EXHIBIT 1.1
1,650,000 SHARES
K&G MEN'S CENTER, INC.
Common Stock
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Dated June __, 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY....................2
A) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY...........................2
Compliance with Registration Requirements...............................2
Offering Materials Furnished to Underwriters............................3
Distribution of Offering Material By the Company........................3
The Underwriting Agreement..............................................3
Authorization of the Common Shares......................................3
No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights......................3
No Material Adverse Change..............................................3
Independent Accountants.................................................4
Preparation of the Financial Statements.................................4
Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its
Subsidiaries..........................................................4
Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters..........................5
Stock Exchange Listing..................................................5
Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further
Authorizations or Approvals Required..................................5
No Material Actions or Proceedings......................................6
Intellectual Property Rights............................................6
All Necessary Permits, etc..............................................6
Title to Properties.....................................................6
Tax Law Compliance......................................................7
Company Not an Investment Company.......................................7
Insurance...............................................................7
No Price Stabilization or Manipulation..................................7
Related Party Transactions..............................................7
Exchange Act Compliance.................................................7
No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments.............................7
Company's Accounting System.............................................8
Compliance with Environmental Laws......................................8
B) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS..............9
The Underwriting Agreement..............................................9
The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney.............................9
Title to Common Shares to be Sold; All Authorizations Obtained..........9
Delivery of the Common Shares to be Sold................................9
Non-Contravention; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required.....10
No Registration or Other Similar Rights................................10
No Further Consents, etc...............................................10
Disclosure Made by Such Selling Shareholder in the Prospectus..........10
No Price Stabilization or Manipulation.................................10
Confirmation of Company Representations and Warranties.................11
No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments............................11
SECTION 2. PURCHASE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF COMMON SHARES....................11
The Firm Common Shares.................................................11
The First Closing Date.................................................11
The Optional Common Shares; the Second Closing Date....................12
Public Offering of the Common Shares...................................12
Payment for the Common Shares..........................................12
Delivery of the Common Shares..........................................13
Delivery of Prospectus to the Underwriters.............................13
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SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS............................................13
A) COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY...............................................13
Underwriters' Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements............13
Securities Act Compliance..............................................14
Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus and Other Securities
Act Matters..........................................................14
Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus.............14
Blue Sky Compliance....................................................14
Use of Proceeds........................................................15
Transfer Agent.........................................................15
Earnings Statement.....................................................15
Periodic Reporting Obligations.........................................15
Agreement Not To Offer or Sell Additional Securities...................15
Future Reports to the Underwriters.....................................15
Exchange Act Compliance................................................15
B) COVENANTS OF THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS..................................16
Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities...................16
Delivery of Forms W-8 and W-9..........................................16
SECTION 4. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.............................................16
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNDERWRITERS...............17
Accountants' Comfort Letter............................................17
Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order, No
Objection from NASD..................................................17
No Material Adverse Change or Ratings Agency Change....................18
Opinion of Counsel for the Company.....................................18
Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters................................18
Officers' Certificate..................................................18
Bring-down Comfort Letter..............................................19
Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Shareholders........................19
Selling Shareholders' Certificate......................................19
Selling Shareholders' Documents........................................19
Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Shareholders of the Company Other
Than Selling Shareholders............................................19
Additional Documents...................................................20
SECTION 6. REIMBURSEMENT OF UNDERWRITERS' EXPENSES.........................20
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT.................................20
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION.................................................20
Indemnification of the Underwriters....................................20
Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and Officers.............22
Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures.....................22
Settlements............................................................23
SECTION 9. CONTRIBUTION....................................................24
SECTION 10. DEFAULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SEVERAL UNDERWRITERS..............25
SECTION 11. TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT...................................25
SECTION 12. REPRESENTATIONS AND INDEMNITIES TO SURVIVE DELIVERY.............26
SECTION 13. NOTICES.........................................................26
SECTION 14. SUCCESSORS......................................................27
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SECTION 15. PARTIAL UNENFORCEABILITY.......................................28
SECTION 16. GOVERNING LAW PROVISIONS.......................................28
SECTION 17. FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS TO SELL AND
DELIVER COMMON SHARES..........................................28
SECTION 18. GENERAL PROVISIONS.............................................28
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UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
June __, 1998
NATIONSBANC XXXXXXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
THE XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX COMPANY, LLC
X. X. XXXXXXXX & CO.
c/o NATIONSBANC XXXXXXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
INTRODUCTORY. K&G Men's Center, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the
"Company"), proposes to issue and sell to NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC
("NMSI"), The Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Company, LLC and X.X. Xxxxxxxx & Co.
(collectively, the "Underwriters") an aggregate of 88,263 shares of its Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"); and the shareholders of
the Company named in Schedule B (collectively, the "Selling Shareholders")
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severally propose to sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of 1,561,737 shares
of Common Stock. The 88,263 shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company
and the 1,561,737 shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Shareholders
are collectively called the "Firm Common Shares." In addition, the Selling
Shareholders have severally granted to the Underwriters an option to purchase up
to an additional 247,500 shares (the "Optional Common Shares") of Common Stock,
as provided in Section 2, each Selling Shareholder selling up to the amount set
forth opposite such Selling Shareholder's name in Schedule B. The Firm Common
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Shares and, if and to the extent such option is exercised, the Optional Common
Shares are collectively called the "Common Shares."
The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-55895), which contains a form of prospectus to be used in connection with
the public offering and sale of the Common Shares. Such registration statement,
as amended, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto,
in the form in which it was declared effective by the Commission under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (collectively, the "Securities Act"), including all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, any information
deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A
or Rule 434 under the Securities Act, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange
Act") is called the "Registration Statement." Any registration statement filed
by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act is called the
"Rule 462(b) Registration Statement," and from and after the date and time of
filing of the
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Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, the term "Registration Statement" shall
include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Such prospectus, in the form
first used by the Underwriters to confirm sales of the Common Shares, is called
the "Prospectus"; provided, however, if the Company has, with the consent of
NMSI, elected to rely upon Rule 434 under the Securities Act, the term
"Prospectus" shall mean the Company's prospectus subject to completion (each, a
"preliminary prospectus") dated June 9, 1998 and all documents incorporated by
reference therein (such preliminary prospectus is called the "Rule 434
preliminary prospectus"), together with the applicable term sheet (the "Term
Sheet") prepared and filed by the Company with the Commission under Rules 434
and 424(b) under the Securities Act and all references in this Agreement to the
date of the Prospectus shall mean the date of the Term Sheet. All references in
this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, a preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or the Term Sheet, or any
amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall include any copy
thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval System ("XXXXX").
All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules
and other information which is "contained," "included" or "stated" in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus (and all other references of like
import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and
schedules and other information which is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be;
and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the
filing of any document under the Exchange Act which is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as
the case may be.
The Company and each of the Selling Shareholders hereby confirm their
respective agreements with the Underwriters as follows:
SECTION 1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
A. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
represents, warrants and covenants to each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Registration
Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement have been declared
effective by the Commission under the Securities Act. The Company has
complied to the Commission's satisfaction with all requests of the Commission
for additional or supplemental information. No stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been
instituted or are pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, are
contemplated or threatened by the Commission.
Each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus when filed complied in all
material respects with the Securities Act and, if filed by electronic
transmission pursuant to XXXXX (except as may be permitted by Regulation S-T
under the Securities Act), was identical to the copy thereof delivered to the
Underwriters for use in connection with the offer and sale of the Common
Shares. Each of the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became
effective and at all subsequent times during the Prospectus Delivery Period
(as hereinafter defined), complied and will comply in all material respects
with the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of its date and at all subsequent
times during the
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Prospectus Delivery Period, did not and will not contain 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. The representations and
warranties set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences do not apply
to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment thereto, or the
Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to
the Company in writing by the Underwriters expressly for use therein. There
are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Prospectus
or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been
described or filed as required.
(b) Offering Materials Furnished to Underwriters. The Company has
delivered to the Underwriters three complete copies of the manually signed
Registration Statement and of each consent and certificate of experts filed as
a part thereof, and conformed copies of the Registration Statement (without
exhibits) and preliminary prospectuses and the Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as the Underwriters have
reasonably requested for each of the Underwriters.
(c) Distribution of Offering Material By the Company. The Company has
not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of the Second
Closing Date (as defined below) and the completion of the Underwriters'
distribution of the Common Shares, any offering material in connection with
the offering and sale of the Common Shares other than a preliminary
prospectus, the Prospectus or the Registration Statement.
(d) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement
of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to
indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by applicable law
and except as the enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(e) Authorization of the Common Shares. The Common Shares to be
purchased by the Underwriters from the Company have been duly authorized for
issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(f) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights. There are no
persons with registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt
securities registered for sale under the Registration Statement or included in
the offering contemplated by this Agreement, other than the Selling
Shareholders with respect to the Common Shares included in the Registration
Statement, except for such rights as have been duly waived.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the
Prospectus, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is
given in the Prospectus and through the First Closing Date and the Second
Closing Date, as the case may be: (i) there has been no material adverse
change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a
material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business, operations or prospects, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the Company and its
subsidiaries, considered as one entity (any such change is called a "Material
Adverse Change"); (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one
entity,
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have not incurred any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or
contingent, not in the ordinary course of business nor entered into any
material transaction or agreement not in the ordinary course of business; and
(iii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or
made by the Company or, except for dividends paid to the Company or other
subsidiaries, any of its subsidiaries on any class of capital stock or
repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any
class of capital stock.
(h) Independent Accountants. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, who has expressed its
opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this
Agreement includes the related notes thereto) and supporting schedules filed
with the Commission or incorporated by reference as a part of the Registration
Statement and included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, are, to
the best of the Company's knowledge, independent public or certified public
accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(i) Preparation of the Financial Statements. The financial statements
filed with the Commission or incorporated by reference as a part of the
Registration Statement and included or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company
and its subsidiaries as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods specified. The supporting schedules
included in the Registration Statement or incorporated by reference therein
present fairly the information required to be stated therein. Such financial
statements and supporting schedules have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the
related notes thereto. No other financial statements or supporting schedules
are required to be included in the Registration Statement. The financial data
set forth in the Prospectus under the captions "Prospectus Summary--Summary
Financial Information and Operating Data," "Selected Consolidated Financial
Data" and "Capitalization" fairly present the information set forth therein on
a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(j) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation and has corporate power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described
in the Prospectus and, in the case of the Company, to enter into and perform
its obligations under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each subsidiary
is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good
standing in the State of Georgia and each other jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of
property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions (other than
the State of Georgia) where the failure to so qualify or to be in good
standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Change. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each
subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and
nonassessable and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration
Statement, is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and
clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim.
The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation,
association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February
1, 1998.
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(k) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters. The authorized,
issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the
Prospectus under the caption "Capitalization" (other than for subsequent
issuances, if any, pursuant to employee benefit plans described in the
Prospectus or upon exercise of outstanding options described in the
Prospectus). The Common Stock (including the Common Shares) conforms in all
material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. All
of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including the shares of
Common Stock owned by Selling Shareholders) have been duly authorized and
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in
compliance with federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock were issued in violation of any preemptive rights,
rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding options,
warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to
purchase, nor equity or debt securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
other than those described in the Prospectus. The description of the
Company's stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and
the options or other rights granted thereunder, set forth in the Prospectus
accurately and fairly presents the information required to be shown with
respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights.
(l) Stock Exchange Listing. The Common Shares have been approved for
inclusion on the Nasdaq National Market, subject only to official notice of
issuance.
(m) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations
or Approvals Required. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
violation of its charter or by-laws or is in default (or, with the giving of
notice or lapse of time, would be in default) ("Default") under any indenture,
mortgage, loan or credit agreement, note, contract, franchise, lease or other
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by
which it or any of them may be bound (including, without limitation, the
Company's Revolving Credit Agreement with SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as lender),
or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is subject (each, an "Existing Instrument"), except for such
Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Change. The Company's execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Prospectus (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and
will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws
of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a
breach of, or Default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to,
any Existing Instrument, except for such conflicts, breaches, Defaults, liens,
charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result
in a Material Adverse Change and (iii) will not result in any violation of any
law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to
the Company or any subsidiary. No consent, approval, authorization or other
order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or
regulatory authority or agency, is required for the Company's execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Prospectus, except such as have
been obtained or made by the Company and are in full force and effect or are
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required under the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky
laws and from the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD").
(n) No Material Actions or Proceedings. There are no legal or
governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the
Company's knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, (ii) which has as the subject thereof any officer or
director of, or property owned or leased by, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or (iii) relating to environmental or discrimination matters,
where in any such case (A) there is a reasonable possibility that such action,
suit or proceeding might be determined adversely to the Company or such
subsidiary and (B) any such action, suit or proceeding, if so determined
adversely, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change
or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries exists or is threatened or imminent, and, to the best of
the Company's knowledge, no material labor dispute with the employees of any
principal supplier of the Company exists or is threatened or imminent.
(o) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its subsidiaries own
or possess sufficient trademarks, trade names, patent rights, copyrights,
licenses, approvals, trade secrets and other similar rights (collectively,
"Intellectual Property Rights") reasonably necessary to conduct their
businesses as now conducted; and the expected expiration of any of such
Intellectual Property Rights would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of
infringement or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others,
which infringement or conflict, if the subject of an unfavorable decision,
would result in a Material Adverse Change.
(p) All Necessary Permits, etc. The Company and each subsidiary
possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits issued
by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies
necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except such certificates,
authorizations and permits with respect to which the failure to possess would
not result in a Material Adverse Change, and neither the Company nor any
subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation
or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate,
authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of
an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, could result in a Material Adverse
Change.
(q) Title to Properties. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has
good and marketable title to all the properties and assets reflected as owned
in the financial statements referred to in Section 1(A)(i) above, in each case
free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances,
equities, claims and other defects, except such as are described in the
financial statements referenced in Section 1(A)(i) above or such as do not
materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not
materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property
by the Company or such subsidiary. The real property, improvements, equipment
and personal property held under lease by the Company or any subsidiary are
held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as are not
material and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be
made of such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by
the Company or such subsidiary.
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(r) Tax Law Compliance. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax
returns or have properly requested extensions thereof and have paid all taxes
required to be paid by any of them and, if due and payable, any related or
similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them, except as may
be being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings. The Company
has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial
statements referred to in Section 1 (A)(i) above in respect of all federal,
state and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the
tax liability of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries has not
been finally determined.
(s) Company Not an "Investment Company." The Company is not, and after
receipt of payment for the Common Shares will not be, an "investment company"
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"Investment Company Act") and will conduct its business in a manner so that it
will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.
(t) Insurance. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries are insured by
recognized, financially sound and reputable institutions with policies in such
amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as are generally
deemed adequate and customary for their businesses, including, but not limited
to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the
Company and its subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of
vandalism and earthquakes. The Company has no reason to believe that it or
any subsidiary will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage
as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from
similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its
business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material
Adverse Change.
(u) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company has not taken
and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale
of the Common Shares.
(v) Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or
related-party transactions involving the Company or any subsidiary or any
other person required to be contained or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus which have not been described as required.
(w) Exchange Act Compliance. The documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, at the time they were or
hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and, when read
together with the other information in the Prospectus, at the time the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto become effective and at the
First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(x) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge, any
employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary, has made
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any contribution or other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any
federal, state or foreign office in violation of any law or of the character
required to be disclosed in the Prospectus.
(y) Company's Accounting System. The Company maintains a system of
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific
authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access
to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
(z) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change (i)
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any
federal, state, local or foreign law or regulation relating to pollution or
protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation,
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or
wildlife, including without limitation, laws and regulations relating to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals,
pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances,
petroleum and petroleum products (collectively, "Materials of Environmental
Concern"), or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of
Environment Concern (collectively, "Environmental Laws"), which violation
includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with any permits or other
governmental authorizations required for the operation of the business of the
Company or its subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws, or
noncompliance with the terms and conditions thereof, nor has the Company or
any of its subsidiaries received any written communication, whether from a
governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges
that the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any
Environmental Law; (ii) there is no claim, action or cause of action filed
with a court or governmental authority, no investigation with respect to which
the Company has received written notice, and no written notice by any person
or entity alleging potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs,
governmental responses costs, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries, attorneys' fees or penalties arising out of, based on or
resulting from the presence, or release into the environment, of any Material
of Environmental Concern at any location owned, leased or operated by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, now or in the past (collectively,
"Environmental Claims"), pending or, to the best of the Company's knowledge,
threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any person or
entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its
subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of
law; and (iii) to the best of the Company's knowledge, there are no past or
present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents,
including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge, presence or
disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that reasonably could
result in a violation of any Environmental Law or form the basis of a
potential Environmental Claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim
the Company or any of its subsidiaries has retained or assumed either
contractually or by operation of law.
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(aa) Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, no subsidiary of the
Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any
dividends to the Company, from making any other distributions on such
subsidiary's capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances
to such subsidiary or from transferring any of such subsidiary's property or
assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.
Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to
the Underwriters or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a
representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters
set forth therein.
B. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders. Each
Selling Shareholder represents, warrants and covenants to each Underwriter as
follows:
(a) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder
and is a valid and binding agreement of such Selling Shareholder, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification hereunder
may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement hereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by
general equitable principles.
(b) The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney. Each of the (i)
Custody Agreement signed by such Selling Shareholder and Hunton & Xxxxxxxx, as
custodian (the "Custodian"), relating to the deposit of the Common Shares to
be sold by such Selling Shareholder (the "Custody Agreement") and (ii) Power
of Attorney appointing certain individuals named therein as such Selling
Shareholder's attorneys-in-fact (each, an "Attorney-in-Fact") to the extent
set forth therein relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Prospectus (the "Power of Attorney"), of such Selling Shareholder has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Selling Shareholder and is a
valid and binding agreement of such Selling Shareholder, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification thereunder may
be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by
general equitable principles.
(c) Title to Common Shares to be Sold; All Authorizations Obtained.
Such Selling Shareholder has, and on the First Closing Date and the Second
Closing Date (as defined below) will have, good and valid title to all of the
Common Shares that may be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement on such date and the legal right and power, and all authorizations
and approvals required by law and under its charter or by-laws, partnership
agreement, trust agreement or other organizational documents to enter into
this Agreement and its Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney, to sell,
transfer and deliver all of the Common Shares that may be sold by such Selling
Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement and to comply with its other
obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(d) Delivery of the Common Shares to be Sold. Delivery of the Common
Shares that are sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement
will pass good and valid title to such Common Shares, free and clear of any
security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or other claim.
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(e) Non-Contravention; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required.
The execution and delivery by such Selling Shareholder of, and the performance
by such Selling Shareholder of its obligations under, this Agreement, the
Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney will not contravene or conflict
with, result in a breach of, or constitute a Default under, or require the
consent of any other party to, the charter or by-laws, partnership agreement,
or other organizational documents of such Selling Shareholder or any other
agreement or instrument to which such Selling Shareholder is a party or by
which it is bound or under which it is entitled to any right or benefit, any
provision of applicable law or any judgment, order, decree or regulation
applicable to such Selling Shareholder of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction
over such Selling Shareholder. No consent, approval, authorization or other
order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental
authority or agency, is required for the consummation by such Selling
Shareholder of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, except such as
have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect under the
Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the
NASD.
(f) No Registration or Other Similar Rights. Such Selling Shareholder
does not have any registration or other similar rights to have any equity or
debt securities registered for sale by the Company under the Registration
Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except
for such rights as are being exercised in the offering contemplated by this
Agreement or such rights as have been duly waived.
(g) No Further Consents, etc. Except for the (i) exercise by such
Selling Shareholder of certain registration rights pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 10, 1995 (which registration
rights have been duly exercised pursuant thereto), (ii) consent of such
Selling Shareholder to the respective number of Common Shares to be sold by
all of the Selling Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) waiver by
certain other holders of Common Stock of certain registration rights pursuant
to such Registration Rights Agreement, no consent, approval or waiver is
required under any instrument or agreement to which such Selling Shareholder
is a party or by which it is bound or under which it is entitled to any right
or benefit, in connection with the offering, sale or purchase by the
Underwriters of any of the Common Shares which may be sold by such Selling
Shareholder under this Agreement or the consummation by such Selling
Shareholder of any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) Disclosure Made by Such Selling Shareholder in the Prospectus. All
information furnished by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder in writing
expressly for use in the Registration Statement and Prospectus is, and on the
First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date will be, true, correct, and
complete in all material respects, and does not, and on the First Closing Date
and the Second Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make such
information not misleading. Such Selling Shareholder confirms as accurate the
number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Selling Shareholder's
name in the Prospectus under the caption "Principal and Selling Shareholders"
(both prior to and after giving effect to the sale of the Common Shares).
(i) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. Such Selling Shareholder
has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed
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to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale
of the Common Shares.
(j) Confirmation of Company Representations and Warranties. Such
Selling Shareholder has no reason to believe that the representations and
warranties of the Company contained in Section 1(A) hereof are not true and
correct, is familiar with the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and
has no knowledge of any material fact, condition or information not disclosed
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that has had or may have a
Material Adverse Effect and is not prompted to sell shares of Common Stock by
any information concerning the Company that is not set forth in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(k) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Such Selling
Shareholder has not made any contribution or other payment on behalf of the
Company to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state or foreign
office in violation of any law or of the character required to be disclosed in
the Prospectus.
Any certificate signed by or on behalf of any Selling Shareholder and
delivered to the Underwriters or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed
to be a representation and warranty by such Selling Shareholder to each
Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.
SECTION 2.PURCHASE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF THE COMMON SHARES.
(a) The Firm Common Shares. Upon the terms herein set forth, (i) the
Company agrees to issue and sell to the several Underwriters an aggregate of
88,263 Firm Common Shares and (ii) the Selling Shareholders agree to sell to
the several Underwriters an aggregate of 1,561,737 Firm Common Shares, each
Selling Shareholder selling the number of Firm Common Shares set forth
opposite such Selling Shareholder's name on Schedule B. On the basis of the
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representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the
terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Underwriters agree,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company and the Selling
Shareholders the respective number of Firm Common Shares set forth opposite
their names on Schedule A. The purchase price per Firm Common Share to be
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paid by the several Underwriters to the Company and the Selling Shareholders
shall be $[___] per share.
(b) The First Closing Date. Delivery of certificates for the Firm
Common Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and payment therefor shall
be made at the offices of NMSI, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the
Underwriters) at 6:00 a.m. San Francisco time, on [___], or such other time
and date not later than 10:30 a.m. San Francisco time, on [___] as the
Underwriters shall designate by notice to the Company (the time and date of
such closing are called the "First Closing Date"). The Company and the
Selling Shareholders hereby acknowledge that circumstances under which the
Underwriters may provide notice to postpone the First Closing Date as
originally scheduled include, but are in no way limited to, any determination
by the Company, the Selling Shareholders or the Underwriters to recirculate to
the public copies of an amended or supplemented Prospectus or a delay as
contemplated by the provisions of Section 10.
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(c) The Optional Common Shares; the Second Closing Date. In addition,
on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein
contained, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth,
the Selling Shareholders hereby grant an option to the several Underwriters to
purchase, severally and not jointly, up to an aggregate of 247,500 Optional
Common Shares from the Selling Shareholders at the purchase price per share to
be paid by the Underwriters for the Firm Common Shares. The option granted
hereunder is for use by the Underwriters solely in covering any over-
allotments in connection with the sale and distribution of the Firm Common
Shares. The option granted hereunder may be exercised at any time (but not
more than once) upon notice by the Underwriters to the Selling Shareholders
(with a copy to the Company), which notice may be given at any time within 30
days from the date of this Agreement. Such notice shall set forth (i) the
aggregate number of Optional Common Shares as to which the Underwriters are
exercising the option, (ii) the names and denominations in which the
certificates for the Optional Common Shares are to be registered and (iii) the
time, date and place at which such certificates will be delivered (which time
and date may be simultaneous with, but not earlier than, the First Closing
Date; and in such case the term "First Closing Date" shall refer to the time
and date of delivery of certificates for the Firm Common Shares and the
Optional Common Shares). Such time and date of delivery, if subsequent to the
First Closing Date, is called the "Second Closing Date" and shall be
determined by the Underwriters and shall not be earlier than three nor later
than five full business days after delivery of such notice of exercise. If any
Optional Common Shares are to be purchased, (a) each Underwriter agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Optional Common Shares
(subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the
Underwriters may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number
of Optional Common Shares to be purchased as the number of Firm Common Shares
set forth on Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the
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total number of Firm Common Shares and (b) each Selling Shareholder agrees,
severally and not jointly, to sell the number of Optional Common Shares
(subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the
Underwriters may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number
of Optional Common Shares to be sold as the number of Optional Common Shares
set forth in Schedule B opposite the name of such Selling Shareholder bears to
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the total number of Optional Common Shares.
(d) Public Offering of the Common Shares. The Underwriters hereby
advise the Company and the Selling Shareholders that the Underwriters intend
to offer for sale to the public, as described in the Prospectus, their
respective portions of the Common Shares as soon after this Agreement has been
executed and the Registration Statement has been declared effective as the
Underwriters, in their sole judgment, have determined is advisable and
practicable.
(e) Payment for the Common Shares. Payment for the Common Shares to be
sold by the Company shall be made at the First Closing Date by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the order of the Company. Payment for the
Common Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholders shall be made at the
First Closing Date (and, if applicable, at the Second Closing Date) by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the order of such Selling
Shareholders.
It is understood that the Underwriters have been authorized, for
their own account and the accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept
delivery of and receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the
Firm Common Shares and any Optional Common Shares the Underwriters have agreed
to purchase. NMSI, individually and not as
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representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make
payment for any Common Shares to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds
shall not have been received by the Underwriters by the First Closing Date or
the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, for the account of such
Underwriter, but any such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from any
of its obligations under this Agreement.
Each Selling Shareholder hereby agrees that it will pay all stock
transfer taxes, stamp duties and other similar taxes, if any, payable upon the
sale or delivery of the Common Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder
to the several Underwriters, or otherwise in connection with the performance
of such Selling Shareholder's obligations hereunder.
(f) Delivery of the Common Shares. The Company and the Selling
Shareholders shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Underwriters for
the accounts of the several Underwriters certificates for the Firm Common
Shares to be sold by them at the First Closing Date, against the irrevocable
release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of
the purchase price therefor. The Selling Shareholders shall also deliver, or
cause to be delivered, to the Underwriters for the accounts of the several
Underwriters, certificates for the Optional Common Shares the Underwriters
have agreed to purchase from them at the First Closing Date or the Second
Closing Date, as the case may be, against the irrevocable release of a wire
transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price
therefor. The certificates for the Common Shares shall be in definitive form
and registered in such names and denominations as the Underwriters shall have
requested at least two full business days prior to the First Closing Date (or
the Second Closing Date, as the case may be) and shall be made available for
inspection on the business day preceding the First Closing Date (or the Second
Closing Date, as the case may be) at a location in New York City as the
Underwriters may designate. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the
time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the
obligations of the Underwriters.
(g) Delivery of Prospectus to the Underwriters. Not later than 12:00
p.m. on the second business day following the date the Common Shares are
released by the Underwriters for sale to the public, the Company shall deliver
or cause to be delivered copies of the Prospectus in such quantities and at
such places as the Underwriters shall request.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS.
A. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company further covenants and agrees
with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Underwriters' Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements.
During such period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the later of the
First Closing Date or such date, as in the opinion of counsel for the
Underwriters, the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in
connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer (the "Prospectus Delivery
Period"), prior to amending or supplementing the Registration Statement
(including any registration statement filed under Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act) or the Prospectus (including any amendment or supplement
through incorporation by reference of any report filed under the Exchange
Act), the Company shall furnish to the Underwriters for review a
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copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and the Company shall not
file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Underwriters
reasonably object.
(b) Securities Act Compliance. After the date of this Agreement, the
Company shall promptly advise the Underwriters in writing (i) of the receipt
of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information
from, the Commission, (ii) of the time and date of any filing of any post-
effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or
supplement to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, (iii) of the time
and date that any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
becomes effective and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-
effective amendment thereto or of any order preventing or suspending the use
of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or of any proceedings to
remove, suspend or terminate from listing or quotation the Common Stock from
any securities exchange upon which it is listed for trading or included or
designated for quotation, or of the threatening or initiation of any
proceedings for any of such purposes. If the Commission shall enter any such
stop order at any time, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain the
lifting of such order at the earliest possible moment. Additionally, the
Company agrees that it shall comply with the provisions of Rules 424(b), 430A
and 434, as applicable, under the Securities Act and will use its reasonable
efforts to ensure that any filings made by the Company under such Rule 424(b)
are received in a timely manner by the Commission.
(c) Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus and Other Securities Act
Matters. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event shall occur or
condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement
the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading,
or if in the opinion of the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters it is
otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law,
the Company agrees to promptly prepare (subject to Section 3(A)(a) hereof),
file with the Commission and furnish at its own expense to the Underwriters
and to dealers, amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the
statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the
light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be
misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply
with law.
(d) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus. The
Company agrees to furnish the Underwriters, without charge, during the
Prospectus Delivery Period, as many copies of the Prospectus and any
amendments and supplements thereto as the Underwriters may request.
(e) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company shall cooperate with the Underwriters
and counsel for the Underwriters to qualify or register the Common Shares for
sale under (or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities
or blue sky laws or Canadian provincial securities laws of those jurisdictions
designated by the Underwriters, shall comply with such laws and shall continue
such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as
required for the distribution of the Common Shares. The Company shall not be
required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would
subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is
not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign
corporation. The Company will advise the Underwriters promptly of the
suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption
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relating to) the Common Shares for offering, sale or trading in any
jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such
purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such
qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its best
efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.
(f) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the
sale of the Common Shares sold by it in the manner described under the caption
"Use of Proceeds" in the Prospectus.
(g) Transfer Agent. The Company shall engage and maintain, at its
expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock.
(h) Earnings Statement. As soon as practicable, the Company will make
generally available to its security holders and to the Underwriters an
earnings statement (which need not be audited), covering the twelve-month
period beginning no later than the first day of the fiscal quarter next
following the effective date of the Registration Statement, that satisfies the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
(i) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period,
the Company shall file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and the Nasdaq
National Market all reports and documents required to be filed under the
Exchange Act.
(j) Agreement Not To Offer or Sell Additional Securities. During the
period of 90 days following the date of the Prospectus, the Company will not,
without the prior written consent of NMSI (which consent may be withheld at
the sole discretion of NMSI), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or
grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open "put
equivalent position" within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange
Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file
any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any shares
of Common Stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of the Common Stock or
securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of
Common Stock (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the
Common Shares); provided, however, that the Company may issue shares of its
Common Stock or options to purchase its Common Stock, or Common Stock upon
exercise of options, pursuant to any stock option, stock bonus or other stock
plan or arrangement described in the Prospectus.
(k) Future Reports to the Underwriters. During the period of five years
hereafter the Company will furnish to the Underwriters at 000 Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (i) as soon as
practicable after the end of each fiscal year, copies of the Annual Report of
the Company containing the balance sheet of the Company as of the close of
such fiscal year and statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows
for the year then ended and the opinion thereon of the Company's independent
public or certified public accountants; (ii) as soon as practicable after the
filing thereof, copies of each proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other report
filed by the Company with the Commission, the NASD or any securities exchange;
and (iii) as soon as available, copies of any report or communication of the
Company mailed generally to holders of its capital stock.
(l) Exchange Act Compliance. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the
Company will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission
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pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act in the manner and within
the time periods required by the Exchange Act.
B. COVENANTS OF THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS. Each Selling Shareholder
further covenants and agrees with each Underwriter:
(a) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities. Such Selling
Shareholder will not, without the prior written consent of NMSI (which consent
may be withheld in its sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer,
contract or grant any option to sell (including without limitation any short
sale), pledge, transfer, establish an open "put equivalent position" within the
meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of any
shares of Common Stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock,
or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of
Common Stock currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Selling Shareholder, or
publicly announce such Selling Shareholder's intention to do any of the
foregoing, for a period commencing on the date hereof and continuing through the
close of trading on the date 90 days after the date of the Prospectus.
(b) Delivery of Forms W-8 and W-9. To deliver to the Underwriters prior to
the First Closing Date a properly completed and executed United States Treasury
Department Form W-8 (if the Selling Shareholder is a non-United States person)
or Form W-9 (if the Selling Shareholder is a United States Person).
NMSI, on behalf of the several Underwriters, may, in its sole discretion,
waive in writing the performance by the Company or any Selling Shareholder of
any one or more of the foregoing covenants or extend the time for their
performance.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees
and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations
hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including
without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the
Common Shares (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all fees and
expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Common Stock, (iii) all
necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance
and sale of the Common Shares to be sold by the Company to the Underwriters,
(iv) all fees and expenses of the Company's counsel, independent public or
certified public accountants and other advisors, (v) all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and
distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements,
exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), each preliminary
prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and
this Agreement, (vi) all filing fees, attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by
the Company or the Underwriters in connection with qualifying or registering (or
obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part
of the Common Shares for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky
laws or the provincial securities laws of Canada, and, if requested by the
Underwriters, preparing and printing a "Blue Sky Survey" or memorandum, and any
supplements thereto, advising the Underwriters of such qualifications,
registrations and exemptions, (vii) the filing fees incident to, and the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with,
the NASD's review and approval of the Underwriters' participation in the
offering and distribution of the Common Shares, (viii) the fees and expenses
associated with including the Common Shares on the Nasdaq National Market and
(ix) all other fees, costs and expenses referred to in Item 14 of Part II of the
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Registration Statement. Except as provided in this Section 4, Section 6, Section
8 and Section 9 hereof, the Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including
the fees and disbursements of their counsel.
The Selling Shareholders further agree with each Underwriter to pay
(directly or by reimbursement) all fees and expenses incident to the performance
of their obligations under this Agreement which are not otherwise specifically
provided for herein, including but not limited to (i) fees and expenses of
counsel and other advisors for such Selling Shareholders, (ii) fees and expenses
of the Custodian and (iii) expenses and taxes incident to the sale and delivery
of the Common Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholders to the Underwriters
hereunder.
This Section 4 shall not affect or modify any separate, valid agreement
relating to the allocation of payment of expenses between the Company, on the
one hand, and the Selling Shareholders, on the other hand.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNDERWRITERS. The
obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Common
Shares as provided herein on the First Closing Date and, with respect to the
Optional Common Shares, the Second Closing Date, shall be subject to the
accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and
the Selling Shareholders set forth in Sections 1(A) and 1(B) hereof as of the
date hereof and as of the First Closing Date as though then made and, with
respect to the Optional Common Shares, as of the Second Closing Date as though
then made, to the timely performance by the Company and the Selling Shareholders
of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of
the following additional conditions:
(a) Accountants' Comfort Letter. On the date hereof, the Underwriters
shall have received from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, independent public or certified
public accountants for the Company, a letter dated the date hereof addressed
to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters,
containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in
accountant's "comfort letters" to underwriters, delivered according to
Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with
respect to the audited and unaudited financial statements and certain
financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(b) Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order; No
Objection from NASD. For the period from and after effectiveness of this
Agreement and prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the
Optional Common Shares, the Second Closing Date:
(i) the Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission
(including the information required by Rule 430A under the Securities Act)
in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act; or the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment
to the Registration Statement containing the information required by such
Rule 430A, and such post-effective amendment shall have become effective;
or, if the Company elected to rely upon Rule 434 under the Securities Act
and obtained the Underwriters' consent thereto, the Company shall have
filed a Term Sheet with the Commission in the manner and within the time
period required by such Rule 424(b);
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(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement, shall be in effect and no
proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by
the Commission; and
(iii) the NASD shall have raised no objection to the fairness and
reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.
(c) No Material Adverse Change or Ratings Agency Change. For the period
from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the First Closing Date
and, with respect to the Optional Common Shares, the Second Closing Date:
(i) in the judgment of the Underwriters there shall not have
occurred any Material Adverse Change; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any
notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any
review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the
possible change, in the rating accorded any securities of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries by any "nationally recognized statistical rating
organization" as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under
the Securities Act.
(d) Opinion of Counsel for the Company. On each of the First Closing
Date and the Second Closing Date the Underwriters shall have received the
favorable opinion of Hunton & Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Company, dated as of
such Closing Date, substantially as set forth in Exhibit A.
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(e) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters. On each of the First
Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Underwriters shall have received
the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters,
dated as of such Closing Date, with respect to the matters set forth in
paragraphs (i), (vii) (with respect to subparagraph (i) only), (viii), (ix),
(x) (xi) and (xiii) (with respect to the captions "Description of Capital
Stock" and "Underwriting" under subparagraph (i) only), (xii), and the next-
to-last paragraph of Exhibit A.
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(f) Officers' Certificate. On each of the First Closing Date and the
Second Closing Date the Underwriters shall have received a written certificate
executed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President of
the Company and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the
Company, dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect set forth in subsections
(b)(ii) and (c)(ii) of this Section 5, and further to the effect that:
(i) for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and
prior to such Closing Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse
Change;
(ii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set
forth in Section 1(A) of this Agreement are true and correct with the same
force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such Closing Date;
and
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(iii) the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied
all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied under this
Agreement at or prior to such Closing Date.
(g) Bring-down Comfort Letter. On each of the First Closing Date and the
Second Closing Date the Underwriters shall have received from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
LLP, independent public or certified public accountants for the Company, a
letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Underwriters, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the
letter furnished by them pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 5, except
that the specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures
shall be no more than three business days prior to the First Closing Date or
Second Closing Date, as the case may be.
(h) Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Shareholders. On each of the
First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Underwriters shall have
received the favorable opinion of Hunton & Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Selling
Shareholders, dated as of such Closing Date, the form of which is attached as
Exhibit B.
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(i) Selling Shareholders' Certificate. On each of the First Closing
Date and the Second Closing Date the Underwriters shall have received a
written certificate executed by the Attorney-in-Fact of each Selling
Shareholder, dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the representations, warranties and covenants of such Selling
Shareholder set forth in Section 1(B) of this Agreement are true and
correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made by such
Selling Shareholder on and as of such Closing Date; and
(ii) such Selling Shareholder has complied with all the agreements
and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
under this Agreement at or prior to such Closing Date.
(j) Selling Shareholders' Documents. On the date hereof, the Company
and the Selling Shareholders shall have furnished for review by the
Underwriters copies of the Powers of Attorney and Custody Agreements executed
by each of the Selling Shareholders and such further information, certificates
and documents as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(k) Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Shareholders of the Company Other
Than Selling Shareholders. On the date hereof, the Company shall have
furnished to the Underwriters an agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto
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from each director and executive officer and each beneficial owner of 5% or
more of the outstanding Common Stock (as defined and determined according to
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that a one hundred fifty day period
shall be used rather than the sixty day period set forth therein) other than
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, and such agreement shall be in
full force and effect on each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing
Date.
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(l) Additional Documents. On or before each of the First Closing Date
and the Second Closing Date, the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters
shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may
reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance
and sale of the Common Shares as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence
the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction
of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.
If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as
required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters
by notice to the Company and the Selling Shareholders at any time on or prior to
the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Common Shares, at any
time prior to the Second Closing Date, which termination shall be without
liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 4,
Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall
survive such termination.
SECTION 6. REIMBURSEMENT OF UNDERWRITERS' EXPENSES. If this Agreement is
terminated by the Underwriters pursuant to Section 5, Section 11 (with respect
to subsections (i), (iv) or (v) thereof) or Section 17, or if the sale to the
Underwriters of the Common Shares on the First Closing Date is not consummated
because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company or the
Selling Shareholders to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any
provision hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters (or such
Underwriters as have terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves),
severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been
reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase
and the offering and sale of the Common Shares, including but not limited to
fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage,
facsimile and telephone charges.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall not become effective until the later of (i) the
execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto and (ii) notification by the
Commission to the Company and the Underwriters of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement under the Securities Act.
Prior to such effectiveness, this Agreement may be terminated by any
party by notice to each of the other parties hereto, and any such termination
shall be without liability on the part of (a) the Company or the Selling
Shareholders to any Underwriter, except that the Company and the Selling
Shareholders shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Underwriters
pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof in the event that this Agreement is
terminated by the Company or the Selling Shareholders, (b) of any Underwriter to
the Company or the Selling Shareholders, or (c) of any party hereto to any other
party except that the provisions of Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times
be effective and shall survive such termination.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. Each of the Company and each
of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, W. Xxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (the "Significant
Selling Shareholders"), severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter, its officers and employees, and each person,
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if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as
incurred, to which such Underwriter or such controlling person may become
subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state
statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in
settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written
consent of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or
is based (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment
thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to
Rule 430A or Rule 434 under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged
omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (iii) in whole or
in part upon any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the
Company or the Selling Shareholders contained herein; or (iv) in whole or in
part upon any failure of the Company or the Selling Shareholders to perform
its their respective obligations hereunder or under law; or (v) any act or
failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by any Underwriter in
connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Common Stock or the
offering contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to
in any loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or based upon
any matter covered by clause (i) or (ii) above, provided that neither the
Company nor any Significant Selling Shareholder shall be liable under this
clause (v) to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall have
determined by a final judgment that such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action resulted directly from any such acts or failures to act undertaken or
omitted to be taken by such Underwriter through its gross negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct; and to reimburse each Underwriter and each such
controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and
disbursements of counsel chosen by NMSI) as such expenses are reasonably
incurred by such Underwriter or such controlling person in connection with
investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss,
claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the
foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company and the Selling Shareholders by the
Underwriters expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto); and
provided, further, that with respect to any preliminary prospectus, the
foregoing indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of any
Underwriter from whom the person asserting any loss, claim, damage, liability
or expense purchased Common Shares, or any person controlling such
Underwriter, if copies of the Prospectus were timely delivered to the
Underwriter pursuant to Section 2 and a copy of the Prospectus (as then
amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or
supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Underwriter
to such person, if required by law so to have been delivered, at or prior to
the written confirmation of the sale of the Common Shares to such person, and
if the Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect
giving rise to such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense; and provided,
further, that the liability of each Significant Selling Shareholder under the
foregoing indemnity agreement shall be limited to an amount equal to the
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public offering price of the Common Shares sold by such Significant Selling
Shareholder, less the underwriting discount, as set forth on the cover page of
the Prospectus; and provided, further, that no Significant Shareholder shall
be required to provide indemnification under this Section 8(a) until the
underwriter, officer, employee or controlling person seeking indemnification
shall have first made a demand for payment of the company with respect to any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense and the Company shall have
either rejected such demand or failed to make such requested payment within 60
days thereof. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be
in addition to any liabilities that the Company and the Selling Shareholders
may otherwise have.
(b) Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and Officers. Each
Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the
Registration Statement, the Selling Shareholders and each person, if any, who
controls the Company or any Selling Shareholder within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability
or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, or any such director, officer,
Selling Shareholder or controlling person may become subject, under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or
regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any
litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such
Underwriter), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or
actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based
upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto), or arises out of or is based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in
each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company and the Selling Shareholders by
the Underwriters expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, or
any such director, officer, Selling Shareholder or controlling person for any
legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the Company, or any such
director, officer, Selling Shareholder or controlling person in connection
with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss,
claim, damage, liability, expense or action. Each of the Company and each of
the Selling Shareholders, hereby acknowledges that the only information that
the Underwriters have furnished to the Company and the Selling Shareholders
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or
the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set
forth (A) as the last two paragraphs on the inside front cover page of the
Prospectus concerning stabilization and passive market making by the
Underwriters and (B) as the first paragraph, including the table, and as the
second and sixth paragraphs under the caption "Underwriting" in the
Prospectus; and the Underwriters confirm that such statements are correct. The
indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(b) shall be in addition to any
liabilities that each Underwriter may otherwise have.
(c) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. 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 an indemnifying party under this Section 8,
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the
omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any
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liability which it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or
otherwise than under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8 or to
the extent it is not prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure. In
case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such
indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying
party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the
extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties
similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party
promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to
assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise
between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in
conducting the defense of any such action or 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, the indemnified party
or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such
legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on
behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party's
election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the
indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to
such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel
in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being
understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the
expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel),
approved by the indemnifying party (NMSI in the case of Section 8(b) and
Section 9), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such
action) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party
within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each
of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the
indemnifying party.
(d) Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be
liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for
the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified
party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such
settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time
an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse
the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by
Section 8(c) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for
any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i)
such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such
indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party
shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such
request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any
settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or
threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified
party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise
or consent includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or
proceeding.
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SECTION 9. CONTRIBUTION.
If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is for any reason held to
be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses
referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the
aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a
result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to
therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand,
and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Common Shares
pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but
also the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one
hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements
or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties herein which
resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by
the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters,
on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Common Shares pursuant
to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as
the total net proceeds from the offering of the Common Shares pursuant to this
Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Selling
Shareholders, and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters,
in each case as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus (or, if Rule
434 under the Securities Act is used, the corresponding location on the Term
Sheet) bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Common Shares
as set forth on such cover. The relative fault of the Company and the Selling
Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact or any such inaccurate or alleged inaccurate
representation or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company or the
Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, or the Underwriters, on the other hand,
and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8(c), any legal or other fees or
expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or
defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section 8(c) with
respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for
contribution is to be made under this Section 9; provided, however, that no
additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice
has been given under Section 8(c) for purposes of indemnification.
The Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were
determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one
entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not
take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Underwriter shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions
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received by such Underwriter in connection with the Common Shares underwritten
by it and distributed to the public. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 9 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their
respective underwriting commitments as set forth opposite their names in
Schedule A. For purposes of this Section 9, each officer and employee of an
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Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the
meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each officer
of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any,
who controls the Company with the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
SECTION 10. DEFAULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE UNDERWRITERS. If, on the First
Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of
the several Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Common Shares that it
or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number
of Common Shares that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but
failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the
Common Shares to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be
obligated, severally, in the proportions that the number of Firm Common Shares
set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate
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number of Firm Common Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-
defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as may be specified by the
Underwriters with the consent of the non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase
the Common Shares that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but
failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the First Closing Date or the
Second Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the Underwriters
shall fail or refuse to purchase Common Shares and the aggregate number of
Common Shares with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the
aggregate number of Common Shares to be purchased on such date, and arrangements
satisfactory to the Underwriters and the Company for the purchase of such Common
Shares are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall
terminate without liability of any non-defaulting Underwriter, the Company or
any Selling Shareholder to any other party except that the provisions of Section
4, Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive
such termination. In any such case either the Underwriters or the Company shall
have the right to postpone the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as
the case may be, but in no event for longer than seven days in order that the
required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or
any other documents or arrangements may be effected.
As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter" shall be deemed to
include any person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section
10. Any action taken under this Section 10 shall not relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under
this Agreement.
SECTION 11. TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. Prior to the First Closing Date
this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters by notice given to the
Company and the Selling Shareholders if at any time (i) trading or quotation in
any of the Company's securities shall have been suspended or limited by the
Commission or by the Nasdaq Stock Market or trading in securities generally on
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either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been
suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally
established on any of such stock exchanges by the Commission or the NASD; (ii) a
general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal, New York,
Georgia or California authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak
or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or
calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets,
or any substantial change or development involving a prospective substantial
change in United States' or international political, financial or economic
conditions, as in the good faith judgment of the Underwriters is material and
adverse and makes it impracticable to market the Common Shares in the manner and
on the terms described in the Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of
securities; (iv) in the good faith judgment of the Underwriters there shall have
occurred any Material Adverse Change; or (v) the Company shall have sustained a
loss by strike, fire, flood, earthquake, accident or other calamity of such
character as in the good faith judgment of the Underwriters may interfere
materially with the conduct of the business and operations of the Company
regardless of whether or not such loss shall have been insured. Any termination
pursuant to this Section 11 shall be without liability on the part of (a) the
Company or the Selling Shareholders to any Underwriter, except that the Company
and the Selling Shareholders shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the
Underwriters pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (b) any Underwriter to the
Company or the Selling Shareholders, or (c) of any party hereto to any other
party except that the provisions of Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times
be effective and shall survive such termination.
SECTION 12. REPRESENTATIONS AND INDEMNITIES TO SURVIVE DELIVERY. The
respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other
statements of the Company, of its officers, of the Selling Shareholders and of
the several 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 its or their partners,
officers or directors or any controlling person, or the Selling Shareholders, as
the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Common Shares
sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 13. NOTICES. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties
hereto as follows:
If to the Underwriters:
NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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with a copy to:
NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
and to:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, III, Esq.
If to the Company:
K & G Men's Center, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
If to the Selling Shareholders:
Selling Shareholders
c/o Xxxx X. Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Hunton & Xxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: B. Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving
written notice to the others.
SECTION 14. SUCCESSORS. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the parties hereto, including any substitute Underwriters
pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and to the benefit of the employees, officers and
directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 and Section 9, and in
each case their respective successors, and personal representatives, and no
other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term
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"successors" shall not include any purchaser of the Common Shares as such from
any of the Underwriters merely by reason of such purchase.
SECTION 15. PARTIAL UNENFORCEABILITY. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or
provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is
for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed
to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to
make it valid and enforceable.
SECTION 16. GOVERNING LAW PROVISIONS. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.
SECTION 17. FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS TO SELL
AND DELIVER COMMON SHARES. If one or more of the Selling Shareholders shall
fail to sell and deliver to the Underwriters the Common Shares to be sold and
delivered by such Selling Shareholders at the First Closing Date pursuant to
this Agreement, then the Underwriters may at their option, by written notice
from the Underwriters to the Company and the Selling Shareholders, either (i)
terminate this Agreement without any liability on the part of any Underwriter
or, except as provided in Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 hereof, the Company or the
Selling Shareholders, or (ii) purchase the shares that the Company and other
Selling Shareholders have agreed to sell and deliver in accordance with the
terms hereof. If one or more of the Selling Shareholders shall fail to sell and
deliver to the Underwriters the Common Shares to be sold and delivered by such
Selling Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement at the First Closing Date or the
Second Closing Date, then the Underwriters shall have the right, by written
notice from the Underwriters to the Company and the Selling Shareholders, to
postpone the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be,
but in no event for longer than seven days in order that the required changes,
if any, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents
or arrangements may be effected.
SECTION 18. GENERAL PROVISIONS. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or
oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations
with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same
effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the
parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived
unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit.
The Table of Contents and the Section headings herein are for the convenience of
the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated
business person who was adequately represented by counsel during negotiations
regarding the provisions hereof,
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including, without limitation, the
indemnification provisions of Section 8 and the contribution provisions of
Section 9, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties
hereto further acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereto are
intended to fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to
investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that
adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as
required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company and the Custodian the enclosed
copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof,
shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
COMPANY
K&G MEN'S CENTER, INC.
By:
Title:
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
By:
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(Attorney-in-fact)
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted
by the Underwriters in San Francisco, California as of the date first above
written.
NATIONSBANC XXXXXXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
THE XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX COMPANY, LLC
X.X. XXXXXXXX & CO.
By: NATIONSBANC XXXXXXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
By:
Title:
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SCHEDULE A
NUMBER OF FIRM
COMMON SHARES TO
UNDERWRITERS BE PURCHASED
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NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC........... [___]
The Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Company, LLC.............. [___]
X.X. Xxxxxxxx & Co.............................. [___]
Total.......................................... 1,650,000
SCHEDULE B
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
TOTAL SHARES OF TOTAL NUMBER OF OPTIONAL SHARES TO BE
NAMES OF SELLING COMMON STOCK FIRM SHARES SOLD IF MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER DEPOSITED TO BE SOLD OPTION IS EXERCISED
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South Atlantic Venture Fund
III, Limited Partnership..... 914,737 914,737 -0-
ITC Holding Company............. 94,905 50,000 44,905
Xxxxxx Family Limited
Partnership................... 25,000 25,000 -0-
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx............ 299,069 220,000 79,069
Xxxxxxxxx Family Limited
Partnership................... 148,944 110,000 38,944
Xxxxx Family Limited
Partnership................... 242,624 180,000 62,624
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx.................. 83,958 62,000 21,958
EXHIBIT A
Opinion of counsel for the Company to be delivered pursuant to
Section 5(d) of the Underwriting Agreement.
References to the Prospectus in this Exhibit A include any
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supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Georgia.
(ii) The Company has corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under the
Underwriting Agreement.
(iii) The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which
such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing
of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where
the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
(iv) Each significant subsidiary (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and, to
the best knowledge of such counsel, is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing
of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where
the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
(v) All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such
significant subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully
paid and non-assessable and, except as disclosed in the Prospectus, is owned
by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any
security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or, to the best
knowledge of such counsel, any pending or threatened claim.
(vi) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company (including the Common Stock) conform to the descriptions thereof set
forth or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. All of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (including the shares of Common Stock owned by Selling
Shareholders) have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, have been issued
in compliance with the registration and qualification requirements of federal
and state securities laws. The form of certificate used to evidence the Common
Stock is in due and proper form and complies with all applicable requirements
of the charter and
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by-laws of the Company and the Georgia Business Corporation Code. The
description of the Company's stock option, stock bonus and other stock
plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted and
exercised thereunder, set forth in the Prospectus accurately and fairly
presents the information required to be shown with respect to such plans,
arrangements, options and rights.
(vii) No shareholder of the Company or any other person has any
preemptive right, right of first refusal or other similar right to
subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company arising (i) by
operation of the charter or by-laws of the Company or the Georgia Business
Corporation Code or (ii) to the best knowledge of such counsel, otherwise.
(viii) The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to
indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by applicable
law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles.
(ix) The Common Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters from the
Company have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Company
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement against payment of the consideration
set forth therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(x) Each of the Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, if any, has been declared effective by the
Commission under the Securities Act. To the best knowledge of such counsel,
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of either of the Registration
Statement or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has been
issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for such purpose have
been instituted or are pending or are contemplated or threatened by the
Commission. Any required filing of the Prospectus and any supplement
thereto pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act has been made in
the manner and within the time period required by such Rule 424(b).
(xi) The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, including any document incorporated
by reference therein, and each amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by
reference therein, as of their respective effective or issue dates (other
than the financial statements and supporting schedules included or
incorporated by reference therein or in exhibits to or excluded from the
Registration Statement, as to which no opinion need be rendered) comply as
to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(xii) The Common Shares have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq
National Market, subject to official notice of issuance.
(xiii) The statements (i) in the Prospectus under the captions "Risk
Factors--Anti-Takeover Provisions," "Description of Capital Stock," and
"Shares Eligible for Future Sale"
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and (ii) in Item 15 of the Registration Statement, insofar as such
statements constitute matters of law, summaries of legal matters, the
Company's charter or by-law provisions, documents, or legal conclusions,
has been reviewed by such counsel and fairly present and summarize, in all
material respects, the matters referred to therein.
(xiv) To the best knowledge of such counsel, there are no legal or
governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened which are
required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, other than those
disclosed therein.
(xv) To the best knowledge of such counsel, there are no Existing
Instruments required to be described or referred to in the Registration
Statement or to be filed as exhibits thereto other than those described or
referred to therein or filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits
thereto; and the descriptions thereof and references thereto are correct in
all material respects.
(xvi) No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or
registration or filing with, any court or other governmental authority or
agency, is required for the Company's execution, delivery and performance
of the Underwriting Agreement and consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby and by the Prospectus, except as required under the
Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the
NASD.
(xvii) The execution and delivery of the Underwriting Agreement by the
Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder
(other than performance by the Company of its obligations under the
indemnification section of the Underwriting Agreement, as to which no
opinion need be rendered) (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company; (ii) will not result in any
violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any
subsidiary; (iii) will not constitute a breach of, or Default under, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
pursuant to, (A) the Company's Revolving Credit Agreement with SunTrust
Bank, Atlanta, as lender, or (B) to the best knowledge of such counsel, any
other material Existing Instrument; or (iv) to the best knowledge of such
counsel, will not result in any violation of any law, administrative
regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company or
any subsidiary.
(xviii) The Company is not, and after receipt of payment for the Common
Shares will not be, an "investment company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act.
(xix) To the best knowledge of such counsel, there are no persons with
registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities
registered for sale under the Registration Statement or included in the
offering contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, other than the Selling
Shareholders, except for such rights as have been duly waived.
(xx) To the best knowledge of such counsel, neither the Company nor
any subsidiary is in violation of its charter or by-laws or any law,
administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to
the Company or any subsidiary or is in Default in the
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performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any material Existing Instrument, except in each
such case for such violations or Defaults as would not, in the aggregate,
result in a Material Adverse Change.
(xxi) Each document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act (other than the
financial statements and supporting schedules included therein, as to which
no opinion need be rendered) and incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference in the Prospectus complied when so filed as to form in all
material respects with the Exchange Act.
In addition, such counsel shall state that they have participated in
conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company,
representatives of the independent public or certified public accountants
for the Company and with representatives of the Underwriters at which the
contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any
supplements or amendments thereto, and related matters were discussed and,
although such counsel is not passing upon and does not assume any
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements
contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (other than as
specified above), and any supplements or amendments thereto, on the basis
of the foregoing, nothing has come to their attention which would lead them
to believe that either the Registration Statement or any amendments
thereto, at the time the Registration Statement or such amendments became
effective, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus, as of its
date or at the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case
may be, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted 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
(it being understood that such counsel need express no belief as to the
financial statements or schedules or other financial or statistical data
derived therefrom, included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto).
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters
involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than (i) the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, (ii) the jurisdictions in which such
counsel is admitted or (iii) the federal law of the United States, to the extent
they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion (which shall be
dated the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be,
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters, shall expressly
state that the Underwriters may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to
them and shall be furnished to the Underwriters) 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.
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EXHIBIT B
The opinion of such counsel pursuant to Section 5(h) shall be
rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state
therein. References to the Prospectus in this Exhibit B include any supplements
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thereto at the Closing Date.
(i) The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of, and is a valid and binding agreement of, such
Selling Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by
applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally or by general
equitable principles.
(ii) The execution and delivery by such Selling Shareholder of, and the
performance by such Selling Shareholder of its obligations under, the
Underwriting Agreement and its Custody Agreement and its Power of Attorney
will not contravene or conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute
a default under, the charter or by-laws, partnership agreement, trust
agreement or other organizational documents, as the case may be, of such
Selling Shareholder, or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, violate
or contravene any provision of applicable law or regulation, or, to the
best of such counsel's knowledge, violate, result in a breach of or
constitute a default under the terms of any other agreement or instrument
to which such Selling Shareholder is a party or by which it is bound, or
any judgment, order or decree applicable to such Selling Shareholder of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Selling Shareholder.
(iii) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, such Selling Shareholder
has the legal right and power, and all authorizations and approvals
required under its charter and by-laws, partnership agreement or other
organizational documents, as the case may be, to enter into the
Underwriting Agreement and its Custody Agreement and its Power of Attorney,
to sell, transfer and deliver good and valid title to all of the Common
Shares which may sold by such Selling Shareholder under the Underwriting
Agreement and to comply with its other obligations under the Underwriting
Agreement, its Custody Agreement and its Power of Attorney.
(iv) Each of the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney of such
Selling Shareholder has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
such Selling Shareholder and is a valid and binding agreement of such
Selling Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by
applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally or by general
equitable principles.
(v) Assuming that the Underwriters purchase the Common Shares that
are sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement
for value, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, the
delivery of such Common Shares pursuant to
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the Underwriting Agreement will pass good and valid title to such Common
Shares, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lieu
encumbrance or other claim.
(vi) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, no consent, approval,
authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court
or governmental authority or agency, is required for the consummation by
such Selling Shareholder of the transactions contemplated in the
Underwriting Agreement, except as required under the Securities Act,
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and from the NASD, as to
which laws such counsel need express no opinion.
In rendering such opinion as it relates to selling shareholders that
are corporations, partnership or limited liability companies, such counsel may
rely, to the extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the
opinion (which shall be dated the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date,
as the case may be, shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Underwriters, shall expressly state that the Underwriters may rely on such
opinion as if it were addressed to them and shall be furnished to the
Underwriters) 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 the Selling
Shareholders and public officials.
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EXHIBIT C
[Date]
NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC
The Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Company, LLC
X.X. Xxxxxxxx & Co.
c/o NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
RE: K&G Men's Center, Inc. (the "Company")
Ladies & Gentlemen:
The undersigned is an owner of record or beneficially of certain shares of
Common Stock of the Company ("Common Stock") or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock. The Company proposes to carry out
a public offering of Common Stock (the "Offering") for which you will act as
underwriters. The undersigned recognizes that the Offering will be of benefit
to the undersigned and will benefit the Company by, among other things, raising
additional capital for its operations. The undersigned acknowledges that you
are relying on the representations and agreements of the undersigned contained
in this letter in carrying out the Offering and in entering into underwriting
arrangements with the Company with respect to the Offering.
In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby agrees that the
undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of NationsBanc
Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC ("NMSI") (which consent may be withheld in its sole
discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option
to sell (including without limitation any short sale), pledge, transfer,
establish an open "put equivalent position" within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise dispose of
any shares of Common Stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of Common
Stock, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares
of Common Stock currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
by the undersigned, or publicly announce the undersigned's intention to do any
of the foregoing, for a period commencing on the date hereof and continuing
through the close of trading on the date 90 days after the date of the
Prospectus. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop
transfer instructions with the Company's transfer agent and registrar against
the transfer of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock held by the undersigned except in
compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
With respect to the Offering only, the undersigned waives any registration
rights relating to registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of
any Common Stock owned either of record or beneficially by the undersigned,
including any rights to receive notice of the Offering.
This agreement is irrevocable and will be binding on the undersigned and
the respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the
undersigned.
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Printed Name of Holder
By:
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Signature
Printed Name of Person Signing
(and indicate capacity of person signing if
signing as custodian, trustee, or on behalf
of an entity)
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