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HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
(a Maryland corporation)
16,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated: April , 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT............................................................1
SECTION 1. REPRESENTATIONS AND Warranties..................................3
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE Company........................3
(i) COMPLIANCE WITH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.........................3
(ii) INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS......................................4
(iii) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................4
(iv) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE IN BUSINESS.......................5
(v) GOOD STANDING OF THE COMPANY.................................5
(vi) GOOD STANDING OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIPS..................6
(vii) GOOD STANDING OF SUBSIDIARIES................................6
(viii) CAPITALIZATION...............................................7
(ix) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT...................................7
(x) AUTHORIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES..................7
(xi) ABSENCE OF DEFAULTS AND CONFLICTS............................7
(xii) ABSENCE OF LABOR DISPUTE.....................................8
(xiii) ABSENCE OF PROCEEDINGS.......................................8
(xiv) ACCURACY OF EXHIBITS.........................................9
(xv) POSSESSION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY..........................9
(xvi) ABSENCE OF FURTHER REQUIREMENTS..............................9
(xvii) POSSESSION OF LICENSES AND PERMITS...........................9
(xviii) TITLE TO PROPERTY...........................................10
(xix) COMPLIANCE WITH CUBA ACT....................................10
(xx) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT......................................10
(xxi) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS..........................................11
(xxii) INSURANCE...................................................11
(xxiii) TITLE INSURANCE.............................................12
(xxiv) MORTGAGES...................................................12
(xxv) REGISTRATION RIGHTS.........................................12
(xxvi) REIT QUALIFICATION..........................................12
(xxvii) PARTNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION..................................12
(xxviii) SUBSIDIARY PARTNERSHIPS.....................................12
(xxix) TAX RETURNS.................................................13
(xxx) PENSION PLANS...............................................13
(xxxi) PLAN ASSETS.................................................13
(xxxii) REOC STATUS.................................................13
(xxxiii) COMPLIANCE WITH ERISA.......................................13
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(b) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS..........14
(i) ACCURATE DISCLOSURE.........................................14
(ii) GOOD STANDING OF THE SELLING STOCKHOLDER....................14
(iii) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS.................................14
(iv) GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE...................................15
(v) DUE EXECUTION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CUSTODY AGREEMENT....15
(vi) ABSENCE OF MANIPULATION.....................................15
(vii) ABSENCE OF FURTHER REQUIREMENTS.............................16
(viii) CERTIFICATES SUITABLE FOR TRANSFER..........................16
(ix) NO ASSOCIATION WITH NASD....................................16
(c) OFFICER'S CERTIFICATES..............................................16
SECTION 2. SALE AND DELIVERY TO UNDERWRITERS; CLOSING.....................16
(a) INITIAL SECURITIES..................................................16
(b) OPTION SECURITIES...................................................17
(c) PAYMENT.............................................................17
(d) DENOMINATIONS; REGISTRATION.........................................18
(e) APPOINTMENT OF QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT UNDERWRITER....................18
SECTION 3. COVENANTS.......................................................18
(a) COVENANTS OF THE Company............................................18
(i) COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES REGULATIONS AND COMMISSION
REQUESTS..................................................18
(ii) FILING OF AMENDMENTS........................................19
(iii) DELIVERY OF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.........................19
(iv) DELIVERY OF PROSPECTUS......................................19
(v) CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS...................20
(vi) BLUE SKY QUALIFICATIONS.....................................20
(vii) RULE 158....................................................21
(viii) USE OF PROCEEDS.............................................21
(ix) LISTING.....................................................21
(x) RESTRICTION ON SALE OF SECURITIES...........................21
(xi) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS......................................22
(xii) COMPLIANCE WITH NASD RULES..................................22
(xiii) COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 463....................................22
(b) COVENANT OF THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS................................22
(i) RESTRICTION ON SALE OF SECURITIES................................22
SECTION 4. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.............................................23
(a) EXPENSES............................................................23
(b) TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT............................................24
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SECTION 5. CONDITIONS OF UNDERWRITERS' OBLIGATIONS.........................24
(a) EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT.............................24
(b) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR COMPANY......................................24
(c) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR UNDERWRITERS.................................25
(d) OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE...............................................25
(e) ACCOUNTANT'S COMFORT LETTER.........................................26
(f) BRING-DOWN COMFORT LETTER...........................................26
(g) APPROVAL OF LISTING.................................................26
(h) NO OBJECTION........................................................26
(i) LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS..................................................26
(k) CONDITIONS TO PURCHASE OF OPTION SECURITIES.........................26
(i) OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE.......................................27
(ii) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR COMPANY..............................27
(iii) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR UNDERWRITERS.........................27
(iv) BRING-DOWN COMFORT LETTER...................................27
(l) ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS................................................28
(m) TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT............................................28
SECTION 6. INDEMNIFICATION.................................................28
(a) INDEMNIFICATION OF UNDERWRITERS.....................................28
(b) INDEMNIFICATION OF COMPANY AND DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS...............30
(c) ACTIONS AGAINST PARTIES; NOTIFICATION...............................31
(d) SETTLEMENT WITHOUT CONSENT IF FAILURE TO REIMBURSE..................32
(e) INDEMNIFICATION FOR RESERVED SECURITIES.............................32
SECTION 7. CONTRIBUTION...................................................32
SECTION 8. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS TO SURVIVE
DELIVERY.....................................................34
SECTION 9. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.......................................34
(a) TERMINATION; GENERAL................................................34
(b) LIABILITIES.........................................................35
SECTION 10. DEFAULT BY ONE OR MORE OF THE UNDERWRITERS.....................35
SECTION 11. NOTICES........................................................36
SECTION 12. PARTIES........................................................36
SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW AND TIME.........................................36
SECTION 14. EFFECT OF HEADINGS.............................................36
SCHEDULES
Schedule A - List of Selling Stockholders .............................Sch A-1
Schedule B - List of Underwriters......................................Sch B-1
Schedule C - Pricing Information.......................................Sch C-1
Schedule D - List of Persons subject to Lock-up........................Sch D-1
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A - Form of Opinion of Company's Counsel...........................A-1
Exhibit B - Form of Opinion of Selling Stockholders' Counsel...............B-1
Exhibit C - Form of Lock-up Letter.........................................C-1
ANNEXES
Annex A - Form of Accountant's Comfort Letter..........................Annex-1
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HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
(a Maryland corporation)
16,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
(Par Value $0.001 Per Share)
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
April , 2002
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XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
UBS Warburg LLC
as Representatives of the several Underwriters
x/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xx.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. (the "Company"), Net Realty
Holding Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the New England Teamsters & Trucking
Industry Pension Fund, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America
("Prudential" and collectively with Net Realty Holding Trust, the "Selling
Stockholders") confirm their respective agreements with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co.,
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated ("Xxxxxxx Xxxxx") and each of
the other Underwriters named in Schedule B hereto (collectively, the
"Underwriters", which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as
hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom Xxxxxxx Lynch, Goldman,
Sachs & Co., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated and UBS Warburg LLC are acting as
representatives (in such capacity, the "Representatives"), with respect to the
issue and sale by the Company and the sale by Net Realty Holding Trust and the
purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the
respective numbers of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company ("Common Stock") set forth in said Schedule B, and with respect to the
grant by the Company and the Selling Stockholders to the Underwriters, acting
severally and not jointly,
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of the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of
additional shares of Common Stock to cover overallotments, if any. The aforesaid
shares of Common Stock (the "Initial Securities") to be purchased by the
Underwriters and all or any part of the shares of Common Stock subject to the
option described in Section 2(b) hereof (the "Option Securities") are
hereinafter called, collectively, the "Securities".
The Company and the Selling Stockholders understand that the Underwriters
propose to make a public offering of the Securities as soon as the
Representatives deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and
delivered.
The Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters agree that up to
160,000 shares of the Initial Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters
(the "Reserved Securities") shall be reserved for sale by the Underwriters to
certain eligible employees and persons having business relationships with the
Company, as part of the distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters,
subject to the terms of this Agreement, the applicable rules, regulations and
interpretations of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and all
other applicable laws, rules and regulations. To the extent that such Reserved
Securities are not orally confirmed for purchase by such eligible employees and
persons having business relationships with the Company by the end of the first
business day after the date of this Agreement, such Reserved Securities may be
offered to the public as part of the public offering contemplated hereby.
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-69118) covering the
registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), including the related preliminary prospectus or prospectus.
Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will either
(i) prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430A
("Rule 430A") of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act
(the "1933 Act Regulations") and paragraph (b) of Rule 424 ("Rule 424(b)") of
the 1933 Act Regulations or (ii) if the Company has elected to rely upon Rule
434 ("Rule 434") of the 1933 Act Regulations, prepare and file a term sheet (a
"Term Sheet") in accordance with the provisions of Rule 434 and Rule 424(b). The
information included in any such prospectus or in any such Term Sheet, as the
case may be, that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it
became effective but that is deemed to be part of such registration statement at
the time it became effective (i) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A is
referred to as "Rule 430A Information" or (ii) pursuant to paragraph (d) of Rule
434 is referred to as "Rule 434 Information." Each form of prospectus used
before such registration statement became effective, and any prospectus that
omitted, as applicable, the Rule 430A Information or the Rule 434 Information,
that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, is herein called a
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"preliminary prospectus." Such registration statement, including the exhibits
thereto and schedules thereto at the time it became effective and including the
Rule 430A Information and the Rule 434 Information, as applicable, is herein
called the "Registration Statement." Any registration statement filed pursuant
to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations is herein referred to as the "Rule
462(b) Registration Statement," and after such filing the term "Registration
Statement" shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. The final form
of prospectus in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in
connection with the offering of the Securities is herein called the
"Prospectus." If Rule 434 is relied on, the term "Prospectus" shall refer to the
preliminary prospectus dated _____, 2002, together with the applicable Term
Sheet and all references in this Agreement to the date of such prospectus shall
mean the date of the applicable Term Sheet. For purposes of this Agreement, all
references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be
deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic
Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system ("XXXXX").
SECTION 1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE COMPANY The Company represents
and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, as of the Closing Time
referred to in Section 2(c) hereof, and as of each Date of Delivery (if any)
referred to in Section 2(b), hereof, and agrees with each Underwriter, as
follows:
(i) COMPLIANCE WITH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. Each of the
Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has
become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of
the Commission for additional information has been complied with.
At the respective times the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto became
effective and at the Closing Time (and, if any Option Securities are
purchased, at the Date of Delivery), the Registration Statement, the Rule
462(b) Registration Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto
complied, and will comply, in all material respects with the requirements
of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and 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, and the Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus and
any supplement thereto or prospectus wrapper prepared in connection
therewith, at their respective times of issuance and at the Closing
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Time, complied, and will comply, in all material respects with any
applicable laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions in which the
Prospectus and such preliminary prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable, are distributed in connection with the offer and sale of
Reserved Securities. Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or
supplements thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), at the time the
Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto were issued and at the
Closing Time (and, if any Option Securities are purchased, at the Date of
Delivery), 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. If Rule 434 is used, the Company will
comply with the requirements of Rule 434 and the Prospectus shall not be
"materially different", as such term is used in Rule 434, from the
prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it became
effective. The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not
apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished to the Company in writing by any Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus.
Each preliminary prospectus and the 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 1933 Act, complied when so
filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations and each
preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for
use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically
transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX,
except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(ii) INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. The accountants who certified the
financial statements and supporting schedules of the Company, the financial
statements of Net Realty Holding Trust and the financial statements of
Xxxxxxx Real Estate, Inc. ("Xxxxxxx"), each included in the Registration
Statement, are independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act
and the 1933 Act Regulations.
(iii) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The financial statements of the Company
included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, together with
the related schedules and notes, present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at
the dates indicated and the statement of income, shareholders' equity and
cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods
specified; the financial statements of Net Realty Holding Trust included in
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the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, together with the related
notes, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Net Realty Holding Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates
indicated and the statement of changes in net assets for the periods
specified; the financial statements of Xxxxxxx included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, together with the related notes, present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Xxxxxxx and its
consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the statements of
income, share owners' equity and cash flows of Xxxxxxx and its consolidated
subsidiaries for the periods specified; said financial statements of the
Company, Net Realty Holding Trust and Xxxxxxx each have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The supporting
schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly in
accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The
selected financial data and the summary financial information included in
the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been
compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial
statements included in the Registration Statement. The pro forma financial
statements and the related notes thereto included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein,
have been prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines
with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly
compiled on the bases described therein, and the assumptions used in the
preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are
appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred
to therein.
(iv) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE IN BUSINESS. Since the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the
ordinary course of business (a "Material Adverse Effect"), (B) there have
been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which
are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as
one enterprise, (C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind
declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock and
(D) neither the Company, the Heritage Property Investment Limited
Partnership, the Xxxxxxx Operating Limited Partnership nor any other
Subsidiary has incurred any material obligation or liability, direct,
contingent or otherwise.
(v) GOOD STANDING OF THE COMPANY. The Company has been duly organized
and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
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laws of the State of Maryland and has corporate power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described
in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in
which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so
to qualify or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(vi) GOOD STANDING OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIPS. Each of Heritage
Property Investment Limited Partnership and Xxxxxxx Operating Limited
Partnership (the "Operating Partnerships") has been duly formed and is
validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware; each of the Operating Partnerships has
partnership power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus; and each of the
Operating Partnerships is duly qualified as a foreign partnership 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 where the failure so
to qualify or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(vii) GOOD STANDING OF SUBSIDIARIES. Each "significant subsidiary" of
the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X),
including without limitation, each of the Operating Partnerships (each a
"Subsidiary" and, collectively, the "Subsidiaries"), has been duly
organized and is validly existing as a partnership, corporation or limited
liability company ("LLC") in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, has partnership, corporate or LLC power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its
business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign
partnership, corporation or LLC 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 where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing
would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, all of the
issued and outstanding shares of beneficial interest or capital stock,
partnership and LLC interests, as the case may be, of each such Subsidiary
has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and
non-assessable and, with respect to the shares of beneficial interest or
capital stock, partnership and LLC interests owned by the Company or
another subsidiary, are owned by the Company or another subsidiary,
respectively, in each case free and clear of any security interest,
mortgage, pledge, lien,
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encumbrance, claim or equity; none of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of any Subsidiary was issued in violation of the preemptive or
similar rights of any securityholder of such Subsidiary. The only
subsidiaries of the Company are the subsidiaries listed on Exhibit 21 to
the Registration Statement.
(viii) CAPITALIZATION. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus (except for
subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to
reservations, agreements, equity incentive plans or employee benefit plans
referred to in the Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of convertible
securities or options referred to in the Prospectus). The shares of issued
and outstanding capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; none of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in violation
of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the
Company. The issued and outstanding units of each of the Operating
Partnerships have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid; and none of the outstanding units of the Operating Partnerships was
issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any
securityholder of the Operating Partnerships.
(ix) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(x) AUTHORIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. The Securities to be
purchased by the Underwriters from the Company have been duly authorized
for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, and,
when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement,
against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the Common Stock conforms to all
statements relating thereto contained in the Prospectus and such
description conforms to the rights set forth in the instruments defining
the same; no holder of the Securities will be subject to personal liability
by reason of being such a holder; and the issuance of the Securities is not
subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of
the Company.
(xi) ABSENCE OF DEFAULTS AND CONFLICTS. Neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by-laws, partnership or
LLC agreement or in default in the performance or observance of any
obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease
or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to
which any of the property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary is
subject (collectively, "Agreements and Instruments") except for such
defaults
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that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, and in
the Registration Statement (including the issuance and sale of the
Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as
described in the Prospectus under the caption "Use of Proceeds") and
compliance by the Company with its obligations under this Agreement have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will
not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or
both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment
Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of
any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company
or any subsidiary pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments, nor will
such action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or
by-laws, partnership agreement or LLC agreement of the Company or any
subsidiary or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment,
order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any
subsidiary or any of their assets, properties or operations. As used
herein, a "Repayment Event" means any event or condition which, without
regard to compliance with any notice or other procedural requirements,
gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness
(or any person acting on such holder's behalf) the right to require the
repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such
indebtedness by the Company or any subsidiary.
(xii) ABSENCE OF LABOR DISPUTE. No labor dispute with the employees of
the Company or any subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company,
is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor
disturbance by the employees of any of its or any subsidiary's tenants at
any of the neighborhood or community shopping centers owned and operated by
the Company and its subsidiaries, principal suppliers or contractors,
which, in any case, may reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(xiii) ABSENCE OF PROCEEDINGS. There is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental
agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any
subsidiary, which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement
(other than as disclosed therein), or which might reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which might reasonably be expected
to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets thereof or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder; the
aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the
Company or any
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subsidiary is a party or of which any of their respective property or
assets is the subject which are not described in the Registration
Statement, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the
business, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(xiv) ACCURACY OF EXHIBITS. There are no contracts or documents which
are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so
described and filed as required.
(xv) POSSESSION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries is required to own or possess any trademarks, service
marks, trade names or copyrights to conduct the business operated by it
other than those whereby the failure to possess or own would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor
any of its subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise aware of
any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect
to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would
render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the
interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries therein, and which
infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xvi) ABSENCE OF FURTHER REQUIREMENTS. No filing with, or
authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration,
qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency
is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of
the Securities under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except (i) such as have been already
obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act
Regulations and foreign or state securities or blue sky laws and (ii) such
as have been obtained under the laws and regulations of jurisdictions
outside the United States in which the Reserved Securities are offered.
(xvii) POSSESSION OF LICENSES AND PERMITS. The Company and its
subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other
authorizations (collectively, "Governmental Licenses") issued by the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies
necessary to operate the real property owned or leased by them and to
otherwise conduct the business now operated by them; the Company and its
subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such
Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not,
singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse
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Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and
effect, except where the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the
failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of
an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xviii) TITLE TO PROPERTY. The Company and its subsidiaries have good
and marketable title to all real property owned by the Company and its
subsidiaries and good title to all other properties owned by them, in each
case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests,
claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind except such as (a) are
described in the Prospectus or (b) do not, singly or in the aggregate,
materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere in any
material respect with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and all of the leases and
subleases relating to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and
under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries holds properties
described in the Prospectus, are in full force and effect; and neither the
Company nor any subsidiary is in default under any of such leases and
subleases (and the Company and any subsidiary do not know of any event
which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would
constitute a default under any of such leases) other than such defaults
that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
and neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any notice of any claim of
any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the
Company or any subsidiary under any of the leases or subleases mentioned
above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or such
subsidiary to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises
under any such lease or sublease, other than such claims that would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xix) COMPLIANCE WITH CUBA ACT. The Company has complied with, and is
and will be in compliance with, the provisions of that certain Florida act
relating to disclosure of doing business with Cuba, codified as Section
517.075 of the Florida statutes, and the rules and regulations thereunder
(collectively, the "Cuba Act") or is exempt therefrom.
(xx) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT. The Company is not, and upon the issuance
and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and the application of
the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Prospectus will not be, an
"investment
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company" or an entity "controlled" by an "investment company" as such terms
are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act").
(xxi) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. Except as described in the Registration
Statement, (A) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is or has
been in violation of, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
has any liability under, federal, state, local or foreign statute, law,
rule, regulation, judicial or administrative order, consent decree or
judgment, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or
administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or
administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or
protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation,
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata)
or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating
to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or
petroleum products (collectively, "Hazardous Materials") or to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, "Environmental
Laws"), except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) the Company
and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals
required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance
with their requirements, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect
(C) there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or
judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, government
information requests, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation,
investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the
Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D) there has been no release of
Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any real property owned or
operated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the period of
such ownership or operation, except as reasonably could not be expected to
result in liability to the Company; (E) neither the Company nor any
subsidiary has arranged, by contract, agreement, or otherwise, for the
treatment or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any facility, such that the
Company or any subsidiary is or could be liable for the cleanup of such
facility; (F) there are no events or circumstances that might reasonably be
expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up, removal or
remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or
governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or any of its
subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.
(xxii) INSURANCE. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is insured
by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in
which they are engaged; and the Company has no reason to believe that it or
any of its subsidiaries will not be able to renew its existing insurance
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coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage
for similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its businesses at a
cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, except as described in or contemplated by the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus.
(xxiii) TITLE INSURANCE. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has
obtained title insurance on all of the properties owned by each of them
covering risks and in amounts that are commercially reasonable for the
assets owned by them and that are consistent with the types and amounts of
insurance typically maintained by current owners of similar properties, and
in each case such title insurance is in full force and effect.
(xxiv) MORTGAGES. The mortgages and deeds of trust encumbering the
properties and assets described in general in the Prospectus are not
convertible and are not cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized to any
property not owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as
disclosed in the Prospectus; and none of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries hold participating interests in such mortgages and deeds of
trust.
(xxv) REGISTRATION RIGHTS. There are no persons with registration
rights or other similar rights to have any securities registered pursuant
to the Registration Statement or otherwise registered by the Company under
the 1933 Act, except as disclosed in the Prospectus.
(xxvi) REIT QUALIFICATION. The Company was organized and has operated
in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a
REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") for
each of its taxable years beginning with the year ended December 31, 1999,
and its current organization and method of operation will enable it to
continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT.
(xxvii) PARTNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION. (a) The Heritage Partnership has
been properly classified either as a partnership or as an entity
disregarded as separate from the Company for Federal income tax purposes
throughout the period from July 1, 1999 through the date hereof.
(b) The Xxxxxxx Partnership is properly classified as a
partnership, and not as a corporation or as an association taxable as
a corporation, for Federal income tax purposes throughout the period
from September 2, 1997 through the date hereof.
(xxviii) SUBSIDIARY PARTNERSHIPS. Each of the Subsidiaries that is a
partnership or a limited liability company ("Subsidiary Partnerships") has
been properly classified either as a partnership or as an entity
disregarded as
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separate from the Company for Federal income tax purposes throughout the
period from its formation through the date hereof, or, in the case of any
Subsidiary Partnerships that have terminated, through the date of
termination of such Subsidiary Partnerships.
(xxix) TAX RETURNS. Each of the Company, the Operating Partnerships
and its Subsidiaries has filed all federal, state, local and foreign income
tax returns which have been required to be filed (except in any case in
which the failure to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect) and has
paid all taxes required to be paid and any other assessment, fine or
penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due
and payable, except, in all cases, for any such tax, assessment, fine or
penalty that is being contested in good faith.
(xxx) PENSION PLANS. The Company is in compliance in all material
respects with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the
regulations and published interpretations thereunder ("ERISA"); no
"reportable event" (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any
"pension plan" (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company would have any
liability; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to incur
liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or
withdrawal from, any "pension plan" or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the
Code including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder;
and each "pension plan" for which the Company would have any liability that
is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so
qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by
action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such
qualification, except for such noncompliance, reportable events,
liabilities, or failures to qualify that would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(xxxi) PLAN ASSETS. The assets of the Company do not constitute "plan
assets" of an ERISA regulated employee benefit plan.
(xxxii) REOC STATUS. The affairs of the Company have at all times been
conducted in compliance with the requirements for a "real estate operating
company" (REOC) as such term is defined in the plan assets regulation in 29
C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101(e).
(xxxiii) COMPLIANCE WITH ERISA. The formation of the Company as the
successor to the company that managed the real estate investments of the
New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund ("NETT") and the
contribution by NETT of its real estate properties to the Company were
undertaken in full compliance with ERISA, including but not limited to the
prohibited transaction rules under 29 USC 1106.
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(b) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS. Each of the
Selling Stockholders represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date
hereof, as of the Closing Time referred to in Section 2(c) hereof and as of each
Date of Delivery (if any) referred to in Section 2(b) hereof, and agrees with
each Underwriter, as follows:
(i) ACCURATE DISCLOSURE. To the extent that any statements or
omissions made in any preliminary prospectus are made in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished by or on behalf of such Selling
Stockholder for use therein, such preliminary prospectus did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading. To the extent that any statements or omissions made in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto are made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder for use therein, the
Registration Statement did, and the Prospectus and any 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
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading.
(ii) GOOD STANDING OF THE SELLING STOCKHOLDER. Such Selling
Stockholder has been duly organized and is validly existing as a trust or a
corporation, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of the
state of its jurisdiction and has trust or corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Power
of Attorney and Custody Agreement;
(iii) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS. Such Selling Stockholder has the
full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and a Power of
Attorney and Custody Agreement (the "Power of Attorney and Custody
Agreement"), and to sell, transfer and deliver the Securities to be sold by
such Selling Stockholder hereunder. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement and the sale and
delivery of the Securities to be sold by such Selling Stockholder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein and
compliance by such Selling Stockholder with its obligations hereunder and
thereunder have been duly authorized by such Selling Stockholder and do not
and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of
time
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or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, or
result in the creation or imposition of any tax, lien, charge or
encumbrance upon the Securities to be sold by such Selling Stockholder or
any property or assets of such Selling Stockholder pursuant to any
contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement,
note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which such Selling
Stockholder is a party or by which such Selling Stockholder may be 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 charter or by-laws or other organizational instrument of such Selling
Stockholder, if applicable, or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule,
regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government
instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over
such Selling Stockholder or any of its properties.
(iv) GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE. Such Selling Stockholder has, and will
at the Closing Time and on the Date of Delivery (if any) have, good and
marketable title to the Securities to be sold by such Selling Stockholder
hereunder, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien,
charge, claim, equity or encumbrance of any kind, other than pursuant to
this Agreement; and upon delivery of such Securities and payment of the
purchase price therefor as herein contemplated, assuming each such
Underwriter has no notice of any adverse claim, each of the Underwriters
will receive good and marketable title to the Securities purchased by it
from such Selling Stockholder, free and clear of any security interest,
mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, claim, equity or encumbrance of any kind.
(v) DUE EXECUTION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CUSTODY AGREEMENT. Such
Selling Stockholder has duly executed and delivered, in the form heretofore
furnished to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement
with _______________ and _______________ as attorneys-in-fact (the
"Attorneys-in-Fact") and as custodian (the "Custodian"); the Custodian is
authorized to deliver the Securities to be sold by such Selling Stockholder
hereunder and to accept payment therefor; and each of the Attorneys-in-Fact
is authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the certificate
referred to in Section 5(f) hereof or that may be required pursuant to
Section 5(m)(i) hereof on behalf of such Selling Stockholder, to sell,
assign and transfer to the Underwriters the Securities to be sold by such
Selling Stockholder hereunder, to determine the purchase price to be paid
by the Underwriters to such Selling Stockholder, as provided in Section
2(a) hereof, to authorize the delivery of the Securities to be sold by such
Selling Stockholder hereunder, to accept payment therefor, and otherwise to
act on behalf of such Selling Stockholder in connection with this
Agreement.
(vi) ABSENCE OF MANIPULATION. Such Selling Stockholder has not taken,
and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed
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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 Securities.
(vii) ABSENCE OF FURTHER REQUIREMENTS. No filing with, or consent,
approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of,
any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is
necessary or required for the performance by such Selling Stockholder of
its obligations hereunder or in the Power of Attorney and Custody
Agreement, or in connection with the sale and delivery of the Securities
hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except such as may have previously been made or obtained or as
may be required under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or state
securities laws.
(viii) CERTIFICATES SUITABLE FOR TRANSFER. Certificates for all of the
Securities to be sold by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this
Agreement, in suitable form for transfer by delivery or accompanied by duly
executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank with signatures
guaranteed, have been placed, or will be placed prior to the Closing Time,
in custody with the Custodian with irrevocable conditional instructions to
deliver such Securities to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement.
(ix) NO ASSOCIATION WITH NASD. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE D
hereto, neither such Selling Stockholder nor any affiliates of such Selling
Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, or has any
other association with (within the meaning of Article I, Section 1(m) of
the By-laws of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), any
member firm of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(c) OFFICER'S AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS' CERTIFICATES. Any certificate
signed by any officer of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries delivered to the
Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters
covered thereby; and any certificate signed by or on behalf of each such Selling
Stockholder as such and delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the
Underwriters pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by such Selling Stockholder to the Underwriters as
to the matters covered thereby.
SECTION 2. SALE AND DELIVERY TO UNDERWRITERS; CLOSING.
(a) INITIAL SECURITIES. On the basis of the representations and warranties
herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the
Company and Net Realty Holding Trust agree to sell to each Underwriter,
severally
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and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to
purchase from the Company and Net Realty Holding Trust, at the price per share
set forth in Schedule C, the number of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule
B opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional number of Initial
Securities which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to
the provisions of Section 10 hereof.
(b) OPTION SECURITIES. In addition, on the basis of the representations and
warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Company and the Selling Stockholders hereby grant an option to the
Underwriters, severally and not jointly, to purchase up to an additional
2,400,000 shares of Common Stock at the price per share set forth in Schedule C,
less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the
Company and payable on the Initial Securities but not payable on the Option
Securities. The option hereby granted will expire 30 days after the date hereof
and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time only for the purpose
of covering overallotments which may be made in connection with the offering and
distribution of the Initial Securities upon notice by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx to the
Company setting forth the number of Option Securities as to which the several
Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and
delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery for the
Option Securities (a "Date of Delivery") shall be determined by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
but shall not be later than seven full business days after the exercise of said
option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time, as hereinafter defined. If
the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, each
of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that
proportion of the total number of Option Securities then being purchased which
the number of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule B opposite the name of
such Underwriter bears to the total number of Initial Securities, subject in
each case to such adjustments as Xxxxxxx Xxxxx in its discretion shall make to
eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional shares.
(c) PAYMENT. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of
certificates for, the Initial Securities shall be made at the offices of Xxxxx &
Xxxxxxx L.L.P., 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000, or at such
other place as shall be agreed upon by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, the Company and the
Selling Stockholders, at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the third (fourth, if the
pricing occurs after 4:30 P.M. (Eastern time) on any given day) business day
after the date hereof (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10), or such other time not later than ten business days after such date
as shall be agreed upon by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, the Company and the Selling
Stockholders (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called
"Closing Time").
In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are
purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery
of certificates for, such Option Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned
offices,
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or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, the Company and
the Selling Stockholders, on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice
from Xxxxxxx Xxxxx to the Company and the Selling Stockholders.
Payment shall be made to each of the Company and the Selling Stockholders
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to bank accounts designated by
the Company and the Selling Stockholders, respectively, against delivery to the
Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of certificates
for the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that each
Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept
delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the
Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, which it has agreed to
purchase. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, individually and not as representative of the
Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase
price for the Initial Securities or the Option Securities, if any, to be
purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing
Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, but such payment
shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.
(d) DENOMINATIONS; REGISTRATION. Certificates for the Initial Securities
and the Option Securities, if any, shall be in such denominations and registered
in such names as the Representatives may request in writing at least one full
business day before the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the
case may be. The certificates for the Initial Securities and the Option
Securities, if any, will be made available for examination and packaging by the
Representatives in The City of New York not later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time)
on the business day prior to the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery,
as the case may be.
(e) APPOINTMENT OF QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT UNDERWRITER. The Company hereby
confirms its engagement of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx as, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx hereby confirms
its agreement with the Company to render services as, a "qualified independent
underwriter" within the meaning of Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. with respect to the offering
and sale of the Securities. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, solely in its capacity as qualified
independent underwriter and not otherwise, is referred to herein as the
"Independent Underwriter".
SECTION 3. (a) COVENANTS.
(a) COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company covenants with each Underwriter
as follows:
(i) COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES REGULATIONS AND COMMISSION REQUESTS.
The Company, subject to Section 3(a)(ii), will comply with the requirements
of Rule 430A or Rule 434, as applicable, and will notify Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
immediately, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective
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amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective, or any
supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus shall have been
filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) of
any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration
Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for
additional information, and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of
any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus,
or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or
sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any
proceedings for any of such purposes. The Company will promptly effect the
filings necessary pursuant to Rule 424(b) and will take such steps as it
deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus
transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the
Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such
prospectus. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the
issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the
lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.
(ii) FILING OF AMENDMENTS. The Company will give Xxxxxxx Xxxxx notice
of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration
Statement (including any filing under Rule 462(b)), any Term Sheet or any
amendment, supplement or revision to either the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement at the time it became effective or to the
Prospectus, will xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx with copies of any such documents a
reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case
may be, and will not file or use any such document to which Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
or counsel for the Underwriters shall object in writing.
(iii) DELIVERY OF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS. The Company has furnished
or will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters,
without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally
filed and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or
incorporated by reference therein) and signed copies of all consents and
certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representatives,
without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as
originally filed and of each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each
of the Underwriters. The copies of the Registration Statement and each
amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the
electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission
pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(iv) DELIVERY OF PROSPECTUS. The Company has delivered to each
Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus
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as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents
to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The
Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period
when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), such number of copies of
the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may
reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements
thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the
electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission
pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(v) CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. The Company will comply
with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations so as to permit the
completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this
Agreement and in the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus is
required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the
Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of
which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or
for the Company, to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement
any Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not include any untrue
statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the
circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it
shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at any such time to
amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement any Prospectus in
order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act
Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the
Commission, subject to Section 3(a)(ii), such amendment or supplement as
may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply with such requirements, and
the Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such
amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(vi) BLUE SKY QUALIFICATIONS. The Company will use its best efforts,
in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Securities for
offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and
other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as Xxxxxxx Xxxxx may designate
and to maintain such qualifications in effect for a period of not less than
one year from the later of the effective date of the Registration Statement
and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of
process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities
in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to
taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is
not otherwise so subject. In each jurisdiction in which the Securities have
been so qualified, the Company will
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file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of such
jurisdiction to continue such qualification in effect for a period of not
less than one year from the effective date of the Registration Statement
and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.
(vii) RULE 158. The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to
the 1934 Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its
securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the
purposes of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by, the last
paragraph of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.
(viii) USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the net proceeds received
by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the
Prospectus under "Use of Proceeds".
(ix) LISTING. The Company will use its best efforts to effect the
listing of the Common Stock (including the Securities) on the New York
Stock Exchange.
(x) RESTRICTION ON SALE OF SECURITIES. During a period of 180 days
from the date of the Prospectus, the Company will not, without the prior
written consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, (i) directly or indirectly, 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 or otherwise transfer or dispose of any share of Common Stock
or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock or file any registration statement under the 1933 Act with
respect to any of the foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any other
agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly
or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Stock,
whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) 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 (A) any shares
of Common Stock issued by the Company upon the exercise of an option or
warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and
referred to in the Prospectus, (B) any shares of Common Stock issued or
options to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to existing equity
incentive plans or employee benefit plans of the Company referred to in the
Prospectus, (C) any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any
non-employee director stock plan or dividend reinvestment plan, (D) any
shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the exercise of exchange
rights of holders of common units of limited partnership interests in the
Xxxxxxx Operating Limited Partnership, or (E) any shares of Common Stock
issued by the Company or common units of limited partnership interests
issued by either of the Operating Partnerships,
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in each case, in connection with the acquisition by the Company of
securities or assets of a party that is not an affiliate of the Company.
(xi) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The Company, during the period when the
Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act,
will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant
to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(xii) COMPLIANCE WITH NASD RULES. The Company hereby agrees that it
will ensure that the Reserved Securities will be restricted as required by
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") or the
NASD rules from sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation for a
period of three months following the date of this Agreement. The
Underwriters will notify the Company as to which persons will need to be so
restricted. At the request of the Underwriters, the Company will direct the
transfer agent to place a stop transfer restriction upon such securities
for such period of time. Should the Company release, or seek to release,
from such restrictions any of the Reserved Securities, the Company agrees
to reimburse the Underwriters for any reasonable expenses (including,
without limitation, legal expenses) they incur in connection with such
release.
(xiii) COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 463. The Company will file with the
Commission such reports on Form SR as may be required pursuant to Rule 463
of the 1933 Act Regulations.
(b) COVENANT OF THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS. Each of the Selling Stockholders
covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(i) RESTRICTION ON SALE OF SECURITIES. During a period of 180 days
from the date of the Prospectus, such Selling Stockholder will not, without
the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, (i) directly or indirectly,
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 or otherwise transfer or dispose of any share of
Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Common Stock or file or cause the Company to file any
registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the
foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any
transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly,
the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such
swap or transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled
by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Selling Stockholder may transfer
any or all of the shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into
or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock owned by such Selling
Stockholder: (i) to its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405
promulgated under the 0000 Xxx); and (ii) in a distribution by such
Selling Stockholder to its partners, members or stockholders;
provided, however, that in any transfer pursuant to (i) or (ii), it shall
be a condition to such transfer that the transferee execute an agreement
stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the shares of Common
Stock subject to, and the transferee agrees to be bound by, the provisions
of this Agreement, and there shall be no further transfer of such shares
of Common Stock except in accordance with this Agreement. Furthermore,
the restrictions of this Section 3(b)(i) shall not apply to any shares
of Common Stock acquired by the Selling Stockholders in open-market
transactions after the closing time.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
(a) EXPENSES. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the
preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including
financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment
thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of
this Agreement, any Agreement among Underwriters and such other documents as
may be required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or
delivery of the Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of
the certificates for the Securities to the Underwriters, including any stock
or other transfer taxes and any stamp or other duties payable upon the sale,
issuance or delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and
disbursements of the Company's counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v)
the qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3(f) hereof, including filing fees and the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in
connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky
Survey and any supplement thereto, (vi) the printing and delivery to the
Underwriters of copies of each preliminary prospectus, any Term Sheets and of
the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (vii) the
preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Blue
Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (viii) the fees and expenses of any
transfer agent or registrar for the Securities, (ix) the filing fees incident
to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters
in connection with, the review by the NASD of the terms of the sale of the
Securities, (x) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing
of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange and (xi) the fees and
expenses of the Independent Underwriter; provided, that the obligation of the
Company to pay the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters
pursuant to clauses (v) and (ix) shall not exceed $50,000 in the aggregate.
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(b) EXPENSES OF THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS. Each of the Selling Stockholders
will pay all of the expenses incident to the performance of such Selling
Stockholder's obligations under, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by, this Agreement, including (i) any stamp duties, capital duties
and stock transfer taxes, if any, payable upon the sale of the Securities to the
Underwriters, and their transfer between the Underwriters pursuant to an
agreement between such Underwriters, and (ii) the fees and disbursements of such
Selling Stockholder's counsel, accountants and any other advisors.
(c) TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. If this Agreement is terminated by the
Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 or Section
9(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their
out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters.
(d) ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES. The provisions of this Section shall not affect
any agreement that the Company and the Selling Stockholders may make for the
sharing of such costs and expenses.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS OF UNDERWRITERS' OBLIGATIONS. The obligations of the
several Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties by the Company and the Selling Stockholders
contained in Section 1 hereof or in certificates of any officer of the Company
or any subsidiary of the Company or on behalf of either Selling Stockholder
delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by each of the
Company and the Selling Stockholders of its covenants and other obligations
hereunder, and to the following further conditions:
(a) EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Registration Statement,
including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, shall have become effective
and at Closing Time no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings
therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part
of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to
the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters. A prospectus
containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission
in accordance with Rule 424(b) (or a post-effective amendment providing such
information shall have been filed and declared effective in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 430A) or, if the Company has elected to rely upon Rule 434,
a Term Sheet shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule
424(b).
(b) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR COMPANY. At Closing Time, the Representatives
shall have received the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxx LLP, counsel for
the Company, together with the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx &
Ingersoll, LLP, special Maryland counsel for the Company, each
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dated as of Closing Time and in form and substance satisfactory to counsel
for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such
opinions for each of the other Underwriters, as to the effect set forth in
Exhibit A hereto.
(c) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR SELLING STOCKHOLDERS. At Closing Time, the
Representatives shall have received the favorable opinions, each dated as of
Closing Time, of Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for NETT, and Xxxxxxxx
Chance Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, counsel for Prudential, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or
reproduced copies of such opinions for each of the other Underwriters, to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto.
(d) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR UNDERWRITERS. At Closing Time, the
Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of Closing
Time, of Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx L.L.P., counsel for the Underwriters, together with
signed or reproduced copies of such opinion for each of the other Underwriters
with respect to the matters set forth in clauses (i), (vi) through (ix),
inclusive, and (xii) (solely as to the information in the Prospectus under
"Description of Capital Stock--Authorized Stock") and the penultimate paragraph
of Exhibit A hereto. In giving such opinion such counsel may rely, as to all
matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of
New York, the federal law of the United States and the General Corporation Law
of the State of Maryland, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the
Representatives. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion
involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon
certificates of officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and certificates of
public officials.
(e) OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE. At Closing Time, there shall not have been,
since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is
given in the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial
or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the
Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not
arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Representatives shall have
received a certificate of the President or a Vice President of the Company and
of the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company, dated as of
Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse
change, (ii) the representations and warranties in Section 1(a) hereof are true
and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of
Closing Time, (iii) the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied
all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to Closing
Time, and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted or are pending or are contemplated by the Commission.
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(f) CERTIFICATE OF SELLING STOCKHOLDERS. At Closing Time, the
Representatives shall have received a certificate of one of the
Attorneys-in-Fact on behalf of each of the Selling Stockholders, dated as of
Closing Time, to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties of such
Selling Stockholder contained in Section 1(b) hereof are true and correct in all
respects with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of
Closing Time and (ii) such Selling Stockholder has complied with all agreements
and satisfied in all material respects all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied under this Agreement at or prior to Closing Time.
(g) ACCOUNTANT'S COMFORT LETTER. At the time of the execution of this
Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from KPMG LLP a letter dated
such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, together
with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other
Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily
included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to the
financial statements and certain financial and other information contained in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, including the financial
statements of Net Realty Holding Trust, the financial statements of Xxxxxxx and
all pro forma financial information.
(h) BRING-DOWN COMFORT LETTER. At Closing Time, the Representatives shall
have received from KPMG LLP a letter, dated as of Closing Time, to the effect
that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to
subsection (g) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall
be a date not more than three business days prior to Closing Time.
(i) APPROVAL OF LISTING. At Closing Time, the Securities shall have been
approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject only to official
notice of issuance.
(j) NO OBJECTION. The NASD shall have confirmed that it has not raised any
objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting
terms and arrangements.
(k) LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS. At the date of this Agreement, the Representatives
shall have received an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto
signed by the persons listed on Schedule D hereto.
(l) CONDITIONS TO PURCHASE OF OPTION SECURITIES. In the event that the
Underwriters exercise their option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase
all or any portion of the Option Securities, the representations and warranties
of the
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Company and of each of the Selling Stockholders contained herein and the
statements in any certificates furnished by the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company or on behalf of either Selling Stockholder hereunder shall be true and
correct as of each Date of Delivery and, at the relevant Date of Delivery, the
Representatives shall have received:
(i) OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE. A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery,
of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of the chief
financial or chief accounting officer of the Company and of one of the
Attorneys-in-Fact on behalf of each of the Selling Stockholders, confirming
that the certificates delivered by the Company and the Selling
Stockholders, respectively, at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(d)
hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.
(ii) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR COMPANY. The favorable opinion of Xxxxxxx
Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, together with the favorable opinion of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP, special Maryland counsel for the
Company, each in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the
Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option
Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the
same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.
(iii) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS. The favorable
opinion of Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Bockius LLP, counsel for NETT, and of Xxxxxxxx
Chance Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, counsel for Prudential, each dated such Date of
Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of
Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by
Section 5(c) hereof.
(iv) OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR UNDERWRITERS. The favorable opinion of
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx L.L.P., counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of
Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of
Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by
Section 5(c) hereof.
(v) BRING-DOWN COMFORT LETTER. A letter from KPMG LLP, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Date of
Delivery, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter
furnished to the Representatives pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof, except
that the "specified date" in the letter furnished pursuant to this
paragraph shall be a date not more than five days prior to such Date of
Delivery.
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(k) ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS. At Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery,
counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and
opinions as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to pass
upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order
to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the
fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings
taken by the Company and the Selling Stockholder in connection with the issuance
and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form
and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters.
(l) TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. If any condition specified in this Section
shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this
Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to the purchase of Option Securities
on a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, the obligations of the
several Underwriters to purchase the relevant Option Securities, may be
terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time at or
prior to Closing Time or such Date of Delivery, as the case may be, and such
termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as
provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive any
such termination and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) INDEMNIFICATION OF UNDERWRITERS. (1) The Company and each of the
Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly, agree to indemnify and hold
harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act
as follows:
(A) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information and the
Rule 434 Information, if applicable, or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(B) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of (i) the violation of any applicable
laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions where Reserved Securities have
been
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offered and (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact included in the supplement or prospectus wrapper material
distributed in foreign jurisdictions in connection with the reservation and
sale of the Reserved Securities to eligible employees and persons having
business relationships with the Company or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, when
considered in conjunction with the Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus,
not misleading;
(C) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in
settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission or in connection with any violation of
the nature referred to in Section 6(a)(1)(B)(i) hereof; provided that
(subject to Section 6(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the
written consent of the Company; and
(D) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the
fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx), reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation,
or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body,
commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue
statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission or
in connection with any violation of the nature referred to in Section
6(a)(1)(B)(i) hereof, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under
(A), (B) or (C) above;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information and
the Rule 434 Information, if applicable, or any preliminary prospectus or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto); and provided further that
the Company will not be liable to any Underwriter with respect to any Prospectus
to the extent that the Company shall sustain the burden of proving that any such
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense resulted from the fact that such
Underwriter, in contravention of a requirement of this Agreement or applicable
law, sold Securities to a person to whom such Underwriter failed to send or
give, at or prior to the Closing Time, a copy of the Final Prospectus, as then
amended or supplemented if: (i) the Company has previously furnished copies
thereof (sufficiently in advance of the Closing Time to allow for distribution
by the Closing Time) to the Underwriter and the loss,
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liability, claim, damage or expense of such Underwriter resulted from an untrue
statement or omission of a material fact contained in or omitted from the
Preliminary Prospectus which was corrected in the Final Prospectus as, if
applicable, amended or supplemented prior to the Closing Time and such Final
Prospectus was required by law to be delivered at or prior to the written
confirmation of sale to such person and (ii) such failure to give or send such
Final Prospectus by the Closing Time to the party or parties asserting such
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would have constituted the sole
defense to the claim asserted by such person.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6(a), (x)
each Selling Stockholder shall only have liability pursuant to this Section
6(a) in respect of information furnished by or on behalf of such Selling
Stockholder expressly for use in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto) and (y) the liability of each
Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Section 6(a) shall be limited to the
product of (I) the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold by such
Selling Stockholder and (II) the public offering price of the shares of
Common Stock set forth in the Prospectus, less the underwriting discount
applicable to such shares.
(2) In addition to and without limitation of the obligations of
the Company to indemnify Xxxxxxx Xxxxx as an Underwriter, the Company and
each of the Selling Stockholders severally and not jointly agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Independent Underwriter and each person, if
any, who controls the Independent Underwriter within the meaning of Section
15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, from and against any and
all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred,
incurred as a result of the Independent Underwriter's participation as a
"qualified independent underwriter" within the meaning of Rule 2720 of the
Conduct Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in
connection with the offering of the Securities.
(3) Insofar as this indemnity agreement may permit
indemnification for liabilities under the 1933 Act of any person who is a
partner of an Underwriter or who controls an underwriter within the meaning
of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and who, at the
date of this Agreement, is a director or officer of the Company or controls
the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20
of the 1934 Act, such indemnity agreement is subject to the undertaking of
the Company in the Registration Statement under Item 37 thereof.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION OF COMPANY, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AND THE SELLING
Stockholders. Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration
Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning
of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and each of the
Selling Stockholders and each person, if any, who controls either Selling
Stockholder, including directors, officers and trustees, within
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the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the
indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only
with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or
omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto),
including the Rule 430A Information and the Rule 434 Information, if applicable,
or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use
in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(c) ACTIONS AGAINST PARTIES; NOTIFICATION. Each indemnified party shall
give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of
any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought
hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such
indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not
materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it
from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity
agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a) above,
counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, and, in
the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b) above, counsel to the
indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may
participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided,
however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the
consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In
no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more
than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own
counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances; provided, that, if indemnity is
sought pursuant to Section 6(a)(2), then, in addition to the fees and expenses
of such counsel for the indemnified parties, the indemnifying party shall be
liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one counsel (in
addition to any local counsel) separate from its own counsel and that of the
other indemnified parties for the Independent Underwriter in its capacity as a
"qualified independent underwriter" and all persons, if any, who control the
Independent Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or
Section 20 of 1934 Act in connection with any one action or separate but similar
or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances if, in the reasonable judgment of the Independent
Underwriter, there may exist a conflict of interest between the Independent
Underwriter and the other indemnified parties. Any such separate counsel for the
Independent Underwriter and such control persons of the Independent Underwriter
shall be designated in writing by the Independent Underwriter. No indemnifying
party shall, without the prior
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written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation
or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or
any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could
be sought under this Section 6 or Section 7 hereof (whether or not the
indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such
settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each
indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation,
investigation, proceeding 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.
(d) SETTLEMENT WITHOUT CONSENT IF FAILURE TO REIMBURSE. If at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party
agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by
Section 6(a)(1)(B) and Section 6(a)(1)(C) effected without its written consent
if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such
indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall
have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to
such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not
have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to
the date of such settlement.
(e) INDEMNIFICATION FOR RESERVED SECURITIES. In connection with the offer
and sale of the Reserved Securities, the Company agrees, promptly upon a request
in writing, to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriters from and against any
and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by them as a
result of the failure of eligible employees and persons having business
relationships with the Company to pay for and accept delivery of Reserved
Securities which, by the end of the first business day following the date of
this Agreement, were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to purchase.
SECTION 7. CONTRIBUTION. If the indemnification provided for in Section 6
hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or
expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses
incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, by the
Selling Stockholders and by the Underwriters from the offering of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) 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, of the Selling Stockholders and of the
Underwriters in connection with the statements or omissions, or in connection
with any violation of the nature referred to in
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Section 6(a)(1)(B)(i) hereof, which resulted in such losses, liabilities,
claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company, by the Selling Stockholders
and by the Underwriters 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 by the Selling Stockholders and the total underwriting discount received by
the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, or,
if Rule 434 is used, the corresponding location on the Term Sheet, bear to the
aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth on such
cover.
The relative fault of the Company, of the Selling Stockholders and of the
Underwriters 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 relates to information supplied by the
Company, by the Selling Stockholders or by the Underwriters and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission or any violation of the nature referred to in
Section 6(a)(1)(B)(i) hereof.
The Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters agree that
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will not receive any additional benefits hereunder for serving as
the Independent Underwriter in connection with the offering and sale of the
Securities.
The Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 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 Section
7. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses
incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall
be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Securities 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 any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
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No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter;
each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the
Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall
have the same rights to contribution as the Company; and each person, if any,
who controls either Selling Stockholder within the meaning of Section 15 of the
1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as such Selling Stockholder. The Underwriters' respective
obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion
to the number of Initial Securities set forth opposite their respective names in
Schedule B hereto and not joint.
SECTION 8. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS TO SURVIVE DELIVERY.
All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in
certificates of officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or on behalf
of either Selling Stockholder submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative
and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person, or by or on behalf of the
Company or either Selling Stockholder and shall survive delivery of the
Securities to the Underwriters.
SECTION 9. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.
(a) TERMINATION; GENERAL. The Representatives may terminate this Agreement,
by notice to the Company and the Selling Stockholders, at any time at or prior
to Closing Time (i) if there has been, since the time of execution of this
Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or
otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the
Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not
arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) if there has occurred any
material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the
international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation
thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a
prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic
conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the
judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to market the
Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if
trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially
limited by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, or if trading
generally on the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange or in
the
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Nasdaq National Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum
or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have
been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the
Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other
governmental authority, or a material disruption has occurred in commercial
banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States, or
(iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York
authorities.
(b) LIABILITIES. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section,
such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party
except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6,
7 and 8 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 10. DEFAULT BY ONE OR MORE OF THE UNDERWRITERS. If one or more of the
Underwriters shall fail at Closing Time or a Date of Delivery to purchase the
Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the
"Defaulted Securities"), the Representatives shall have the right, within 24
hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting
Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all,
of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the
terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not have
completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
(a) if the number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the number
of Securities to be purchased on such date, each of the non-defaulting
Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full
amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations
hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting
Underwriters, or
(b) if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the number of
Securities to be purchased on such date, this Agreement or, with respect to any
Date of Delivery which occurs after the Closing Time, the obligation of the
Underwriters to purchase and of the Company and the Selling Stockholders to sell
the Option Securities to be purchased and sold on such Date of Delivery shall
terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of
this Agreement or, in the case of a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing
Time, which does not result in a termination of the obligation of the
Underwriters to purchase and the Company and the Selling Stockholders to sell
the relevant Option
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Securities, as the case may be, any of the Representatives, the Company or the
Selling Stockholders shall have the right to postpone Closing Time or the
relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding seven
days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term
"Underwriter" includes any person substituted for a Underwriter under this
Section 10.
SECTION 11. NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by
any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be
directed to the Representatives at North Tower, World Financial Center, New
York, New York 10281-1201, attention of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx; notices to the Company
shall be directed to it at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, attention of
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx; notices to NETT shall be directed to it at 000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, attention of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx; and notices
to Prudential shall be directed to it at c/o Prudential Real Estate Investors, 0
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, attention of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx.
SECTION 12. PARTIES. This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Underwriters, the Company, the Selling Stockholders and their
respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is
intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other
than the Underwriters, the Company, the Selling Stockholders and their
respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors
referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal representatives, any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement
or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and
provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the
Underwriters, the Company, the Selling Stockholders and their respective
successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their
heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or
corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to
be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.
SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW AND TIME. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SPECIFIED TIMES
OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.
SECTION 14. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Article and Section headings herein and the
Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders a
counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will
become a binding agreement among the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling
Stockholders in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
By:________________________________
Title:
NET REALTY HOLDING TRUST,
as Selling Stockholder
By:________________________________
Title:
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY OF AMERICA,
as Selling Stockholder
By:________________________________
Title:
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CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
as of the date first above written:
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
XXXXXXX, SACHS & CO.
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
UBS WARBURG LLC
By: XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
By____________________________________________
Authorized Signatory
For themselves and as Representatives of the
other Underwriters named in Schedule B hereto.
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SCHEDULE A
ALLOCATION AMONG THE
COMPANY AND THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
NUMBER OF MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
INITIAL SECURITIES OPTION SECURITIES
THE COMPANY
Heritage Property Investment
Trust, Inc............................
THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
Net Realty Holding Trust..............
The Prudential Insurance
Company of America.................... __
Total
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SCHEDULE B
NUMBER OF
INITIAL
NAME OF UNDERWRITER SECURITIES
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated.....................................................
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co................................................
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated..................................
UBS Warburg LLC....................................................
Deutsche Banc Xxxx Xxxxx, Inc......................................
First Union Securities, Inc........................................
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Incorporated...............................
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Total............................................................... 16,000,000
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SCHEDULE C
Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc
____ Shares of Common Stock
(Par Value $0.001 Per Share)
1. The initial public offering price per share for the Securities,
determined as provided in said Section 2, shall be $o.
2. The purchase price per share for the Securities to be paid by the
several Underwriters shall be $o, being an amount equal to the initial public
offering price set forth above less $o per share; provided that the purchase
price per share for any Option Securities purchased upon the exercise of the
overallotment option described in Section 2(b) shall be reduced by an amount per
share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company and
payable on the Initial Securities but not payable on the Option Securities.
Sch C - 1
SCHEDULE D
List of persons and entities
subject to lock-up
o each executive officer of Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc.
o each director of Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc.
o Xxxxx X'Xxxx
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY'S COUNSEL
TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 5(b)
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland.
(ii) The Company has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Purchase
Agreement.
(iii) The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction set forth in Schedule I.
(iv) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company
will, at the Closing Time and giving effect to the issuance of the Initial
Securities under the Purchase Agreement, be as set forth in the Prospectus
under the captions "The Offering" and "Capitalization" (except for subsequent
issuances, if any, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or pursuant to
reservations, agreements, equity incentive plans or employee benefit plans
referred to in the Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of convertible
securities or options referred to in the Prospectus); the shares of issued
and outstanding capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; and, to our knowledge,
none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in
violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of
the Company.
(v) Heritage Property Investment Limited Partnership has been duly formed
and is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware. Xxxxxxx Operating Limited Partnership (together with
Heritage Property Investment Limited Partnership, the "Operating Partnerships")
is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware.
(vi) Each of the Operating Partnerships has partnership power and authority
to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus.
(vii) Each of the Operating Partnerships is duly qualified as a foreign
partnership to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
set forth in Schedule II.
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(viii) The issued and outstanding units of the Heritage Property
Investment Limited Partnerships have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid; and, to our knowledge, none of the outstanding units of
the Heritage Property Investment Limited Partnership was issued in violation
of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the
Heritage Property Investment Limited Partnership.
(ix) Each Subsidiary is validly existing as a partnership, corporation
or LLC in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, has partnership, corporate or LLC power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in
the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign partnership, corporation or
LLC to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction set
forth in Schedule III; except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration
Statement, all of the issued and outstanding shares of beneficial interest or
capital stock or partnership or LLC interests of each Subsidiary (other than
those Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule IV) has been duly authorized and
validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and, with respect to the
shares of beneficial interest or capital stock, partnership and LLC interests
owned by the Company, another Subsidiary and/or certain affiliated entities,
are owned by the Company, another Subsidiary and/or certain affiliated
entities free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance, claim or equity, except that the capital stock, partnership and
LLC interests of those Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule V have been pledged
to Fleet National Bank as security for the subordinated loan described in the
Prospectus.
(x) The Purchase Agreement was duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company.
(xi) We have been informed by the Commission that the Registration
Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has been declared
effective under the 1933 Act. Any required filing of the Prospectus pursuant to
Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by
Rule 424(b). To our knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has been issued
under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
are pending or threatened by the Commission.
(xii) The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, the Rule 430A Information and the Rule 434 Information, as
applicable, the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus as of their respective effective or issue dates
(other than the financial statements and supporting schedules and other
financial data derived therefrom included
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therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we express no opinion) complied as to
form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933
Act Regulations.
(xiii) If Rule 434 has been relied upon, the Prospectus was not "materially
different," as such term is used in Rule 434, from the prospectus included in
the Registration Statement at the time it became effective.
(xiv) The form of certificate used to evidence the Common Stock complies in
all material respects with all applicable statutory requirements, with any
applicable requirements of the charter and by-laws of the Company and the
requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.
(xv) To our knowledge, there is not pending or threatened any action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation, to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
a party, or to which the property of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject,
before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or
foreign, which is required to be disclosed in the Prospectus other than those
described or referred to therein and the descriptions thereof or references
thereto are correct in all material respects, or which might reasonably be
expected to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets thereof or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement or
the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder.
(xvi) The information in the Prospectus under "Prospectus
Summary--Restrictions On Ownership of Our Capital Stock," "Prospectus
Summary--Our Tax Status," "Prospectus Summary--Our Corporate Structure,"
"Description of Capital Stock," "Structure and Description of Operating
Partnerships," "Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations" and
"ERISA Considerations" and in the Registration Statement under Item 34, to the
extent that it constitutes matters of law, summaries of legal matters, the
Company's charter and bylaws or legal proceedings, or legal conclusions, has
been reviewed by us and are accurate summaries and fairly and correctly present,
in all material respects, the information called for with respect to such
documents and matters.
(xvii) To our knowledge, neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in
violation of its charter or by-laws or partnership or LLC agreement or
similar documents and no default by the Company or any Subsidiary exists in
the due performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan
agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument that is filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.
(xviii) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license,
order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental
authority or agency
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under Federal, Massachusetts or Maryland law (other than under the 1933 Act and
the 1933 Act Regulations, which have been obtained, or as may be required under
the securities or blue sky laws of the various states, as to which we express no
opinion) is necessary or required in connection with the due authorization,
execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement or for the offering, issuance,
sale or delivery of the Securities.
(xix) The execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement and
compliance by the Company with its obligations under the Purchase Agreement do
not and will not, (A) whether with or without the giving of notice or lapse of
time or both, constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined
in Section 1(a)(xi) of the Purchase Agreement) under or result in the creation
or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of
the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to those agreements set forth in Schedule
IV (except for such conflicts, breaches or defaults or liens, charges or
encumbrances that would not have a Material Adverse Effect) or (B) result in any
violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or partnership or LLC
agreement or similar documents of the Company or any Subsidiary. The execution,
delivery and performance of the Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement and compliance by the
Company with its obligations under the Purchase Agreement (other than the
performance of the Company's indemnification or contribution obligations
thereunder, concerning which no opinion is expressed) do not and will not
violate any applicable Federal, Massachusetts or Maryland law, statute, rule,
regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree, known to us, of any government,
government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction
over the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, assets
or operations.
(xx) To our knowledge, except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no
persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities
registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise registered by the
Company under the 0000 Xxx.
(xxi) The Company is not an "investment company" as such term is defined in
the 0000 Xxx.
(xxii) Commencing with the Company's initial taxable year ended December
31, 1999, the Company has been organized and has operated in conformity with the
requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code and the Company's
current organization and proposed method of operation (as described in the
[registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 7, 2001 on Form S-11 (File No. 333-69118), as amended through the date
of the opinion,] and a certificate of representations provided by an officer of
the Company in connection with the opinion) will enable the Company to continue
to so qualify.
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(xxiii) Heritage Property Investment Limited Partnership is and has been
properly treated as a partnership or as an entity disregarded as separate
from the Company for federal income tax purposes throughout the period from
and after July 1, 1999 through the date hereof.
(xxiv) Xxxxxxx Operating Limited Partnership is and has been properly
treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and not as a
corporation or as an association taxable as a corporation, throughout the period
from September 18, 2000, through the date hereof.
(xxv) The assets of the Company do not constitute "plan assets" of an
ERISA regulated employee benefit plan.
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Such counsel shall also confirm that it is not aware of any contracts,
indentures, mortgages, loan agreements, notes, leases or other instruments
required to be filed as exhibits to, or described in, the Registration Statement
that have not been so filed with the Commission or that are not described
accurately in all material respects in the Registration Statement, as the case
may be.
Such counsel shall also confirm that it is not aware of any pending or
threatened action, suit or proceeding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
a party, or to which the property of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject,
before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or
foreign, which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement that
has not been so described or that is not described accurately in all material
respects in the Registration Statement, as the case may be.
In addition, such counsel shall state that such counsel has participated in
conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company,
representatives of the Underwriters and representatives of the independent
certified public accountants of the Company, at which conferences the contents
of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus 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 and the Prospectus and such counsel has
not made any independent investigation thereof, on the basis of the information
that was developed during the course thereof, considered in light of such
counsel's understanding of applicable law and the experience such counsel has
gained
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through its practice thereunder, such counsel shall advise you that no facts
have come to its attention which lead such counsel to believe that (i) on the
effective date of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto,
including the Rule 430A Information and Rule 434 Information (if applicable),
the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (except with respect to
the financial statements and related notes and schedules and other financial
data derived therefrom included therein or omitted therefrom, as to which
such counsel need not express any belief), contained any 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 (ii) at
the date of the Prospectus, at the date of any amended or supplemented
prospectus or at the Closing Time, the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto (except with respect to the financial statements and
related notes and schedules and other financial data derived therefrom
included therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such counsel need not
express any belief), contained or contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or omits 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.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to matters of fact
(but not as to legal conclusions), to the extent they deem proper, on
certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. Such
opinion shall not state that it is to be governed or qualified by, or that it is
otherwise subject to, any treatise, written policy or other document relating to
legal opinions, including, without limitation, the Legal Opinion Accord of the
ABA Section of Business Law (1991).
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF OPINION OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER'S COUNSEL
TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 5(c)
(i) The Selling Stockholder has been duly organized and is validly existing
as a trust or corporation, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws
of the State of _______ and has trust or corporate power and authority to enter
into and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Power of
Attorney and Custody Agreement.
(ii) No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, license, order,
registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or
agency, domestic or foreign, (other than the issuance of the order of the
Commission declaring the Registration Statement effective and such
authorizations, approvals or consents as may be necessary under state securities
laws, as to which we need express no opinion) is necessary or required to be
obtained by the Selling Stockholder for the performance by such Selling
Stockholder of its obligations under the Purchase Agreement or in the Power of
Attorney and Custody Agreement, or in connection with the offer, sale or
delivery of the Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters.
(iii) The Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Selling Stockholder and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding agreement of such Selling Stockholder.
(iv) The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Stockholder.
(v) Each Attorney-in-Fact has been duly authorized by the Selling
Stockholder to deliver the Securities on behalf of the Selling Stockholder in
accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
(vi) The execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase Agreement and
the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement and the sale and delivery of the
Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase
Agreement and in the Registration Statement and compliance by the Selling
Stockholder with its obligations under the Purchase Agreement have been duly
authorized by all
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necessary action on the part of the Selling Stockholder and do not and will not,
whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both,
conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under or result in the
creation or imposition of any tax, lien, charge or encumbrance upon the
Securities or any property or assets of the Selling Stockholder pursuant to, any
contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note,
license, lease or other instrument or agreement to which the Selling Stockholder
is a party or by which such Selling Stockholder may be bound, or to which any of
the property or assets of the Selling Stockholder may be subject nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or
trust agreement of the Selling Stockholder, if applicable, or any law,
administrative regulation, judgment or order of any governmental agency or body
or any administrative or court decree having jurisdiction over such Selling
Stockholder or any of its properties.
(vii) At the Closing Time, the Selling Stockholder will deliver valid and
marketable title to the Securities to be sold by such Selling Stockholder
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, free and clear of any pledge, lien, security
interest, charge, claim, equity or encumbrance of any kind, and has full right,
power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver such Securities pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement. By delivery of a certificate or certificates therefor
such Selling Stockholder will transfer to the Underwriters who have purchased
such Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (without notice of any defect
in the title of such Selling Stockholder and who are otherwise bona fide
purchasers for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code) valid and marketable
title to such Securities, free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest,
charge, claim, equity or encumbrance of any kind.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF LOCK-UP FROM DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR OTHER
STOCKHOLDERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(i)
April __, 2002
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
UBS Warburg LLC
as Representatives of the several
Underwriters to be named in the
within-mentioned Purchase Agreement
X/X XXXXXXX XXXXX & XX.
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Re: PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING BY HERITAGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
Dear Sirs:
The undersigned, a stockholder [and an officer and/or director] of Heritage
Property Investment Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"),
understands that Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated ("Xxxxxxx Xxxxx") and Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated and UBS Warburg LLC, propose to enter into a Purchase Agreement
(the "Purchase Agreement") with the Company, providing for the public offering
of shares (the "Securities") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the "Common Stock"). In recognition of the benefit that such an offering
will confer upon the undersigned as a stockholder [and an officer and/or
director] of the Company, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees
with each underwriter to be named in the Purchase Agreement that, during a
period of 180 days from the date of the Purchase Agreement, the undersigned will
not, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, directly or indirectly,
(i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell,
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sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to
sell, grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of, or otherwise dispose
of or transfer any shares of the Company's Common Stock or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the
undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition, or file any
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
respect to any of the foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any other
agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Stock, whether
any such swap or transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or
other securities, in cash or otherwise.
Very truly yours,
Signature:
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Annex A
FORM OF ACCOUNTANT'S COMFORT LETTER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 5(e)
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