Teekay Tankers Ltd. 8,200,000 Shares Plus an option to purchase from the Company up to 1,230,000 additional Shares to cover over-allotments Class A Common Stock ($0.01 par value) Underwriting Agreement
EXECUTION
8,200,000 Shares
Plus an option to purchase from the Company up to
1,230,000 additional Shares to cover over-allotments
Plus an option to purchase from the Company up to
1,230,000 additional Shares to cover over-allotments
Class A Common Stock
($0.01 par value)
($0.01 par value)
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Teekay Tankers Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx
Islands (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell (the “Offering”) to the several
underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the
“Representatives”) are acting as representatives, 8,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock,
$0.01 par value (“Class A Common Stock”) of the Company (said shares to be issued and sold
by the Company being hereinafter called the “Firm Securities”). The Company also proposes
to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,230,000 additional shares of Class A
Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Option Securities”; the Option
Securities, together with the Firm Securities, being hereinafter called the “Securities”).
To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than you, the term
Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and
Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference
herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein
pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”) on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement
or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as
the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with
respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange
Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base
Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to
be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 21 hereof.
It is understood that the form of prospectus to be used in connection with the offering and
sale of the Securities shall have a Canadian “wrap-around” for purposes of distribution to Canadian
persons or entities.
It is understood and agreed to by all parties that the Company has acquired the vessels (each,
a “Vessel”) listed on Schedule III-A hereto from Teekay Corporation, a Xxxxxxxx Islands
corporation (the “Parent”), as described more particularly in the Final Prospectus. It is
further understood and agreed by all parties that:
(a) Pursuant to (i) a Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement dated as of December
18, 2007, among the Company, Teekay Holdings Limited, a Bermudian holding company (“THL”),
and Parent (the “Contribution Agreement”), (ii) a Purchase Agreement dated April 7, 2008,
between the Company and Parent for the purchase of Ganges Spirit L.L.C. (formerly Delaware Shipping
L.L.C.), (iii) a Purchase Agreement dated April 7, 2008, between the Company and Parent for the
purchase of Narmada Spirit L.L.C. (formerly Xxxxx Shipping L.L.C.), (iv) a Purchase Agreement dated
June 12, 2009, between the Company and Parent for the purchase of Ashkini Spirit L.L.C. (formerly
Xxxxxxxx Shipping L.L.C.) and (v) a Purchase Agreement dated April 6, 2010, between the Company and
Parent for the purchase of Yamuna Spirit L.L.C., Kaveri Spirit L.L.C. and Xxxxx Spirit L.L.C., the
Company acquired all the outstanding ownership interests of each of the entities listed on Schedule
III-A hereto (each a “Vessel Owning Subsidiary”) on the terms set forth therein and as
described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus;
(b) On December 18, 2007, Parent, Teekay Chartering Limited, a Xxxxxxxx Islands corporation
(the “Teekay Pool Manager”), and the Company entered into a Revenue Sharing Pool Agreement
(the “Teekay Pooling Agreement”), pursuant to which the Teekay Pool Manager agreed to
commercially manage certain of the Vessels and other vessels owned by Parent that trade in the
conventional oil tanker spot market on the terms set forth therein and as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus;
(c) As of January 1, 2010, Gemini Pool LLC, a Xxxxxxxx Islands limited liability company
(which replaced Gemini Tankers LLC, a Xxxxxxxx Islands limited liability company, as the pool
manager to the Gemini Pooling Agreement (as defined below)) (the “Gemini Pool Manager”, and
together with the Teekay Pool Manager, the “Pool Managers”), and Teekay Chartering Limited
and certain third parties entered into an Amended and Restated Pool Agreement regarding the Gemini
Tankers Suezmax Pool (the “Gemini Pooling Agreement”), and together with the Teekay Pooling
Agreement, the “Pooling Agreements”), pursuant to which the Gemini Pool Manager agreed to
commercially manage certain vessels of the other parties to the Gemini Pooling Agreement and of
their affiliates, which currently includes one of the Vessels, on the terms set forth therein and
as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; and
(d) On December 18, 2007, Teekay Tankers Management Services, Ltd., a Xxxxxxxx Islands
corporation (the “Manager”), and the Company entered into a Management Agreement
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(the “Management Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager agreed to provide
commercial management, technical, administrative and strategic services in respect of the Vessels
on the terms set forth therein and as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
The Company and the Manager are referred to herein as the “Teekay Parties” and,
together with the Teekay Pool Manager are referred to herein as the “Teekay Entities.” The
entities listed on Schedule III-B hereto are referred to herein as the “Other Subsidiaries”
and, together with the Vessel Owning Subsidiaries are referred to herein as the
“Subsidiaries.” The Company and the Subsidiaries are referred to herein as the
“Company Entities.”
1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Teekay Parties. Each of the
Teekay Parties, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each
Underwriter that:
(a) Registration. The Company meets the requirements for use of Form F-3 under the Act
and has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement (file number
333-159807) on Form F-3, including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act
of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any
amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time, has become effective. The Company may
have filed one or more amendments thereto, including one or more Preliminary Prospectuses,
each of which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will file with the
Commission a final prospectus in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such Final
Prospectus shall contain all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder and,
except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be
in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to
the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional
information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Base Prospectus and any
Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be
included or made therein. The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, meets the
requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x).
(b) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in Registration Statement and Final
Prospectus. On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final
Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined
herein) and on any date on which Option Securities are purchased hereunder, if such date is
not the Closing Date (an “Option Closing Date”), the Final Prospectus (and any
supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the Act and the rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the
Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, the Final Prospectus
(together with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the statements
made or to be made in such documents that are covered by
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Rule 175(b) under the Act were made or will be made with a reasonable basis and in good
faith; provided, however, that the Teekay Parties make no representations or
warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or
the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through
the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Final
Prospectus (or any supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in
Section 8(b) hereof.
(c) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in Disclosure Package. (i) As of the
Execution Time, the Disclosure Package and the price to the public, the number of Firm
Securities and the number of Option Securities to be included on the cover page of the Final
Prospectus, when taken together as a whole, and (ii) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
when taken together as a whole with the Disclosure Package and the price to the public, the
number of Firm Securities and the number of Option Securities to be included on the cover
page of the Final Prospectus, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding
sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter
through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed
that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the
information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(d) No Ineligible Issuer. (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and
(ii) as of the Execution Time (with such time being used as the determination date for
purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as
defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant
to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(e) No Conflicting Information in Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus does not include any information that conflicts with the information
contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference
therein that has not been superseded or modified.
(f) Formation and Qualification. Each of the Teekay Entities has been duly organized
and is validly existing, in good standing under the laws of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx
Islands, and is duly registered or qualified to do business and is in good standing as a
foreign entity, in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the
conduct of its businesses requires such registration or qualification, except where the
failure so to register or qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect,” as used throughout this Agreement, means
a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations,
business, properties, assets or prospects of the Company Entities, taken as a
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whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). Each of the Company Entities has all
limited liability company or corporate, as the case may be, power and authority necessary to
own or lease its properties currently owned or leased and to conduct its business as
currently conducted, in each case in all material respects as described in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(g) Valid Issuance of the Class A Common Stock. At the Closing Date or the Option
Closing Date, the Firm Securities and the Option Securities, as the case may be, will be
duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Underwriters against payment therefor
in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(h) Ownership of the Subsidiaries. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of
the equity interests in each of the Subsidiaries; such equity interests are duly authorized
and validly issued in accordance with the organizational documents of each Subsidiary (the
“Subsidiaries’ Organizational Documents”) and are fully paid and nonassessable; and
the Company owns such equity interests free and clear of all pledges, liens, encumbrances,
security interests, charges, equities or other claims (collectively, “Liens”) except
for Liens under the Credit Agreements.
(i) No Other Subsidiaries. Other than the Subsidiaries, the Company does not own,
directly or indirectly, any equity or long-term debt securities of any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity.
(j) No Preemptive Rights or Options. Except as described in the Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus, there are no preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to
purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any equity interests of any of
the Company Entities. Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus, there are no outstanding options or warrants to purchase (i) any shares of Class
A Common Stock or other interests in the Company or (ii) any equity interests in any
Subsidiary.
(k) No Registration Rights. Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus, no holder of securities of any of the Company Entities has rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement that have not been waived
in writing with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby.
(l) Capitalization. As of June 30, 2010, the Company had, on the consolidated basis
indicated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (and any amendment or
supplement thereto), a capitalization as set forth therein.
(m) Authority and Authorization. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to issue, sell and deliver the Securities, in accordance with and upon the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Registration Statement and the Final
Prospectus. At the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, all corporate action required
to be taken by the Teekay Entities or any of their stockholders, partners or
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members for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, shall
have been validly taken.
(n) Execution and Delivery of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized,
validly executed and delivered by each of the Teekay Parties.
(o) Enforceability of Operative Agreements.
(1) the Contribution Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Parent, THL and the Company;
(2) each of the Subsidiaries’ Organizational Documents has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the appropriate
Subsidiary;
(3) the Secured Credit Facility Agreement dated December 17,
2003 among Great Xxxx Xxxx Xx. 0000 X.X.X., Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx No. 1520
L.L.C., DSME Hull No. 5254 L.L.C., DSME Hull No. 5255 L.L.C., The
Export-Import Bank of Korea, Fortis Capital Corporation, and
Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (the “Term Loan
Agreement”), has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
each Company Entity that is a party thereto and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto,
is a valid and legally binding agreement of each Company Entity that
is a party thereto, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms;
(4) the Secured Facility Agreement dated November 28, 2007 among
Everest Spirit Holding L.L.C. and the other Borrowers named therein;
Nordea Bank Finland PLC, New York Branch, as Agent; and Nordea Bank
Norge ASA, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, ING Bank N.V., London
Branch, and the other Lenders named therein (the “Revolving
Credit Agreement” and, together with the Term Loan Agreement, the
“Credit Agreements”), has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by each of the Company Entities that is a party thereto
and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other parties thereto, is a valid and legally binding agreement of
each of the Company Entities that is a party thereto, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms; and
(5) each of the following agreements has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by each Teekay Entity that is a party thereto,
and is a valid and legally binding agreement of each of them,
enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms: (i)
the Management Agreement; (ii) the Registration Rights
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Agreement dated December 18, 2007, between the Company and the
Parent (the “Registration Rights Agreement”); (iii) the
Teekay Pooling Agreement; and (iv) the Gemini Pooling Agreement.
provided that, with respect to each agreement described in this Section 1(o), the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and, provided further, that the indemnity,
contribution and exoneration provisions contained in any of such agreements may be limited
by applicable laws and public policy.
The Contribution Agreement, the Credit Agreements, the Management Agreement,
the Teekay Pooling Agreement, the Gemini Pooling Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement are herein collectively referred to as the “Operative
Agreements.”
(p) Enforceability of Other Agreements. Each of the agreements listed on Schedule IV
(collectively, the “Other Agreements”) has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by each of the Teekay Entities party thereto and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, is a valid and legally binding
agreement of such Teekay Entity, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except
where the failure to be enforceable would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or could not reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of any
of the Teekay Entities to perform their obligations under this Agreement, the Operative
Agreements or the Other Agreements; provided that, with respect to each agreement described
in this Section 1(p), the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and, provided further,
that the indemnity, contribution and exoneration provisions contained in any of such
agreements may be limited by applicable laws and public policy.
(q) No Conflicts. None of the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of the
Securities, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Teekay Entities
that are parties hereto or the application of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities
as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Final Prospectus, (i) conflicts or will
conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a violation of any articles of incorporation
or bylaws of any of the Teekay Entities, (ii) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes
or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under, any indenture, contract,
mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement, lease or other agreement, or
instrument to which any of the Teekay Entities is a party or by which any of them or any of
their respective properties may be bound, (iii) violates or will violate any statute, law,
rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to any of the Teekay Entities of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental
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body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over any of the Teekay Entities
or any of their properties, or (iv) results or will result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon any property or assets of any of the Company Entities (other than Liens
referred to or described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus), which
conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or Liens, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) or
(iv), could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or could materially impair the ability of any of the Teekay Entities to
perform their obligations under this Agreement, the Operative Agreements or the Other
Agreements.
(r) No Consents. Except for (i) the registration of the Securities under the Act, (ii)
such Consents (as defined herein), approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may be required under the Exchange Act, and applicable state securities or
“Blue Sky” laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of Securities by the
Underwriters, (iii) such Consents that have been, or prior to the Closing Date will be,
obtained, (iv) such Consents that, if not obtained, would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or could not reasonably
be expected to materially impair the ability of any of the Teekay Entities to perform their
obligations under this Agreement, the Operative Agreements or the Other Agreements, and (v)
as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, no permit, consent,
approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or qualification (“Consent”) of
or with any court, governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over any of the Teekay
Entities or any of their respective properties is required in connection with the offering,
issuance and sale by the Company of the Securities, the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by the Teekay Entities parties hereto or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(s) No Default. None of the Teekay Entities is (i) in violation of its articles of
incorporation or bylaws, (ii) in breach of or in default under (and no event that, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default has occurred or is
continuing under) any term, covenant, obligation, agreement or condition contained in any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement, lease or other
agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or by which
it is or may be bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject or (iii) in
violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to any
of the Teekay Entities of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental
body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over any of the Teekay Entities or
any of their properties, which breach, default or violation, in the case of clause (ii) or
(iii), would, if continued, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or
could reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of any of the Teekay Entities
to perform their obligations under this Agreement, the Operative Agreements or the Other
Agreements. To the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, no third party to any indenture,
contract, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement, lease or other agreement,
obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which any of the Teekay Entities is a party
or by which any of them are bound or to which any of their properties are subject, is in
default under any such agreement, which breach, default or violation would, if continued,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(t) Conformity of Securities to Description in Final Prospectus. The Securities, when
issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein will conform in all
material respects to the description thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus.
(u) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the latest audited financial
statements included in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and other than as set
forth in or contemplated by the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, (i) no Company
Entity has sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire,
explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor
dispute or court or governmental action, investigation, order or decree, (ii) there has not
been any material change in the capitalization or material increase in the short-term debt
or long-term debt of the Company Entities or any material adverse change, or any development
involving or which could reasonably be expected to involve, individually or in the
aggregate, a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the general affairs,
management, condition (financial or otherwise), stockholders’ equity, partners’ equity,
members’ equity, results of operations, business, properties, assets or prospects of the
Company Entities, taken as a whole, and (iii) none of the Company Entities has incurred any
liability or obligation, direct, indirect or contingent, or entered into any transactions,
whether or not in the ordinary course of business, that, individually or in the aggregate,
is material to the Company Entities taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(v) Financial Statements. The Company’s consolidated financial statements (including
the related notes), the carve out financial statements of Xxxxx Spirit L.L.C. (including the
related notes and supporting schedules) and the combined carve out financial statements of
Yamuna Spirit L.L.C. and Kaveri Spirit L.L.C. (including the related notes and supporting
schedules) included in the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and the Registration
Statement (i) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the entities or businesses purported to be shown thereby on the
basis stated therein, at the respective dates or for the respective periods indicated, (ii)
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of
the Act and (iii) 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 summary historical financial and operating information set
forth in Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2009
on Form 20-F and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus under the caption “Item 3. Key Information– Selected
Financial Data” is accurately presented in all material respects and prepared on a basis
consistent with the audited and unaudited historical financial statements from which it has
been derived. The pro forma financial statements included in the Disclosure Package, the
Prospectus and the Registration Statement include assumptions that provide a reasonable
basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions and
events described therein; the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those
assumptions; and the pro forma adjustments reflect the proper application of those
adjustments to the
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historical financial statement amounts in the pro forma financial statements included
in the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package and the Registration Statement. The pro forma
financial statements included in the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package and the Registration
Statement comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of Regulation S-X under the Act.
(w) Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The accountants, Ernst & Young LLP,
who have certified the Company’s consolidated financial statements (including the related
notes) included in the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and the Registration
Statement, and delivered their report with respect to the audited financial statements
included in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, were and are the independent
registered public accounting firm with respect to such entities within the meaning of the
Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and the rules and
regulations of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(x) Transfer Taxes. There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under
U.S. federal law or the laws of any state, the Xxxxxxxx Islands or Canada or any political
subdivision thereof, required to be paid in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the issuance or sale by the Company of the Securities or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(y) Title to Properties. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable
title to all real property and good title to all personal property described in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus owned by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and
each Vessel Owning Subsidiary identified on Schedule III-A is the sole owner of the Vessel
set forth opposite its name on Schedule III-A, in each case free and clear of all Liens
except (i) as described, and subject to the limitations contained, in the Disclosure Package
and the Final Prospectus, (ii) that arise under the Credit Agreements or (iii) as do not
materially affect the value of such property, taken as a whole, and do not materially
interfere with the use of such properties, taken as a whole, as they have been used in the
past and are proposed to be used in the future, as described in the Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus (the Liens described in clauses (i) through (iii) above being
“Permitted Liens”); provided, that with respect to any interest in real property and
buildings held under lease by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, such real property and
buildings are held under valid and subsisting and enforceable leases (except as may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law)), with such exceptions as do not materially interfere with the use of the
properties of the Company Entities, taken as a whole as they have been used in the past as
described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and are proposed to be used in
the future as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(z) Vessel Registration. Each vessel identified in Schedule III-A is duly registered
under the laws of the jurisdiction set forth on Schedule III-A in the name of the applicable
Vessel Owning Subsidiary identified in Schedule III-A, free and clear of all Liens except
for Permitted Liens.
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(aa) Permits. Each of the Company Entities has such permits, Consents, licenses,
franchises, concessions, certificates and authorizations (“Permits”) of, and has
made all declarations and filings with, all U.S. federal, provincial, state, local or
foreign governmental or regulatory authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all
courts and other tribunals, as are necessary to own or lease its properties and to conduct
its business in the manner described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus,
subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus and except for such Permits, declarations and filings that, if not obtained,
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect; except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, each
of the Company Entities has fulfilled and performed all its material obligations with
respect to such Permits which are or will be due to have been fulfilled and performed by
such date and no event has occurred that would prevent the Permits from being renewed or
reissued or that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or
termination thereof or results or would result in any impairment of the rights of the holder
of any such Permit, except for such non-renewals, non-issues, revocations, terminations and
impairments that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect, and none of such Permits contains any restriction that is
materially burdensome to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.
(bb) Insurance. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
with respect to off-hire insurance, the Company Entities are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility covering against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; all
policies of insurance insuring the Company Entities or their respective businesses, assets,
employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; the Company Entities are in
compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects; and
there are no claims by any of the Company Entities under any such policy or instrument as to
which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights
clause; none of the Company Entities has been refused any insurance coverage sought or
applied for; and the Company believes that each of the Company Entities will 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 reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Contracts to be Described or Filed. To the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, there
is no agreement, franchise, contract, indenture, lease or other document or instrument of a
character required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or
Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as
required.
(dd) Litigation. There is (i) no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court,
arbitrator or governmental agency, body or official, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to
the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, threatened, to which any of the Teekay Entities is or
could reasonably be expected to be made a party or to which the business or property of any
of the Teekay Entities is or could reasonably be expected to
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be made subject or that would be required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement
which is not adequately disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus as
required, (ii) no statute, rule, regulation or order that has been enacted, adopted or
issued by any governmental agency or, to the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, that has been
proposed by any governmental agency, and (iii) no injunction, restraining order or order of
any nature issued by a Federal or state court or foreign court of competent jurisdiction to
which any of the Teekay Entities is or may be subject, that, in the case of clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) above, (A) could reasonably be expected to (1) individually or in the
aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, or (2) prevent or result in the suspension of the
offering and issuance of the Securities, or (B) questions the validity of this Agreement,
any Operative Agreement or any Other Agreement.
(ee) Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. No relationship, direct or
indirect, exists between or among any Teekay Entity, on the one hand, and the directors,
officers, members, partners, stockholders, customers or suppliers of any Teekay Entity on
the other hand that is required to be described in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus that is not so described. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except
normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of
indebtedness by any Teekay Entity to or for the benefit of any of the officers, directors or
managers of any Company Entity or their respective family members, except as disclosed in
the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. No Teekay
Entity has, in violation of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, directly or indirectly, extended
or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of
credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer of any
Company Entity.
(ff) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. Each of the Company Entities is in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the
rules and regulations of the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”)
that are effective and applicable to each of the Company Entities.
(gg) No Labor Dispute. No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Teekay
Entities exists or is threatened or, to the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, imminent, and
none of the Teekay Parties is aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the
employees of any of its principal suppliers, contractors or customers, that, in each case,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(hh) Tax Returns. Each of the Teekay Entities 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 could not reasonably be expected to 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 is currently being
contested in good faith or as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(ii) Books and Records. Each Company Entity maintains systems 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 U.S.
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 existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(jj) Environmental Compliance. Each Company Entity (i) is 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 Materials (as defined
below) (“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, (iii) has not received notice of any actual or potential liability
under any Environmental Law, and (iv) is not a party to or affected by any pending or, to
the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, threatened action, suit or proceeding, is not bound by
any judgment, decree or order, and has not entered into any agreement, in each case relating
to any alleged violation of any Environmental Law or any actual or alleged release or
threatened release or cleanup at any location of any Hazardous Materials, except where such
noncompliance or deviation from that described in (i) — (iv) above could not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the
Teekay Entities has been named as a “potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
(“CERCLA”). The term “Hazardous Materials” means (A) any “hazardous
substance” as defined in CERCLA, (B) any “hazardous waste” as defined in the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, (C) any petroleum or petroleum product, (D) any
polychlorinated biphenyl and (E) any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or
toxic chemical, material, waste or substance regulated under or within the meaning of any
other Environmental Law.
(kk) Effect of Environmental Laws. In the ordinary course of its business, each
Company Entity periodically reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on its business,
operations and properties, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated
costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures
required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any
permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any
potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, each Company Entity
has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ll) Intellectual Property. The Company Entities own or possess rights to use all
patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark
registrations, service xxxx registrations, copyrights, technology, know-how and other
intellectual property necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses, except where
the failure to possess such rights could not reasonably be expected to have a
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Material Adverse Effect, and the Company Entities believe that the conduct of their
respective businesses do not conflict with, and the Company Entities have not received any
notice of any claim of conflict with, any such rights of others.
(mm) No Distribution of Other Offering Materials. None of the Teekay Parties has
distributed and, prior to the later to occur of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) completion of
the distribution of the Securities, will not distribute, any prospectus (as defined under
the Act) in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final
Prospectus or other materials, if any, permitted by the Act, including Rule 134 under the
Act.
(nn) Investment Company. None of the Company Entities is now, and after the issuance
and sale of the Securities to be sold by the Company hereunder and application of the net
proceeds from such sale as described in the Final Prospectus under the caption “Use of
Proceeds” will be, an “investment company” or a company “controlled by” an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder (the “1940 Act”).
(oo) Passive Foreign Investment Company. Subject to the qualifications contained in
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, the
Company is not a Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”) within the meaning of
Section 1296 of the Code.
(pp) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. No Teekay Party nor any director, officer,
employee or affiliate of any Teekay Party, nor, to the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, any
agent or representative of any Teekay Party, has taken 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 each of the Teekay Entities and its affiliates have conducted their
businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and
maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws
and with the representation and warranty contained herein.
(qq) Sanctions Laws and Regulations. Neither the issuance and sale of the Securities
by the Company hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will cause any U.S. person
participating in the offering, either as underwriter and/or purchasers of the Securities, to
violate the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act, as amended, or any foreign asset control regulations of the United States
Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) (all such laws and
regulations collectively referred to as the “Sanctions Laws and Regulations”) or any
enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto.
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(rr) OFAC. (i) Each of the Teekay Parties represents that none of the Teekay Entities
nor any director or officer thereof, nor, to the knowledge of the Teekay Parties, any
employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Teekay Entities, is an individual or
entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:
(A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S.
Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the
United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union (“EU”),
Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), or other relevant sanctions authority
(collectively, “Sanctions”), nor
(B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the
subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran,
North Korea, Sudan and Syria).
(ii) Each of the Teekay Parties represents and covenants that no Teekay Entity will, 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:
(A) 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
(B) 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).
(iii) Each of the Teekay Parties represents and covenants that each Teekay Entity has not
knowingly engaged in, is not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or
transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or
transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.
(ss) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Teekay Entities are and have been
conducted at all times 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 Teekay Entities 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 any of the
Teekay Entities with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Teekay Parties, threatened.
(tt) Brokers. Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus,
there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between any Company Entity and any
person that would give rise to a valid claim against any Company Entity
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or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in
connection with this offering of the Securities.
(uu) Market Stabilization. None of the Teekay Entities has taken, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be
expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Securities.
(vv) Prohibition on Dividends. Except as provided in the Credit Agreements and by
Section 43 of the Xxxxxxxx Islands Business Corporations Act, no Subsidiary is prohibited,
directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other
distribution on such subsidiary’s equity securities, 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.
(ww) Statistical and Market Data. The statistical and market-related data included in
the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and the Registration Statement are based on or
derived from sources which the Teekay Parties believe to be reliable and accurate.
(xx) No Restrictions. There are no restrictions on subsequent transfers of the
Securities under the laws of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands.
(yy) Immunity. None of the Teekay Parties nor any of their respective properties or
assets has any immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process
(whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution or otherwise) under the laws of the United States, the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx
Islands or Canada or any political subdivisions thereof.
(zz) Taxes. No capital gains, income, withholding or other taxes are payable by or on
behalf of the Underwriters to the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands or Canada, or to any
political subdivision or taxing authority of either thereof or therein in connection with
the sale and delivery by the Company of the Securities to or for the respective accounts of
the Underwriters or the sale and delivery by the Underwriters of the Securities to the
initial purchasers thereof.
(aaa) Dividends and Distributions. All dividends and other distributions declared and
payable on the shares of capital stock of the Company may, under the current laws and
regulations of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands and any political subdivisions thereof,
be paid in United States dollars and may be freely transferred out of the Republic of The
Xxxxxxxx Islands, and all such dividends and other distributions will not be subject to
withholding or other taxes under the laws and regulations of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx
Islands and are otherwise free and clear of any other tax, withholding or deduction and
without the necessity of obtaining any Consents of or with
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any court or governmental agency or body in the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands or any
political subdivision thereof.
(bbb) Business in the Xxxxxxxx Islands. The Company is not carrying on any business or
conducting any transactions in the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands.
(ccc) Parent Ownership of Class A and Class B Shares. Parent owns directly (or
indirectly through THL) 12,500,000 shares of Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, of the
Company (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the
“Common Stock”) and 3,612,244 shares of Class A Common Stock. All such shares of
Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (collectively, the “Parent Shares”)
have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; and Parent
owns all such shares free and clear of all Liens.
(ddd) Enforceability of Agreements. To the knowledge of the Company, the Gemini
Pooling Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Parent or Teekay
Chartering Limited, as applicable, and, to the knowledge of the Company, is a valid and
legally binding agreement of each of them, enforceable against each of them in accordance
with its terms; provided that, the enforceability of the Gemini Pooling Agreement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law); and, provided further, that the indemnity, contribution and exoneration
provisions contained in the Gemini Pooling Agreement may be limited by applicable laws and
public policy.
Any certificate signed by any officer of any Teekay Party and delivered to the Representatives
or to counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the closing of the Offering shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by such Teekay Party, as to matters covered thereby, to each
Underwriter.
2. Purchase and Sale. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon
the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each
Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company,
at a purchase price of $11.664 per share, the amount of the Firm 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 1,230,000 Option Securities at the same
purchase price per share as the Underwriters shall pay for the Firm Securities. Said option
may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the sale of the Firm Securities by the
Underwriters. Said option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time and from time to
time on or before the 30th day after the date of the Final Prospectus upon written or
telegraphic notice by the Representatives to the Company setting forth the number of Option
Securities as to which the several Underwriters are exercising the option and the Option
Closing Date. The number of Option Securities to
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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 Firm 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 Firm Securities and the
Option Securities (if the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof shall have been exercised on
or before the third Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date) shall be made at 9:00 AM,
New York City time, on October 6, 2010, at the offices of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, New York,
New York, 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 Firm Securities and the Option
Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)
unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised after the third Business Day
immediately preceding the Closing Date, the Company will deliver the Option Securities (at the
expense of the Company) to the Representatives, at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 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 Option Closing Date for the Option Securities, and the obligation of the
Underwriters to purchase the Option Securities shall be conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental
opinions, certificates and letters confirming as of such date the opinions, certificates and
letters delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose
to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Final Prospectus.
5. Agreements. Each of the Teekay Parties, jointly and severally, agrees with the
several Underwriters that:
(a) Preparation of the Final Prospectus and Registration Statement. Prior to the
termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of
the Registration Statement or supplement (including the Final Prospectus or any Preliminary
Prospectus) to the Base Prospectus or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement unless the
Company has furnished to you a copy for your review prior to filing and will not file any
such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably
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object. The Company will cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any
supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission
pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and
will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. The
Company will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the Final Prospectus, and any
supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) or when any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed with the
Commission, (ii) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Securities, any amendment
to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) of any
request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or
any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Final Prospectus or for
any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its
use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the
receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to
prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or
objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or
notice of objection, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of such stop order or
relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to
the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its best efforts to
have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
(b) Notification Regarding Disclosure Package. If, at any time prior to the filing of
the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the
Disclosure Package would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made at such time not misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly
the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended
or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement
or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you
may reasonably request.
(c) Filing of Amendment or Supplement. If, at any time when a prospectus relating to
the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where
such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of
which the Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the circumstances then
prevailing not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement
or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the rules thereunder, the
Company promptly will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event; (ii) prepare and
file with the Commission, subject to the first sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 5,
an amendment or supplement which will correct such
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statement or omission or effect such compliance; and (iii) supply any supplemented
prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
(d) Reports to Shareholders. As soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
90 days after the close of the period covered thereby, 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.
(e) Copies of Reports. The Company will furnish or make available via the Commission’s
Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”) to its
shareholders annual reports containing financial statements audited by independent public
accountants and quarterly reports containing financial statements and financial information
which may be unaudited. The Company will, for a period of two years from the Closing Date,
furnish or make available via XXXXX, to the Underwriters a copy of each annual report,
quarterly report, current report and all other documents, reports and information furnished
by the Company to holders of the Securities (excluding any periodic income tax reporting
materials) or filed with any securities exchange or market pursuant to the requirements of
such exchange or market or with the Commission pursuant to the Act or the Exchange Act
(other than any annual chief executive officer certification and annual written affirmations
to the NYSE).
(f) Signed Copies of the Registration Statement. The Company will furnish to the
Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters photocopies of 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 (including in
circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies
of each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(g) Qualification of Securities. The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the
qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may reasonably designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so
long as reasonably required for the distribution of the Securities; provided that in no
event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it
is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in
suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so subject. The Company will, from time to time, prepare
and file such statements and reports as are or may be reasonably required of it to continue
such qualifications in effect for so long a period as the Underwriters may reasonably
request for the distribution of the Securities.
(h) Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. The Company will not and will cause its
subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, not to, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC,
offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any
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transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the
disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash
settlement or otherwise) by the Company or its affiliates) 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 Class A Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or
exchangeable for, shares of Class A Common Stock; or publicly announce an intention to
effect any such transaction, for a period of 60 days after the date of this Underwriting
Agreement (the “restricted period”); provided, however, that the
Company may grant restricted shares or options to purchase Class A Common Stock under the
Company’s 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) during the
last 17 days of the restricted period the Company issues an earnings release or announces
material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or (y) prior to the
expiration of the restricted period, the Company announces that it will release earnings
results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the restricted period, the
restrictions imposed in this clause shall continue to apply until the expiration of the
18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the
material news or the occurrence of the material event. The Company will provide the
Representatives and any co-managers and each individual subject to the restricted period
pursuant to the lock-up letters described in Section 6(p) with prior notice of any such
announcement that gives rise to an extension of the restricted period.
(i) Compliance with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. Each of the Company Entities will comply
in all material respects with all applicable securities and other applicable provisions of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(j) Price Manipulation. The Teekay Parties will not take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to or that would constitute or that could reasonably be expected to cause or
result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price
of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(k) Expenses. The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the
following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the
Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits
thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or
reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting
and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus,
the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or
supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in
connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing,
authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any
stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Securities;
(iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum
and all other agreements or documents printed
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(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 NYSE; (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
filings); (vii) any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (including filing fees); (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 of the Company or the Teekay Entities incident to the
performance by them of their obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is
understood that, except as expressly provided in this subsection (k), and Sections 7 and 8
hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including without
limitation, fees and disbursements of their counsel (including in connection with any
filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), transfer
taxes on the resale by them of any of the Securities by them, the transportation and other
expenses incurred by or on their behalf in connection with presentations to prospective
purchasers of Securities and any advertising expenses relating to the offers they may make.
(l) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Each Teekay Party agrees that, unless it has or
shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter,
severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company that, unless it has or shall have
obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and
will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as
defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by
the Company under Rule 433; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto
shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in
Schedule II hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented
to by the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the
case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and
(y) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164
and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely
filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.
(m) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the
sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds”.
(n) Investment Company. For a period of five years after the Closing Date or, if
later, the Option Closing Date, the Company will use its best reasonable efforts to ensure
that no Company Entity, nor any subsidiary thereof, shall become an “investment company” as
defined in the 1940 Act.
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(o) Sanctions Laws and Regulations. The Company will not take, and will cause
each subsidiary not to take, directly or indirectly, any action that could reasonably be
expected to result in a violation by any U.S. person participating in the offering of the
Sanctions Laws and Regulations with respect to the sale of the Securities hereunder.
Further, the Company will not use, and will cause each subsidiary not to use, the proceeds
from the sale of the Securities, directly or indirectly, for any purpose or activity that
would cause the Underwriters or any purchaser of the Securities to be in violation of the
Sanctions Laws and Regulations or any agent or “Specially Designated National” of any
country the subject of the Sanctions Laws and Regulations, or any person or entity of any
country the subject of the Sanctions Laws and Regulations.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase the Firm 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 Teekay Parties
contained herein as of the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, to the accuracy of the statements of the Teekay Parties made in any certificates
delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Teekay Parties of their
obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) The Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed in the
manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); any other material required to be
filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act shall have been filed with the
Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice
objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have
been instituted or threatened.
(b) All corporate, partnership and limited liability company proceedings and other
legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the Class
A Common Stock, the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, and all other legal
matters relating to this Agreement and transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably
satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Underwriters, and the Company shall
have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably
request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(c) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx (New York)
LLP, special Xxxxxxxx Islands counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the
Representatives their written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Representatives, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives,
substantially to the effect that:
(i) Formation of the Company and the Manager. The Company and the
Manager have each been duly incorporated and are validly existing in good
standing as corporations under the laws of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx
Islands, and have the corporate power and authority to own or lease their
properties and to conduct their businesses,
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in each case in all material respects as described in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(ii) Formation of Subsidiaries. Each Subsidiary has been duly formed
and is validly existing in good standing as a limited liability company
under the law of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands, and has the limited
liability company power and authority to own or lease its properties and to
conduct its business, in each case in all material respects as described in
the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(iii) Valid Issuance of the Class A Common Stock. The Firm Securities
and the Optional Securities, as the case may be, when issued and delivered
to the Underwriters against payment therefor by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement, have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(iv) Ownership of the Subsidiaries. The Company owns 100% of the
equity interests in each of the Subsidiaries; such equity interests have
been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Subsidiaries’
Organizational Documents, have been fully paid and are nonassessable; and
the Company owns such equity interests free and clear of all Liens except
for Liens pursuant to the Credit Agreements.
(v) Parent Ownership of Class A and Class B Shares. Parent owns
directly (or indirectly through THL) the Parent Shares and all such Parent
Shares have been duly authorized, have been validly issued and fully paid
and are nonassessable.
(vi) No Preemptive Rights or Options. Except as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there are no preemptive rights
or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon
the voting or transfer of, any equity interests of any Company Entities, in
each case pursuant to the organizational documents of such entity. To the
knowledge of such counsel and except as described in the Disclosure Package
and the Final Prospectus, there are no outstanding options or warrants to
purchase (A) any shares of Class A Common Stock or other interests in the
Company or (B) any equity interests in any Subsidiary.
(vii) Authority and Authorization. The Company has all requisite
corporate power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Securities, in
accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus. All
corporate action required to be taken by any of the Teekay Entities or any
of their respective stockholders, pursuant to the law of the Republic of The
Xxxxxxxx Islands for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of
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the Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement has been validly taken.
(viii) Due Execution and Delivery of the Underwriting Agreement. This
Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by
each such Teekay Entity party hereto.
(ix) No Conflicts. None of the offering, issuance and sale by the
Company of the Securities or the execution, delivery and performance by the
Teekay Entities of this Agreement, or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (i) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or
will constitute a violation of the organizational documents of any Company
Entity, (ii) violates or will violate any statute, law, rule, regulation,
judgment, order or decree known to such counsel of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other
authority situated in, the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands, or (iii) to
such counsel’s knowledge, results or will result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of any of the Company
Entities (other than liens referred to or described in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus).
(x) No Consents. No Consent (as defined under Section 1(s)) under the
law of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands is required for the offering,
issuance and sale by the Company of the Securities or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(xi) Permits. To the knowledge of such counsel, no Permits (as defined
under Section 1(aa) of this Agreement) of, or declarations or filings with,
any governmental or regulatory authorities of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx
Islands are required for any of the Company Entities to own or lease its
properties and to conduct its business in the manner described in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(xii) Accuracy of Statements. The statements in the Company’s Annual
Report for the year ended December 31, 2009 on Form 20-F, as amended, and
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions “Information on the
Company– Regulations– Regulation–International Maritime Organization (or
IMO)”, “Information on the Company– Regulations– Environmental
Regulations–United States Regulations”, “Information on the Company–
Regulations– Environmental Regulations–Other Environmental Initiatives”,
“Information on the Company– Regulations– Vessel Security Regulation”,
“Information on the Company– Taxation of the Company– Xxxxxxxx Islands
Taxation”, “Additional Information– Non-United States Tax Considerations–
Xxxxxxxx Islands Tax Consequences”, and the statements in the Registration
Statement, Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
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under the captions “Non-United States Tax Considerations”, “Service of
Process and Enforcement of Civil Liabilities” and “Description of Capital
Stock”, insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of Xxxxxxxx Islands
law, fairly describe in all material respects the portions of the statutes
and regulations addressed thereby.
(xiii) Negative Assurance. Although such counsel has not independently
verified, is not passing on and is not assuming any responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements in the Company’s Annual
Report for the year ended December 31, 2009 on Form 20-F, as amended, and
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions “Information on the
Company– Taxation of the Company– Xxxxxxxx Islands Taxation”, “Additional
Information- Non-United States Tax Considerations– Xxxxxxxx Islands Tax
Consequences”, and the statements in the Registration Statement, Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions “Non-United States Tax
Considerations” and “Service of Process and Enforcement of Civil
Liabilities” (except to the extent specified in the foregoing opinion), no
facts have come to such counsel’s attention that lead such counsel to
believe that the above-referenced sections of the Registration Statement, as
of its effective date, contained an 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, that the above-referenced
sections of the Final Prospectus, as of its issue date and the Closing Date,
contains or contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or
that the above-referenced sections of the Disclosure Package, as of the
Execution Time, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(xiv) Choice of Law. The choice of New York law to govern this
Agreement constitutes a valid choice of law under the law of the Republic of
The Xxxxxxxx Islands.
(xv) Non-Exclusive Jurisdiction. The submission by the Company to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of any Federal or state court in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, is a valid submission under the law of the
Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands.
(xvi) Enforcement of Judgments. A judgment granted by a foreign court
against the Company may be enforced in the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands
without a retrial on the merits of the matter provided that: (i) the
judgment is for a sum of money and is final in the jurisdiction granting the
judgment; (ii) the court granting the judgment had jurisdiction
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under the laws of the place where it sat and the judgment does not
offend principles of the Republic of The Xxxxxxxx Islands as to due process,
propriety or public order, and (iii) the defendant was actually present in
person or by a duly appointed representative and the judgment does not
constitute in effect a default judgment.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may (A) rely in respect of matters of fact upon
certificates of officers and employees of the Teekay Entities and upon information obtained
from public officials, (B) assume that all documents submitted to them as originals are
authentic, that all copies submitted to them conform to the originals thereof, and that the
signatures on all documents examined by them are genuine, (C) state that their opinion is
limited to Federal laws, the laws of the State of New York and the laws of the Republic of
The Xxxxxxxx Islands, (D) state that they express no opinion with respect to the title of
any of the Teekay Entities to any of their respective real or personal property purported to
be transferred by the Contribution Documents nor with respect to the accuracy or
descriptions of real or personal property. References to the Final Prospectus in this
paragraph (c) shall also include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(d) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special
English counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their written
opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) Enforceability of Management Agreement and Pooling Agreements.
Each of the Management Agreement and the Pooling Agreements constitutes a
valid and legally binding obligation of each of the parties thereto,
enforceable against each such party in accordance with its respective terms,
except that (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) the indemnity,
contribution and exoneration provisions contained in any of such agreements
may be limited by applicable laws and public policy.
(ii) An English court would hold that English law is the applicable law
of the Management Agreement and the Pooling Agreements.
(iii) No permission, filing or approval of any governmental authority
in England applicable to companies generally is required in connection the
Management Agreement and the Pooling Agreements for them to be valid and
enforceable under English law; and it is not necessary
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to register the Management Agreements or the Pooling Agreements in any
public office in England.
(e) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxxx Coie LLP, counsel for the
Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their written opinion, dated the Closing
Date and addressed to the Representatives, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) Tax Opinion. The opinion of Xxxxxxx Coie LLP that is filed as
Exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement is confirmed and the Underwriters
may rely upon such opinion as if it were addressed to them.
(ii) No Registration Rights. Except as described in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus, to the knowledge of such counsel, there
are no contracts, agreements or understandings between any of the Teekay
Entities and any person granting such person the right, that has not been
waived in writing with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated
hereby, to require any of the Teekay Entities to file a registration
statement under the Act with respect to any securities of any of the Company
Entities owned or to be owned by such person or to require any of the Teekay
Entities to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to
the Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to
any other registration statement filed by any Company Entity under the Act.
(iii) Accuracy of Statements. The statements in the Company’s Annual
Report for the year ended December 31, 2009 on Form 20-F, as amended, and
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations– Liquidity and
Capital Resources– Liquidity and Cash Needs,” “Information on the Company–
Business Overview– Our Charters and Participation in the Teekay Pool and
Gemini Pool– Voyage Charters,” “Information on the Company– Business
Overview– Our Charters and Participation in the Teekay Pool and Gemini Pool–
Time Charters,” “Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions– Related
Party Transactions– Management Agreement,” “Major Shareholders and Related
Party Transactions– Related Party Transactions– Pooling Agreements”, and
“Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions– Related Party
Transactions– Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement”; the
statements in the Company’s Report on Form 6-K for the quarterly period
ended June 30, 2010 and incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the
captions “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations– Liquidity and Capital Resources– Liquidity and Cash
Needs”; and the statements in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package
and the Final Prospectus
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under the caption “Our Dividend Policy and Restrictions on Dividends–
Limitations on Dividends and Our Ability to Change Our Dividend Policy,”
insofar as they constitute descriptions of agreements, fairly describe in
all material respects the portions of the agreements addressed thereby;
provided, however, that such counsel need not express any opinion with
respect to Xxxxxxxx Islands law.
(iv) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration
Statement has been declared effective under the Act; any required filing of
the Final Prospectus and of, any supplements thereto pursuant to Rule 424(b)
has been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule
424(b); and, to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Act
and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened.
(v) Compliance as to Form. The Registration Statement and the Final
Prospectus (other than the financial statements and other financial and
statistical information contained therein, as to which such counsel need not
express any opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder.
(vi) Legal Proceedings or Contracts to be Described or Filed. To the
knowledge of such counsel, (i) there is no pending or threatened action,
suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority
or body or any arbitrator involving any of the Teekay Entities or its
property of a character required to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement which is not disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus as required and (ii) there is no agreement, franchise, contract,
indenture, lease or other document or instrument of a character that are
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Final
Prospectus by the Act or to be filed by the Act as exhibits to the
Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.
(vii) Investment Company. No Company Entity is an “investment company”
as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(viii) No Conflicts. None of (i) the offering, issuance and sale by
the Company of the Securities or (ii) the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of the Underwriting Agreement conflicts with or
constitutes a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default), under the
terms of any indenture, contract, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement,
loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument filed as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement (including any document filed as
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an exhibit to any document incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement), which conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults
would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
In addition, such counsel shall state that, in the course of such counsel’s
participation, as counsel to the Company, in the preparation of the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, such counsel has attended conferences with,
among others, representatives of the Underwriters, officers and other representatives of the
Company and the independent public accountants for the Company, at which conferences the
contents of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus were
discussed. Such counsel shall also state that, without undertaking to determine
independently or assuming any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of
the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus, such counsel
has no reason to believe that: (i) 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 to make the statements therein not misleading;
(ii) the Disclosure Package, as of the Execution Time, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; or (iii) the Final Prospectus, as of its issue date or as of the Closing Date,
contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted 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 such counsel need not
express any statement or belief with respect to (x) the financial statements included
therein, including the notes and schedules thereto and the auditor’s report, thereon, or (y)
the other financial or statistical data included in the Registration Statement, Disclosure
Package or the Final Prospectus).
(f) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, special Bahamian counsel
for the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their written opinion, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) Ownership of Vessels. Each of the vessels identified in Schedule
III-A hereto as registered under the laws of the Bahamas is registered under
the law of the Bahamas in the ownership of the owning entity identified in
Schedule III-A hereto, free and clear of all recorded pledges, liens,
encumbrances, security interests, charges, equities or other claims, except
(i) as described, and subject to limitations contained, in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus or (ii) as do not materially affect the
value of such property, taken as a whole, as they have been used in the past
and are proposed to be used in the future, as described in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus.
(g) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Associate General
Counsel for Parent, to have furnished to the Representatives a letter, dated the
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Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representatives, which shall state that such counsel has participated in
conferences with officers and other representatives of the Teekay Entities and the
independent public accountants of the Company and your representatives, at which the
contents of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and
related matters were discussed, and although such counsel has not independently verified, is
not passing on, and is not assuming any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the statements contained in, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package
and the Final Prospectus, no facts have come to such counsel’s attention that lead such
counsel to believe that: (i) the Registration Statement (other than (x) the financial
statements included therein, including the notes and schedules thereto and the auditors’
reports thereon, and (y) the other financial and statistical information included therein,
as to which such counsel need not comment), as of its effective date contained an 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; (ii) the Disclosure
Package (other than (x) the financial statements included therein, including the notes and
schedules thereto and the auditors’ reports thereon, and (y) the other financial and
statistical information included therein, as to which such counsel need not comment), as of
the Execution Time contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; or (iii) the Final Prospectus (other than (x)
the financial statements included therein, including the notes and schedules thereto and the
auditors’ reports thereon, and (y) the other financial and statistical information included
therein, as to which such counsel need not comment), as of its issue date and the Closing
Date contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) The Representatives shall have received from Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, counsel
for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement
thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the
Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose
of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(i) Each of the Manager and the Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters a
certificate, signed by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer
of each such entity, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, to the effect
that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto, as well as each electronic road show used in connection
with the offering of the Securities, and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Teekay Parties in this
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the
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same effect as if made on the Closing Date and each Teekay Party has
complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to such entity’s
knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included
in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse effect on the
general affairs, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations,
business, properties, assets or prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in
the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(j) The Company shall have requested and caused Ernst & Young 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
reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that they are independent
accountants with respect to the Teekay Entities within the meaning of the Act and the
Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder
and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) and
stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and financial
statement schedules included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus
and reported on by them comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the related rules and
regulations adopted by the Commission;
(ii) on the basis of (i) a reading of the audited financial statements
of the Company and its subsidiaries, the audited combined carve-out
financial statements of Yamuna Spirit (Predecessor), Yamuna Spirit
(Successor), Kaveri Spirit (Predecessor), Kaveri Spirit (Successor) and the
audited carve-out financial statements of Xxxxx Spirit; (ii) performing the
procedure specified by the PCAOB for a review of interim financial
information as described in SAS No. 100, Interim Financial Information, on
(A) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010 and the three-
and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2010, each
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus; (B) the
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unaudited interim combined carve-out financial statements of Yamuna
Spirit (Successor) and Kaveri Spirit (Successor) for the three-month periods
ended March, 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010; and (C) the unaudited interim
carve-out financial statements of Xxxxx Spirit for the three-month periods
ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, each incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus;
(iii) 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; and (iv) a reading of the minutes of the meetings of
the stockholders, directors and committees of the Company; and inquiries of
certain officials of the Company who have responsibility for financial and
accounting matters of the Company and its subsidiaries as to transactions
and events subsequent to June 30, 2010, nothing came to their attention
which caused them to believe that:
(1) (A) Any material modifications should be made to the
unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company, Yamuna
Spirit (Successor) and Kaveri Spirit (Successor) and Xxxxx Spirit for
the three-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010 and
any material modifications should be made to the unaudited
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three- and
six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2010, each
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, for them to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles or (B) the
unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company, Yamuna
Spirit (Successor) and Kaveri Spirit (Successor) and Xxxxx Spirit for
the three-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010 and
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company for
the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and June 30,
2010, each incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, do not comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act and the related rules and
regulations adopted by the Commission.
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to June 30, 2010, (A)
at a specified date not more than five days prior to the date of the
letter, there was any increase in the Company’s long-term debt or
decreases in the consolidated net current assets (working capital)
without regard to the change (if any) in the current portion of
derivative assets and liabilities of the Company as compared with the
amounts shown on the June 30, 2010 consolidated balance sheet
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Final
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Prospectus, or (B) for the period from July 1, 2010 to such
specified date, there were any decreases, as compared with the
corresponding period in the preceding year, in consolidated revenues
and consolidated income from vessel operations 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; or
(3) the information included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final
Prospectus in response to Form 20-F, Item 3A (Selected Financial
Data) and Form 20-F, Item 6B (Compensation) is not in conformity in
all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of
Form F-3 and Form 20-F; 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 and Teekay Tankers Predecessor) set forth in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, including
the information set forth in (i) the Company’s Annual Report for the year
ended December 31, 2009 on Form 20-F, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto,
and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions “Item 3. Key
Information– Selected Financial Data” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial
Review and Prospects– Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations”; (ii) the Company’s Report on Form 6-K
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010 and incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus under the captions “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations”; and (iii) the Company’s
Report on Form 6-K for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010 and
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” agrees with
the accounting records of the Company and Teekay Tankers Predecessor,
excluding any questions of legal interpretation.
(iv) on the basis of a reading of the unaudited pro forma financial
statements included in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus (the “pro forma financial statements”);
carrying out certain specified procedures; inquiries of certain officials of
Teekay Entities who have responsibility for financial and
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accounting matters; and proving the arithmetic accuracy of the
application of the pro forma adjustments to the historical amounts in the
pro forma financial statements, nothing came to their attention which caused
them to believe that the pro forma financial statements do not comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of
Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X or that the pro forma adjustments have not been
properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of such
statements.
References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (j) include any supplement thereto at the
date of the letter.
(k) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information
is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final
Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i)
any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (j) of
this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the general affairs, management, condition (financial or otherwise), stockholders’
equity, members’ equity, results of operations, business, properties, assets or prospects of
the Company Entities taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the
ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) 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), the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
(l) Prior to the Closing Date, the Teekay Entities shall have furnished to the
Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives
may reasonably request.
(m) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the
rating of any of the debt securities of the Company Entities by any “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Act) or
any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible
change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.
(n) The Securities shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on
the NYSE, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the
Representatives.
(o) At the Execution Time, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
lock-up letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto from Parent and each
officer and director of the Company and addressed to the Representatives.
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If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as
provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere
in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives
and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder
may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of
such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed
in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of
Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at Worldwide Plaza, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, on the Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided
for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set
forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10
hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Teekay Parties to perform
any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any
of the Underwriters, the Teekay Parties will reimburse the Underwriters severally through Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated on demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel) that shall have been reasonably incurred by them in connection with the
proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Teekay Parties, jointly and severally,
agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, agents
and affiliates 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 the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or
any Issuer Free Writing 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 Teekay Parties 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 Teekay
Parties by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion
therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Teekay Parties
may otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Teekay Parties, each
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of their respective directors, each of their respective officers who signs the
Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Teekay Parties within the meaning
of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the indemnity in Section 8(a)
from the Teekay Parties to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information
relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Teekay Parties 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 Teekay Parties acknowledge that the
statements set forth (i) in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the
Securities and (ii) under the heading “Underwriting”, (A) the list of Underwriters and their
respective participation in the sale of the Securities, (B) the sentences related to
concessions and reallowances and (C) the paragraphs related to stabilization, syndicate
covering transactions and penalty bids in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final
Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the
several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of
the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof
is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8 notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying
party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to
the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the
forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not,
in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party
other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The
indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice
at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for
which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter
be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified
party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the
indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an
action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ one separate counsel (in
addition to local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs
and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying
party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include
both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other
indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall
authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the
indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified parties (which consent shall not be
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unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), settle or compromise or consent to the
entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder
(whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or
action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of
each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or
proceeding.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8
is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the
Teekay Parties, jointly and severally, and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to
the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively
“Losses”) to which one or more of the Teekay Parties and one or more of the
Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Teekay Parties on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other
from the Offering; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter
(except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of
the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or
commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the
allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the
Teekay Parties 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
Teekay Parties 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 Teekay Parties shall be deemed to be
equal to the total net proceeds from the Offering (before deducting expenses) received by
it, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total
underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the
Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Teekay
Parties on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and
their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be
just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to
above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For
purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee, agent and
affiliates of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter,
and each person who controls any of the Teekay Parties within the meaning of either the Act
or the Exchange Act, each officer of any of the Teekay Parties who shall have signed the
Registration Statement and each director of any of the Teekay Parties shall have the same
rights to
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contribution as the Teekay Parties, subject in each case to the applicable terms and
conditions of this paragraph (d).
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase
and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters
hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or
their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to
take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set forth
opposite their names in Schedule 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 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 Teekay Parties. In the event of a default by any Underwriter
as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding
five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in
the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may
be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its
liability, if any, to the Teekay Parties and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned
by its default hereunder.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute
discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment
for the Securities, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i) trading in the Company’s
Class A Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the NYSE or trading in
securities generally on the NYSE shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have
been established on such exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by
Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity
or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of
the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the
Securities as contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto).
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements,
representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Teekay Parties or their
respective 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 Teekay Parties 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, 8 and 9 hereof shall survive the termination or
cancellation of this Agreement.
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12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on
receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Equity Syndicate
Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department, to Equity Capital Markets Syndicate Desk, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc., 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 and to Equity Syndicate Desk, X.X. Xxxxxx
Securities LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (fax no. 000-000-0000); or, if sent to
the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Teekay Tankers Ltd., 4th Floor, Belvedere
Building, 69 Xxxxx Bay Road, Xxxxxxxx, XX 08, Bermuda, Attn. Corporate Secretary (fax no. x0 000
000-0000), with a copy to Xxxxxxx Coie LLP, 0000 X.X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
00000-0000, Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx (fax no. 000-000-0000).
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or
obligation hereunder.
14. No fiduciary duty. Each of the Teekay Parties hereby acknowledges that (a) the
purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial
transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through
which it may be acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an
agent or fiduciary of any of the Teekay Parties and (c) the Company’s engagement of the
Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as
independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, each of the Teekay Parties
agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the Offering
(irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising it on related
or other matters). Each of the Teekay Parties agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters
have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar
duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
15. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
(whether written or oral) between the Teekay Parties and the Underwriters, or any of them, with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
16. Judicial Proceedings.
(a) Each of the Teekay Parties irrevocably (i) agrees that any legal suit, action or
proceeding against it arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the transactions
contemplated hereby or alleged violations of the securities laws of the United States or any
state in the United States may be instituted in any New York court, (ii) waive, to the
fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to
the laying of venue of any such proceeding in any New York court and (iii) submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the
Teekay Parties has appointed Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx (New York) LLP, as its authorized
agent (the “Authorized Agent”), upon whom process may be served in any such action
arising out of or based on this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
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hereby or any alleged violations of the securities laws of the United States or any
state in the United States which may be instituted in any New York court, expressly consents
to the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action, and waives any other
requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Such
appointment shall be irrevocable. Each of the Teekay Parties represents and warrants that
the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as such agent for service of process and agrees to
take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that
may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid.
Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to any of
the Teekay Parties shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon such
Teekay Party.
(b) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a
sum due hereunder into any currency other than U.S. dollars, the parties hereto agree, to
the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be
the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Underwriters could
purchase U.S. dollars with such other currency in the City of New York on the business day
preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Teekay Parties in
respect of any sum due from it to the Underwriters shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, not be discharged until the first business day, following
receipt by the Underwriters of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, on
which (and only to the extent that) the Underwriters may in accordance with normal banking
procedures purchase U.S. dollars with such other currency; if the U.S. dollars so purchased
are less than the sum originally due to the Underwriters hereunder, each of the Teekay
Parties agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, that the
party responsible for such judgment shall indemnify the Underwriters against such loss. If
the U.S. dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to the Underwriters
hereunder, the Underwriters agree to pay to the applicable Teekay Party an amount equal to
the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to the Underwriters
hereunder.
17. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the
State of New York.
18. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Teekay Parties hereby irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
20. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction hereof.
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21. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings indicated.
“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus referred to in Section 1(a) above contained
in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day
on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New
York City.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the
Execution Time, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II
hereto, (iii) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly
agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package and (iv) the other information, if any,
identified in Schedule V hereto.
“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
becomes 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.
“Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that was
first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in
Rule 433.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base
Prospectus referred to in Section 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the Final
Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in Section 1(a)
above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed
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part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended at the Execution Time
and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement
becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so
amended or such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, as the case may be.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”, “Rule
430B”, “Rule 433” and “Rule 462” refer to such rules under the Act.
“Rule 462(b) Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement and any amendments
thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating to the offering covered by the registration
statement referred to in Section 1(a) hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and
return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall
represent a binding agreement among the Company, the Manager and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours, Teekay Tankers Ltd. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Teekay Tankers Management Services Ltd. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
For themselves and the other
several Underwriters named in
Schedule I to the foregoing
Agreement.
several Underwriters named in
Schedule I to the foregoing
Agreement.
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
Number of Firm Securities | ||||
Underwriters | to be Purchased | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated |
3,690,000 | |||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
1,845,000 | |||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC |
1,845,000 | |||
Credit Suisse (USA) Securities LLC |
410,000 | |||
DnB Nor Markets, Inc. |
410,000 | |||
Total |
8,200,000 | |||
SCHEDULE II
None
SCHEDULE III-A
Subsidiary | Jurisdiction of Registration | Vessel Name | ||
Xxxx Spirit L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Xxxx Spirit | ||
Matterhorn Spirit L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Matterhorn Spirit | ||
Everest Spirit Holding L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Everest Spirit | ||
Kanata Spirit Holding L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Kanata Spirit | ||
Kareela Spirit Holding L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Kareela Spirit | ||
Kyeema Spirit Holding L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Kyeema Spirit | ||
Nassau Spirit Holding L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Nassau Spirit | ||
Ganges Spirit L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Ganges Spirit | ||
Narmada Spirit L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Narmada Spirit | ||
Ashkini Spirit L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Ashkini Spirit | ||
Yamuna Spirit L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Yamuna Spirit | ||
Kaveri Spirit L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Kaveri Spirit | ||
Xxxxx Spirit L.L.C.
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Bahamas | Xxxxx Spirit |
SCHEDULE III-B
Subsidiary |
VLCC A Investment L.L.C. |
VLCC B Investment L.L.C. |
SCHEDULE IV
1.
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Xxxx Spirit Time Charter Party, dated September 4, 2007, between Teekay Chartering Limited as Disponent Owner and ConocoPhillips Company as Charterer. | |
2.
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Kareela Spirit Time Charter Party, dated November 4, 2008, between Teekay Chartering Limited as Disponent Owner and Valero Marketing and Supply Company as Charterer. | |
3.
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Kyeema Spirit Time Charter Party, dated October 31, 2008, between Teekay Chartering Limited as Disponent Owner and StatoilHydro ASA as Charterer. | |
4.
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Nassau Spirit Time Charter Party, dated July 18, 2008, between Teekay Tankers, Ltd. as Owner and Teekay Chartering Limited as Charterer. | |
5.
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Ganges Spirit Time Charter Party, dated April 18, 2005, between Laurel Shipping LLC as Owner and Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. as Charterer, novated April 7, 2008 to Ganges Spirit LLC as Owner. | |
6.
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Kanata Spirit Time Charter Party (as assignee of Kareela Spirit), dated October 15, 2003, between Teekay Chartering Limited as Disponent Owner and Sabic Hydrocarbons bv as Charterer, along with Addendums No. 1 — 4. | |
7.
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Everest Spirit Time Charter Party, dated January 19, 2010, between Teekay Chartering Limited as Disponent Owner and Clearlake Shipping Limited as Charterer. | |
8.
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Narmada Spirit Time Charter Party, dated November 12, 2009, between Teekay Chartering Ltd. as Disponent Owner and Repsol YPF Trading y Transporte, S.A. as Charterer. | |
9.
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Xxxxx Spirit Time Charter Party, dated December 3, 2009, between Teekay Chartering Ltd. as Disponent Owner and Chartering and Shipping Services S.A. as Charterer, along with Addendum No. 1. | |
10.
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Yamuna Spirit Time Charter party (as assignee of Xxx Xxxxx), dated April 18, 2005, between Sacramento Shipping LLC (now Laurel Shipping LLC) as owner and Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. as Charterer, novated November 1, 2009 to Yamuna Spirit LLC as Owner, along with Addendum No. 1. |
SCHEDULE V
Schedule of other information included in the Disclosure Package:
1. Number of shares: 8,200,000
2. Over-allotment option number of shares: 1,230,000
3. Price to public: $12.15
2. Over-allotment option number of shares: 1,230,000
3. Price to public: $12.15
[Form of Lock-Up Agreement] | EXHIBIT A |
[Letterhead of officer, director of Company]
Teekay Tankers Ltd.
Public Offering of Class A Common Stock
Public Offering of Class A Common Stock
[l], 2010
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
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”), among Teekay Tankers Ltd., a Xxxxxxxx Islands corporation
(the “Company”), Teekay Tankers Management, Ltd., a Xxxxxxxx Islands corporation, and each
of you as representatives of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to an underwritten
public offering of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Class A 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 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge
or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be
expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic
disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate of the
undersigned or any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned),
directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put
equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for the
Company’s capital stock, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a
period of 60 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, other than shares of Class A Common
Stock disposed of as bona fide gifts approved by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC.
If (i) the Company issues an earnings release or announces material news, or a material event
relating to the Company occurs, during the last 17 days of the lock-up period, or (ii) prior to the
expiration of the lock-up period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results
during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the lock-up period, the restrictions imposed
by this agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day
period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the material
news or the occurrence of the material event, unless Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc. and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC waive, in writing, such extension. The
undersigned hereby acknowledges that the Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to
provide written notice to the undersigned of any event that would result in an extension of the
Lock-Up Period and agrees that any such notice properly delivered to the undersigned will be deemed
to have been given to, and received by, the undersigned.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions herein shall not apply to transactions
relating to the Class A Common Stock acquired in open market transactions after the completion of
the public offering, provided that with respect to any proposed subsequent sales of the Class A
Common Stock acquired in such open market transactions, it shall be a condition to such proposed
subsequent sales that no filing by any party under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall
be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with such sales.
If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Closing Date (as
defined in the Underwriting Agreement), this lock-up agreement shall likewise automatically be
terminated.
Yours very truly, |
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[Signature of officer, director or major stockholder] | ||||
[Name and address of officer, director or major | ||||
stockholder] | ||||