PROLOGIS 2.625 % Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 Underwriting Agreement dated May 1, 2008 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Banc of America Securities LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Exhibit 1.1
EXECUTION VERSION
$500,000,000
2.625 % Convertible Senior Notes due 2038
dated May 1, 2008
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
Banc of America Securities LLC
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Banc of America Securities LLC
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
May 1, 2008
XXXXXXX, SACHS & CO.
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Introductory. ProLogis, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”),
proposes to issue and sell to each of you, as underwriters (the “Underwriters”), acting
severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in Schedule A hereto of $500,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 (the “Firm
Securities”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the Underwriters not more than an
additional $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2.625% Convertible Senior Notes
due 2038 (the “Additional Securities”) if and to the extent that the Underwriters shall
have determined to exercise the right to purchase such 2.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2038
granted to the Underwriters in Section 2(a) hereof. The Firm Securities and the Additional
Securities are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Securities”. The Securities
will be convertible into common shares of beneficial interest (the “Underlying Securities”)
of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”).
The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 1, 1995 (the
“Base Indenture”), between the Company (formerly Security Capital Industrial Trust) and
U.S. Bank National Association (as successor in interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company),
as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated as
of February 9, 2005 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), the second supplemental
indenture, dated as of November 2, 2005 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), the third
supplemental indenture, dated as of November 2, 2005 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”),
the fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2007 (the “Fourth Supplemental
Indenture”), and the fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2007 (the “Fifth
Supplemental Indenture”). Certain terms of the Securities will be established pursuant to a
sixth supplemental indenture, adopted by the Company pursuant to Section 301 of the Base Indenture
(the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the First
Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”). The
Securities will be issued in book-entry form in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The
Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”), pursuant to a Letter of Representations, to be dated
as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2 below) (the “DTC Agreement”), between the
Company and the Depositary.
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The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-132616), which contains a
base prospectus dated August 21, 2006 (the “Base Prospectus”), to be used in connection
with the public offering and sale of debt securities, including the Securities, and other
securities of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and the offering
thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Such registration
statement, as amended, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, in the
form in which it became effective under the Securities Act, including any required information
deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities
Act, is called the “Registration Statement.” The term “Prospectus” shall mean the final
prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, together with the Base Prospectus, that is first
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered
by the parties hereto. The term “Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary
prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, together with the Base Prospectus, that is first
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). Any reference herein to the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
documents that are or are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of
Form S-3 under the Securities Act prior to 4:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 1, 2008 (the
“Initial Sale Time”). All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing,
shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”).
All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information
which is “disclosed,” “contained,” “included” or “stated” (or other references of like import) in
the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and
include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed to
be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus,
as the case may be, prior to the Initial Sale Time; and all references in this Agreement to
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus shall
be deemed to include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, after the Initial
Sale Time.
The Securities, together with certain other senior indebtedness of the Company, will have the
benefit of a pledge of certain collateral (the “Collateral”) pursuant to (i) that certain
Second Amended and Restated Borrower Pledge Agreement dated as of October 6, 2005 (the
“Borrower Pledge Agreement”) executed by the Company and Bank of America, N.A., as
collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”); (ii) each of the separate Subsidiary Pledge
Agreements dated as of October 6, 2005 (collectively, the “Subsidiary Pledge Agreements”;
and, together with the Borrower Pledge Agreement, the “U.S. Pledge Agreements”) executed by
the Collateral Agent and each of ProLogis Japan Finance Incorporated, ProLogis Japan Incorporated,
ProLogis Development Services Incorporated, ProLogis Management Incorporated, ProLogis-North
Carolina (2) Incorporated, ProLogis-Monterrey (1) LLC, ProLogis-Monterrey (2) LLC, ProLogis-Reynosa
(1) LLC, ProLogis-Reynosa (2) LLC (such entities being the “U.S.
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Grantors”), ProLogis KK (the “Japanese Grantor”), ProLogis China Holding II
Srl. (the “Barbados Grantor”); and (iii) that certain Pledge of Intercompany Receivables
dated as of October 6, 2005 executed by PLD Europe Finance B.V., ProLogis UK Funding B.V., ProLogis
UK Finding II B.V. (such entities being the “Dutch Grantors”; and, together with the Japanese
Grantor and the Barbados Grantor, the “Foreign Grantors”; and, together with the U.S.
Grantors, the Japanese Grantor and the Barbados Grantor, the “Subsidiary Grantors”; and the
Subsidiary Grantors together with the Company, the “Grantors”), and the Collateral Agent
(the “Intercompany Pledge Agreement”; and, together with the U.S. Pledge Agreements, the
“Pledge Agreements”) The rights, duties, authority and responsibilities of the Collateral
Agent and the relationship among the Credit Parties (which includes, without limitation, the
holders of debt securities issued under the Indenture, including the Securities) regarding their
pari passu interests in the collateral is governed by that certain Amended and Restated Security
Agency Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2005 (the “Security Agency Agreement”) among the
Company, Collateral Agent and Bank of America, N.A., as Global Administrative Agent (the
“Administrative Agent”). The Security Agency Agreement, the Pledge Agreements and any
related security documents are referred to herein collectively as the “Security Documents.”
The Company hereby confirms its agreements with the Underwriters as follows:
Section 1. Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby represents, warrants
and covenants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, as of the Initial Sale Time and as of the
Closing Date (in each case, a “Representation Date”), as follows:
At the respective times the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto
(including the filing of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Commission
(the “Annual Report on Form 10-K”)) became effective and at each Representation Date, the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (i) complied and will comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder (the “Securities Act Regulations”) and the Trust Indenture Act and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and (ii) did not and will not contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. At the date of the Prospectus and at
the Closing Date, neither the Preliminary Prospectus nor the Prospectus nor any amendments or
supplements thereto included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to (i) that part of the
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Registration Statement which constitutes the Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of the
Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act (the “Form T-1”) and (ii) statements in or omissions
from the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or the Prospectus or any amendments
or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the
Company in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use therein.
Each preliminary prospectus and prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement, as
originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act Regulations
and the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in
connection with the offering of the Securities will, at the time of such delivery, be identical to
any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except
to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
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received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the Securities Act
objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form; and the Company has not
otherwise ceased to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form.
(h) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
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and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and
remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
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condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, operations or prospects,
whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the Company and its
subsidiaries, considered as one entity (any such change is called a “Material Adverse
Change”); (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity, have not incurred
any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of
business or entered into any material transaction or agreement not in the ordinary course of
business; and (iii) except for regular quarterly dividends on the common stock or shares or
preferred stock or shares in amounts per share that are consistent with past practice, there has
been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company or, except for
dividends paid to the Company or other subsidiaries, any of its subsidiaries on any class of
capital stock or shares or repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of
any class of capital stock or shares.
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applicable in such jurisdiction, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization and has the power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and to enter into
and perform its obligations under the respective Pledge Agreement. Each Subsidiary Grantor is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct
of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good
standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
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undertakings of any kind to which the Company is a party, or by which it is bound, granting to
any person the right to require either the Company to file a registration statement under the
Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or requiring the Company to include
such securities with the Securities registered pursuant to any registration statement, except as
set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
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any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims and other defects,
except such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not
materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company or
such subsidiary. The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease
by the Company or any subsidiary are held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions
as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of
such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company or such subsidiary.
(ee) Company Not an “Investment Company.” The Company is not, and after receipt of payment
for the Securities and the application of the proceeds as described in the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds” will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
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the character necessary to be disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading.
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ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any “employee benefit
plan” established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates.
No “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of
their ERISA Affiliates, if such “employee benefit plan” were terminated, would have any “amount of
unfunded benefit liabilities” (as defined under ERISA). Neither the Company, its subsidiaries nor
any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability under (i)
Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “employee benefit plan,”
(ii) Sections 412, 4971 or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, or (iii) Section 4980B of the
Internal Revenue Code with respect to the excise tax imposed thereunder. Each “employee benefit
plan” established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates
that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a
favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service and nothing has occurred, whether
by action or failure to act, which is reasonably likely to cause disqualification of any such
employee benefit plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and delivered
to the Underwriters or to counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the
Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to
the matters set forth therein on the date of such certificate and, unless subsequently amended or
supplemented, at each Representation Date subsequent thereto.
The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters and, for purposes of the opinions to be
delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof, counsel for the Company and counsel for the Underwriters,
will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents
to such reliance.
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On the basis of the representations, warranties and warranties contained in this Agreement,
and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the several
Underwriters, severally and not jointly, the Additional Securities, and the Underwriters shall have
the right to purchase in whole, or from time to time in part, up to $50,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of Additional Securities at the Purchase Price plus accrued interest, if any, from the
Closing Date (as defined in Section 2(b) hereof) to the date of payment and delivery. The
Underwriters may exercise this right in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice
of each election to exercise this option not later than 30 days after the Closing Date. Any
exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional Securities to be purchased by the
Underwriters and the date on which such Additional Securities are to be purchased. Each purchase
date must be at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier
than the Closing Date nor later than ten business days after the date of such notice. Additional
Securities may be purchased as provided in this Section 2 solely for the purpose of covering
over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Securities. On the Optional
Closing Date (as defined below) if any, each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to
purchase the number of Additional Securities that bears the same proportion to the total number of
Firm Securities to be purchased on such Optional Closing Date as the number of Firm Securities set
forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Additional
Securities.
(b) The Closing Date and Optional Closing Date(s). Delivery of certificates for the Firm
Securities in global form to be purchased by the Underwriters and payment therefor shall be made at
the offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and
the Underwriters) at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 7, 2008, or such other time and date as
the Underwriters shall designate by notice to the Company (the time and date of such closing are
called the “Closing Date”).
Payment for and delivery of certificates for the Additional Securities will be made at the
offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the
Underwriters) at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date or at such other time or place
on the same or such other date, not later than June 6, 2008, as the Underwriters and the Company
may agree upon in writing (the time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as
the “Optional Closing Date”).
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Package and the Prospectus, as soon after this Agreement has been executed as the
Underwriters, in their sole judgment, have determined is advisable and practicable.
It is understood that the Underwriters have been authorized to accept delivery of and receipt
for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Securities that they have agreed to purchase.
The Underwriters may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment for any Securities to be
purchased by any Underwriter whose funds shall not have been received by the Underwriters by the
Closing Date for the account of such Underwriter, but any such payment shall not relieve such
Underwriter from any of its obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Delivery of the Securities. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Underwriters the Firm Securities at the Closing Date, and the Additional Securities at the Optional
Closing Date, if any, against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available
funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. The Firm Securities, and, if applicable, the
Additional Securities, shall be in such denominations and registered in such names and
denominations as the Underwriters shall have requested at least two full business days prior to the
Closing Date or the Optional Closing Date, as the case may be, and shall be made available for
inspection on the business day preceding the Closing Date or the Optional Closing Date, as the case
may be, at a location in New York City, as the Underwriters may designate. Time shall be of the
essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to
the obligations of the Underwriters.
Section 3. Additional Covenants. The Company further covenants and agrees with each
Underwriter as follows:
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then prevailing, as the case may be, not misleading, or if in the opinion of either such
counsel, it is otherwise necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or to file under the Exchange Act any document
incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or to file a new
registration statement containing the Prospectus, in order to comply with law, including in
connection with the delivery of the Prospectus, the Company agrees to (i) notify the Underwriters
of any such event or condition and (ii) promptly prepare (subject to Section 3(b) and 3(m) hereof),
file with the Commission (and use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration
Statement or any new registration statement to be declared effective) and furnish at its own
expense to the Underwriters and to dealers in such quantities as they may reasonably request,
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus,
or any new registration statement, necessary in order to make the statements in the Disclosure
Package or the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made or then prevailing, as the case may be, not misleading or so that the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will
comply with law.
(i) Underlying Securities. The Company will reserve and keep available at all times, free of
pre-emptive rights, shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy all
obligations to issue the Underlying Securities upon conversion of the Securities. The Company will
use its best efforts to cause the Underlying Securities to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange.
(j) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall
file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange
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all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act
Regulations.
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Prospectus, and (ii) has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements
of Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus,
including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping. The
Company consents to the use by any Underwriter of a free writing prospectus that (a) is not an
“issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433, and (b) contains only (i) information
describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or their offering or (ii) information that
describes the final terms of the Securities or their offering and that is included in the Final
Term Sheet of the Company contemplated in Section 3(l); provided that each Underwriter severally
covenants with the Company not to take any action without the Company’s consent that would result
in a free writing prospectus being required to be filed with the Commission under Rule 433(d) under
the Securities Act that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but
for the action of the Underwriters.
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The Underwriters, may, in their sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the
Company of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or extend the time for their performance.
Section 4. Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident
to the issuance and delivery of the Securities (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii)
all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the
Securities to the Underwriters, (iii) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent
public or certified public accountants and other advisors to the Company, (iv) all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution
of the Registration Statement (including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and
certificates of experts), each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and this Agreement, the Indenture, the DTC
Agreement and the Securities, (v) all filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the
Company or the Underwriters in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions
from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale
under the state securities or blue sky laws, and, if requested by the Underwriters, preparing a
“Blue Sky Survey” or memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising the Underwriters of such
qualifications, registrations and exemptions, (vi) the filing fees incident to the review and
approval by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Securities, (vii) the fees and expenses of the
Trustee, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection
with the Indenture and the Securities, (viii) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the
Securities with the ratings agencies, (ix) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Securities by the Depositary
for “book-entry” transfer, (x) all other fees, costs and expenses referred to in Item 14 of Part II
of the Registration Statement, and (xi) all other fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the performance of its obligations hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this
Section. Except as provided in this Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9 hereof, the
Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel.
Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of
the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Firm Securities as provided herein on the
Closing Date and for the Additional Securities as provided herein on the Optional Closing Date, if
any, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the
Company set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof, as of the Initial Sale Time, and as of
the Closing Date or the Optional Closing Date, as the case may be, as though then made and to the
timely performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of
the following additional conditions:
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to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters and the Company, at the
Execution Time, shall not have received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2)
of the Securities Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form. The
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance
with Rule 424(b)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (8), as applicable (or any required post-effective
amendment providing such information shall have been filed and declared effective in accordance
with the requirements of Rule 430A).
(i) in the judgment of the Underwriters there shall not have occurred any Material
Adverse Change; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been
given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that
does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any
securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2)
under the Securities Act.
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, dated as
of such Closing Date or Optional Closing Date, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B.
(i) the Company has received no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or
threatened by the Commission;
(ii) the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule
401(g)(2) of the Securities Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration
statement form;
(iii) there has not occurred any downgrading, and the Company has not received any
notice of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that
does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any
securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized
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statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2)
under the Securities Act;
(iv) for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to such
Closing Date or Optional Closing Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change;
(v) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set forth in Section
1 of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly
made on and as of such Closing Date or Optional Closing Date; and
(vi) the Company has complied with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied all the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Closing
Date or Optional Closing Date.
(n) Listing. On or before the Closing Date, an application for the listing of the Underlying
Securities shall have been submitted to the New York Stock Exchange.
The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Securities hereunder are subject to
the delivery to the Underwriters on the Optional Closing Date, if any, of such documents as the
Underwriters may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due
authorization and issuance of the Additional Securities to be sold on such Optional Closing Date
and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional Securities.
If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be
satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters by notice to the Company at any
time on or prior to the Closing Date, and, with respect to the Additional Securities, at any time
prior to the Optional Closing Date, if any, which termination shall be without liability on the
part of any party to any other party, except that Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9
shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
Section 6. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If this Agreement is terminated
by the Underwriters pursuant to Section 5 or Section 11, or if the sale to the Underwriters of the
Firm Securities on the Closing Date, or of the Additional Securities on the Optional Closing Date,
if any, is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the
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Company to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company
agrees to reimburse the Underwriters (or such Underwriters as have terminated this Agreement with
respect to themselves), severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been
reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering
and sale of the Securities, including but not limited to reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.
Section 7. Offering Restrictions.
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the
Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), each Underwriter represents and agrees that
with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that
Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date) it has not made and will not make an offer
of the Securities to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a
prospectus in relation to the Securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that
Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified
to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus
Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date,
make an offer of the Securities to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(a) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets
or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees
during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an
annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated
accounts;
(c) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined
in the Prospective Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of representative of any such
offer; or
(d) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Issuer of a
prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of notes to the public” in
relation to any Securities in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by
any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Securities to be offered so
as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Securities, as the same may be
varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member
State and the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/ EC and includes any relevant
implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
Each Underwriter further represents and agrees that:
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(a) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause
to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning
of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (“FSMA”)) received by it in connection
with the issue or sale of the notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA would not,
if the Issuer was not an authorised person, apply to the Company; and
(b) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect
to anything done by it in relation to the notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
Section 8. Indemnification.
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of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will
not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i)
the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the
next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be
liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel), approved
by the indemnifying party (the Underwriters in the case of Section 8(b) and Section 9),
representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party
shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the
indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of
which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.
Section 9. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is for
any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then
each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses
referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the
offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the
Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the
statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties herein which resulted
in such losses, claims,
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damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other
hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed
to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, and the
total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the front
cover page of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the
Securities. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other
hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact or any
such inaccurate or alleged inaccurate representation or warranty relates to information supplied by
the Company, on the one hand, or the Underwriters, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 8(c), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection
with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section 8(c) with
respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be
made under this Section 9; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with
respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section 8(c) for purposes of
indemnification.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were
treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Underwriter shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in
connection with the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public. No person guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall
be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are
several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments as set forth
opposite their names in Schedule A. For purposes of this Section 9, each officer and employee of
an Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter,
and each trustee of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement,
and each person, if any, who controls the Company with the meaning of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
Section 10. Default of One or More of the Several Underwriters. If, on the Closing
Date or the Optional Closing Date, if any, any one or more of the several Underwriters shall fail
or refuse to purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date,
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and the aggregate principal amount of Securities, which such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities, to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be
obligated, severally, in the proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of the Firm Securities
set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate principal amount of
the Firm Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in
such other proportions as may be specified by the non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase such
Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to
purchase on such date. If, on the Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or
refuse to purchase such Firm Securities and the aggregate principal amount of such Firm Securities
with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Firm
Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Underwriters and the
Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 48 hours after such default, this
Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party to any other party except that the
provisions of Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and
shall survive such termination. In any such case either the Underwriters or the Company shall have
the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days in order that
the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus,
the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be
effected. If, on an Optional Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or
refuse to purchase such Additional Securities and the aggregate principal amount of such Additional
Securities with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount
of Additional Securities to be purchased on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have
the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Securities to be
sold on such Optional Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the number of Additional
Securities that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the
absence of such default.
As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” shall be deemed to include any person
substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section 10. Any action taken under this
Section 10 shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of
such Underwriter under this Agreement.
Section 11. Termination of this Agreement. On or after the Initial Sale Time and
prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters by notice given to
the Company if at any time (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have
been suspended or limited by the Commission or by the New York Stock Exchange, or trading in
securities generally on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange shall have
been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on
any of such stock exchanges by the Commission or FINRA; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall
have been declared by any of federal or New York authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any
outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity involving
the United States, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any
substantial change or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States’ or
international political, financial or economic conditions, as in the judgment of the Underwriters
is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to market the Securities in the
manner and on the terms described in the Disclosure Package and the
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Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities; (iv) in the judgment of the
Underwriters there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change; or (v) there shall have
occurred a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services
in the United States. Any termination pursuant to this Section 11 shall be without liability on the
part of (a) the Company to any Underwriter, except that the Company shall be obligated to reimburse
the expenses of the Underwriters pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (b) any Underwriter to the
Company, or (c) of any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Section 8 and
Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
Section 12. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective
indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its
officers and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any
Underwriters or the Company or any of its or their partners, officers or directors or any
controlling person, as the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities
sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.
Section 13. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:
If to the Underwriters:
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
Attention: Registration Dept.
and
Banc of America Securities LLC
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
XX0-000-00-00
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
XX0-000-00-00
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: ECM Legal
and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Investment Banking Department
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Investment Banking Department
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with a copy to:
Shearman & Sterling LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
If to the Company:
ProLogis
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice
to the others.
Section 14. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto, including any substitute Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and
to the benefit of the employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 and Section 9, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will
have any right or obligation hereunder. The term “successors” shall not include any purchaser of
the Securities as such from any of the Underwriters merely by reason of such purchase.
Section 15. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of
this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed
to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and
enforceable.
Section 16. Governing Law Provisions. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS
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OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.
Section 17. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the
purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the
public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an
arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several
Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and
understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (ii) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to
such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the
financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors or
employees or any other party; (iii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency
or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has
advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any
obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations
expressly set forth in this Agreement; (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective
affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from
those of the Company and that the several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose any of such
interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Underwriters
have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering
contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax
advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral)
between the Company and the several Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject
matter hereof. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
claims that the Company may have against the several Underwriters with respect to any breach or
alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.
Section 18. General Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of
the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral
agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with
the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no
condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the
condition is meant to benefit. The Table of Contents and the Section headings herein are for the
convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was
adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including,
without limitation, the indemnification provisions of Section 8 and the contribution provisions of
Section 9, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further
acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereto fairly allocate the
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risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its
business in order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required
by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and
return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all
counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, PROLOGIS |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as
of the date first above written.
XXXXXXX, SACHS & CO. | ||||
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. | |||
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC | ||||
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Director | ||||
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED | ||||
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: Managing Director |
SCHEDULE A
Aggregate | ||||
Principal | ||||
Amount of the | ||||
Firm Securities | ||||
Underwriters | to be Purchased | |||
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. |
$ | 200,000,000 | ||
Banc of America Securities LLC |
150,000,000 | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated |
150,000,000 | |||
Total |
$ | 500,000,000 | ||
Sched. A-1
SCHEDULE B
LIST OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES
Palmtree Acquisition Corporation
PLD International Incorporated
ProLogis Japan Incorporated
PLD International Incorporated
ProLogis Japan Incorporated
Sched. B-1
SCHEDULE C
Persons Subject to Lock-Up Agreement Pursuant to Section 5(m)
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
D. Michael Steuret
J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
D. Michael Steuret
J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Sched. C-1
ANNEX I
ProLogis—Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses
1. | Final Term Sheet, dated May 1, 2008, for the 2.625% Convertible Senior Notes due May 15, 2038 |
Annex I-1
EXHIBIT A
Opinion of counsel for the Company to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) of the
Underwriting Agreement.
References to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus in this Exhibit A include any
supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(i) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a real estate investment
trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and has the trust power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under each of
this Agreement, the Securities, the Indenture and the Borrower Pledge Agreement. The Company is
duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct
of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good
standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
(ii) Each of the U.S. Grantors has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under its respective Pledge
Agreement. Each U.S. Grantor is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to
so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a
Material Adverse Change.
(iii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(iv) The Base Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as
the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies
of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(v) Each of the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third
Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the
Sixth Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(vi) The Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this
Agreement and the Indenture and, when executed by the Company and authenticated by the
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Trustee in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the
purchase price therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will constitute valid and
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable
principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(vii) The Underlying Securities reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Securities have
been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon conversion of the Securities in accordance
with the terms of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and the
issuance of the Underlying Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights under
the Company’s charter or bylaws or under Maryland law.
(viii) Each of the Pledge Agreements has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
respective Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Grantor, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(x) Each Pledge Agreement is effective to create a security interest under Article 9 of the
Uniform Commercial Code as currently in effect in the State of New York (the “UCC”) to the extent a
security interest can be created thereunder in the collateral covered thereby (any such collateral,
“Article 9 Collateral”).
(xi) Pursuant to Section 9-301 of the UCC, the local law of the jurisdiction where
instruments are actually located governs perfection of a possessory security interest in such
instruments. Assuming the Collateral Agent takes and retains possession (as such term is used in
Section 9-313(a) of the UCC) in the State of New York of the instruments pledged to the Collateral
Agent pursuant to each Pledge Agreement (the “Pledged Securities”), and further assuming the
Pledged Securities are each duly indorsed to the Collateral Agent or in blank by an effective
indorsement, the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the rights of the Company and the
applicable U.S. Grantors and Foreign Grantors (each a “Pledgor”) in the Pledged Securities will be
perfected under the UCC.
(xii) Under the UCC (including the choice of laws provisions thereof), the local law of the
jurisdiction where a debtor is “located” governs (with certain exceptions not relevant to this
opinion) perfection of a nonpossessory security interest in any Article 9 Collateral in which a
security interest may be perfected by filing a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial
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Code as in effect in the U.S. State of filing (any such collateral, “Filing Collateral”).
Under the UCC (including the choice of laws provisions thereof), (1) the U.S. State that is the
jurisdiction of formation of the Company or a U.S. Grantor (a “Formation State”) is the “location”
for the Company or such U.S. Grantor and, therefore, the local laws of such Formation State govern
perfection by the filing of financing statements of a security interest in the Company’s or such
U.S. Grantor’s rights in its Filing Collateral and (2) assuming that each Foreign Grantor’s only
place of business or its chief executive office is located in the country in which such Foreign
Grantor was organized or formed and the law of such country does not require information concerning
the existence of a nonpossessory security interest to be made generally available in a filing,
recording or registration system as a condition or result of the security interest’s obtaining
priority over the rights of a lien creditor with respect to such Foreign Grantor’s Article 9
Collateral (as to which we express no opinion), then the District of Columbia is the “location” of
such Foreign Grantor and, therefore, the local laws of the District of Columbia govern perfection
by the filing of financing statements of a security interest in such Foreign Grantor’s rights in
its Filing Collateral. Accordingly, the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Filing
Collateral of such Foreign Grantor is perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code as currently in
effect in the District of Columbia.
(xiii) The Registration Statement became effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act. To the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act
and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are pending or are contemplated or
threatened by the Commission. Any required filing of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus
and any supplement thereto pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act has been made in the
manner and within the time period required by such Rule 424(b).
(xiv) The Registration Statement, the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by
reference therein, and each amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein (other than the financial
statements and supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference therein or in exhibits to
or excluded from the Registration Statement and other than the Form T-1, as to which no opinion
need be rendered), when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may
be, complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act.
(xv) The Securities, the Indenture and the Security Documents conform in all material
respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(xvi) The statements (A) in the Base Prospectus under the captions “Description of Debt
Securities,” “Description of Common Shares” and “Federal Income Tax Considerations,” (B) in each of
the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement under the captions “Risk
Factors—We cannot assure you that we will not be required to withhold on payments to Non-U.S.
Holders of notes in connection with a sale, exchange, redemption, repurchase, conversion, or other
disposition of notes based on the facts and circumstances at the time,” “Description of Notes” and
“Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” (C) incorporated by reference in the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus from Item 3 of Part I
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of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, and (D) in the Item 15 of the Registration
Statement, in each case insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the legal matters,
documents or proceedings referred to therein has been reviewed by such counsel and fairly present
and summarize, in all material respects, the matters referred to therein.
(xvii) No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with,
any court or other governmental authority or agency, is required for the Company’s execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Indenture and consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and by the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the
issuance and delivery of the Securities and the issuance of the Underlying Securities upon
conversion thereof) and the execution, delivery and performance by the Grantors of the Pledge
Agreements, except such as have been obtained or made by the Company and are in full force and
effect under the Securities Act, Trust Indenture Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws
and from FINRA and consents the failure of which to obtain would not result in a Material Adverse
Change or have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Indenture or on the validity and enforceability of the Securities and the Indenture.
(xviii) The execution and delivery of each of the Agreement and the Indenture by the Company
and the execution and delivery of the Pledge Agreements by the Grantors, and the execution,
issuance and delivery of the Securities (including the issuance of the Underlying Securities upon
conversion thereof) by the Company and the performance by the Company and the Grantors, as
applicable, of their respective obligations thereunder (other than performance by the Company of
its obligations under the indemnification section of the Agreement, as to which no opinion need be
rendered) (A) will not result in any violation of the provisions of the declaration of trust (or
charter or by-laws or other similar constitutive documents) of the Company or the Grantors or any
Significant Subsidiary incorporated or organized in a jurisdiction located in the United States and
so designated on Schedule B to the Agreement (each, a “U.S. Significant Subsidiary”); (B) will not
constitute a breach of, or Default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or the Grantors or any of the U.S.
Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to (x) the Global Senior Credit Agreement, dated as of October 6,
2005, by and among the Company, certain other borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., ABN Amro Bank N.V.
and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (other than with respect to compliance by the Company or
any subsidiary with any financial covenants as to which no opinion need be rendered), or (z) to the
best knowledge of such counsel, any other material Existing Instrument; or (C) to the best
knowledge of such counsel, will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation
or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company or the Grantors or any U.S. Significant
Subsidiary, other than in the case of clauses (B) and (C), such Defaults and violations as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
(xix) The Company is not, and after receipt of payment for the Securities and the application
of the proceeds as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds”
will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of Investment Company Act.
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(xx) The Company has qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to the
Internal Revenue Code for its taxable years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the
Company’s present organization, ownership, the Company’s present and proposed method of operation,
assets and income are such that the Company is in a position under present law to so qualify for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and in the future.
(xxi) The investments of the Company described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
are permitted investments under the declaration of trust of the Company.
In addition, such counsel shall state that they have examined various documents and records
and participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company,
representatives of the independent public or certified public accountants for the Company and with
representatives of the Underwriters at which the contents of the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and any supplements or amendments thereto, and related
matters were discussed and, although such counsel is not passing upon and does not assume any
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, including the documents
incorporated by reference therein (other than as specified above), and any supplements or
amendments thereto, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts have come to their attention that lead
them to believe that (i) the Registration Statement or any amendments thereto, at the most recent
deemed effective date pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act prior to the Initial
Sale Time, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) the
Prospectus, as of its date or at the Closing Date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (iii) the Disclosure Package as
of the Initial Sale Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading (except for the Form T-1 and the financial statements,
supporting schedules and other financial or statistical data included or incorporated by reference
therein or derived or omitted therefrom as to which such counsel need express no belief).
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application
of laws of any jurisdiction other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the
laws regarding real estate investment trusts of the State of Maryland or the federal law of the
United States, to the extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion
(which shall be dated the Closing Date, shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Underwriters, shall expressly state that the Underwriters may rely on such opinion as if it were
addressed to them and shall be furnished to the Underwriters) of other counsel of good standing
whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters;
provided, however, that such counsel shall further state that they believe that they and the
Underwriters are justified in relying upon such opinion of other counsel, (B) upon the opinion of
general counsel of the Company referred to in Section 5(g) of the Agreement, and (C) as to matters
of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and
public officials and on the representations of the Company as provided in the Agreement. In
rendering the opinions contained in paragraphs (xx) and (xxi), such opinion may
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be based upon (a) the Internal Revenue Code and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder and the interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code and such regulations by the courts
and the Internal Revenue Service, all as they are in effect and exist at the time of the opinion,
(b) Maryland law existing and applicable to the Company, (c) facts and other matters set forth in
the Prospectus, (d) the provisions of the Amended Restated Declaration of Trust of the Company, the
agreements relating to properties owned by the Company and (e) certain statements and
representations as to factual matters made by the Company to such counsel provided that such
statements and representations are also set forth in a certificate to the Underwriters. In
rendering the opinions contained in paragraphs (x) through (xii) such counsel may make such
assumptions as are customarily made in connection with such opinions.
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EXHIBIT B
Opinion of the General Counsel of the Company to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(g) of the
Underwriting Agreement.
References to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus in this Exhibit B include any
supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(i) Each of the U.S. Significant Subsidiaries of the Company has been duly incorporated or
organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a corporation, trust or partnership in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case
may be, and has the power (corporate or other) and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
Each U.S. Significant Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, trust or partnership
to transact business and (except as to any general partnership) is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing
of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so
qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Change.
(ii) The outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have been duly authorized and are
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(iii) All of the issued and outstanding capital stock and other equity interests of each U.S.
Significant Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and (except for
general partnership interests) nonassessable; all shares of outstanding capital stock and other
equity interests of each U.S. Significant Subsidiary held by the Company, directly or through
subsidiaries, are owned free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance or claim, except for such security interests, mortgages, pledges, liens, encumbrances
and claims as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change .
(iv) To the best knowledge of such counsel, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits
or proceedings pending or threatened which are required to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, other than those disclosed therein.
(v) To the best knowledge of such counsel, there are no Existing Instruments required to be
described or referred to in the Registration Statement or to be filed as exhibits thereto other
than those described or referred to therein or filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits
thereto; and the descriptions thereof and references thereto are correct in all material respects.
(vi) To the best knowledge of such counsel, neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in (A)
violation of its declaration of trust (or charter or by-laws or other similar constitutive
documents) or (B) violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree
applicable to the Company or any U.S. Significant Subsidiary or (C) is in Default in the
performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any
material Existing Instrument, except in the case of (B) and (C) above, for such violations or
Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Change.
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EXHIBIT C
[The final opinion in draft form will be attached as Exhibit C at the time this Agreement is
executed.]
Opinion of the Counsel for the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent to be delivered
pursuant to Section 5(h) of the Underwriting Agreement.
(i) Based solely upon the Officer’s Certificate, the Security Agency Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed, and delivered by Collateral Agent.
(ii) The Security Agency Agreement is enforceable against Collateral Agent in accordance with
its terms.
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EXHIBIT D
Form of Final Term Sheet for the Securities
TO BE SEPARATELY ATTACHED
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EXHIBIT E
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
___, 2008
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXX XXXXXXX AND CO. INCORPORATED
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXX XXXXXXX AND CO. INCORPORATED
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., Banc of America Securities LLC and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, which are acting severally as underwriters (the “Underwriters”)
propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with ProLogis, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), providing for the offering (the “Offering”)
by the several Underwriters, of Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 (the “Securities”). The
Securities will be convertible into common shares of beneficial interest of the Company, par value
$0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”).
To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Offering to continue their efforts in
connection with the Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent
of Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co., it will not, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending 60
days after the date of the final prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, dated May 1,
2008 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (the
“Prospectus”), (1) offer, pledge, sell contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase,
purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2) enter into any
swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic
consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1)
or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or
otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (i) the transfer of shares of Common Stock
under the ProLogis 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust pursuant to elections made by the undersigned,
(ii) dispositions of shares of Common Stock effected pursuant to a written plan meeting the
requirements of Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided that
such plan was entered into prior to the date hereof, and (iii) transfers of Common Stock by gift,
will or intestacy, including without limitation transfers by gift, will or intestacy to family
members of the undersigned or to a settlement or trust established under the laws of any country
for the benefit of the undersigned and/or family members of the undersigned, provided that in the
event of any such transfer described in this clause (iii), the transferee shall enter into a
lock-up agreement substantially in the form of this Letter Agreement
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covering the remainder of the 60-day period referred to herein. In addition, the undersigned
agrees that, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., it will not, during the
period commencing on the date hereof and ending 60 days after the date of the Prospectus, make any
demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or
any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock. The undersigned
also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer
agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock except in
compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this Letter
Agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Offering. The undersigned further understands
that this Letter Agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns. This Letter Agreement shall be null and void in the event
the Offering is not completed.
Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market
conditions. Any offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of
which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters.
Very truly yours, | ||
(Name) | ||
(Address) |
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