KEYCORP 70,621,470 COMMON SHARES PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
EXECUTION VERSION
KEYCORP
70,621,470 COMMON SHARES
PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
March 18, 2011
March 18, 2011
To the Managers named in Schedule I hereto
for the Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
KeyCorp, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several
underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as managers
(the “Managers”), the number of shares of its common shares, par value $1.00 per share, set forth
in Schedule I hereto (the “Firm Shares”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the
several Underwriters not more than the number of additional shares of its common shares, par value
$1.00 per share, set forth in Schedule I hereto (the “Additional Shares”) if and to the extent that
you, as Managers of the offering, shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters,
the right to purchase such common shares granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Firm
Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Shares.” The
common shares, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to
the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to as the “Common Stock.” If the firm or
firms listed in Schedule II hereto include only the Managers listed in Schedule I hereto, then the
terms “Underwriters” and “Managers” as used herein shall each be deemed to refer to such firm or
firms.
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a
registration statement, including a prospectus, (the file number of which is set forth in Schedule
I hereto) on Form S-3, relating to the securities (the “Shelf Securities”), including the Shares,
to be issued from time to time by the Company. The registration statement as amended to the date
of this Agreement, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration
statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430 B under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration
Statement”, and the related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities dated June 12, 2008 in the
form first used to confirm sales of the Shares (or in the form first made available to the
Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the
Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Basic Prospectus.”
The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to
the Shares in the form first used to confirm sales of the Shares (or in the form first made
available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173
under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus,” and the term “preliminary
prospectus” means any preliminary form of the Prospectus. For purposes of this Agreement, “free
writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, “Time of Sale
Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus together with the free writing prospectuses, if any,
each identified in Schedule I hereto, and “broadly available road show” means a “bona fide
electronic road show” as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the Securities Act that has been made
available without restriction to any person. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,”
“Basic Prospectus,” “preliminary prospectus,” “Time of Sale Prospectus” and “Prospectus” shall
include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein. The terms “supplement,”
“amendment,” and “amend” as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic
Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or free writing prospectus
shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein (the “Incorporated Documents”).
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with
each of the Underwriters that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are
pending before or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission. At the time
of filing the Registration Statement, at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the
purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by
post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act or form of prospectus), and at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within
the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) under the Securities Act) made any offer relating
to the Shares in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 under the Securities Act, the Company was a
“well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and at the earliest
time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering
participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act)
of the Shares, the Company was not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act.
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(b) (i) Each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and
incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus complied or will comply
when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) each part of the Registration Statement, when such
part became effective, did not contain, and each such part, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
(iii) the Registration Statement as of the date hereof does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply
and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (v) the Time
of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the
offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date
(as defined in Section 4), the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the
Company, if applicable, will not, contain any 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, (vi) each broadly available road show, if any, when
considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any 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 and (vii) the Prospectus does
not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the
representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions
in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus based upon information
relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the
Managers expressly for use therein.
(c) The Company is not an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the offering pursuant to
Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is
required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with
the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has
filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was
prepared by or behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all
material respects with the requirements
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of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule I hereto forming part of
the Time of Sale Prospectus, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to you before first
use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent,
prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus with respect to the Shares.
(d) The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus present fairly
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and
for the periods indicated, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Securities Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved
(except as otherwise noted therein).
(e) (i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio, is duly registered as a bank holding company
under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, with power and authority (corporate and
other) to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in each of
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, and has been duly
qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing
or property or the conduct of business, except where any failure to so qualify or to be in good
standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
the Prospectus or this Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect”); (ii) KeyBank National Association,
the Company’s national bank subsidiary (“KeyBank”), is a duly organized and validly existing
national banking association under the laws of the United States, continues to hold a valid
certificate to do business as such and has full power and authority to conduct its business as such
as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus;
(iii) each of its other “significant subsidiaries”, as defined in Regulation S-X (each a
“Significant Subsidiary”), is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with corporate power and authority under such laws to conduct its
business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale
Prospectus and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its
ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that any failure
to be so qualified or be in good
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standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iv)
all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each such Significant Subsidiary have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except, with respect to any
subsidiary that is a national bank, as provided by Section 55 of Title 12 of the United States
Code).
(f) The Company has all corporate power and authority necessary to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Shares and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance of the Shares, the
compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any
of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any
of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject except for any such
conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the
articles of incorporation or code of regulations of the Company or the charter or by-laws of any of
its subsidiaries or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
properties; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or
with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue of the Shares or the
consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such
as have been or will have been, prior to the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the
offering, obtained under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in
connection with the issuance by the Company of the Shares.
(g) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in each of the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, and all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable.
(h) The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered as provided in this
Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such
Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
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(i) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(j) The Shares conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Time of
Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(k) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or
body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property is
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that would have a Material Adverse
Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(l) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation or default of (i) any provision of
its charter or bylaws, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust,
note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to
which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such
subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, except in the case of (ii) and (iii), where any
such violations or defaults would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(m) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business,
management or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth
in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(n) The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health
and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants
(“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of
them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in
compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such
noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other
approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals
would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(o) There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without
limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or
compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on
operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration statement as originally
filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act,
complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(q) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the
application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus will not be,
required to register as an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
(r) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person
granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the
Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include
such securities with the Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, except as
described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
(s) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying
any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital
stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or
from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other
subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement,
the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(t) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
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reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The
Company and its subsidiaries’ internal controls over financial reporting are effective and the
Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any material weakness in their internal controls over
financial reporting.
(u) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule
13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such
disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating
to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and
principal financial officer by others within those entities; and such disclosure controls and
procedures are effective.
(v) The Company, other than KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., to the extent disclosed in the Time
of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed
to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the
Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
(w) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and to the best of its
knowledge any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with
any provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in
connection therewith (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), including Section 402 relating to loans and
Sections 302 and 906 relating to certifications.
(x) Upon each delivery of Shares as contemplated by this Agreement to the nominee of The
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and the crediting of such Shares on the books of DTC to securities
accounts of the Underwriters (assuming that neither DTC nor any such Underwriter has notice of any
adverse claim (within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code
(“UCC”))), (1) DTC shall be a “protected purchaser” of such Shares within the meaning of Section
8-303 of the UCC, (2) under Section 8-501 of the UCC, the Underwriters will acquire a valid
security entitlement in respect of such Shares and (3) no action based on any “adverse claim”,
within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC, to such Shares may be asserted against the
Underwriters with respect to such security entitlement.
(y) Except as otherwise disclosed by the Company in its reports filed under the Exchange Act,
the Company has filed all foreign, federal, state and local tax returns that are required to be
filed or has requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure so to file would
not, individually or in the
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aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it
and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the
foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessment, fine or penalty that are currently
being contested in good faith or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(z) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, nor, to the
best knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Company or
of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an
offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money,
property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “government official”
(including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a
public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of
any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office)
to influence official action or secure an improper advantage; and the Company and its subsidiaries
and affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws
and have instituted and maintain and will continue to maintain policies and procedures designed to
promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained
herein.
(aa) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are, and have during the last five
years been, conducted in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and
reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of
jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations
thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or
enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no
action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(bb) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any director or officer thereof, nor,
to the best knowledge of the Company, any, employee, agent or affiliate of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a
Person that is:
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(i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control (“Sanctions”), nor
(ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions
(including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Libya, NorthKorea or Sudan).
The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute
or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
(i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country
or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or
(ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including
any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).
(cc) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, (i) the Company and its
subsidiaries have not incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, nor
entered into any material transaction; (ii) the Company has not purchased any of its outstanding
capital stock, nor declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its
capital stock other than ordinary and customary dividends; and (iii) there has not been any
material change in the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company and its
subsidiaries, except in each case as described in each of the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, respectively.
(dd) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits
issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct
their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in the Time
of Sale Prospectus.
2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Company hereby agrees to sell to the several
Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the
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representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter
stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective numbers of
Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite its name at the purchase price set forth in
Schedule I hereto (the “Purchase Price”).
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to
its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Shares, and
the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to the number of
Additional Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto at the Purchase Price, provided, however, that the
amount paid by the Underwriters for any Additional Shares shall be reduced by an amount per share
equal to any dividends declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Shares but not payable on
such Additional Shares. You may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from
time to time in part by giving written notice not later than 30 days after the date of the
Prospectus. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by
the Underwriters and the date on which such shares are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be
at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the closing
date for the Firm Shares nor later than ten business days after the date of such notice.
Additional Shares may be purchased as provided in Section 4 hereof solely for the purpose of
covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. On each day, if
any, that Additional Shares are to be purchased (an “Option Closing Date”), each Underwriter
agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such
adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the same proportion to
the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the number of
Firm Shares set forth in Schedule II hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the
total number of Firm Shares.
3. Public Offering. The Company is advised by you that the Underwriters propose to make a
public offering of their respective portions of the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement
and this Agreement have become effective as in your judgment is advisable. The Company is further
advised by you that the Shares are to be offered to the public upon the terms set forth in the
Prospectus.
4. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal
or other funds immediately available in New York City on the closing date and time set forth in
Schedule I hereto, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth
business day
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thereafter, as may be designated in writing by you. The time and date of such payment are
hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.”
Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds
immediately available in New York City on the date specified in the corresponding notice described
in Section 2 or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than
the tenth business day thereafter, as may be designated in writing by you.
The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares shall be registered in such names and in such
denominations as you shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the
Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts
of the several Underwriters, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the
Shares to the Underwriters duly paid, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.
5. Conditions to the Underwriters’ Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters
are subject to the following conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:
(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been
given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that
does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the
securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2)
under the Securities Act; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings,
business, management or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus as of the date of this Agreement that,
in your judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment,
impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time
of Sale Prospectus.
(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing
Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i)
above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this
Agreement are
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true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Company has complied with all of the
agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder
on or before the Closing Date.
The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her
knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
(c) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx (US) LLP, outside counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio, with power and authority (corporate
and other) to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described
in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus;
(ii) the Shares conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof
contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale
Prospectus;
(iii) the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or
similar rights arising by operation of the Company’s articles of incorporation, code of
regulations or the General Corporation Laws of the State of Ohio, or to such counsel’s
knowledge, otherwise;
(iv) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;
(v) the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company
of its obligations under, this Agreement, the issuance of the Shares, the compliance by
the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein, will not result in any violation of the provisions of
the articles of incorporation or code of regulations of the Company or the charter or
by-laws of any of its subsidiaries, or result in any violation of any statute or any
order, rule or regulation known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their properties;
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(vi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or
with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale of
the Shares or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except such as have been obtained under the Securities Act and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state
securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the
Shares;
(vii) the statements relating to legal matters, documents or proceedings included in
(A) the Prospectus under the captions “Description of Capital Stock” and “Certain ERISA
Considerations” and (B) the Prospectus under the caption “Underwriting”, in each case
fairly summarize in all material respects such matters, documents or proceedings;
(viii) the Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale
Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and
(ix) (A) in the opinion of such counsel (1) each document filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the
Prospectus (except for the financial statements and financial schedules and other
financial and statistical data included therein, as to which such counsel need not express
any opinion) appeared on its face to be appropriately responsive as of its filing date in
all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, and (2) the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus (except for the financial statements and financial schedules and other
financial and statistical data included therein as to which such counsel need not express
any opinion) appear on their face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects
to the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, and (B) nothing has come to the attention of such counsel that
causes such counsel to believe that (1) any part of the Registration Statement, when such
part became effective, (except for the financial statements and financial schedules and
other financial and statistical data included therein as to which such counsel need not
express any belief) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, (2) the Registration Statement or the
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Prospectus (except for the financial statements and financial schedules and other
financial and statistical data included therein as to which such counsel need not express
any belief) on the date of this Agreement contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, (3) the Time of Sale Prospectus (except for
the financial statements and financial schedules and other financial and statistical data
included therein, as to which such counsel need not express any belief) as of the date of
this Agreement or as amended or supplemented, if applicable, as of the Closing Date
contained or contains any 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 or (4) the Prospectus (except for
the financial statements and financial schedules and other financial and statistical data
included therein, as to which such counsel need not express any belief) as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, as of the Closing Date contains any untrue statement of a
material fact 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.
(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Squire, Xxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx (US) LLP, tax counsel for the Company, dated such date, to the effect that such firm
confirms that the statements set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Certain U.S. Income Tax
Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders of Common Shares”, insofar as they purport to constitute a summary
of matters of U.S. federal income tax law, constitute an accurate summary of the matters set forth
in all material respects.
(e) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Xxxxx X. Xxxxx,
Esq., Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Company, dated such date, to the effect that:
(i) | the Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights; | ||
(ii) | the shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the issuance of the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; | ||
(iii) | the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the issuance of the Shares, the compliance by the |
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Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; and | |||
(iv) | there is no pending or, to the knowledge of such counsel, threatened action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property, of a character required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which is not adequately disclosed, and there is no statute, regulation, franchise, contract or other document of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required. |
(f) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, such opinion or opinions, with respect
to the incorporation of the Company, the validity of the Shares, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus as well as such other related matters as the
Underwriters may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such papers and
information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
The opinions described in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) above shall be rendered to the Underwriters
at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
(g) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, a
letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Underwriters, from Ernst & Young LLP, independent public accountants,
containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort
letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information
contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided
that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than the date
hereof.
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(h) The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between you
and certain shareholders, officers and directors of the Company relating to sales and certain other
dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to you on or before
the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares hereunder are
subject to the delivery to you on the applicable Option Closing Date of such documents as you may
reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization and
issuance of the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related
to the issuance of such Additional Shares.
6. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) To furnish to you, without charge, a signed copy of the Registration Statement (including
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and to deliver to each of the
Underwriters during the period mentioned in Section 6(e) or 6(f) below, as many copies of the Time
of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein and any
supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as you may reasonably request.
(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus
or the Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not
to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object.
(c) To furnish to you a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on
behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and not to use or refer to any proposed free
writing prospectus to which you reasonably object.
(d) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing
prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not
have been required to file thereunder.
(e) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Shares at a time
when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or
condition exist as a result of which it is
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necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or
condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information
contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the
Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with
applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to
the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of
Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented
will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a
prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
(f) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Shares as in the
opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to
in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales
by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is
necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule
173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of
counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with
applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to
the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses you will furnish to the Company) to
which Shares may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon
request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the
Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the
Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is
delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will
comply with applicable law.
(g) To endeavor to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws
of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably request.
(h) To make generally available to the Company’s security holders and to you as soon as
practicable an earning statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the
first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy
the provisions of
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Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder.
(i) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this
Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the
Company’s counsel and the Company’s accountants in connection with the registration and delivery of
the Shares under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the
preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale
Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or
referred to by the Company and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including the
filing fees payable to the Commission relating to the Shares (within the time required by Rule
456(b)(1), if applicable), all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering
of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii)
all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters,
including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) the cost of printing or producing any
Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares under
state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Shares for offer
and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 6(g) hereof, including filing fees and
the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such
qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum, (iv) all filing
fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in
connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Shares by the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, (v) all costs and expenses incident to listing the Shares on the New
York Stock Exchange, (vi) the cost of printing certificates representing the Shares, (vii) the
costs and charges of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the costs and expenses of
the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the
marketing of the offering of the Shares, including, without limitation, expenses associated with
the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the
production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in
connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and
lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and
the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, (ix) the document production
charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement and (x) all other costs and expenses
incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not
otherwise made in this Section. It is
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understood, however, that except as provided in this Section, Section 8 entitled “Indemnity
and Contribution” and the last paragraph of Section 10 below, the Underwriters will pay all of
their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer taxes
payable on resale of any of the Shares by them and any advertising expenses connected with any
offers they may make.
(j) If the third anniversary of the initial effective date of the Registration Statement
occurs before all the Shares have been sold by the Underwriters, prior to the third anniversary to
file a new shelf registration statement and to take any other action necessary to permit the public
offering of the Shares to continue without interruption; references herein to the Registration
Statement shall include the new registration statement declared effective by the Commission;
(k) To prepare a final term sheet relating to the offering of the Shares, containing only
information that describes the final terms of the offering in a form consented to by the Managers,
and to file such final term sheet within the period required by Rule 433(d)(5)(ii) under the
Securities Act following the date the final terms have been established for the offering of the
Shares.
The Company also covenants with each Underwriter that, without the prior written consent of
the Managers identified in Schedule I with authorization to release the lock-up on behalf of the
Underwriters, it will not, during the restricted period set forth in Schedule I hereto, (1) offer,
pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or
contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or
dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into
or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement
that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of
the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be
settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (3) file any
registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock
or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock. The foregoing
sentence shall not apply to (a) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (b) the issuance by the Company of
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security
outstanding on the date hereof of which the Underwriters have been advised in writing, or (c) the
establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, for the transfer of
shares of Common Stock, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock
during the 90-day restricted period and no public announcement or filing under the
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Exchange Act regarding the establishment of such plan shall be required of or voluntarily made
by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company.
7. Covenants of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter severally covenants with the Company not
to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission
under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that
otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the
Underwriter.
8. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each affiliate of any Underwriter
within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused
by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale
Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act,
any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d)
under the Securities Act, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or caused by
any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company
in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.
(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any,
who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such
Underwriter, but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the
Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement,
any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus or the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
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(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted
involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b),
such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity
may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the
indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such
proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In
any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such
counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the
same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them.
It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any
indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to
any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be
reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Managers
authorized to appoint counsel under this Section set forth in Schedule I hereto, in the case of
parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company, in the case of parties
indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent
or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the
indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an
indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as
contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees
that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent
if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party
of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified
party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party
shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any
pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a
party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless
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such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability
on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or 8(b) is unavailable to
an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying
such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided
by clause 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above but also the relative
fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with
the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on
the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Shares
shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of
the Shares (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts
and commissions received by the Underwriters bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of
the Shares set forth in the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriters 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 Company or by the Underwriters and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to
this Section 8 are several in proportion to the respective number of Shares they have purchased
hereunder, and not joint.
(e) The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the
Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that
does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8(d). The amount paid
or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities
referred to in Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above,
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required
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to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Shares
underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of
any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies
provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which
may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 8 and the
representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement,
(ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any person controlling any
Underwriter or any affiliate of any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or
directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the
Shares.
9. Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by you to the
Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i)
trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be,
any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market, the
Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade,
(ii) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any
over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance
services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking
activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall
have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any
calamity or crisis that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and which, singly or together
with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or
inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the
manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
10. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the
execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
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If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the
Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares that it has or they have agreed to purchase
hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number of Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate
number of the Shares to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated
severally in the proportions that the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite their respective
names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of
all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase
the Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to
purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the number of Shares that any Underwriter
has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 10 by an
amount in excess of one-ninth of such number of Shares without the written consent of such
Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to
purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate number of Firm Shares with respect to which such default
occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased on such date,
and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for the purchase of such Firm Shares are not
made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the
part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either you or the Company
shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in
order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale
Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on an
Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional
Shares and the aggregate number of Additional Shares with respect to which such default occurs is
more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option
Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their
obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date or
(ii) purchase not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-defaulting Underwriters
would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. Any action taken under this
paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of
such Underwriter under this Agreement.
If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any
failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the
conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters
as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all
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out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably
incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated
hereunder.
11. Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written
agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement) that
relate to the offering of the Shares, represents the entire agreement between the Company and the
Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale
Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Shares.
(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Shares: (i) the
Underwriters have acted at arms length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the
Company or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Company only those duties and
obligations set forth in this Agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded
by this Agreement), if any, and (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of
the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may
have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with
the offering of the Shares.
12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the
same instrument.
13. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York.
14. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
15. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt
and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to you at the address set forth in
Schedule I hereto; and if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or sent to the address set
forth in Schedule I hereto.
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Very truly yours, KeyCorp |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President | |||
Accepted as of the date hereof
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
Acting severally on behalf of themselves
and the several Underwriters named
in Schedule II hereto.
and the several Underwriters named
in Schedule II hereto.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Director | |||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Director | |||
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SCHEDULE I
Managers: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated | |
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC | ||
Managers
authorized to release lock-up under Section 7: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC |
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Managers
authorized to appoint counsel under Section 9(c): |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC |
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Registration Statement File No.: |
333-151608 | |
Time of Sale Prospectus |
1. Prospectus dated June 12, 2008 relating | |
to the Shelf Shares |
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2. Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated | ||
March 18, 2011 relating to the Shares |
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3. Press Release filed on March 18, 2011, | ||
pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities |
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Act |
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4. Other pricing information communicated: | ||
• Offering Size ($625,000,010) |
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• Number of shares offered (70,621,470) |
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• Over-allotment option (7,062,147 ) |
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• Price to public ($8.85 a share) |
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• Trade date (March 18, 2011) |
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• Closing date (March 23, 2011) |
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• Cusip No. (000000000) |
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• Co-managers (See Schedule II) |
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Lock-up Restricted Period: |
90 days | |
Title of Shares to be purchased: |
Common Shares, Par Value $1.00 Per Share | |
Number of Firm Shares: |
70,621,470 | |
Number of Additional Shares |
7,062,147 | |
Purchase Price: |
$8.496 a share | |
Initial Public Offering Price |
$8.85 a share | |
Selling Concession: |
$0.21240 a share | |
Closing Date and Time: |
March 23, 2011 10:30 a.m. | |
Closing Location: |
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP | |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Address for Notices to Underwriters: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated | |
0000 Xxxxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk | ||
With a copy to the Legal Department | ||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk | ||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||
Address for Notices to the Company: |
KeyCorp | |
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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SCHEDULE II
Number of | ||||
Firm | ||||
Shares To | ||||
Be | ||||
Underwriter | Purchased | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated |
28,248,589 | |||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC |
25,776,837 | |||
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. |
9,675,141 | |||
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. |
2,542,373 | |||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
1,271,186 | |||
UBS Securities LLC |
1,271,186 | |||
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated |
1,271,186 | |||
Sandler X’Xxxxx & Partners, L.P. |
282,486 | |||
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. |
282,486 | |||
Total: |
70,621,470 | |||
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF LOCK-UP LETTER]
[•], 2011
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated (“Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx”) and X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities LLC (“X.X. Xxxxxx”) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the
“Underwriting Agreement”) with KeyCorp, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), providing for the
public offering (the “Public Offering”) by the several Underwriters, including Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and
X.X. Xxxxxx (the “Underwriters”), of shares (the “Shares”) of the common shares, par value $1.00
per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”). All capitalized terms used herein and not defined
herein are defined as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.
In consideration of the agreement by the Underwriters to offer and sell the Shares, and of
other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
the undersigned agrees that, during the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing to and
including the date 90 days after the date of the final Prospectus covering the public offering of
the Shares (such period, the “Lock-Up Period”), the undersigned will not offer, sell, contract to
sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale, or otherwise dispose of any Common
Stock of the Company, or any options or warrants to purchase any Common Stock of the Company, or
any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive Common
Stock of the Company, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, owned directly by the undersigned
(including holding as a custodian) or with respect to which the undersigned has beneficial
ownership within the rules and regulations of the SEC (collectively the “Undersigned’s Shares”).
The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned from engaging in any
hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected in the
undersigned’s judgment to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the Undersigned’s Shares,
even if such shares would be
disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other
transactions would include without limitation any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any
right (including without limitation any put or call option) with respect to any of the
Undersigned’s Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any
significant part of its value from such shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer the Undersigned’s Shares (i) as a
bona fide gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree to be bound in writing by
the restrictions set forth herein, (ii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the
undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that the trustee of the trust
agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, and provided further that any
such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (iii) to any corporation, limited
liability company, limited partnership or general partnership of which all of the equity interest
is owned by the undersigned, or the immediate family of the undersigned and/or one or more trusts
described in clause (ii) above, provided the transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the
restrictions set forth herein, (iv) if the transfer of the Undersigned’s Shares occurs by operation
of law, such as rules of intestate succession or statutes governing the effects of a merger, (v) as
sales of the Undersigned’s Shares to satisfy tax obligations (withholding or otherwise) in
connection with the grant by the Company to the undersigned of equity awards, or the vesting of
equity awards acquired by the undersigned or the distribution to the undersigned of a deferred
equity award, in each case pursuant to equity incentive and deferral plans existing and as in
effect on the date of this Lock-Up Agreement, (vi) in payment of the exercise price for options to
purchase Common Shares outstanding on the date hereof, to the Company, pursuant to the terms of the
Company’s equity incentive and deferral plans, provided that such payment is in connection with
options expiring by the terms thereof during the Lock-Up Period, or (vii) with the prior written
consent of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and X.X. Xxxxxx. For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate
family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first
cousin. The undersigned now has, and, except as contemplated by this paragraph, for the duration
of this Lock-Up Agreement will have, good and marketable title to the Undersigned’s Shares, free
and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and claims whatsoever except for any such liens, encumbrances
and claims existing on the date of this Lock-Up Agreement. The undersigned also agrees and
consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar
against the transfer of the Undersigned’s Shares except in compliance with the foregoing
restrictions.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this
agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offering. The undersigned further
understands that this agreement is irrevocable
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and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and
assigns.
It is further understood that, if the Company notifies the Underwriters that it does not
intend to proceed with the offering, if the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective, or if
the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall
terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Shares, the undersigned will be
released automatically and immediately from its obligations under this Lock-Up Agreement.
Whether or not the Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including
market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement,
the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters.
Very truly yours, |
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(Name) | ||||
(Address) | ||||
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