Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 1.1
2,500,000 Shares
Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, Inc.
June 10, 2015
XXXXXXXXX LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Introductory. Certain stockholders of Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), named in Schedule A (collectively, the “Selling Stockholders”) propose to sell to Xxxxxxxxx LLC (the “Underwriter”) an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”). The 2,500,000 Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholders are collectively called the “Firm Shares.” In addition, the Selling Stockholders have severally granted to the Underwriter an option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 Shares, with each Selling Stockholder selling up to the amount set forth opposite such Selling Stockholder’s name in Schedule A, all as provided in Section 2. The additional 375,000 Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to such option are collectively called the “Optional Shares.” The Firm Shares and, if and to the extent such option is exercised, the Optional Shares are collectively called the “Offered Shares.”
The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S‑3, File No. 333-203907 which contains a form of prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”) to be used in connection with the public offering and sale of the Offered Shares. Such registration statement, as amended, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, in the form in which it became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), including any information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act, is called the “Registration Statement.” Any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares is called the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement,” and from and after the date and time of filing of any such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. As used herein, the term “Prospectus” shall mean the final prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus that describes the Offered Shares and the offering thereof or, in the form first used by the Underwriter to confirm sales of the Offered Shares (the “Final Prospectus Supplement”) or in the form first made available to the Underwriter by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act. The preliminary prospectus supplement describing the Offered Shares and the offering thereof is called the “Preliminary Prospectus,” and the Preliminary Prospectus and any other prospectus supplement in preliminary form that describes the Offered Shares and the offering thereof and is used prior to the filing of the Prospectus is called a “preliminary prospectus.” References herein to the Prospectus shall refer to both the final Prospectus Supplement and the Base Prospectus components of such prospectus. As used herein, “Applicable Time” is 6:00 PM (New York City time) on June 10, 2015. As used herein, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the Base Prospectus, as amended or supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time, together with the
information included in Schedule B hereto and the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule C hereto.
All references in this underwriting agreement (the “Agreement”) to (i) the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus, including the Preliminary Prospectus, or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, or any free writing prospectus, shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”) and (ii) the Prospectus shall be deemed to include any “electronic Prospectus” provided for use in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares as contemplated by Section 3A(q) of this Agreement.
In the event that the Company has only one subsidiary, then all references herein to “subsidiaries” of the Company shall be deemed to refer to such single subsidiary, mutatis mutandis.
The Company and each of the Selling Stockholders hereby confirms their respective agreements with the Underwriter as follows:
Section 1.Representations and Warranties.
A.Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriter, as of the date of this Agreement, as of the First Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and as of each Option Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), if any, as follows:
(a)Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act. The Company has complied, to the Commission’s satisfaction, with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information, if any. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect 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.
(b)Disclosure. The Base Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus when filed complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and, if filed by electronic transmission pursuant to XXXXX, was identical (except as may be permitted by Regulation S‑T under the Securities Act) to the copy thereof delivered to the Underwriter for use in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares. Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became or becomes effective, complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. As of the Applicable Time, the Time of Sale Prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus wrapper) did not, and at the First Closing Date (as defined in Section 2) and at each applicable Option Closing Date (as defined in Section 2), will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Prospectus (including any Prospectus wrapper), as of its date, did not, and at the First Closing Date and at each applicable Option Closing Date, 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 three immediately preceding sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, or the Base Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Underwriter furnished to
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the Company in writing by the Underwriter expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information described in Section 9(c) below. There are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement which have not been described or filed as required.
(c)Free Writing Prospectuses. As of the determination date referenced in Rule 164(h) under the Securities Act, the Company was not, is not or will not be (as applicable) an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Each free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Securities Act, including timely filing with the Commission or retention where required and legending, and each such free writing prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Offered Shares did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Base Prospectus and not superseded or modified. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule C, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior written consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.
(d)The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(e)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, other than the Selling Stockholders with respect to the Offered Shares included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, except for such rights as have been duly waived.
(f)No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus: (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, properties, operations, assets, liabilities or business 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 being referred to herein as a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity, have not incurred any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent not in the ordinary course of business nor has entered into any transactions not in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) there has not been any material decrease in the capital stock of the Company and 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, by any of the Company’s subsidiaries on any class of capital stock, or any repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any class of capital stock.
(g)Independent Accountants. Xxxx Xxxxx LLP, which has expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) and supporting schedules filed with the Commission included in or incorporated by reference in the
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Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, is (i) an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”), and the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), (ii) in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and (iii) a registered public accounting firm as defined by the PCAOB whose registration has not been suspended or revoked and who has not requested such registration to be withdrawn.
(h)Financial Statements. The financial statements filed with the Commission included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods specified. The supporting schedules included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly, in all material respects, the information required to be stated therein. Such financial statements and supporting schedules have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus. All disclosures contained in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and any free writing prospectus, that constitute non-GAAP financial measures (as defined by the rules and regulations under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) comply with Regulation G under the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, as applicable.
(i)Company’s Accounting System. The Company and each of its subsidiaries make and keep books and records that are accurate in all material respects and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there have been no significant deficiencies or material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and 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. The Company is not aware of any change in its internal control over financial reporting that has occurred during its most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(j)Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
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its incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in the State of Washington and each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except to such extent where failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or other), earnings, business, properties, operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity ( a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(k)Subsidiaries. Each of the Company’s “subsidiaries” (for purposes of this Agreement, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) has been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the power and authority (corporate or other) to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus. Each of the Company’s subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except to such extent where failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity or ownership interests of each of the Company’s subsidiaries 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 adverse claim, except as otherwise disclosed in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-194488 (the “S-1 Registration Statement”).
(l)Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” (other than for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to employee benefit plans, or upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, in each case described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus). The Shares (including the Offered Shares) conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus. All of the issued and outstanding Shares (including the Shares owned by Selling Stockholders) have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding Shares was 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 described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus. The descriptions of the Company’s stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted thereunder, set forth in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus accurately and fairly presents the information required to be shown with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights.
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(m)Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by‑laws, partnership agreement or operating agreement or similar organizational documents, as applicable, or is in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would be in default) (“Default”) under any indenture, loan, credit agreement, note, lease, license agreement, contract, franchise or other instrument (including, without limitation, any pledge agreement, security agreement, mortgage or other instrument or agreement evidencing, guaranteeing, securing or relating to indebtedness) to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of their respective properties or assets are subject (each, an “Existing Instrument”), except for such Defaults as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and the sale of the Offered Shares (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by‑laws, partnership agreement or operating agreement or similar organizational documents, as applicable, 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, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 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 and by the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, except such as have been obtained or made by the Company and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act and such as may be required under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
(n)Compliance with Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries have been and are in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, except where failure to be so in compliance would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o)No Material Actions or Proceedings. Except as described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation brought by or before any governmental entity now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any such subsidiary is a party or of which any of their respective properties or assets is the subject, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, if determined adversely to the Company, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect except as otherwise described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus. Except as described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, no material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or with the employees of any principal supplier, manufacturer, customer or contractor of the Company, exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened or imminent.
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(p)Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its subsidiaries own, or have obtained valid licenses for, the inventions, patent applications, patents, trademarks, trade names, service names, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus as being owned or licensed by them or which are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), except where lack of ownership or right to use such Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and the expected expiration of such Intellectual Property rights would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge: (i) there are no third parties who have rights to any Intellectual Property, except for customary reversionary rights of third-party licensors with respect to Intellectual Property that is disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus as licensed to the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries; and (ii) there is no infringement by third parties of any Intellectual Property. There is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others: (A) challenging the Company’s rights in or to any Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; (B) challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; or (C) asserting that the Company or any of its subsidiaries infringes or otherwise violates, or would, upon the commercialization of any product or service described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus as under development, infringe or violate, any patent, trademark, trade name, service name, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim. The Company and its subsidiaries have complied with the terms of each agreement pursuant to which Intellectual Property has been licensed to the Company or any subsidiary, and all such agreements are in full force and effect, except for such challenges or violations as would not individually be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q)All Necessary Permits, etc. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits required by state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted and as described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus (“Permits”). Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of, or in default under, any of the Permits or has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or permit, that could individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r)Title to Properties. The Company and its subsidiaries do not own any real property and have good and marketable title to all of the personal property and other assets reflected as owned in the financial statements referred to in Section 1A(h) above (or elsewhere in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference therein), in each case free and clear of any security interests, liens, encumbrances, equities, adverse claims and other defects, except as (A) are described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus or (B) would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease by the Company or any of its subsidiaries are held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made or
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proposed to be made of such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company or such subsidiary.
(s)Tax Law Compliance. The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns or have properly requested extensions thereof, 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 as may be being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section 1A(h) above in respect of all federal, state and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has not been finally determined, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t)Insurance. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries are insured by recognized institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company and its subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and earthquakes. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of its subsidiaries will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.
(u)Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”); (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements; (iii) there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and (iv) there are no events or circumstances that might reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.
(v)ERISA Compliance. Each “employee benefit plan” (as defined under Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, “ERISA”)) established, maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or its subsidiaries (an “Employee Benefit Plan”) is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
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amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the “Code”). No “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA Section 4043(c)) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Pension Plan (as defined below). For each Employee Benefit Plan established, maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates (as defined below) that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA (a “Pension Plan”), the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, as applicable, has been satisfied in all material respects (without taking into account any waiver thereof or extension of any amortization period) and, to the knowledge of the Company, is reasonably expected to be satisfied during the term of this Agreement in all material respects (without taking into account any waiver thereof or extension of any amortization period). Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company if any such underfunding were required to be paid currently in a lump sum, the fair market value of the assets under each Pension Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Pension Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Pension Plan). Neither the Company, its subsidiaries nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any material liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to a Pension Plan or premiums to the PBGC, in the ordinary course of business and without default) in respect of a Pension Plan (including a “multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code. No prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and to the knowledge of the Company nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification. “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any member of any group of organizations described in Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code of which the Company or such subsidiary is a member.
(w)Company Not an “Investment Company.” The Company is not required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
(x)No Price Stabilization or Manipulation; Compliance with Regulation M. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Shares or of any “reference security” (as defined in Rule 100 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”)) with respect to the Shares, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares or otherwise.
(y)Related-Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other person required to be described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus that have not been described as required.
(z)FINRA Matters. All of the information provided to the Underwriter or to counsel for the Underwriter by the Company, its officers and directors in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares is true, complete and correct in all material respects.
(aa) Parties to Lock-Up Agreements. The Company has furnished to the Underwriter a letter agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Lock-up Agreement”) from the Selling Stockholders and each of the persons listed on Exhibit D. Such Exhibit D lists under an appropriate caption the directors and executive officers of the Company. If any additional persons shall become directors or officers of the Company prior to the end of the Company Lock-up Period (as defined below),
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the Company shall cause each such person, prior to or contemporaneously with their appointment or election as a director or officer of the Company, to execute and deliver to the Underwriter a Lock-up Agreement.
(bb) Statistical and Market-Related Data. All statistical, demographic and market-related data included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects. To the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.
(cc) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary, has made any contribution or other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state or foreign office in violation of any law or of the character required to be disclosed in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(dd) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any domestic government official, “foreign official” (as defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “FCPA”) or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the FCPA or any applicable non-U.S. anti-bribery statute or regulation; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any domestic government official, such foreign official or employee; and the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company’s affiliates have conducted their respective 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.
(ee) 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 applicable 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 best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ff) OFAC. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, after due inquiry, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf 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”).
(gg) Brokers. Except pursuant to this Agreement, 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.
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(hh) Emerging Growth Company Status. Since the time of initial filing of the S-1 Registration Statement with the Commission through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”).
(ii) No Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock. Except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the sale of the Shares as contemplated hereby will not cause any holder of any shares of capital stock, securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or options, warrants or other rights to purchase capital stock or any other securities of the Company to have any right to acquire any shares of preferred stock of the Company.
(jj) Dividend Restrictions. Except as otherwise described in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, no subsidiary of the Company is prohibited or restricted, directly or indirectly, from paying dividends to the Company, or from making any other distribution with respect to such subsidiary’s equity securities or from repaying to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company any amounts that may from time to time become due under any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any property or assets to the Company or to any other subsidiary.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and delivered to the Underwriter or to counsel for the Underwriter shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.
The Company acknowledges that the Underwriter and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered pursuant to Section 6 hereof, counsel to the Company and counsel to the Underwriter, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance.
B.Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders. Each Selling Stockholder represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriter, severally and not jointly, as follows:
(a)The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized (to the extent the Selling Stockholder is not a natural person), executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder.
(b)Title to Offered Shares to be Sold. Such Selling Stockholder has, and on the First Closing Date and each applicable Option Closing Date (as defined below) will have, good and valid title to all of the Offered Shares subject to sale by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement on such date and the legal right and power to sell, transfer and deliver all of the Offered Shares which may be sold by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement and to comply with its other obligations hereunder (other than any of the foregoing that may be created by the Underwriter).
(c)Delivery of the Offered Shares to be Sold. Delivery of Offered Shares by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement will pass good and valid title to such Offered Shares, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim.
(d)Non-Contravention; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. The execution and delivery by such Selling Stockholder of, and the performance by such Selling Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement will not contravene or conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a Default under, or require the consent of any other party (except for any consent that has already been obtained) to, (i) the charter or by-laws, partnership agreement, trust agreement or other organizational
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documents of such Selling Stockholder, (ii) any other agreement or instrument to which such Selling Stockholder is a party or by which it is bound or under which it is entitled to any right or benefit or (iii) any provision of applicable law or any judgment, order, decree or regulation applicable to such Selling Stockholder of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder, except in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to effect the ability of such Selling Stockholder to execute, deliver and perform the actions contemplated by this Agreement. 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 such Selling Stockholder of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, except such as may have been obtained or be required under the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the FINRA.
(e)No Registration Rights or Other Similar Rights. Such Selling Stockholder does not have any registration or other similar rights to have any 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 or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(f)No Further Consents, etc. Except for such consents, approvals and waivers as have been obtained by such Selling Stockholder on or prior to the date of this Agreement, no consent, approval or waiver is required under any instrument or agreement to which such Selling Stockholder 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 Underwriter of any of the Offered Shares which may be sold by such Selling Stockholder under this Agreement or the consummation by such Selling Stockholder of any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(g)Disclosure Made by Such Selling Stockholder in the Prospectus. All information furnished to the Company or the Underwriter by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder in writing expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus is, and on the First Closing Date and each applicable Option Closing Date will be, true, correct, and complete in all material respects, and did not, as of the Applicable Time, and on the First Closing Date and each applicable Option 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, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished of such Selling Stockholder consists of the description by such Selling Stockholder and the number of shares held by such Selling Stockholder as described under the caption “Selling Stockholders” in the Registration Statement and under the caption “Principal and Selling Stockholders” in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (such information, the “Selling Stockholder Information”).
(h)No Price Stabilization or Manipulation; Compliance with Regulation M. Such Selling Stockholder has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Shares or any reference security, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares or otherwise, and has taken no action which would directly or indirectly violate any provision of Regulation M.
(i)Distribution of Offering Materials by the Selling Stockholders. Prior to the later of (i) the expiration or termination of the option granted to the Underwriter under Section 2, (ii) the completion of the Underwriter’s distribution of the Offered Shares and (iii) the expiration of 25 days after the date of the Prospectus, such Selling Stockholder has not distributed and will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares other than the Registration Statement, the Base
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Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the free writing prospectus(es) listed on Schedule C and the Prospectus.
Any certificate signed by such Selling Stockholder and delivered to the Underwriter or to counsel for the Underwriter shall be deemed a representation and warranty by such Selling Stockholder to the Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.
Such Selling Stockholder acknowledges that the Underwriter and, for purposes of the opinion to be delivered pursuant to Section 6 hereof, counsel to the Selling Stockholder and counsel to the Underwriter, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance.
Section 2.Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Offered Shares.
(a)The Firm Shares. Upon the terms herein set forth, the Selling Stockholders agree to sell to the Underwriter an aggregate of 2,500,000 Firm Shares, with each Selling Stockholder selling the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite such Selling Stockholder’s name on Schedule A. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Selling Stockholders an aggregate of 2,500,000 Firm Shares. The purchase price per Firm Share to be paid by the Underwriter to the Company shall be $17.055 per share.
(b)The First Closing Date. Delivery of certificates for the Firm Shares to be purchased by the Underwriter and payment therefor shall be made at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Underwriter) at 9:00 a.m. New York City time, on June 16, 2015, or such other time and date not later than 1:30 p.m. New York City time, on June 16, 2015, as the Underwriter shall designate by notice to the Company (the time and date of such closing are called the “First Closing Date”). The Company and the Selling Stockholders hereby acknowledge that circumstances under which the Underwriter may provide notice to postpone the First Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are not limited to, any determination by the Company or the Underwriter to recirculate to the public copies of an amended or supplemented Prospectus or a delay as contemplated by the provisions of Section 19.
(c)The Optional Shares; Option 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 Selling Stockholders hereby grant an option to the Underwriter to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to an aggregate of 375,000 Optional Shares from the Selling Stockholders at the purchase price per share to be paid by the Underwriter for the Firm Shares less an amount per share equal to any dividend or distribution declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Shares. The option granted hereunder may be exercised at any time and from time to time in whole or in part upon written notice by the Underwriter to the Selling Stockholders (with a copy 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 Underwriter is exercising the option and (ii) the time, date and place at which certificates for the Optional Shares will be delivered (which time and date may be simultaneous with, but not earlier than, the First Closing Date; and in the event that such time and date are simultaneous with the First Closing Date, the term “First Closing Date” shall refer to the time and date of delivery of certificates for the Firm Shares and such Optional Shares). Any such time and date of delivery, if subsequent to the First Closing Date, is called an “Option Closing Date,” shall be determined by the Underwriter and shall not be earlier than three or later than five full business days after delivery of such notice of exercise. If any Optional Shares are to be purchased, each Selling Stockholder
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agrees, severally and not jointly, to sell the number of Optional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the Underwriter may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Optional Shares to be sold as the number of Optional Shares set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Selling Stockholder bears to the total number of Optional Shares. The Underwriter may cancel the option at any time prior to its expiration by giving written notice of such cancellation to the Selling Stockholders (with a copy to the Company).
(d)Public Offering of the Offered Shares. The Underwriter hereby advises the Company and the Selling Stockholders that the Underwriter intends to offer for sale to the public, initially on the terms set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Offered Shares as soon after this Agreement has been executed and the Registration Statement has been declared effective as the Underwriter, in its sole judgment, has determined is advisable and practicable.
(e)Payment for the Offered Shares. Payment for the Offered Shares shall be made at the First Closing Date (and, if applicable, at each Option Closing Date) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the order of the Selling Stockholders. Each Selling Stockholder 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 Offered Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder to, and the resale of the Offered Shares by, the Underwriter, or otherwise in connection with the performance of such Selling Stockholder’s obligations hereunder.
(f)Delivery of the Offered Shares. The Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly, agree to deliver, or cause to be delivered to the Underwriter certificates for the Firm Shares to be sold by them at the First Closing Date, or, in the case of Shares not held in certificate form ,the Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly, agree to deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Shares through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. The Selling Stockholders shall also deliver, or cause to be delivered to the Underwriter, certificates for the Optional Shares, or, in the case of Optional Shares not held in certificate form, the Selling Stockholders shall also deliver, or cause to be delivered to the Underwriter, the Optional Shares through the facilities of DTC, the Underwriter has agreed to purchase from them at the First Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be, against the release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. The certificates for the Offered Shares (or, for Offered Shares being delivered through the facilities of DTC, such Offered Shares) shall be registered in such names and denominations as the Underwriter shall have requested at least two full business days prior to the First Closing Date (or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be) and shall be made available for inspection on the business day preceding the First Closing Date (or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be) at a location in New York City as the Underwriter may designate.
Section 3.Additional Covenants.
A.Covenants of the Company. The Company further covenants and agrees with the Underwriter as follows:
(a)Delivery of Registration Statement, Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus. The Company shall furnish to you in New York City, without charge, or at such other time as may be agreed, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period when a prospectus relating to the Offered Shares is required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) in connection with sales of the Offered Shares, as many copies of the Time of Sale
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Prospectus, the Prospectus and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as you may reasonably request.
(b)Underwriter’s Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements. Prior to amending or supplementing any preliminary prospectus, the Base Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, the Company shall furnish to the Underwriter for review, a reasonable amount of time prior to the time of filing or use of the proposed amendment or supplement, a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement. The Company shall not file or use any such proposed amendment or supplement without the Underwriter’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall file with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.
(c)Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company shall furnish to the Underwriter for review, a reasonable amount of time prior to the proposed time of filing or use thereof, a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company, and the Company shall not file, use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto without the Underwriter’s prior written consent. The Company shall furnish to the Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by or referred to by the Company as the Underwriter may reasonably request. If at any time when a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) in connection with sales of the Offered Shares (but in any event if at any time through and including the First Closing Date) there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at such time, not misleading, the Company shall promptly amend or supplement such free writing prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict so that the statements in such free writing prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not include an 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 prevailing at such time, not misleading, as the case may be; provided, however, that prior to amending or supplementing any such free writing prospectus, the Company shall furnish to the Underwriter for review, a reasonable amount of time prior to the proposed time of filing or use thereof, a copy of such proposed amended or supplemented free writing prospectus, and the Company shall not file, use or refer to any such amended or supplemented free writing prospectus without the Underwriter’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(d)Distribution of Offering Material by the Company. Prior to the later of (i) the expiration or termination of the option granted to the Underwriter in Section 2, (ii) the completion of the Underwriter’s distribution of the Offered Shares and (iii) the expiration of 25 days after the date of the Prospectus, the Company has not distributed and will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares other than the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any free writing prospectus, as may have been amended or supplemented in compliance with Section 3 hereof and reviewed and consented to by the Underwriter, and the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified on Schedule C hereto.
(e)Filing of Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company shall not take any action that would result in the Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission
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pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.
(f)Amendments and Supplements to Time of Sale Prospectus. If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Offered Shares at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the Time of Sale Prospectus does not include an 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 when delivered to a prospective purchaser, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriter, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law the Company shall (subject to Section 3A(b) and Section 3A(c) hereof) promptly prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriter and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not include an 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 when delivered to a prospective purchaser, not misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
(g)Certain Notifications and Required Actions. After the date of this Agreement and until such time as the Underwriter is no longer required to deliver a Prospectus (which should be no longer than nine (9) months after the issuance of the Time of Sale Prospectus) in order to confirm sales of Offered Shares, the Company shall promptly advise the Underwriter in writing of: (i) the receipt of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from, the Commission; (ii) the time and date of any filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Base Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free writing prospectus or the Prospectus; (iii) the time and date that any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective; and (iv) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or any amendment or supplement to the Base Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus relating to the Offered Shares or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Base Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free writing prospectus or the Prospectus relating to the Offered Shares, or of any proceedings to remove, suspend or terminate from listing or quotation the 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. If the Commission shall enter any such stop order at any time, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain the lifting of such order at the earliest possible moment. Additionally, the Company agrees that it shall comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 424(b), Rule 433 and Rule 430A under the Securities Act.
(h)Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus and Other Securities Act Matters. If any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus so that the Prospectus does not include an 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 when the Prospectus is delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) to a purchaser, not misleading, or if in the opinion of the Underwriter or counsel for the
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Underwriter it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law the Company agrees (subject to Section 3A(b) and Section 3A(c)) hereof to promptly prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriter and to any dealer upon request, amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not include an 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 when the Prospectus is delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law. Neither the Underwriter’s consent to, nor delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the Company’s obligations under Section 3A(b) or Section 3A(c).
(i)Blue Sky Compliance. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the Underwriter and counsel for the Underwriter to qualify or register the Offered Shares for sale under (or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities or blue sky laws or Canadian provincial securities laws of those jurisdictions designated by the Underwriter, shall comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Offered 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. The Company will advise the Underwriter promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Offered 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 best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.
(j)Transfer Agent. The Company shall maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Shares.
(k)Earnings Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Underwriter as soon as practicable an earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company commencing after the date of this Agreement that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(l)Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company will comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Offered Shares as contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Offered Shares is required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule), file on a timely basis with the Commission and the NASDAQ all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act.
(m)Listing. The Company will use its best efforts to maintain the inclusion and quotation of the Offered Shares on the NASDAQ.
(n)Company to Provide Copy of the Prospectus in Form That May be Downloaded from the Internet. If reasonably requested by the Underwriter, the Company shall cause to be prepared and delivered, at its expense, within one business day from the effective date of this Agreement, to the Underwriter an “electronic Prospectus” to be used in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered
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Shares. As used herein, the term “electronic Prospectus” means a form of Time of Sale Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, that meets each of the following conditions: (i) it shall be encoded in an electronic format, satisfactory to the Underwriter, that may be transmitted electronically by the Underwriter to offerees and purchasers of the Offered Shares; (ii) it shall disclose the same information as the paper Time of Sale Prospectus, except to the extent that graphic and image material cannot be disseminated electronically, in which case such graphic and image material shall be replaced in the electronic Prospectus with a fair and accurate narrative description or tabular representation of such material, as appropriate; and (iii) it shall be in or convertible into a paper format or an electronic format, satisfactory to the Underwriter, that will allow investors to store and have continuously ready access to the Time of Sale Prospectus at any future time, without charge to investors (other than any fee charged for subscription to the Internet as a whole and for on-line time). The Company hereby confirms that it has included or will include in the Prospectus filed pursuant to XXXXX or otherwise with the Commission and in the Registration Statement at the time it was declared effective an undertaking that, upon receipt of a request by an investor or his or her representative, the Company shall transmit or cause to be transmitted promptly, without charge, a paper copy of the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(o)Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Shares. During the period commencing on and including the date hereof and continuing through and including the 90th day following the date of the Prospectus (such period, as extended as described below, being referred to herein as the “Lock-up Period”), the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), directly or indirectly: (i) sell, offer to sell, contract to sell or lend any Shares or Related Securities (as defined below); (ii) effect any short sale, or establish or increase any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) of any Shares or Related Securities; (iii) pledge, hypothecate or grant any security interest in any Shares or Related Securities; (iv) in any other way transfer or dispose of any Shares or Related Securities; (v) enter into any swap, hedge or similar arrangement or agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of any Shares or Related Securities, regardless of whether any such transaction is to be settled in securities, in cash or otherwise; (vi) announce the offering of any Shares or Related Securities; (vii) file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of any Shares or Related Securities (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Offered Shares); or (viii) publicly announce the intention to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the Company may (A) effect the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) any Shares issued by the Company upon the conversion of a security, any stock split or the exercise of an option or warrant outstanding on the date hereof and referred to in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (C) issue Shares or options to purchase Shares, or issue Shares upon exercise of options, pursuant to any stock option, stock bonus or other stock plan or arrangement described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (D) the filing of any Registration Statement on Form S-8 and (E) the issuance of Shares or Related Securities 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 in connection with the acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of such entity; provided that (x) the aggregate number of Shares issued or issuable upon exchange or conversion of any Related Securities under this clause (E) during the 90-day restricted period shall not exceed 5.0% of the total number of Shares issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and (y) any recipient of such Shares or Related Securities shall have executed and delivered to the Underwriter a lock-up letter in the form of Exhibit D hereto. For purposes of the foregoing, “Related Securities” shall mean any options or warrants or other rights to acquire Shares or any securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Shares, or to acquire other securities or rights ultimately exchangeable or exercisable for, or convertible into, Shares.
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(p)Future Reports to the Underwriter. During the period of three years hereafter, the Company will furnish to the Underwriter, at Jefferies LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Global Head of Syndicate, copies of each proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other report filed by the Company with the Commission; provided, however, that the requirements of this Section 3A(s) shall be satisfied to the extent that such reports, statement, communications, financial statements or other documents are available on XXXXX.
(q)No Stabilization or Manipulation; Compliance with Regulation M. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Shares or any reference security with respect to the Shares, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares or otherwise, and the Company will comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation M.
(r)Enforce Lock-Up Agreements. During the Lock-up Period, the Company will enforce all agreements between the Company and any of its security holders that restrict or prohibit, expressly or in operation, the offer, sale or transfer of Shares or Related Securities or any of the other actions restricted or prohibited under the terms of the form of Lock-up Agreement. 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 “lock-up” agreements for the duration of the periods contemplated in such agreements, including, without limitation, “lock-up” agreements entered into by the Company’s executive officers and directors and stockholders pursuant to Section 6(k) hereof.
(s)Emerging Growth Company Status. The Company will promptly notify the Underwriter if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (i) the time when a prospectus relating to the Offered Shares is not required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) and (ii) the expiration of the Lock-Up Period (as defined herein).
B.Covenants of the Selling Stockholders. Each Selling Stockholder further covenants and agrees, severally and not jointly, with the Underwriter:
(a)Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Shares. Such Selling Stockholder will execute and deliver a Lock-Up Agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
(b)No Stabilization or Manipulation; Compliance with Regulation M. Such Selling Stockholder will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Shares or any reference security with respect to the Shares, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares or otherwise, and such Selling Stockholder will, and shall cause each of its affiliates to, comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation M.
(c)Notification. Such Selling Stockholder will advise you promptly, and if requested by you, will confirm such advice in writing, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Offered Shares is required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule), of any (i) change in information in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus, any free writing prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto relating to such Selling Stockholder, or (ii) any new material information relating to the Selling Stockholder or relating to any matter stated in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
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(d)Delivery of Forms W-8 and W-9. To deliver to the Underwriter no later than the First Closing Date a properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 (if the Selling Stockholder is a non-United States person) or Form W-9 (if the Selling Stockholder is a United States Person).
The Underwriter may, in its sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the Company or any Selling Stockholder 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 Stockholders’ obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the delivery of the Offered Shares (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Shares, (iii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the sale of the Offered Shares to the Underwriter and the resale of such shares by the Underwriter, (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), the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, each free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company, each preliminary prospectus and the Base Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and this Agreement, (vi) all filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the Underwriter in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Offered 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 Underwriter, preparing and printing a “Blue Sky Survey” or memorandum and a “Canadian wrapper”, and any supplements thereto, advising the Underwriter of such qualifications, registrations and exemptions (not to exceed $5,000 for such “Blue Sky Survey” or memorandum), (vii) the costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Underwriter in connection with determining its compliance with the rules and regulations of FINRA related to the Underwriter’s participation in the offering and distribution of the Offered Shares, including any related filing fees and the reasonable legal fees of, and disbursements by, counsel to the Underwriter not to exceed $15,000, (viii) the fees and expenses associated with listing the Offered Shares on the NASDAQ and (ix) all other fees, costs and expenses of the nature referred to in Item 14 of Part II of the Registration Statement. Except as provided in this Section 4 or in Section 7, Section 9 or Section 10 hereof, the Underwriter shall pay its own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of its counsel.
Except as otherwise agreed between the Company and the Selling Stockholders, including pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of May 1, 2014, each Selling Stockholder, severally and not jointly, further agrees with the Underwriter to pay (directly or by reimbursement) all fees and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement that are not otherwise specifically provided for herein, including but not limited to taxes incident to the sale and delivery of the Offered Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholders to, and the resale of the Offered Shares by, the Underwriter hereunder. It being understood, however, that the Company shall bear, and the Selling Stockholders shall not be required to pay or to reimburse the Company for, the cost incurred by the Company of any other matters not directly relating to the sale and purchase of the Offered Shares sold by the applicable Selling Stockholders pursuant to this Agreement.
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 Stockholders, on the other hand.
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Section 5.Covenant of the Underwriter. The Underwriter covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that otherwise would not, but for such actions, be required to be filed by the Company under Rule 433(d).
Section 6.Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriter. The obligations of the Underwriter hereunder to purchase and pay for the Offered Shares as provided herein on the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Shares, each Option Closing Date, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and the Selling Stockholders set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the First Closing Date as though then made and, with respect to the Optional Shares, as of each Option Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance by the Company and the Selling Stockholders of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:
(a)Comfort Letter. On the date hereof, the Underwriter shall have received from Xxxx Xxxxx LLP, independent registered public accountants for the Company, a letter or letters dated the date hereof addressed to the Underwriter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountant’s “comfort letters” to underwriter, delivered according to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with respect to the audited and unaudited financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, and each free writing prospectus, if any.
(b)Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order; No Objection from FINRA.
(i)The Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission (including the information required by Rule 430B 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 in accordance with and containing the information required by such Rule 430B, and such post-effective amendment shall have become effective.
(ii)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.
(iii)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 through and including the First Closing Date and, with respect to any Optional Shares purchased after the First Closing Date, each Option Closing Date:
(i)there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change, the effect of which in the judgment of the Underwriter is so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the First Closing Date or such Option Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the matter contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; and
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(ii)if there are any debt securities or preferred stock of the Company that are rated by a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act), there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading, in the rating accorded any such debt securities or preferred stock.
(d)Opinion of Counsel for the Company. On each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date the Underwriter shall have received the opinion and negative assurance letter of Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of such date, in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2, respectively.
(e)Opinion of General Counsel for the Company. On each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date the Underwriter shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, General Counsel for the Company, dated as of such date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-3.
(f)Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriter. On each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date the Underwriter shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriter in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter, dated as of such date.
(g)Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Stockholders. On each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received:
(i) the opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Selling Stockholders listed on Schedule D hetero, dated as of such date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1; and
(ii) the opinion of Debevoise & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for AI PM Holdings LP, dated as of such date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2;
(h)Officers’ Certificate. On each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of such date, to the effect set forth in Section 6(b)(ii) and further to the effect that:
(i)for the period from and including the date of this Agreement through and including such date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change;
(ii)the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set forth in Section 1A of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such 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 date.
(i)Bring-down Comfort Letter. On each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date the Underwriter shall have received from Xxxx Xxxxx LLP, independent registered public accountants for the Company, a letter or letters dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter, which letter shall: (i) reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by them pursuant to Section 6(a), except that the specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the First Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the
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case may be; and (ii) cover certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus.
(j)Selling Stockholders’ Certificate. On each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, the Underwriter shall receive a written certificate of each Selling Stockholder, dated as of such date, to the effect that:
(i)the representations, warranties and covenants of such Selling Stockholder set forth in Section 1.B of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made by such Selling Stockholder on and as of such date; and
(ii)such Selling Stockholder has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such date.
(k)Lock-Up Agreements. On or prior to the date hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter an agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto from each of the persons listed on Exhibit D hereto and each such agreement shall be in full force and effect on each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date.
(l)Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. In the event that a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement is filed in connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement, such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed with the Commission on the date of this Agreement and shall have become effective automatically upon such filing.
(m)Additional Documents. On or before each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, the Underwriter and counsel for the Underwriter shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably request for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the sale of the Offered 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; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the sale of the Offered Shares as contemplated herein and in connection with the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel for the Underwriter.
If any condition specified in this Section 6 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriter by notice from the Underwriter to the Company and the Selling Stockholders at any time on or prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Shares, at any time on or prior to the applicable Option Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 4, Section 7, Section 9 and Section 10 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
Section 7.Reimbursement of Underwriter’s Expenses. If this Agreement is terminated by the Underwriter pursuant to Section 6, Section 12 or Section 19, or if the sale to the Underwriter of the Offered Shares on the First Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company or the Selling Stockholders to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriter, upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that have been reasonably incurred by the Underwriter in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale of the Offered Shares, including, but not limited to, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.
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Section 8.Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
Section 9.Indemnification.
(a)Indemnification by the Company of the Underwriter. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Underwriter or such affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or the laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions where Offered Shares have been offered or sold or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or 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; (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free writing prospectus that the Company has used, referred to or filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, any Marketing Material, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to the foregoing), or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (iii) any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by the Underwriter in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Shares or the offering contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or based upon any matter covered by clause (i) or (ii) above; and to reimburse the Underwriter and each such affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent and controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) as such expenses are incurred by the Underwriter or such affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent or 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 made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Underwriter furnished to the Company by the Underwriter in writing expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any such free writing prospectus, any Marketing Material, or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information described in Section 9(c) below. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 9(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.
(b)Indemnification by the Selling Stockholders of the Underwriter. Each Selling Stockholder, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act to the extent and in the manner set forth in clauses (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) above; and to reimburse the Underwriter and each such affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent and controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the Underwriter or such affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided that (i) such indemnification
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shall only be with respect to untrue statements or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, any free writing prospectus that the Company has used, referred to or filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to the foregoing), in reliance upon and in conformity with the Selling Stockholder Information with respect to such Selling Stockholder and (ii) the liability the Underwriter under this subsection of each Selling Stockholder shall be limited to an amount equal to the gross proceeds after underwriting commissions and discounts, but before expenses, to such Selling Stockholder from the sale of Shares sold by such Selling Stockholder (with respect to each Selling Stockholder, the “Selling Stockholder Amount”).
(c)Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and Officers and the Selling Stockholders. The 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 Stockholders and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Selling Stockholder 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 Stockholder or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Underwriter), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free writing prospectus, that the Company has used, referred to or filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433 of the Securities Act, or the Prospectus (or any such amendment or supplement) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, such free writing prospectus or the Prospectus (or any such amendment or supplement), in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Underwriter furnished to the Company by the Underwriter in writing expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, or any such director, officer, Selling Stockholder or controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) as such expenses are incurred by the Company, or any such director, officer, Selling Stockholder or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. The Company and each of the Selling Stockholders, hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Underwriter has furnished to the Company expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to the foregoing), are the statements set forth in (i) the first sentence of the third paragraph under the caption “Underwriting,” (ii) the first paragraph under the caption “Underwriting-Commission and Expenses,” (iii) the statements concerning stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M of the Exchange Act under the caption “Underwriting-Stabilization” and (iv) the statements concerning electronic prospectus distribution under the caption “Underwriting-Electronic Distribution” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 9(c) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Underwriter may otherwise have.
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(d)Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 9 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 9, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party to the extent the indemnifying party is not materially prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure and shall not in any event relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. 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, that 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 which 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 9 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 fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action), which counsel (together with any local counsel) for the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Underwriter (in the case of counsel for the indemnified parties referred to in Section 9(a) and Section 9(b) above) or by the Company (in the case of counsel for the indemnified parties referred to in Section 9(c) above)) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party and shall be paid as they are incurred.
(e)Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 9 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be 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 contemplated by Section 9(d) hereof, the indemnifying party 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 reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. 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
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hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent 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 does not include an admission of fault or culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such indemnified party.
Section 10.Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 9 is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other hand, from the offering of the Offered 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 relative fault of the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions 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 and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total proceeds from the offering of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriter, in each case as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Offered Shares as set forth on such cover. The relative fault of the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, or the Underwriter, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9(d), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section 9(d) with respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section 10; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section 9(d) for purposes of indemnification.
The Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriter agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 10 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 10.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10, (i) no Selling Stockholder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate under this agreement, any amount in excess of the Selling Stockholder Amount received by the Selling Stockholder and (ii) the Underwriter shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriter in connection with the Offered Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
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this Section 10, each affiliate, director, officer, employee and agent of the Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the 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 and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
Section 11.[Reserved].
Section 12.Termination of this Agreement. Prior to the purchase of the Firm Shares by the Underwriter on the First Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriter by notice given to the Company and the Selling Stockholders if at any time: (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by the NASDAQ, or trading in securities generally on either the NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such stock exchanges; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal, New York, or Delaware authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities 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 Underwriter is material and adverse and makes it impracticable to market the Offered Shares in the manner and on the terms described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities; (iv) in the judgment of the Underwriter there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change; or (v) the Company shall have sustained a loss by strike, fire, flood, earthquake, accident or other calamity of such character as in the judgment of the Underwriter may interfere materially with the conduct of the business and operations of the Company regardless of whether or not such loss shall have been insured. Any termination pursuant to this Section 12 shall be without liability on the part of (a) the Company or the Selling Stockholders to the Underwriter, except that the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Underwriter pursuant to Section 4 or Section 7 hereof or (b) the Underwriter to the Company or the Selling Stockholders; provided, however, that the provisions of Section 9 and Section 10 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
Section 13.No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company and the Selling Stockholders acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction, the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company or the Selling Stockholders, or the Company’s other stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Stockholders with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Selling Stockholders on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Selling Stockholders with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriter and its affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and the Selling Stockholders, and (e) the Underwriter has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby
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and the Company and the Selling Stockholders have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate.
Section 14.Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its officers, of the Selling Stockholders and of the Underwriter set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriter or the Company or any of its or their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, or the Selling Stockholders, as the case may be, and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, will survive delivery of and payment for the Offered Shares sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.
Section 15.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 Underwriter: | Jefferies LLC |
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
If to the Company: | Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, Inc. |
0000 XX Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
with a copy to: | Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Holdings, LLC: | If to LEP Papa Xxxxxx’x |
LEP Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, LLC
c/o Xxx Xxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
with a copy to: | Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
If to Xxxxxxx 1998
Family Trust or Yoo Xxx Xxx: | c/o LEP Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, LLC |
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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If to AI PM Holdings LP: | c/o AI Altep Holdings, Inc. |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
with an electronic copy to: | xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx |
with a copy to: | Debevoise & Xxxxxxxx LLP |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.
Section 16.Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and to the benefit of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 9 and Section 10, and in each case their respective successors, and personal representatives, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term “successors” shall not include any purchaser of the Offered Shares as such from the Underwriter merely by reason of such purchase.
Section 17.Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
Section 18.Governing Law Provisions. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state. 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 Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York (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.
Section 19.Failure of One or More of the Selling Stockholders to Sell and Deliver Offered Shares. If one or more of the Selling Stockholders shall fail to sell and deliver to the Underwriter the Offered Shares to be sold and delivered by such Selling Stockholders at the First Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, and the remaining Selling Stockholders do not exercise the right hereby granted to
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increase pro rata or otherwise, the number of Shares to be sold by them hereunder to be sold by all Selling Stockholders as set forth in Schedule A hereto, then the Underwriter may at its option, by written notice to the Company and the Selling Stockholders, either (i) terminate this Agreement without any liability on the part of the Underwriter or, except as provided in Section 4, Section 7, Section 9 and Section 10 hereof, the Company or the other Selling Stockholders, or (ii) purchase the shares which the other Selling Stockholders have agreed to sell and deliver in accordance with the terms hereof. If one or more of the Selling Stockholders shall fail to sell and deliver to the Underwriter the Offered Shares to be sold and delivered by such Selling Stockholders pursuant to this Agreement at the First Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, then the Underwriter shall have the right, by written notice from the Underwriter to the Company and the Selling Stockholders, to postpone the First Closing Date or the applicable Option 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.
Section 20.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 9 and the contribution provisions of Section 10, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges that the provisions of Section 9 and Section 10 hereof 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, the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, each free writing prospectus and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements to the foregoing), as contemplated by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
LEP Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Xxxxxxx 1998 Family Trust
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Trustee
MLPF&S Custodian FBO Xxx Xxx Xxx XXX
By: /s/ Yoo Xxx Xxx
Name: Yoo Xxx Xxx
AI PM Holdings LP
By: AI Altep Holdings, Inc., as its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriter in New York, New York as of the date first above written.
XXXXXXXXX LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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Schedule A
Selling Stockholders | Maximum Number of Firm Shares to be Sold | Maximum Number of Optional Shares to be Sold | |||
LEP Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, LLC* 650 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | 2,180,670 | 327,100 | |||
Xxxxxxx 1998 Family Trust 1067 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx. 0 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | 2,317 | 000 | |||
Xxx Xxx Xxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 28255 Attention: Retirement Plans Operations | 5,490 | 824 | |||
AI PM Holdings LP c/o Wilmington Family Office, Inc. 1100 Market Street, Suite 1010 Wilmington, DE 19801-1289 Attention: Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | 311,523 | 46,729 | |||
Total: | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
* Significant Selling Stockholder
Schedule B
Orally Conveyed Pricing Information
1. Public Offering Price: $17.55 per share
2. 2,500,000 of Firm Shares
3. 375,000 of Optional Shares
Schedule C
Free Writing Prospectuses Included in the Time of Sale Prospectus
None.
Schedule D
Selling Stockholders covered by the Form of Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP attached as Exhibit B-1 to the Underwriting Agreement
1. | LEP Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, LLC |
2. | Xxxxxxx 1998 Family Trust |
3. | Yoo Xxx Xxx |
Exhibit A-1
Form of Opinion of Company Counsel
1.The Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
2.Each subsidiary of the Company listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Subsidiary”) is a corporation or limited liability company (as the case may be) validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state set forth opposite such Subsidiary’s name on Schedule A, and has all requisite corporate and limited liability company power (as the case may be) and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
3.The authorized capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Description of Capital Stock.” All of such outstanding shares of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive rights pursuant to law or in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or any contractual preemptive rights under any of the agreements identified on Schedule B hereto.
4.The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Agreement and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by the Company have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and the Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
5.The execution and delivery by the Company of the Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, will not conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under or violate (i) any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws or the applicable organizational documents of the Company, (ii) any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any document, agreement or other instrument listed on Schedule B hereto, (iii) the laws of the State of New York, the corporate laws of the State of Delaware or federal law (other than federal and state securities or blue sky laws, as to which we express no opinion in this paragraph) or (iv) any judgment, writ, injunction, decree, order or ruling of any court or governmental authority binding on the Company of which we are aware.
6.No consent, approval, waiver, license or authorization or other action by or filing with any New York, Delaware corporate or limited liability company, or federal governmental authority is required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of the Agreement, the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby or the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, except for federal and state securities or blue sky laws, as to which we express no opinion in this paragraph.
7.Based solely on a telephone confirmation by the Staff of the Commission, we are not aware of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use. To our knowledge, no proceedings therefor have been initiated or overtly threatened
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by the Commission and any required filing of the Prospectus and any supplement thereto pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act has been made in the manner and within the time period required by such Rule.
8.The statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Capital Stock,” insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the terms of the Shares fairly present the terms of the Shares in all material respects.
9.The statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package and Prospectus under the caption “Material U.S. Federal Income and Estate Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders,” insofar as such statements constitute summaries of U.S. federal income tax law referred to therein, fairly summarize the matters referred to therein in all material respects.
10.The Company is not an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
X-0-0
Xxxxxxx X-0
Form of Negative Assurance Letter of Company Counsel
1.Subject to the foregoing, we confirm to you that, on the basis of the information we gained in the course of performing the services referred to above, (a) the Registration Statement (including the Incorporated Documents), as of its most recent effective date (which for purposes of this letter is understood to be the date of the Agreement), and the Prospectus (including the Incorporated Documents), as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, appeared on their face to be appropriately responsive, in all material respects relevant to the offering of the Securities, to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and (b) no facts have come to our attention which cause us to believe that (i) the Registration Statement (including the Incorporated Documents), as of its most recent effective date (which for purposes of this letter is understood to be the date of the Agreement), contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Pricing Disclosure Package (including the Incorporated Documents), as of 6:00 PM on June 10, 2015, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) the Prospectus (including the Incorporated Documents), as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement or as of the date hereof, contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits 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.
X-0-0
Xxxxxxx X-0
Form of Opinion of General Counsel
1.To my knowledge and except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, after due inquiry, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation brought by or before any governmental entity now pending or, to my knowledge, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder; and the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any such subsidiary is a party or of which any of their respective properties or assets is the subject, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, if determined adversely to the Company, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
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Xxxxxxx X-0
Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Selling Stockholders
1.The Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Stockholder.
2. The execution and delivery by the Selling Stockholder of the Agreement and the performance by the Selling Stockholder of its obligations thereunder, including the sale of shares of Common Stock being sold by the Selling Stockholder contemplated thereby, will not conflict with, constitute a default under or violate, (i) if the Selling Stockholder is not a natural person, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the limited liability company agreement of the Selling Stockholder or (ii) the laws of the State of New York, or federal law or regulation (other than federal and state securities or blue sky laws, as to which we express no opinion in this paragraph), and in the case of Selling Stockholders that are not natural persons, the limited liability company laws of the State of Delaware.
3.No consent, approval or authorization or other action by or filing with any New York or federal governmental authority (and additionally, in the case of Selling Stockholders that are not natural persons, Delaware limited liability company authority) is required in connection with the consummation by the Selling Stockholder of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, except for federal and state securities or blue sky laws, as to which we express no opinion in this paragraph.
4.Assuming that the Underwriter acquire the shares of Common Stock being sold to them by the Selling Stockholder pursuant to the Agreement without notice of an adverse claim thereto, upon (a)(i) indication by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) by book entry that such shares of Common Stock have been credited to the Underwriter’s securities account at DTC or (ii) DTC’s acquisition of such shares of Common Stock for the Underwriter and acceptance of such shares of Common Stock for the Underwriter’s securities account and (b) payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, (y) the Underwriter will acquire a valid security entitlement in respect of such shares of Common Stock and (z) no action based on an adverse claim may be validly asserted against the Underwriter with respect to their interest in such shares of Common Stock. For purposes of this Paragraph 5, the terms “adverse claim”, “notice of an adverse claim”, “securities account” and “securities entitlement” have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Sections 8-102(a)(1), 8-105, 8-501 and 8-102(a)(17) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York (the “UCC”).
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Xxxxxxx X-0
Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Selling Stockholder
1. The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Stockholder to the extent (if any) that execution and delivery thereof by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder is governed by the laws of the State of New York.
2. The execution and delivery by the Selling Stockholder of the Underwriting Agreement did not, and the sale today by the Selling Stockholder of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement will not, violate (i) its Governing Document, (ii) any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated May 1, 2014, by and between Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings Inc. and the stockholders party thereto, (iii) any existing judgment, order or decree known to us of any United States Federal, New York State court or other governmental authority known by us to be binding upon the Selling Stockholder or (iv) to our knowledge, any Applicable Law, except in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv) for such violations that would not to our knowledge have a Material Adverse Effect.
3. No Governmental Approval is required to be obtained or made on or prior to the date hereof for the execution and delivery by the Selling Stockholder of the Underwriting Agreement or the sale today by the Selling Stockholder of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement.
4. Assuming that the Underwriter acquires its interest in the Securities it has purchased from the Selling Stockholder without notice (within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the UCC) of an adverse claim (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(1) of the UCC), the Underwriter has purchased the Securities delivered on the date hereof to DTC by making payment therefor as provided in the Underwriting Agreement and the Underwriter has had the Securities credited to the securities account or accounts of the Underwriter maintained with DTC in accordance with Section 8-501 of the UCC, the Underwriter will have acquired a security entitlement (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC) to such Securities purchased by the Underwriter, and no action based on an adverse claim (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(1) of the UCC) may be asserted against the Underwriter with respect to such security entitlement. The opinions expressed in this paragraph 5 are limited to the effect of Article 8 of the UCC.
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Exhibit C
Form of Lock-up Agreement
[•], 2015
Jefferies LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
RE: Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
Ladies & Gentlemen:
The undersigned is an owner of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Shares”) or of securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares. The selling stockholders named in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement (the “Selling Stockholders”) propose to sell certain of the Shares (the “Offering”) for which Xxxxxxxxx LLC will act as the underwriter (the “Underwriter”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares. The undersigned recognizes that the Offering will benefit each of the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the undersigned. The undersigned acknowledges that the Underwriter is relying on the representations and agreements of the undersigned contained in this letter agreement in conducting the Offering and, at a subsequent date, in entering into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) and other underwriting arrangements with the Company and the Selling Stockholders with respect to the Offering.
Annex A sets forth definitions for capitalized terms used in this letter agreement that are not defined in the body of this agreement. Those definitions are a part of this agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees that, during the Lock-up Period, the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, which may withhold its consent in its sole discretion:
• | Sell or Offer to Sell any Shares or Related Securities currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by the undersigned, |
• | enter into any Swap, |
• | make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration under the Securities Act of the offer and sale of any Shares or Related Securities, or cause to be filed a registration statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement (or an amendment or supplement thereto) with respect to any such registration; or |
• | publicly announce any intention to do any of the foregoing. |
The foregoing will not apply to the registration of the offer and sale of the Shares, and the sale of the Shares to the Underwriter, in each case as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement. In addition, the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:
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(i) the exercise of stock options, including through a “net” or cashless exercise, granted pursuant to any of the Company’s equity incentive plans in effect as of the date hereof or at the closing date of the Offering; provided that the restrictions of this agreement shall apply to Shares issued upon such exercise; or
(ii) the forfeiture of Shares to the Company to satisfy tax withholding requirements; or
(iii) the transfer of Shares or Related Securities by gift, or by will or intestate succession, to a trust whose beneficiaries consist exclusively of one or more of the undersigned and/or a Family Member or any of their successors upon death, or any partnership or limited liability company, the partners or members of which consist of the undersigned and/or a Family Member; or
(iv) as a distribution to subsidiaries, limited partners or partners, members or stockholders of the undersigned; provided that any such transfer or distribution shall not involve a disposition for value; or
(v) to the undersigned’s affiliates or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by the undersigned; provided that any such transfer or distribution shall not involve a disposition for value;
provided, further, that in the cases of clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) above, it shall be a condition to such transfer that:
• | each transferee executes and delivers to the Underwriter an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter stating that such transferee is receiving and holding such Shares and/or Related Securities subject to the provisions of this letter agreement and agrees not to Sell or Offer to Sell such Shares and/or Related Securities, engage in any Swap or engage in any other activities restricted under this letter agreement except in accordance with this letter agreement (as if such transferee had been an original signatory hereto), and |
• | prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, no public disclosure or filing under the Exchange Act by any party to the transfer (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) shall be required, or made voluntarily, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of Shares in connection with such transfer. |
The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that written notice by the Underwriter to the Company of any extension of the 90-day initial lock-up period will be deemed to have been given to, and received by, the undersigned.
In addition, the foregoing shall not apply to the establishment of a trading plan by the undersigned pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Shares; provided, that such plan does not provide for the transfer of Shares during the 90-day lock-up period referred to above and no filing under the Exchange Act, or other public announcement (other than a filing on Form 5 made after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period), shall be required or voluntarily made in connection with the establishment of such plan until after the expiration of the 90-day period referred to above. Furthermore, the undersigned may sell Shares purchased on the open market following the Offering if and only if (i) such sales are not required to be reported in any public report with the Commission, or otherwise and (ii) the undersigned does not otherwise voluntarily effect any public filing or report regarding such sales; in each case, other than a filing on Form 5 made after the expiration of the 90-day period referred to above.
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 or Related Securities held by the undersigned, if any, except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
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Whether or not the Offering occurs as currently contemplated or at all depends on market conditions and other factors. The Offering will only be made pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation among the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriter.
The undersigned understands that, if (1) the closing of the Offering shall not have occurred on or before July 15, 2015, (2) the Company files an application to withdraw the registration statement related to the Offering, (3) the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective, or if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Shares to be sold thereunder, or (4) the Underwriter, in writing, prior to the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, that it has determined not to proceed with the Offering, the undersigned shall be released from all obligations under this letter agreement. The undersigned understands that the Underwriter is entering into the Underwriting Agreement and proceeding with the Offering in reliance upon this agreement.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power, capacity and authority to enter into this letter agreement. This letter agreement is irrevocable and will be binding on the undersigned and the successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns of the undersigned.
This letter agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
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Signature
Printed Name of Person Signing
(Indicate capacity of person signing if
signing as custodian or trustee, or on behalf
of an entity)
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Certain Defined Terms
Used in Lock-up Agreement
For purposes of the letter agreement to which this Annex A is attached and of which it is made a part:
• | “Call Equivalent Position” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act. |
• | “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
• | “Family Member” shall mean the spouse of the undersigned, an immediate family member of the undersigned or an immediate family member of the undersigned’s spouse, in each case living in the undersigned’s household or whose principal residence is the undersigned’s household (regardless of whether such spouse or family member may at the time be living elsewhere due to educational activities, health care treatment, military service, temporary internship or employment or otherwise). “Immediate family member” as used above shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16a-1(e) under the Exchange Act. |
• | “Lock-up Period” shall mean the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing through the close of trading on the date that is 90 days after the date of the Prospectus (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement. |
• | “Put Equivalent Position” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act. |
• | “Related Securities” shall mean any options or warrants or other rights to acquire Shares or any securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Shares, or to acquire other securities or rights ultimately exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Shares. |
• | “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
• | “Sell or Offer to Sell” shall mean to: |
- | sell, offer to sell, contract to sell or lend, |
- | effect any short sale or establish or increase a Put Equivalent Position or liquidate or decrease any Call Equivalent Position |
- | pledge, hypothecate or grant any security interest in, or |
- | in any other way transfer or dispose of, |
in each case whether effected directly or indirectly.
• | “Swap” shall mean any swap, hedge or similar arrangement or agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of Shares or Related Securities, regardless of whether any such transaction is to be settled in securities, in cash or otherwise. |
Capitalized terms not defined in this Annex A shall have the meanings given to them in the body of this lock-up agreement.
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Exhibit D
Directors, Executive Officers and Others
Signing Lock-up Agreement
Directors:
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxx Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
L. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Executive Officers:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Others:
AI PM Holdings LP
LEP Papa Xxxxxx’x Holdings, LLC
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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