$200,000,000
SUN INTERNATIONAL HOTELS LIMITED
SUN INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICA, INC.
9% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
March 5, 1997
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
March 5, 1997
BEAR, XXXXXXX & CO. INC.
SOCIETE GENERALE SECURITIES
CORPORATION
SCOTIA CAPITAL MARKETS (USA) INC.
c/o Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Sun International Hotels Limited, an international business company
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas ("Sun
International"), and Sun International North America, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun International ("SINA" and,
collectively with Sun International, the "Issuers"), propose, subject to the
terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to you (the "Initial
Purchasers") $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of their 9% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Securities"), to be issued pursuant to an
indenture dated as of March 10, 1997 (the "Indenture") between the Issuers, the
Guarantors signatory hereto (the "Guarantors") and The Bank of New York, as
trustee (the "Trustee"). The Securities are to be guaranteed (the "Guarantees")
by the Guarantors. The Guarantees shall be in the form contained in the
Indenture. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references herein to the
Securities shall be deemed to include the Guarantees.
The Securities will be offered and sold to the Initial Purchasers without
being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), in
reliance on an exemption therefrom. The Issuers have prepared a preliminary
offering memorandum, dated February 25, 1997 (such preliminary offering
memorandum being hereinafter referred to as the "Preliminary Offering
Memorandum"), and an offering memorandum, dated March 5, 1997 (such offering
memorandum, in the form first furnished to the Initial Purchasers for use in
connection with the offering of Securities, being hereinafter referred to as the
"Offering Memorandum"), setting forth information regarding the Issuers and the
Securities. Each Issuer hereby confirms that it has authorized the use of the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum in connection with
the offering and resale of the Securities. All capitalized terms used and not
defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Offering Memorandum.
The Issuers understand that you propose to make an offering of the
Securities on the terms set forth in the Offering Memorandum, as soon as you
deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed as delivered, (i) to
persons in the United States whom you reasonably believe to be qualified
institutional buyers ("Qualified Institutional Buyers") as defined in Rule 144A
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under
the Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time ("Rule 144A"), in a
transaction under Rule 144A and (ii) to institutional "accredited investors" (as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act), provided that such
offers and sales are made in the manner contemplated by Section 3(a), (d) and
(e) hereof.
1. Representations and Warranties of the Issuers and the Guarantors. Each
of the Issuers and Guarantors, jointly and severally, represents and warrants
to, and agrees with, you that:
(a) As of their respective dates, the Offering Memorandum and the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum do not, and at the Closing Date (as defined
herein) the Offering Memorandum will not, contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties contained
in this paragraph (a) shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum (or any supplement or
amendment to them) made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Issuers by or on behalf of
such Initial Purchaser through Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. ("Bear, Xxxxxxx"). The
Issuers and the Initial Purchasers acknowledge for all purposes under this
Agreement (including this paragraph and Section 6 hereof) that the statements
set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page of the Offering Memorandum,
the first (including the tables therein), second and third paragraphs and the
fifth and sixth
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sentence of the fourth paragraph of the section entitled "Plan of Distribution"
in the Offering Memorandum constitute the only information (the "Initial
Purchasers' Information") furnished to the Issuers by or on behalf of any
Initial Purchaser through Bear, Xxxxxxx expressly for use in the Preliminary
Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum and that the Initial Purchasers
shall not be deemed to have provided any information (and therefore are not
responsible for any statements or omissions) pertaining to any arrangement or
agreement with respect to any party other than the Initial Purchasers.
(b) Each Issuer and Guarantor has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to carry
on its business as it is currently being conducted or is proposed to be
conducted (as discussed in the Offering Memorandum) and to own, lease and
operate its properties, and each is duly qualified and is in good standing as a
foreign corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified could not, singly or
in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the properties, results of
operations, financial condition or prospects of Sun International and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a "Material Adverse Effect").
(c) The capitalization of Sun International is as set forth in the
Offering Memorandum under the caption "Capitalization" in the column
"Historical." All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of, or
other ownership interests in, each of the Guarantors are duly authorized and
validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and owned by Sun International,
free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, claim, lien,
encumbrance or adverse interest of any nature (each, a "Lien") and of any
restrictions on transfer, voting trusts or other defects of title whatsoever
except for the pledges of the shares of Sun International's subsidiaries under
the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 1,
1996, as amended, among Sun Bahamas, Sun International, certain of the Company's
subsidiaries and certain financial institutions and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as
administrative and collateral agent (the "Existing Credit Agreement"). There are
no outstanding subscriptions, rights, warrants, options, calls, convertible or
exchangeable securities, commitments of sale or Liens related to or entitling
any person to purchase or otherwise to acquire any shares of the capital stock
of, or other ownership interest in, Sun International or any Guarantor, except
as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum.
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(d) The Securities, the Guarantees and the Indenture conform in all
material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Offering
Memorandum.
(e) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of Sun International
have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable
and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights; the management agreement
between Trading Cove Associates ("TCA") and the Mohegan Tribe conforms in all
material respects to the description thereof contained in the Offering
Memorandum; each of the agreements described in the Offering Memorandum to which
Sun International, any of its subsidiaries, Sun Resorts Limited ("SRL"), Societe
de Participation et d'Investissements dans les Casinos ("SPIC") or TCA is a
party conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in
the Offering Memorandum, and Sun International believes that each such agreement
is effective and enforceable against the other party, except as disclosed in the
Offering Memorandum.
(f) Neither Sun International nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in
violation of its respective charter or by-laws, or (ii) in default in the
performance of any obligation, bond, agreement, debenture, note, or any other
evidence of indebtedness or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other
contract, lease or other instrument to which Sun International or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them is bound, or to which any
of the property of Sun International or any of its subsidiaries is subject
except, in the case of clause (ii), for such defaults that could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Each Issuer and Guarantor has all the requisite corporate power to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
authorize, issue and sell the Securities and Guarantees being sold by it. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the registration rights
agreement of even date herewith relating to the Securities (the "Registration
Rights Agreement") and the Indenture, the issuance and sale of the Securities,
compliance by each Issuer and each Guarantor with all the provisions hereof and
thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
will not require any consent, approval, authorization or other order of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body (except
those already received and such as may be required under state securities laws
or Blue Sky laws and with respect to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Act
and the regulations of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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(the "NASD")) and will not conflict with or constitute a breach or violation of
(i) any of the charters or by-laws of Sun International or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
under or cause an acceleration of, any obligation, bond, agreement or condition
contained in any bond, note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness or any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other contract, lease or other instrument
to which Sun International or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it
or any of them is bound, or to which any of the property of Sun International or
any of its subsidiaries is subject or (iii) any laws, administrative regulations
or rulings or orders of any court or governmental agency, body or official
having jurisdiction over Sun International, any of its subsidiaries or their
respective properties, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) for such
conflicts, breaches or violations that could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) No action has been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order
has been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental body, agency or official
which prevents the issuance of the Securities, prevents or suspends the use of
the Offering Memorandum or the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or suspends the
sale of the Securities in any jurisdiction referred to in Section 3(a) hereof;
no injunction, restraining order or order of any nature by any foreign, Federal
or state court of competent jurisdiction has been issued with respect to Sun
International or any of its subsidiaries which would prevent or suspend the
issuance or sale of the Securities or the use of the Offering Memorandum or the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum in any jurisdiction referred to in Section 3(a)
hereof; and no action, suit or proceeding before any court or arbitrator or any
governmental body, agency or official, domestic or foreign, is pending against
or, to the best knowledge of Sun International, threatened against, Sun
International or any of its subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, could
interfere with or adversely affect the issuance of the Securities or in any
manner draw into question the validity of this Agreement, the Securities, the
Indenture or the Registration Rights Agreement.
(i) There is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or
governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, pending against or, to the
knowledge of Sun International, affecting Sun International or any of its
subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties, which could have a
Material Adverse Effect, or which could materially and adversely affect the
performance by either Issuer or any Guarantor of its obligations pursuant to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and, to the best
knowledge of
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Sun International, except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, no such
action, suit or proceeding is threatened or contemplated.
(j) Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, (i) neither Sun
International nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state,
local or foreign laws or regulations relating to pollution or protection of
human health or the environment (collectively, the "Environmental Laws"); and
(ii) (A) neither Sun International nor any of its subsidiaries has received any
communication (written or oral), whether from a governmental authority or
otherwise, alleging any such violation or noncompliance, and there are no
circumstances, either past or present or that are reasonably foreseeable, that
could reasonably be expected to lead to such violation in the future, (B) there
is no pending or, to the best of Sun International's knowledge, threatened
claim, action, investigation or notice (written or oral) by any person or entity
alleging potential liability for investigatory, cleanup, or governmental
responses costs, or natural resources or property damages, or personal injuries,
attorneys' fees or penalties, relating to (x) the presence in or release into
the environment of any emissions, discharges or releases of toxic or hazardous
substances, materials or wastes or petroleum and petroleum products at any
location owned, leased or operated by Sun International or any of its
subsidiaries, now or in the past, or (y) circumstances forming the basis of any
violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law (collectively,
"Environmental Claims") and (C) to the best knowledge of Sun International,
there are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions,
events or incidents that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim against
Sun International or any of its subsidiaries, now or in the past, or against any
person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim Sun International
or any of its subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by
operation of law, in each of clauses (i) and (ii) that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, (i) each of Sun
International, its subsidiaries, the persons listed as executive officers under
the caption "Management" in the Offering Memorandum, TCA, SRL and SPIC has all
certificates, consents, exemptions, orders, permits, licenses, authorizations or
other approvals or rights of and from, and has made all declarations and filings
with, all foreign, Federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, all
self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, including,
without limitation, all such authorizations with respect to engaging in gaming,
hotel and resort operations, as applicable, in The Bahamas, Connecticut, New
Jersey, France, Mauritius and the Comoros required to own, lease, license and
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use its properties and assets and to conduct its current business in the manner
described in the Offering Memorandum (it being understood that Sun International
only has Interim Casino Authorization in connection with its gaming operations
in the State of New Jersey) (each, an "Authorization"), except to the extent
that the failure to possess such Authorizations could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) all such Authorizations are valid and in
full force and effect, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; (iii) each of Sun International, its subsidiaries, each
of the persons listed as executive officers under the caption "Management" in
the Offering Memorandum, TCA, SRL and SPIC is in compliance in all respects with
the terms and conditions of all such Authorizations and with the rules and
regulations of the regulatory authorities and governing bodies having
jurisdiction with respect thereto, except as could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) none of Sun International, its
subsidiaries, the persons listed as executive officers under the caption
"Management" in the Offering Memorandum, SRL, SPIC nor TCA has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
Authorization and no such Authorization contains any restrictions except as
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, none of Sun International, any of its
subsidiaries, any of the persons listed as executive officers under the caption
"Management" in the Offering Memorandum, SRL, TCA nor SPIC has any reason to
believe that (i) any Regulatory Authority (as defined below) is considering
modifying, limiting, conditioning, suspending, revoking or not renewing any such
Authorizations of Sun International, any of its subsidiaries, any of the persons
listed as executive officers under the caption "Management" in the Offering
Memorandum, SRL, SPIC or TCA or (ii) that the National Indian Gaming Commission,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or regulatory authorities in The Bahamas,
Connecticut, New Jersey, France, Mauritius or the Comoros (collectively the
"Regulatory Authorities"), or any other governmental agencies are investigating
Sun International, any of its subsidiaries, SRL, SPIC or TCA or related parties
(other than normal overseeing reviews of the Regulatory Authorities incident to
the gaming, hotel or casino activities of Sun International, its subsidiaries,
any of the persons listed as executive officers under the caption "Management"
in the Offering Memorandum, SRL, SPIC and TCA), which investigation could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum or as could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Sun International and
each of its subsidiaries has good and valid title, free and clear of all Liens
except Liens for taxes not yet due and payable and except for the pledges
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under the Existing Credit Agreements, to all property and assets described in
the Offering Memorandum as being owned by it and such properties and assets are
in the condition and suitable for use as so described. All leases to which Sun
International or any of its subsidiaries is a party are valid and binding and no
default has occurred or is continuing thereunder, which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Sun International, SINA and each Guarantor maintain insurance at
least in such amounts and covering at least such risks as is adequate for the
conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective
properties.
(n) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, the firms of
accountants that have certified the applicable financial statements of Sun
International, SINA, Resorts International Hotel Financing, Inc. and Resorts
International Hotel, Inc., filed with the Commission, are independent public
accountants with respect to such corporations as applicable, as required by the
Act.
(o) The financial statements, together with the related schedules and
notes included in the Offering Memorandum, comply as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the Act and present fairly the consolidated
financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position of
Sun International, SINA and their subsidiaries at the respective dates or for
the respective periods to which they apply; such statements and related
schedules and notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") consistently
applied throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein; and the
other financial and statistical information and data set forth in the Offering
Memorandum are accurately presented and prepared on a basis consistent with such
financial statements and the books and records of Sun International and SINA, as
applicable. The pro forma financial statements and other pro forma financial
information included in the Offering Memorandum present fairly in all material
respects the information shown therein, have been prepared in accordance with
the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial
statements, have been properly compiled on the pro forma bases described
therein, and, in the opinion of Sun International, the assumptions used in the
preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are
appropriate to give effect to the transactions or circumstances referred to
therein.
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(p) Except as described in the Offering Memorandum, subsequent to the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering Memorandum and
up to the Closing Date (i) neither Sun International nor any of its subsidiaries
has incurred any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, which are
material to Sun International and its subsidiaries, singly or in the aggregate,
nor entered into any material transaction not in the ordinary course of
business, (ii) there has been no decision or judgment in the nature of
litigation, administrative or regulatory proceedings or arbitration that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) there has not
been any material adverse change or any development which could involve, singly
or in the aggregate, a material adverse change, in the properties, results of
operations, financial condition or prospects of Sun International and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole (any of the items set forth in clauses (i),(ii)
or (iii) of this paragraph (p), a "Material Adverse Change").
(q) Neither Sun International nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) an
"investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")
or (ii) a "holding company" or a "subsidiary company" of a holding company, or
an "affiliate" thereof within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, as amended.
(r) No authorization, approval, consent or order of, or filing with,
any court or governmental body, agency or official, including the Regulatory
Authorities, is necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement except such as may be required by the state securities or Blue
Sky laws or regulations and, with respect to the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Act and the regulations of the NASD and except for the approval of the New
Jersey Casino Control Commission, which approval will be obtained on or prior to
the Closing Date; neither Sun International nor any of its affiliates is
presently doing business with the government of Cuba or with any person or
affiliate located in Cuba; each of this Agreement, the Offering Memorandum, the
Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement has been presented to the
Regulatory Authorities to the extent required by law, and such documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been approved by or on behalf
of the Regulatory Authorities to the extent required by law, except for the
approval of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, which approval will be
obtained on or prior to the Closing Date, and such approvals have not been
revoked, modified or rescinded.
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(s) Sun International and each of its subsidiaries maintains 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 GAAP 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.
(t) All material Tax (as defined below) returns required to be filed
by Sun International and each of its subsidiaries in any jurisdiction have been
filed and all such returns are true, complete and correct in all material
respects. All material Taxes that are due or claimed to be due from Sun
International and its subsidiaries have been paid other than those (i) currently
payable without penalty or interest or (ii) being contested in good faith and by
adequate proceedings and, in either case, for which adequate reserves have been
established on the books and records of Sun International and its consolidated
subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP. Sun International and its subsidiaries are
not parties to any material pending action, proceeding, inquiry or investigation
by any governmental authority for the assessment or collection of Taxes, nor
does Sun International have any knowledge of any such proposed or threatened
action, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation. For purposes of this Agreement,
the terms "Tax" and "Taxes" shall mean all Federal, state, local and foreign
taxes, and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly or
through withholding), including any interest, additional to tax, or penalties
applicable thereto.
(u) None of the Issuers nor any agent acting on their behalf has taken
or will take any action that is reasonably likely to cause the issuance or sale
of the Securities to violate Regulation G, T, U or X of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, in each case as in effect on the Closing Date.
(v) All of Sun International's subsidiaries that are not Guarantors
when considered together as if one subsidiary would not constitute a
"significant subsidiary" as such term is defined in or by Regulation S-X under
the Act.
(w) The Securities and the Guarantees to be issued and sold hereunder
have been duly and validly authorized by the Issuers and the Guaran-
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tors, respectively, and the Securities and the Guarantees, when they are
authenticated by the Trustee and issued, sold and delivered in accordance with
this Agreement and the Indenture against payment therefor as provided by this
Agreement, will have been duly and validly executed, authenticated, issued and
delivered and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuers and
the Guarantors, respectively, enforceable against the Issuers and the
Guarantors, respectively, in accordance with their terms and entitled to the
benefits provided by the Indenture, except to the extent that enforcement
thereof may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights
generally and (B) general principles of equity.
(x) The Indenture has been duly and validly authorized and, when
executed and delivered by the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee, will
constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Issuers and the Guarantors,
enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except to the
extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors' rights generally and (B) general principles of equity.
(y) Each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has
been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuers and the
Guarantors and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Issuers and the
Guarantors, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms,
except (i) to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (A)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally and (B) general
principals of equity and (ii) as rights to indemnity and contribution hereunder
may be limited by applicable law.
(z) When the Securities are issued and delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, such Securities will not be of the same class (within the meaning of
Rule 144A) as securities of Sun International or any of its subsidiaries which
are listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the
Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system.
(aa) None of Sun International, SINA, the Guarantors or any of their
subsidiaries or any affiliate of any of them (as defined in Rule 501(b) under
the Act) has, directly or through any agent, sold, offered for sale, solicited
offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any security (as defined in
the
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Act) which is or will be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner
that would require the registration of the Securities under the Act; provided,
however, that the Issuers and Guarantors make no representations or warranties
as to the activities of the Initial Purchasers.
(bb) None of Sun International, SINA, the Guarantors or any of their
subsidiaries or any person acting on their behalf has (i) engaged, in connection
with the offering of the Securities, in any form of general solicitation or
general advertising (as those terms are used within the meaning of Regulation D
under the Act) or (ii) solicited offers for, or offered or sold, such Securities
by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those
terms are used in Regulation D under the Act) or in any manner involving a
public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Act; provided,
however, that the Issuers and Guarantors make no representations or warranties
as to the activities of the Initial Purchasers.
(cc) Each certificate signed by any officer of Sun International or
any of its subsidiaries and delivered to the Initial Purchasers or counsel for
the Initial Purchasers in connection herewith shall be deemed to be a
representation and warranty by Sun International or such subsidiary to each
Initial Purchaser as to the matters covered thereby.
2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Securities. On the basis of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, but
subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Issuers hereby
agree to issue and sell the Securities to the several Initial Purchasers, and
(ii) each Initial Purchaser hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to
purchase from the Issuers, at a purchase price of 97.302% of the principal
amount thereof (the "Purchase Price"), the respective principal amount of
Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Initial
Purchaser, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 10 to the Closing Date.
Delivery of and payment of the Purchase Price for the Securities shall be
made in your offices at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such
other location as may be mutually acceptable. Such delivery and payment shall be
made at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on March 10, 1997, or at such other time as
shall be agreed upon by you and the Issuers. The time and date of such delivery
and payment are herein called the "Closing Date." Delivery of the Securities
shall be made to you for your account against payment of the purchase price for
the Securities by wire transfer of immediately available funds
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to an account or accounts to be designated by the Issuers at least one business
day prior to the Closing Date.
The Securities shall be registered in such name or names and in such
authorized denominations as you may request in writing at least two full
business days prior to the Closing Date. The Issuers will permit you to examine
and package such Securities for delivery at least one full business day prior to
the Closing Date.
The Initial Purchasers have advised the Issuers that the Initial Purchasers
propose to offer the Securities for resale upon the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement and in the Offering Memorandum. Each of the Initial
Purchasers hereby, severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to, and
agrees with, the Issuers that it (i) has not and will not solicit offers for, or
offer or sell, such Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or
general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Act) or
in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of
the Act, (ii) will solicit offers for such Securities pursuant to Rule 144A or
resales not involving a public offering, as applicable, only from, and will
offer, sell or deliver such Securities, as part of its distribution thereof,
only to, respectively, (A) persons in the United States whom it reasonably
believes to be qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A
("Qualified Institutional Buyers") and (B) institutional "accredited investors,"
as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act, provided, however,
that each such "accredited investor" must complete and deliver to such Initial
Purchaser an investment letter substantially in the form of Annex A to the
Offering Memorandum prior to acceptance of any order, (iii) is a Qualified
Institutional Buyer, with such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters as are necessary in order to evaluate the merits and risks of
an investment in the Securities and (iv) will, during its initial distribution
of the Securities, unless prohibited by applicable law, furnish to each person
to whom it offers any Securities a copy of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum
or inform each such person that a copy of such Preliminary Offering Memorandum
is available upon request and will, during its initial distribution of the
Securities, furnish to each person to whom it sells any Securities a copy of the
Offering Memorandum.
3. Covenants of the Issuers. Each Issuer and Guarantor covenants and
agrees with you as follows:
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(a) Each Issuer and Guarantor will cooperate with the Initial
Purchasers in endeavoring to qualify the Securities for sale under the
securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably
have designated in writing and will make such applications, file such documents,
and furnish such information as may be reasonably required for that purpose,
provided that no Issuer or Guarantor shall be required to qualify as a foreign
corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or required to file such a
consent. The Issuers and Guarantors will, from time to time, prepare and file
such statements, reports, and other documents, as are or may be required to
continue such qualifications in effect for so long a period as the Initial
Purchasers may reasonably request for distribution of the Securities.
(b) At any time prior to the completion of the distribution of the
Securities by the Initial Purchasers to purchasers who are not affiliates
thereof, the Issuers will give the Initial Purchasers notice of their intention
to prepare any supplement or amendment to the Offering Memorandum, will furnish
the Initial Purchasers with copies of any such amendment, supplement or other
document a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, and
will not use any such amendment or supplement to which the Initial Purchasers or
counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall reasonably object within five days of
being furnished a copy thereof.
(c) The Issuers have furnished or will furnish to the Initial
Purchasers such number of copies of the Offering Memorandum (as amended or
supplemented) as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.
(d) At any time prior to the completion of the distribution of the
Securities by the Initial Purchasers to purchasers who are not affiliates
thereof, the Issuers will advise you promptly and, if requested by you, confirm
such advice in writing, of the happening of any event that makes any statement
of a material fact made in the Offering Memorandum (as amended or supplemented
from time to time) untrue or which requires the making of any addition to or
change in the Offering Memorandum (as amended or supplemented from time to time)
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. If, during the period specified in the
first sentence of this paragraph, any event shall occur as a result of which it
is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers,
to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum in order to make the Offering
Memorandum not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time
it is
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delivered to a purchaser, the Issuers will forthwith amend or supplement the
Offering Memorandum (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel
for the Initial Purchasers) so that, as so amended or supplemented, the Offering
Memorandum will not include an untrue statement of material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to the
purchaser, not misleading, and the Issuers will furnish to the Initial
Purchasers a reasonable number of copies of such amendment or supplement.
(e) At any time prior to completion of the distribution of the
Securities by the Initial Purchasers to purchasers who are not affiliates
thereof, Sun International and each of its subsidiaries will, as required, file
promptly all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13, 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(f) None of Sun International, SINA, the Guarantors or their
subsidiaries will solicit any offer to buy or offer or sell the Securities by
means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising.
(g) None of Sun International, SINA, the Guarantors or their
subsidiaries or any affiliate of any of them (as defined in Rule 501(b) of the
Act) will offer, sell or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect
of any security (as defined in the Act) which will be integrated with the sale
of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration of the
Securities under the Act.
(h) During the period from the Closing Date to three years after the
Closing Date, none of Sun International, SINA, the Guarantors or their
subsidiaries will not, and will not permit any "affiliate" (as defined in Rule
144 under the Act) of any of them to, resell any of the Securities that have
been reacquired by them, except for Securities purchased by Sun International or
its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates and resold in a transaction
registered under the Act.
(i) Sun International and SINA will, so long as the Securities are
outstanding and are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3)
under the Act, either (i) file reports and other information with the Commission
under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or (ii) in the event it is not
subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, make available to holders of
the Securities and prospective purchasers of the Securities designated
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by such holders, upon request of such prospective purchasers, the information
required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act to permit
compliance with Rule 144A in connection with resales of the Securities.
(j) The Issuers will, if requested by the Initial Purchasers, use
their best efforts in cooperation with the Initial Purchasers to permit the
Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through The Depository
Trust Company.
(k) Each of the Securities will bear the legend contained in "Notice
to Investors" in the Offering Memorandum and upon the other terms stated
therein, except after such Securities are resold or exchanged pursuant to a
registration statement effective under the Act.
(l) Sun International will, for the shorter of the period the
Securities remain outstanding and five years from the Closing Date, deliver to
the Initial Purchasers copies of annual reports and copies of all other
documents, reports and information furnished by Sun International or any of its
subsidiaries to their securityholders or filed with any securities exchange
pursuant to the requirements of such exchange or with the Commission pursuant to
the Act or the Exchange Act.
(m) The Issuers shall apply the net proceeds of their sale of the
Securities as set forth in the Offering Memorandum.
(n) The Issuers shall not invest, or otherwise use the proceeds
received by the Issuers from their sale of the Securities in such a manner as
would require Sun International or any of its subsidiaries to register as an
investment company under the 1940 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.
(o) For a period of 90 days after the date of this Agreement, except
as described in or contemplated by the Offering Memorandum, the Issuers will
not, without your prior written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably
or untimely withheld), issue, sell, offer or agree to sell, or otherwise dispose
of, directly or indirectly, any debt securities of the Issuers or their
subsidiaries (other than the Securities or the New Notes) (it being understood
that debt incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended, is not a
debt security).
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(p) The Issuers and the Guarantors will not claim the benefit of any
usury laws against any holders of Securities or Guarantees, respectively.
(q) Each Issuer will use its reasonable best efforts to do and perform
all things required or necessary to be done and performed under this Agreement
by such Issuer prior to the Closing Date and to satisfy all conditions precedent
to the delivery of the Securities.
4. Payment of Expenses. The Issuers agree with you, jointly and
severally, that, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, they will pay and be responsible
for all costs, charges, liabilities, expenses, fees and taxes incurred in
connection with or incident to (i) the preparation, printing (including word
processing), distribution and delivery of the Offering Memorandum (including
financial statements and exhibits), each preliminary offering memorandum, and
all amendments and supplements to any of them, (ii) the preparation, printing
(including word processing), execution, distribution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement, the certificates
representing the Securities, the preliminary and final Blue Sky memoranda and
all other agreements, memoranda, correspondence and other documents printed,
distributed and delivered in connection with the offering of the Securities
(excluding in each case any fees and disbursements of counsel for the Initial
Purchasers, other than such fees and disbursements relating to the printing and
delivery of the preliminary and final Blue Sky Memoranda specified in clause
(iii) below), (iii) the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of the jurisdictions referred to in paragraph
3(a) (including in each case the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Initial Purchasers relating to such qualification and any memoranda
relating thereto and any filing fees in connection therewith), (iv) furnishing
such copies of the Offering Memorandum, the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and
all amendments and supplements thereto as may be reasonably requested for use in
connection with the offering or sale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers
or by dealers to whom Securities may be sold, (v) the rating of the Securities
by one or more rating agencies, (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and
any agent of the Trustee and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities and (vii) the
performance by the Issuers of their other obligations under this Agreement,
including (without limitation) the cost of printing and engraving the
certificates representing the Securities and all expenses and taxes incident to
the sale and delivery of the Securities to you. The Issuers hereby agree and
acknowl-
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edge that the Initial Purchasers shall not be responsible for any fees or
expenses of the Issuers in connection with the performance by either of them of
their obligations under this Agreement.
5. Conditions of Initial Purchasers' Obligations. The several obligations
of the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Securities under this Agreement are
subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) All the representations and warranties of the Issuers and the
Guarantors contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing
Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date.
Each Issuer and Guarantor shall have performed or complied with all of its
obligations and agreements herein contained and required to be performed or
complied with by it prior to the Closing Date.
(b) (i) Since the date of the latest balance sheet of Sun
International included in the Offering Memorandum there shall not have been any
Material Adverse Change, or any development involving a prospective Material
Adverse Change, (ii) since the date of the latest balance sheet of Sun
International included in the Offering Memorandum there shall not have been any
material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material
adverse change, in the capital stock or debt of Sun International or its
subsidiaries, (iii) Sun International and its subsidiaries shall have no
liability or obligation, direct or contingent, which is material to Sun
International and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than those reflected
in the Offering Memorandum and (iv) on the Closing Date you shall have received
a certificate of Sun International and the Guarantors, dated the Closing Date,
signed by the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President-Corporate
Development of Sun International, in their capacities as officers of Sun
International and the Guarantors, confirming the matters set forth in paragraphs
(a) and (b) of this Section 5.
(c) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion (reasonably
satisfactory to you and counsel for the Initial Purchasers), dated the Closing
Date, of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., General Counsel of Sun International, to the
effect that:
(i) (A) all Authorizations of Sun International and its
subsidiaries are valid and in full force and effect; and (B) to the best of
such counsel's knowledge, each of Sun International, its subsidiaries and
TCA is in compliance in all material respects
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with the terms and conditions of all such Authorizations and with the rules
and regulations of the regulatory authorities and governing bodies having
jurisdiction with respect thereto, except where the failure to have such
Authorizations or to be in compliance could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) the descriptions in the Offering Memorandum of contracts to
which any of Sun International, any of its subsidiaries, SRL, SPIC or TCA
is a party have been reviewed by such counsel and are accurate summaries
thereof in all material respects (except for financial data included
therein or omitted therefrom, as to which counsel need express no opinion);
(iii) Sun International and each of its subsidiaries is duly
qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation authorized to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or its
ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) neither (i) Sun International nor any of the Guarantors is
in violation of its respective charter or by-laws and (ii) Sun
International nor any of its subsidiaries is in default in the performance
of any obligation, bond, agreement or condition contained in any bond,
note, debenture, indenture or other evidence of indebtedness or any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other contract, lease or other
instrument to which Sun International or any of its subsidiaries is a party
or by which it or any of its subsidiaries or their respective property is
bound, except, in each case, for defaults which could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(v) there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or,
except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, to such counsel's
knowledge, threatened to which Sun International, SINA or any Guarantor is
a party or to which any of their respective property is subject which, if
determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or
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adversely affect the performance by either Issuer or any Guarantor of its
obligations pursuant to this Agreement; and
(vi) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement by the Issuers, the
issuance and sale of the Securities and the Guarantees, compliance by the
Issuers with all the provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of (A) any of the charters or by-laws of
Sun International or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or cause an acceleration of,
any obligation, bond, agreement, or condition contained in any bond, note,
debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness or any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust or other contract, lease or other instrument to which Sun
International or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Sun
International or any of its subsidiaries or their respective properties are
subject or (C) to such counsel's knowledge, any laws, administrative
regulations or rulings or orders of any court or governmental agency, body
or official having jurisdiction over Sun International, any of its
subsidiaries or their respective properties except in the case of clauses
(B) and (C) for such conflicts, breaches or violations that could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
In addition, such counsel shall state that no facts have come to such
counsel's attention that caused such counsel to believe that the Offering
Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, as of its date and the Closing Date
contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Without limiting the
foregoing, such counsel may further state that it assumes no responsibility for,
and has not independently verified, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of
the financial statements, notes and schedules and other financial, accounting
and statistical data included in the Offering Memorandum.
(d) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion (reasonably
satisfactory to you and counsel for the Initial Purchasers), dated the Closing
Date, of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx, United States counsel for Sun International,
to the effect that:
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(i) based solely on certificates from the Secretary of State of
Delaware, each of SINA and GGRI, Inc. (collectively, the "Delaware
Obligors") has been duly incorporated and is a corporation validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum;
(ii) to our knowledge, no authorization, approval or other action
by, and no notice to, consent of, order of, or filing with, any United
States federal or New York governmental or regulatory body is required for
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement
or the Registration Rights Agreement, except such as may be required under
the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or, with respect to the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Act and the regulations of the NASD;
(iii) the Securities (including the Guarantees) and Indenture
conform in all material respects as to legal matters to the descriptions
thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum;
(iv) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by each Issuer and Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of each Issuer and Guarantor enforceable against each
Issuer and Guarantor in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and
other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time
in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without
limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair
dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law);
(v) the Securities (including the Guarantees) have been duly
authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the
provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Initial
Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, will constitute legal, valid
and binding obligations of each Issuer and Guarantor entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture
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and enforceable against each Issuer and Guarantor in accordance with their
terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of
equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality,
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether in a
proceeding in equity or at law);
(vi) assuming (A) the accuracy of, and compliance with, the
representations, warranties and covenants of the Issuers and the Guarantors
in Section 1 and Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement, (B) the accuracy of,
and compliance with, the representations, warranties and covenants of the
Initial Purchasers in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement, (C) the accuracy
of the representations and warranties of each of the purchasers to whom the
Initial Purchasers initially resell the Securities as specified in Section
2 of the Purchase Agreement, (D) the compliance by the Initial Purchasers
with the offering and transfer procedures and restrictions described in the
Offering Memorandum and (E) receipt by the purchasers to whom the Initial
Purchasers initially resell the Securities of a copy of the Offering
Memorandum prior to such sale, it is not necessary in connection with the
offer, sale and delivery of the Securities or in connection with the
initial resale of such Securities in the manner contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement and the Offering Memorandum to register the Securities
under the Act, it being understood that no opinion is expressed as to any
subsequent resale of any Securities;
(vii) each of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Delaware
Obligors;
(viii) the statements made in the Offering Memorandum under the
heading "Tax Consequences--Certain United States Tax Considerations" as
they purport to describe the material tax consequences of an investment in
the Securities, fairly summarize the matters therein described; and
(ix) neither Sun International nor any of its subsidiaries is an
"investment company" within the meaning of, or
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is registered or otherwise required to be registered under, the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
In addition, such counsel shall state that it has participated in
conferences with certain officers of, and with the accountants for, Sun
International concerning the preparation of the Offering Memorandum. Such
counsel shall also advise you that, although it has made certain inquiries and
investigations in connection with the preparation of the Offering Memorandum,
the limitations inherent in the role of outside counsel are such that it cannot
and does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the
statements made in the Offering Memorandum and that, subject to the foregoing,
such counsel's work in connection with this matter did not disclose any
information that gave such counsel reason to believe that the Offering
Memorandum as of its date and the Closing Date, included or includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or omits 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.
Without limiting the foregoing, such counsel may further state that it
assumes no responsibility for, expresses no view as to, and has not
independently verified, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the financial
statements, notes and schedules and other financial, accounting and statistical
data included in the Offering Memorandum. Such counsel may also state that it
has assumed in its examination of all relevant documents the genuineness of all
signatures, has relied as to factual matters upon the statements of officers and
other representatives of Sun International and as to matters relating to the
laws of other jurisdictions, on the opinions of local counsel for Sun
International in such jurisdictions, as to which laws such counsel need express
no opinion.
(e) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion (reasonably
satisfactory to you and counsel for the Initial Purchasers), dated the Closing
Date, of Xxxxx X. Xxxxx and Company, Bahamian counsel for Sun International, to
the effect that:
(i) Sun International and each of the Bahamian Guarantors has
been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and has the
corporate power and authority required to carry on its business as it is
currently being conducted or
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is proposed to be conducted (as discussed in the Offering Memorandum) and
to own, lease and operate its properties;
(ii) Sun International and the Bahamian Guarantors have all the
requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Registration Rights
Agreement and to authorize, issue and sell the Securities and Guarantees as
contemplated by this Agreement;
(iii) the Securities have been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by Sun International and the Guarantees have been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Bahamian
Guarantors;
(iv) all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other
ownership interests in, each of Sun International's subsidiaries have been
duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable (to the extent governed by Bahamas law), and are owned by
Sun International, free and clear of any Lien except for the pledges by Sun
International under the Existing Credit Agreement;
(v) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of Sun
International have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid, non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights;
(vi) each of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Registration
Rights Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by Sun International and each of the Bahamian Guarantors;
(vii) the capitalization of Sun International is as set forth in
the Offering Memorandum under the caption "Capitalization" in the column
"Historical"; the statements in the Offering Memorandum under the captions
"Enforceability of Civil Liabilities," "Risk Factors - Regulatory and
Political Factors", "Business - Certain Matters Affecting Sun
International's Bahamas Operations" and "Tax Consequences - Certain
Bahamian Tax
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Considerations," insofar as such statements constitute summaries of
Bahamian statutes, regulations, legal and governmental proceedings and
contracts to which Sun International or any of its subsidiaries is a party,
have been reviewed by such counsel and are accurate summaries thereof in
all material respects;
(viii) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement by Sun
International and each of the Bahamaian Guarantors, the issuance and sale
of the Securities and the Guarantees, compliance by Sun International and
each of the Bahamian Guarantors, as applicable, with all the provisions
hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby will not conflict with or constitute a breach or
violation of (i) any Bahamian laws or administrative regulations, (ii)
rulings or orders of any Bahamian court or governmental agency, body or
official having jurisdiction over Sun International, any of its Bahamian
subsidiaries or their respective properties or (iii) the respective
Memorandum or Articles of Association of Sun International or any of its
Bahamiam Subsidiaries;
(ix) no authorization, approval, consent or order of any
governmental or regulatory agency, body or official or any court of the
Commonwealth of The Bahamas is required to be obtained in connection with
the issuance and sale of the Securities or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(x) there is no requirement under any Bahamas statute, rule or
regulation with respect to gaming which requires that any holder of the
Securities, solely in its capacity as a holder of the Securities, to apply
for or receive any individual license, any individual certificate or any
other authorization from any Bahamas authority to acquire or hold
Securities under the Indenture; and
(xi) to the best of such counsel's knowledge, after due inquiry,
neither Sun International nor any of its Bahamian subsidiaries is in
default or violation of any Bahamian laws, administrative regulations or
order of any court or governmental agency,
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body, department, authority, board or official or other regulatory body.
(f) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion
(satisfactory to you and counsel for the Initial Purchasers), dated the
Closing Date, of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx and Rome XxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxx P.C., special
counsel to the Issuers, to the effect that:
(i) Sun Cove has been duly incorporated, is a corporation validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Connecticut,
with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and conduct its businesses as described in the Offering
Memorandum;
(ii) the Indenture, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement have been duly authorized and executed and delivered by
Sun Cove;
(iii) the Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Sun Cove;
(iv) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement by Sun Cove, the
issuance and sale of the Guarantee, compliance by Sun Cove with all the
provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not conflict with or constitute a
breach or violation of (i) any Connecticut laws or administrative
regulations, (ii) rulings or orders of any Connecticut court or
governmental agency, body or official having jurisdiction over Sun Cove or
its properties or (iii) the charter and by-laws of Sun Cove;
(v) none of the issuance and sale of the Securities or the
performance of the Issuers' obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Indenture or the performance by TCA
under the Mohegan Sun Casino management agreement or the performance of the
TCA partnership agreement will violate any Federal, tribal or Connecticut
statute, rule or regulation with respect to gaming to which any of the
Issu-
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ers, their subsidiaries or TCA is subject or by which any of them is bound
or to which any of their properties are subject;
(vi) no authorization, approval, consent or order of any Federal,
tribal or Connecticut authority with jurisdiction over gaming is required
to be obtained in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities
and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement;
(vii) there is no requirement under any Federal, tribal or
Connecticut statute, rule or regulation with respect to gaming which
requires any holder of the Securities, solely in its capacity as a holder
of the Securities, to apply for or receive any individual license, any
individual certificate or any other authorization from any Federal, tribal
or Connecticut authority to acquire or hold Securities under the Indenture;
(viii) each of the Issuers, their subsidiaries, TCA and their
employees has such permits from all regulatory or governmental officials,
bodies and tribunals, Federal, tribal or Connecticut, with respect to
engaging in gaming operations, as are necessary to own, lease and operate
its respective properties and to conduct its business in the manner
described in the Offering Memorandum; and
(ix) the TCA partnership agreement is a valid and binding
agreement of Sun Cove, enforceable against Sun Cove in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law
or in equity).
(g) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion (reasonably
satisfactory to you and counsel for the Initial Purchasers), dated the Closing
Date, of Kozlov, Seaton, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C., New Jersey counsel to Sun
International, to the effect that:
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(i) RIH has been duly incorporated and is a corporation validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey,
with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and conduct its businesses as described in the Offering
Memorandum;
(ii) the Indenture, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by RIH;
(iii) the Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by RIH;
(iv) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement by RIH, the issuance
and sale of the Guarantee, compliance by RIH with all the provisions hereof
and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby will not conflict with or constitute a breach or violation of
(i) any New Jersey laws or administrative regulations, (ii) rulings or
orders of any New Jersey court or governmental agency, body or official
having jurisdiction over RIH or its properties or (iii) the charter and
by-laws of RIH;
(v) none of the issuance and sale of the Securities or the
performance of the Issuers' obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Indenture will violate any New Jersey
statute, rule or regulation with respect to gaming to which any of the
Issuers or their subsidiaries is subject or by which any of them is bound
or to which any of their properties are subject;
(vi) no authorization, approval, consent or order of any New
Jersey authority with jurisdiction over gaming is required to be obtained
in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement, except as have been obtained from the NJCCC;
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(vii) there is no requirement under any New Jersey statute, rule
or regulation with respect to gaming which requires any holder of the
Securities, solely in its capacity as a holder of the Securities, to apply
for or receive any individual license, any individual certificate or any
other authorization from any New Jersey authority to acquire or hold
Securities under the Indenture;
(viii) each of the Issuers and their subsidiaries has such
permits from all New Jersey regulatory or governmental officials, bodies
and tribunals with respect to engaging in gaming operations, as are
necessary to own, lease and operate its respective properties and to
conduct its business in the manner described in the Offering Memorandum;
and
(ix) the statements in the Offering Memorandum under the
captions "Risk Factors - Consummation of the Merger Prior to Receipt of
Plenary License," "Risk Factors - Regulatory and Political Factors" and
"Business - Certain Matters Affecting Sun International's Atlantic City
Operations," insofar as such statements constitute summaries of New Jersey
statutes, regulations, legal and governmental proceedings, have been
reviewed by such counsel and are accurate thereof in all material respects.
(h) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion (reasonably
satisfactory to you and counsel for the Initial Purchasers), dated the Closing
Date, of Xxxxx-Xxxxxx, Raworth & XxXxxxxx, British Virgin Islands counsel to Sun
International, to the effect that:
(i) Sun International Management Limited ("SIML") is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the British Virgin Islands;
(ii) the Indenture, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by SIML;
(iii) the Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by SIML;
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(iv) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement by SIML, the issuance
and sale of the Guarantee, compliance by SIML with all the provisions
hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby will not conflict with or constitute a breach or
violation of (i) any British Virgin Islands laws or administrative
regulations, (ii) rulings or orders of any British Virgin Islands court or
governmental agency, body or official having jurisdiction over SIML or its
properties or (iii) the charter and by-laws of SIML;
(v) to the best knowledge of such counsel, after due inquiry,
SIML is not in material default under, or in material violation of, any
material laws or regulations or any order of any court or governmental
agency, authority, department, board or other regulatory body.
The opinions of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxx and Company, Xxxxxx
& Whitney, Rome XxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxx P.C., Kozlov, Seaton, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C.
and Xxxxx-Xxxxxx, Raworth & XxXxxxxx described in paragraphs (d), (e), (f), (g)
and (h) above shall be rendered to you at the request of Sun International and
shall so state therein.
(i) You shall have received from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx
LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, an opinion dated the Closing Date as to
such matters as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably require.
(j) You shall have received at or prior to the Closing Date from
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP a memorandum or summary, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, with respect to the
qualification for offering and sale by the Initial Purchasers of the Securities
under the state securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Initial
Purchasers may reasonably have designated to Sun International.
(k) You shall have received (i) on each of the date hereof and the
Closing Date a letter, dated the date hereof and the Closing Date, respectively,
in form and substance satisfactory to you, of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, and (ii) on
the date hereof a letter, dated the date hereof, in form and substance
satisfactory to you, of Ernst & Young LLP, in each case confirming that they are
independent public accountants within the meaning of the Act and the applicable
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published Rules and Regulations thereunder and stating that in their opinion the
financial statements and schedules examined by them comply in form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the
related published Rules and Regulations, and containing such other statements
and information as is ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to
Initial Purchasers with respect to the financial statements and certain
financial and statistical information contained in the Offering Memorandum.
(l) The Initial Purchasers were notified by the Nasdaq Stock Market,
Inc. that it had designated the Securities as PORTAL eligible.
(m) The Registration Rights Agreement shall have been executed and
delivered by the Issuers.
(n) Concurrently with or promptly after the Closing, the Tender Offer
shall have been consummated.
(o) All approvals required by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission
necessary for the issuance of the Securities shall have been obtained.
The opinions and certificates mentioned in this Agreement shall be deemed
to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in all material
respects satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and to Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 5 shall not have been
fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, or if any of the certificates,
opinions, written statements or letters furnished to you or to counsel for the
Initial Purchasers pursuant to this Section 5 shall not be in all material
respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to you and such counsel,
all your obligations hereunder may be cancelled by you at, or at any time prior
to, the Closing Date. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to Sun
International in writing, or by telephone, telex or telegraph, confirmed in
writing.
6. Indemnification.
(a) The Issuers and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to
indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Initial Purchaser, (ii) each person, if
any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the
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Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (iii) the respective officers,
directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of any Initial
Purchaser or any controlling person, against any and all losses, liabilities,
claims, damages and out-of-pocket expenses whatsoever (including but not limited
to reasonable attorneys' fees and any and all reasonable expenses whatsoever
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation,
investigation or proceeding, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever,
and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or
several, to which you or any such person may become subject under the Act, the
Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages
or expenses (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
Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum, or in any supplement
thereto or amendment thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; provided, however, that the Issuers and the Guarantors will not
be liable in any such case to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense are caused by an untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with the Initial Purchasers' Information, furnished in writing to the
Issuers by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser through Bear, Xxxxxxx expressly
for use in the Offering Memorandum or the Preliminary Offering Memorandum (or
any amendment or supplement thereto); provided, further, that the Issuers and
the Guarantors shall not be liable to any Initial Purchaser with respect to any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in
any preliminary offering memorandum to the extent that any such liabilities of
an Initial Purchaser result from the fact that such Initial Purchaser sold
Securities to a person as to whom it shall be established by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject to appeal or review that
there was not sent or given, at or prior to the written confirmation of such
sale, a copy of the Offering Memorandum or of the Offering Memorandum as then
amended or supplemented if the Issuers have previously furnished copies thereof
to such Initial Purchaser and the liabilities of such Initial Purchaser result
from an untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in the
preliminary offering memorandum which was corrected in the Offering Memorandum
or in the Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Issuers and the
Guarantors may otherwise have, including under this Agreement.
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(b) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless (i) the Issuers and the Guarantors, (ii) each
person, if any, who controls any Issuer or any Guarantor within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (iii) the
respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents
of the Issuers, the Guarantors and any controlling person, against any and all
losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever (including but not
limited to attorneys' fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever and any and all amounts paid in settlement
of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (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 Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the
Offering Memorandum, 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 necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense 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 the Initial Purchasers' Information. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Initial Purchasers may
otherwise have, including under this Agreement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection
(a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under such subsection, notify each party against whom
indemnification is to be sought in writing of the commencement thereof (but the
failure so to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 6 except to the extent such
indemnifying party has been materially prejudiced by such failure as determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject to appeal
or review). 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 it
may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after
receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the
defense thereof with counsel reason-
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ably satisfactory to such indemnified party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own
counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at
the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless (i) the employment of
such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by one of the indemnifying
parties in connection with the defense of such action, (ii) the indemnifying
parties shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such
action within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or
(iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or
additional to those available to one or all of the indemnifying parties (in
which case the indemnifying parties shall not have the right to direct the
defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of
which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by the indemnifying parties,
it being understood, however, that the indemnifying parties shall not, in
connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar
related actions arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be
liable for fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to any appropriate local counsel) at any time for the indemnified
parties. Anything in this subsection to the contrary notwithstanding, an
indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any claim or action
effected without its written consent; provided, however, that such consent was
not unreasonably withheld.
7. Contribution. In order to provide for contribution in circumstances in
which the indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason
held to be unavailable from any indemnifying party or is insufficient to hold
harmless a party indemnified thereunder, then each indemnifying party shall
contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses of
the nature contemplated by such indemnification provision (including any
investigation, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any
amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claims
asserted, but after deducting in the case of losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and expenses suffered by any Issuer or Guarantor, any contribution
received by any Issuer or Guarantor from persons, other than you, who may also
be liable for contribution, including persons who control any Issuer or
Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the
Exchange Act and directors of any Issuer or Guarantor) to which any indemnifying
person may be subject, in such proportions as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Issuers and the Guarantors, on one hand and
the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities
or, if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law,
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in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
referred to above but also the relative fault of the Issuers and the Guarantors,
on one hand and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with
the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Issuers and the Guarantors, on one hand
and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion, (x) in the case of the Issuers and the Guarantors, the total
proceeds from the offering (net of initial purchaser discounts and commissions
but before deducting expenses) received by the Issuers and the Guarantors and
(y) in the case of the Initial Purchasers, the initial purchaser discounts and
commissions received by the Initial Purchasers, respectively, in each case as
set forth in the table on the cover page of the Offering Memorandum. The
relative fault of the Issuers and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the
Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, 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 Issuers and the Guarantors, on the one hand, or the
Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. The Issuers, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, (i) in no case shall
any Initial Purchaser be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the
initial purchaser discount applicable to the Securities purchased by such
Initial Purchaser hereunder, and (ii) 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 7, each person, if any, who
controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or
Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as
such Initial Purchaser, and each person, if any, who controls any Issuer or
Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the
Exchange Act and each director of any Issuer or Guarantor shall have the same
rights to contribution as any Issuer or Guarantor, subject in each case to
clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 7. Any party entitled to contribution will,
promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or
proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may
be made against another party or parties, notify each party or parties from whom
contribution may be sought, but the omission to so notify such
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party or parties shall not relieve the party or parties from whom contribution
may be sought from any obligation it or they may have under this Section 7 or
otherwise. No party shall be liable for contribution with respect to any action
or claim settled without its consent; provided, however, that such consent was
not unreasonably withheld.
8. Default by an Initial Purchaser.
(a) If any Initial Purchaser shall default in its obligation to
purchase the Securities hereunder, any other Initial Purchaser may in its
discretion arrange for itself or for another party or parties to purchase such
Securities to which such default relates on the terms contained herein. In the
event that within five (5) calendar days after such a default you do not arrange
for the purchase of the Securities to which such default relates as provided in
this Section 8, this Agreement shall thereupon terminate, without liability on
the part of the Issuers with respect thereto (except in each case as provided in
Section 4, 6(a) and 7 hereof) or the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, but
nothing in this Agreement shall relieve a defaulting Initial Purchaser of its
liability, if any, to the other Initial Purchasers and the Issuers for damages
occasioned by its or their default hereunder.
(b) In the event that the Securities to which the default relates are
to be purchased by any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser, or are to be purchased
by another party or parties as aforesaid, you or the Issuers shall have the
right to postpone the Closing Date for a period, not exceeding seven (7)
business days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary
in the Offering Memorandum or in any other documents and arrangements. The term
"Initial Purchaser" as used in this Agreement shall include any party
substituted under this Section 8 with like effect as if it had originally been a
party to this Agreement with respect to such Securities.
9. Survival of Representations and Agreements. All representations and
warranties, covenants and agreements of you and the Issuers contained in this
Agreement, including the agreements contained in Section 4, the indemnity
agreements contained in Section 6 and the contribution agreements contained in
Section 7, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of you or any controlling person thereof or
by or on behalf of the Issuers and Guarantors, any of their respective officers
and directors or any controlling person thereof, and shall survive delivery of
any payment for the Securities to and by you. The representations contained in
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Section 1 and the agreements contained in Sections 4, 6, 7 and 10(c) hereof
shall survive the termination of this Agreement including pursuant to Section 10
hereof.
10. Termination.
(a) You shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time
prior to the Closing Date if (A) any domestic or international event or act or
occurrence has materially disrupted, or in your opinion will in the immediate
future materially disrupt, the market for Sun International's securities or
securities in general; or (B) trading generally on the New York or American
Stock Exchanges shall have been suspended, or minimum or maximum prices for
trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall
have been required, on the New York or American Stock Exchanges by the New York
or American Stock Exchanges or by order of the Commission or any other
governmental authority having jurisdiction; or (C) a general banking moratorium
has been declared by New York State, federal or Bahamian authorities or if any
new restriction materially adversely affecting the distribution of the
Securities shall have become effective; or (D)(i) the United States becomes
engaged in hostilities or there is an escalation of hostilities involving the
United States or there is a declaration of a national emergency or war by the
United States or (ii) there shall have been a change in political, financial or
economic conditions if the effect of any such event in (i) or (ii) is such as in
your judgment makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
offering, sale and delivery of the Securities on the terms contemplated by the
Offering Memorandum.
(b) Any notice of termination pursuant to this Section 10 shall be by
telephone, telex, or telegraph, confirmed in writing by letter.
(c) If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to any of the
provisions hereof (otherwise than pursuant to (i) notification by you as
provided in Section 10(a) hereof or (ii) Section 8(a) hereof, or if the sale of
the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to
your obligations set forth herein is not satisfied or because of any refusal,
inability or failure on the part of the Issuers or Guarantors to perform any
agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof, the Issuers and Guarantors
will, jointly and severally, subject to demand by you, reimburse you for all
out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and expenses of your counsel),
incurred by you in connection herewith.
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11. Notice. All communications hereunder, except as may be otherwise
specifically provided herein, shall be in writing and (a) if to any Issuer, to
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., Sun International Hotels Limited, Coral Towers, Paradise
Island, The Bahamas, with a copy to Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq. and (b) if to any
Initial Purchaser, to Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Finance Department, with a copy to Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq., or in any case
to such other address as the person to be notified may have requested in
writing.
12. Parties. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of, and
shall be binding upon you and the Issuers and Guarantors and the controlling
persons, directors, officers, employees and agents referred to in Sections 6 and
7, and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have
or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or
in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provision herein contained.
The term "successors and assigns" shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity
as such, of Securities from you.
13. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH
OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH
OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS
FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE
JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY
OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY
SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY
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SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between you and the
Issuers and Guarantors, please so indicate in the space provided below for that
purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.
Very truly yours,
SUN INTERNATIONAL HOTELS LIMITED
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
SUN INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICA, INC.
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
SUN INTERNATIONAL BAHAMAS LIMITED
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
PARADISE ISLAND LIMITED
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
ISLAND HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
PARADISE BEACH INN LIMITED
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
PARADISE ENTERPRISES LIMITED
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
PARADISE ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
SUN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
SUN COVE, LTD.
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC.
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
GGRI, INC.
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted, as of the date first above written.
BEAR, XXXXXXX & CO. INC.
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
SOCIETE GENERALE SECURITIES CORPORATION
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
SCOTIA CAPITAL MARKETS (USA) INC.
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE I
Principal Amount of Securities
Initial Purchasers to be Purchased
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Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. $120,000,000
Societe Generale Securities Corporation 50,000,000
Scotia Capital Markets (USA) Inc. 30,000,000
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TOTAL $200,000,000
