EXHIBIT 1.1
2,000,000
SUGEN, INC.
COMMON STOCK
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
October __, 1996
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
UBS SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXXXXX & XXXXX LLC
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule 1,
c/x Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
Three World Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
SUGEN, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes to sell
2,000,000 shares (the "Firm Stock") of the Company's Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock") to the Underwriters named in SCHEDULE 1
hereto (the "Underwriters"). In addition, the Company proposes to grant to the
Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 300,000 shares of the
Common Stock on the terms and for the purposes set forth in Section 2 (the
"Option Stock"). The Firm Stock and the Option Stock, if purchased, are
hereinafter collectively called the "Stock." This is to confirm the agreement
concerning the purchase of the Stock from the Company by the Underwriters.
1. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY. The
Company represents, warrants and agrees that:
(a) A registration statement on Form S-3, and any amendment
thereto, with respect to the Stock has (i) been prepared by the
Company in conformity with the requirements of the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the
rules and regulations (the "Rule and Regulations") of the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
thereunder, (ii) been filed with the Commission under the Securities
Act and (iii) become effective under the Securities Act. Copies of
such registration statement and amendments thereto have been delivered
by the Company to you as the representatives (the "Representatives")
of the Underwriters. As used in this Agreement, "Effective Time"
means the date and the time as of which such registration statement,
or the most recent post-
effective amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective by the
Commission; "Effective Date" means the date of the Effective Time;
"Preliminary Prospectus" means each prospectus included in such
registration statement, or amendments thereof, before it became
effective under the Securities Act and any prospectus filed with
the Commission by the Company with the consent of the
Representatives pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the Rules and
Regulations; "Registration Statement" means such registration
statement, as amended at the Effective Time, including any
documents incorporated by reference therein at such time and all
information contained in the final prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations in
accordance with Section 5(a) hereof and deemed to be a part of the
registration statement as of the Effective Time pursuant to
paragraph (b) of Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations; and
"Prospectus" means such final prospectus forming a part of the
Registration Statement or, if applicable, as first filed with the
Commission pursuant to paragraph (1) or (4) of Rule 424(b) of the
Rules and Regulations. Reference made in this Agreement or annex
hereto to any Preliminary Prospectus or to the Prospectus shall be
deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by
reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the
Securities Act, as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to any
amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any document
filed under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and incorporated
by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as
the case may be; and any reference to any amendment to the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to include any annual report
of the Company filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the Effective Time that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The
Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the
use of any Preliminary Prospectus.
(b) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and
any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus will, when they become effective or are filed with the
Commission, as the case may be, conform in all respects to the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and
do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date (as to the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto) and as of the
applicable filing date (as to the Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto) contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; PROVIDED that
no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in
or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
the Company through the
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Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically
for inclusion therein.
(c) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus,
when the Registration Statement became effective, conformed in all
material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; and any further documents so filed and
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when such documents
become effective or are filed with Commission, as the case may be,
will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder 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.
(d) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation, is duly qualified to do business and is
in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in
which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where a failure to so
qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company (a
"Material Adverse Effect"), and has all power and authority necessary
to own or hold its properties and to conduct the business in which it
is engaged; and the Company has no subsidiaries.
(e) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in
the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully
paid and non-assessable and conform to the description thereof
contained in the Prospectus.
(f) The unissued shares of the Stock to be issued and sold by
the Company to the Underwriters hereunder have been duly and validly
authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as
provided herein, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable; and the Stock will conform to the description thereof
contained in the Prospectus.
(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby
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and thereby will not conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement
or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets
of the Company is subject, except for breaches or violations as would
not have a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such actions result in
any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or
regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or assets,
except for violations as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, nor
will such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the
charter or by-laws of the Company; and except for the registration of
the Stock under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required
under the Exchange Act and applicable state or foreign securities laws
in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Stock by the
Underwriters, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or
filing or registration with, any such court or governmental agency or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
(i) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between
the Company and any person granting such person (A) the right (other
than rights which have been waived or satisfied) to require the
Company to include such securities in the securities registered
pursuant to the Registration Statement, or (B) other registration
rights as a result of the filing of the Registration Statement.
(j) Except as described in the Prospectus, the Company has not
sold or issued any shares of Common Stock during the six-month period
preceding the date of the Prospectus, including any sales pursuant to
Rule 144A under, or Regulations D or S of, the Securities Act, other
than shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock
options plans or other employee compensation plans or pursuant to
outstanding options, rights or warrants.
(k) The Company has not sustained, since the date of the latest
audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in
the Prospectus, any material loss or interference with its business
from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered
by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental
action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated
in the Prospectus; and, since such date, there has not been any
material change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company
or any material adverse change, or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general
affairs, management, financial position, stockholders' equity or
results of
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operations of the Company, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus.
(l) The unaudited financial statements (including the related
notes and supporting schedules) filed as part of the Registration
Statement or included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company, at the dates and for the periods indicated, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The unaudited
financial statements (including the related notes) filed as part of
the Registration Statement or included or incorporated by reference
in the Prospectus include all adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring adjustments, that the Company considers necessary for a
fair presentation of the financial position and results of
operations for these periods (except for the footnotes and more
detailed information with respect to the nine month numbers
announced and noted in the Registration Statement).
(m) To the Company's knowledge, Ernst & Young LLP, who have
certified certain financial statements of the Company, whose report
appears in the Prospectus or is incorporated by reference therein and
who have delivered the initial letter referred to in Section 7(h)
hereof, are independent public accountants as required by the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(n) All real property and buildings held under lease by the
Company are held by them under valid, subsisting and, to the best of
the Company's knowledge, enforceable leases, with such exceptions as
are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed
to be made of such property and buildings by the Company.
(o) The Company carries, or is covered by, insurance in such
amounts and covering such risks as is reasonably adequate for the
conduct of its business and the value of its properties.
(p) Except as described in the Prospectus, the Company (i) to
its knowledge after reasonable investigation for the purposes hereof,
owns or possesses adequate rights to use all material patents, patent
applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark
registrations, service xxxx registrations, copyrights and licenses
necessary for the conduct of its business, except for a failure to own
or possess such rights as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
and (ii) has no reason to believe that the conduct of its business
will conflict with, and have not received any notice of any claim of
conflict with, any such rights of others, except for such claims or
conflicts as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Except as described in the Prospectus, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending to which the Company is a party or of
which any property or assets of the Company is the subject which, if
determined adversely to the Company, might have a Material Adverse
Effect; and to the best of the Company's knowledge, no such
proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities
or threatened by others.
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(r) The conditions for use of Form S-3, as set forth in the
General Instructions thereto, have been satisfied.
(s) There are no contracts or other documents which are required
to be described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement by the Securities Act or by the Rules and
Regulations which have not been described in the Prospectus or filed
as exhibits to the Registration Statement or incorporated therein by
reference as permitted by the Rules and Regulations.
(t) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among
the Company on the one hand, and the directors, officers,
stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company on the other hand,
which is required to be described in the Prospectus which is not so
described.
(u) No labor disturbance by the employees of the Company exists
or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent which might be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) The Company has filed all federal, state and local income
and franchise tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof
and has paid all taxes due thereon, and no tax deficiency has been
determined adversely to the Company which will have (nor does the
Company have any knowledge of any tax deficiency which, if determined
adversely to the Company, might have) a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Since the date as of which information is given in the
Prospectus through the date hereof, and except as may otherwise be
disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company has not (i) issued or granted
any securities, other than option grants and exercises and stock
purchases pursuant to the Company's stock option and employee stock
purchase plans in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to the
exercise of warrants in the ordinary course of business, (ii) incurred
any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, other than
liabilities and obligations which were incurred in the ordinary course
of business, (iii) entered into any transaction not in the ordinary
course of business or (iv) declared or paid any dividend on its
capital stock.
(x) The Company (i) makes and keeps accurate books and records
and (ii) maintains internal accounting controls which provide
reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of its financial statements and to
maintain accountability for its assets, (C) access to its assets is
permitted only in accordance with management's authorization and (D)
the reported accountability for its assets is compared with existing
assets at reasonable intervals.
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(y) The Company (i) is not in violation of its charter or
by-laws, (ii) is not in default in any material respect, and no event
has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any
term, covenant or condition contained in any material indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which
any of its properties or assets is subject, other than as would not
cause a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) is not in violation in any
material respect of any law, ordinance, governmental rule, regulation
or court decree to which it or its property or assets may be subject
or has failed to obtain any material license, permit, certificate,
franchise or other governmental authorization or permit necessary to
the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its business, other
than as would not cause a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) There has been no storage, disposal, generation,
manufacture, refinement, transportation, handling or treatment of
toxic wastes, medical wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances
by the Company (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its
predecessors in interest) at, upon or from any of the property now or
previously owned or leased by the Company in violation of any
applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree
or permit or which would require remedial action under any applicable
law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit,
except for any violation or remedial action which would not have, or
could not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or in the aggregate
with all such violations and remedial actions, a Material Adverse
Effect; there has been no material spill, discharge, leak, emission,
injection, escape, dumping or release of any kind onto such property
or into the environment surrounding such property of any toxic wastes,
medical wastes, solid wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances
due to or caused by the Company or with respect to which the Company
has knowledge, except for any such spill, discharge, leak, emission,
injection, escape, dumping or release which would not have or would
not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or in the aggregate with
all such spills, discharges, leaks, emissions, injections, escapes,
dumpings and releases, a Material Adverse Effect; and the terms
"hazardous wastes", "toxic wastes", "hazardous substances" and
"medical wastes" shall have the meanings specified in any applicable
local, state, federal and foreign laws or regulations with respect to
environmental protection.
(aa) The Company is not an "investment company" within the
meaning of such term under the United States Investment Company Act of
1940 and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
2. PURCHASE OF THE STOCK BY THE UNDERWRITERS. On the basis of the
representations and warranties contained in, and subject to the terms and
conditions of, this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell the Firm Stock to the
several Underwriters and each
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of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the number
of shares of the Firm Stock set opposite that Underwriter's name in SCHEDULE
1 hereto.
In addition, the Company grants to the Underwriters an option to
purchase up to 300,000 shares of Option Stock. Such option is granted solely
for the purpose of covering over-allotments in the sale of Firm Stock and is
exercisable as provided in Section 4 hereof. Shares of Option Stock shall be
purchased severally for the account of the Underwriters in proportion to the
number of shares of Firm Stock set opposite the name of such Underwriters in
SCHEDULE 1 hereto. The respective purchase obligations of each Underwriter with
respect to the Option Stock shall be adjusted by the Representatives so that no
Underwriter shall be obligated to purchase Option Stock other than in 100 share
amounts. The price of both the Firm Stock and any Option Stock shall be $_____
per share.
The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any of the Stock to be
delivered on the First Delivery Date or the Second Delivery Date (as hereinafter
defined), as the case may be, except upon payment for all the Stock to be
purchased on such Delivery Date as provided herein.
3. OFFERING OF STOCK BY THE UNDERWRITERS. Upon authorization by the
Representatives of the release of the Firm Stock, the several Underwriters
propose to offer the Firm Stock for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth
in the Prospectus.
4. DELIVERY OF AND PAYMENT FOR THE STOCK. Delivery of and payment
for the Firm Stock shall be made at the office of Xxxxxx Godward LLP, Five
Palo Alto Square, 0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000, at 10:00 A.M., New
York City time, on the third full business day following the date of this
Agreement, or the fourth full business day if permitted under Rule 16c6-1(c)
of the Exchange Act, or at such other date or place as shall be determined by
agreement between the Representatives and the Company. This date and time are
sometimes referred to as the "First Delivery Date." On the First Delivery
Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered certificates
representing the Firm Stock to the Representatives for the account of each
Underwriter against payment to or upon the order of the Company of the
purchase price by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Time shall be
of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this
Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of each Underwriter
hereunder. Upon delivery, the Firm Stock shall be registered in such names
and in such denominations as the Representatives shall request in writing not
less than two full business days prior to the First Delivery Date. For the
purpose of expediting the checking and packaging of the certificates for the
Firm Stock, the Company shall make the certificates representing the Firm
Stock available for inspection by the Representatives in New York, New York,
not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the
First Delivery Date.
At any time on or before the thirtieth day after the date of this
Agreement the option granted in Section 2 may be exercised (but not more than
once) by written notice being given to the Company by the Representatives. Such
notice shall set forth the aggregate number of shares of Option Stock as to
which the option is being exercised, the
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names in which the shares of Option Stock are to be registered, the
denominations in which the shares of Option Stock are to be issued and the
date and time, as determined by the Representatives, when the shares of
Option Stock are to be delivered; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this date and time
shall not be earlier than the First Delivery Date nor earlier than the second
business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised nor
later than the third business day after the date on which the option shall
have been exercised (the fourth full business day if permitted under Rule
16c6-1(c) of the Exchange Act). The date and time the shares of Option Stock
are delivered are sometimes referred to as the "Second Delivery Date" and the
First Delivery Date and the Second Delivery Date are sometimes each referred
to as a "Delivery Date").
Delivery of and payment for the Option Stock shall be made at the
place specified in the first sentence of the first paragraph of this Section 4
(or at such other place as shall be determined by agreement between the
Representatives and the Company) at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the
Second Delivery Date. On the Second Delivery Date, the Company shall deliver or
cause to be delivered the certificates representing the Option Stock to the
Representatives for the account of each Underwriter against payment to or upon
the order of the Company of the purchase price by wire transfer of immediately
available funds. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and
place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the
obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. Upon delivery, the Option Stock shall
be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives
shall request in the aforesaid written notice. For the purpose of expediting
the checking and packaging of the certificates for the Option Stock, the Company
shall make the certificates representing the Option Stock available for
inspection by the Representatives in New York, New York, not later than
2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Second Delivery
Date.
5. FURTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company agrees:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the
Representatives and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act not later than Commission's close of business
on the second business day following the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required
by Rule 430A(a)(3) under the Securities Act; to make no further
amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or to the
Prospectus prior to the last Delivery Date except as permitted herein;
to advise the Representatives, promptly after it receives notice
thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement
has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the
Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the
Representatives with copies thereof; to file promptly all reports and
any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by
the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus
and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in
connection with the offering or sale of the Stock; to advise the
Representatives, promptly after it receives
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notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, of the suspension of
the qualification of the Stock for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the
Commission for the amending or supplementing of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional
information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop
order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any
such qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain
its withdrawal;
(b) To furnish promptly to each of the Representatives and to
counsel for the Underwriters a signed copy of the Registration
Statement as originally filed with the Commission, and each amendment
thereto filed with the Commission, including all consents and exhibits
filed therewith;
(c) To deliver promptly to the Representatives such number of
the following documents as the Representatives shall reasonably
request: (i) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as
originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto (in
each case excluding exhibits other than this Agreement and the
computation of per share earnings), (ii) each Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus and
(iii) any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
(excluding exhibits thereto); and, if the delivery of a prospectus is
required at any time after the Effective Time in connection with the
offering or sale of the Stock or any other securities relating thereto
and if at such time any events shall have occurred as a result of
which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is
delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be
necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the
Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
in order to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to
notify the Representatives and, upon their request, to file such
document and to prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter
and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the Representatives
may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented
Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect
such compliance.
(d) To file promptly with the Commission any amendment to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplement to the
Prospectus that may, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or the
reasonable judgment of the Representatives upon advice of counsel, be
required by the Securities Act or requested by the Commission;
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(e) Prior to filing with the Commission any amendment to the
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus, any document
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any Prospectus pursuant
to Rule 424 of the Rules and Regulations, to furnish a copy thereof to
the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters and obtain the
consent of the Representatives to the filing;
(f) As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, to make
generally available to the Company's security holders and to deliver
to the Representatives an earnings statement of the Company (which
need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities
Act and the Rules and Regulations (including, at the option of the
Company, Rule 158);
(g) For a period of five years following the Effective Date, to
furnish to the Representatives copies of all materials furnished by
the Company to its shareholders and all public reports and all reports
and financial statements furnished by the Company to the principal
national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock may be listed
pursuant to requirements of or agreements with such exchange or to the
Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation of
the Commission thereunder;
(h) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the
Representatives may reasonably request to qualify the Stock for
offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as
the Representatives may request and to comply with such laws so as to
permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such
jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the
distribution of the Stock; PROVIDED that in connection therewith the
Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or
to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction;
(i) For a period of 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, not
to, directly or indirectly, offer for sale, sell or otherwise dispose
of (or enter into any transaction or device which is designed to, or
could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any
time in the future of) any shares of Common Stock (other than the
Stock and shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified
stock option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on
the date hereof or pursuant to currently outstanding options, warrants
or rights), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect
to any shares of Common Stock (other than the grant of options
pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof and warrants in
connection with equipment leases or loan facilities in the ordinary
course of business, provided such options and warrants are not
exercisable during the 90-day period), without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.; and to cause each officer and
director of the Company and each of Amgen, Inc., ASTA Limited, and
Zeneca Limited to furnish to the Representatives, prior to the First
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Delivery Date, a letter or letters, in form and substance satisfactory
to counsel for the Underwriters, pursuant to which each such person
shall agree not to, directly or indirectly, offer for sale, sell or
otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device which is
designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any
person at any time in the future of) any shares of Common Stock for a
period of 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, without the prior
written consent of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.;
(j) Prior to the Effective Date, to apply for the additional
listing of the shares of Stock on the Nasdaq National Market and to
use its best efforts to complete that listing, subject only to
official notice of issuance, prior to the First Delivery Date;
(k) To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Stock being
sold by the Company as set forth in the Prospectus; and
(l) To take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that the
Company shall not become an "investment company" within the meaning of
such term under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
6. EXPENSES. The Company agrees to pay (a) the costs incident to
the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Stock and any taxes
payable in that connection; (b) the costs incident to the preparation, printing
and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement and any
amendments and exhibits thereto; (c) the costs of distributing the Registration
Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto and any post-effective
amendments thereof (including, in each case, exhibits), any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or
any document incorporated by reference therein, all as provided in this
Agreement; (d) the costs of producing and distributing (but not typesetting)
this Agreement and any other related documents in connection with the offering,
purchase, sale and delivery of the stock; (e) the filing fees incident to
securing any required review by the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. of the terms of sale of the Stock; (f) any applicable listing or other
fees; (g) the reasonable fees and expenses of qualifying the Stock under the
securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(h) and of
preparing, printing and distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum (including related
fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters); and (h) all other costs and
expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under
this Agreement; PROVIDED that, except as provided in this Section 6 and in
Section 11, the Underwriters shall pay their own costs and expenses, including
the costs and expenses of their counsel, any transfer taxes on the Stock which
they may sell and the expenses of advertising any offering of the Stock made by
the Underwriters.
7. CONDITIONS OF UNDERWRITERS' OBLIGATIONS. The respective
obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy, when made
and on each Delivery Date, of the representations and warranties of the Company
contained herein, to the
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performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, and
to each of the following additional terms and conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the
Commission in accordance with Section 5(a); no stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof
shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have
been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and any request of the
Commission for inclusion of additional information in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise shall have been complied
with.
(b) No Underwriter shall have discovered and disclosed to the
Company on or prior to such Delivery Date that the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the opinion of
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, is
material or omits to state a fact which, in the opinion of such
counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident
to the authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the Stock,
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and all other legal
matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to
counsel for the Underwriters, and the Company shall have furnished to
such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably
request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(d) Xxxxxx Godward LLP shall have furnished to the
Representatives their written opinion, as counsel to the Company,
addressed to the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives
covering the matters set forth in ANNEX A hereto. In rendering such
opinion, such counsel may state that their opinion is limited to
matters governed by the Federal laws of the United States of
America, the laws of the State of California and the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and that such counsel is
not admitted in the State of Delaware.
(e) Lyon & Lyon shall have furnished to the Representatives
their written opinion, as patent counsel for the Company, addressed to
the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives covering the matters
set forth in ANNEX B hereto.
(f) Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx shall have furnished to the Representatives
their written opinion, as patent counsel for the Company, addressed to
the
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Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives covering the matters
set forth in ANNEX C hereto.
(g) The Representatives shall have received from Xxxxxxx,
Phleger & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or
opinions, dated such Delivery Date, with respect to the issuance and
sale of the Stock, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and
other related matters, as the Representatives may reasonably require,
and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as
they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon
such matters.
(h) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the
Representatives shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, addressed
to the Underwriters and dated the date hereof (i) confirming that they
are independent public accountants within the meaning of the
Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements
relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of
Regulation S-X of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date hereof
(or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since
the respective dates as of which specified financial information is
given in the Prospectus, as of a date not more than five days prior to
the date hereof), the conclusions and findings of such firm with
respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily
covered by accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters in
connection with registered public offerings.
(i) With respect to the letter of Ernst & Young LLP referred to
in the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Representatives
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the "initial
letter"), the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
letter (the "bring-down letter") of such accountants, addressed to the
Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date (i) confirming that they are
independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities
Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to
the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of
the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date of the bring-down letter
(or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since
the respective dates as of which specified financial information is
given in the Prospectus, as of a date not more than five days prior to
the date of the bring-down letter), the conclusions and findings of
such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters
covered by the initial letter and (iii) confirming in all material
respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the initial letter.
(j) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate, dated such Delivery Date, of the Company, executed on
behalf of
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the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its President or a
Vice President and its Senior Director of Finance, stating that:
(i) The representations, warranties and agreements of
the Company in Section 1 are true and correct as of such Delivery
Date; the Company has complied with all its agreements contained
herein; and the conditions set forth in Sections 7(a) and 7(k)
have been fulfilled; and
(ii) (A) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus
as of the Effective Date did not include any untrue statement of
a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and (B) since the Effective Date no event
has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or
amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
(k) (i) The Company shall not have sustained since the date of
the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated in
the Prospectus any loss or interference with its business from fire,
explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by
insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action,
order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the
Prospectus or (ii) since such date there shall not have been any
change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any
change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the general affairs, management, financial position,
stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, the
effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is,
in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, so material and
adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
public offering or the delivery of the Stock being delivered on such
Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Prospectus.
(l) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement
there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the American
Stock Exchange or in the over-the-counter market, or trading in any
securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter
market, shall have been suspended or minimum prices shall have been
established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by
such exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental
authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have
been declared by Federal or state authorities, (iii) the United States
shall have become engaged in hostilities, there shall have been an
escalation in hostilities involving the United States or there shall
have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United
States or (iv) there shall have occurred such a material adverse
change in general economic, political or
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financial conditions (or the effect of international
conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall
be such) as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of a
majority in interest of the several Underwriters,
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public
offering or delivery of the Stock being delivered on such
Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in
the Prospectus.
(m) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives the
lock-up agreements of each officer and director of the Company and
each of Amgen, Inc., ASTA Limited, and Zeneca Limited as set forth in
Section 5(i).
(n) The Nasdaq National Market shall have approved the
additional listing of the shares of Stock, subject only to official
notice of issuance.
All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or
elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
provisions hereof to the extent the content thereof is not set forth herein only
if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the
Underwriters.
8. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.
(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter, its officers and employees and each person, if any, who
controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act,
from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or
several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited
to, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases
and sales of Stock), to which that Underwriter, officer, employee or
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or (B) in any blue sky application or
other document prepared or executed by the Company (or based upon any
written information furnished by the Company) specifically for the
purpose of qualifying any or all of the Stock under the securities
laws of any state or other jurisdiction (any such application,
document or information being hereinafter called a "Blue Sky
Application"), or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in
any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue
Sky Application any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall
reimburse each Underwriter and each such officer, employee or
controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by that Underwriter, officer, employee or
controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or
preparing to defend against any such loss, claim,
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damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not be liable in any
such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any such
amendment or supplement, or in any Blue Sky Application, in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information
concerning such Underwriter furnished to the Company through
the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter
specifically for inclusion therein or (ii) the failure of a
Underwriter to deliver a Preliminary Prospectus or a
Prospectus if required by law so to have been delivered;
PROVIDED FURTHER, that with respect to any untrue statement or
omission made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the indemnity
agreement contained in this subsection (a) shall not inure to
the benefit of any Underwriter or each such officer, employee
or controlling person from whom the person asserting any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action purchased the shares
of Stock from the fact that a copy of the Prospectus excluding
documents incorporated by reference therein was not sent or
given to such person at or prior to the written confirmation
of the sale of such shares of Stock to such person as and if
required by the Securities Act and if the untrue statement or
omission concerned has been corrected in the Prospectus. The
foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability
which the Company may otherwise have to any Underwriter or to
any officer, employee or controlling person of that Underwriter.
(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, its officers and employees, each of its
directors, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim,
damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect
thereof, to which the Company or any such director, officer or
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, or (B) in any Blue Sky Application,
(ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent
that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information concerning such Underwriter furnished to the
Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of that
Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, or (iii) the failure
of a Underwriter to deliver a Preliminary Prospectus or a Prospectus
if
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required by law so to have been delivered, and shall reimburse the
Company and any such director, officer or controlling person for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with
investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are
incurred. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any
liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have to the Company or
any such director, officer, employee or controlling person.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 8 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action,
the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the
indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that
action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the failure to notify the indemnifying
party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under
this Section 8 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced
by such failure and, PROVIDED FURTHER, that the failure to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it
may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified
party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to
the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified
indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from
the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to
assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party
shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 8 for
any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified
party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Representatives
shall have the right to employ one counsel to represent jointly the
Representatives and those other Underwriters and their respective
officers, employees and controlling persons who may be subject to
liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may
be sought by the Underwriters against the Company under this Section 8
if, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, there is a
potential conflict of interest with the Company and it is advisable
for the Representatives and those Underwriters, officers, employees
and controlling persons to be jointly represented by separate counsel,
and in that event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall
be paid by the Company. No indemnifying party shall (i) without the
prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise or consent to the
entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim,
action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or
contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified
parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified
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party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of
any such action effected without its written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled
with the consent of the indemnifying party or if there be a
final judgment of the plaintiff in any such action, the
indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any
indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by
reason of such settlement or judgment.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 shall
for any reason be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party under Section 8(a) or 8(b) in respect of any loss,
claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred
to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim,
damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such
proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Company, on the one hand and the Underwriters on the
other from the offering of the Stock or (ii) if the allocation
provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault
of the Company, on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other with
respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss,
claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits
received by the Company, on the one hand and the Underwriters on the
other with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Stock
purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by
the Company, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by the Underwriters with respect to the shares of
the Stock purchased under this Agreement, on the other hand, bear to
the total gross proceeds from the offering of the shares of the Stock
under this Agreement, in each case as set forth in the table on the
cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined
by reference to whether the 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 or the Underwriters,
the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be
just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 8(d) were
to be 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 into account the equitable
considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an
indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability,
or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 8(d)
shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d), any
legal or
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other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party
in connection with investigating or defending any such action or
claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), no
Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of
the amount by which the total price at which the Stock underwritten by
it and distributed to the public was offered to the public exceeds the
amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise paid or
become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
Underwriters' obligations to contribute as provided in this
Section 8(d) are several in proportion to their respective
underwriting obligations and not joint.
(e) The Underwriters severally confirm and the Company
acknowledges that the statements with respect to the public offering
of the Stock by the Underwriters set forth on the cover page of, the
legend concerning over-allotments on the inside front cover page of
and the information appearing under the caption "Underwriting" (other
than the last two paragraphs of such section) in, the Prospectus
constitute the only information concerning such Underwriters furnished
in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriters
specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
9. DEFAULTING UNDERWRITERS. If, on either Delivery Date, any
Underwriter defaults in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement,
the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase the
Stock which the defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase on such
Delivery Date in the respective proportions which the number of shares of the
Firm Stock set opposite the name of each remaining non-defaulting Underwriter in
SCHEDULE 1 hereto bears to the total number of shares of the Firm Stock set
opposite the names of all the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters in SCHEDULE
1 hereto; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters
shall not be obligated to purchase any of the Stock on such Delivery Date if the
total number of shares of the Stock which the defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such date exceeds 9.09% of the
total number of shares of the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date, and
any remaining non-defaulting Underwriter shall not be obligated to purchase more
than 110% of the number of shares of the Stock which it agreed to purchase on
such Delivery Date pursuant to the terms of Section 2. If the foregoing
maximums are exceeded, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters, or those other
underwriters satisfactory to the Representatives who so agree, shall have the
right, but shall not be obligated, to purchase, in such proportion as may be
agreed upon among them, all the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date. If
the remaining Underwriters or other underwriters satisfactory to the
Representatives do not elect to purchase the shares which the defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such Delivery Date,
this Agreement (or, with respect to the Second Delivery Date, the obligation of
the Underwriters to purchase, and of the Company to sell,
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the Option Stock) shall terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except that the Company will
continue to be liable for the payment of expenses to the extent set forth in
Sections 6 (other than legal fees of counsel pursuant to Section 6(g)) and
11. As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter" includes, for all
purposes of this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise, any party
not listed in SCHEDULE 1 hereto who, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases
Firm Stock which a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any
liability it may have to the Company for damages caused by its default. If
other underwriters are obligated or agree to purchase the Stock of a defaulting
or withdrawing Underwriter, either the Representatives or the Company may
postpone the Delivery Date for up to seven full business days in order to effect
any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the
Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
in any other document or arrangement.
10. TERMINATION. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may
be terminated by the Representatives by notice given to and received by the
Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Firm Stock if, prior to that
time, any of the events described in Sections 7(k) or 7(l), shall have occurred
or if the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Stock for any reason
permitted under this Agreement.
11. REIMBURSEMENT OF UNDERWRITERS' EXPENSES. If (a) the Company
shall fail to tender the Stock for delivery to the Underwriters by reason of any
failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company to perform any
agreement on its part to be performed, or because any other condition of the
Underwriters' obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by the Company is
not fulfilled, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by
the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of
the Stock, and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the
Representative(s). If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 by
reason of the default of one or more Underwriters, the Company shall not be
obligated to reimburse any defaulting Underwriter on account of those expenses.
12. NOTICES, ETC. All statements, requests, notices and agreements
hereunder shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to the Underwriters, shall be delivered or sent by mail,
telex or facsimile transmission to Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., Three World
Financial Center, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Syndicate
Department (Fax: 000-000-0000), with a copy, in the case of any notice
pursuant to Section 8(c), to the Director of Litigation, Office of the
General Counsel, Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000;
(b) if to the Company, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex
or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in
the
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Registration Statement, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx-Freke (Fax:
000-000-0000), with a copy to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx at Xxxxxx Godward LLP
at the address set forth on the cover of the Registration Statement
(Fax: 000-000-0000);
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any notice to a Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c)
shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such
Underwriter at its address set forth in its acceptance telex to the
Representatives, which address will be supplied to any other party hereto by the
Representatives upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or
agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof. The Company shall
be entitled to act and rely upon any request, consent, notice or agreement given
or made on behalf of the Underwriters by Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. on behalf of the
Representatives.
13. PERSONS ENTITLED TO BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company, and
their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof
are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that (A) the
representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Company contained
in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of the person or
persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act and (B) the indemnity agreement of the Underwriters contained
in Section 8(b) of this Agreement shall be deemed to be for the benefit of
directors of the Company, officers of the Company who have signed the
Registration Statement and any person controlling the Company within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to in
this Section 13, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
14. SURVIVAL. The respective indemnities, representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this
Agreement or made by or on behalf on them, respectively, pursuant to this
Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Stock and shall
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.
15. DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "BUSINESS DAY" AND "SUBSIDIARY". For
purposes of this Agreement, (a) "business day" means any day on which the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. is open for trading and (b) "subsidiary" has the
meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations.
16. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK.
17. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed
counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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18. HEADINGS. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of, this Agreement.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the
Company and the Underwriters, please indicate your acceptance in the space
provided for that purpose below.
Very truly yours,
SUGEN, INC.
By
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx-Freke
Chief Executive Officer
Accepted:
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
UBS SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXXXXX & XXXXX LLC
For themselves and as Representatives
of the several Underwriters named
in Schedule 1 hereto
By XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
By
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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SCHEDULE 1
Number of
Underwriters Shares
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Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. ..................................
UBS Securities LLC ....................................
Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLC .................................
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Total ............................................ 2,000,000
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ANNEX A
MATTERS TO BE COVERED IN THE OPINION OF
XXXXXX GODWARD LLP
COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY
1. The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the
corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business or its
ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the
extent the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
2. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company as of June 30, 1996 is as set forth under the caption "Capitalization"
in the Prospectus.
3. The shares of capital stock outstanding prior to the issuance of
the Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable, and have been issued in compliance with all federal securities laws
and California state securities laws, and were not issued in violation of or
subject to any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities under (a) the statutes of the State of Delaware, (b) the Company's
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of
Incorporation") or Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") or (c) any
instrument, document, contract or agreement filed as an exhibit to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and set forth in
a list attached as an exhibit to such opinion (such instruments, documents,
contracts and agreements being referred to collectively as the "Specified
Documents").
4. The Stock has been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Stock will not be subject to
any preemptive or similar rights under (a) the statutes of the State of
Delaware, (b) the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or (c) the
Specified Documents.
5. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company.
6. The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance
by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene any
provision of applicable law, which singularly or in the aggregate would have a
Material Adverse Effect, and will not contravene any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or any of the Specified
Documents, or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, any judgment, order or
decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the
Company, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of or qualification
with any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the
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Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except such as may be required
by the laws of foreign jurisdictions, the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
various states or by the bylaws and rules of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. in connection with the offer and sale of the Stock by
the Underwriters.
7. The statements in the Registration Statement in Item 15 insofar
as such statements constitute summaries of the legal matters, documents or
proceedings referred to therein, fairly present in all material respects the
information called for with respect to such legal matters, documents and
proceedings.
8. To such counsel's knowledge there are no (a) legal or
governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company is a party
or to which any of the properties of the Company is subject that are required to
be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so
described or (b) contracts or other documents that are required to be described
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to
the Registration Statement or any document incorporated by reference therein
that are not described or filed as required.
9. To such counsel's knowledge, the Company is not an "investment
company" or an entity "controlled" by an "investment company," as such terms are
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
10. To such counsel's knowledge, there is no legal or beneficial
owner of any securities of the Company who has any rights, not effectively
satisfied or waived, to require registration of any shares of capital stock of
the Company in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement.
11. The Registration Statement, when declared effective by the
Commission, and the Prospectus, as of its date, and any amendment or supplement
thereto (except for financial statements and related schedules and the financial
and statistical data included therein (the "Financial Information"), as to which
such counsel need express no opinion), complied in form in all material respects
with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
In addition to the matters set forth above, counsel rendering the
foregoing opinion shall also include in such opinion a statement to the effect
that in the course of the preparation of the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, such counsel has participated in discussions and conferences with
officers of the Company and with representatives of its independent public
accountants as well as with the Underwriters and their counsel during which
successive drafts of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus were
reviewed, and such counsel has also reviewed and discussed with various of such
persons materials submitted for use in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and certain other data and information furnished in support of the
statements made therein. While such counsel has not independently verified, is
not passing upon and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, such counsel shall
advise the Underwriters that nothing has come to such counsel's attention
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which would lead such counsel to believe that the Registration Statement as
of its effective date contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus, as of
its date and as of the applicable Delivery Date, contained or contains an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading (except, in each case, for the financial statements,
schedules and other financial and statistical information derived therefrom,
documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, and matters relating
to patents and proprietary rights covered by an opinion of Lyon & Lyon or
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx dated as of the applicable Delivery Date, as to which such
counsel need express no view).
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ANNEX B
MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE OPINION OF
LYON & LYON
COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY
1. The statements in the first three paragraphs inclusive of each of
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the caption "Risk Factors --
Uncertainty of Protection of Patents and Proprietary Rights; Possible Patent
Litigation" and "Business -- Patents and Proprietary Technology" contain
statements which such counsel believe to be true with respect to matters of
patent law. Such counsel does not believe that these statements omit to state
matters of patent law, required to be stated therein, or necessary in order to
make such statements not misleading. In addition, such counsel believe that the
statements are not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are
made.
2. The SU101, SU102, 90Kd tumor associated antigen, ERK and other
noted patent applications (the "Applications") have been prepared and filed and,
except for 90Kd tumor associated antigen, are being pursued by the Company.
Based solely on discussions with officials of the Company, such counsel
understand that no other entity or individual has any rights or claims in the
Applications or any patent sought to be issued therefrom, other than the
licensors or assignors of these applications.
3. In such counsel's opinion, the claims being pursued by the
Company are patentable over art known to such counsel, although such counsel may
state that they do not know the scope of the claims which will be allowed. Such
counsel are not aware of any activities, acts or omissions that would constitute
inequitable conduct in prosecuting any of the Applications, for which such
counsel were solely involved in the prosecution, that would adversely affect the
patentability or enforceability of the Applications; and
4. Such counsel are not aware of any action, suit, claim or
proceeding relating to the Applications or the subject matter thereof which are
pending or presently threatened by others.
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ANNEX C
MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE OPINION OF
XXXXXX & XXXXXXX
COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY
1. To the best of such counsel's knowledge, the statements in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus relating to Patent Matters, under the
headings (i) "Business -- Patents and Proprietary Technology," and (ii) "Risk
Factors -- Uncertainty of Protection of Patents and Proprietary Rights; Possible
Patent Litigation," do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact which is required to be stated therein or is
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading.
2. The patent applications for which such counsel is responsible
("Applications") have been prepared and filed on behalf of the Company, and to
the best of such counsel's knowledge, are being diligently pursued by the
Company.
3. To the best of such counsel's knowledge, no United States patent
sought to be issued from any of the Applications would be rendered unenforceable
on account of any inequitable conduct.
4. To the best of such counsel's knowledge, the Applications recite
patentable subject matter over the art of record in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
5. To the best of such counsel's knowledge, the Company has not
received any notice of infringement with respect to any patent.
6. To the best of such counsel's knowledge, the Company has not
received any notice challenging the ownership or inventorship of any of the
Applications or any patent within the Patent Matters.
"Patent Matters" as used herein means matters relating to the
Company's programs, involving certain phosphotyrosine kinases or phosphatase
targets in the signal transduction pathways for diabetes, angiogenesis,
neurobiology, and certain cancers, for which such counsel has direct or
oversight responsibility.
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