ADECOAGRO S.A. 28,571,428 Common Shares UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
28,571,428 Common Shares
January [ ], 2011
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue,
New York, NY 10010-3629
New York, NY 10010-3629
Itau BBA USA Securities Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
As Representatives of the Several Underwriters,
Dear Sirs:
1. Introductory. Adecoagro S.A., a Luxembourg corporation (“Company”) agrees with the
several Underwriters named in Schedule B hereto (“Underwriters”) for whom Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC, Itau BBA USA Securities Inc., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated and
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are acting as representatives (“Representatives”) to issue to the
several Underwriters who subscribe thereto 21,428,571 of its common shares (“Securities”) and the
stockholders listed in Schedule A hereto (“Selling Stockholders”) agree severally with the
Underwriters to sell to the several Underwriters an aggregate of 7,142,857 outstanding shares of
the Securities (such 28,571,428 shares of Securities being hereinafter referred to as the “Firm
Securities”). The Company also agrees to issue to the Underwriters who subscribe thereto, at the
option of the Underwriters, an aggregate of not more than 4,285,714 additional shares of its
Securities (such 4,285,714 shares being hereinafter referred to as the “Optional Securities”), as
set forth below. The Firm Securities and the Optional Securities are herein collectively called
the “Offered Securities”.
Each Selling Stockholder has executed a Power of Attorney (each, a “Power of Attorney”) in the
form attached hereto as Annex A, pursuant to which each Selling Stockholder appointed the persons
designated therein as attorneys in fact (the “Attorneys”) with the authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement on behalf of such Selling Stockholder and to take certain other actions with respect
thereto and hereto.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders. (a) The
Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the several Underwriters that:
(i) Filing and Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Certain Defined Terms. The
Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form F-1 (No. 333-171683)
covering the registration of the Offered Securities under the Act, including a related
preliminary prospectus or prospectuses. At any particular time, this initial registration
statement, in the form then on file with the Commission, including all information
contained in the registration statement (if any) pursuant
to Rule 462(b) and then deemed to be a part of the initial registration statement, and
all 430A Information and all 430C Information, that in any case has not then been
superseded or modified, shall be referred to as the “Initial Registration Statement”. The
Company may also have filed, or may file with the Commission, a Rule 462(b) registration
statement covering the registration of Offered Securities. At any particular time, this
Rule 462(b) registration statement, in the form then on file with the Commission, including
the contents of the Initial Registration Statement incorporated by reference therein and
including all 430A Information and all 430C Information, that in any case has not then been
superseded or modified, shall be referred to as the “Additional Registration Statement”.
As of the time of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Initial Registration
Statement has been declared effective under the Act and is not proposed to be amended. Any
Additional Registration Statement has or will become effective upon filing with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) and is not proposed to be amended. The offer and sale
of the Offered Securities have been or will be duly registered under the Act pursuant to
the Initial Registration Statement and, if applicable, the Additional Registration
Statement.
For purposes of this Agreement:
“430A Information”, with respect to any registration statement, means information
included in a prospectus and retroactively deemed to be a part of such registration
statement pursuant to Rule 430A(b).
“430C Information”, with respect to any registration statement, means information
included in a prospectus then deemed to be a part of such registration statement pursuant
to Rule 430C.
“Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Applicable Time” means [ ]:00 pm (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement.
“Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3 hereof.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Custody Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 3 hereof.
“Effective Time” with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or, if filed prior
to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Additional Registration Statement
means the date and time as of which such Registration Statement was declared effective by
the Commission or has become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c). If an
Additional Registration Statement has not been filed prior to the execution and delivery of
this Agreement but the Company has advised the Representatives that it proposes to file
one, “Effective Time” with respect to such Additional Registration Statement means the date
and time as of which such Registration Statement is filed and becomes effective pursuant to
Rule 462(b).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Final Prospectus” means the Statutory Prospectus that discloses the public offering
price, other 430A Information and other final terms of the Offered Securities and otherwise
satisfies Section 10(a) of the Act.
“First Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3 hereof.
“General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its
being so specified in Schedule C to this Agreement.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as
defined in Rule 433, relating to the Offered Securities in the form filed or
required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form
retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).
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“Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
that is not a General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as evidenced by it being so
specified in Schedule D to this Agreement.
The Initial Registration Statement and the Additional Registration Statement are
referred to collectively as the “Registration Statements” and individually as a
“Registration Statement”. A “Registration Statement” with reference to a particular time
means the Initial Registration Statement and any Additional Registration Statement as of
such time. A “Registration Statement” without reference to a time means such Registration
Statement as of its Effective Time. For purposes of the foregoing definitions, 430A
Information with respect to a Registration Statement shall be considered to be included in
such Registration Statement as of the time specified in Rule 430A.
“Rules and Regulations” means the rules and regulations of the Commission.
“Securities Laws” means, collectively, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
(“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx”), the Act, the Exchange Act, the Rules and Regulations, the auditing
principles, rules, standards and practices applicable to auditors of “issuers” (as defined
in Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx) promulgated or approved by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board, the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and, as applicable, the rules
(“Exchange Rules”) of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
“Statutory Prospectus” with reference to a particular time means the prospectus
included in a Registration Statement immediately prior to that time, including any 430A
Information or 430C Information with respect to such Registration Statement. For purposes
of the foregoing definition, 430A Information shall be considered to be included in the
Statutory Prospectus as of the actual time that form of prospectus is filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or Rule 462(c) and not retroactively.
Unless otherwise specified, a reference to a “rule” is to the indicated rule under the
Act.
(ii) Compliance with Securities Act Requirements. (i) (A) At their respective
Effective Times, (B) on the date of this Agreement and (C) on each Closing Date, each of
the Initial Registration Statement and the Additional Registration Statement (if any)
conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and did
not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and (ii) on its date, at the time of filing of the Final Prospectus pursuant to
Rule 424(b) or (if no such filing is required) at the Effective Time of the Additional
Registration Statement in which the Final Prospectus is included, and on each Closing Date,
the Final Prospectus will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act
and the Rules and Regulations and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any
such document based upon written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter
through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed
that the only such information is that described as such in Section 8(c) hereof.
(iii) Ineligible Issuer Status. (i) At the time of the initial filing of the Initial
Registration Statement and (ii) at the date of this Agreement, the Company was not and is
not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405, including (x) the Company or any other
subsidiary in the preceding three years not having been convicted of a felony or
misdemeanor or having been made the subject of a judicial or administrative decree or order
as described in Rule 405 and (y) the Company in the preceding three years not having been
the subject of a bankruptcy petition or insolvency or similar proceeding, not having had a
registration statement be the subject of a proceeding under Section 8 of the Act and not
being the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the Act in connection with the
offering of the Offered Securities, all as described in Rule 405.
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(iv) General Disclosure Package. As of the Applicable Time, neither (i) the General
Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, the
preliminary prospectus, dated January 13, 2011 (which is the most recent Statutory
Prospectus distributed to investors generally) and the other information, if any, stated in
Schedule C to this Agreement to be included in the General Disclosure Package, all
considered together (collectively, the “General Disclosure Package”), nor (ii) any
individual Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the
General Disclosure Package, included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does
not apply to statements in or omissions from any Statutory Prospectus or any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it
being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter
consists of the information described as such in Section 8(c) hereof.
(v) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its
issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale
of the Offered Securities or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies
the Representatives as described in the next sentence, did not, does not and will not
include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict in any material respect
with the information then contained in the Registration Statement. If at any time
following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event
or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would
conflict in any material respect with the information then contained in the Registration
Statement or as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if republished
immediately following such event or development, would include an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted or would 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, (i) the Company has promptly notified or will promptly notify the
Representatives and (ii) the Company has promptly amended or will promptly amend or
supplement such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict,
untrue statement or omission.
(vi) Corporate Authority of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated and
is existing as a corporation under the laws of Luxembourg, with power and authority
(corporate and other) to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as described
in the General Disclosure Package; and the Company is duly qualified to conduct its
business pursuant to its articles of incorporation in Luxembourg and is duly qualified to
do business as a foreign corporation in each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or
lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so duly qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in
a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations,
business, properties or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole
(“Material Adverse Effect”).
(vii) Subsidiaries. Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly formed and is
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation (to the
extent that good standing is applicable under the law of the relevant jurisdiction of
formation), with power and authority (corporate and other) to own or lease its properties
and conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package; and each
subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity in good
standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so duly
qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect; all of the issued and outstanding capital stock or ownership interests of
each subsidiary of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and, where
applicable, are fully paid and nonassessable; and, except as disclosed in the General
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the heading “Prospectus Summary—Recent
Developments”, the capital stock or ownership interests of each subsidiary owned by the
Company, directly or through subsidiaries, are owned free from liens, encumbrances and
defects.
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(viii) Offered Securities. The Offered Securities and all other outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized; the authorized equity
capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the General Disclosure Package; all
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and, when the Offered Securities to
be issued by the Company have been paid for in accordance with this Agreement and issued on
each Closing Date, such Offered Securities will have been, validly issued and fully paid,
will conform in all material respects to the information in the General Disclosure Package
and to the description of such Offered Securities contained in the Final Prospectus; the
stockholders of the Company have no preemptive rights with respect to the Securities that
have not been waived pursuant to applicable law; and none of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar
rights of any security holder.
(ix) No Finder’s Fee. There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between
the Company and any person (other than the Underwriters) that would give rise to a valid
claim against the Company or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or
other like payment in connection with this offering.
(x) Registration Rights. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus under the heading “Common Shares Eligible for Future Sale”, there are
no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such
person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Act with
respect to any securities of the Company owned or to be owned by such person or to require
the Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to a
Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other
registration statement filed by the Company under the Act (collectively, “registration
rights”), and any person to whom the Company has granted registration rights has agreed not
to exercise such rights until after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period referred to in
Section 5(m) hereof.
(xi) Listing. The Offered Securities have been approved for listing on the NYSE,
subject to notice of issuance.
(xii) Absence of Further Requirements. No consent, approval, authorization, or order
of, or filing or registration with, any Luxembourg, U.S. or other person, governmental
agency, body or court or stock exchange is required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the offering, issuance and
sale of the Offered Securities, except such as have been obtained, or made and such as may
be required under U.S. state securities laws.
(xiii) Proper Legal Form under Luxembourg Law. This Agreement is in proper legal form
under the laws of Luxembourg for the enforcement thereof in Luxembourg against the Company
(except that Luxembourg courts may require that any document tabled as evidence be
translated into French or German), and it is not necessary in order to ensure the legality,
validity, enforcement or admissibility into evidence of this Agreement in Luxembourg, that
such document be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in Luxembourg or that
any tax or fee be paid in Luxembourg on or in respect of this Agreement, other than court
costs, including (without limitation) filing fees, except however that registration of this
Agreement with the Luxembourg Administration de l’Enregistrement et des Domaines may be
required in the case of legal proceedings before Luxembourg courts or where this Agreement
must be produced before an official authority in Luxembourg (in which case an ad valorem
tax, the rate of which depends on the document and the underlying transaction, may become
due and payable).
(xiv) Proper Legal Form under New York Law. This Agreement is in proper legal form
under the laws of the State of New York for the enforcement thereof in the State of New
York against the Company, and it is not necessary in order to ensure the legality,
validity, enforcement or admissibility into evidence of this Agreement in the State of New
York that such document be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in the State
of New York or that any tax or fee be paid
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in the State of New York on or in respect of this Agreement, other than court costs,
including (without limitation) filing fees.
(xv) Title to Property. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Indebtedness”, the
Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real properties and all
other properties and assets owned by them, in each case free from liens, charges,
encumbrances and defects except such liens, charges, encumbrances and defects that would
not materially affect the value thereof nor materially interfere with the use made or to be
made thereof by them, and the Company and its subsidiaries hold any leased real or personal
property under valid and enforceable leases with no terms or provisions that would
materially interfere with the use made or to be made thereof by them.
(xvi) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts Resulting from Transaction. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, and the issuance and sale of the
Offered Securities by the Company will not result in a breach or violation of any of the
terms and provisions of, or constitute a default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as
defined below) under, or result in the imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon
any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, (A) the
charter, by-laws or other constitutive documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
(B) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court,
domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
of their properties, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to
which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; a “Debt
Repayment Triggering Event” means any event or condition that gives, or with the giving of
notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture, or other evidence of
indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the
repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries.
(xvii) Absence of Existing Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its respective charter, by-laws or other constitutive
documents, (B) in violation of any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental
agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties, (C) in default (or with the giving of
notice or lapse of time would be in default) under any existing obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other
agreement or instrument to which any of them is a party or by which any of them is bound or
to which any of the properties of any of them is subject, or (D) has sent or received any
communication regarding termination of, or intent not to renew any material indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, contract or other agreement or instrument to which
it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is
subject, and no such termination or non-renewal has been threatened by the Company, or to
Company’s knowledge, any other party to any such material indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement, contract or other agreement or instrument, except for, in the case
of (B), (C) and (D), any such violation, default, termination or non-renewal that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xviii) Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company.
(xix) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess
or have applied for, and are in compliance with the terms of, all adequate certificates,
authorizations, franchises, licenses and permits (“Licenses”) necessary or material to the
conduct of the business now conducted by them and have not received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Licenses (except for such
Licenses as currently being contested in good faith and as disclosed in the General
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the heading
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“Regulatory and Environmental Overview”) that, if determined adversely to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(xx) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that could
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxi) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own,
possess or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate trademarks, trade names and other
rights to inventions, know-how, patents, copyrights, confidential information and other
intellectual property (collectively, “intellectual property rights”) necessary to conduct
the business now operated by them, or presently employed by them, and have not received any
notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any
intellectual property rights that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxii) Taxation. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal,
state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this
Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure so
to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect) and have paid all taxes required to be
paid thereon (except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves
required by the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) have been created in
the financial statements of the Company or as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries which has had (nor does the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be
expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which would
individually or in the aggregate have) a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxiii) Luxembourg Taxation. There is no tax, duty, levy, impost, deduction, charge or
withholding imposed by Luxembourg or any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority
therein either (a) on or by virtue of the Company’s execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of this Agreement, or (b) on any payment to be made pursuant to this Agreement,
except for (i) income taxes payable by the Underwriters relating to fees and commissions
they will receive in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, (ii)
a withholding or deduction if such withholding or deduction is required in respect of the
Luxembourg laws of 21 June 2005 implementing the Council Directive 2003/481EC of 3 June
2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (or any amendment
thereof) and ratifying the treaties entered into by Luxembourg and certain dependent and
associated territories of EU Member States or the Luxembourg law of 23 December 2005 (as
amended) introducing in Luxembourg a 10% withholding tax as regards Luxembourg resident
individuals, and (iii) a registration duty or any other similar tax in case of a voluntary
registration or if the registration of this Agreement (and/or any document in connection
therewith) with the Administration de l’Enregistrement et des Domaines in Luxembourg is
required in the case of legal proceeding before Luxembourg courts (if competent) or in the
case that this Agreement (and/or any document in connection therewith) must be produced
before an official Luxembourg authority, in which case either a nominal registration duty
or an ad valorem duty (of, for instance 0.24 (zero point twenty-four) percent of the amount
of the payment obligation mentioned in the document so registered) will be payable
depending on the nature of the document to be registered.
(xxiv) Environmental Laws. (a)(i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is
in violation of, or has any liability under, any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S.
statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, other requirement or rule of law
(including common law), or decision or order of any domestic or foreign governmental
agency, governmental body or court, relating to pollution, to the use, handling,
transportation, treatment, storage, discharge, disposal or release of Hazardous Substances
(as defined below), to the protection or restoration of the environment or natural
resources (including biota), to health and safety including as such relates to exposure to
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Hazardous Substances, and to natural resource damages (collectively, “Environmental Laws”),
(ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries owns, occupies, operates or uses any
real property contaminated with Hazardous Substances, (iii) neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries is conducting or funding any investigation, remediation, remedial action
or monitoring of actual or suspected Hazardous Substances in the environment, (iv) neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is liable or allegedly liable for any release or
threatened release of Hazardous Substances, including at any off-site treatment, storage or
disposal site, (v) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any claim
by any governmental agency or governmental body or person relating to Environmental Laws or
Hazardous Substances, and (vi) the Company and its subsidiaries have received and are in
compliance with all, and have no liability under any, permits, licenses, authorizations,
identification numbers or other approvals required under applicable Environmental Laws to
conduct their respective businesses, except in each case covered by clauses (i) — (vi) such
as would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) to the
knowledge of the Company there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be
expected to result in a violation of, liability under, or claim pursuant to any
Environmental Law that would have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) to the knowledge of
the Company there are no requirements proposed for adoption or implementation under any
Environmental Law that would have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this
subsection “Hazardous Substances” means (A) petroleum and petroleum products, by-products
or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials,
polychlorinated biphenyls and mold, and (B) any other chemical, material or substance
defined or regulated as toxic or hazardous or as a pollutant, contaminant or waste under
Environmental Laws.
(xxv) Accurate Disclosure. The statements in the General Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus under the headings “Taxation”, “Description of Share Capital”, “Regulatory
and Environmental Overview”, “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities”, “Common Shares Eligible
for Future Sale” and “Related Party Transactions”, insofar as such statements summarize
legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and
fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings and present the
information required to be shown.
(xxvi) Absence of Manipulation. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any
action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected to
cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Securities.
(xxvii) Statistical and Market-Related Data and Forward-Looking Statements. The
opinions, analyses, and forecasts about the Company and any third-party statistical and
market-related data included in a Registration Statement, a Statutory Prospectus or the
General Disclosure Package are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably
believes to be reliable and accurate, and the Company has obtained the written consent to
the use of any such data from such sources to the extent required. Any other statistical
information provided in a Registration Statement, a Statutory Prospectus or the General
Disclosure Package is in all material respects accurately presented and prepared on a basis
consistent with the books and records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. No
forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and
Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in a Registration Statement, a Statutory
Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package has been made or reaffirmed without a
reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(xxviii) Internal Controls and Compliance with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. Except as set
forth in the General Disclosure Package, the Company, its subsidiaries and the Company’s
board of directors (the “Board”) are in compliance with all applicable Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx and
Exchange Rules presently in effect and with which the Company, its subsidiaries and the
Board are required to comply as of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The
Company and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal controls, including, but not
limited to, disclosure controls and procedures, internal controls over accounting matters
and financial reporting, an internal audit
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function and legal and regulatory compliance controls (collectively, “Internal Controls”)
that comply with the Securities Laws and are sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
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 IFRS and to maintain accountability for assets,
(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. The Internal Controls are, or upon consummation of the offering of the
Offered Securities will be, overseen by the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the
Board in accordance with Exchange Rules. Management of the Company has not publicly
disclosed or reported to the Audit Committee or the Board, and within the next 135 days,
management of the Company does not reasonably expect to publicly disclose or report to the
Audit Committee or the Board, a significant deficiency, material weakness, change in
Internal Controls or fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant
role in Internal Controls (each, an “Internal Control Event”), any violation of, or failure
to comply with, the Securities Laws, or any matter which, if determined adversely, would
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxix) Absence of Accounting Issues. A member of the Audit Committee has confirmed
to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Legal Officer that, except
as set forth in the General Disclosure Package, the Audit Committee is not reviewing or
investigating, and neither the Company’s independent auditors nor its internal auditors
have recommended that the Audit Committee review or investigate, (i) adding to, deleting,
changing the application of, or changing the Company’s disclosure with respect to, any of
the Company’s material accounting policies; (ii) any matter which could result in a
restatement of the Company’s financial statements for any annual or interim period during
the current or prior three fiscal years; or (iii) any Internal Control Event.
(xxx) Independent Auditors. PriceWaterhouseCoopers, who have audited the consolidated
financial statements of the Company or its predecessor, International Farmland Holdings
LLC, as the case may be, included in the General Disclosure Package are an independent
registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within
the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board and as required by the Securities Act.
(xxxi) Litigation. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus under the heading “Business—Legal and Administrative Proceedings”, there are no
pending actions, suits or proceedings (including any inquiries or investigations by any
court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign) against or affecting the
Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or directors or
officers that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially and
adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, or which are otherwise material in the context of the sale of the Offered
Securities; and no such actions, suits or proceedings (including any inquiries or
investigations by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign) are
threatened or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated.
(xxxii) Financial Statements. The financial statements included in each Registration
Statement and the General Disclosure Package present fairly in all material respects the
financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates shown
and their results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and, except as
otherwise disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, such financial statements have been
prepared in conformity with IFRS applied on a consistent basis; and the assumptions used in
preparing the pro forma financial statements included in each Registration Statement and
the General Disclosure Package provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant
effects directly attributable to the transactions or events described therein, the related
pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, and the pro forma
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columns therein reflect the proper application of those adjustments to the corresponding
historical financial statement amounts.
(xxxiii) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since the end of the period covered
by the latest audited financial statements included in the General Disclosure Package,
there has been no change, nor any development or event involving a prospective change that
will have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no dividend or distribution of any
kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock. Except as
disclosed in or contemplated by the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations”, there has been no material adverse change in the capital stock, short-term
indebtedness, long-term indebtedness, net current assets or net assets of the Company and
its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
(xxxiv) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Offered Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as
described in the General Disclosure Package, will not be an “investment company” as defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”).
(xxxv) Ratings. No “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such
term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) (i) has imposed (or has informed the Company
that it is considering imposing) any condition (financial or otherwise) on the Company’s
retaining any rating assigned to the Company or any securities of the Company or (ii) has
indicated to the Company that it is considering any of the actions described in Section
7(c)(ii) hereof.
(xxxvi) PFIC Status. The Company was not a “passive foreign investment company”
(“PFIC”) as defined in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), for its most recently completed taxable year and, based on the
Company’s current projected income, assets and activities, the Company does not believe
that it will be classified as a PFIC for any subsequent taxable year for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
(xxxvii) Payments in Foreign Currency. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus under the heading “Taxation”, under current laws and
regulations of Luxembourg and any political subdivision thereof, all dividends and other
distributions declared and payable on the Offered Securities may be paid by the Company to
the holder thereof in U.S. dollars or Euros and freely transferred out of Luxembourg
(subject to any restrictions resulting from national or supra national sanctions or
prohibitions applicable to certain jurisdictions) and all such payments made to holders
thereof or therein who are non-residents of Luxembourg will not be subject to income,
withholding or other taxes under laws and regulations of Luxembourg or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein and will otherwise be free and clear of
any other tax, duty, withholding or deduction in Luxembourg or any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein and without the necessity of obtaining any governmental
authorization in Luxembourg or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein, except (i) that distributions imputed for tax purposes on newly accumulated
profits are subject to a withholding tax of 15% (unless exemptions apply under Luxembourg
law or double taxation treaties) or (ii) if a withholding or deduction is required in
respect of the Luxembourg laws of 21 June 2005 implementing the Council Directive
2003/481EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments
(or any amendment thereof) and ratifying the treaties entered into by Luxembourg and
certain dependent and associated territories of EU Member States.
(xxxviii) Use of Funds. None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any director,
officer or employee acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used
any corporate funds of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for any unlawful
contribution, unlawful gift, unlawful entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to
political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or
domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; (iii) made any unlawful payment or taken any unlawful action from any funds
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which violated any applicable
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provision of Luxembourg, Brazilian or Argentine anti-corruption law or of the U.S. Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”), to the extent applicable; or (iv) made any
unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, unlawful
kickback or other unlawful payment. The Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of
the Company, its affiliates have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed
to ensure continued compliance with all applicable anti-corruption legislation.
(xxxix) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries
are and have been conducted in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and
reporting requirements of the money laundering statutes of Luxembourg, Argentina, Brazil
and all other applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any
related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued and administered or enforced by
any governmental agency (collectively, “Money Laundering Laws”) and 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 with respect to the Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(xl) Office of Foreign Assets Control. None of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”). The Company will
not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Offered Securities
contemplated hereby, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any
subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity for the purpose of financing
the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(xli) Luxembourg Approvals. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus under the headings “Description of Share Capital” and “Dividend
Policy”, no approvals are required in Luxembourg in order for the Company to pay dividends,
interest attributable to stockholders’ equity or other distributions declared by the
Company to the holders of the Offered Securities.
(xlii) Immunity. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any of their
respective subsidiaries, the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ properties or assets, have any
immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through
service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or
otherwise) under the laws of Luxembourg, Argentina or Brazil.
(xliii) Enforcement of Judgments. Any final and conclusive judgment obtained in a U.S.
federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in New York City in a civil or
commercial suit arising out of or in relation to the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be enforceable against the Company
and will be recognized in Luxembourg, subject to applicable exequatur proceedings, and
provided that in particular proof of the following conditions provided by Luxembourg law
for enforcement of foreign court judgments may have to be given: (i) the judgment is duly
enforceable in New York; (ii) the New York Court had jurisdiction over the subject matter
of the action leading to the judgment; (iii) the New York Court has acted in accordance
with its own procedural laws; (iv) the judgment was granted following proceedings where the
counterparty had the opportunity to appear, and if it appeared, to present a defense; (v)
the New York Court applied the substantive laws chosen by the parties to govern this
Agreement; and (vi) the judgment is not contrary to the public order of Luxembourg.
(xliv) Valid Choice of Law. The choice of laws of the State of New York as the
governing law of this Agreement is a valid choice of law under the laws of Luxembourg and
will be recognized by the courts of Luxembourg, except that a Luxembourg court may refuse
to apply the law of another jurisdiction if it is deemed to be contrary to Luxembourg
public order and/or in certain circumstances Luxembourg mandatory law. The submission by
the Company to the non-exclusive
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jurisdiction of the U.S. federal or state courts sitting in The City of New York and County
of New York in this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Company. Service of process in respect of a claim or action in a U.S. court pursuant to
this Agreement, effected in the manner set forth in this Agreement, assuming validity under
the laws of the State of New York, will be effective, insofar as Luxembourg law is
concerned, to confer valid personal jurisdiction over the Company. The Company has the
power to designate, appoint and empower and pursuant to Section 16 of this Agreement has
validly and effectively designated, appointed and empowered an agent for service of process
in any suit or proceeding based on or arising from this Agreement in any U.S. federal or
state court sitting in New York City.
(b) Each Selling Stockholder severally and not jointly represents and warrants to, and agrees
with, the several Underwriters that:
(i) Title to Securities. Such Selling Stockholder has and on each Closing Date
hereinafter mentioned will have full right, power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Offered Securities to be delivered
by such Selling Stockholder on such Closing Date hereunder or a valid security entitlement
in respect of such Offered Securities.
(ii) Delivery of Securities. Upon payment of the purchase price for the Offered
Securities to be sold by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement, delivery of
such Offered Securities, as directed by the Underwriters, to Cede & Co. (“Cede”) or such
other nominee as may be designated by The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registration of
such Offered Securities in the name of Cede or such other nominee, and the crediting of
such Offered Securities on the books of DTC to securities accounts (within the meaning of
Section 8-501(a) of the UCC) of the Underwriters (assuming that neither DTC nor any such
Underwriter has notice of any “adverse claim,” within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the
Uniform Commercial Code then in effect in the State of New York
(“UCC”), to such Offered
Securities), (A) under Section 8-501 of the UCC, the Underwriters will acquire a valid
“security entitlement” (as defined in Section 8-102(17) of the UCC) in respect of such
Offered Securities and (B) no action (whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive
trust, equitable lien, or other theory) based on any “adverse claim,” within the meaning of
Section 8-102 of the UCC, to such Offered Securities may be asserted against the
Underwriters with respect to such security entitlement; for purposes of this
representation, such Selling Stockholder may assume that when such payment, delivery and
crediting occur, (a) such Offered Securities will have been registered in the name of Cede
or another nominee designated by DTC, in each case on the Company’s share registry in
accordance with its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law, (b) DTC will
be registered as a “clearing corporation,” within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC,
(c) appropriate entries to the accounts of the several Underwriters on the records of DTC
will have been made pursuant to the UCC, (d) to the extent DTC, or any other securities
intermediary which acts as “clearing corporation” with respect to the Offered Securities,
maintains any “financial asset” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC) in a
clearing corporation pursuant to Section 8-111 of the UCC, the rules of such clearing
corporation may affect the rights of DTC or such securities intermediaries and the
ownership interest of the Underwriters, (e) claims of creditors of DTC or any other
securities intermediary or clearing corporation may be given priority to the extent set
forth in Section 8-511(b) and 8-511(c) of the UCC and (f) if at any time DTC or other
securities intermediary does not have sufficient Offered Securities to satisfy claims of
all of its entitlement holders with respect thereto then all holders will share pro rata in
the Offered Securities then held by DTC or such securities
intermediary.
(iii) Absence of Further Requirements. No consent, approval, authorization or order
of, or filing with, any person (including any governmental agency or body or any court) is
required to be obtained or made by any such Selling Stockholder for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Power of Attorney and related Custody Agreement or
this Agreement in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities sold by
such Selling Stockholder, except such as have been obtained and made under the Act and such
as may be required under state securities laws.
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(iv) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts Resulting from Transaction. The execution,
delivery and performance by such Selling Stockholder of its Power of Attorney and
related Custody Agreement and this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions therein and herein contemplated will not (A) result in a breach or violation
of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under any agreement or
instrument to which such Selling Stockholder is a party or is bound, or result in the
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of such Selling
Stockholder; (B) result in a violation of any statute, any rule, regulation or order of any
governmental agency or body or any court having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder
or any of its properties or any agreement or instrument to which such Selling Stockholder
is a party or by which such Selling Stockholder is bound or to which any of the properties
of such Selling Stockholder is subject; or (C) result in a violation of the provisions of
the charter or by-laws of such Selling Stockholder if it is a corporation or the
constituent documents of such Selling Stockholder if it is not a natural person or a
corporation, except in the case of (A) or (B), for such breaches, violations or defaults as
would not reasonably be expected to impair in any material respects, the ability of the
Selling Stockholder to fulfill its obligations hereunder.
(v) Custody Agreement. The Power of Attorney and related Custody Agreement with
respect to such Selling Stockholder have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
such Selling Stockholder and constitute valid and legally binding obligations of such
Selling Stockholder enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to
general equity principles.
(vi) Final Prospectus. On its date, at the time of filing of the Final Prospectus
pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (if no such filing is required) at the Effective Time of the
Additional Registration Statement in which the Final Prospectus is included, and on each
Closing Date, the Final Prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading. The preceding sentence applies only to written
information furnished to the Company by such Selling Stockholder specifically for use in
the Final Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information is that
described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(vii) Undisclosed Material Information. The sale of the Offered Securities by such
Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement is not prompted by any material information
concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is not set forth in the General
Disclosure Package.
(viii) General Disclosure Package. As of the Applicable Time, neither (i) the
General Disclosure Package, nor (ii) any individual Limited Use Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence applies only to written information
furnished to the Company by such Selling Stockholder specifically for use in the General
Disclosure Package or in any individual Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it
being understood and agreed that the only such information is that described as such in
Section 8(b) hereof.
(ix) Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by each Selling Stockholder.
(x) No Finder’s Fee. There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between
such Selling Stockholder and any person (other than the Underwriters) that would give rise
to a valid claim against such Selling Stockholder or any Underwriter for a brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with this offering.
(xi) Absence of Manipulation. Such Selling Stockholder has not taken, directly or
indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would reasonably
be expected
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to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Securities.
(xii) Arrangements with Third Parties. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus under the heading “Related Party Transactions”, (i) no
person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause such Selling Stockholder to sell
to it any of the shares of any capital stock or other equity interests of the Company owned
by such Selling Stockholder, including any of the Securities owned by such Selling
Stockholder, and (ii) no person has any preemptive rights, resale rights, co-sale or rights
of first refusal, options, warrants, or other rights to purchase, or convert or exchange
any securities for any shares of any capital stock or other equity interests of the Company
owned by such Selling Stockholder, including any of the Securities, in the case of each of
the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), whether as a result of the sale of the Securities as
contemplated pursuant to the General Disclosure Package or otherwise. Except as disclosed
in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the heading
“Management—Share Options and Restricted Share Plan”, such Selling Stockholder has no
options, warrants or other rights to purchase, or rights to convert any securities for
shares of capital stock of or ownership interests in the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, including the Securities.
(xiii) Litigation. There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings
(including any inquiries or investigations by any court or governmental agency or body,
domestic or foreign) against or affecting such Selling Stockholder that, if determined
adversely to such Selling Stockholder, would individually or in the aggregate have a
Material Adverse Effect, or would materially and adversely affect the ability of such
Selling Stockholder to perform its obligations under this Agreement, or which are otherwise
material in the context of the sale of the Offered Securities; and no such actions, suits
or proceedings (including any inquiries or investigations by any court or governmental
agency or body, domestic or foreign) are threatened or, to such Selling Stockholder’s
knowledge, contemplated.
(xiv) Immunity. Neither such Selling Stockholder nor any of its properties or
assets, have any immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process
(whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution or otherwise) under the laws of Luxembourg, Argentina or Brazil.
(xv) Valid Choice of Law. The choice of laws of the State of New York as the
governing law of this Agreement is a valid choice of law under the laws of the jurisdiction
of organization or incorporation of such Selling Stockholder and will be recognized by the
courts of the jurisdiction of organization or incorporation of such Selling Stockholder,
except that any such court may refuse to apply the law of another jurisdiction if it is
deemed to be contrary to mandatory laws of public policy in such jurisdiction. The
submission by such Selling Stockholder to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S.
federal or state courts sitting in The City of New York and County of New York in this
Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of such Selling Stockholder,
and service of process in respect of a claim or action in such courts pursuant to this
Agreement effected in the manner set forth in this Agreement, assuming validity under the
laws of the State of New York, will be effective, insofar as the law of the jurisdiction of
organization or incorporation of such Selling Stockholder is concerned, to confer valid
personal jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder. Such Selling Stockholder has the power
to designate, appoint and empower and pursuant to Section 16 of this Agreement has validly
and effectively designated, appointed and empowered an agent for service of process in any
suit or proceeding based on or arising from this Agreement in any U.S. federal or state
court sitting in New York City.
(xvi) Enforcement of Judgments. Any final and conclusive judgment obtained in a U.S.
federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in New York City in a civil or
commercial suit arising out of or in relation to the obligations of the such Selling
Stockholder under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be
enforceable against such Selling Stockholder and will be recognized in the jurisdiction of
organization or incorporation of such Selling Stockholder, provided that the laws of the
jurisdiction of incorporation of a Selling Stockholder may require, inter
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alia, proof that: (i) the judgment is duly enforceable in New York; (ii) the New York Court
had jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action leading to the judgment; (iii) the
New York Court has acted in accordance with its own procedural laws; (iv) the judgment was
granted following proceedings where the counterparty had the opportunity to appear, and if
it appeared, to present a defense; (v) the New York Court applied the substantive laws
chosen by the parties to govern this Agreement; and (vi) the judgment is not contrary to
public policy in the Selling Stockholder’s jurisdiction of incorporation; and provided
further that such judgment (a) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction; (b)
imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment
has been given; (c) is final; (d) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and (e)
was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to
natural justice or the public policy of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Selling
Stockholder.
3. Subscription, Issue, Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Offered Securities. On the basis of
the representations, warranties and agreements and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein:
(i) the Company agrees to issue to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees to
subscribe at a subscription price of $ per share, that number of Firm Securities
(rounded up or down, as determined by the Representatives in their discretion, in order to
avoid fractions) obtained by multiplying Firm Securities by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of Firm Securities set forth opposite the name of such
Underwriter in Schedule B hereto and the denominator of which is the total number of Firm
Securities to be issued by the Company.
As compensation for the Underwriters’ commitments, the Company will pay to the
Representatives for the Underwriters’ proportionate accounts the sum of $ per
share times the total number of Firm Securities purchased by the Underwriters from the
Company on the First Closing Date. Such payment will be made on the First Closing Date with
respect to the Firm Securities purchased from the Company on the First Closing Date; and
(ii) each Selling Stockholder agrees, severally and not jointly, to sell to each
Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from each
Selling Stockholder, at a purchase price of $ per share, that number of Firm
Securities (rounded up or down, as determined by the Representatives in their discretion,
in order to avoid fractions) obtained by multiplying the number of Firm Securities set
forth opposite the name of such Selling Stockholder in Schedule A hereto by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of Firm Securities set forth opposite the name of such
Underwriter in Schedule B hereto and the denominator of which is the total number of Firm
Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, the subscription price set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence for the Firm Securities to be sold by the Selling
Stockholders has been reduced by the underwriting discount and commissions payable to the
Underwriters for the Firm Securities to be sold by the Underwriters on behalf of the
Selling Stockholders.
The Offered Securities to be sold by each of the Selling Stockholders hereunder have been
transferred to the Custodian (as defined below), for delivery under this Agreement, under a custody
agreement (the “Custody Agreement”) with Mellon Investor Services LLC (operating with the service
name BNY Mellon Shareowner Services), as custodian (“Custodian”). Such transfer shall be evidenced
by either (i) the direct inscription in the shareholder register of the Company (the “Register”)
or, if the shares are held through a clearing system (ii) a confirmation from the relevant clearing
system or its common depository. Each Selling Stockholder agrees that the shares held in custody
for such Selling Stockholders under such custody agreements are subject to the interests of the
Underwriters hereunder, that the arrangements made by the Selling Stockholders for such custody are
to that extent irrevocable, and that the obligations of the Selling Stockholders hereunder shall
not be terminated by operation of law, whether by the death of any individual Selling Stockholder
or the occurrence of any other event, or in the case of a trust, by the death of any trustee or
trustees or the termination of such trust. If any individual Selling Stockholder or any such
trustee or trustees should die, or if any other such event should occur, or if any of such trusts
should terminate, before the transfer and inscription in the Register of the Offered Securities
hereunder, such transfer and inscription shall be made in the name of the Custodian by the
Attorneys pursuant to the Power of Attorney granted by such Selling Stockholder in the from
attached hereto as Annex A in accordance with the terms and conditions
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of this Agreement as if such death or other event or termination had not occurred, regardless of
whether or not the Custodian shall have received notice of such death or other event or
termination.
Upon payment of the subscription or purchase price in U.S. federal (same day) funds by wire
transfer to an account at a bank acceptable to the Representatives drawn to the order of the
Company in the case of shares of Firm Securities issued by the Company and the Custodian in the
case of shares of Firm Securities sold by the Selling Stockholders, at the office of
, at A.M., New York time, on , or at such other time not
later than seven full business days thereafter as the Representatives and the Company determine
(such time being herein referred to as the “First Closing Date”), the Company and the Selling
Stockholders through the Custodian will deliver the Firm Securities to or as instructed by the
Representatives for the accounts of the several Underwriters in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Representatives. For purposes of Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the First
Closing Date (if later than the otherwise applicable settlement date) shall be the settlement date
for payment of funds and delivery of securities for all the Offered Securities sold pursuant to the
offering. The Firm Securities so to be delivered or evidence of their issuance will be made
available for checking at least 24 hours prior to the First Closing Date.
In addition, upon written notice from the Representatives given to the Company from time to
time not more than 30 days subsequent to the date of the Final Prospectus, the Underwriters may
subscribe for all or less than all of the Optional Securities at the subscription price per
Security to be paid for the Firm Securities. As compensation for the Underwriters’ commitments, the
Company will pay to the Representatives for the Underwriters’ proportionate accounts the sum of
$ per share times the total number of Optional Securities purchased by the Underwriters
from the Company on the Optional Closing Date (as defined below). Such payment will be made on the
Optional Closing Date with respect to the Optional Securities purchased from the Company on the
Optional Closing Date. The Company agrees to issue to the Underwriters an aggregate of not more
than Optional Securities. Such Optional Securities shall be issued by the Company for the
account of each Underwriter in the same proportion as the number of Firm Securities set forth
opposite such Underwriter’s name bears to the total number of Firm Securities (subject to
adjustment by the Representatives to eliminate fractions) and may be subscribed to by the
Underwriters only for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the sale of
the Firm Securities. No Optional Securities shall be issued unless the Firm Securities previously
have been, or simultaneously are, issued. The right to subscribe to the Optional Securities or any
portion thereof may be exercised from time to time and to the extent not previously exercised may
be surrendered and terminated at any time upon notice by the Representatives to the Company.
Each time for the delivery of and payment for the Optional Securities, being herein referred
to as an “Optional Closing Date”, which may be the First Closing Date (the First Closing Date and
each Optional Closing Date, if any, being sometimes referred to as a “Closing Date”), shall be
determined by the Representatives but shall be not later than five full business days after written
notice of election to subscribe Optional Securities is given. Payment of the subscription price for
the Optional Securities in U.S. federal (same day) funds by wire transfer to an account at a bank
acceptable to the Representatives drawn to the order of the Company shall be made against the
delivery by the Company of the Optional Securities being subscribed, and fully paid for, on each
Optional Closing Date to or as instructed by the Representatives for the accounts of the several
Underwriters in a form reasonably acceptable to the Representatives. The Optional Securities being
issued on each Optional Closing Date or evidence of their issuance will be made available for
checking at a reasonable time in advance of such Optional Closing Date.
The subscription or purchase price payable by the Underwriters for Firm Securities and
Optional Securities shall not be reduced by (i) any transfer taxes paid by, or on behalf of, the
Underwriters in connection with the transfer of the Firm Securities or the Optional Securities to
the Underwriters and (ii) any withholding required by law. Any amount in respect of the foregoing
due and owing to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement shall be payable immediately following
the Closing Date.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer
the Offered Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Final Prospectus.
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5. Certain Agreements of the Company and the Selling Stockholders. The Company agrees
with the several Underwriters and the Selling Stockholders that:
(a) Additional Filings. Unless filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) as part of the
Additional Registration Statement in accordance with the next sentence, the Company will
file the Final Prospectus, in a form approved by the Representatives, with the Commission
pursuant to and in accordance with subparagraph (1) (or, if applicable and if consented to
by the Representatives, subparagraph (4)) of Rule 424(b) not later than the earlier of (A)
the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement or (B) the
fifteenth business day after the Effective Time of the Initial Registration Statement. The
Company will advise the Representatives promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b)
and provide satisfactory evidence to the Representatives of such timely filing. If an
Additional Registration Statement is necessary to register a portion of the Offered
Securities under the Act but the Effective Time thereof has not occurred as of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will file the additional registration
statement or, if filed, will file a post-effective amendment thereto with the Commission
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 462(b) on or prior to 10:00 P.M., New York time, on
the date of this Agreement or, if earlier, on or prior to the time the Final Prospectus is
finalized and distributed to any Underwriter, or will make such filing at such later date
as shall have been consented to by the Representatives.
(b) Filing of Amendments: Response to Commission Requests. The Company will promptly
advise the Representatives of any proposal to amend or supplement at any time the Initial
Registration Statement, any Additional Registration Statement or any Statutory Prospectus
and will not effect such amendment or supplementation without the Representatives’ consent;
and the Company will also advise the Representatives promptly of (i) the effectiveness of
any Additional Registration Statement (if its Effective Time is subsequent to the execution
and delivery of this Agreement), (ii) any amendment or supplementation of a Registration
Statement or any Statutory Prospectus, (iii) any request by the Commission or its staff for
any amendment to any Registration Statement, for any supplement to any Statutory Prospectus
or for any additional information, (iv) the institution by the Commission of any stop order
proceedings in respect of a Registration Statement or the threatening of any proceeding for
that purpose, and (v) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Offered Securities in any jurisdiction or the
institution or threatening of any proceedings for such purpose. The Company will use its
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.
(c) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. If, at any time when a prospectus
relating to the Offered Securities is (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be)
required to be delivered under the Act by any Underwriter or dealer, any event occurs as a
result of which the Final Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an
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 is necessary at any time to amend the Registration Statement or
supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company will promptly notify
the Representatives of such event and will promptly prepare and file with the Commission
and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and the dealers and any other dealers
upon request of the Representatives, an amendment or supplement which will correct such
statement or omission or an amendment which will effect such compliance. Neither the
Representatives’ consent to, nor the Underwriters’ delivery of, any such amendment or
supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7
hereof.
(d) Rule 158. As soon as practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as
defined below), the Company will make generally available to its security holders an
earnings statement covering a period of at least 12 months beginning after the Effective
Date of the Initial Registration Statement (or, if later, the Effective Time of the
Additional Registration Statement) which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of
the Act and Rule 158 under the Act. For the purpose of the preceding sentence,
“Availability Date” means the 45th day after the end of the fourth fiscal quarter following
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the fiscal quarter that includes such Effective Time, except that, if such fourth fiscal
quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the
90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter.
(e) Furnishing of Prospectuses. The Company will furnish to the Representatives
copies of each Registration Statement (four of which will be signed and will include all
exhibits), each related Statutory Prospectus, and, so long as a prospectus relating to the
Offered Securities is (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be) required to be
delivered under the Act, the Final Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such
documents, in each case in such quantities as the Representatives request. The Final
Prospectus shall be so furnished on or prior to 3:00 P.M., New York time, on the business
day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement. All other such documents shall
be so furnished as soon as available. The Company will pay the expenses of printing and
distributing to the Underwriters all such documents.
(f) Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will arrange for the qualification of the
Offered Securities for sale under the laws of such U.S. jurisdictions as the
Representatives designate and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as
required for the distribution of the Offered Securities.
(g) Reporting Requirements. During the period of five years hereafter, the Company
will furnish to the Representatives and, upon request, to each of the other Underwriters,
as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, a copy of its annual report to
stockholders for such year; and the Company will furnish to the Representatives (i) as soon
as available, a copy of each report and any definitive proxy statement of the Company filed
with the Commission under the Exchange Act or mailed to stockholders, and (ii) from time to
time, such other information concerning the Company as the Representatives may reasonably
request. However, so long as the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of
either Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and is timely filing reports with
the Commission on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“XXXXX”),
it is not required to furnish such reports or statements to the Underwriters.
(h) Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters
that any costs and expenses with respect to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement
shall be payable or be fully reimbursed by the Company, as the case may be, including:
(i) | costs and expenses relating to investor presentations or any “road show” in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities including, without limitation, reasonable and documented travel expenses of the Representatives and the Company’s officers and employees, including the chartering of airplanes; | ||
(ii) | fees and expenses of all local and international counsels to the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters; | ||
(iii) | fees and expenses of the Company’s independent public accountants; | ||
(iv) | any transfer taxes on the sale by the Selling Stockholders of the Offered Securities to the Underwriters; and | ||
(v) | any costs and expenses related to the printing and filing of documents in connection with the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities, including, without limitation, the qualification of the Offered Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives designate and the preparation and printing of memoranda relating thereto, costs and expenses related to the review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority of the Offered Securities (including filing fees), fees and expenses incident to listing the Offered Securities on the NYSE, fees and expenses in connection with the registration of the Offered Securities under the Securities Act and the Exchange |
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Act, expenses incurred in distributing preliminary prospectuses and the Final Prospectus (including any amendments and supplements thereto) to the Underwriters, and expenses incurred for preparing, printing and distributing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses to investors or prospective investors. |
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall only be required to pay, or reimburse the
Underwriters, for any costs and expenses of the Underwriters (on an
aggregate basis) not to exceed 1% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities.
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it in
connection with this offering in the manner described under the “Use of Proceeds” heading
of the General Disclosure Package, and the Company does not intend to use any of the
proceeds from the issue of the Offered Securities by the Company hereunder to repay any
outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any Underwriter.
(j) Absence of Manipulation. The Company and the Selling Stockholders will not take,
directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might
reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of
any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Securities.
(k) Taxes. The Company and each Selling Stockholder will severally and not jointly
indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriters against any documentary, stamp or similar
issue tax, including any interest and penalties, on the creation, issue and sale of the
Offered Securities to be delivered by it and on the execution and delivery of this
Agreement. All payments to be made by the Company and the Selling Stockholders hereunder
shall be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future
taxes, duties or governmental charges whatsoever unless the Company or such Selling
Stockholder is compelled by law to deduct or withhold such taxes, duties or charges. In
that event, the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall pay such additional amounts as
may be necessary in order that the net amounts received after such withholding or deduction
shall equal the amounts that would have been received if no withholding or deduction had
been made.
(l) Tax Forms. Each Selling Stockholder will deliver to each Underwriter, prior to or
at the Closing Date, a properly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)
Form W-9 or an IRS Form W-8, as appropriate, together with all required attachments to such
form.
(m) Restriction on Sale of Securities by Company and the Selling Stockholders. The
Company and each Selling Stockholder hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent
of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Itau BBA USA Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx &
Co. Incorporated on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period ending 180
days after the date of the Final Prospectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), (1) issue, offer,
pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any
option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Securities
beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) or any other
securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Securities or (2)
enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part,
any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Securities, whether any such
transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Securities
or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (3) file any registration statement with
the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Securities or any securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Securities.
The restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to (a) the
Offered Securities to be sold hereunder, (b) issuances of grants of employee stock options
or equity awards pursuant to the terms of a Company plan in effect on the date hereof or
issuances of Securities pursuant to the exercise of such options or the exercise of any
other employee stock options outstanding on the date hereof, (c) the issuance by the
Company of Securities upon the exercise of
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an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof of
which the Underwriters have been advised in writing, (d) transfers of Securities by the
Selling Stockholders to their affiliates, or, in the case of any Selling Stockholder who is
a limited liability company, the distribution of Securities to its members, (e) transfers
of Securities by the Selling Stockholders as bona fide gifts, or (f) transactions relating
to Securities acquired in open market transactions after the date hereof; provided that in
the case of (d) and (e), each transferee or donee, as applicable, is or agrees to be bound
by the terms of this Section 5(m) prior to such transfer. In addition, each Selling
Stockholder agrees that, without the prior written consent of Credit Suisse Securities
(USA) LLC, Itau BBA USA Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated on behalf of
the Underwriters, it will not, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending
180 days after the date of the Final Prospectus, make any demand for, or exercise any right
with respect to, the registration of any shares of Securities or any security convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for Securities. Each Selling Stockholder also agrees
and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent
and registrar against the transfer of any Offered Securities held by such Selling
Stockholder except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Selling Stockholders receive written notice that (1) during the last 17
days of the Lock-Up Period, the Company issued an earnings release, or material news or a
material event relating to the Company occurred; or (2) prior to the expiration of the
Lock-Up Period, the Company announced that it will release earnings results during the
16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by
this Section 5(m) shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period
beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or
material event, as applicable, unless Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Itau BBA USA
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated waive, in writing, such extension.
The Company shall promptly notify Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Itau BBA USA
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated and the Selling Stockholders of any
event that would result in an extension of the initial 180-day restricted period.
6. Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company and Selling Stockholders represent and agree that,
unless they obtain the prior consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter represents and
agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and the Representatives, it has not
made and will not make any offer relating to the Offered Securities that would constitute an Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined
in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission. Any such free writing prospectus consented
to by the Company and the Representatives is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus.” The Company represents that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433,
and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and
record keeping. The Company represents that it has satisfied and agrees that it will satisfy the
conditions in Rule 433 to avoid a requirement to file with the Commission any electronic road show.
7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the several
Underwriters to subscribe or purchase, and pay for the Firm Securities on the First Closing Date
and the Optional Securities to be subscribed or purchased on each Optional Closing Date will be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Selling
Stockholders herein and in the Powers of Attorney (as though made on such Closing Date), to the
accuracy of the statements of Company officers made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the
performance by the Company and the Selling Stockholders of their obligations hereunder and under
the Powers of Attorney and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) Accountants’ Comfort Letter. The Representatives shall have received letters,
dated, respectively, the date hereof and each Closing Date, of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and
a letter dated the date hereof of Supertino S.R.L., confirming that they are a registered
public accounting firm and independent public accountants within the meaning of the
Securities Laws and under the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board and
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substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (except that, in any letter dated a Closing
Date, the specified date referred to in Exhibit A hereto shall be a date no more than three
days prior to such Closing Date).
(b) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If the Effective Time of the Additional
Registration Statement (if any) is not prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, such Effective Time shall have occurred not later than 10:00 P.M., New York
time, on the date of this Agreement or, if earlier, the time the Final Prospectus is
finalized and distributed to any Underwriter, or shall have occurred at such later time as
shall have been consented to by the Representatives. The Final Prospectus shall have been
filed with the Commission in accordance with the Rules and Regulations and Section 5(a)
hereof. Prior to such Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall
have been instituted or, to the knowledge of any Selling Stockholder, the Company or the
Representatives, shall be contemplated by the Commission.
(c) No Material Adverse Change. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, there shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development or event
involving a prospective change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as
a whole which, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it
impractical or inadvisable to market the Offered Securities; (ii) any downgrading in the
rating of any debt securities of the Company by any “nationally recognized statistical
rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)), or any public announcement
that any such organization has under surveillance or review its rating of any debt
securities of the Company (other than an announcement with positive implications of a
possible upgrading, and no implication of a possible downgrading, of such rating); (iii)
any change in U.S., Luxembourg, Argentine, Brazilian, or international financial, political
or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or foreign exchange controls the effect
of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impractical to
market or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Offered Securities, whether in the
primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market; (iv) any suspension or
material limitation of trading in securities generally on the NYSE, or any setting of
minimum or maximum prices for trading on such exchange; (v) any suspension of trading of
any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market; (vi) any
banking moratorium declared by any U.S. federal, New York, Luxembourg, Brazilian or
Argentine authorities; (vii) any major disruption of settlements of securities, payment or
clearance services in the United States, Luxembourg, Brazil or Argentina or any other
country where such securities are listed or (viii) any attack on, outbreak or escalation of
hostilities or act of terrorism involving the United States, Luxembourg, Brazil or
Argentina, any declaration of war by Congress or any other national or international
calamity or emergency if, in the judgment of the Representatives, the effect of any such
attack, outbreak, escalation, act, declaration, calamity or emergency is such as to make it
impractical or inadvisable to market the Offered Securities or to enforce contracts for the
sale of the Offered Securities.
(d) Opinion of Counsel for the Company. The Representatives shall have received an
opinion, and a customary negative assurance letter, dated such Closing Date, of Milbank,
Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto.
(e) Opinion of Chief Legal Officer for the Company. The Representatives shall have
received an opinion dated such Closing Date, of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Chief Legal Officer for the
Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
(f) Opinion of Counsel for Selling Stockholders. The Representatives shall have
received an opinion, dated such Closing Date, of: (i) Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP,
New York counsel for the Selling Stockholders, substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, and (ii) foreign counsel for the Selling Shareholders, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D hereto.
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(g) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received from
Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, and a
customary negative assurance letter, dated such Closing Date, with respect to such matters
as the Representatives may require and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representatives, and the Selling Stockholders 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. In rendering such opinion, Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP may rely (i) as to the
incorporation of the Company and all other matters governed by Luxembourg law upon the
opinion of NautaDutilh referred to below; (ii) as to all matters governed by Argentine law
upon the opinion of Bruchou, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Abogados referred to below; and
(iii) as to all matters governed by Brazilian law upon the opinion of Xxxxxx Filho, Xxxxx
Filho, Marrey Jr. e Xxxxxxx Advogados referred to below.
(h) Opinion of Special Counsel for the Company. The Representatives shall have
received the legal opinion in English, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, dated
as of each Closing Date, of: (i) Xxxxxxxx Neto Advogados, special Brazilian counsel to the
Company, (ii) Marval, X’Xxxxxxx & Mairal, special Argentine counsel to the Company, and
(iii) Elvinger, Hoss & Prussen, special Luxembourg counsel to the Company.
(i) Opinion of Foreign Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have
received the legal opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives,
dated as of each Closing Date, of (i) NautaDutilh, Luxembourg counsel to the Underwriters,
(ii) Bruchou, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Abogados, Argentine counsel to the Underwriters,
and (iii) Xxxxxx Filho, Xxxxx Filho, Marrey Jr. e Xxxxxxx Advogados, Brazilian counsel to
the Underwriters.
(j) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received a certificate,
dated such Closing Date, of an executive officer of the Company and a principal financial
or accounting officer of the Company in which such officers shall state that: the
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct; the
Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date; no stop order suspending
the effectiveness of any Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or, to the best of their knowledge and after reasonable
investigation, are contemplated by the Commission; the Additional Registration Statement
(if any) satisfying the requirements of subparagraphs (1) and (3) of Rule 462(b) was timely
filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), including payment of the applicable filing fee in accordance
with Rule 111(a) or (b) of Regulation S-T of the Commission; and, subsequent to the date of
the most recent financial statements in the General Disclosure Package, there has been no
material adverse change, nor any development or event involving a prospective material
adverse change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business,
properties or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole except as set
forth in the General Disclosure Package or as described in such certificate.
(k) Lock-Up Agreements. On or prior to the date hereof, the Representatives shall
have received lock-up letters, each substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, from
each of the executive officers and directors and certain shareholders of the Company and
from each Selling Stockholder.
(l) Certificate of Selling Stockholders. On the Closing Date, the Representatives
shall have received a certificate of an Attorney on behalf of each Selling Stockholder,
dated the Closing Date, to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties of each
Selling Stockholder in this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect
as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date, and (ii) each Selling Stockholder
has complied with all agreements and all conditions on its part to be performed under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.
(m) The Custodian will deliver to the Representatives a letter stating that they will
deliver to each Selling Stockholder a United States Treasury Department Form 1099 (or other
applicable form or statement specified by the United States Treasury Department regulations
in lieu thereof) on
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or before January 31 of the year following the date of this Agreement. To avoid a 28%
backup withholding, each Selling Stockholder will deliver to the Representatives a properly
completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-9 (or other applicable form
or statement specified by Treasury Department regulations in lieu thereof).
(n) Additional Documents. On or prior to any Closing Date, the Company shall have
furnished to the Representatives such further certificates (including incumbency
certificates) and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request in connection
with this Agreement.
The Selling Stockholders and the Company will furnish the Representatives with such conformed
copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Representatives reasonably
request. The Representatives may in their sole discretion waive on behalf of the Underwriters
compliance with any conditions to the obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, whether in respect
of an Optional Closing Date or otherwise.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) Indemnification of Underwriters by Company. The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its partners, members, directors,
officers, employees, agents, affiliates and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified
Party”), against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act, other U.S. federal or
state statutory law or regulation 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 any material fact contained in any part of any Registration Statement
at any time, any Statutory Prospectus as of any time, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and will reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any loss,
claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or
not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, and in connection
with the enforcement of this provision with respect to any of the above as such expenses are
incurred; 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 an untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and
agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information
described as such in subsection (c) below.
(b) Indemnification of Underwriters by Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders will
severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its partners, members,
directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates and each person, if any, who controls such
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, an
“Indemnified Party”), against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several,
to which such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act, other U.S.
federal or state statutory law or regulation 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 any material fact contained in any part of any Registration
Statement at any time, any Statutory Prospectus as of any time, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and will reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any loss,
claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or
not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, and in connection
with the enforcement of this provision with respect to the above as such expenses are incurred;
provided, however, that each Selling Stockholders will only be liable in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such
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Selling Stockholder specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Selling Stockholder consists of the following information: each
Selling Stockholder’s name and corresponding share amounts set forth in the table of Principal and
Selling Shareholders in the Registration Statement and Final Prospectus under the heading
“Principal and Selling Shareholders” and each Selling Stockholder’s address; provided, further,
that no Selling Stockholder shall be liable under this Section 8(b) for any amounts in excess of
the aggregate amount of gross proceeds minus underwriting discounts and commissions such Selling
Stockholder receives in connection with the offering.
(c) Indemnification of Company and Selling Stockholders by Underwriters. Each Underwriter
will severally and not jointly indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and
each of its officers who signs a Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each
Selling Stockholder, their respective partners, members, shareholders, directors, officers,
employees, agents, affiliates and each person, if any, who controls such Selling Stockholder within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, an “Underwriter
Indemnified Party”) against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such
Underwriter Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act, or other U.S.
federal or state statutory law or regulation 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 any material fact contained in any Registration Statement at any
time, any Statutory Prospectus at any time, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission of a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in
each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically
for use therein, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
Underwriter Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss,
claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or
not such Underwriter Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, based
upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission as
such expenses are incurred, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished
by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Final Prospectus furnished on
behalf of each Underwriter: the concession and reallowance figures appearing in the fifth paragraph
under the heading “Underwriting” and the stabilization information in the thirteenth and the
fifteenth paragraphs under the heading “Underwriting”; provided further, that in no case
shall any Underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of the net underwriting discount or
commission received by that Underwriter pursuant to this Agreement in connection with the offering
and sale of the Offered Securities.
(d) Actions against Parties; Notification. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party
under this Section of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under subsection (a), (b) or
(c) above, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the failure to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under subsection (a),
(b) or (c) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the
forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the
failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have
to an indemnified party otherwise than under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above. In case any such
action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies an indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the
extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume
the defense thereof, with counsel (in addition to any local counsel) satisfactory to such
indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to
the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of
its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such
indemnified party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of which any
indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by
such indemnified party unless such settlement (i)
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includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on any claims that
are the subject matter of such action and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission
of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of an indemnified party.
(e) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section is unavailable or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above, then
each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as
a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a), (b) or (c)
above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company and the Selling Stockholders on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the
offering of the 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 the Company and the Selling
Stockholders on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling
Stockholders on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the
Company and the Selling Stockholders bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions
received by the Underwriters. The relative fault 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 the Company, the
Selling Stockholders or the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The amount
paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to
in the first sentence of this subsection (e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any
action or claim which is the subject of this subsection (e). Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection (e), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net
underwriting discount or commissions received by such Underwriter in connection with the Offered
Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public. 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. The
Underwriters’ obligations in this subsection (e) to contribute are several in proportion to their
respective underwriting obligations and not joint. The Company, the Selling Stockholders and the
Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section
8(e) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity
for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in this Section 8(e).
9. Default of Underwriters. If any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations
to subscribe or purchase Offered Securities hereunder on either the First or any Optional Closing
Date and the aggregate number of shares of Offered Securities that such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to subscribe or purchase does not exceed 10% of the total number of
shares of Offered Securities that the Underwriters are obligated to subscribe or purchase on such
Closing Date, the Underwriters may make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and the Selling
Stockholders for the subscription or purchase of such Offered Securities by other persons,
including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by such Closing Date, the
non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated severally, in proportion to their respective
commitments hereunder, to purchase or subscribe for the Offered Securities that such defaulting
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase or subscribe for on such Closing Date. If any
Underwriter or Underwriters so default and the aggregate number of shares of Offered Securities
with respect to which such default or defaults occur exceeds 10% of the total number of shares of
Offered Securities that the Underwriters are obligated to purchase or subscribe for on such Closing
Date and arrangements satisfactory to the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Stockholders
for the purchase or subscription of such Offered Securities by other persons are not made within 36
hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter, the Company or the Selling Stockholders, except as provided in Section
10 (provided that if such default occurs with respect to Optional Securities after the First
Closing Date, this Agreement will not terminate as to the Firm Securities or any Optional
Securities purchased prior to such termination). As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter”
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includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section. Nothing herein will relieve
a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
10. Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations. The respective indemnities,
agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Selling Stockholders, of the
Company or its officers and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to
the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any Selling Stockholder, the Company
or any of their respective representatives, officers or directors or any controlling person, and
will survive payment for and delivery of the Offered Securities. If the purchase or subscription
of the Offered Securities by the Underwriters is not consummated for any reason other than solely
because of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the Company will
reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of
counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities, and
the respective obligations of the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters pursuant
to Section 8 hereof shall remain in effect. In addition, if any Offered Securities have been
purchased hereunder, the representations and warranties in Section 2 and all obligations under
Section 5 shall also remain in effect.
11. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to the
Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to Credit Suisse Securities
(USA) LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010-3629, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000, Attention:
LCD-IBD, Itau BBA USA Securities Inc., 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000,
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Equity Capital Markets Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the
Legal Department, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000, Attention: Equity Capital Markets Syndicate, or, if sent to the Company, will be
mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it at Catamarca 3454, X0000XXX, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Facsimile: 0000-0000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, or, if sent to the Selling Stockholders or any of them, will be mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed to the Company at Catamarca 3454, X0000XXX, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Facsimile: 0000-0000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx; provided,
however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8 will be mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed to such Underwriter.
12. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective personal representatives and successors and the officers and directors
and controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and no other person will have any right or
obligation hereunder.
13. Representation. The Representatives will act for the several Underwriters in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any action under this Agreement taken by
the Representatives will be binding upon all the Underwriters. The Attorneys will act for the
Selling Stockholders in connection with such transactions, and any action under or in respect of
this Agreement taken by the Attorneys will be binding upon all the Selling Stockholders.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one
and the same Agreement.
15. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company and the Selling Stockholders acknowledge
and agree that:
(a) No Other Relationship. The Representatives have been retained solely to act as
underwriters in connection with the sale of the Offered Securities and that no fiduciary, advisory
or agency relationship between the Company or the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the
Representatives, on the other, has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the Final Prospectus, irrespective of whether the Representatives have advised
or are advising the Company or the Selling Stockholders on other matters;
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(b) Arms’ Length Negotiations. The price of the Offered Securities set forth in this
Agreement was established by Company and the Selling Stockholders following discussions and
arms-length negotiations with the Representatives and the Company and the Selling Stockholders are
capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) Absence of Obligation to Disclose. The Company and the Selling Stockholders have been
advised that the Representatives and their affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions
which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company or the Selling Stockholders and
that the Representatives have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the
Company or the Selling Stockholders by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship;
and
(d) Waiver. The Company and the Selling Stockholders waive, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, any claims they may have against the Representatives for breach of fiduciary duty or
alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that the Representatives shall have no liability
(whether direct or indirect) to the Company or the Selling Stockholders in respect of such a
fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of
the Company, including stockholders, employees or creditors of the Company.
16. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York.
The Company and each Selling Stockholder hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
the U.S. federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit
or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
The Company and each Selling Stockholder irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to
the laying of venue of any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby in U.S. federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in
the City of New York and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in
any such court that any such suit or proceeding in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. The Company and the Selling Stockholders have appointed Corporation Service
Company, at its offices located at 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, as
their authorized agent (“Authorized Agent”) upon whom process may be served in any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein that
may be instituted in any U.S. federal or state court in New York City, by any Underwriter, the
directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of any Underwriter, or by any person who
controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of
the Exchange Act. Such appointment shall be irrevocable. The Company and each Selling Stockholder
hereby represents and warrants that its Authorized Agent has accepted such appointment and has
agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and the Company and each Selling Stockholder
agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents that may be
necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect for a period of seven years from
the date of this Agreement. Service of process in compliance with applicable requirements upon the
Company’s and the Selling Stockholders’ Authorized Agent shall be deemed, in every respect,
effective service of process upon the Company and each Selling Stockholder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any action arising out of or based upon this Agreement may be instituted by any
Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of any Underwriter, or by
any person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in any court of competent jurisdiction in Luxembourg, Brazil or
Argentina. The parties hereto each hereby waive any right to trial by jury in any action,
proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
The obligation of the Company or any Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement in respect
of any sum due to any Underwriter shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than
United States dollars, not be discharged until the first business day, following receipt by such
Underwriter of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, on which (and only to the
extent that) such Underwriter may in
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accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United
States dollars with such other currency; if the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Underwriter
hereunder, the Company and such Selling Stockholder agree, as a separate obligation and
notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Underwriter against such loss. If the United
States dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter hereunder,
such Underwriter agrees to pay to the Company or such Selling Stockholder an amount equal to the
excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to such Underwriter hereunder.
17. Waiver of Immunity. To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any
immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of
any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment in aid or
otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property, the Company hereby irrevocably waives and
agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement to
the extent permitted by applicable law.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with the Representatives’ understanding of our agreement,
kindly sign and return to the Company one of the counterparts hereof, whereupon it will become a
binding agreement among the Selling Stockholders, the Company and the several Underwriters in
accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
Selling Stockholders listed in Schedule A hereto. Acting on behalf of the Selling Stockholders |
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By |
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Title: Attorney-in-fact | ||||
By |
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: Attorney-in-fact | ||||
Adecoagro S.A. |
By |
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Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By |
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Name: | ||||
Title: |
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The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date first above
written.
confirmed and accepted as of the date first above
written.
Acting on behalf of themselves and as the
Representatives of the several Underwriters.
Representatives of the several Underwriters.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Itau BBA USA Securities Inc. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE A
Number of | ||||
Firm Securities | ||||
Selling Stockholder | to be Sold | |||
Pampas Humedas LLC |
3,112,155 | |||
HBK Master Fund LP |
2,400,538 | |||
Ospraie Special Opportunities Master Holdings Ltd |
1,098,503 | |||
Liuede Holdings Ltd / Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
91,618 | |||
Black River Commodity Inv. Part. Fund LLC |
102,119 | |||
Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II LP |
58,453 | |||
IFH Blocker, Ltd |
58,453 | |||
Farallon Capital Partners LP |
52,524 | |||
Cobra CA Holdings Ltd |
51,448 | |||
Agricultural Real Estate Partners LP |
40,000 | |||
Etiel Societe Anonyme |
41,486 | |||
Xango Corporation |
18,634 | |||
Xxxxxxxx Group Corporation |
3,945 | |||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
3,894 | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
3,803 | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
3,803 | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxx |
1,481 | |||
Total |
7,142,857 |
SCHEDULE B
Number of | ||||
Firm Securities | ||||
Underwriter | to be Purchased | |||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
||||
Itau BBA USA
Securities Inc. |
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated |
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
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Banco do Brasil Securities LLC |
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HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. |
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Rabo Securities USA, Inc. |
||||
Santander Investment Securities Inc. |
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Total |
28,571,428 | |||
SCHEDULE C
1. | General Use Free Writing Prospectuses (included in the General Disclosure Package) |
“General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” includes each of the following documents:
[1. Final term sheet, dated ___________ [, a copy of which is attached hereto].]
2. [list other documents]
2. | Other Information Included in the General Disclosure Package |
The following information is also included in the General Disclosure Package:
[1. The initial price to the public of the Offered Securities.
2. The number of Offered Securities.
3. [list other information]]
SCHEDULE D
1. | Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses |
“Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” includes each of the following documents:
1. Electronic roadshow available on [ ].