Ceragon Networks Ltd. Ordinary Shares UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT dated November ___, 2007 Banc of America Securities LLC Lehman Brothers Inc.
Exhibit 1.1
Ordinary Shares
dated November ___, 2007
Banc of America Securities LLC
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
November [ ], 2007
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o Banc of America Securities LLC
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
and
c/x Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Introductory. Ceragon Networks Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of
Israel (the “Company), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule A
(the “Underwriters”) an aggregate of [___] Ordinary Shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share (the
“Ordinary Shares”) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, a significant shareholder of the Company (the “Selling
Shareholder”) proposes to sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of [___] Ordinary Shares. The
[___] Ordinary Shares to be sold by the Company and the [___] Ordinary Shares to be sold by the
Selling Shareholder are collectively called the “Firm Shares”. In addition, the Company has
granted to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional [___] Ordinary Shares (the
“Optional Shares”), as provided in Section 2. The Firm Shares and, if and to the extent such
option is exercised, the Optional Shares are collectively called the “Shares”. Banc of America
Securities LLC (“BAS”) and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (“Xxxxxx”) have agreed to act as representatives of
the several Underwriters (in such capacity, the “Representatives”) in connection with the offering
and sale of the Shares.
To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule A other than you, the
terms Representatives and Underwriters as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters. The terms
Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires.
The Company and the Selling Shareholder hereby confirm their respective agreements with the
Underwriters as follows:
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Section 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
A. The Company hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, each
Underwriter as follows:
(a) The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-146440), which contains a form of
prospectus to be used in connection with the public offering and sale of the Shares. Such
registration statement, as amended, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules
thereto, at each time of effectiveness under the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), including any required
information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under
the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”), is called the “Registration Statement.” Any
registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act is
called the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement,” and from and after the date and time of filing of
the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule
462(b) Registration Statement. Any preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement
is hereinafter called a “preliminary prospectus.” The term “Prospectus” shall mean the final
prospectus relating to the Shares that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the date and
time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto (the “Execution Time”).
Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to
Item 6 of Form F-3 under the Securities Act; any reference to any amendment or supplement to any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents
filed after the date of such preliminary prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under the
Exchange Act, and incorporated by reference in such preliminary prospectus or Prospectus, as the
case may be; and any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
refer to and include any annual report of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act after the effective date of the Registration Statement that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(b) Compliance with Registration and Exchange Act Requirements. The Registration Statement has
been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act. The Company has complied to the
Commission’s satisfaction with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental
information. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect,
the Commission has not issued any order or notice preventing or suspending the use of the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus and no proceedings for such
purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated
or threatened by the Commission.
Each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus when filed complied in all material respects
with the Securities Act. Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment
thereto, at each time of effectiveness and at the date hereof, complied and will comply in all
material respects with the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any
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untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading. The Prospectus (including any Prospectus
wrapper), as amended or supplemented, as of its date, at the date hereof, at the time of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, at the Closing Date (as
defined herein) and at any Subsequent Closing Date (as defined herein), did not and will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The representations and warranties set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences
do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto, or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, based upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section
7(b) hereof. There is no contract or other document required to be described in the Prospectus or
to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement as of the time of the Prospectus that has
not been described or filed as required.
The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when they became effective or were
filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable. Any further documents so
filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement
thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the 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.
(c) Disclosure Package. The term “Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the preliminary
prospectus included in the Registration Statement as of the Applicable Time, (ii) the issuer free
writing prospectuses as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act (each, an “Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus”), if any, identified in Schedule B hereto, (iii) any other free writing prospectus that
the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure
Package and listed on Schedule B hereto, and (iv) the pricing information set forth on Schedule C
hereto. As of [___:00] [a/p].m. (New York time) on the date of execution and delivery of this
Agreement (the “Applicable Time”), the Disclosure Package did not contain any 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, not misleading. The preceding
sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section
7(b) hereof.
(d) Company Not Ineligible Issuer. (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the
Registration Statement relating to the Shares that the Company or another offering participant made
a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Securities Act) and (ii) as of the
date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement (with such date being used as the
determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible
Issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without taking account of any
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determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 of the Securities Act that it is not necessary
that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(e) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue
date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the offering of Shares under this
Agreement or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Representatives as
described in the next sentence, did not, does not and will not include any information that
conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration
Statement, including any prospectus that is or becomes part of the Registration Statement. If at
any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event
or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would
conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Company has promptly
notified or will promptly notify the Representatives and has promptly amended or supplemented or
will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to
eliminate or correct such conflict. The foregoing two sentences do not apply to statements in or
omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for
use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any
Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(f) Accuracy of Statements in Prospectus. The statements contained in or incorporated by
reference from the Form 20-F/A (as defined below) into, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
under the headings “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business”, “Risk Factors—Risks Related to
Our Location in Israel”, “Risk Factors— Risks associated with Purchasing Common Stock in this
Offering”, “Description of Share Capital”, “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities”, “Item 4.
Information on the Company—Business Overview—Intellectual Property”, “Item 4. Information on the
Company—Business Overview—Conditions in Israel”, “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and
Employees—Board Practices”, “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions”, and “Item
10. Additional Information” insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements,
documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters,
agreements, documents or proceedings.
(g) Distribution of Offering Material By the Company. The Company has not distributed and
will not distribute, prior to the later of the last Subsequent Closing Date (as defined below) and
the completion of the Underwriters’ distribution of the Shares, any offering material in connection
with the offering and sale of the Shares other than a preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus reviewed and consented to by the Representatives or included in
Schedule B hereto or the Registration Statement.
(h) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
(i) Authorization of the Shares. The Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters from the
Company have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to this
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Agreement on the Closing Date or
any Subsequent Closing Date, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(j) No Transfer Taxes. There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under any
foreign law, federal law or the laws of any state, or any political subdivision thereof, required
to be paid in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance by the
Company or sale by the Company of the Shares.
(k) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights. There are no persons with
registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale
under the Registration Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except
for such rights as have been duly waived or not exercised in accordance with the terms of the Share
Purchase Agreement (defined below).
(l) No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Disclosure Package: (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that would
reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or
otherwise, or in the earnings, business, properties, operations or prospects, whether or not
arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the Company and its subsidiaries,
considered as one entity (any such change is called a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) the Company
and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity, have not incurred any material liability or
obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction or agreement;
and (iii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the
Company or, except for dividends paid to the Company or other subsidiaries, any of its subsidiaries
on any class of capital stock or repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
of any class of capital stock.
(m) Independent Accountants. Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Kasierer (a member firm of Ernst & Young
Global ), who have expressed their opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as
used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) filed with the Commission as a part of
the Registration Statement and included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are
independent public accountants with respect to the Company as required by the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act.
(n) Preparation of the Financial Statements. The financial statements filed with the
Commission as a part of or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and included or
incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and
at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods
specified. Such financial statements comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States (“GAAP”) applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related
notes thereto. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The financial data set forth in the
preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus under the captions “Prospectus Summary—
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Summary Consolidated Financial Data”, “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and “Capitalization” fairly
present the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial
statements contained in the Registration Statement.
(o) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Each of the Company
and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing, where such concept is applicable, under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation
and has corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and operate its
properties and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
and, in the case of the Company, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such concept is applicable and such
qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct
of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good
standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect, on the
condition, financial or otherwise, or on the earnings, business, properties, operations or
prospects, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the
Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity (a “Material Adverse Effect”). No
proceeding has been instituted by the Registrar of Companies in Israel for the dissolution of the
Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary have been
duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Company,
directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance or claim. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any
corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 8.1 to the
Company’s Amended Annual Report on Form 20-F/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (the
“Form 20-F/A”) and Ceragon Networks APAC (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
(p) Capitalization and Other Share Capital Matters. The authorized, issued and outstanding
share capital of the Company is as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the
caption “Capitalization” (other than for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to employee benefit
plans described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or upon exercise of outstanding
options described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as the case may be). The Ordinary
Shares (including the Shares) conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. All of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares
(including the Ordinary Shares owned by Selling Shareholder) have been duly authorized and validly
issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with the laws of the
state of Israel and the sale of which did not violate or breach any U.S. federal or state
securities laws. None of the outstanding Ordinary Shares were issued in violation of any
preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants, preemptive
rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or equity or debt securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries other than those accurately described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
The description of the Company’s share option plans and the options or other rights granted
thereunder, set forth or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
accurately and fairly presents the information required to be shown with respect to such plans,
options and rights.
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(q) Listing. The Shares have been approved for listing on The Nasdaq Global Market, subject
only to official notice of issuance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, subject to a final approval,
and the payment of listing fees.
(r) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals
Required. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation or in default (or,
with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would be in default) (“Default”) under its articles of
association, memorandum of association, charter or by-laws or other similar organizational
documents, (ii) in Default under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust,
note, contract, franchise, lease or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument
to which the Company or such subsidiary is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of
the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (each, an “Existing
Instrument”), (iii) in violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree
of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other
authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as
applicable, (iv) in violation of any condition or requirement stipulated by (A) the instruments of
approval granted to it by any Israeli authority with respect to the “approved enterprise” status of
any of its operations or (B) Israeli laws and regulations relating to such “approved enterprise”
status or any other tax benefits received by the Company as set forth in the caption “Law for the
Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959” in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus, or (v) in violation of the conditions or requirements stipulated by the
instruments of approval granted to it by the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Israeli Ministry
of Industry, Trade and Labor with respect to the aggregate research and development grants given to
the Company over the years by such office except with respect to clauses (ii), (iv), (iii) and (v)
only, for such Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any notice of proceedings or
investigations relating to the revocation or modification of any “approved enterprise” status
granted with respect to any of the Company’s operations. All information supplied by the Company
with respect to the applications relating to such “approved enterprise” status was true, correct
and complete in all material respects when supplied to the appropriate authorities. The Company’s
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, by the Disclosure Package and by the Prospectus (i) have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action and will not result in any Default under the articles of
association, memorandum of association, charter or by-laws or other similar organizational
documents of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of,
or Default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon
any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the
consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument, and (iii) will not result in any violation
of any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any
of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
any of its or their properties, except with respect to clause (ii) only, for such Defaults as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or
other governmental or regulatory authority or agency is required for the Company’s execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, by the Disclosure Package and by the Prospectus, except such
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as have been obtained or made
by the Company and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act, applicable state
securities or blue sky laws and from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (the “FINRA”) and
except for filings with (i) the Israeli Securities Authority of all documents filed by the Company with the Commission in connection with the
registration and offering of the Shares, (ii) the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange of an application for the
listing of the Shares, (iii) the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Israeli Ministry of Industry,
Trade and Labor of a notice regarding the issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder, and (iv) the
Israeli Registrar of Companies of certain reports following the Closing Date. Assuming the
offering of the Shares in Israel is conducted in compliance with an applicable exemption under the
Israeli securities laws, the Company is not required to publish a prospectus with respect to the
sale of Shares hereunder in the State of Israel under the laws of the State of Israel. The
offering, sale and distribution of the Shares by the Company in Israel has been conducted by the
Company in compliance with an applicable exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus under
the laws of the State of Israel.
(s) No Material Actions or Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending, including,
but not limited to, proceedings or investigations by the Israeli income tax authorities, VAT
authorities, customs authorities or environmental authorities, or by the Israeli National Insurance
Institute, or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, (i) which has as the subject thereof any property owned or leased by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Company, any officer or director or (ii)
relating to environmental or discrimination matters, where in either such case, (A) there is a
reasonable possibility that such action, suit or proceeding might be determined adversely to the
Company or such subsidiary, or any officer or director of, or property owned or leased by, the
Company or any of its subsidiaries and (B) any such action, suit or proceeding, if so determined
adversely, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or adversely affect the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(t) Labor Matters. No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries exists or is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent
labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries’ principal suppliers,
contractors or customers, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is in compliance in all material
respects with the labor and employment laws and collective bargaining agreements and extension
orders applicable to its employees in the State of Israel.
(u) Intellectual Property Rights. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use, on
reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service xxxx
registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how
and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the
conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted or as proposed in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus to be conducted. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (a)
no party has been granted an exclusive license to use any portion of such Intellectual Property
owned by the Company; (b) the Company has no knowledge of any
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material infringement by third
parties of any such Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company; (c)
there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or
claim by others challenging the Company’s rights in or to any material Intellectual Property; (d) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope
of any such Intellectual Property; and (e) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company’s business as now conducted
infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary
rights of others.
(v) All Necessary Permits, etc. The Company and each subsidiary possess such valid and
current licenses, certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal
or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and
neither the Company nor any subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to (i) the
revocation or modification of, non-compliance with, or the requirements applicable to any such
license, certificate, authorization or permit, or (ii) other legal requirements or industry
standards applicable to the products sold or the conduct of business by the Company or any
subsidiary, which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Title to Properties. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, the Company and each of its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the
material properties and assets reflected as owned in the financial statements referred to in
Section 1(A)(n) above (or elsewhere in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), in each case
free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims and
other defects, except such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and
do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the
Company or such subsidiary. The material real property, improvements, equipment and personal
property held under lease by the Company or any subsidiary are held under valid and enforceable
leases, with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made
or proposed to be made of such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the
Company or such subsidiary.
(x) Tax Law Compliance. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have filed all
necessary Israeli and United States federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax
returns in a timely manner and have paid all taxes required to be paid by any of them and, if due
and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them, except
for any taxes, assessments, fines or penalties as may be being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings. The Company has made appropriate provisions in the applicable financial
statements referred to in Section 1(A)(n) above in respect of all Israeli and United States
federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise taxes for all current or prior periods as to
which the tax liability of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries has not been finally
determined. None of the tax returns filed by the Company with the Israeli tax authorities the
Internal Revenue Service of the United States or any other United States federal, state, local or
foreign governmental authority responsible for the administration or collection of any tax, is
currently the subject of an on-going audit by such tax authority; provided, however, that the
Company is subject to tax assessments described in Note 9 to its Interim
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Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements included in the Prospectus. Assuming that none of the Underwriters is
otherwise subject to taxation in the State of Israel, the issuance, delivery and sale to the
Underwriters of the Shares to be sold by the Company hereunder are not subject to any tax imposed by the State of Israel or any political subdivision thereof.
(y) Company Not an “Investment Company”. The Company has been advised of the rules and
requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “Investment Company Act”). The Company is not, and after receipt of
payment for the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated under the
caption “Use of Proceeds” in the preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus will not be, an
“investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
(z) Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance
from insurers of recognized financial responsibility in such amounts and covering such risks as is
adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective
properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries;
all policies of insurance owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries are in full force and
effect.
(aa) No Restrictions on Dividends. No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited,
directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other
distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances
to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or
assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or
contemplated by the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(bb) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company has not taken and will not take,
directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or
result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Ordinary Shares to facilitate the sale
or resale of the Shares. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters may engage in passive
market making transactions in the Shares on The Nasdaq Global Market in accordance with Regulation
M under the Exchange Act.
(cc) Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related-party
transactions involving the Company or any subsidiary or any other person required to be described
in the preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus that have not been described as required. The
Company has obtained, with respect to each related party transaction entered into by the Company,
all approvals required with respect to such transaction under Israeli law, except where the failure
to obtain such approval has not resulted and is not reasonably expected to result in a Material
Adverse Change.
(dd) Internal Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains (i) effective internal control
over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, as amended, and (ii) a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (B)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
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statements in conformity
with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (C) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(ee) No Material Weakness in Internal Controls. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus, or in any document incorporated by reference therein, since the end of the
Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(ff) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of
“disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) that is
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it
files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures
designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s
management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and
its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and
procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act.
(gg) Share Options. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, with respect to the share options (the “Share Options”) granted pursuant to the
share-based compensation plans of the Company (the “Company Share Plans”), (i) each Share Option
designated by the Company at the time of grant as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), so qualifies, (ii) each Share Option
designated by the Company at the time of grant as a “capital gains route option” under Section 102
of the Israeli Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961 (the “Israeli Tax Ordinance”), so qualifies, (iii)
each such grant was made in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Company Share
Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements,
including the rules of The Nasdaq Global Market and any other exchange on which the securities of
the Company is traded, (iv) the per share exercise price of each Share Option was equal to or
greater than the fair market value of a share of Ordinary Shares on the applicable grant date,
except where the failure to be so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect and (v) each such grant was properly accounted for in all material respects in accordance
with GAAP in the consolidated financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company and
disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act and all
other applicable laws. Each of the Company Share Plans with respect to which such approval was
required, was duly approved by the Israeli tax authorities and no Share Options were granted prior
to the first date on which they were permitted to be granted under the Israeli Tax Ordinance. The
Company has complied with all withholding requirements under Israeli law with respect to the
payment of proceeds from the exercise of Share Options.
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(hh) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or
affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA,
including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of
interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization
of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the
giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any
foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in
contravention of the FCPA, and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company,
its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and
maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue
to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
(ii) No Conflict with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial
recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of
1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and
regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued,
administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and
no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or
any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(jj) No Conflict with OFAC Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly
or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available
such proceeds, to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose
of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
OFAC.
(kk) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Israeli, U.S. federal, state and local
environmental laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, those applicable to
emissions to the environment, waste management, and waste disposal, except for such noncompliance
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, or except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package.
(ll) ERISA Compliance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries are 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
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interpretations
thereunder (“ERISA”); to the knowledge of the Company, no “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA)
has occurred with respect to any “pension plan” (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries would have any liability; the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred and do 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder (the “Code”); each “pension plan” for which the Company and its
subsidiaries would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, to the knowledge of the Company, whether by action
or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification; and the Company and each of
its subsidiaries have not incurred any unpaid liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(other than for payment of premiums in the ordinary course of business).
(mm) Brokers. There is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled to receive from the
Company any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(nn) No Outstanding Loans or Other Indebtedness. There are no outstanding loans, advances
(except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees or
indebtedness by the Company to or for the benefit of any of the executive officers or directors of
the Company, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(oo) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Compliance. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company
and any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any
provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection
therewith (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and
906 related to certifications.
(pp) Subsidiaries. The subsidiaries listed on Annex A attached hereto are the only
significant subsidiaries of the Company as defined by Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X (the
“Subsidiaries”).
(qq) Lending Relationship. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending
affiliate of any Underwriter and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of
the Ordinary Shares hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any
Underwriter.
(rr) Statistical and Market Related Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company
that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and
accurate in all material respects.
(ss) Immunity from Jurisdiction. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any of
its or their properties or assets has immunity from the jurisdiction of any
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Israeli court (whether
through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or
otherwise) under the laws of the State of Israel.
(tt) Passive Foreign Investment Company Status. The Company is not, and does not expect to
become, a Passive Foreign Investment Company within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or to
counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to
each Underwriter as to the matters set forth therein.
B. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholder. The Selling Shareholder
represents, warrants and covenants to each Underwriter as follows:
(a) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder.
(b) Obligations of the Selling Shareholder. The obligations of the Selling Shareholder
hereunder shall not be terminated by operation of law, whether by the death or incapacity of the
Selling Shareholder or, in the case of an estate or trust, by the death or incapacity of any
executor or trustee or the termination of such estate or trust, or in the case of a partnership or
corporation, by the dissolution of such partnership or corporation, or by the occurrence of any
other event; if the Selling Shareholder or any such executor or trustee should die or become
incapacitated, or if any such estate or trust should be terminated, or if any such partnership or
corporation should be dissolved, or if any other such event should occur, before the delivery of
the Shares hereunder, certificates representing the Shares shall be delivered by or on behalf of
the Selling Shareholder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(c) Title to Shares to be Sold. The Selling Shareholder is, on the Closing Date, the record
and beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, the Shares to be sold by him hereunder
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims and has duly indorsed such Shares to
be sold by him hereunder in blank, and assuming that the Underwriters acquire their interest in the
Shares to be sold by him hereunder they have purchased without notice of any adverse claim (within
the meaning of Section 8-105 of the Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”)), such Underwriters that
have purchased Shares delivered on the date hereof to The Depository Trust Company (the “DTC”) by
making payment therefor, as provided herein, and that have had such Shares credited to the
securities account or accounts of such Underwriters maintained with DTC will have acquired a
security entitlement (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC) to such Shares
purchased by such Underwriters, and no action based on an adverse claim, may be asserted against
such Underwriters with respect to such Shares.
(d) Delivery of the Shares to be Sold. Delivery of the Shares which are sold by the Selling
Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement will pass good and valid title to such Shares, free and
clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or other claim.
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(e) Non-Contravention; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. The execution and
delivery by the Selling Shareholder of, and the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its
obligations under, this Agreement (i) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default
under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Selling Shareholder is a party or by which it
is bound or under which it is entitled to any right or benefit and (ii) will not result in any
violation of any statute, law, regulation, order or decree applicable to the Selling Shareholder of
any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority
having jurisdiction over the Selling Shareholder or its properties. No consent, approval,
authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental
authority or agency, is required for the consummation by the Selling Shareholder of the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement, except such as have been obtained or made and are in
full force and effect under the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and
from the FINRA.
(f) No Registration or Other Similar Rights. The Selling Shareholder does not have any
registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale by
the Company under the Registration Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this
Agreement, except for such rights as are described in the 20-F/A under “Major Shareholders and
Related Party Transactions”.
(g) No Further Consents, etc. Except for the (i) exercise by the Selling Shareholder of
certain registration rights pursuant to the Series B Share Purchase Agreement (the “Share Purchase
Agreement”) among the Company and certain purchasers named therein dated March 13, 2000 (which
registration rights have been duly exercised pursuant thereto) and (ii) waiver by certain other
holders of Ordinary Shares of certain registration rights pursuant to such Share Purchase
Agreement, no consent, approval or waiver is required under any instrument or agreement to which
the Selling Shareholder is a party or by which it is bound or under which it is entitled to any
right or benefit, in connection with the offering, sale or purchase by the Underwriters of any of
the Shares which may be sold by the Selling Shareholder under this Agreement or the consummation by
the Selling Shareholder of any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) Disclosure Made by the Selling Shareholder in the Prospectus. All information furnished
by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder in writing expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or any free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act (“Free Writing Prospectus”) or any amendment or supplement thereto used by the
Company or any Underwriter, as the case may be, is, as of the Applicable Time, and on the Closing
Date and any Subsequent Closing Date will be, true, correct and complete in all material respects,
and as of the Applicable Time does not, and on the Closing Date and any Subsequent Closing Date
will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make such information not misleading. In addition, the Selling Shareholder confirms
as accurate the number of Ordinary Shares set forth opposite the Selling Shareholder’s name in the
preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus under the caption “Principal and Selling Shareholders”
(both prior to and after giving effect to the sale of the Shares).
(i) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. The Selling Shareholder has not taken and will
not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably
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expected to
cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
(j) No Inside Information. The Selling Shareholder is not prompted to sell Ordinary Shares by
any information concerning the Company which is not set forth in the Registration Statement and the
Disclosure Package.
(k) No Free Writing Prospectuses. The Selling Shareholder represents that it has not prepared
or had prepared on its behalf or used or referred to, any Free Writing Prospectus, and represents
that it has not distributed any written materials in connection with the offer or sale of the
Securities.
Any certificate signed by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder and delivered to the
Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and
warranty by the Selling Shareholder to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.
Section 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Shares.
(a) The Firm Shares. Upon the terms herein set forth, (i) the Company agrees to issue and
sell to the several Underwriters an aggregate of [ ] Firm Shares and (ii) the Selling Shareholder
agree to sell to the several Underwriters an aggregate of [ ] Firm Shares. On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the
conditions herein set forth, the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from
the Company and the Selling Shareholders the respective number of Firm Shares set forth opposite
their names on Schedule A. The purchase price per Firm Common Share to be paid by the several
Underwriters to the Company and the Selling Shareholder shall be $[ ] per share.
(b) The Closing Date. Delivery of certificates for the Firm Shares to be purchased by the
Underwriters and payment therefor shall be made at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx &
Xxxx LLP (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representatives) at 9:00
a.m. New York time, on November [ ], 2007, or such other time and date not later than 1:30 p.m.
New York time, on November [ ], 2007 as the Representatives shall designate by notice to the
Company (the time and date of such closing are called the “Closing Date”.
(c) The Optional Shares; the Subsequent Closing Date. In addition, on the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the
conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the several Underwriters to
purchase, severally and not jointly, up to an aggregate of [ ] Optional Shares at the purchase
price per share to be paid by the Underwriters for the Firm Shares. The option granted hereunder
may be exercised at any time and from time to time upon notice by the Representatives to the
Company, which notice may be given at any time within 30 days from the date of this Agreement.
Such notice shall set forth (i) the aggregate number of Optional Shares as to which the
Underwriters are exercising the option, (ii) the names and denominations in
which the certificates for the Optional Shares are to be registered and (iii) the time, date
and place at which such certificates will be delivered (which time and date may be simultaneous
with,
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but not earlier than, the Closing Date; and in such case the term “Closing Date” shall refer
to the time and date of delivery of certificates for the Firm Shares and the Optional Shares).
Each time and date of delivery, if subsequent to the Closing Date, is called a “Subsequent Closing
Date” and shall be determined by the Representatives and shall not be earlier than three nor later
than five full business days after delivery of such notice of exercise. If any Optional Shares are
to be purchased, (a) each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of
Optional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the Representatives
may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Optional Shares to be
purchased as the number of Firm Shares set forth on Schedule A opposite the name of such
Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares.
(d) Public Offering of the Shares. The Representatives hereby advise the Company and the
Selling Shareholder that the Underwriters intend to offer for sale to the public, as described in
the Prospectus, their respective portions of the Shares as soon after this Agreement has been
executed and the Registration Statement has been declared effective as the Representatives, in
their sole judgment, has determined is advisable and practicable.
(e) Payment for the Shares. Payment for the Shares to be sold by the Company shall be made at
the Closing Date (and, if applicable, at any Subsequent Closing Date) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the order of the Company. Payment for the Shares to be sold by the
Selling Shareholders shall be made at the Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the order of the Selling Shareholder.
It is understood that the Representatives have been authorized, for their own account and the
accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept delivery of and receipt for, and make payment of
the purchase price for, the Firm Shares and any Optional Shares the Underwriters have agreed to
purchase. BAS, individually and not as the Representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not
be obligated to) make payment for any Shares to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds shall
not have been received by the Representatives by the Closing Date or any Subsequent Closing Date,
as the case may be, for the account of such Underwriter, but any such payment shall not relieve
such Underwriter from any of its obligations under this Agreement.
The Selling Shareholder hereby agrees that it will pay all stock transfer taxes, stamp duties
and other similar taxes, if any, payable upon the sale or delivery of the Shares to be sold by the
Selling Shareholder to the several Underwriters, or otherwise in connection with the performance of
the Selling Shareholder’s obligations hereunder.
(f) Delivery of the Firm Shares and the Optional Shares shall be made through the facilities
of DTC unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct. Time shall be of the essence, and
delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the
obligations of the Underwriters.
(e) Delivery of Prospectus to the Underwriters. Not later than 3:00 p.m. on the first
business day in New York City following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall
deliver or cause to be delivered, copies of the Prospectus in such quantities and at such
places as the Representatives shall reasonably request.
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Section 3. Covenants of the Company.
A. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter as
follows:
(a) Representatives’ Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements. During the period
beginning at the Applicable Time and ending on the later of the Closing Date or such date, as in
the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be
delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, including in circumstances where
such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), prior to
amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus
(including any amendment or supplement through incorporation by reference of any report filed under
the Exchange Act), the Company shall furnish to the Representatives for review a copy of each such
proposed amendment or supplement, and the Company shall not file or use any such proposed amendment
or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.
(b) Securities Act Compliance. After the date of this Agreement, the Company shall promptly
advise the Representatives in writing (i) when the Registration Statement, if not effective at the
Execution Time, shall have become effective, (ii) of the receipt of any comments of, or requests
for additional or supplemental information from, the Commission, (iii) of the time and date of any
filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement
to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, (iv) of the time and date that any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective and (v) of the issuance by the Commission
of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order or
notice preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus
or the Prospectus, or of any proceedings to remove, suspend or terminate from listing or quotation
the Ordinary Shares from any securities exchange upon which they are listed for trading or included
or designated for quotation, or of the threatening or initiation of any proceedings for any of such
purposes. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any
such stop order or notice of prevention or suspension of such use. If the Commission shall enter
any such stop order or issue any such notice at any time, the Company will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting or reversal of such order or notice at the earliest
possible moment, or, subject to Section 3(A)(a), will file an amendment to the Registration
Statement or will file a new registration statement and use its commercially reasonable efforts to
have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
Additionally, the Company agrees that it shall comply with the provisions of Rules 424(b) and 430A,
as applicable, under the Securities Act, including with respect to the timely filing of documents
thereunder, and will use its reasonable efforts to confirm that any filings made by the Company
under such Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act were received in a timely manner by the Commission.
(c) Exchange Act Compliance. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will file all
documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange
Act in the manner and within the time periods required by the Exchange Act.
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(d) Amendments and Supplements to the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and
Prospectus and Other Securities Act Matters. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event
or development shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any 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 or then prevailing, as the case may be, not
misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus, or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the
Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made or then prevailing, as the case may be, not misleading, or
if in the opinion of the Representatives it is otherwise necessary or advisable to amend or
supplement the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or to file under
the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus, or to file a new registration statement containing the Prospectus, in order to comply
with law, including in connection with the delivery of the Prospectus, the Company agrees to (i)
notify the Representatives of any such event or condition and (ii) promptly prepare (subject to
Section 3(A)(a) and 3(A)(e) hereof), file with the Commission (and use its commercially reasonable
efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or any new registration statement to be
declared effective) and furnish at its own expense to the Underwriters and to dealers, amendments
or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or any new
registration statement, necessary in order to make the statements in the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made or then prevailing, as the case may be, not misleading or so that the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with law.
(e) Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents that it has not made, and
agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, it will not make,
any offer relating to the Shares that constitutes or would constitute an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or that otherwise constitutes or would constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) or a portion thereof required to be filed by the
Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 under the Securities Act;
provided that the prior written consent of the Representatives hereto shall be deemed to have been
given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule B hereto and any electronic
road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives is hereinafter
referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus”. The Company agrees that (i) it has treated
and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, and (ii) has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the
requirements of Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record
keeping.
(f) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus. The Company agrees to furnish
the Representatives, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, as many copies of the
Prospectus and any amendments and supplements thereto
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(including any documents incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference therein) and the Disclosure Package as the Representatives may
reasonably request.
(g) Copies of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The Company will furnish to the
Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters signed copies of the Registration Statement
(including exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer
may be required by the Act, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and any
supplement thereto and the Disclosure Package as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(h) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company shall cooperate with the Representatives and counsel for
the Underwriters to qualify or register the Shares for sale under (or obtain exemptions from the
application of) the state securities or blue sky laws or Canadian provincial securities laws or
other foreign laws of those jurisdictions designated by the Representatives, shall comply with such
laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as
required for the distribution of the Shares. The Company shall not be required to qualify as a
foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in
any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation
as a foreign corporation, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Shares in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so subject. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly
of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the
Shares for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any
proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such
qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares
sold by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus.
(j) Transfer Agent. The Company shall engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and
transfer agent for the Ordinary Shares.
(k) Earnings Statement. As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to
its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement (which need not be audited)
covering the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2008 that satisfies the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 under the Securities Act.
(l) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period the Company shall
file, on a timely basis, with the Commission, The Nasdaq Global Market, the Israeli Securities
Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange all reports and documents required to be filed under the
Exchange Act. Additionally, the Company shall report the use of proceeds from the issuance of the
Shares as may be required under Rule 463 under the Securities Act.
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(m) Listing. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to list, subject to
notice of issuance, the Shares on each of The Nasdaq Global Market and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange,
subject to a final approval.
(n) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Shares. During the period commencing on the
date hereof and ending on the 90th day following the date of the Prospectus, the Company will not,
without the prior written consent of the Representatives (which consent may be withheld at the sole
discretion of the Representatives), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any
option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” or liquidate or
decrease a “call equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act,
or otherwise dispose of or transfer (or enter into any transaction that is designed to, or might
reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition of), or announce the offering of, or file any
registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any Ordinary Shares, options or
warrants to acquire shares of the Ordinary Shares or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or
convertible into Ordinary Shares (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the
Shares); provided, however, that (i) the Company may issue shares of its Ordinary Shares or options
to purchase its Ordinary Shares, or Ordinary Shares upon exercise of options, pursuant to any stock
option, stock bonus or other stock plan or arrangement described in the Prospectus and (ii) the Company may enter into an agreement to
issue, but may not issue, Ordinary Shares in connection with the acquisition of the assets of, or a
majority or controlling portion of the equity of, or a joint venture with, another entity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) during the last 17 days of the 90-day restricted period the
Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company
occurs, or (y) prior to the expiration of the 90-day restricted period, the Company announces that
it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 90-day
period, the restrictions imposed in this clause shall continue to apply until the expiration of the
18-day period beginning on the date of the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of
the material news or material event. The Company will provide the Representatives and any
co-managers, the Selling Shareholder and each individual subject to the restricted period pursuant
to the lockup letters described in Section 5(n) with prior notice of any such announcement that
gives rise to an extension of the restricted period.
(o) Compliance with Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Company will comply with all applicable
securities and other laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act, and use its best efforts to cause the Company’s directors and officers, in their capacities as
such, to comply with such laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the
provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(p) Future Reports to the Representatives. For a period of two years following the date
hereof, the Company will furnish to the Representatives, as soon as they are available, copies of
all reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to holders of the Shares, and
copies of any reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any
securities exchange or automatic quotation system, provided that any report,
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communication or financial statement furnished or filed with the Commission that is publicly
available on the Commission’s XXXXX system shall be deemed to have been furnished to the
Representatives at the time furnished or filed with the Commission.
(q) Investment Limitation. The Company shall not invest, or otherwise use the proceeds
received by the Company from its sale of the Shares in such a manner as would require the Company
or any of its subsidiaries to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
(r) No Manipulation of Price. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to
constitute, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of
any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
(s) Existing Lock-Up Agreement. The Company will enforce all existing agreements between the
Company and any of its security holders that prohibit the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or
hypothecation of any of the Company’s securities in connection with this offering of Shares. In
addition, the Company will direct the transfer agent to place stop transfer restrictions upon any
such securities of the Company that are bound by such existing “lock-up” agreements for the
duration of the periods contemplated in such agreements.
B. Covenants of the Selling Shareholder. The Selling Shareholder further covenants and agrees
with each Underwriter:
(a) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Shares. The Selling Shareholder has executed a
“lock-up” agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
(b) Delivery of Forms W-8 and W-9. To deliver to the Representatives prior to the Closing
Date a properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 (if the Selling
Shareholder is a non-United States person) or Form W-9 (if the Selling Shareholder is a United
States Person).
(c) Notification of Material Changes. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Selling
Shareholder will advise the Representatives promptly, and if requested by the Representatives, will
confirm such advice in writing, of (i) any Material Adverse Change of which the Selling Shareholder
has knowledge, (ii) any change in information in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any
Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto relating to the Selling Shareholder
or (iii) any new material information relating to the Company or relating to any matter stated in
the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto of which the
Selling Shareholder has knowledge.
(d) No Free Writing Prospectuses. Such Selling Shareholder agrees that it will not prepare or
have prepared on its behalf or use or refer to, any Free Writing Prospectus, and agrees that it
will not distribute any written materials in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
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The Representatives, on behalf of the several Underwriters, may, in their sole discretion,
jointly waive in writing the performance by the Company or the Selling Shareholder of any one or
more of the foregoing covenants or extend the time for their performance.
Section 4. Payment of Expenses.
The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
performance of its and the Selling Shareholder’s obligations hereunder and in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the
issuance and delivery of the Shares (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all fees and
expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Ordinary Shares, (iii) all necessary issue,
transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares to the
Underwriters, (iv) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent public or certified
public accountants and other advisors, (v) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement (including
financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments and
supplements thereto, and this Agreement, (vi) all filing fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses incurred by the Company or the Underwriters in connection with qualifying or registering
(or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Shares
for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws or the provincial securities laws of
Canada, and, if requested by the Representatives, preparing and printing a “Blue Sky Survey” or
memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising the Underwriters of such qualifications,
registrations and exemptions, (vii) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with, the FINRA’s review and approval of the
Underwriters’ participation in the offering and distribution of the Shares, (viii) the fees and
expenses associated with listing of the Shares on each of The Nasdaq Global Market and the Tel Aviv
Stock Exchange, (ix) all transportation and other expenses incurred by the Company in connection
with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Shares, except that the Company and the
Underwriters will each pay 50% of the cost of privately chartered airplanes used for such purposes
and (x) all other fees, costs and expenses of the Company referred to in the Registration
Statement. Except as provided in this Section 4, Section 6, Section 7 and Section 8 hereof, the
Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel.
The Selling Shareholder further agrees with each Underwriter to pay (directly or by
reimbursement) all fees and expenses incident to the performance of his obligations under this
Agreement which are not otherwise specifically provided for herein, including but not limited to
(i) fees and expenses of counsel and other advisors for the Selling Shareholder, and (ii) expenses
and taxes incident to the sale and delivery of the Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholder to
the Underwriters hereunder.
This Section 4 shall not affect or modify any separate, valid agreement relating to the
allocation of payment of expenses between the Company, on the one hand, and the Selling
Shareholder, on the other hand.
Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters.
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The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Shares as provided
herein on the Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Shares, any Subsequent Closing Date,
shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company
and the Selling Shareholders set forth in Sections 1(A) and 1(B), respectively, hereof as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made and, with respect to the Optional
Shares, as of any Subsequent Closing Date as though then made, to the accuracy of the statements of
the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the timely performance
by the Company and the Selling Shareholders of their respective covenants and other obligations
hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:
(a) Accountants’ Comfort Letter. On the date hereof, the Representatives shall have received
from Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Kasierer (a member firm of Ernst & Young Global ), independent public
accountants for the Company, a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the Underwriters, the form
of which is attached as Exhibit A.
(b) Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order; No Objection from FINRA. For
the period from and after effectiveness of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date and, with
respect to the Optional Shares, any Subsequent Closing Date:
(i) the Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission (including the
information required by Rule 430A under the Securities Act) in the manner and within the
time period required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act; or the Company shall have
filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement containing the information
required by such Rule 430A under the Securities Act, and such post-effective amendment shall
have become effective;
(ii) all material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the
Securities Act shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods
prescribed for such filings under such Rule 433 under the Securities Act;
(iii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, shall be in effect and no
proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by the Commission; and
(iv) the FINRA shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the
underwriting terms and arrangements.
(c) No Material Adverse Change or Ratings Agency Change. For the period from and after the
date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Shares, any
Subsequent Closing Date:
(i) in the judgment of the Representatives there shall not have occurred any Material
Adverse Change; and
(ii) there shall not have been any change or decrease specified in the letter or
letters referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 5 which is, in the sole judgment of the
Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to
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proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus; and
(iii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been
given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that
does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any
securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2)
under the Securities Act.
(d) Opinion of U.S. Counsel for the Company. On the Closing Date and any Subsequent Closing
Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx LLP, U.S. counsel for the Company, dated as of such Closing Date or Subsequent Closing
Date, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B.
(e) Opinion of Israeli Counsel for the Company. On the Closing Date and any Subsequent
Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Shibolet & Co.,
Israeli counsel for the Company, dated as of such Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date, the form
of which is attached as Exhibit C.
(f) Opinion of New Jersey. Counsel for the Company. On the Closing Date and any Subsequent
Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx &
Xxxx, New Jersey. counsel for the Company, dated as of such Closing Date or Subsequent Closing
Date, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D
(g) Opinion of U.S. Counsel for the Underwriters. On the Closing Date and any Subsequent
Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, U.S. counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of such Closing Date or
Subsequent Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to, and addressed to, the
Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares, the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto), the Disclosure Package and other related
matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such
counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(h) Opinion of Israeli Counsel to the Underwriters. On the Closing Date and any Subsequent
Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Meitar, Liquornik,
Geva & Leshem Xxxxxxxxx Law Offices, Israeli counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of such Closing
Date or Subsequent Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to, and addressed to, the
Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares, the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto), the Disclosure Package and other related
matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such
counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(i) Officers’ Certificate. On the Closing Date and any Subsequent Closing Date, the
Representatives shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chief
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Executive Officer or President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief
Accounting Officer of the Company, dated as of such Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date, to the
effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto and this Agreement, to the effect set forth in subsections (b) and
(c)(iii) of this Section 5, and further to the effect that:
(i) for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to such Closing
Date or Subsequent Closing Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change;
(ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 1(A) of
this Agreement are true and correct on and as of such Closing Date or Subsequent Closing
Date with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such Closing Date
or Subsequent Closing Date; and
(iii) the Company has complied with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied all the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Closing
Date or Subsequent Closing Date.
(j) Bring-down Comfort Letter. On the Closing Date and any Subsequent Closing Date, the
Representatives shall have received from Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Kasierer (a member firm of Ernst &
Young Global ), independent public accountants for the Company, a letter dated such date, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements
made in the letter furnished by them pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 5, except that the
specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three
business days prior to such Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date.
(k) Opinions of Counsel for the Selling Shareholder. On the Closing Date, the Representatives
shall have received the favorable opinions of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, U.S. counsel for
the Selling Shareholder, the form of which is attached as Exhibit E and Shibolet & Co., Israeli
counsel for the Selling Shareholder, the form of which is attached as Exhibit F, each dated as of
such Closing Date.
(l) Selling Shareholder’s Certificate. On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall receive
a written certificate executed by the Selling Shareholder, dated as of such Closing Date, to the
effect that:
(i) the Selling Shareholder has carefully examined the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and
this Agreement, and that the representations, warranties and covenants of the Selling
Shareholder set forth in Section 1(B) of this Agreement are true and correct on and as of
such Closing Date with the same force and effect as though expressly made by the Selling
Shareholder on and as of such Closing Date; and
(ii) the Selling Shareholder has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such Closing Date.
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(m) Selling Shareholder’s Documents. On the date hereof, the Company and the Selling
Shareholder shall have furnished for review by the Representatives such further information,
certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(n) Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Securityholders of the Company. On or prior to the date
hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives an agreement in the form of Exhibit
G hereto from the Selling Shareholder and each director, officer and each beneficial owner of more
than 5% of the Company’s Ordinary Shares (as defined and determined according to Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act, except that a ninety day period shall be used rather than the sixty day period
set forth therein), and such agreement shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date and
any Subsequent Closing Date.
(o) Listing of Shares. The Shares shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for
trading on each of The Nasdaq Global Market and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and satisfactory
evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Representatives.
(p) Additional Documents. On or before the Closing Date and any Subsequent Closing Date, the
Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters shall have received such information, documents
and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the
issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any
of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements,
herein contained.
If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be
satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company and the
Selling Shareholder at any time on or prior to the Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional
Shares, at any time prior to the applicable Subsequent Closing Date, which termination shall be
without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 4, Section 6,
Section 7 and Section 8 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
Section 6. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses.
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 5 or Section 18, or if the sale to the
Underwriters of the Shares on the Closing Date or on any Subsequent Closing Date is not consummated
because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company or the Selling Shareholder
to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company agrees to
reimburse the Representatives and the other Underwriters (or such Underwriters as have terminated
this Agreement with respect to themselves), severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses
that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Representatives and the Underwriters in connection
with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale of the Shares, including but not limited to
the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage,
facsimile and telephone charges.
Section 7. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if
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any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act
against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter,
director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person may become subject, insofar as such loss,
claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises
out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed
to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C under the Securities Act, or the
omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any “road
show” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) not constituting an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus (a “Non-IFWP Road Show”), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material
fact, in each case, necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and to reimburse each Underwriter, its
officers, directors, employees, agents and each such controlling person for any and all expenses
(including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representatives) as such expenses
are reasonably incurred by such Underwriter, or its officers, directors, employees, agents or such
controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing
indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent,
but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission based upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company and the Selling Shareholder by any Underwriter through the Representatives
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any Non-IFWP
Road Show, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any
Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof. The indemnity
agreement set forth in this Section 7(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company
may otherwise have.
(b) Indemnification by the Underwriters. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly,
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed
the Registration Statement , the Selling Shareholder and each person, if any, who controls the
Company or the Selling Shareholder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act,
against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, or any
such director, officer, Selling Shareholder or controlling person may become subject, insofar as
such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated
below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any Non-IFWP Road Show, or
arises out of or is based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each
case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto)
or any Non-IFWP Road Show, in reliance
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upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company and the Selling
Shareholder by the Representatives expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, or any
such director, officer, Selling Shareholder or controlling person for any legal and other expense
reasonably incurred by the Company, or any such director, officer, Selling Shareholder or
controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. The Company and the Selling
Shareholder, hereby acknowledge that the only information that the Underwriters have furnished to
the Company and the Selling Shareholder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) or any Non-IFWP Road Show are the statements set forth in the table in the
first paragraph under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus, the second and third sentences
in the third paragraph under the caption “Underwriting” relating to concessions and re-allowances
and the statements set forth under the captions “Underwriting — Stabilization” in the Prospectus.
The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 7(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that
each Underwriter may otherwise have.
(c) Indemnification by the Selling Shareholder. The Selling Shareholder agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless (i) each Underwriter, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each
person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act and (ii) the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the
Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as
incurred, to which such Underwriter, director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person may
become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect
thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto,
including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C
under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) or any Non-IFWP Road Show, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material
fact, in each case, necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and to
reimburse the Company, each Underwriter, and their respective
officers, directors, employees, agents and each such controlling person for any and all expenses
(including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representatives) as such expenses
are reasonably incurred by the Company, such Underwriter, or their
respective officers, directors, employees, agents or such
controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the Selling
Shareholder shall be liable hereunder only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) or any Non-IFWP Road Show, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Selling Shareholder expressly for use therein, and only
up to such amount equal to the net proceeds received by the Selling Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 7(c) shall be in addition to any
liabilities that the
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Selling Shareholder may otherwise have. This Section 7(c) shall not affect or modify any
separate, valid agreement relating to indemnification between the Company, on the one hand, and the
Selling Shareholder, on the other hand.
(d) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an
indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party
under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the
failure to so notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraphs
(a), (b) or (c) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such
failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and
(ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified
party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above. In
case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or
intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties
similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving
the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such
action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying
party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be
legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or
additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall
have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon
receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying
party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 7
for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (other
than local counsel), reasonably approved by the indemnifying party (or by the Representatives in
the case of Section 7(b)), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or
(ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the
expense of the indemnifying party.
(e) Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 7 shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which shall not be withheld,
delayed or conditioned unreasonably, but if settled with such consent or if there is a final
judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party
against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an
indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as
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contemplated by Section 7(d) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered
into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii)
such indemnifying party shall not have replied to such request. No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or
consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect
of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x)
includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are
the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (y) 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.
Section 8. Contribution.
If the indemnification provided for in Section 7 is for any reason unavailable to or otherwise
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the
aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by each of the Company, the Selling
Shareholder and the Underwriters from the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement or (ii)
if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
above but also the respective relative fault of the Company, the Selling Shareholder and the
Underwriters in connection with the statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties herein which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Company, the Selling Shareholder and the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Shares
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total
net proceeds from the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses)
received by the Company and the Selling Shareholder, and the total underwriting discount received
by each of the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus
bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Shares as set forth on such cover. The
respective relative fault of the Company, the Selling Shareholder and 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 or any such inaccurate
or alleged inaccurate representation or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company,
the Selling Shareholder or the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 7(c), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection
with investigating or defending any action or claim.
The Company, the Selling Shareholder and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata
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allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any
other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to
in this Section 8.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in
connection with the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public. The Selling
Shareholder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the total net proceeds
received by the Selling Shareholder from the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section
8 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments as set
forth opposite their names in Schedule A. For purposes of this Section 8, each director, officer,
employee and agent of an Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within
the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as
such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the
Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
Section 9. Default of One or More of the Several Underwriters.
If, on the Closing Date or a Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of
the several Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares that it or they have agreed to
purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number of Shares which such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the
aggregate number of the Shares to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be
obligated, severally, in the proportions that the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite their
respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the
names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as may be specified by
the Representatives with the consent of the non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase the Shares
which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such
date. If, on the Closing Date or a Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of
the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares and the aggregate number of Shares with
respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate number of Shares to be purchased
on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase
of such Shares are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate
without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4, Section
6, Section 7 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. In
any such case either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the
Closing Date or a Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no event for longer than
seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected.
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As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” shall be deemed to include any person
substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section 9. Any action taken under this Section
9 shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such
Underwriter under this Agreement.
Section 10. Termination of this Agreement.
Prior to the Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Shares, any Subsequent Closing
Date, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice given to the Company and
the Selling Shareholder if at any time (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities
shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission, The Nasdaq Global Market, the Israeli
Securities Authority or the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New
York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or
maximum prices shall have been generally established by the Commission or the FINRA or on either
such stock exchange; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal or New
York authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or
clearance services in the United States has occurred; or (iii) there shall have occurred any
outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or declaration of a national
emergency or war by the United States or any crisis or calamity, or any change in the United States
or international financial markets, or any substantial change or development involving a
prospective substantial change in United States’ or international political, financial or economic
conditions, as in the judgment of the Representatives is material and adverse and makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to market the Shares in the manner and on the terms described in the
Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities. Any termination pursuant to this
Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of any of the parties hereto.
Section 11. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the
purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the
public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an
arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company and the Selling Shareholder, on the one
hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company and the Selling Shareholder
are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and
conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with each
transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and
has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the
Company, the Selling Shareholder or their respective affiliates, shareholders, creditors or
employees or any other party; (iii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency
or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to any
of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether
such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Selling Shareholder on
other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Selling Shareholder with
respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this
Agreement; (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad
range of transactions that involve interests that
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differ from those of the Company and the Selling Shareholder and that the several Underwriters
have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary
relationship; and (v) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax
advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and the Selling Shareholder
have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed
appropriate.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral)
between the Company, the Selling Shareholder and the several Underwriters, or any of them, with
respect to the subject matter hereof. The Company and the Selling Shareholder hereby waive and
release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company and the Selling
Shareholder may have against the several Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach
of agency or fiduciary duty.
Section 12. Research Analyst Independence.
The Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledge that the Underwriters’ research analysts
and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking
divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’
research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish
research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of
their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Shareholder hereby
waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the
Selling Shareholder may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that
may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and
research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advise communicated to
the Company or the Selling Shareholder by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The
Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service
securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect
transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions
in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 13. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery.
The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of
the Company, of its officers, of the Selling Shareholder and of the several Underwriters set forth
in or made pursuant to this Agreement (i) will remain operative and in full force and effect,
regardless of any (A) investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf
of any Underwriter, the officers or employees of any Underwriter, or any person controlling the
Underwriter, the Company, the officers or employees of the Company, or any person controlling the
Company, the Selling Shareholder or any person controlling the Selling Shareholder, as the case may
be or (B) acceptance of the Shares and payment for them hereunder and (ii) will survive delivery of
and payment for the Shares sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.
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Section 14. Notices.
All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered or
telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:
If to the Representatives:
Banc of America Securities LLC
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Syndicate Department
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Syndicate Department
with a copy to:
Banc of America Securities LLC
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: [ ]
Attention: ECM Legal
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: [ ]
Attention: ECM Legal
and
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Syndicate Registration (Fax: 000-000-0000)
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Syndicate Registration (Fax: 000-000-0000)
and
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
If to the Company:
Ceragon Networks Ltd.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxx
Facsimile: x000 (0) 000-0000
Attention: Tali Idan
Ceragon Networks Ltd.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxx
Facsimile: x000 (0) 000-0000
Attention: Tali Idan
with copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
1177 Avenue of the Americas
00
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
and
Shibolet & Co.
Museum Tower
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx-Xxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: + 000-0-000 8444
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Museum Tower
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx-Xxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: + 000-0-000 8444
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
If to the Selling Shareholder:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxx
Facsimile: x000-0-0000000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxx
Facsimile: x000-0-0000000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
With a copy to:
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Adv.
General Counsel, RAD-Bynet Group
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx-Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxx
Facsimile: x000-0-0000000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Adv.
General Counsel, RAD-Bynet Group
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx-Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxx
Facsimile: x000-0-0000000
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice
to the others.
Section 15. Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, including
any substitute Underwriters pursuant to Section 9 hereof, and to the benefit of (i) the Company,
its directors, any person who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act and any officer of the Company who signs the Registration Statement, (ii) the Selling
Shareholder, (iii) the Underwriters, the officers, directors, employees and agents of the
Underwriters, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, and (iv) the respective successors and assigns of any of the
above, all as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, and no other person shall acquire or
have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” shall not
include a purchaser of any of the Shares from any of the several Underwriters merely because of
such purchase.
Section 16. Partial Unenforceability.
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The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision
hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to
be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such
minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
Section 17. Governing Law Provisions.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(a) Consent to Jurisdiction.
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) may be instituted in the federal courts of
the United States of America located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan, or
the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York,
Borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a
judgment of any such court (a “Related Judgment”), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive)
of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or
document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for
any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and
unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding
in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim
in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party not located in the United States irrevocably appoints
Ceragon Networks, Inc. as its agent to receive service of process or other legal summons for
purposes of any such suit, action or proceeding that may be instituted in any state or federal
court in the City and County of New York.
(b) Waiver of Immunity. With respect to any Related Proceeding, each party irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all immunity (whether on the basis of
sovereignty or otherwise) from jurisdiction, service of process, attachment (both before and after
judgment) and execution to which it might otherwise be entitled in the Specified Courts, and with
respect to any Related Judgment, each party waives any such immunity in the Specified Courts or any
other court of competent jurisdiction, and will not raise or claim or cause to be pleaded any such
immunity at or in respect of any such Related Proceeding or Related Judgment, including, without
limitation, any immunity pursuant to the United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, as
amended.
Section 18. Failure of the Selling Shareholder to Sell and Deliver Shares.
If the Selling Shareholder shall fail to sell and deliver to the Underwriters the Shares to be
sold and delivered by the Selling Shareholder at the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, then
the Underwriters may at their option, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company and
the Selling Shareholder, either (i) terminate this Agreement
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without any liability on the part of any Underwriter or, except as provided in Sections 4, 6,
7 and 8 hereof, the Company or the Selling Shareholder, or (ii) purchase the shares which the
Company have agreed to sell and deliver in accordance with the terms hereof. If the Selling
Shareholder shall fail to sell and deliver to the Underwriters the Shares to be sold and delivered
by the Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing Date, then the Underwriters
shall have the right, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company and the Selling
Shareholder, to postpone such Closing Date but in no event for longer than seven days in order that
the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any other
documents or arrangements may be effected.
Section 19. General Provisions.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and
supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and
negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or
modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or
implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to
benefit. The Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was
adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including,
without limitation, the indemnification provisions of Section 7 and the contribution provisions of
Section 8, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further
acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereto fairly allocate the risks in light of
the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to
assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and
return to the Company and the Selling Shareholder the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this
instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with
its terms.
Very truly yours, CERAGON NETWORKS LTD. |
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By: | ||||
[Title] | ||||
XXXXXX XXXXXXX |
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By: | ||||
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Representatives
as of the date first above written.
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC XXXXXX BROTHERS INC. | ||||
Acting as Representatives of the several Underwriters named in the attached Schedule A. | ||||
By
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Banc of America Securities LLC | |||
By: |
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By
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Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. | |||
By: |
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Managing Director |
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SCHEDULE A
Number of Firm | ||||
Shares to be | ||||
Underwriters Number of Firm Shares to be Purchased | Purchased | |||
Banc of America Securities LLC |
[___] | |||
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. |
[___] | |||
CIBC World Markets |
[___] | |||
Xxxxxxxxx & Company |
[___] | |||
Total |
[___] |
A-1
SCHEDULE B
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package
B-1
SCHEDULE C
Schedule of Pricing Information
C-1
EXHIBIT A
Form of Accountants’ Comfort Letter
A-1
EXHIBIT B
Form of Opinion of U.S. Counsel for the Company
B-1
EXHIBIT C
Form of Opinion of Israeli Counsel for the Company
C-1
EXHIBIT D
Form of Opinion of New Jersey Counsel for the Company
D-1
EXHIBIT E
Form of Opinion of U.S. Counsel for the Selling Shareholder
E-1
EXHIBIT F
Form of Opinion of Israeli Counsel for the Selling Shareholder
F-1
EXHIBIT G
[ ], 2007
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
As Representative of the several Underwriters
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
As Representative of the several Underwriters
c/o Banc of America Securities LLC
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx , XX 00000
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx , XX 00000
and
c/x Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: | Ceragon Networks Ltd. (the “Company”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned is an owner of record or beneficially of certain shares of Ordinary Shares of
the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
Ordinary Shares. The Company proposes to carry out a public offering of Ordinary Shares (the
“Offering”) for which you will act as the representatives of the underwriters. The undersigned
recognizes that the Offering will be of benefit to the undersigned and will benefit the Company.
The undersigned acknowledges that you and the other underwriters are relying on the representations
and agreements of the undersigned contained in this letter in carrying out the Offering and in
entering into underwriting arrangements with the Company with respect to the Offering.
In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby agrees that the undersigned will
not, (and will cause any spouse or immediate family member of the spouse or the undersigned living
in the undersigned’s household not to), without the prior written consent of each of Banc of
America Securities LLC and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (collectively, the “Representatives”) (which
consent may be withheld in their sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or
grant any option to sell (including without limitation any short sale), pledge, transfer, establish
an open “put equivalent position” or liquidate or decrease a “call equivalent position” within the
meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
dispose of or transfer (or enter into any transaction that is designed to, or might reasonably be
expected to, result in the disposition of) including the filing (or participation in the
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filing of) of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect
of, any shares of Ordinary Shares, options or warrants to acquire shares of Ordinary Shares, or
securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of Ordinary Shares currently
or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) by the undersigned (or such spouse or family member), or publicly
announce an intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period commencing on the date hereof and
continuing through the close of trading on the date 90 days after the date of the Prospectus (the
“Lock-Up Period”). In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of
the Representatives, it will not, during the Lock-Up Period, make any demand for or exercise any
right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Ordinary Shares or any security
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares.
If (i) the Company issues an earnings release or material news, or a material event relating
to the Company occurs, during the last 17 days of the lock-up period, or (ii) prior to the
expiration of the lock-up period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results
during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the lock-up period, the restrictions imposed
by this agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on
the date of the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material
event, unless the Representatives waive, in writing, such extension. The undersigned hereby
acknowledges that the Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to provide written notice of
any event that would result in an extension of the Lock-Up Period pursuant to the previous
paragraph to the undersigned (in accordance with Section 15 of the Underwriting Agreement) and
agrees that any such notice properly delivered will be deemed to have given to, and received by,
the undersigned. The undersigned hereby further agrees that, prior to engaging in any transaction
or taking any other action that is subject to the terms of this agreement during the period from
the date of this agreement to and including the 34th day following the expiration of the initial
Lock-Up Period, it will give notice thereof to the Company and will not consummate such transaction
or take any such action unless it has received written confirmation from the Company that the
Lock-Up Period (as such may have been extended pursuant to the previous paragraph) has expired.
The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the
Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of shares of Ordinary Shares or
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Ordinary Shares held by the
undersigned except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer the undersigned’s Ordinary Shares
(i) as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree to be bound in
writing by the restrictions set forth herein, or (ii) to any trust for the direct or indirect
benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that the trustee of
the trust agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, and provided further
that any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value. For purposes of this agreement,
“immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than
first cousin.
With respect to the Offering only, the undersigned waives any registration rights relating to
registration under the Securities Act of any Ordinary Shares owned either of record or beneficially
by the undersigned (other than those registration rights exercised with respect to the Offering
prior to the date hereof), including any rights to receive notice of the Offering.
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This agreement is irrevocable and will be binding on the undersigned and the respective
successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the undersigned.
Printed Name of Holder |
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By: | ||||||||
(and indicate capacity of person signing if signing as custodian, trustee, or on behalf of an entity) |
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