RTI International Metals, Inc. 6,000,000 Shares Plus an option to purchase from the Company, up to 900,000 additional Shares to cover over-allotments Common Stock ($.01 par value) Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit 1.1
RTI International Metals, Inc.
6,000,000 Shares
Plus an option to purchase from the Company, up to
900,000 additional Shares to cover over-allotments
Common Stock
($.01 par value)
Plus an option to purchase from the Company, up to
900,000 additional Shares to cover over-allotments
Common Stock
($.01 par value)
To the Representatives
named in Schedule I
hereto of the several
Underwriters named in
Schedule II hereto
named in Schedule I
hereto of the several
Underwriters named in
Schedule II hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
RTI International Metals, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ohio (the
“Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the
“Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, the number of
shares of common stock, $.01 par value (“Common Stock”), of the Company set forth in Schedule I
hereto (the “Securities”) (said shares to be issued and sold by the Company being hereinafter
called the “Underwritten Securities”). The Company also proposes to grant to the Underwriters an
option to purchase up to the number of additional shares of Common Stock set forth in Schedule I
hereto to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Option Securities”; the Option Securities, together
with the Underwritten Securities, being hereinafter called the “Securities”). To the extent there
are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as
used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall
mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference herein to the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus
shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to
Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or
“supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any
document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue
date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may
be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in
Section 20 hereof.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees
with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.
(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has
prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement (the file number of which is
set forth in Schedule I hereto) on Form S-3, including a related Base Prospectus, for
registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration
Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time, has become
effective. The Company may have filed with the Commission, as part of an amendment to the
Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 424(b), one or more preliminary prospectus
supplements relating to the Securities, each of which has previously been furnished to you.
The Company will file with the Commission a final prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such final prospectus supplement shall
contain all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the
extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all
substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the
extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional
information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Base Prospectus and any
Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be
included or made therein. The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, meets the
requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). The initial Effective Date of the Registration
Statement was not earlier than the date three years before the Execution Time.
(b) On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final
Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined
herein) and on any date on which Option Securities are purchased, if such date is not the
Closing Date (a “settlement date”), the Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will,
comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange
Act and the respective rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the Execution Time,
the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and any settlement date, the Final Prospectus (together
with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the
information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus
(or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any
supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished
by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section
8 hereof.
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(c) (i) The Disclosure Package and (ii) each electronic road show when taken together
as a whole with the Disclosure Package, does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit 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 the Disclosure Package based 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 or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the
information described as such in Section 8 hereof.
(d) (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the
Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule
164(h)(2)) of the Securities and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as
the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an
Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by
the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered
an Ineligible Issuer.
(e) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the final term sheet prepared and filed
pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof does not include any information that conflicts with the
information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated
therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not
been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or
omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or such final term sheet based 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 or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information
described as such in Section 8 hereof.
(f) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
chartered or organized with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case
may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing
or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the
Company of its obligations under this Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(g) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary have been duly and
validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise
set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all outstanding shares of
capital stock of the subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or
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through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest or
any other security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances, except for any restrictions
pursuant to that certain First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated September 8,
2008, by and among the Company, the Lenders (as defined therein), National City Bank, as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), PNC
Bank, National Association, as documentation agent for the Lenders and Citibank, N.A. (the
“Credit Agreement”), as amended by that certain First Amendment to the Credit Agreement,
dated September 8, 2009 (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), and documents executed in
connection with the Amended Credit Agreement.
(h) There is no franchise, contract or other document of a character required to be
described in the Registration Statement or Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit
thereto, which is not described or filed as required (and the Preliminary Prospectus
contains in all material respects the same description of the foregoing matters to be
contained in the Final Prospectus).
(i) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(j) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(k) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein, except such as have been obtained under the Act and such as may be required under
the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of
the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus and registrations or qualifications as may be required by
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
(l) Neither the issue and sale of the Securities nor the consummation of any other of
the transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict
with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the
charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any
indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other
agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or (iii) any
statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any
of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any of its or their properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(m) No holders of securities of the Company have rights to the registration of such
securities under the Registration Statement.
(n) The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus
and the Registration Statement present fairly the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to
form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The selected financial
data set forth under the caption “Prospectus Supplement Summary — Summary Consolidated
Financial Data” in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and Registration
Statement fairly present, on the basis stated in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus
and the Registration Statement, the information included therein.
(o) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its
or their property is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect , whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(p) Each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or leases all such properties
as are necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently conducted.
(q) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company is in violation or default of
(i) any provision of its charter or bylaws, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract,
lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement,
obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which
its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or
decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator
or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its
properties, as applicable except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such
default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(r) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect to the
audited consolidated financial statements and schedules included in the Disclosure Package
and the Final Prospectus, are independent public accountants with respect to the Company
within the meaning of the Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder.
(s) There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under Federal law or
the laws of any state, or any political subdivision thereof, required to be paid in
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connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance by the
Company or sale by the Company of the Securities.
(t) The Company has filed all tax returns that are required to be filed or has
requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure so to file would not
have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto)) and has paid all taxes required to
be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent
that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessment, fine or
penalty that is currently being contested in good faith or as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business,
except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(u) No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries exists or, to the best knowledge of the Company, is threatened or imminent, and
the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of
any of its or its subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, that could
have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(v) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance
insuring the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets,
employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; the Company and its
subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all
material respects; and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising
from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) .
(w) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from
paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s
capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from
the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company
or any other subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or contemplated by the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), except
pursuant to any restrictions existing under the Company’s First Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement.
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(x) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and
other authorizations issued by all applicable authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising
from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(y) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access
to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. The Company and its subsidiaries’ internal controls over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) are effective and the Company and its
subsidiaries are not aware of any material weakness in their internal controls over
financial reporting.
(z) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” (as
such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and
procedures are effective.
(aa) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the
Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(bb) The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human
health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received and are in compliance with all
permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to
conduct their respective businesses and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or
potential liability under any environmental law, except where such non-compliance with
Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or
actual or partial liability would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business,
except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto). Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus, and except where the actual or partial liability would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor
any of the subsidiaries has been named as a
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“potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
(cc) In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the
effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and
its subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and
liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required
for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit,
license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential
liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, the Company has reasonably
concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(dd) None of the following events has occurred or exists: (i) a failure to fulfill the
obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Xxxxxxx 000 xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and the regulations
and published interpretations thereunder with respect to a Plan, determined without regard
to any waiver of such obligations or extension of any amortization period; (ii) an audit or
investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other federal or state governmental agency or any
foreign regulatory agency with respect to the employment or compensation of employees by any
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii)
any breach of any contractual obligation, or any violation of law or applicable
qualification standards, with respect to the employment or compensation of employees by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries that could have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the
following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (i) a material increase in
the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans in the current fiscal
year of the Company and its subsidiaries compared to the amount of such contributions made
in the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) a
material increase in the “accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations” (within the
meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106) of the Company and its
subsidiaries compared to the amount of such obligations in the most recently completed
fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries; (iii) any event or condition giving rise to
a liability under Title IV of ERISA that could have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iv) the
filing of a claim by one or more employees or former employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries related to their employment that could have a Material Adverse Effect. For
purposes of this paragraph, the term “Plan” means a plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3)
of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA with respect to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries may have any liability.
(ee) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and, to the Company’s
knowledge, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to
comply with any provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and
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regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), including
Section 402 relating to loans and Sections 302 and 906 relating to certifications.
(ff) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result
in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and
the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use
of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance
of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other
property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any
“foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or
official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the
FCPA; and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates
have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain
policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to
ensure, continued compliance therewith.
(gg) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at
all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements
and the money laundering statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related
or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
governmental agency (collectively, the “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 best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(hh) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly
or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, 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.
(ii) The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to
use, on reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade
and service xxxx registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade
secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the
“Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of the Company’s business as now
conducted or as proposed in the Final Prospectus to be conducted. Except as set forth in
the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus under the caption “Business — Patents
and Trademarks,” (a) to the Company’s knowledge, there are no rights of third parties to any
such Intellectual Property; (b) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no material
infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property; (c) there is no
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pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by
others challenging the Company’s rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the
Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim,
which could be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (d) to the
Company’s knowledge, there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by
others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company
is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, which could
be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (e) there is no pending or,
to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the
Company infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or
other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is unaware of any other fact which would
form a reasonable basis for any such claim, which could be reasonably expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect; (f) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no U.S. patent or
published U.S. patent application which contains claims that dominate or may dominate any
Intellectual Property described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus as being
owned by or licensed to the Company or that interferes with the issued or pending claims of
any such Intellectual Property, which could be reasonably expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect; and (g) there is no prior art of which the Company is aware that may render
any U.S. patent held by the Company invalid or any U.S. patent application held by the
Company unpatentable which has not been disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
(jj) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship
with any bank or lending affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and (ii) does
not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to repay any
outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or
counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
2. Purchase and Sale. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon
the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each
Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company,
at the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto, the number of Underwritten Securities set
forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule II hereto.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the several Underwriters
to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to the number of Option Securities set forth in
Schedule I hereto at the same purchase price per share as the Underwriters shall pay for the
Underwritten Securities. Said option may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the
sale of the Underwritten Securities by the Underwriters. Said option may be exercised in
whole or in part at any time on or before
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the 30th day after the date of the Final Prospectus upon written or telegraphic notice
by the Representatives to the Company setting forth the number of Option Securities as to
which the several Underwriters are exercising the option and the settlement date. The
number of Option Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the same percentage
of the total number of Option Securities to be purchased by the several Underwriters as such
Underwriter is purchasing of the Underwritten Securities, subject to such adjustments as you
in your absolute discretion shall make to eliminate any fractional shares.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Underwritten Securities and
the Option Securities (if the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof shall have been exercised
on or before the third Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date) shall be made on the
date and at the time specified in Schedule I hereto, which date and time may be postponed by
agreement between the Representatives and the Company or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date
and time of delivery and payment for the Securities being herein called the “Closing Date”).
Delivery of the Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the
several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the
purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in same-day
funds to an account specified by the Company. Delivery of the Underwritten Securities and the
Option Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the
Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised after the third Business Day
immediately preceding the Closing Date, the Company will deliver the Option Securities (at the
expense of the Company) to the Representatives, at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx the
date specified by the Representatives (which shall be within three Business Days after exercise of
said option) for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against payment by the
several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order
of the Company by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the Company.
If settlement for the Option Securities occurs after the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to
the Representatives on the settlement date for the Option Securities, and the obligation of the
Underwriters to purchase the Option Securities shall be conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental
opinions, certificates and letters confirming as of such date the opinions, certificates and
letters delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose
to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Final Prospectus.
5. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:
(a) Prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not
file any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement (including the Final
Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus) to the Base Prospectus or any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement unless the Company has furnished you a copy for your review prior to
filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably
object. The Company will cause the Final Prospectus, properly
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completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved by the
Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b)
within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the
Representatives of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives
(i) when the Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if
required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or when any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement shall have been filed with the Commission, (ii) when, prior to termination of the
offering of the Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been
filed or become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any
amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or for
any supplement to the Final Prospectus or for any additional information, (iv) of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale
in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the
occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and,
upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as possible the
withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if
necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration
statement and using its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement
declared effective as soon as practicable.
(b) The Company will prepare a final term sheet, containing solely a description of
final terms of the Securities and the offering thereof, in the form approved by you and
attached as Schedule IV hereto and will file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) within
the time required by such rule.
(c) If, at any time prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule
424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package would include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the
circumstances then prevailing not misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly the
Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or
supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement or
omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you may
reasonably request.
(d) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be
delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied
pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the Final Prospectus as then
supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend
the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the Final
Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the
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respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Final
Prospectus, the Company promptly will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event, (ii)
prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of
this Section 5, an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct
such statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) use its best efforts to have any
amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective as
soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Final Prospectus and (iv)
supply any supplemented Final Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably
request.
(e) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security
holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the Company and
its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.
(f) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters,
without charge, photocopies of the manually signed copy of the Registration Statement
(including exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the Registration
Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an
Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such
requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies of each Preliminary
Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement
thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of
printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering.
(g) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for
sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may
designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the
distribution of the Securities; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to
qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any
action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of
the offering or sale of the Securities or subject itself to taxation, in any jurisdiction
where it is not now so subject.
(h) The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written
consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with
the Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior
written consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the
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 by the
Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; other than a free
writing prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet specified in
Section 5(b) hereof, provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be
deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule
III hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by
the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter
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referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (x) it
has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be,
with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record
keeping.
(i) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives,
offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any
transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the
disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash
settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in
privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company), directly or indirectly, including
the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission
in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a
call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act, any other shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable
for, shares of Common Stock; or publicly announce an intention to effect any such
transaction, until the Business Day set forth on Schedule I hereto, provided,
however, that the Company may issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to any employee
stock option plan, stock ownership plan or dividend reinvestment plan of the Company in
effect at the Execution Time and the Company may issue Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants outstanding at the Execution Time.
(j) The Company 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, under the
Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(k) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters:
(i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the
Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each
Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and
each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and
delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of
such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus
and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them,
as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and
sale of the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and
delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in
connection with the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (iv) the printing (or
reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other
agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the
offering of the Securities; (v) the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act
and the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange; (vi) any registration or
qualification of the Securities for
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offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including
filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to
such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with FINRA
(including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters
relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or on
behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers
of the Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and
expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; and (x) all other
costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities, as the case may be,
shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company
contained herein as of the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates
pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder
and to the following additional conditions:
(a) The Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and
within the time period required by Rule 424(b); the final term sheet contemplated by Section
5(b) hereof and any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule
433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time
periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx PC, counsel
for the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion and negative
assurance statement, each dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibits B-1 and B-2, respectively.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, counsel
for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement
thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the
Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose
of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the
Company, signed by the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or the President and the
principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and any supplements or
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amendments thereto, as well as each electronic road show used in connection with the
offering of the Securities, and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are
true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on
the Closing Date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied
all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the
Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto),
there has been no material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of
business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(e) The Company shall have requested and caused PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to have
furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and at the Closing Date, letters,
(which may refer to letters previously delivered to one or more of the Representatives),
dated respectively as of the Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that they are independent
accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective applicable
rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and that they have performed a
review of the unaudited interim financial information of the Company for the three-month and
six-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, and as at June 30, 2009, in
accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, and substantially in the form set
forth in Exhibit C.
(f) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information
is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final
Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i)
any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (e) of
this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in
the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) the
effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole
judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery
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of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment
thereof), the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or
supplement thereto).
(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the
rating of any of the Company’s debt securities by any “nationally recognized statistical
rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Act) or any notice
given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in
any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.
(h) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives
such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably
request.
(i) The Securities shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on
the New York Stock Exchange, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been
provided to the Representatives.
(j) At the Execution Time, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto from each person listed on Schedule V
hereto addressed to the Representatives.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as
provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere
in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives
and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder
may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of
such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed
in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of
Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at Worldwide Plaza, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, on the Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided
for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set
forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10
hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any
agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of
the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters severally through Citigroup Global
Markets Inc. on demand for all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel)
that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the
Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each
Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the
Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
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joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the
Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the
Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Base Prospectus, any
Preliminary Prospectus or any other preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information
contained in the final term sheet required to be prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b)
hereof, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse
each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable
in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of
or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration
Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or
the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each
Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise
have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth (i) in the last paragraph of
the cover page regarding delivery of the Securities and, under the heading “Underwriting”,
(ii) the list of Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the
Securities, (iii) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances and (iv) the
paragraph related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in any
Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in
writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of
the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof
is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying
party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to
the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the
forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and
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defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any
obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in
paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of
the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the
indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the
indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any
separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below);
provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to
represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to
employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel
chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such
counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets
of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available
to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed
counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a
reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying
party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the
indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with
respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified
parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this
Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any
reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the aggregate
losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively “Losses”) to
which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and
by the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities; provided,
however, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any
agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the Securities) be responsible for
any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities
purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately
preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally
shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative
benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters
on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as
well as any other relevant
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equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal
to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and
benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting
discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Final
Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one
hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement
or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation
which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For
purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an
Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person
who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each
officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of
the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case
to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase
and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters
hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or
their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to
take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set forth
opposite their names in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate amount of Securities set forth
opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that
in the event that the aggregate amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Securities
set forth in Schedule II hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all,
but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting
Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to
any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set
forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five
Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be
effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its
liability, if any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its
default hereunder.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute
discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of
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and payment for the Securities, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i) trading
in the Company’s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock
Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been
suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such exchange, (ii) a banking
moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there
shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of
a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets
is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to
proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements,
representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of
the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or
any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8
hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Sections 7
and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on
receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to the
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. General Counsel (fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to the
General Counsel, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000,
Attention: General Counsel; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to
(000) 000-0000 and confirmed to it at RTI International Metals, Inc., Westpointe Corporate Center
One, 5th Floor, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX, attention of the Legal Department.
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or
obligation hereunder.
14. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale
of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the
Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on
the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the
Company and (c) the Company’s engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and
the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity.
Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in
connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is
currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not
claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an
agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the
process leading thereto.
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15. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
(whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to
the subject matter hereof.
16. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the
State of New York.
17. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
19. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction hereof.
20. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings indicated.
“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above
contained in the Registration Statement at the Execution Time.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or
a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to
close in New York City.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the Preliminary
Prospectus used most recently prior to the Execution Time, (iii) the Issuer Free Writing
Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, (iv) the final term sheet prepared
and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof, and (v) any other Free Writing Prospectus that
the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the
Disclosure Package.
“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment or amendments thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement
became or becomes effective.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
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“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and
delivered by the parties hereto.
“Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that
was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base
Prospectus.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as
defined in Rule 433.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base
Prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the
Final Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph
1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement
relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and
deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each
Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such
registration statement as so amended or such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, as the case
may be.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”,
“Rule 430B”, “Rule 433” and “Rule 462” refer to such rules under the Act.
“Rule 462(b) Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement and any
amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating to the offering covered by the
registration statement referred to in Section 1(a) hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and
return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall
represent a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours, RTI International Metals, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | SVP | |||
The foregoing Agreement is
hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date specified in
Schedule I hereto.
hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date specified in
Schedule I hereto.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
FBR Capital Markets & Co.
FBR Capital Markets & Co.
By:
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President | ||||
By:
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FBR Capital Markets & Co. | |||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice Chairman |
For themselves and the other
several Underwriters named in
Schedule II to the foregoing Agreement.
several Underwriters named in
Schedule II to the foregoing Agreement.
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SCHEDULE I
Underwriting Agreement dated September 10, 2009
Registration Statement No. 333-161304
Representatives: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and FBR Capital Markets & Co.
Title, Purchase Price and Description of Securities:
Title: Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
Number of Underwritten Securities to be sold by the Company: 6,000,000
Number of Option Securities to be sold by the Company: 900,000
Price per Share to Public (include accrued dividends, if any): $19.50
Price per Share to the Underwriters – total: $18.525
Closing Date, Time and Location: September 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Cravath, Swaine
& Xxxxx LLP, Worldwide Plaza, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Type of Offering: Non-Delayed
Date referred to in Section 5(i) after which the Company may offer or sell securities issued by the
Company without the consent of the Representative(s): 90th day after the date of the Prospectus.
SCHEDULE II
Number of Underwritten | ||||
Underwriters | Securities to be Purchased | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
2,119,350 | |||
FBR Capital Markets & Co. |
1,974,000 | |||
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. |
655,500 | |||
PNC Capital Markets LLC |
655,500 | |||
Comerica Securities, Inc. |
213,750 | |||
Xxxxx and Company, LLC |
142,500 | |||
Imperial Capital, LLC |
79,800 | |||
Seabury Securities LLC |
79,800 | |||
Xxxxxx & Company, LLC |
79,800 | |||
Total |
6,000,000 | |||
SCHEDULE III
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package
1. Final term sheet, dated September 10, 2009.
SCHEDULE IV
Final Term Sheet
[Attached behind this page]
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-161304
September 10, 2009
Registration Statement No. 333-161304
September 10, 2009
RTI International Metals, Inc.
Offering of
6,000,000 Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the “Common Stock Offering”)
Offering of
6,000,000 Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the “Common Stock Offering”)
The information in this pricing term sheet should be read together with (i) the preliminary
prospectus supplement dated September 8, 2009 relating to the Common Stock Offering, including the
documents incorporated by reference therein, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act
of 1933 and (ii) the related base prospectus contained in Registration Statement No. 333-161304.
Issuer: |
RTI International Metals, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“RTI”). | |
Ticker / Exchange for Common Stock: |
RTI / The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). | |
Trade Date: |
September 10, 2009. | |
Settlement Date: |
September 16, 2009. | |
Title of Securities: |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RTI. | |
Offering Price: |
$19.50 per share | |
Shares Offered and Sold: |
6,000,000 (or a total of 6,900,000 if the underwriters exercise their | |
option to purchase up to 900,000 additional shares of the common stock | ||
in full). | ||
Underwriting Discount: |
5.0% | |
Proceeds, Before Expenses, to the Issuer: |
$111,150,000 total (excluding the underwriters’ option to purchase up | |
to 900,000 additional shares of the common stock). | ||
Capitalization: |
After giving effect to the actual offering price and the increase in | |
the number of shares offered by RTI to 6,000,000 shares (assuming no | ||
exercise of the overallotment option granted to the underwriters), the | ||
following line items in the “As Adjusted” column of the Capitalization | ||
table would reflect the following unaudited as adjusted amounts as of | ||
June 30, 2009: |
(in thousands) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 126,487 | ||||
Common stock | 298 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 420,151 | |||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 718,994 | |||||
Total capitalization | 719,112 |
Joint Book-Running Managers: |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and FBR Capital Markets & Co. | |
Co-Lead Managers: |
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and PNC Capital Markets LLC | |
Co-Managers: |
Comerica Securities, Inc., Xxxxx and Company, LLC, | |
Imperial Capital, LLC, Seabury Securities LLC and Xxxxxx & | ||
Company, LLC |
RTI has filed a registration statement (including a preliminary prospectus supplement dated
September 8, 2009 and an accompanying prospectus dated September 8, 2009) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you
invest, you should read the relevant preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus
and the other documents RTI has filed with the SEC for more complete information about RTI and the
offerings. You may get these documents for free by visiting XXXXX on the SEC web site at
xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Attn:
Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 000 00xx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
or by telephone at (000) 000-0000; FBR Capital Markets & Co., 0000 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx, telephone (000) 000-0000, or by e-mail at xxxxxx@xxx.xxx.
SCHEDULE V
Individuals Subject to a Lock-Up Agreement
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Holiday
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Holiday
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
[Form of Lock-Up Agreement]
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Exhibit A |
[Letterhead of officer, director or major stockholder
of RTI International Metals, Inc.]
of RTI International Metals, Inc.]
RTI International Metals, Inc.
Public Offering of Common Stock
Public Offering of Common Stock
September [•], 2009
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
FBR Capital Markets & Co.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
FBR Capital Markets & Co.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed Underwriting Agreement
(the “Underwriting Agreement”), between RTI International Metals, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the
“Company”), and each of you as representatives of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating
to an underwritten public offering of Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), of the
Company.
In order to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement,
the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of both Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
and FBR Capital Markets & Co., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, (or
enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the
disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement
or otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned or any person in privity with
the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned), directly or indirectly, including the filing
(or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or
decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
promulgated thereunder with respect to, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such capital stock, or publicly
announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of 90 days after the date of the
Underwriting Agreement, other than: (A) sales of shares of Common Stock (or stock equivalents) by
the undersigned to the Company, including, without limitation, the exercise of outstanding stock
options effected by means of net share settlement or by the delivery to the Company of shares of
Common Stock held by the undersigned or withheld from the undersigned by the Company for the
payment of withholding taxes or as payment of the exercise price of stock options, (B) cashless
exercise of Company stock options effectuated through brokers by sales of shares of Common Stock of
the undersigned in order to pay to the Company the exercise price of Company stock options then
being exercised and for withholding taxes, and (C) transfers
of shares of Common Stock as a bona fide gift or gifts; provided that in the case of any
transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (C), each donee shall execute and deliver to Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. and FBR Capital Markets & Co. a lock-up letter in the form of this paragraph;
provided, further, that in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (C), no filing by any party
(donor or donee) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other public
announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or
distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5 made after the expiration of the 90-day period
referred to above).
If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Closing Date (as
defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the agreement set forth above shall likewise be terminated.
Yours very truly, | ||
[Signature of officer, director or major stockholder] |
[Name and address of officer, director or major stockholder]