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EXHIBIT 99.3.1
JUNE 22, 1998
EXCHANGE AGENT AGREEMENT
9 1/2% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008
The Bank of New York
Corporate Trust Trustee Administration
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx -- 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Day International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
proposes to make an offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange its 9 1/2% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Old Securities"), for its 9 1/2% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2008 which are to be registered under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "New Securities"). The terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer
as currently contemplated are set forth in a prospectus, dated June 22, 1998
(the "Prospectus"), proposed to be distributed to all record holders of the Old
Securities. The Old Securities and the New Securities are collectively referred
to herein as the "Securities."
The Company hereby appoints The Bank of New York to act as exchange agent
(the "Exchange Agent") in connection with the Exchange Offer. References
hereinafter to "you" shall refer to The Bank of New York.
The Exchange Offer is expected to be commenced by the Company on or about
June 22, 1998. The Letter of Transmittal accompanying the Prospectus (or in the
case of book-entry securities, the ATOP system) is to be used by the holders of
the Old Securities to accept the Exchange Offer and contains instructions with
respect to the delivery of certificates for Old Securities tendered in
connection therewith.
The Exchange Offer shall expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on July
21, 1998 or on such later date or time to which the Company may extend the
Exchange Offer (the "Expiration Date"). Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Prospectus, the Company expressly reserves the right to extend the
Exchange Offer from time to time and may extend the Exchange Offer by giving
oral (confirmed in writing) or written notice to you before 9:00 A.M., New York
City time, on the business day following the previously scheduled Expiration
Date.
The Company expressly reserves the right to delay acceptance of any Old
Securities, to extend the Exchange Offer, or not to accept for exchange any Old
Securities not theretofore accepted for exchange upon the occurrence of any of
the conditions of the Exchange Offer specified in the Prospectus under the
caption "The Exchange Offer -- Conditions", and to amend or terminate the
Exchange Offer in any manner. The Company will give oral (confirmed in writing)
or written notice of any amendment, termination or nonacceptance to you as
promptly as practicable.
In carrying out your duties as Exchange Agent, you are to act in accordance
with the following instructions:
1. You will perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in the section of the Prospectus captioned "The
Exchange Offer" or as specifically set forth herein; provided, however,
that in no way will your general duty to act in good faith be discharged by
the foregoing.
2. You will establish an account with respect to the Old Securities
at The Depository Trust Company (the "Book-Entry Transfer Facility") for
purposes of the Exchange Offer within two business days after the date of
the Prospectus, and any financial institution that is a participant in the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility's systems may make book-entry delivery of the
Old Securities by causing the Book-
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Entry Transfer Facility to transfer such Old Securities into your account
in accordance with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility's procedure for such
transfer.
3. You are to examine each of the Letters of Transmittal and
certificates for Old Securities (or confirmation of book-entry transfer
into your account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility) and any other
documents delivered or mailed to you by or for holders of the Old
Securities to ascertain whether: (i) the Letters of Transmittal and any
such other documents are duly executed and properly completed in accordance
with instructions set forth therein and (ii) the Old Securities have
otherwise been properly tendered. In each case where the Letter of
Transmittal or any other document has been improperly completed or executed
or any of the certificates for Old Securities are not in proper form for
transfer or some other irregularity in connection with the acceptance of
the Exchange Offer exists, you will endeavor to inform the presenters of
the need for fulfillment of all requirements and to take any other action
as may be necessary or advisable to cause such irregularity to be
corrected.
4. With the approval of the President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary
or any Vice President of the Company (such approval, if given orally, to be
confirmed in writing) or any other party designated by such an officer in
writing, you are authorized to waive any irregularities in connection with
any tender of Old Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
5. Tenders of Old Securities may be made only as set forth in the
Letter of Transmittal and in the section of the Prospectus captioned "The
Exchange Offer -- Procedures for Tendering", and Old Securities shall be
considered properly tendered to you only when tendered in accordance with
the procedures set forth therein.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph 5, Old Securities
which the President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, or
any Vice President of the Company shall approve as having been properly
tendered shall be considered to be properly tendered (such approval, if
given orally, shall be confirmed in writing).
6. You shall advise the Company with respect to any Old Securities
received subsequent to the Expiration Date and accept its instructions with
respect to disposition of such Old Securities.
7. You shall accept tenders:
(a) in cases where the Old Securities are registered in two or more
names only if signed by all named holders;
(b) in cases where the signing person (as indicated on the Letter
of Transmittal) is acting in a fiduciary or a representative capacity
only when proper evidence of his or her authority so to act is
submitted; and
(c) from persons other than the registered holder of Old Securities
provided that customary transfer requirements, including any applicable
transfer taxes, are fulfilled.
You shall accept partial tenders of Old Securities where so indicated
and as permitted in the Letter of Transmittal and deliver certificates for
Old Securities to the transfer agent for split-up and return any untendered
Old Securities to the holder (or such other person as may be designated in
the Letter of Transmittal) as promptly as practicable after expiration or
termination of the Exchange Offer.
8. Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the
Exchange Offer, the Company will notify you (such notice if given orally,
to be confirmed in writing) of its acceptance, promptly after the
Expiration Date, of all Old Securities properly tendered and you, on behalf
of the Company, will exchange such Old Securities for New Securities and
cause such old Securities to be cancelled. Delivery of New Securities will
be made on behalf of the Company by you at the rate of $1,000 principal
amount of New Securities for each $1,000 principal amount of the
corresponding series of Old Securities tendered promptly after notice (such
notice if given orally, to be confirmed in writing) of acceptance of said
Old Securities by the Company; provided, however, that in all cases, Old
Securities tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be exchanged only
after timely receipt by you of certificates for such Old Securities
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(or confirmation of book-entry transfer into your account at the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility), a properly completed and duly executed Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) with any required signature guarantees
and any other required documents. You shall issue New Securities only in
denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.
9. Tenders pursuant to the Exchange Offer are irrevocable, except
that, subject to the terms and upon the conditions set forth in the
Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, Old Securities tendered pursuant
to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration
Date.
10. The Company shall not be required to exchange any Old Securities
tendered if any of the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer are not
met. Notice of any decision by the Company not to exchange any Old
Securities tendered shall be given (and confirmed in writing) by the
Company to you.
11. If, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the Company does not accept
for exchange all or part of the Old Securities tendered because of an
invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events set forth in the
Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer -- Conditions", or
otherwise, you shall as soon as practicable after the expiration or
termination of the Exchange Offer return those certificates for unaccepted
Old Securities (or effect appropriate book-entry transfer), together with
any related required documents and the Letters of Transmittal relating
thereto that are in your possession, to the persons who deposited them.
12. All certificates for reissued Old Securities, unaccepted Old
Securities or for New Securities shall be forwarded by first-class mail.
13. You are not authorized to pay or offer to pay any concessions,
commissions or solicitation fees to any broker, dealer, bank or other
persons or to engage or utilize any person to solicit tenders.
14. As Exchange Agent hereunder you:
(a) shall have no duties or obligations other than those
specifically set forth herein or as may be subsequently agreed to in
writing by you and the Company;
(b) will be regarded as making no representations and having no
responsibilities as to the validity, sufficiency, value or genuineness
of any of the certificates or the Old Securities represented thereby
deposited with you pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and will not be
required to and will make no representation as to the validity, value or
genuineness of the Exchange Offer;
(c) shall not be obligated to take any legal action hereunder which
might in your reasonable judgment involve any expense or liability,
unless you shall have been furnished with reasonable indemnity;
(d) may reasonably rely on and shall be protected in acting in
reliance upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter,
telegram or other document or security delivered to you and reasonably
believed by you to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper
party or parties;
(e) may reasonably act upon any tender, statement, request,
comment, agreement or other instrument whatsoever not only as to its due
execution and validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as
to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which
you shall in good faith believe to be genuine or to have been signed or
represented by a proper person or persons;
(f) may rely on and shall be protected in acting upon written or
oral instructions from any officer of the Company;
(g) may consult with your counsel with respect to any questions
relating to your duties and responsibilities and the advice or opinion
of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection
in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by you
hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of
such counsel; and
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(h) shall not advise any person tendering Old Securities pursuant
to the Exchange Offer as to the wisdom of making such tender or as to
the market value or decline or appreciation in market value of any Old
Securities.
15. You shall take such action as may from time to time be requested
by the Company or its counsel (and such other action as you may reasonably
deem appropriate) to furnish copies of the Prospectus, Letter of
Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (as defined in the
Prospectus) or such other forms as may be approved from time to time by the
Company, to all persons requesting such documents and to accept and comply
with telephone requests for information relating to the Exchange Offer,
provided that such information shall relate only to the procedures for
accepting (or withdrawing from) the Exchange Offer. The Company will
furnish you with copies of such documents at your request. All other
requests for information relating to the Exchange Offer shall be directed
to the Company, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, Day International Group, Inc., X.X. Xxx 000, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000 (Telephone: (000) 000-0000).
16. You shall advise by facsimile transmission or telephone, and
promptly thereafter confirm in writing to Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx of the Company,
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx of Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, special counsel to the Company, and
such other person or persons as they may request, daily (and more
frequently during the week immediately preceding the Expiration Date and if
otherwise requested) up to and including the Expiration Date, as to the
number of Old Securities which have been tendered pursuant to the Exchange
Offer and the items received by you pursuant to this Agreement, separately
reporting and giving cumulative totals as to items properly received and
items improperly received. In addition, you will also inform, and cooperate
in making available to, the Company or any such other person or persons
upon oral request made from time to time prior to the Expiration Date of
such other information as it or he or she reasonably requests. Such
cooperation shall include, without limitation, the granting by you to the
Company and such person as the Company may request of access to those
persons on your staff who are responsible for receiving tenders, in order
to ensure that immediately prior to the Expiration Date the Company shall
have received information in sufficient detail to enable it to decide
whether to extend the Exchange Offer. You shall prepare a final list of all
persons whose tenders were accepted, the aggregate principal amount of Old
Securities tendered, the aggregate principal amount of Old Securities
accepted and deliver said list to the Company.
17. Letters of Transmittal and Notices of Guaranteed Delivery shall
be stamped by you as to the date and the time of receipt thereof and shall
be preserved by you for a period of time at least equal to the period of
time you preserve other records pertaining to the transfer of securities.
You shall dispose of unused Letters of Transmittal and other surplus
materials by returning them to the Company.
18. You hereby expressly waive any lien, encumbrance or right of
set-off whatsoever that you may have with respect to funds deposited with
you for the payment of transfer taxes by reasons of amounts, if any,
borrowed by the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates pursuant
to any loan or credit agreement with you or for compensation owed to you
hereunder.
19. For services rendered as Exchange Agent hereunder, you shall be
entitled to such compensation as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.
20. You hereby acknowledge receipt of the Prospectus and the Letter
of Transmittal and further acknowledge that you have examined each of them.
Any inconsistency between this Agreement, on the one hand, and the
Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal (as they may be amended from time
to time), on the other hand, shall be resolved in favor of the latter two
documents, except with respect to the duties, liabilities and
indemnification of you as Exchange Agent, which shall be controlled by this
Agreement.
21. The Company covenants and agrees to indemnify and hold you
harmless in your capacity as Exchange Agent hereunder against any loss,
liability, cost or expense, including attorneys' fees and expenses, arising
out of or in connection with any act, omission, delay or refusal made by
you in reliance
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upon any signature, endorsement, assignment, certificate, order, request,
notice, instruction or other instrument or document reasonably believed by
you to be valid, genuine and sufficient and in accepting any tender or
effecting any transfer of Old Securities reasonably believed by you in good
faith to be authorized, and in delaying or refusing in good faith to accept
any tenders or effect any transfer of Old Securities; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be liable for indemnification or otherwise for
any loss, liability, cost or expense to the extent arising out of your
gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no case shall the Company be
liable under this indemnity with respect to any claim against you unless
the Company shall be notified by you, by letter or by facsimile confirmed
by letter, of the written assertion of a claim against you or of any other
action commenced against you, promptly after you shall have received any
such written assertion or notice of commencement of action. The Company
shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense of any
such claim or other action, and, if the Company so elects, the Company
shall assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such claim. In
the event that the Company shall assume the defense of any such suit, the
Company shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of any additional
counsel thereafter retained by you so long as the Company shall retain
counsel satisfactory to you to defend such suit, and so long as you have
not determined, in your reasonable judgment, that a conflict of interest
exists between you and the Company.
22. You shall arrange to comply with all requirements under the tax
laws of the United States, including those relating to missing Tax
Identification Numbers, and shall file any appropriate reports with the
Internal Revenue Service. The Company understands that you are required to
deduct 31% on payments to holders who have not supplied their correct
Taxpayer Identification Number or required certification. Such funds will
be turned over to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with
applicable regulations.
23. You shall deliver or cause to be delivered, in a timely manner to
each governmental authority to which any transfer taxes are payable in
respect of the exchange of Old Securities, your check in the amount of all
transfer taxes so payable, and the Company shall reimburse you for the
amount of any and all transfer taxes payable in respect of the exchange of
Old Securities; provided, however, that you shall reimburse the Company for
amounts refunded to you in respect of your payment of any such transfer
taxes, at such time as such refund is received by you.
24. This Agreement and your appointment as Exchange Agent hereunder
shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within
such state, and without regard to conflicts of law principles, and shall
inure to the benefit of, and the obligations created hereby shall be
binding upon, the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
25. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
26. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
27. This Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be modified,
amended, rescinded, cancelled or waived, in whole or in part, except by a
written instrument signed by a duly authorized representative of the party
to be charged. This Agreement may not be modified orally.
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28. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests and other
communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including
facsimile or similar writing) and shall be given to such party, addressed
to it, at its address or telecopy number set forth below:
If to the Company:
Day International Group, Inc.
X.X. Xxx 000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
If to the Exchange Agent:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 00 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Trustee Administration
29. Unless terminated earlier by the parties hereto, this Agreement
shall terminate 90 days following the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Paragraphs 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 and 23 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this Agreement, you
shall promptly deliver to the Company any certificates for Securities,
funds or property then held by you as Exchange Agent under this Agreement.
30. This Agreement shall be binding and effective as of the date
hereof.
Please acknowledge receipt of this Agreement and confirm the arrangements
herein provided by signing and returning the enclosed copy.
DAY INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date
first above written:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Exchange Agent
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
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