WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION $250,000,000 9.875% Notes due 2014 Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit 1.1
Underwriting Agreement
May 13, 0000
Xxxx xx Xxxxxxx Securities LLC
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed in Schedule II hereto
c/o X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed in Schedule II hereto
c/o X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the
“Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the
“Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, the principal
amount of its 9.875% Notes due 2014 identified in Schedule II hereto (the “Securities”), to be
issued under an indenture (the “Base Indenture”) dated as of November 20, 2008, between the Company
and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and a first supplemental indenture
between the Company and the Trustee to be dated the Closing Date (together with the Base Indenture,
the “Indenture”). To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule II 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.
The use of neuter in this Agreement shall include the feminine and masculine wherever appropriate.
Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus
or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by
reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or
before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus,
any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to
the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain
terms used herein are defined in Section 20 hereof.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees
with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.
(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has
prepared and filed with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined
in Rule 405 (the file number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto) on Form S-3,
including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale
of the Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto filed
prior to the Execution Time, became effective upon filing. The Company may have filed with
the Commission, as part of an amendment to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule
424(b), one or more preliminary prospectus supplements relating to the Securities, each of
which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will file with the Commission a
final prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in accordance with Rule 424(b). As
filed, such final prospectus supplement shall contain all information required by the Act
and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in
writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you
prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall
contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained
in the Base Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior
to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein. The Registration Statement, at the
Execution Time, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). The initial
Effective Date of the Registration Statement was not earlier than the date three years
before the Execution Time.
(b) On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final
Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined
herein), the Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and the respective rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the
Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; on each Effective Date and
on the Closing Date the Indenture did or will comply in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules thereunder; and on the date
of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the 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; provided,
however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to (i) that part
of the Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee or (ii) 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
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only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the
information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(c) As of the Execution Time, (i) the Disclosure Package and (ii) each electronic road
show related to the Securities (with the exception of the financial and operating
projections on page 28 of the electronic road show related to the Securities, when taken
together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package
based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood
and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter
consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(d) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most
recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act
(whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant
to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), and (iii) at the
Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this
clause (iii)), the Company was or is (as the case may be) a “well-known seasoned issuer” as
defined in Rule 405. The Company agrees to pay the fees required by the Commission relating
to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) without regard to the
proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r).
(e) (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the
Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule
164(h)(2)) of the Securities and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as
the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an
Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by
the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered
an Ineligible Issuer.
(f) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the final term sheet prepared and filed
pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto does not include any information that conflicts with the
information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated
therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not
been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or
omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus 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.
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(g) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
(h) The Company has not paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for
soliciting another to purchase any securities of the Company (except as contemplated in this
Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement among the Company and the underwriters with respect
to the convertible notes of the Company due 2012, dated the date hereof).
(i) The statements in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the
captions “Description of Notes” and “Description of Debt Securities,” insofar as such
statements purport to summarize certain provisions of the Indenture and the Securities,
fairly summarize such provisions in all material respects.
(j) The financial and operating projections on page 28 of the electronic road show
related to the Securities have a reasonable basis and are made without actual knowledge by
the Company that the projections are false or misleading.
(k) No holders of debt securities of the Company have rights to the registration of
such debt securities under the Registration Statement.
(l) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Securities.
(m) Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or
formed and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
it is chartered or organized with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the
case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction that
requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to so qualify or be in
good standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect,
or would not constitute a development involving a prospective change which would have a
material adverse effect, on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising
from transactions in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(n) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and each Significant
Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock of the subsidiaries are owned by the
Company either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any
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security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance, except as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(o) The Company’s authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms in all material
respects to the description thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus; the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share
(the “Common Stock”) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable; the holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are not
entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the Securities; and, except as set
forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, no options, warrants or other
rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any
obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership
interests in the Company are outstanding.
(p) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company; the
Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery thereof by the Trustee, when executed and delivered by the Company, will
constitute a valid and legally binding instrument enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms (subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity); and the
Securities have been duly authorized, and, when executed and authenticated in accordance
with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters, will
have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, will be fully paid and nonassessable,
and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture (subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity).
(q) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein or in the Indenture, except such as may be required under the blue sky laws of any
jurisdiction in which the Securities are offered and sold or for any filings made by the
Company under the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act.
(r) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Indenture, the issuance
and sale of the Securities, or the consummation of any other of the transactions herein or
therein contemplated, or the fulfillment of the terms hereof or thereof will conflict with,
result in a breach or violation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any
property or assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to (i) the
charter or bylaws or comparable constituting documents of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries; (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed
of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other similar agreement, obligation or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which
its or their property is subject; or (iii) any statute, law, rule,
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regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties, except in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such conflicts, breaches, violations, liens, charges
or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Company of this Agreement or the
Indenture, the issuance and sale of the Securities or the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated herein or therein.
(s) The consolidated and combined historical financial statements and schedules of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries incorporated by reference in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the
periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of
Regulation S-X, except as otherwise stated therein, and have been prepared in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein).
(t) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its
or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Company
of this Agreement or the Indenture, or the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto made after the date
hereof).
(u) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries owns or leases all such tangible
properties as are necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently conducted, except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation or default of (i)
any provision of its charter or bylaws or comparable constituting documents; (ii) the terms
of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement
or other similar agreement, obligation or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to
which its property is subject; or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order
or decree applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having
jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable,
except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above for any such violation or default that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(w) Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect to
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the audited consolidated and combined historical financial statements and schedules
incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, are an
independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its
subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Act.
(x) The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all applicable tax returns that are
required to be filed or have requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the
failure so to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment
or supplement thereto made after the date hereof)) and have paid all taxes required to be
paid by them and any other tax assessment, fine or penalty levied against them, to the
extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such tax assessment,
fine or penalty that is currently being contested in good faith or as would not have
individually or in the aggregate a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment
or supplement thereto made after the date hereof).
(y) No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries exists or to the knowledge of the Company is threatened or imminent, except as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto made after the date hereof).
(z) To the Company’s best knowledge, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto made after the date
hereof), no disputes exist or, to the Company’s knowledge, are threatened with any
franchisee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each a “Franchisee”) that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(aa) Each Franchisee is such by virtue of being a party to a franchise contract with
either the Company or a subsidiary thereof and assuming each such contract has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, other than the Company or a
subsidiary thereof, each such contract constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of
each party thereto, enforceable against the Company or a subsidiary thereof in accordance
with its terms, except (i) for any one or more of such franchise contracts as would not have
a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to
fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
(bb) The Company and each of its Significant Subsidiaries have complied and are
currently complying with the rules and regulations of the United States Federal Trade
Commission and the comparable laws, rules and regulations of each state or state agency
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applicable to the franchising business of the Company and such Significant Subsidiary
in each state in which the Company or such Significant Subsidiary is doing business, except
for any non-compliance that (individually or in the aggregate with any other such
non-compliance) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from
paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s
capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from
the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company
or any other subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto made after the date hereof).
(dd) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance and
fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective
businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are to the knowledge of the Company in
full force and effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of
such policies and instruments; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any
reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and
when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be
necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect
except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto made after the date hereof).
(ee) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all governmental licenses, certificates,
permits and other authorizations issued by all applicable governmental authorities necessary
to conduct their respective businesses, except where failure to possess would not have a
Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received
any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
certificate, authorization or permit which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject
of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect, except
as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto made after the date hereof).
(ff) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States and to maintain asset accountability;
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
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with respect to any differences. The Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any
material weakness in their internal control over financial reporting. The Company and its
subsidiaries maintain adequate “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined
in Rule 13a-15e under the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
(gg) Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, with
respect to the stock options (the “Stock Options”) granted pursuant to the stock-based
compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Stock Plans”), (i) each
Stock Option designated by the Company at the time of grant as an “incentive stock option”
under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Stock Option was duly
authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms
to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as
applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and
authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number
of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly
executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance
with the terms of the Company Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws
and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and
any other exchange on which Company securities are traded, (iv) the per share exercise price
of each Stock Option was no less than the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on
the applicable Grant Date and (v) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in the financial
statements (including the related notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Company’s
filings with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act and all other applicable
laws. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or
practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinate the
grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material
information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or
prospects.
(hh) The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable
laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment
or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental
Laws”); (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective
businesses; and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under
any Environmental Law, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to
receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto made after the date hereof). Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been named as a
“potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
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(ii) In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the
effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and
its subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and
liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required
for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit,
license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential
liabilities to third parties); on the basis of such review, the Company has reasonably
concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto made after the date hereof).
(jj) The minimum funding standard under Section 302 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder (“ERISA”), has been satisfied by each “pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2)
of ERISA) which has been established or maintained by the Company and/or one or more of its
subsidiaries, and the trust forming part of each such plan which is intended to be qualified
under Section 401 of the Code is so qualified; each of the Company and its subsidiaries has
fulfilled its obligations, if any, under Section 515 of ERISA; neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries maintains or is required to contribute to a “welfare plan” (as defined
in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provides retiree or other post-employment welfare benefits
or insurance coverage (other than “continuation coverage” (as defined in Section 602 of
ERISA)); each pension plan and welfare plan established or maintained by the Company and/or
one or more of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the currently
applicable provisions of ERISA; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
incurred or could reasonably be expected to incur any withdrawal liability under Section
4201 of ERISA, any liability under Section 4062, 4063, or 4064 of ERISA, or any other
liability under Title IV of ERISA.
(kk) None of the following events has occurred or exists: (i) a failure to fulfill the
obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA, and the
regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to a Plan, determined
without regard to any waiver of such obligations or extension of any amortization period;
(ii) an audit or, to the knowledge of the Company, investigation by the Internal Revenue
Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other
federal or state governmental agency or any foreign regulatory agency with respect to the
employment or compensation of employees by any of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
that could have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) any breach of any contractual
obligation, or any violation of law or applicable qualification standards, with respect to
the employment or compensation of employees by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that
could have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the following events has occurred or is
reasonably likely to occur: (i) a material increase in the aggregate amount of contributions
required to be made to all Plans in the current fiscal year of the Company and its
subsidiaries compared to the amount of such contributions made in the most recently
completed fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) a material increase in the
“accumulated post-retirement benefit
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obligations” (within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106) of
the Company and its subsidiaries compared to the amount of such obligations in the most
recently completed fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries; (iii) any event or
condition giving rise to a liability under Title IV of ERISA that could have a Material
Adverse Effect; or (iv) the filing of a claim by one or more employees or former employees
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries related to their employment that could have a
Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Plan” means a plan
(within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA with respect to
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries may have any liability.
(ll) Subject to the exceptions set forth in clauses (ii) through (iv) of the second
sentence of this Section 1(ii), the Company and/or its subsidiaries own, possess, license or
have other rights to use all patents, trade and service marks, trade names, copyrights,
domain names (in each case including all registrations and applications to register same),
inventions, trade secrets, technology and other intellectual property (collectively, the
“Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of the Company’s business as now
conducted or as proposed in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus to be
conducted (collectively, the “Company Intellectual Property”) free and clear of all liens or
other similar encumbrances, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect or as set
forth in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus. Except as would not have a
Material Adverse Effect or as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final
Prospectus, (i) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement or other violation
by third parties of any Company Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; (ii) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
action, suit, proceeding or claim by any third party challenging the Company’s or its
subsidiaries’ rights in or to any Company Intellectual Property, and to the knowledge of the
Company, there is no reasonable basis for any such claim; (iii) there is no pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by any third
party against the Company challenging the validity, scope or enforceability of any Company
Intellectual Property owned by the Company or the Company’s use of any Company Intellectual
Property, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is no reasonable basis for any such
claim; and (iv) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action,
suit, proceeding or claim by any third party that the Company or any subsidiary infringes or
otherwise violates any Intellectual Property of any third party, and to the knowledge of the
Company there is no reasonable basis for any such claim.
(mm) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at
all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements
and the money laundering statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related
or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or
proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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(nn) None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company,
any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently
subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the
proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make
available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity,
for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by OFAC.
(oo) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of the
Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material
respects with any applicable provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and
regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), including
Section 402 relating to loans and Sections 302 and 906 relating to certifications.
(pp) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation
by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails
or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer,
payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property,
gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign
official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official
thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the
Company and its subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed
to ensure compliance with the FCPA.
(qq) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the
Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the
Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters
covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
2. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter,
and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the
purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto the principal amount of the Securities set forth
opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule II hereto.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made on
the date and at the time specified in Schedule I hereto 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
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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 Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust
Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose
to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Final Prospectus.
5. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:
(a) Prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, other than as required
by law, the Company will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement
(including the Final Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus) to the Base Prospectus unless
the Company has furnished you a copy for your review prior to filing and will not file any
such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object. The Company will
cause the Final Prospectus, properly 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), (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 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, to the Company’s knowledge, the 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, to the Company’s knowledge, the threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its reasonable 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) To prepare a final term sheet, containing solely a description of final terms of
the Securities and the offering thereof, or such other information necessary to cause the
Disclosure Package not to contain a material misstatement or omission, in the form approved
by you and attached as Schedule IV hereto and to file such term sheet pursuant to Rule
433(d) within the time required by such Rule.
(c) If, at any time prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule
424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package would include any
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untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or
the circumstances then prevailing not misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly the
Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or
supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement or
omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you may
reasonably request.
(d) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be
delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied
pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the Final Prospectus as then
supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend
the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the Final
Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder,
including in connection with use or delivery of the Final Prospectus, the Company promptly
will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event, (ii) prepare and file with the
Commission, subject to the first sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment
or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement or omission or
effect such compliance, (iii) use its reasonable efforts to have any amendment to the
Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as
practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Final Prospectus and (iv) supply
any supplemented Final Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
(e) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security
holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the Company and
its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.
(f) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters,
without charge, 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. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents
relating to the offering.
(g) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for
sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will
maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the
Securities; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that
would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of
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the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so
subject. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives 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 initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose.
(h) The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written
consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with
the Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior
written consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the
Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise
constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the
Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433, other than a free
writing prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet prepared and
filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto; provided that the prior written consent of the
parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing
Prospectuses included in Schedule III hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free
writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter
referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (x) it has
treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be,
with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record
keeping.
(i) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of X.X. Xxxxxx Securities
Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any
transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the
disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash
settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in
privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company), directly or indirectly, including
the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission
in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a
call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any debt
securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (other than the Securities) or publicly
announce an intention to effect any such transaction, until the Business Day set forth on
Schedule I hereto.
(j) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the
Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(k) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters:
(i) the preparation of the Indenture, the issuance of the Securities and the fees of the
Trustee; (ii) 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
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Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (iii) 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; (iv) 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;
(v) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum
and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection
with the offering of the Securities; (vi) the registration of the Securities under the
Exchange Act; (vii) if required, any registration or qualification of the Securities for
offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing
fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such
registration and qualification); (viii) if required, any filings required to be made with
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (including filing fees and the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); (ix) the
reasonable transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company
representatives in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the
Securities; (x) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and expenses
of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; (xi) all other costs and
expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and (xii)
fees and expenses of the Trustee (including counsel for the Trustee).
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time and the Closing
Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the
provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the
following additional conditions:
(a) The Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed in the
manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); the final term sheet contemplated
by Section 5(b) hereto, and any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant
to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the
applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its
use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or
threatened.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx
LLP, counsel for the Company, and in-house counsel of the Company to furnish to the
Representatives their opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives,
in substantially the forms of Exhibits A and B attached hereto. In rendering such opinions,
such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any
jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of incorporation of the
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Company, the State of New York or the federal laws of the United States, to the extent
they deem proper and specify such reliance in such opinions, upon the opinion of other
counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to
counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper,
on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. References
therein to the Final Prospectus shall also include any supplements thereto at the Closing
Date.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 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 Indenture, the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus (together with any
supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require,
and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the
purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the
Company, signed by and in their capacity as such (x) the Chairman of the Board or the
President and (y) the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the
Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have reviewed the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and any supplements or
amendments thereto, as well as each electronic road show used in connection with the
offering of the Securities, and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are
true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on
the Closing Date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied
all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to
the Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse effect,
and no development involving a prospective change which would have a material
adverse effect, on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not
arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in
or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto).
(e) At the Execution Time and at the Closing Date, the Company shall have requested and
caused Deloitte & Touche LLP to furnish to the Representatives letters,
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dated respectively as of the Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in the form
attached as Exhibit C hereto confirming that they are independent accountants within the
meaning of the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder.
References therein to the Final Prospectus shall also include any supplement thereto at the
date of the letter.
(f) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information
is given in the Disclosure Package (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) and
the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), as the case may be, there shall
not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in
paragraph (e) of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings,
business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not
arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment
or supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii)
above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make
it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as
contemplated the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of supplement
thereto).
(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the
rating of any of the Company’s debt securities by any “nationally recognized statistical
rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Act) or any notice
given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in
any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.
(h) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives
such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably
request.
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
Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx counsel for the Underwriters, at 000 Xxxxxxxxx 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 Company to
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perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a
default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters severally through
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. on demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in
connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each
Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the
Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, 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, or in the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or any
other preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, the Final Prospectus, or
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information contained in the final term sheet
required to be prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, 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, and with respect to such prospectuses in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such
indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for
inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the
Company may otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration
Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or
the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each
Underwriter, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omission made in written information
relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter
through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the
foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth
(i) in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the Securities and, under
the heading “Underwriting”, (ii) the list of Underwriters and their respective participation
in the sale of the Securities, (iii) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances,
(iv) the paragraph related to
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stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in any Preliminary
Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and (v) the paragraph with respect to compliance with
Rule 5110(h) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 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 have knowledge 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 assume the defense of any such action and appoint
counsel (including local 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, other than local counsel if not appointed by the
indemnifying party, 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
(including local counsel) to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified
party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the
indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate
counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the
indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or
potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party
and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are
different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel 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,
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 (i)
includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out
of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an
admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified
party.
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(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this
Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any
reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the aggregate
losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, damage, liability or
action) (collectively “Losses”) to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may
be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by
the Company on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the
Securities; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except
as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the
Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or
commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the
allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the
Company and the Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the
one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from
the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the
Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and
commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Final Prospectus. Relative
fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the
Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The
Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person
who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and
each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to
contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each officer and director of the Company
shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the
applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase
and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters
hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or
their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to
take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the principal amount of Securities set
forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of
Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the
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Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase;
provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate principal amount of
Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall
exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto, the
remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation
to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the
Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the
Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing
Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives
shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Final
Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company and any
nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
10. Termination. (a) 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
Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading
in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market shall have been
suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such exchange; (ii) a
material disruption in securities settlement, payment of clearance services in the United States
shall have occurred; (iii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New
York State authorities or (iv) 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, sales or delivery of the
Securities as contemplated by any Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendment or supplement thereto).
(b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be
without liability of any party to any other party, except to the extent provided in Section 5(k)
and Section 7 herein. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Section 8 and
Section 11 shall remain in effect.
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements,
representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of
the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or
any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8
hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Sections 7
and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on
receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to X.X. Xxxxxx
Securities Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (fax: (000) 000-0000), Attention:
Investment Grade Syndicate Desk — 0xx Xxxxx; or, if sent to the Company, will be
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mailed, delivered or telefaxed to (000) 000-0000 and confirmed to it at 00 Xxxxxx Xxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, attention of the Legal Department.
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or
obligation hereunder.
14. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
(whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to
the subject matter hereof.
15. 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.
16. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
17. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale
of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the
Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on
the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the
Company and (c) the Company’s engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and
the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity.
Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in
connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters have advised or are
currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not
claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an
agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the
process leading thereto.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
19. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction hereof.
20. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings indicated.
“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above
contained in the Registration Statement at the Execution Time.
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“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or
a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to
close in New York City.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the Preliminary
Prospectus used most recently prior to the Execution Time, (iii) the Issuer Free Writing
Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, (iv) the final term sheet prepared
and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, if any, and (v) any other Free Writing Prospectus
that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the
Disclosure Package.
“Effective Date” shall mean November 25, 2008 and each date and time prior to the
termination of the distribution period for the Securities that the Registration Statement
and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or become effective.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and
delivered by the parties hereto.
“Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that
was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base
Prospectus.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as
defined in Rule 433.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base
Prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the
Final Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph
1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement
relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and
deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each
Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective
prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.
“Regulations S-X” shall mean Regulation S-X under the Act.
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“Significant Subsidiary” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 1-02 of Regulation
S-X.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”,
“Rule 430B” and “Rule 433” refer to such rules under the Act.
“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” shall mean a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and
return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall
represent a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours, WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date specified in Schedule I
hereto.
Banc of America Securities LLC
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
By:
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BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: Principal | ||||
By:
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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Director | ||||
By:
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X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Executive Director | ||||
By:
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Director | ||||
By:
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: Director | ||||
By:
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Director |
For themselves and the other several Underwriters, if any, named in Schedule II to the foregoing
Agreement.
SCHEDULE I
Underwriting Agreement dated May 13, 2009
Registration Statement No. 333-155676
Representative(s): Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, X.X. Xxxxxx
Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Title and Purchase Price of Securities:
Title: 9.875% Notes due 2014 | ||
Principal amount: $250,000,000 | ||
Purchase price (include accrued interest or amortization, if any): 94.551% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from May 18, 2009 to the Closing Date |
Closing Date, Time and Location: May 18, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Type of Offering: Non-delayed
Date referred to in Section 5(i) after which the Company may offer or sell debt securities issued
or guaranteed by the Company without the consent of the Representative(s): the first Business Day
following the Closing Date
SCHEDULE II
Principal Amount | ||||
of Securities to | ||||
Underwriters | be Purchased | |||
Banc of America Securities LLC |
$ | 62,5000,000 | ||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
25,000,000 | |||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
87,500,000 | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
25,000,000 | |||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
7,500,000 | |||
RBS Securities Inc. |
20,000,000 | |||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
7,500,000 | |||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. |
7,500,000 | |||
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC |
7,500,000 | |||
Total |
$ | 250,000,000 | ||
SCHEDULE III
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package
1) Term Sheet dated May 13, 2009 of the Company with respect to the Securities