[Draft--6/20/00]
Exhibit 1.1
Western Multiplex Corporation
Shares 1/
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Common Stock
(par value $.01 per share)
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
, 2000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
CIBC World Markets Corp.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Western Multiplex Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws
of Delaware (the "Company"), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named
in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you (the "Representatives")
are acting as representatives, shares of Class A Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of the Company (said shares to be issued and
sold by the Company being hereinafter called the "Underwritten Securities"). The
Company also proposes to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to
additional shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments (the "Option
Securities"; the Option Securities, together with the Underwritten Securities,
being hereinafter called the "Securities"). To the extent there are no
additional Underwriters listed on Schedule I hereto other than you, the term
Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms
Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the
context requires. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 17 hereof.
As part of the offering contemplated by this Agreement, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Inc. has agreed to reserve out of the Securities set forth opposite its
name on the Schedule I hereto, up to shares, for sale to the Company's
employees, officers, and directors and other parties associated with the Company
(collectively, "Participants"), as set forth in the Prospectus under the heading
"Underwriting" (the "Directed Share Program"). The Securities to be sold by
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. pursuant to the Directed Share Program (the "Directed
Shares") will be sold by Salomon
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1/ Plus an option to purchase from the Company, up to additional
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Securities to cover over-allotments.
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. pursuant to this Agreement at the public offering price. Any
Directed Shares not orally confirmed for purchase by any Participants by the end
of the business day on which this Agreement is executed will be offered to the
public by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. as set forth in the Prospectus.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants
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to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.
(a) The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission a
registration statement (file number 333-35200) on Form S-1, including
a related preliminary prospectus, for registration under the Act of
the offering and sale of the Securities. The Company may have filed
one or more amendments thereto, including a related preliminary
prospectus, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The
Company will next file with the Commission either (1) prior to the
Effective Date of such registration statement, a further amendment to
such registration statement (including the form of final prospectus)
or (2) after the Effective Date of such registration statement, a
final prospectus in accordance with Rules 430A and 424(b). In the case
of clause (2), the Company has included in such registration
statement, as amended at the Effective Date, all information (other
than Rule 430A Information) required by the Act to be included in such
registration statement and the Prospectus. As filed, such amendment
and form of final prospectus, or such final prospectus, shall contain
all Rule 430A Informa tion, together with all other such required
information, and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree
in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in
the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the
extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such
specific additional information and other changes (beyond that
contained in the latest Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has
advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made
therein.
(b) On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did or
will, and when the Prospectus is first filed (if required) in
accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined
herein) and on any date on which Option Securities are purchased, if
such date is not the Closing Date (a "settlement date"), the
Prospectus (and any supplements thereto) will, comply in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Act; on the Effective
Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not or
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading; and, on the
Effective Date, the Prospectus, if not filed pursuant to Rule 424(b),
will not, and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on
the Closing Date and any settlement date, the Prospectus (together
with any supplement thereto) will not, include any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the
Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, or the
Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or
on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically
for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any
supplement thereto).
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(c) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized with full corporate
power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to
operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction which requires such qualification, except where the
failure to be so qualified 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, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business.
(d) The Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set
forth in the Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms in
all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus; the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and
validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable;
the Securities have been duly and validly authorized, and, when issued
and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this
Agreement, will be fully paid and nonassessable; the Securities are
duly listed, and admitted and authorized for trading, subject to
official notice of issuance and evidence of satisfactory distribution,
on the Nasdaq National Market; the certificates for the Securities are
in valid and sufficient form; the holders of outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company are not entitled to, preemptive or other
rights to subscribe for the Securities; and, except as set forth in
the Prospectus, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase,
agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any
obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares of capital
stock of or ownership interests in the Company are outstanding.
(e) The Company does not have any subsidiaries as defined by
Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.
(f) There is no 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.
(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company.
(h) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the
proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus, will not be an
"investment company" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
(i) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order
of any court or governmental agency or body is required in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under the blue sky
laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner
contemplated herein and in the Prospectus.
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(j) Neither the issue and sale of the Securities nor the
consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a
breach or violation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
pursuant to, (i) the charter or by-laws of the Company, (ii) the terms
of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note
agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition,
covenant or instrument to which the Company is a party or bound or to
which its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or
any of its properties, which violation or default would, in the case
of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, either individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial
or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the
Company, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business.
(k) No holders of securities of the Company have rights to
the registration of such securities under the Registration Statement,
except those holders that have waived such rights.
(l) The historical financial statements and schedules of the
Company included in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement
present fairly in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates
and for the periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise
noted therein). The selected financial data set forth under the
caption "Selected Financial Data" in the Prospectus and Registration
Statement fairly present, on the basis stated in the Prospectus and
the Registration Statement, the information included therein.
(m) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or its property is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii)
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or
properties of the Company, whether or not arising from transactions in
the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) .
(n) The Company owns or leases all such properties as are
necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently conducted.
(o) The Company is not in violation or default of (i) any
provision of its charter or by-laws, (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
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decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction
over the Company or any of its properties, as applicable, which
violation or default would, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii)
above, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects,
earnings, business or properties of the Company, whether or not
arising form transactions in the ordinary course of business, except
as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto).
(p) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, who have certified certain financial
statements of the Company and delivered their report with respect to
the audited financial statements and schedules included in the
Prospectus, are independent public accountants with respect to the
Company within the meaning of the Act.
(q) 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 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, whether or not arising
from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto) and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it
and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the
extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any
such assessment, fine or penalty that is currently being contested in
good faith or as would not have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or
properties of the Company, whether or not arising from transactions in
the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(r) No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the
Company exists or, to the Company's knowledge, is threatened or
imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent
labor disturbance by the employees of any of its principal suppliers,
contractors or customers, that could have a material adverse effect on
the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business
or properties of the Company, whether or not arising from transactions
in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(s) The Company is insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which it is
engaged; all policies of insurance insuring the Company or its
respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are
in full force and effect; the Company is in compliance with the terms
of such policies and instruments in all material respects; and there
are no claims by the Company under any such policy or instrument as to
which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a
reservation of rights clause; the Company has not been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for; and the Company has no
reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business at a cost that would not have a material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or
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otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the
Company, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(t) The Company possesses all licenses, certificates, permits
and other authorizations issued by the appropriate federal, state or
foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct business, except
where the failure to possess such licenses, certificates, permits and
other authorizations would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in
a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company, whether or
not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business; and
the Company has not 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 on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties of the Company, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth
in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(u) The Company 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
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance
with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
(v) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any
action that has constituted or that was designed to or might
reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act
or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Securities.
(w) The Company is (i) in compliance with any and all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment
or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants
("Environmental Laws"), (ii) has received and is in compliance with
all permits, licenses or other approvals required of it under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii) has
not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the
investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous
or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except
where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive
required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse change in
the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business
or properties of the Company and, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth
in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto). Except as set forth in the Prospectus, the Company has
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not been named as a "potentially responsible party" under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980, as amended.
(x) The Company has reasonably concluded that the associated
costs and liabilities of compliance with, or the effect of
Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the
Company would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties of the Company, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth
in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(y) Except where the liability which could reasonably be
expected to result would not have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or
properties of the Company, whether or not arising from transactions in
the ordinary course of business, (i) the Company has fulfilled its
obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Xxxxxxx
000 xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 ("ERISA") and the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder with respect to each "plan" (as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA and such regulations and published interpretations) in which
employees of the Company are eligible to participate, (ii) each such
plan is in compliance in all material respects with the presently
applicable provisions of ERISA and such regulations and published
interpretations and (iii) the Company has not incurred any unpaid
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (other than for
the payment of premiums in the ordinary course) or to any such plan
under Title IV of ERISA.
(z) The Company owns, possesses, licenses or has other rights
to use, on reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade
and service marks, trade and service xxxx registrations, trade names,
copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how
and other intellectual property (collectively, the "Intellectual
Property") necessary for the conduct of the Company's business as now
conducted or as proposed in the Prospectus to be conducted. Except as
set forth in the Prospectus under the captions "Risk Factors--Our
future success will depend on part on our ability to protect our
intellectual property rights, and our inability to enforce these
rights could cause us to lose sales and any competitive advantage we
have," "Risk Factors--Claims that we infringe third party intellectual
property rights could result in significant expenses and restrictions
on our ability to sell our products in particular markets," and
"Business--Intellectual Property," (a) to the Company's knowledge, no
third party possesses any material rights in or to such Intellectual
Property; (b) to the Company's knowledge, no third party is infringing
any such Intellectual Property; (c) to the Company's knowledge, there
is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by
others challenging the Company's rights in or to any such Intellectual
Property or challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual
Property; (d) the Company has not received written notice of any
pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that
the Company infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark,
copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the
Company is unaware of any fact which would form a reasonable basis for
any such claim; (e) to the Company's knowledge, there is no U.S.
patent or published U.S. patent application which contains claims that
have
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priority over any Intellectual Property described in the Prospectus as
being owned by or licensed to the Company or that interferes with the
issued or pending claims of any such Intellectual Property; and (f)
there is no prior art of which the Company is aware that may render
any U.S. patent held by the Company invalid or any U.S. patent
application held by the Company unpatentable which has not been
disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
(aa) The statements contained in the Prospectus under the
captions "Risk Factors--Our future success will depend on part on our
ability to protect our intellectual property rights, and our inability
to enforce these rights could cause us to lose sales and any
competitive advantage we have," "Risk Factors--Claims that we infringe
third party intellectual property rights could result in significant
expenses and restrictions on our ability to sell our products in
particular markets," and "Business--Intellectual Property" fairly
summarize the matters described therein.
(bb) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other
relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Holdings Inc. and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from
the sale of the Securities hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed
to any affiliate of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Holding Inc.
(cc) The Company has not offered, or caused the Underwriters
to offer, Securities to any person pursuant to the Directed Share
Program with the specific intent to unlawfully influence (i) a customer
or supplier of the Company to alter the customer's or supplier's level
or type of business with the Company, or (ii) a trade journalist or
publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company
or its products.
Furthermore, the Company represents and warrants to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Inc. that (i) the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any
preliminary prospectus comply, and any further amendments or supplements thereto
will comply, with any applicable laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions in
which the Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
if applicable, are distributed in connection with the Directed Share Program,
and that (ii) no authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration
or qualification of or with any government, governmental instrumentality or
court, other than such as have been obtained, is necessary under the securities
laws and regulations of foreign jurisdictions in which the Directed Shares are
offered outside the United States.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to
the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the
offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the
Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
2. Purchase and Sale. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and
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in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the
Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of
$ per share, the amount
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of the Underwritten Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter's name in
Schedule I hereto.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an
option to the several Underwriters to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to
Option Securities at the same purchase price per share as the Underwriters shall
pay for the Underwritten Securities. Said option may be exercised only to cover
over-allotments in the sale of the Underwritten Securities by the Underwriters.
Said option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time (but not more than
once) on or before the 30th day after the date of the Prospectus upon written or
telegraphic notice by the Representatives to the Company setting forth the
number of shares of the Option Securities as to which the several Underwriters
are exercising the option and the settlement date. The number of Option
Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the same percentage of
the total number of shares of the Option Securities to be purchased by the
several Underwriters as such Underwriter is purchasing of the Underwritten
Securities, subject to such adjustments as you in your absolute discretion shall
make to eliminate any fractional shares.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the
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Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities (if the option provided for in
Section 2(b) hereof shall have been exercised on or before the third Business
Day prior to the Closing Date) shall be made at 10:00 AM, New York City time, on
, 2000, or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days
after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and
time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company
or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment
for the Securities being herein called the "Closing Date"). Delivery of the
Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of
the several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the
Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the
Company by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by
the Company. Delivery of the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities
shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the
Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised
after the third Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Company will deliver
the Option Securities (at the expense of the Company) to the Representatives, at
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx the date specified by the
Representatives (which shall be within three Business Days after exercise of
said option) for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against
payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase
price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in
same-day funds to an account specified by the Company. If settlement for the
Option Securities occurs after the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to the
Representatives on the settlement date for the Option Securities, and the
obligation of the Underwriters to purchase the Option Securities shall be
conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental opinions, certificates and letters
confirming as of such date the opinions, certificates and letters delivered on
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
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4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several
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Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth
in the Prospectus.
5. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters
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that:
(a) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and any
amendment thereof, to become effective. Prior to the termination of the
offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of
the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement unless the Company has furnished you a
copy for your review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed
amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object. Subject to the
foregoing sentence, if the Registration Statement has become or becomes
effective pursuant to Rule 430A, or filing of the Prospectus is
otherwise required under Rule 424(b), the Company will cause the
Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed
with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b)
within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory
to the Representatives of such timely filing. The Company will promptly
advise the Representatives (1) when the Registration Statement, if not
effective at the Execution Time, shall have become effective, (2) when
the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if
required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or when any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed with the Commission,
(3) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Securities, any
amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become
effective, (4) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any
amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional
information, (5) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the
institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (6) of
the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to
prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the suspension of any
such qualification and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the
withdrawal thereof.
(b) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities
is required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result
of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or if it shall
be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the
Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company promptly will (1) notify
the Representatives of any such event; (2) prepare and file with the
Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this
Section 5, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement
or omission or effect such compliance; and (3) supply any supplemented
Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
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(c) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally
available to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings
statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will
satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under
the Act.
(d) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel
for the Underwriters signed copies of the Registration Statement
(including exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the
Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as
delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by
the Act, as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may
reasonably request; provided that the printing and delivery cost for any
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copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and any
supplements thereto requested by the Representatives on any date after
the date which is nine months after the Closing Date shall be borne by
the Underwriters.
(e) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification
of the Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may designate and will maintain such qualifications in
effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities;
provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to
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do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to
take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits,
other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities,
in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
(f) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or
otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed
to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition
(whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to
cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company, directly or indirectly,
including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration
statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a
put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent
position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any other
shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or
exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock; or publicly
announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of
180 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, provided,
however, that the Company may (i) issue and sell Common Stock pursuant
to any employee stock option plan, stock purchase plan or dividend
reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Execution Time and the
Company may issue Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of
securities or the exercise of warrants outstanding at the Execution
Time, (ii) issue and sell the Securities to the Underwriters in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii)
issue shares of Common Stock in connection with the automatic conversion
of the Company's shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Common
Stock and (iv) issue shares of Common Stock to WMC Holding Corp. in
exchange for shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company held by WMC
Holding Corp. in connection with the reorganization of WMC Holding Corp.
described in the Prospectus under the caption "Principal Shareholders."
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(g) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably be
expected to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(h) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to
the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and
filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including
financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii)
subject to the proviso in Section 5(d) hereof, the printing (or
reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and
charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration
Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and all
amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be
reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of
the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication,
issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any
stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and
sale of the Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery
of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or
documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the
offering of the Securities; (v) the registration of the Securities under
the Exchange Act and the listing of the Securities on the Nasdaq
National Market; (vi) any registration or qualification of the
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of
the several states (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration
and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (including filing fees
and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters
relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and other expenses
incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with
presentations to prospective purchasers of the Securities; (ix) the fees
and expenses of the Company's accountants and the fees and expenses of
counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; and (x)
all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company
of its obligations hereunder.
(i) In connection with the Directed Share Program, the Company
will ensure that the Directed Shares will be restricted to the extent
required by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD") or the NASD rules from sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or
hypothecation for a period of three months following the date of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
will notify the Company as to which Participants will need to be so
restricted. The Company will direct the removal of such transfer
restrictions upon the expiration of such period of time.
(j) The Company will pay all fees and disbursements of counsel
incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share
Program and stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if
any, incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share
Program.
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Furthermore, the Company covenants with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. that
the Company will comply with all applicable securities and other applicable
laws, rules and regulations in each foreign jurisdiction in which the Directed
Shares are offered in connection with the Directed Share Program.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The
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obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Securities and the
Option Securities, as the case may be, shall be subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of
the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section
3 hereof, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any
certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) If the Registration Statement has not become effective prior
to the Execution Time, unless the Representatives agree in writing to a
later time, the Registration Statement will become effective not later
than (i) 6:00 PM New York City time on the date of determination of the
public offering price, if such determination occurred at or prior to
3:00 PM New York City time on such date or (ii) 9:30 AM on the Business
Day following the day on which the public offering price was determined,
if such determination occurred after 3:00 PM New York City time on such
date; if filing of the Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, is
required pursuant to Rule 424(b), the Prospectus, and any such
supplement, will be filed in the manner and within the time period
required by Rule 424(b); and no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings
for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the
Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to
the Representatives, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Cravath, Swaine
& Xxxxx, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated
the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to
the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related
matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company
shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for
the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the
President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the
Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such
certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, any supplements to the Prospectus and this Agreement and
that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in
this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date
with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the
Company has
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complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions
on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the
Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for
that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company's knowledge,
threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial
statements included in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse effect on
the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the
ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(e) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
LLP to have furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and
at the Closing Date, letters, dated respectively as of the Execution
Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Representatives, confirming that they are independent accountants
within the meaning of the Act and the applicable rules and regulations
adopted by the Commission thereunder and that they have performed a
review of the unaudited interim financial information of the Company for
the three-month period ended March 31, 2000, and as at March 31, 2000,
in accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71 and stating in
effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and
financial statement schedules included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and reported on by them comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act;
(ii) on the basis of a reading of the latest unaudited
financial statements made available by the Company; their limited
review, in accordance with standards established under Statement
on Auditing Standards No. 71, of the unaudited interim financial
information for the three-month period ended March 31, 2000, and
as at March 31, 2000, carrying out certain specified procedures
(but not an examination in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards) which would not necessarily reveal matters of
significance with respect to the comments set forth in such
letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings of the
stockholders, directors and audit and compensation committees of
the Company and inquiries of certain officials of the Company who
have responsibility for financial and accounting matters of the
Company as to transactions and events subsequent to December 31,
1999, nothing came to their attention which caused them to
believe that:
(1) any unaudited financial statements included in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus do not
comply as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements of the Act and with
the related rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission with respect to registration statements
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on Form S-1; and said unaudited financial statements are
not in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a basis substantially consistent
with that of the audited financial statements included in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus;
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to March
31, 2000, there were any changes, at a specified date not
more than five days prior to the date of the letter, in
the long-term debt of the Company or capital stock of the
Company or decreases in the stockholders' equity or
working capital of the Company as compared with the
amounts shown on the March 31, 2000 balance sheet
included in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, or for the period from April 1, 2000 to such
specified date there were any decreases, as compared with
the corresponding period in the previous quarter in
revenues, income from operations, income before income
taxes or in total or per share amounts of net income of
the Company, except in all instances for changes or
decreases set forth in such letter, in which case the
letter shall be accompanied by an explanation by the
Company as to the significance thereof unless said
explanation is not deemed necessary by the
Representatives;
(3) the information included in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus in response to Regulation S-K,
Item 301 (Selected Financial Data), Item 302
(Supplementary Financial Information), Item 402
(Executive Compensation) and Item 503(d) (Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges) is not in conformity with the
applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K; and
(iii) they have performed certain other specified
procedures as a result of which they determined that certain
information of an accounting, financial or statistical nature
(which is limited to accounting, financial or statistical
information derived from the general accounting records of the
Company) set forth in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, including the information set forth under the
captions "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations," "Prospectus
Summary--Summary Financial Data," "Capitalization," "Dilution,"
"Selected Financial Data," "Business" and "Risk Factors" in the
Prospectus, agrees with the accounting records of the Company,
excluding any questions of legal interpretation.
References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any
supplement thereto at the date of the letter.
(f) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as
of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive
of any amendment thereof) and the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or
decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (e)
of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or
otherwise),
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earnings, business or properties of the Company, whether or not arising
from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or
(ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material
and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the
offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the
Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(g) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished
to the Representatives such further information, certificates and
documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(h) The Securities shall have been listed and admitted and
authorized for trading on the Nasdaq National Market, and satisfactory
evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the
Representatives.
(i) At the Execution Time, the Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto from each officer and director of the Company, each of WMC
Holding Corp. (or the limited liability company it converts to), Seaview
Holdings, L.L.C. and the Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Revocable Trust and
from such other persons as requested by the Representatives (other than
GTI Acquisition Corp.), addressed to the Representatives.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not
have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this
Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or
elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the
Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder
may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the
Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in
writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be
delivered at the office of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx, counsel for the
Underwriters, at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, on the Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If the sale of the
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Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the
obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied,
because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof or because of any
refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any
agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a
default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters
severally through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. on demand for all out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall
have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of
the Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to
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indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees
and
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agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within
the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them
may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state
statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of the
Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse
each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the
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Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made
therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion therein; provided further, that with respect to any
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untrue statement or omission of material fact made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(a) shall not
inure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any such
loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the Securities concerned, to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such Underwriter occurs
under the circumstance where it shall have been determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment that (w) the Company
had previously furnished copies of the Prospectus to the Representatives, (x)
delivery of the Prospectus was required by the Act to be made to such person,
(y) the untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in the
Preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the Prospectus and (z) there was not
sent or given to such person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the
sale of such Securities to such person, a copy of the Prospectus. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise
have.
(b) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., the directors, officers, employees and agents of Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Barney Inc. and each person who controls Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. within
the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act ("Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
Entities"), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities
to which they may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other
Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise
(including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim), insofar
as such losses, claims damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the prospectus wrapper material
prepared by or with the consent of the Company for distribution in foreign
jurisdictions in connection with the Directed Share Program attached to the
Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein, when considered in
conjunction with the Prospectus or any applicable preliminary prospectus, not
misleading; (ii) caused by the failure of any Participant to pay for and accept
delivery of the securities which immediately following the Effective Date of the
Registration
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Statement, were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to purchase; or (iii)
related to, arising out of, or in connection with the Directed Share Program,
provided that, the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent
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that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon
any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Inc. specifically for inclusion therein.
(c) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its
officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the
Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same
extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only
with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to
the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing
indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements
set forth (i) in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the
Securities, (ii) under the heading "Underwriting" that relate to the list of
Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the Securities,
(iii) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances under the heading
"Underwriting", (iv) the paragraph related to stabilization, syndicate covering
transactions and penalty bids under the heading "Underwriting", (v) heading the
second to last paragraph contained under the heading "Underwriting", (vi) the
last sentence of the seventh paragraph contained under the heading
"Underwriting" and (vii) under the heading the second to last sentence in the
third paragraph contained under the heading "Shares Eligible For Future Sale",
in each case, in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus constitute the
only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several
Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i)
will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above unless
and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure
results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and
defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from
any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification
obligation provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above. The indemnifying party
shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party's choice at the
indemnifying party's expense to represent the indemnified party in any action
for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall
not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel
retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below);
provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the indemnified
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party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's election to appoint counsel to
represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have
the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the
indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such
separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to
represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such
action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the
indemnifying party shall
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not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the
indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of
such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party
to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. It is
understood, however, that the Company shall, in connection with any one such
action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same
jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be
liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of only one separate firm of
attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such
Underwriters and controlling persons, which firm shall be designated in writing
by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim,
action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution
may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or
potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or
consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, if indemnity may be sought pursuant
to Section 8(b) hereof in respect of such action or proceeding, then in addition
to such separate firm for the indemnified parties, the indemnifying party shall
be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one separate
firm (in addition to any local counsel) for Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., the
directors, officers, employees and agents of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc., and all
persons, if any, who control Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act for the defense of any losses, claims,
damages and liabilities arising out of the Directed Share Program.
(e) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a),
(b) or (c) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless
an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally
agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating or defending same) (collectively "Losses") to which the Company
and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one
hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities;
provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be
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provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the
Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount
or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter
hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is
unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally shall
contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such
relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and
of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to
the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by
it, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the
total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the
cover page of the Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the
Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their
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relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that
it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata
allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and
agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such
Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have
signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have
the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the
applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
(f) The Underwriters hereby agree that they will deliver a copy
of the Prospectus to each person that purchases the Securities from them,
including purchasers in short sale transactions.
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters
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shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased
by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall
constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this
Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up
and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set
forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of
Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the
Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to
purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate amount of
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Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to
purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Securities set forth in
Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase
all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities,
and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this
Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or
the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this
Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding
five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the
required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any
other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to
the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its
default hereunder.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination
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in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the
Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any time
prior to such time (i) trading in the Common Stock shall have been suspended by
the Commission or the Nasdaq National Market or trading in securities generally
on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market shall have been
suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such
Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have
been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there
shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities,
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declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other
calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make
it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to
proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective
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agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the
Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to
this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of
the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or
cancellation of this Agreement.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
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effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed,
delivered or telefaxed to the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. General Counsel (fax
no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to the General Counsel, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Inc., at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: General
Counsel; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to
Western Multiplex Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (fax
no.: (000) 000-0000), Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, with a copy to Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
(fax no.: (000) 000-0000).
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and
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be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation
hereunder.
14. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and
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construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
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counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
16. Headings. The section headings used herein are for
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convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
17. Definitions. The terms which follow, when used in this
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Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.
"Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday
or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust
companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
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"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Effective Date" shall mean each date and time that the
Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments
thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement became or become
effective.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
"Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement
is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
"Preliminary Prospectus" shall mean any preliminary prospectus
referred to in paragraph 1(a) above and any preliminary prospectus
included in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date that omits
Rule 430A Information.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus relating to the Securities
that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time or,
if no filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) is required, shall mean the form of
final prospectus relating to the Securities included in the Registration
Statement at the Effective Date.
"Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement
referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial
statements, as amended at the Execution Time (or, if not effective at
the Execution Time, in the form in which it shall become effective) and,
in the event any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement becomes effective prior to the Closing Date,
shall also mean such registration statement as so amended or such Rule
462(b) Registration Statement, as the case may be. Such term shall
include any Rule 430A Information deemed to be included therein at the
Effective Date as provided by Rule 430A.
"Rule 424", "Rule 430A" and "Rule 462" refer to such rules under
the Act.
"Rule 430A Information" shall mean information with respect to
the Securities and the offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the
Registration Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A.
"Rule 462(b) Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b)
relating to the offering covered by the registration statement referred
to in Section 1(a) hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the
Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
Western Multiplex Corporation
By: ............................
Name:
Title:
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first
above written.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
CIBC World Markets Corp.
By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
By: ................................................
Name:
Title:
For themselves and the other several Underwriters named in Schedule I to the
foregoing Agreement.
SCHEDULE I
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Number of Underwritten
Securities to be
Underwriters Purchased
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.................
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc......................
CIBC World Markets Corp..................
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Total.....................
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EXHIBIT A
[Form of Lock-Up Agreement]
[Letterhead of officer, director or major shareholder of
Western Multiplex Corporation]
Western Multiplex Corporation
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Public Offering of Common Stock
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, 2000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
CIBC World Markets Corp.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the
proposed Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement"), between Western
Multiplex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and each of you
as representatives of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to an
underwritten public offering of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"), of the Company.
In order to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into
the Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or
otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or
might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual
disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or
otherwise), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in
the filing) of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or
liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder
with respect to, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for such capital stock, or
publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of
180 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, other than [(1)] shares
of Common Stock disposed of as bona fide gifts approved by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney
Inc. [and (2) the distribution of shares of Common Stock owned by WMC
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Holding Corp. after it converts to be a limited liability company to its
members, provided that the members agree to be bound by the same restrictions
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set forth in this letter.] 2/ -
If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated
prior to the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the
agreement set forth above shall likewise be terminated.
Yours very truly,
[Signature of officer, director or major
stockholder]
[Name and address of officer, director or
major stockholder]
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2/ Bracketed language to be included only in the letter signed by WMC
Holding Corp.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF OPINION FROM
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX & XXXXXXXX
_______________, 2000
XXXXXXX XXXXX BARNEY INC.
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
and the other several
Underwriters Named In
Schedule 1 to the
Underwriting Agreement
referred to below
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Western Multiplex Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the purchase by you of
7,500,000 shares (the "Shares") of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share, of the Company from the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement
dated ____________, 2000 between the Company and you (the "Underwriting
Agreement").
We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-35200) filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), as it became effective under the Act (the "Registration
Statement"); and the Company's prospectus dated ___________, 2000 (the
"Prospectus"), filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under
the Act. In addition, we have examined, and have relied as to matters of fact
upon, the documents delivered to you at the closing (except the certificates
representing the Shares, of which we have examined a specimen), and upon
originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of
such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments and such
certificates or
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comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of
the Company, and have made such other and further investigations, as we have
deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.
In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as certified or conformed copies, and the authenticity
of the originals of such latter documents.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and
limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in
good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as described in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus.
2. All outstanding shares of the Company's capital stock, including the
Shares, have been duly authorized; and all outstanding shares of the Company's
capital stock have been, and upon payment and delivery in accordance with the
Underwriting Agreement, the Shares will be, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
3. The statements made in the Prospectus under the caption "Description of
Capital Stock," insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of
the Company's capital stock (including the Shares), constitute accurate
summaries of the terms of such capital stock in all material respects.
4. The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
5. The issue and sale of the Shares by the Company and the compliance by
the Company with all of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement will not
breach or result in a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement or other agreement or instrument filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, nor will such action violate the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any federal or New York statute or
the Delaware General Corporation Law or any rule or regulation that has been
issued pursuant to any federal or New York statute or the Delaware General
Corporation Law or any order known to us issued pursuant to any federal or New
York statute or the Delaware General Corporation Law by any court or
governmental agency or body or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or any of their properties.
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6. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any federal or New York governmental agency or body or
any Delaware governmental agency or body acting pursuant to the Delaware General
Corporation Law or, to our knowledge, any federal or New York court or any
Delaware court acting pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law is
required for the issue and sale of the Shares by the Company and the compliance
by the Company with all of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement, except
for the registrations under the Act and the Exchange Act of the Shares, 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 by the Underwriters.
7. The Registration Statement has become effective under the Act; the
Prospectus was filed on ________, 2000 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) of the rules
and regulations of the Commission under the Act; and, to our knowledge, no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued
or proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or threatened by the
Commission.
8. There are no preemptive or other similar rights under federal or New
York law or under the Delaware General Corporation Law to subscribe for or
purchase the Shares. There are no preemptive or other similar rights to
subscribe for or to purchase the Shares pursuant to the Company's certificate of
incorporation or by-laws or any agreement or other instrument filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.
9. To our knowledge, there are no contracts or agreements between the
Company and any person granting such person the right (other than rights which
have been waived or satisfied) to require the Company to include any securities
of the Company owned or to be owned by such person in the securities registered
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
10. To our knowledge, there are no pending or threatened legal or
governmental proceedings required to be described in the Prospectus which are
not described in all material respects as required.
11. The statements made in the Prospectus under the caption "U.S. Tax
Consequences of Non-U.S. Holders," insofar as they purport to constitute
summaries of matters of United States federal tax law and regulations or legal
conclusions with respect thereto, constitute accurate summaries of the matters
described therein in all material respects.
12. The Company is not an "investment company" within the meaning of, and
subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
We have not independently verified the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the statements made or included in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus and take no responsibility therefor, except as and to the extent set
forth in paragraph 3 above. In the course of the preparation by the Company of
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, we participated in conferences
with certain officers and employees of the
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Company and with representatives of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP. Based upon our
examination of the Registration Statement, and the Prospectus, our
investigations made in connection with the preparation of the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and our participation in the conferences referred
to above, (i) we are of the opinion that the Registration Statement as of its
effective date, and the Prospectus, as of ____________, 2000, complied as to
form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, except that in
each case we express no opinion with respect to the financial statements or
other financial data contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
and (ii) we have no reason to believe that the Registration Statement as of its
effective date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus, as of
____________ , 2000 and the date hereof, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, except that in each case we express no belief with respect
to the financial statements or other financial data contained in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
We are members of the Bar of the State of New York, and we do not
express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the State of
New York, the federal law of the United States and the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
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This opinion letter is rendered to you in connection with the
above-described transaction. This opinion letter may not be relied upon by you
for any other purpose, or relied upon by, or furnished to, any other person,
firm or corporation without our prior written consent.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX & XXXXXXXX
