that (i) each
document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and
incorporated by reference in the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus complied or
will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) each part of the Registration Statement
filed with the Commission pursuant to the Act relating to the New Securities,
when such part became effective, did not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) on the effective
date of the Registration Statement, the date the Prospectus is filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and at all times subsequent to and including the Closing Date, the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable, complied or will comply in all material respects with the Act and
the applicable rules and regulations thereunder, (iv) on the effective date of
the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement did not contain, and as
amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain, any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein not misleading, and on the date of the Prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, is filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the
Closing Date, the Prospectus did not or will not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit 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; except that these representations and warranties do not apply to
statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus based
upon information furnished to GTE by any Purchaser or the Representative by or
on behalf of any Purchaser in writing expressly for use therein or to statements
or omissions in the Statement of Eligibility of the Trustee under the Indenture,
(v) there are no legal or government proceedings required to be described in the
Prospectus which are not described as required, (vi) the consummation of any
transaction herein contemplated will not result in a breach of any of the terms
of any agreement or instrument to which GTE is a party, or any statute or any
order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body by which
GTE is bound and (vii) the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
GTE agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Reselling Purchaser and each
person, if any, who controls such Reselling Purchaser within the meaning of
either Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against
any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities based upon any untrue
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statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus (if used within
the period set forth in Paragraph (C) of Article VI hereof, and as amended or
supplemented if GTE shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto),
or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are
based upon any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission based upon information furnished to GTE by any Reselling Purchaser or
the Representative on behalf of any Reselling Purchaser in writing expressly for
use therein or by any statement or omission in the Statement of Eligibility of
the Trustee under the Indenture. The foregoing agreement, insofar as it relates
to the Prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any Reselling Purchaser (or
to the benefit of any person controlling such Reselling Purchaser) on account of
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from the sale of any New
Securities by said Reselling Purchaser to any person if a copy of the Prospectus
(as supplemented or amended, if prior to distribution of the Prospectus to the
Reselling Purchaser GTE shall have made any supplements or amendments which have
been furnished to said Reselling Purchaser) shall not have been sent or given by
or on behalf of such Purchaser to such person at or prior to the written
confirmation of the sale of the New Securities to such person and such statement
or omission is cured in the Prospectus.
Each Reselling Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless GTE, its
directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and any person
controlling GTE to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from GTE to each
Reselling Purchaser, but only with reference to information relating to said
Reselling Purchaser furnished in writing by or on behalf of said Reselling
Purchaser expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be
instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought
pursuant to either of the two preceding paragraphs, such person (the
"indemnified party") shall promptly notify the person or persons against whom
such indemnity may be sought (the "indemnifying party") in writing and the
indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding
(provided, however, that if such indemnified party shall object to the selection
of counsel after having been advised by such counsel that there may be one or
more legal defenses available to the indemnified party which are different from
or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnifying
party shall designate other counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party) and the indemnifying party shall pay the fees and disbursements of such
counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified
party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the
retention of such counsel. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent but if settled
with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the
indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against
any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
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If the indemnification provided for in this Article VIII is unavailable to
an indemnified party under the first or second paragraph hereof or insufficient
in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein,
then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by GTE on the one hand
and the Reselling Purchasers on the other from the offering of the New
Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative
fault of GTE on the one hand and of the Reselling Purchasers on the other in
connection with the statement or omission that resulted in such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by GTE on the one hand and the Reselling
Purchasers on the other in connection with the offering of the New Securities
shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the
offering of the New Securities received by GTE bear to the total commissions, if
any, received by all of the Reselling Purchasers in respect thereof. If there
are no commissions allowed or paid by GTE to the Reselling Purchasers in respect
of the New Securities, the relative benefits received by the Reselling
Purchasers in the preceding sentence shall be the difference between the price
received by such Reselling Purchasers upon resale of the New Securities and the
price paid for the New Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The
relative fault of GTE on the one hand and of the Reselling Purchasers on the
other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by GTE or by
the Reselling Purchasers and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party
in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. 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.
IX. SURVIVAL
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in Article VIII and the
representations and warranties of GTE contained in Article VII of this Agreement
shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any
termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by any Reselling
Purchaser or on behalf of any Reselling Purchaser or any person controlling any
Reselling Purchaser and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the New
Securities.
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X. TERMINATION BY RESELLING PURCHASERS
At any time prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement shall be subject to
termination in the absolute discretion of any Reselling Purchaser, by notice
given to GTE, if (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock
Exchange shall have been suspended or materially limited, (ii) a general
moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York shall have been declared
by either Federal or New York State authorities, (iii) minimum prices shall have
been established on the New York Stock Exchange by Federal or New York State
authorities or (iv) any outbreak or material escalation of hostilities involving
the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national
emergency or war or other calamity or crisis shall have occurred, the effect of
which is such as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
delivery of the New Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by
the Prospectus.
XI. TERMINATION BY PURCHASERS
If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Purchasers because of any
failure or refusal on the part of GTE to comply with the terms or to fulfill
any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason (other than
those set forth in Article V) GTE shall be unable to perform its obligations
under this Agreement, GTE will reimburse the Purchasers for all out-of- pocket
expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred
by such Purchasers in connection with the New Securities. Except as provided
herein, the Purchasers shall bear all of their expenses, including the fees and
disbursements of counsel.
XII. SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASERS
If for any reason any Purchaser shall not purchase the New Securities it
has agreed to purchase hereunder, the remaining Purchasers shall have the right
within 24 hours to make arrangements satisfactory to GTE for the purchase of
such New Securities hereunder. If they fail to do so, the amounts of New
Securities that the remaining Purchasers are obligated, severally, to purchase
under this Agreement shall be increased in the proportions which the total
amount of New Securities which they have respectively agreed to purchase bears
to the total amount of New Securities which all non-defaulting Purchasers have
so agreed to purchase, or in such other proportions as the Purchasers may
specify to absorb such unpurchased New Securities, provided that such aggregate
increases shall not exceed 10% of the total amount of the New Securities set
forth in Schedule A to the Purchase Agreement. If any unpurchased New
Securities still remain, GTE shall have the right either to elect to consummate
the sale except as to any such unpurchased New Securities so remaining or,
within the next succeeding 24 hours, to make arrangements satisfactory to the
remaining Purchasers for the purchase of such New Securities. In any such
cases, either the Purchasers or the Representative or GTE shall have the right
to postpone the Closing Date for not more than seven business days to a mutually
acceptable date. If GTE shall not elect to so consummate the sale and any
unpurchased New Securities remain for which no satisfactory substitute Purchaser
is obtained in accordance with the above provisions, then this Agreement shall
terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Purchaser or GTE
for the purchase or sale of any New Securities under this Agreement. No
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provision in this paragraph shall relieve any defaulting Purchaser of liability
to GTE for damages occasioned by such default.
XIII. MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same instrument.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
substantive laws of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT A
XXXXXXX X. XXXX
Executive Vice President - Government & Regulatory Advocacy,
General Counsel
GTE CORPORATION
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
__________, 199_
and the other several Purchasers
listed in the Purchase Agreement
dated ________, 199_ among such
Purchasers and GTE Corporation
RE: GTE CORPORATION
$_____________
Dear Sirs:
I have been requested by GTE Corporation, a New York corporation (the
"Corporation"), as its Executive Vice President - Government & Regulatory
Advocacy, General Counsel to furnish you with my opinion pursuant to a Purchase
Agreement dated ______, 199_ (the "Agreement") between you and the Corporation,
relating to the purchase and sale of $___,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
its ___________ (the "New Securities").
In this connection I, or attorneys under my direction, have examined among
other things:
(a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, and
the by-laws, each as presently in effect;
(b) A copy of the Indenture dated as of December 1, 1996, as supplemented
and amended (the "Indenture"), between the Corporation and The Bank of New York,
as Trustee (the "Trustee"), and the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation under which the New Securities are being issued;
(c) [The Supplemental Indenture, dated as of _______, 199_ (the
"Supplemental Indenture") between the Corporation and the Trustee] [The
resolutions of the Board of Directors adopted ________, 199_ (the "Board
Resolution")] [The certificate, dated ________, 199_, of an authorized officer
of the Corporation pursuant to authorization from the Board of Directors of the
Corporation (the "Officer's Certificate")] specifically authorizing the New
Securities, including the issuance and sale of the New Securities;
(d) The form of the New Securities set forth in the [Supplemental
Indenture] [Board Resolution] [Officer's Certificate];
(e) The records of the corporate proceedings of the Corporation relating to
the authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture and the [Supplemental
Indenture] [Board Resolution] [Officer's Certificate];
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(f) The records of the corporate proceedings of the Corporation relating to
the authorization, execution and delivery of the Agreement;
(g) The record of all proceedings taken by the Corporation relating to the
registration of the New Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (the "TIA"), particularly Registration Statement No. 333-31333
and Registration Statement No. 333-__________, including the form of prospectus
contained therein (unless the context shall otherwise require, such Registration
Statements as amended are hereinafter collectively called the "Registration
Statement" and the prospectus dated _________, together with the prospectus
supplement dated __________ relating to the New Securities in the form filed
under Rule 424(b) of the Act, is hereinafter called the "Prospectus"); and
(h) The Registration Statement, the Prospectus and all documents filed by
the Corporation under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), which are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (the
"Incorporated Documents").
On the basis of my examination of the foregoing and of such other documents
and matters as I have deemed necessary as the basis for the opinions hereinafter
expressed, I am of the opinion that:
1. The Corporation is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, is a duly licensed
and qualified foreign corporation in good standing under the laws of the State
of Texas, and has adequate corporate power to carry on the business in
which it is now engaged.
2. All legal proceedings necessary to the authorization, issue and sale of
the New Securities to you have been taken by the Corporation.
3. The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Corporation.
4. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Corporation and has
been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Corporation. The
Indenture, as supplemented, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of
the Corporation enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights and the availability of equitable remedies. The Indenture has been duly
qualified under the TIA.
5. The New Securities conform as to legal matters with the statements
concerning them in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and have been duly
authorized and executed by the Corporation and (assuming due authentication and
delivery thereof by the Trustee) have been duly issued under the Indenture, as
supplemented, and (subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 4 above)
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Corporation enforceable
in accordance with their terms and are entitled to the benefits afforded by the
Indenture, as supplemented.
6. Except as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of certain
jurisdictions, no authorization, approval or consent of any governmental
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regulatory authority is required for the issuance and sale of the New
Securities.
7. Registration Statement No. 333-31333 became effective on July 28, 1997
and Registration Statement No. _________ became effective on _________ ,
and, to the best of my knowledge, no proceedings under Section 8 of the Act
looking toward the possible issuance of a stop order with respect thereto are
pending or threatened and the Registration Statement remains in effect on the
date hereof. The Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply as to form in
all material respects with the relevant provisions of the Act and of the
Exchange Act as to documents incorporated by reference into said Registration
Statement and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, except that I express no opinion as to the
financial statements or other financial data contained therein. The Prospectus
is lawful for use for the purposes specified in the Act in connection with the
offer for sale and sale of the New Securities in the manner specified therein. I
have no reason to believe that the Registration Statement or the Incorporated
Documents, considered as a whole on the effective date of the Registration
Statement, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus and the
Incorporated documents, considered as a whole on the date hereof, contain 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, except that in each case I express no
opinion as to the financial statements or other financial data contained
therein.
Without my prior written consent, this opinion may not be relied upon by
any person or entity other than the addressee, quoted in whole or in part, or
otherwise referred to in any report or document, or furnished to any other
person or entity, except that Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP may rely upon
this opinion as if this opinion were separately addressed to them.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXXX X. XXXX
cc: Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP
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EXHIBIT B
MILBANK, TWEED, XXXXXX & XxXXXX LLP
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
__________, 199_
GTE CORPORATION
$__________
and the other several Purchasers
listed in the Purchase Agreement
dated ________, 199_ among such
Purchasers and GTE Corporation
Dear Sirs:
We have been designated by GTE Corporation (the "Corporation") as counsel
for the purchasers of $___,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its _________
(the "New Securities"). Pursuant to such designation and the terms of a
Purchase Agreement dated ________, 199_, relating to the New Securities (the
"Purchase Agreement"), entered into by you with the Corporation, we have acted
as your counsel in connection with your several purchases this day from the
Corporation of the New Securities, which are issued under an Indenture dated as
of December 1, 1996 between the Corporation and The Bank of New York, as trustee
(the "Trustee"), as amended and supplemented (collectively, the "Indenture").
We have reviewed originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of
such corporate records of the Corporation, indentures, agreements and other
instruments, certificates of public officials and of officers and
representatives of the Corporation, and other documents, as we have deemed
necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. In such examination
we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity with the original
documents of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the
originals of such latter documents. As to various questions of fact material to
such opinions, we have, when relevant facts were not independently established,
relied upon certifications by officers of the Corporation and other appropriate
persons and statements contained in the Registration Statement hereinafter
mentioned.
In addition, we attended the closing held today at the offices of
___________ at which the Corporation caused the New Securities to be delivered
to your representatives at The Depository Trust Company, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, for your several accounts against payment therefor.
On the basis of the foregoing and having regard to legal considerations
which we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:
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1. The Corporation is a validly existing corporation, in good standing,
under the laws of the State of New York.
2. The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Corporation.
3. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Corporation and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the
Corporation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general
applicability affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights. The
enforceability of the Indenture is subject to the effect of general principles
of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law), including without limitation (i) the possible unavailability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or any other equitable remedy and (ii) concepts
of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing. The Indenture has
been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
4. The New Securities have been duly authorized and conform as to legal
matters in all substantial respects to the description thereof contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus hereinafter mentioned. The New Securities,
assuming due execution thereof by the Corporation and due authentication and
delivery by the Trustee, have been duly issued for value by the Corporation and
(subject to the qualifications stated in paragraph 3 above) constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Corporation, enforceable in accordance with
their terms and are entitled to the benefits afforded by the Indenture in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and of the New Securities.
5. Except as may be required by Securities or blue sky laws of certain
jurisdictions, no authorization, approval or consent of any governmental
regulatory authority is required for the issuance and sale of the New
Securities.
6. On the basis of information received by the Corporation from the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), Registration Statement
No. 333-__________ and Registration Statement No. 333-31333 with respect to the
Securities (collectively, the "Registration Statement"), filed with the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
became effective under the Act on __________, 1999 and July 28, 1997,
respectively, and the Prospectus dated ________, 199_ as supplemented by the
Prospectus Supplement dated _________, 199_ (collectively, the "Prospectus")
became lawful for use for the purposes specified in the Act, in connection with
the offer for sale and sale of the New Securities in the manner therein
specified, subject to compliance with the provisions of securities or blue sky
laws of certain jurisdictions in connection with the offer for sale or sale of
the New Securities in such jurisdictions. To the best of our knowledge, the
Registration Statement remains in effect at this date.
7. The Registration Statement, as of its effective date, and the
Prospectus, as of the date hereof, together with the documents incorporated by
reference (the "Incorporated Documents") (except any financial statements or
other financial data contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or such Incorporated Documents, as to which no opinion
is expressed) appear on their face to be appropriately responsive, in all
material respects relevant to the offering of the New Securities, to the
requirements of the Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), as applicable and the applicable, rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
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The Registration Statement was filed on Form S-3 under the Act and,
accordingly, the Prospectus does not necessarily contain a current description
of the Corporation's business and affairs since Form S-3 provides for the
incorporation by reference of certain documents filed with the Commission which
contain descriptions as of various dates. We participated in conferences with
counsel for, and representatives of, the Corporation in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement and Prospectus and we have reviewed
the Incorporated Documents. In connection with our participation in the
preparation of the Registration Statements and the Prospectus, we have not
independently verified the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements
contained therein or in the Incorporated Documents, and the limitations inherent
in the review made by us and the knowledge available to us are such that we are
unable to assume, and we do not assume, any responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness, or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or the Incorporated Documents, except as otherwise
specifically stated herein. None of the foregoing disclosed to us any
information which gave us reason to believe that the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or the Incorporated Documents, considered as a whole on the effective
date of the Registration Statement contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or omit 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 and the Incorporated Documents, considered as a whole on the date
hereof, contain 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. We express no
opinion as to any document filed by the Corporation under the Exchange Act,
whether prior or subsequent to such effective date, except to the extent that
such documents are Incorporated Documents read together with the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus and considered as a whole, nor do we express any
opinion as to the financial statements or other financial data included in or
omitted from, or incorporated by reference in, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or the Incorporated Documents.
We are members of the New York bar only and, except as set forth in the
next paragraph, express no opinion as to matters governed by any laws other than
the laws of New York and the Federal laws of the United States of America, and
the extent that the foregoing opinions involve the laws of the State of Texas,
in reliance upon the opinion of even date herewith of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.,
Executive Vice President - Government & Regulatory Advocacy, General Counsel of
the Corporation, furnished pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the laws of the
State of Texas.
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The opinions contained herein are rendered to you and are solely for your
benefit and the benefit of the Purchasers represented by you in connection with
the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. These opinions may not
be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or furnished to, quoted or relied
upon by any other person, firm or corporation for any purpose, without our prior
written consent.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXXX, XXXXX, XXXXXX & XxXXXX XXX
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EXHIBIT C
LETTER OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The letter of independent public accountants for GTE to be delivered
pursuant to Article IV, paragraph (D) of the document entitled Standard Purchase
Agreement Provisions (May 1999 Edition) shall be to the effect that:
At the closing, the Purchaser(s) shall have received such number of copies
as are necessary to provide one for each Purchaser of a letter addressed to GTE
and the Purchaser(s), dated as of the Closing Date and encompassing the
performance of certain procedures described in the letter as of a date not more
than five business days prior to the Closing Date, (the "Cutoff Date") from
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP confirming that they are independent public accountants with
respect to GTE within the meaning of the Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and stating in effect (1) that in their
opinion, the financial statements and schedules audited by them and incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act, and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the related rules and regulations adopted
by the SEC, (2) that although they have not audited any financial statements of
GTE as of any date or for any period subsequent to the prior-year audit, and
although they have conducted an audit for that period, the purpose (and
therefore the scope) of the audit was to enable them to express their opinion on
the financial statements as of that date and for the year then ended, but not on
the financial statements for any interim period within that year; therefore,
they are unable to and do not express any opinion on the unaudited condensed
balance sheet as of the latest available interim date, and the unaudited
condensed statements of income and cash flows for the latest available interim
period subsequent to that prior-year audit which are included in GTE's quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the latest available interim period subsequent to that
prior-year audit, incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or on
the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of any date or any
period subsequent to that prior-year audit, and (3) they have read the minutes
for the interim period through the Cutoff Date and performed the procedures
specified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for a review
of interim financial information as described in SAS No. 71, Interim Financial
Information, and on the latest available unaudited interim financial statements
prepared by GTE, inquired of certain officials of GTE responsible for financial
and accounting matters, nothing has come to their attention which caused them to
believe that: (a) any unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial
statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement (i) do not
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Exchange Act as it applies to Form 10-Q and the related
published rules and regulations adopted by the SEC or (ii) have not been
presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited financial statements
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement; or (b) (i) as of the
date of the latest available unaudited interim financial data of GTE and the
latest available unaudited condensed summary of consolidated results of
operations prepared by GTE, there have been any changes in the capital stock, or
any increases in the short-term indebtedness or long-term debt of GTE or any
decreases in net assets, in each case as compared with amounts shown on the
latest balance sheet included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, or any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period of the
prior year, in consolidated revenues and sales, net income from continuing
operations, or net income from continuing operations
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applicable to common stock and per share of common stock, or (ii) for the period
from the date of the latest financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement to the specified date referred to in the
preceding clause (i), there were any decreases in operating revenues, net
operating income, net income or GTE's ratio of earnings to fixed charges, in
each case as compared with the comparable period of the preceding year, (iii) as
of the Cutoff Date, there have been any changes in the capital stock or any
increase in the debt of GTE, or any decreases in net assets, in each case as
compared with amounts shown in the latest balance sheet included or incorporated
by reference in the Prospectus, and (iv) for the period from the date of the
latest available unaudited interim financial statements referred to in clause
(b)(i) above to the Cutoff Date, there were any decreases in operating revenues,
net operating income or net income, in each case as compared with the comparable
period of the preceding year, except in all instances for changes or decreases
which the Registration Statement discloses have occurred or may occur or as
disclosed in such letter and except for changes occasioned by the declaration
and payment of dividends on the stock of GTE or occasioned by sinking fund
payments made on the debt securities of GTE, or by the issuance of common stock
of GTE in connection with any employee benefit plan or dividend reinvestment
plan of GTE or for the conversion of convertible preferred stock; and they have
read the pro forma unaudited condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 1998,
and the pro forma unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998, which are included in
the Joint Proxy Statement and Prospectus of GTE and Xxxx Atlantic Corporation
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, have made
inquiries of certain officials of GTE who have responsibility for financial and
accounting matters about the basis for the determination of the pro forma
adjustments and the compliance as to form of such pro forma unaudited condensed
financial statements with the applicable accounting requirements of Rule 11-02
of Regulation S-X (such procedures being substantially less in scope than an
examination that would be required to produce an opinion), and with respect to
the historical financial statements of Xxxx Atlantic Corporation such historical
financial statements were compared and agreed to Xxxx Atlantic Corporation's
December 31, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K with no assurance that the Xxxx
Atlantic Corporation's historical financial statements comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act, and on
the basis of such procedures and assumptions nothing has come to their attention
to cause them to believe that such pro forma unaudited condensed financial
statements do not comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X.
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