EXHIBIT 1.1
RESTORATION HARDWARE, INC.
Common Stock
(par value $.001 per share)
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Underwriting Agreement
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., 1998
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.,
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc.,
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Restoration Hardware, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell
to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters") an aggregate
of . shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share ("Stock"), of the Company
and the stockholders of the Company named in Schedule II hereto (the "Selling
Stockholders") propose, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to
sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of . shares and, at the election of the
Underwriters, up to . additional shares of Stock. The aggregate of . shares to
be sold by the Company and the Selling Stockholders is herein called the "Firm
Shares" and the aggregate of . additional shares to be sold by the Selling
Stockholders is herein called the "Optional Shares". The Firm Shares and the
Optional Shares that the Underwriters elect to purchase pursuant to Section 2
hereof are herein collectively called the "Shares".
1. (a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of
the Underwriters that:
(i) A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-51027) (the
"Initial Registration Statement") in respect of the Shares has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"); the Initial
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, each in
the form heretofore delivered to you, have been declared effective by the
Commission in such form; other than a registration statement, if any,
increasing the size of the offering (a "Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement"), filed
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), which became effective upon filing, no other document with respect
to the Initial Registration Statement has heretofore been filed with the
Commission; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Initial
Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto or the Rule
462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has been issued and no proceeding
for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by the Commission (any
preliminary prospectus included in the Initial Registration Statement or
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the rules and
regulations of the Commission under the Act is hereinafter called a
"Preliminary Prospectus"; the various parts of the Initial Registration
Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, including all
exhibits thereto and including the information contained in the form of
final prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Act in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof and deemed by virtue of Rule
430A under the Act to be part of the Initial Registration Statement at the
time it was declared effective or such part of the Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, if any, became or hereafter becomes effective, each as amended
at the time such part of the Initial Registration Statement became
effective, are hereinafter collectively called the "Registration
Statement"; and such final prospectus, in the form first filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Act, is hereinafter called the "Prospectus;"
(ii) No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary
Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, conformed in all material
respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder, and did 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 statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any
statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. expressly for use therein or by a Selling Stockholder
expressly for use in the preparation of the answers therein to Items 7 and
11(m) of Form S-1;
(iii) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any
further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of
the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and do
not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and as of the applicable
filing date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto,
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 statements
therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and
warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company
by an Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. expressly for use therein or
by a Selling Stockholder expressly for use in the preparation of the
answers therein to Items 7 and 11(m) of Form S-1;
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(iv) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the
Prospectus any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion,
flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any
labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, except to
the extent that any such loss or interference would not have a material
adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a
"Material Adverse Effect") and otherwise than as set forth or contemplated
in the Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information
is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not
been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development
involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the
general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders' equity or
results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, in each case otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the
Prospectus;
(v) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title
in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all
personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Prospectus or
such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and any real property and
buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by
them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vi) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing
as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and
conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and has been duly
qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is
in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns
or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to so qualify or be in
good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and each subsidiary
of the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation;
(vii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in
the Prospectus, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are
fully paid and non-assessable and conform in all material respects to the
description of the Stock contained in the Prospectus; and all of the issued
shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly
and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and
(except for directors' qualifying shares) are owned directly or indirectly
by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or
claims, except for any such liens, encumbrances, equities or claims that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(viii) The unissued Shares to be issued and sold by the Company to
the Underwriters hereunder have been duly and validly authorized and, when
issued and delivered
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against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly
issued and fully paid and non-assessable and will conform in all material
respects to the description of the Stock contained in the Prospectus;
(ix) The issue and sale of the Shares to be sold by the Company
hereunder and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein
contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of
any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of
the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject
(except for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults which have
been consented to or waived prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or which would not have a Material Adverse Effect), nor will any
such action result in any violation of any order, rule or regulation of any
court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties (except for such
violations that would not have a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or in any violation of any statute;
and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the issue and sale of the Shares or the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except the
registration under the Act of the Shares, registration under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be
required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters;
(x) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation
of its respective Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws. Neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default in the performance or
observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition
contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease
or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or
any of its properties may be bound, except for such defaults that would not
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(xi) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the caption
"Description of Capital Stock", insofar as they purport to constitute a
summary of the terms of the Stock and under the caption "Underwriting",
insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the documents
referred to therein, are accurate and fair in all material respects;
(xii) Other than as set forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate
have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the best of the Company's
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knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by
governmental authorities or threatened by others;
(xiii) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Shares, will not be an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company", as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act");
and
(xiv) Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have certified certain financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent public
accountants as required by the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
(b) Each of the Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly,
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the Underwriters and the
Company that:
(i) All consents, approvals, authorizations and orders necessary
for the execution and delivery by such Selling Stockholder of this
Agreement and the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement hereinafter
referred to, and for the sale and delivery of the Shares to be sold by such
Selling Stockholder hereunder (except such consents, approvals,
authorizations or orders as may be required under the Act or state
securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and
distribution of such Shares by the Underwriters), have been obtained; and
such Selling Stockholder has full right, power and authority to enter into
this Agreement, the Power-of-Attorney and the Custody Agreement and to
sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Shares to be sold by such Selling
Stockholder hereunder;
(ii) The sale of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder
hereunder and the compliance by such Selling Stockholder with all of the
provisions of this Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein
contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of
any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any
statute, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or instrument to which such Selling Stockholder is a party or by
which such Selling Stockholder is bound or to which any of the property or
assets of such Selling Stockholder is subject except for such conflicts,
breaches, violations or defaults which have been consented to or waived
prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor will such action
result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of such Selling Stockholder if such Selling
Stockholder is a corporation, the Partnership Agreement of such Selling
Stockholder if such Selling Stockholder is a partnership or any statute or
any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder or the property of such
Selling Stockholder;
(iii) Such Selling Stockholder has good and valid title to the Shares
to be sold by such Selling Stockholder hereunder, or good and valid title
to shares of preferred stock of the Company which are convertible into such
Shares, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims
(other than encumbrances imposed by the Act and state
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securities or Blue Sky laws of certain jurisdictions); immediately prior to
the First Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4 hereof) such Selling
Stockholder will have good and valid title to the Shares to be sold by such
Selling Stockholder hereunder, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities or claims (other than encumbrances imposed by the Act and state
securities or Blue Sky laws of certain jurisdictions); and, upon delivery
of such Shares and payment therefor pursuant hereto, good and valid title
to such Shares, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or
claims (other than encumbrances imposed by the Act and state securities or
Blue Sky laws of certain jurisdictions and other than liens, encumbrances,
equities or claims created by or caused by the Underwriters), will pass to
the several Underwriters;
(iv) During the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing
to and including the date 180 days after the date of the Prospectus, such
Selling Stockholder will not offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise
dispose of, including, without limitation, through the entry into a cash-
settled derivative instrument, except as provided hereunder, any shares of
Stock or any securities of the Company that are substantially similar to
the Shares, including but not limited to any securities that are
convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to
receive, Stock or any such substantially similar securities (other than (i)
pursuant to stock option plans existing on, or upon the conversion or
exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities outstanding as of, the
date of this Agreement; provided, however, that any security received upon
the exercise, exchange or conversion of any other security will become
subject to the restrictions on disposition contained in this paragraph,
(ii) bona fide gifts to transferees who agree to be bound by a like
restriction or (iii) private sales to persons who were shareholders prior
to the closing of the Public Offering), without the prior written consent
of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.;
(v) Such Selling Stockholder has not taken and will not take,
directly or indirectly, any action which is designed to or which has
constituted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company
to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares;
(vi) To the extent that any statements or omissions made in the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto are made in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling
Stockholder expressly for use therein, such Preliminary Prospectus and the
Registration Statement did, and the Prospectus and any further amendments
or supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, when they
become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will
conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading;
(vii) In order to document the Underwriters' compliance with the
reporting and withholding provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1982 with respect to the transactions herein
contemplated, such Selling Stockholder will deliver to
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you prior to or at the First Time of Delivery (as hereinafter defined) a
properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-9
(or other applicable form or statement specified by Treasury Department
regulations in lieu thereof);
(viii) Certificates in negotiable form representing all of the Shares
to be sold by such Selling Stockholder hereunder, or shares of preferred
stock of the Company which are convertible into such Shares, have been
placed in custody under a Custody Agreement, in the form heretofore
furnished to you (the "Custody Agreement"), duly executed and delivered by
such Selling Stockholder to BancBoston, N.A., as custodian (the
"Custodian"), and such Selling Stockholder has duly executed and delivered
to you prior to the date hereof a Power of Attorney (the "Power of
Attorney"), appointing the persons indicated in Schedule II hereto, and
each of them, as such Selling Stockholder's attorneys-in-fact (the
"Attorneys-in-Fact") with authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
on behalf of such Selling Stockholder, to determine the purchase price to
be paid by the Underwriters to the Selling Stockholders as provided in
Section 2 hereof, to authorize the delivery of the Shares to be sold by
such Selling Stockholder hereunder and otherwise to act on behalf of such
Selling Stockholder in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the Custody Agreement; and
(ix) The Shares represented by the certificates held in custody for
such Selling Stockholder under the Custody Agreement are subject to the
interests of the Underwriters hereunder; the arrangements made by such
Selling Stockholder for such custody, and the appointment by such Selling
Stockholder of the Attorneys-in-Fact by the Power of Attorney, are to that
extent irrevocable; the obligations of the Selling Stockholders hereunder
shall not be terminated by operation of law (to the full extent permitted
by law), whether by the death or incapacity of any individual Selling
Stockholder or, in the case of an estate or trust, by the death or
incapacity of any executor or trustee or the termination of such estate or
trust, or in the case of a partnership or corporation, by the dissolution
of such partnership or corporation, or by the occurrence of any other
event; if any individual Selling Stockholder or any such executor or
trustee should die or become incapacitated, or if any such estate or trust
should be terminated, or if any such partnership or corporation should be
dissolved, or if any other such event should occur, before the delivery of
the Shares hereunder, certificates representing the Shares shall be
delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Stockholders in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the Custody Agreements
(to the full extent permitted by law); and actions taken by the Attorneys-
in-Fact pursuant to the Powers of Attorney shall be as valid (to the full
extent permitted by law) as if such death, incapacity, termination,
dissolution or other event had not occurred, regardless of whether or not
the Custodian, the Attorneys-in-Fact, or any of them, shall have received
notice of such death, incapacity, termination, dissolution or other event.
2. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, (a) the Company
and each of the Selling Stockholders agree, severally and not jointly, to sell
to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase from the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders,
at a purchase price per share of $., the number of Firm Shares (to be adjusted
by you so as to eliminate fractional shares) determined by multiplying the
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aggregate number of Shares to be sold by the Company and each of the Selling
Stockholders as set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto
by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Firm Shares to
be purchased by such Underwriter as set forth opposite the name of such
Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and the denominator of which is the aggregate
number of Firm Shares to be purchased by all of the Underwriters from the
Company and all of the Selling Stockholders hereunder and (b) in the event and
to the extent that the Underwriters shall exercise the election to purchase
Optional Shares as provided below, certain of the Selling Stockholders (as and
to the extent set forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto), severally
and not jointly, agree, severally and not jointly, to sell to each of the Under
writers, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to
purchase from such Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly, at the
purchase price per share set forth in clause (a) of this Section 2, that portion
of the number of Optional Shares as to which such election shall have been
exercised (to be adjusted by you so as to eliminate fractional shares)
determined by multiplying such number of Optional Shares by a fraction the
numerator of which is the maximum number of Optional Shares which such
Underwriter is entitled to purchase as set forth opposite the name of such
Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and the denominator of which is the maximum
number of Optional Shares that all of the Underwriters are entitled to purchase
hereunder.
Certain of the Selling Stockholders (as and to the extent set forth
opposite their names in Schedule II hereto), severally and not jointly, hereby
grant, severally and not jointly, to the Underwriters the right to purchase at
their election up to . Optional Shares, at the purchase price per share set
forth in the paragraph above, for the sole purpose of covering overallotments in
the sale of the Firm Shares. Any such election to purchase Optional Shares
shall be made in proportion to the maximum number of Optional Shares to be sold
by each such Selling Stockholder as set forth in Schedule II hereto, and may be
exercised only by written notice from you to the Company and the Attorneys-in-
Fact, given within a period of 30 calendar days after the date of this Agreement
and setting forth the aggregate number of Optional Shares to be purchased and
the date on which such Optional Shares are to be delivered, as determined by you
but in no event earlier than the First Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4
hereof) or, unless you, the Company and the Attorneys-in-Fact otherwise agree in
writing, earlier than two or later than ten business days after the date of such
notice.
3. Upon the authorization by you of the release of the Firm Shares, the
several Underwriters propose to offer the Firm Shares for sale upon the terms
and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.
4. (a) Certificates for the Shares to be purchased by each Underwriter
hereunder, in definitive form, and in such authorized denominations and
registered in such names as Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. may request upon at least two
New York business days' prior notice to the Company and the Selling Stockholders
shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company and the Selling Stockholders
to Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co., for the account of such Underwriter, through the
facilities of the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), against payment by or on
behalf of such Underwriter of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of
Federal (same-day) funds to the account specified by the Company and the
Custodian, as their interests may appear, to Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. at least two
New York business days in advance. The Company will cause the certificates
representing the Shares to be made
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available for checking and packaging at least twenty-four hours prior to the
Time of Delivery (as defined below) with respect thereto at the office of DTC or
its designated custodian (the "Designated Office"). The time and date of such
delivery and payment shall be, with respect to the Firm Shares, 9:30 a.m., New
York time, on ., 1998 or such other time and date as Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co., the
Company and the Attorneys-in-Fact may agree upon in writing, and, with respect
to the Optional Shares, 9:30 a.m., New York time, on the date specified by
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. in the written notice given by Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. of the
Underwriters' election to purchase such Optional Shares, or such other time and
date as Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., the Company and the Attorneys-in-Fact may agree
upon in writing. Such time and date for delivery of the Firm Shares is herein
called the "First Time of Delivery", such time and date for delivery of the
Optional Shares, if not the First Time of Delivery, is herein called the "Second
Time of Delivery", and each such time and date for delivery is herein called a
"Time of Delivery".
(b) The documents to be delivered at each Time of Delivery by or on
behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 7 hereof, including the cross
receipt for the Shares and any additional documents requested by the
Underwriters pursuant to Section 7(l) hereof, will be delivered at the offices
of Xxxxxxx, Phleger and Xxxxxxxx LLP, Two Embarcadero Place, Palo Alto,
California (the "Closing Location"), and the Shares will be delivered at the
Designated Office, all at such Time of Delivery. A meeting will be held at the
Closing Location at . p.m., New York City time, on the New York Business Day
next preceding such Time of Delivery, at which meeting the final drafts of the
documents to be delivered pursuant to the preceding sentence will be available
for review by the parties hereto. For the purposes of this Section 4, "New York
Business Day" shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York are generally
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
5. The Company agrees with each of the Underwriters:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by you and to file
such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act not later than the
Commission's close of business on the second business day following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, or, if applicable, such earlier
time as may be required by Rule 430A(a)(3) under the Act; to make no
further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or
Prospectus which shall be disapproved by you promptly after reasonable
notice thereof; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof,
of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed
or becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended
Prospectus has been filed and to furnish you with copies thereof; to advise
you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the
use of any Preliminary Prospectus or prospectus, of the suspension of the
qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of
the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of
any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; and, in
the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or
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suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or prospectus or
suspending any such qualification, promptly to use its best efforts to
obtain the withdrawal of such order;
(b) Promptly from time to time to take such action as you may
reasonably request to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the
securities laws of such jurisdictions as you may request and to comply with
such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in
such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the
distribution of the Shares, provided that in connection therewith the
Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to
file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or to take
any other action which would subject it to taxation;
(c) Prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the New York Business
Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and from time to time, to
furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Prospectus in New York City in
such quantities as you may reasonably request, and, if the delivery of a
prospectus is required at any time prior to the expiration of nine months
after the time of issue of the Prospectus in connection with the offering
or sale of the Shares and if at such time any events shall have occurred as
a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus
is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be
necessary during such period to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order
to comply with the Act, to notify you and upon your request to prepare and
furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities
as many copies as you may from time to time reasonably request of an
amended Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus which will correct
such statement or omission or effect such compliance, and in case any
Underwriter is required to deliver a prospectus in connection with sales of
any of the Shares at any time nine months or more after the time of issue
of the Prospectus, upon your request but at the expense of such
Underwriter, to prepare and deliver to such Underwriter as many copies as
you may request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus complying with
Section 10(a)(3) of the Act;
(d) To make generally available to its securityholders as soon as
practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c)
under the Act), an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries
(which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (including, at the
option of the Company, Rule 158);
(e) During the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing
to and including the date 180 days after the date of the Prospectus, not to
offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, including, without
limitation, through the entry into a cash-settled derivative instrument,
except as provided hereunder, any shares of Stock or any securities of the
Company that are substantially similar to the Shares, including but not
limited to any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or
that represent the
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right to receive, Stock or any such substantially similar securities (other
than pursuant to stock option or other benefit plans existing on, or upon
the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities
outstanding as of, the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that any
security received upon the exercise, exchange or conversion of any other
security will become subject to the restrictions on disposition contained
in this paragraph) , without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx &
Co.;
(f) During a period of three years from the effective date of the
Registration Statement, to furnish to its stockholders as soon as
practicable after the end of each fiscal year an annual report (including a
balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries certified by independent
public accountants) and, as soon as practicable after the end of each of
the first three quarters of each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal
quarter ending after the effective date of the Registration Statement),
consolidated summary financial information of the Company and its
subsidiaries for such quarter in reasonable detail;
(g) During a period of three years from the effective date of the
Registration Statement, to furnish to you copies of all reports or other
communications (financial or other) furnished to stockholders, and to
deliver to you (i) as soon as they are available, copies of any reports and
financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any
national securities exchange on which any class of securities of the
Company is listed; and (ii) such additional information that is available
without undue expense concerning the business and financial condition of
the Company as you may from time to time reasonably request (such financial
statements to be on a consolidated basis to the extent the accounts of the
Company and its subsidiaries are consolidated in reports furnished to its
stockholders generally or to the Commission);
(h) To use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Shares
pursuant to this Agreement in the manner specified in the Prospectus under
the caption "Use of Proceeds";
(i) To use its best efforts to list for quotation the Shares on the
Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market ("NASDAQ");
(j) To file with the Commission such information on Form 10-Q or Form
10-K as may be required by Rule 463 under the Act; and
(k) If the Company elects to rely upon Rule 462(b), the Company shall
file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement with the Commission in compliance
with Rule 462(b) by 10:00 P.M., Washington, D.C. time, on the date of this
Agreement, and the Company shall at the time of filing either pay to the
Commission the filing fee for the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement or
give irrevocable instructions for the payment of such fee pursuant to Rule
111(b) under the Act.
6. The Company and each of the Selling Stockholders covenant and agree
with one another and with the several Underwriters that (a) the Company will pay
or cause to be paid the
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following: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company's counsel and
accountants in connection with the registration of the Shares under the Act and
all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of
the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and
amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing
any Agreement among Underwriters, this Agreement, the Blue Sky Memorandum,
closing documents (including any compilations thereof) and any other documents
in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Shares;
(iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Shares for
offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 5(b)
hereof, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the
Blue Sky survey; (iv) all fees and expenses in connection with listing the
Shares on NASDAQ; (v) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with, securing any
required review by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. of the
terms of the sale of the Shares; (vi) the cost of preparing stock certificates;
(vii) the cost and charges of any transfer agent or registrar; (viii) all other
costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder
which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section; and (ix) the
fees and expenses of the Attorneys-in-Fact and the Custodian; and (b) such
Selling Stockholder will pay or cause to be paid all expenses and taxes incident
to the sale and delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder to
the Underwriters hereunder. In connection with clause (b) of the preceding
sentence, Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. agrees to pay New York State stock transfer tax,
and the Company agrees to reimburse Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. for associated carrying
costs if such tax payment is not rebated on the day of payment and for any
portion of such tax payment not rebated. It is understood, however, that the
Company shall bear, and the Selling Stockholders shall not be required to pay or
to reimburse the Company for, the cost of any other matters not directly
relating to the sale and purchase of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, and
that, except as provided in this Section, and Sections 8 and 11 hereof, the
Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of
their counsel, stock transfer taxes on resale of any of the Shares by them, and
any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
7. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, as to the Shares to be
delivered at each Time of Delivery, shall be subject, in their discretion, to
the condition that all representations and warranties and other statements of
the Company and of the Selling Stockholders herein are, at and as of such Time
of Delivery, true and correct, the condition that the Company and the Selling
Stockholders shall have performed all of its and their obligations hereunder
theretofore to be performed, and the following additional conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing
by the rules and regulations under the Act and in accordance with Section
5(a) hereof; if the Company has elected to rely upon Rule 462(b), the Rule
462(b) Registration Statement shall have become effective by 10:00 P.M.,
Washington, D.C. time, on the date of this Agreement; no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part
thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall
have been initiated
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or threatened by the Commission; and all requests for additional
information on the part of the Commission shall have been complied with to
your reasonable satisfaction;
(b) Xxxxx & Wood LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, shall have
furnished to you such written opinion or opinions (a draft of each such
opinion is attached as Annex II(a) hereto), dated such Time of Delivery,
with respect to the matters covered in paragraphs (i), (ii), (vi), (ix) and
(xi) of subsection (c) below as well as such other related matters as you
may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such papers
and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon
such matters;
(c) Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, shall
have furnished to you their written opinion (a draft of such opinion is
attached as Annex II(b) hereto), dated such Time of Delivery, in form and
substance satisfactory to you, to the effect that:
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, with requisite corporate power and authority to own its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus;
(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth
in the Prospectus, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company (including the Shares being delivered at
such Time of Delivery) have been duly authorized and, upon payment for
the Shares in accordance with this Agreement, will be validly issued
and fully paid and non-assessable; and the Shares conform in all
material respects to the description of the Stock contained in the
Prospectus;
(iii) The Company has been duly qualified as a foreign
corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing
under the laws of each other jurisdiction where the ownership or
leasing of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified in any such
jurisdiction would not have a Material Adverse Effect (such counsel
being entitled to rely in respect of the opinion in this clause upon
opinions of local counsel and in respect of matters of fact upon
certificates of officers of the Company, provided that such counsel
shall state that they believe that both you and they are justified in
relying upon such opinions and certificates);
(iv) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated
and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation (based solely on such
counsel's review of certificates from public officials); and all of
the issued shares of capital stock of each such subsidiary have been
duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-
assessable, and (except for directors' qualifying shares) are owned
directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims other than any liens, encumbrances,
equities or claims which would not have a Material
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Adverse Effect (such counsel being entitled to rely in respect of the
opinion in this clause upon opinions of local counsel and in respect
of matters of fact upon certificates of officers of the Company or its
subsidiaries, provided that such counsel shall state that they believe
that both you and they are justified in relying upon such opinions and
certificates);
(v) To such counsel's knowledge and other than as set forth in
the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending
or threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries which, if
determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vi) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of the Company;
(vii) The issue and sale of the Shares being delivered at such
Time of Delivery to be sold by the Company and the compliance by the
Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not conflict
with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the
property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
subject (in each case filed as an Exhibit to the Registration
Statement), which conflict, breach, violation or default would have a
Material Adverse Effect, nor will such action result in any violation
of (a) the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws
of the Company or (b) any United States Federal or California statute,
rule or regulation which, in such counsel's experience, is normally
applicable to transactions of the type contemplated hereby or the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("DGCL") or (c) to
the knowledge of such counsel, without any independent inquiry, any
order known to such counsel of any United States Federal, Delaware or
California court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction
over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties
which violation, with respect to (b) and (c) only, would have a
Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that such counsel
expresses no opinion with respect to clearance of the underwriting
arrangements with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
or as to Blue Sky or state securities law matters in connection with
the purchase and distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters;
(viii) Based solely on such counsel's review of the statutes,
rules and regulations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph, no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any United States Federal or California court
or governmental agency or body or pursuant to the DGCL is required for
the issue and sale of the Shares or the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as
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have been made or obtained under the Exchange Act, the registration
under the Act of the Shares, and such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required
under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters, as to
which such counsel expresses no opinion;
(ix) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the
caption "Description of Capital Stock", insofar as they purport to
constitute a summary of the terms of the Stock, and under the caption
"Underwriting", insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of
the laws and documents referred to therein, are accurate, in all
material respects;
(x) The Company is not an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company", as such terms are defined in
the Investment Company Act; and
(xi) The Registration Statement (as of its effective date) and
the Prospectus (as of its date of issue) and any further amendments
and supplements thereto made by the Company prior to such Time of
Delivery (other than the financial statements and related schedules
and other financial data included therein or omitted therefrom, as to
which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder; although they do not assume any responsibility
for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, except for those
referred to in the opinion in subsection (ix) of this Section 7(c),
they have participated in conferences with certain officers and other
representatives of the Company, representatives of the independent
public accountants of the Company, and the Underwriters and counsel
for the Underwriters, at which conferences the contents of the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were
discussed and, on the basis of such participation (relying as to
certain relevant matters of fact upon the representations, warranties
and statements of the Company and officers and other representatives
of the Company) but without independent verification of the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of any of the information contained in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, nothing has come to such counsel's attention which leads such
counsel to believe that, as of its effective date, the Registration
Statement or any further amendment thereto made by the Company prior
to such Time of Delivery (other than the financial statements and
related schedules and other financial data included therein or omitted
therefrom, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) 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, as of its date, the Prospectus or any
further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior to
such Time of Delivery (other than the financial statements and related
schedules and other financial data included therein or omitted
therefrom, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) contained
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an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or that, as
of such Time of Delivery, either the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the
Company prior to such Time of Delivery (other than the financial
statements and related schedules and other financial data included
therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such counsel need express no
opinion) contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
and they do not know of any amendment to the Registration Statement
required to be filed or of any contracts or other documents of a
character required to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement or required to be described in the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus which are not filed or described as required;
(d) The respective counsel for each of the Selling Stockholders, as
indicated in Schedule II hereto, each shall have furnished to you their
written opinion with respect to each of the Selling Stockholders for whom
they are acting as counsel (a draft of each such opinion is attached as
Annex II(c) hereto), dated the First Time of Delivery, in form and
substance satisfactory to you, to the effect that:
(i) A Power-of-Attorney and a Custody Agreement have been duly
executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder and constitute
valid and binding agreements of such Selling Stockholder in accordance
with their terms;
(ii) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or
on behalf of such Selling Stockholder; and the sale of the Shares to
be sold by such Selling Stockholder hereunder and the compliance by
such Selling Stockholder with all of the provisions of this Agreement,
the Power-of-Attorney and the Custody Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict
with or result in a breach or violation of any terms or provisions of,
or constitute a default under, any statute, indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust, loan agreement or other material agreement or instrument
known to such counsel to which such Selling Stockholder is a party or
by which such Selling Stockholder is bound or to which any of the
property or assets of such Selling Stockholder is subject, nor will
such action result in any violation of the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of such Selling Stockholder
if such Selling Stockholder is a corporation, the Partnership
Agreement of such Selling Stockholder if such Selling Stockholder is a
partnership or any order, rule or regulation known to such counsel of
any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such
Selling Stockholder or the property of such Selling Stockholder;
(iii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the
Shares to be sold by such
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Selling Stockholder hereunder, except [NAME ANY SUCH CONSENT,
APPROVAL, AUTHORIZATION OR ORDER] which [HAS] [HAVE] been duly
obtained and [IS] [ARE] in full force and effect, such as have been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under state
securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and
distribution of such Shares by the Underwriters;
(iv) Immediately prior to the First Time of Delivery, such
Selling Stockholder was the holder of record of the Shares to be sold
at the First Time of Delivery by such Selling Stockholder under this
Agreement; and
(v) Good and valid title to such Shares, free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, has been transferred to each
of the several Underwriters who have purchased such Shares in good
faith and without notice of any such lien, encumbrance, equity or
claim or any other adverse claim within the meaning of the Uniform
Commercial Code.
In rendering the opinion in paragraph (iv), such counsel may rely upon a
certificate of such Selling Stockholder in respect of matters of fact as to
ownership of, and liens, encumbrances, equities or claims on, the Shares sold
by such Selling Stockholder, provided that such counsel shall state that they
believe that both you and they are justified in relying upon such certificate;
(e) On the date of the Prospectus at a time prior to the execution of
this Agreement, at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the effective date of
any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement filed subsequent
to the date of this Agreement and also at each Time of Delivery, Deloitte &
Touche LLP shall have furnished to you and to the board of directors of the
Company a letter or letters, dated the respective dates of delivery
thereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you, to the
effect set forth in Annex I hereto (the executed copy of the letter
delivered prior to the execution of this Agreement is attached as Annex
I(a) hereto and a draft of the form of letter to be delivered on the
effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement and as of each Time of Delivery is attached as Annex I(b)
hereto);
(f) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included in the Prospectus any loss or interference with its business from
fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by
insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order
or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus,
and (ii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Prospectus there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or
long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or
any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general
affairs, management, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case otherwise than
as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, the effect of which, in any
such case described in Clause (i) or (ii), is in the judgment of the
Underwriters so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or
inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or
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the delivery of the Shares being delivered at such Time of Delivery on the
terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus;
(g) On or after the date hereof there shall not have occurred any of
the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or on NASDAQ; (ii) a
suspension or material limitation in trading in the Company's securities on
NASDAQ; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities
declared by United States Federal or New York or California State
authorities; or (iv) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving
the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national
emergency or war, if the effect of any such event specified in this Clause
(iv) in the judgment of the Underwriters makes it impracticable or
inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the
Shares being delivered at such Time of Delivery on the terms and in the
manner contemplated in the Prospectus;
(h) The Shares at such Time of Delivery shall have been duly listed
for quotation on NASDAQ, subject to notice of issuance;
(i) The Company has obtained and delivered to the Underwriters
executed copies of an agreement from each of the stockholders of the
Company named in Schedule III hereto, substantially to the effect set forth
in Subsection 1(b)(iv) hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to you;
(j) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section
5(c) hereof with respect to the furnishing of prospectuses on the New York
Business Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement; and
(k) The Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have furnished or
caused to be furnished to you at such Time of Delivery certificates of
officers of the Company and of the Selling Stockholders, respectively,
satisfactory to you as to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders, respectively,
herein at and as of such Time of Delivery, as to the performance by the
Company and the Selling Stockholders of all of their respective obligations
hereunder to be performed at or prior to such Time of Delivery, and as to
such other matters as you may reasonably request, and the Company shall
have furnished or caused to be furnished certificates as to the matters set
forth in subsections (a) and (f) of this Section.
8. (a) The Company and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxx,
jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such
Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for
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any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such
expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company and such Selling
Stockholders shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any
such amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Sachs &
Co. expressly for use therein; and provided, further, that the liability of each
of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxx pursuant to this Section
8(a) shall not exceed the product of the number of Shares sold by each such
Selling Stockholder (including any Optional Shares) and the initial public
offering price as set forth in the Prospectus.
(b) Each Selling Stockholder other than Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxx will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, 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 any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling
Stockholder expressly for use therein; and will reimburse each Underwriter for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such
expenses are incurred; provided, however, that such Selling Stockholder shall
not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage
or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any such amendment
or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
expressly for use therein; provided, further, that the liability of such Selling
Stockholder pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall not exceed the product of the
number of Shares sold by such Selling Stockholder (including any Optional
Shares) and the initial public offering price as set forth in the Prospectus.
(c) Each Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
each Selling Stockholder against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which the Company or such Selling Stockholder may become subject, under the Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not
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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 any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or
any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
& Co. expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the Company and each Selling
Stockholder for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company
or such Selling Stockholder in connection with investigating or defending any
such action or claim as such expenses are incurred.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection
(a), (b) or (c) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such
action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not,
except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying
party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party
of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall
not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal
expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently
incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other
than reasonable costs of investigation. If the indemnifying party does not
assume the defense of such action, it is understood that the indemnifying party
shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to one separate firm of
local attorneys in each such jurisdiction) at any time for all such indemnified
parties, which firms shall be designated in writing by you, if the indemnified
parties under this Section consist of any Underwriter or any of their respective
controlling persons, or by the Company, if the indemnified parties under this
Section consist of the Company or any of the Company's directors, officers or
controlling persons or any Selling Stockholder. The indemnifying party shall
not be liable for any settlement of an action or claim for monetary damages
which an indemnified party may effect without the consent of the indemnifying
party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying party
shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the
settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with
respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim)
unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional
release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action
or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault,
culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an indemnifying party will not
be liable for the settlement of any action or claim effected without its prior
written consent.
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(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a), (b) or (c) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the
Underwriters from the offering of the Shares. If, however, the allocation
provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable
law or if the indemnified party failed to give the notice required under
subsection (d) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative
fault of the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters shall be deemed to be in
the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by the Company or the Selling Stockholders, as the
case may be, bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received
by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of
the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company, the Selling Stockholders or the
Underwriters and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company,
each of the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters agree that it would not be
just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this subsection (e) 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 above in this
subsection (e). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result
of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
referred to above in this subsection (e) shall be deemed to include any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this subsection (e), no Underwriter shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which
the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the
public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission and no Selling Stockholder shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount equal to the initial public
offering price per Share set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus
multiplied by the number of Shares sold by the Selling Stockholder (including
Optional Shares) hereunder. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations in this subsection (e) to
contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting
obligations and not joint.
(f) The obligations of the Company and the Selling Stockholders under
this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company and the
respective Selling
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Stockholders may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and
conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the
meaning of the Act; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 8
shall be in addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters may
otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each
officer and director of the Company (including any person who, with his or her
consent, is named in the Registration Statement as about to become a director of
the Company) and to each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Selling
Stockholder within the meaning of the Act.
9. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase
the Shares which it has agreed to purchase hereunder at a Time of Delivery, you
may in your discretion arrange for you or another party or other parties to
purchase such Shares on the terms contained herein. If within thirty-six hours
after such default by any Underwriter you do not arrange for the purchase of
such Shares, then the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall be entitled to
a further period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or
other parties reasonably satisfactory to you to purchase such Shares on such
terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify
the Company and the Selling Stockholders that you have so arranged for the
purchase of such Shares, or the Company and the Selling Stockholders notify you
that they have so arranged for the purchase of such Shares, you or the Company
and the Selling Stockholders shall have the right to postpone a Time of Delivery
for a period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes
may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees to file
promptly any amendments to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in
your opinion may thereby be made necessary. The term "Underwriter" as used in
this Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section with like
effect as if such person had originally been a party to this Agreement with
respect to such Shares.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of
the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company
and the Selling Stockholders as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate
number of such Shares which remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of
the aggregate number of all the Shares to be purchased at such Time of Delivery,
then the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have the right to require
each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the number of Shares which such
Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder at such Time of Delivery and, in
addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata
share (based on the number of Shares which such Underwriter agreed to purchase
hereunder) of the Shares of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for
which such arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a
defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of
the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company
and the Selling Stockholders as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate
number of such Shares which remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the
aggregate number of all of the Shares to be purchased at such Time of Delivery,
or if the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall not exercise the right
described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to
purchase Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then this Agreement
(or, with respect to the Second Time of Delivery, the obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase and of the Company to sell the
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Optional Shares) shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company or the Selling Stockholders, except
for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the Selling Stockholders and the
Underwriters as provided in Section 6 hereof and the indemnity and contribution
agreements in Section 8 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting
Underwriter from liability for its default.
10. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties
and other statements of the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the several
Underwriters, as set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them,
respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof)
made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling person of any
Underwriter, or the Company, or any of the Selling Stockholders, or any officer
or director or controlling person of the Company, or any controlling person of
any Selling Stockholder, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the
Shares.
11. If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof,
neither the Company nor the Selling Stockholders shall then be under any
liability to any Underwriter except as provided in Sections 6 and 8 hereof; but,
if for any other reason any Shares are not delivered by or on behalf of the
Company and the Selling Stockholders as provided herein, the Company will
reimburse the Underwriters through you for all out-of-pocket expenses approved
in writing by you, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably
incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and
delivery of the Shares not so delivered, but the Company and the Selling
Stockholders shall then be under no further liability to any Underwriter in
respect of the Shares not so delivered except as provided in Sections 6 and 8
hereof.
12. In all dealings hereunder, you shall act on behalf of each of the
Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any
statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or
given by you jointly or by Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. on behalf of you as the
Underwriters; and in all dealings with any Selling Stockholder hereunder, you
and the Company shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request,
notice or agreement on behalf of such Selling Stockholder made or given by any
or all of the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in
writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to you in care of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Registration Department; if to any Selling
Stockholder shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission
to counsel for such Selling Stockholder at its address set forth in Schedule II
hereto; and if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the
Registration Statement, Attention: Secretary; provided, however, that any notice
to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof shall be delivered or sent by
mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set
forth in its Underwriters' Questionnaire or telex constituting such
Questionnaire, which address will be supplied to the Company or the Selling
Stockholders by you on request. Any such statements, requests, notices or
agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.
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13. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit
of, the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Stockholders and, to the
extent provided in Sections 8 and 10 hereof, the officers and directors of the
Company and each person who controls the Company, any Selling Stockholder or any
Underwriter, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by
virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Shares from any
Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of such
purchase.
14. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. As used herein, the
term "business day" shall mean any day when the Commission's office in
Washington, D.C. is open for business.
15. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
16. This Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties
hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and
return to us . counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on
behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall
constitute a binding agreement among each of the Underwriters, the Company and
each of the Selling Stockholders. It is understood that your acceptance of this
letter on behalf of each of the Underwriters is pursuant to the authority set
forth in a form of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be
submitted to the Company and the Selling Stockholders for examination, upon
request, but without warranty on your part as to the authority of the signers
thereof.
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Any person executing and delivering this Agreement as Attorney-in-Fact for
a Selling Stockholder represents by so doing that he has been duly appointed as
Attorney-in-Fact by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to a validly existing and
binding Power-of-Attorney which authorizes such Attorney-in-Fact to take such
action.
Very truly yours,
RESTORATION HARDWARE, INC.
By:...............................
Name:
Title:
[NAMES OF SELLING STOCKHOLDERS]
By:...............................
Name:
Title:
As Attorney-in-Fact acting on behalf of each
of the Selling Stockholders named in
Schedule II to this Agreement.
Accepted as of the date written
above at San Francisco, California:
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc.
By:....................................
(Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.)
On behalf of each of the Underwriters
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SCHEDULE I
TOTAL NUMBER OF NUMBER OF OPTIONAL
FIRM SHARES SHARES TO BE PURCHASED
UNDERWRITER TO BE PURCHASED IF MAXIMUM OPTION EXERCISED
----------- --------------- ---------------------------
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co....................
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx.........
NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC..
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc......................
Total.............................
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SCHEDULE II
TOTAL NUMBER OF NUMBER OF SHARES TO
FIRM SHARES BE SOLD IF MAXIMUM
TO BE SOLD OPTION EXERCISED
---------- ----------------
The Company...............................
The Selling Stockholder(s):
[NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER](A).......
[NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER](B).......
[NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER](C).......
[NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER](D).......
[NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER](E).......
Total................................
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(a) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [NAME AND ADDRESS OF COUNSEL] and
has appointed [NAMES OF ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT (NOT LESS THAN TWO)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
(b) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [NAME AND ADDRESS OF COUNSEL] and
has appointed [NAMES OF ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT (NOT LESS THAN TWO)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
(c) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [NAME AND ADDRESS OF COUNSEL] and
has appointed [NAMES OF ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT (NOT LESS THAN TWO)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
(d) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [NAME AND ADDRESS OF COUNSEL] and
has appointed [NAMES OF ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT (NOT LESS THAN TWO)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
(e) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [NAME AND ADDRESS OF COUNSEL] and
has appointed [NAMES OF ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT (NOT LESS THAN TWO)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
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SCHEDULE III
[Weston Presidio Capital II, X.X.
Xxxxx Venture Capital Associates, X.X.
Xxxxx Funds]
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Kong
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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ANNEX I
FORM OF COMFORT LETTER
Pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Underwriting Agreement, the accountants
shall furnish letters to the Underwriters to the effect that:
(i) They are independent certified public accountants with respect to the
Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of the Act and the applicable
published rules and regulations thereunder;
(ii) In their opinion, the financial statements and any supplementary
financial information and schedules (and, if applicable, financial forecasts
and/or pro forma financial information) examined by them and included in the
Prospectus or the Registration Statement comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the related
published rules and regulations thereunder; and, if applicable, they have made a
review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants of the unaudited consolidated interim financial
statements, selected financial data, pro forma financial information, financial
forecasts and/or condensed financial statements derived from audited financial
statements of the Company for the periods specified in such letter, as indicated
in their reports thereon, copies of which have been separately furnished to the
Underwriters;
(iii) They have made a review in accordance with standards established by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants of the unaudited
condensed consolidated statements of income, consolidated balance sheets and
consolidated statements of cash flows included in the Prospectus as indicated in
their reports thereon copies of which have been separately furnished to the
Underwriters and on the basis of specified procedures including inquiries of
officials of the Company who have responsibility for financial and accounting
matters regarding whether the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements referred to in paragraph (vi)(A)(i) below comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the
related published rules and regulations, nothing came to their attention that
caused them to believe that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the related published rules and
regulations;
(iv) The unaudited selected financial information with respect to the
consolidated results of operations and financial position of the Company for the
five most recent fiscal years included in the Prospectus agrees with the
corresponding amounts (after restatements where applicable) in the audited
consolidated financial statements for such five fiscal years which were included
or incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for
such fiscal years;
(v) They have compared the information in the Prospectus under selected
captions with the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and on the basis of
limited procedures specified
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in such letter nothing came to their attention as a result of the foregoing
procedures that caused them to believe that this information does not conform in
all material respects with the disclosure requirements of Items 301, 302, 402
and 503(d), respectively, of Regulation S-K;
(vi) On the basis of limited procedures, not constituting an examination in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, consisting of a reading
of the unaudited financial statements and other information referred to below, a
reading of the latest available interim financial statements of the Company and
its subsidiaries, inspection of the minute books of the Company and its
subsidiaries since the date of the latest audited financial statements included
in the Prospectus, inquiries of officials of the Company and its subsidiaries
responsible for financial and accounting matters and such other inquiries and
procedures as may be specified in such letter, nothing came to their attention
that caused them to believe that:
(A) (i) the unaudited consolidated statements of income, consolidated
balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows included in the
Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the related published
rules and regulations, or (ii) any material modifications should be made to
the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, consolidated
balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows included in the
Prospectus for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles;
(B) any other unaudited income statement data and balance sheet items
included in the Prospectus do not agree with the corresponding items in the
unaudited consolidated financial statements from which such data and items
were derived, and any such unaudited data and items were not determined on
a basis substantially consistent with the basis for the corresponding
amounts in the audited consolidated financial statements included in the
Prospectus;
(C) the unaudited financial statements which were not included in the
Prospectus but from which were derived any unaudited condensed financial
statements referred to in Clause (A) and any unaudited income statement
data and balance sheet items included in the Prospectus and referred to in
Clause (B) were not determined on a basis substantially consistent with the
basis for the audited consolidated financial statements included in the
Prospectus;
(D) any unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed financial
statements included in the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act
and the published rules and regulations thereunder or the pro forma
adjustments have not been properly applied to the historical amounts in the
compilation of those statements;
(E) as of a specified date not more than five days prior to the date
of such letter, there have been any changes in the consolidated capital
stock (other than issuances of capital stock upon exercise of options and
stock appreciation rights, upon earn-outs of performance shares and upon
conversions of convertible securities, in each case which were outstanding
on the date of the latest financial statements included in the Prospectus)
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or any increase in the consolidated long-term debt of the Company and its
subsidiaries, or any decreases in consolidated net current assets or
stockholders' equity or other items specified by the Underwriters, or any
increases in any items specified by the Underwriters, in each case as
compared with amounts shown in the latest balance sheet included in the
Prospectus, except in each case for changes, increases or decreases which
the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur or which are described
in such letter; and
(F) for the period from the date of the latest financial statements
included in the Prospectus to the specified date referred to in Clause (E)
there were any decreases in consolidated net revenues or operating profit
or the total or per share amounts of consolidated net income or other items
specified by the Underwriters, or any increases in any items specified by
the Underwriters, in each case as compared with the comparable period of
the preceding year and with any other period of corresponding length
specified by the Underwriters, except in each case for decreases or
increases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur or
which are described in such letter; and
(vii) In addition to the examination referred to in their report(s)
included in the Prospectus and the limited procedures, inspection of minute
books, inquiries and other procedures referred to in paragraphs (iii) and (vi)
above, they have carried out certain specified procedures, not constituting an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, with
respect to certain amounts, percentages and financial information specified by
the Underwriters, which are derived from the general accounting records of the
Company and its subsidiaries, which appear in the Prospectus, or in Part II of,
or in exhibits and schedules to, the Registration Statement specified by the
Underwriters, and have compared certain of such amounts, percentages and
financial information with the accounting records of the Company and its
subsidiaries and have found them to be in agreement.
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