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UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION
DEBT SECURITIES
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
MARCH 22, 1999
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.,
First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc.
ABN AMRO Incorporated
C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
00 XXXXX XXXXXX,
XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
From time to time Universal Foods Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation
(the "Company"), proposes to enter into one or more Pricing Agreements (each a
"Pricing Agreement") in the form of Annex I hereto, with such additions and
deletions as the parties thereto may determine, and, subject to the terms and
conditions stated herein and therein, to issue and sell to the firms named in
Schedule I to the applicable Pricing Agreement (such firms constituting the
"Underwriters" with respect to such Pricing Agreement and the securities
specified therein) certain of its debt securities (the "Securities") specified
in Schedule II to such Pricing Agreement (with respect to such Pricing
Agreement, the "Designated Securities").
The terms and rights of any particular issuance of Designated
Securities shall be as specified in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto and
in or pursuant to the indenture (the "Indenture") identified in such Pricing
Agreement.
1. Particular sales of Designated Securities may be made from time to time
to the Underwriters of such Securities, for whom the firms designated as
representatives of the Underwriters of such Securities in the Pricing Agreement
relating thereto will act as representatives (the "Representatives"). The term
"Representatives" also refers to a single firm acting as sole representative of
the Underwriters and to an Underwriter or Underwriters who act without any firm
being designated as its or their representatives. This Underwriting Agreement
shall not be construed as an obligation of the Company to sell any of the
Securities or as an obligation of any of the Underwriters to purchase the
Securities. The obligation of the Company to issue and sell any of the
Securities and the obligation of any of the Underwriters to purchase any of the
Securities shall be evidenced by the Pricing Agreement with respect to the
Designated Securities specified therein. Each Pricing Agreement shall specify
the aggregate principal amount of such Designated Securities, the initial public
offering price of such Designated Securities, the purchase price to the
Underwriters of such Designated Securities, the names of the Underwriters of
such Designated Securities, the names of the Representatives of such
Underwriters and the principal amount of such Designated Securities to be
purchased by each Underwriter and
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shall set forth the date, time and manner of delivery of such Designated
Securities and payment therefor. The Pricing Agreement shall also specify (to
the extent not set forth in the Indenture and the registration statement and
prospectus with respect thereto) the terms of such Designated Securities. A
Pricing Agreement shall be in the form of an executed writing (which may be in
counterparts), and may be evidenced by an exchange of telegraphic communications
or any other rapid transmission device designed to produce a written record of
communications transmitted. The obligations of the Underwriters under this
Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be several and not joint.
2. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the
Underwriters that:
(a) A registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-67015) (the
"Initial Registration Statement") in respect of the Securities has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"); the
Initial Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto,
each in the form heretofore delivered or to be delivered to the
Representatives and, excluding exhibits to the Initial Registration
Statement, but including all documents incorporated by reference in the
prospectus contained therein, to the Representatives for each of the other
Underwriters, have been declared effective by the Commission in such form;
other than a registration statement, if any, increasing the size of the
offering (a "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"), filed pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), which
became effective upon filing, no other document with respect to the Initial
Registration Statement or document incorporated by reference therein has
heretofore been filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission (other
than prospectuses filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and
regulations of the Commission under the Act, each in the form heretofore
delivered to the Representatives); and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement, any post-effective
amendment thereto or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has
been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or
threatened by the Commission (any preliminary prospectus included in the
Initial Registration Statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(a) under the Act, is hereinafter called a "Preliminary
Prospectus"; the various parts of the Initial Registration Statement, any
post-effective amendment thereto and the Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, if any, including all exhibits thereto and the documents
incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the Initial
Registration Statement at the time such part of the Initial Registration
Statement became effective but excluding Form T-1, each as amended at the
time such part of the Initial Registration Statement became effective or
such part of the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, became or
hereafter becomes effective, are hereinafter collectively called the
"Registration Statement"; the prospectus relating to the Securities, in the
form in which it has most recently been filed, or transmitted for filing,
with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement, being
hereinafter called the "Prospectus"; any reference herein to any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to the
applicable form under the Act, as of the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any
amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus
shall be deemed to
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refer to and include any documents filed after the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and incorporated by reference
in such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be; any
reference to any amendment to the Initial Registration Statement shall be
deemed to refer to and include any annual report of the Company filed
pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective
date of the Initial Registration Statement that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement; and any reference to the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented shall be deemed to refer to the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented in relation to the applicable
Designated Securities in the form in which it is filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act in accordance with Section 5(a)
hereof, including any documents incorporated by reference therein as of the
date of such filing);
(b) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when
they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may
be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or
the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto,
when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as
the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements
of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall
not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an
Underwriter of Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly
for use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to such
Securities;
(c) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform, and any
further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of
the Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust
Indenture Act") and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and as of the applicable
filing date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto,
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and
warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company
by an Underwriter of Designated Securities through the Representatives
expressly for use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to
such Securities;
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(d) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus any material loss or
interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth
or contemplated in the Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, there has not been any change in the capital stock or long-term
debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse
change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change,
in or affecting the financial position, shareholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth
or contemplated in the Prospectus;
(e) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus;
(f) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company
have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable subject to the limitation contained in Section
180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin business corporation law;
(g) The Securities have been duly authorized, and, when Designated
Securities are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the
Pricing Agreement with respect to such Designated Securities, such
Designated Securities will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued
and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of
the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture, which will
be substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement; the Indenture has been duly authorized and duly qualified under
the Trust Indenture Act and, at the Time of Delivery for such Designated
Securities (as defined in Section 4 hereof), the Indenture will constitute
a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; and the
Indenture conforms, and the Designated Securities will conform, to the
descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented
with respect to such Designated Securities;
(h) The issue and sale of the Securities and the compliance by the
Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture, this
Agreement and any Pricing Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets
of the Company is subject, which if determined adversely would have a
material adverse effect individually or in the aggregate on the current
consolidated financial position, shareholders' equity or results of
operations of the
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Company and its subsidiaries or be reasonably likely to have a material
adverse effect on the future consolidated financial position of the Company
and its subsidiaries (a "Material Adverse Effect"), nor will such action
result in any violation of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws of the Company or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of
any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the
Company or any of its properties; and no consent, approval, authorization,
order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or
governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the
Securities or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement or the Indenture,
except such as have been, or will have been prior to the Time of Delivery,
obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be
required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters;
(i) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the captions
"DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES" and "DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES", insofar as
they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the Securities, and
under the captions "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION" and "UNDERWRITING", insofar as
they purport to describe the provisions of the documents referred to
therein, are accurate, complete and fair;
(j) Neither the Company nor any "significant subsidiary" (as such term
is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) of the Company is in violation
of its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws and neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default in the performance or
observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in
any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties may be bound, which in each case, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, would have a Material Adverse Effect;
(k) Other than as set forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, would have a Material Adverse Effect;
and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, no such proceedings are
threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by
others;
(l) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Securities, will not be an "investment company", as such term
is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"Investment Company Act");
(m) Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have certified certain financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent public
accountants as required by the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder; and
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(n) The Company has reviewed its operations and that of its
subsidiaries and any third parties with which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries has a material relationship to evaluate the extent to which
the business or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries will
be affected by the Year 2000 Problem. As a result of such review, the
Company has no reason to believe, and does not believe, that the Year 2000
Problem will have a Material Adverse Effect or result in any material loss
or interference with the Company's business or operations. The "Year 2000
Problem" as used herein means any significant risk that computer hardware
or software used in the receipt, transmission, processing, manipulation,
storage, retrieval, retransmission or other utilization of data or in the
operation of mechanical or electrical systems of any kind will not, in the
case of dates or time periods occurring after December 31, 1999, function
at least as effectively as in the case of dates or time period occurring
prior to January 1, 2000.
3. Upon the execution of the Pricing Agreement applicable to any Designated
Securities and authorization by the Representatives of the release of such
Designated Securities, the several Underwriters propose to offer such Designated
Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented.
4. Designated Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter pursuant to
the Pricing Agreement relating thereto, in the form specified in such Pricing
Agreement, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such names as
the Representatives may request upon at least forty-eight hours' prior notice to
the Company, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the
Representatives for the account of such Underwriter, against payment by such
Underwriter or on its behalf of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of
Federal (same-day) funds to the account specified by the Company to the
Representatives at least forty-eight hours in advance or at such other place and
time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing,
such time and date being herein called the "Time of Delivery" for such
Securities.
5. The Company agrees with each of the Underwriters of any Designated
Securities:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus as amended or supplemented in relation
to the applicable Designated Securities in a form approved by the
Representatives and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Act not later than the Commission's close of business on the second
business day following the execution and delivery of the Pricing Agreement
relating to the applicable Designated Securities or, if applicable, such
earlier time as may be required by Rule 424(b); to make no further
amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus as
amended or supplemented after the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to
such Securities and prior to the Time of Delivery for such Securities which
shall be disapproved by the Representatives for such Securities promptly
after reasonable notice thereof; to advise the Representatives promptly of
any such amendment or supplement after such Time of Delivery and furnish
the Representatives with copies thereof; to file promptly all reports and
any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the
Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required
in connection with the offering or sale of such Securities, and during such
same period to advise the Representatives,
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promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment
to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any
supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed with
the Commission, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of
any order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to
the Securities, of the suspension of the qualification of such Securities
for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening
of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission
for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance
of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending the
use of any prospectus relating to the Securities or suspending any such
qualification, to promptly use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of
such order;
(b) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the
Representatives may reasonably request to qualify such Securities for
offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit
the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as
long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of such Securities,
provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to
qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of
process in any jurisdiction;
(c) Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the New York Business
Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and from time to time, to
furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Prospectus in New York City as
amended or supplemented in such quantities as the Representatives may
reasonably request, and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required at any
time in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities and if at
such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus
as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any
other reason it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or
supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the
Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to notify the
Representatives and upon their request to file such document and to prepare
and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in
securities as many copies as the Representatives may from time to time
reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the
Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such
compliance;
(d) To make generally available to its securityholders as soon as
practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c)
under the Act), an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries
(which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (including, at the
option of the Company, Rule 158);
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(e) During the period beginning from the date of the Pricing Agreement
for such Designated Securities and continuing to and including the later of
(i) the termination of trading restrictions for such Designated Securities,
as notified to the Company by the Representatives and (ii) the Time of
Delivery for such Designated Securities, not to offer, sell, contract to
sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of the Company which
mature more than one year after such Time of Delivery and which are
substantially similar to such Designated Securities, without the prior
written consent of the Representatives; and
(f) If the Company elects to rely upon Rule 462(b), the Company shall
file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement with the Commission in compliance
with Rule 462(b) by 10:00 P.M., Washington, D.C. time, on the date of this
Agreement, and the Company shall at the time of filing either pay to the
Commission the filing fee for the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement or
give irrevocable instructions for the payment of such fee pursuant to Rule
111(b) under the Act.
6. The Company covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that the
Company will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees, disbursements
and expenses of the Company's counsel and accountants in connection with the
registration of the Securities under the Act and all other expenses in
connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and amendments and
supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the
Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing any Agreement
among Underwriters, this Agreement, any Pricing Agreement, any Indenture, any
Blue Sky and Legal Investment Memoranda, closing documents (including any
compilations thereof) and any other documents in connection with the offering,
purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities; (iii) all expenses in connection
with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under state
securities laws as provided in Section 5(b) hereof, including the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such
qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky and Legal Investment Surveys;
(iv) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Securities;
(v) any filing fees incident to, and the fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Underwriters in connection with, any required review by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. of the terms of the sale of the
Securities; (vi) the cost of preparing the Securities; (vii) the fees and
expenses of any Trustee and any agent of any Trustee and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for any Trustee in connection with any Indenture and
the Securities; and (viii) all other costs and expenses incident to the
performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically
provided for in this Section. It is understood, however, that, except as
provided in this Section, and Sections 8 and 11 hereof, the Underwriters will
pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel,
transfer taxes on resale of any of the Securities by them, and any advertising
expenses connected with any offers they may make.
7. The obligations of the Underwriters of any Designated Securities under
the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities shall be subject,
in the discretion of the Representatives, to the condition that all
representations and warranties and other statements of the Company in or
incorporated by reference in the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated
Securities are, at and as of the Time of Delivery for such Designated
Securities, true and correct, the condition that the Company shall have
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performed all of its obligations hereunder theretofore to be performed, and
the following additional conditions:
(a) The Prospectus as amended or supplemented in relation to the
applicable Designated Securities shall have been filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) within the applicable time period prescribed for
such filing by the rules and regulations under the Act and in accordance
with Section 5(a) hereof; if the Company has elected to rely upon Rule
462(b), the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have become effective
by 10:00 P.M., Washington, D.C. time, on the date of this Agreement; no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose
shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and all requests
for additional information on the part of the Commission shall have been
complied with to the Representatives' reasonable satisfaction;
(b) Counsel for the Underwriters shall have furnished to the
Representatives such written opinion or opinions, dated the Time of
Delivery for such Designated Securities, with respect to incorporation of
the Company, the validity of the Indenture, the validity of the Designated
Securities, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented, and such other related matters as the Representatives may
reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such papers and
information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such
matters;
(c) Counsel for the Company satisfactory to the Representatives shall
have furnished to the Representatives their written opinion or opinions (a
draft of such opinions are attached as Annex III(a) and Annex III(b)
hereto, and if the opinion or opinions delivered at the first Time of
Delivery are in the form of such Annex III(a) and Annex III(b), such
opinions shall be acceptable in form and substance to the Representatives),
dated the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation, with power and authority (corporate and other) to
own its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented;
(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented and all of the issued shares of
capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable subject to the limitation
contained in Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin business
corporation law;
(iii) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and other than as set
forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental
proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is the subject which, if
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determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would
have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the best of such counsel's
knowledge, no such proceedings have been threatened by governmental
authorities or by others;
(iv) This Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to the
Designated Securities have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company;
(v) The Designated Securities have been duly authorized, executed,
authenticated, issued and delivered and constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided
by the Indenture; and the Designated Securities and the Indenture
conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented;
(vi) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the parties thereto and constitutes a valid and legally binding
instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws
of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles; and the Indenture has been duly
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act;
(vii) The issue and sale of the Designated Securities and the
compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Designated
Securities, the Indenture, this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement
with respect to the Designated Securities and the consummation of the
transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of,
or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel
to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to
which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, nor
will such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or any statute or
any order, rule or regulation known to such counsel of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or
any of its properties;
(viii) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body
is required for the issue and sale of the Designated Securities or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or such Pricing Agreement or the Indenture, except such as
have been obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such
consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or
qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky
laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the
Designated Securities by the Underwriters;
(ix) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation
of its Bylaws, Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or in
default in the
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performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage,
loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which it is a party
or by which it or any of its properties may be bound;
(x) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the captions
"DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES", and "DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES"
insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the
Securities, and under the caption "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION" and
"UNDERWRITING", insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the
material provisions of the documents referred to therein, are
accurate, complete and fair;
(xi) The Company is not an "investment company", as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act;
(xii) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented (other than the financial statements and
related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no
opinion), when they became effective or were filed with the
Commission, as the case may be, complied as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as
applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder; and they have no reason to believe that any of such
documents, when they became effective or were so filed, as the case
may be, contained, in the case of a registration statement which
became effective under the Act, an untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or, in the
case of other documents which were filed under the Act or the Exchange
Act with the Commission, an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made when such documents were so filed, not misleading; and
(xiii) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and any further amendments and supplements thereto made
by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery for the Designated
Securities (other than the financial statements and related schedules
therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as
to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and
the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations thereunder;
although they do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, except for those referred to
in the opinion in subsection (x) of this Section 7(c), they have no
reason to believe that, as of its effective date, the Registration
Statement or any further amendment thereto made by the Company prior
to the Time of Delivery (other than the financial statements, and
related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no
opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading or that, as of its date,
the Prospectus as
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amended or supplemented or any further amendment or supplement thereto
made by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery (other than the
financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such
counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading or that, as of the Time of Delivery,
either the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by
the Company prior to the Time of Delivery (other than the financial
statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel
need express no opinion) contains an untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; and they do not know of any amendment to
the Registration Statement required to be filed or any contracts or
other documents of a character required to be filed as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement or required to be incorporated by reference
into the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented which are not filed or incorporated by reference or
described as required;
(d) On the date of the Pricing Agreement for such Designated
Securities at a time prior to the execution of the Pricing Agreement with
respect to such Designated Securities and at the Time of Delivery for such
Designated Securities, the independent accountants of the Company who have
certified the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
have furnished to the Representatives a letter, dated the effective date of
the Registration Statement or the date of the most recent report filed with
the Commission containing financial statements and incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, if the date of such report is
later than such effective date, and a letter dated such Time of Delivery,
respectively, to the effect set forth in Annex II hereto, and with respect
to such letter dated such Time of Delivery, as to such other matters as the
Representatives may reasonably request and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Representatives (the executed copy of the letter
delivered prior to the execution of this Agreement is attached as Annex
I(a) hereto and a draft of the form of letter to be delivered on the
effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement and as of each Time of Delivery is attached as Annex I(b)
hereto);
(e) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus as amended prior to
the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the Designated Securities any
loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth
or contemplated in the Prospectus as amended prior to the date of the
Pricing Agreement relating to the Designated Securities, and (ii) since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus as
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amended prior to the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the
Designated Securities there shall not have been any change in the capital
stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting
the general affairs, management, financial position, shareholders' equity
or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise
than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus as amended prior to the
date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the Designated Securities, the
effect of which, in any such case described in Clause (i) or (ii), is in
the judgment of the Representatives so material and adverse as to make it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the
delivery of the Designated Securities on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Prospectus as first amended or supplemented relating to
the Designated Securities;
(f) On or after the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the
Designated Securities (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating
accorded the Company's debt securities or preferred stock by any
"nationally recognized statistical rating organization", as that term is
defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act, and
(ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under
surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of
any of the Company's debt securities or preferred stock;
(g) On or after the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the
Designated Securities there shall not have occurred any of the following:
(i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally
on the New York Stock Exchange;(ii) a suspension or material limitation in
the trading of the Company's securities on the New York Stock Exchange;
(iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by
either Federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) the outbreak or
escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by
the United States of a national emergency or war, if the effect of any such
event specified in this Clause (iv) in the judgment of the Representatives
makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering
or the delivery of the Designated Securities on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Prospectus as first amended or supplemented relating to
the Designated Securities;
(h) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section
5(c) hereof with respect to the furnishing of prospectuses on the New York
Business Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement; and
(i) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the
Representatives at the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities a
certificate or certificates of officers of the Company satisfactory to the
Representatives as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of
the Company herein at and as of such Time of Delivery, as to the
performance by the Company of all of its obligations hereunder to be
performed at or prior to such Time of Delivery, as to the matters set forth
in subsections (a) and (e) of this Section and as to such other matters as
the Representatives may reasonably request.
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8. (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary
prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will
reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such
action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus as amended or supplemented and any other prospectus relating to
the Securities, or any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter
of Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly for use in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to such Securities.
(b) Each Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may become
subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement, the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented and any other prospectus
relating to the Securities, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out
of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was made in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus
supplement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any such
amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the Company for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection
with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are
incurred.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or
(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall
not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party
otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought
against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate
therein and,
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to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to
such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the
indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from
the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume
the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such
indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel
or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified
party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the
indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the
entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim
in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder
(whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such
action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an
unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of
such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission
of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified
party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to
or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or
(b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters of the Designated Securities
on the other from the offering of the Designated Securities to which such loss,
claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) relates. If, however,
the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted
by applicable law or if the indemnified party failed to give the notice required
under subsection (c) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative
fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters of the Designated
Securities on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which
resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
benefits received by the Company on the one hand and such Underwriters on the
other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds
from such offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to
the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriters.
The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company on the one hand or such Underwriters on the other and
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the
Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if
the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an
indemnified party as a result of
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the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which
the applicable Designated Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the
public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligations of the Underwriters of Designated
Securities in this subsection (d) to contribute are several in proportion to
their respective underwriting obligations with respect to such Securities and
not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 8 shall be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend,
upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of the Act; and the obligations of the
Underwriters under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which
the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same
terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.
9. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase the
Designated Securities which it has agreed to purchase under the Pricing
Agreement relating to such Designated Securities, the Representatives may in
their discretion arrange for themselves or another party or other parties to
purchase such Designated Securities on the terms contained herein. If within
thirty-six hours after such default by any Underwriter the Representatives do
not arrange for the purchase of such Designated Securities, then the Company
shall be entitled to a further period of thirty-six hours within which to
procure another party or other parties satisfactory to the Representatives to
purchase such Designated Securities on such terms. In the event that, within the
respective prescribed period, the Representatives notify the Company that they
have so arranged for the purchase of such Designated Securities, or the Company
notifies the Representatives that it has so arranged for the purchase of such
Designated Securities, the Representatives or the Company shall have the right
to postpone the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities for a period of
not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be
made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees
to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus which in the opinion of the Representatives may thereby be made
necessary. The term "Underwriter" as used in this Agreement shall include any
person substituted under this Section with like effect as if such person had
originally been a party to the Pricing Agreement with respect to such Designated
Securities.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the
Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the
Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the
aggregate principal amount of such Designated Securities which remains
unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the
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aggregate principal amount of the Designated Securities, then the Company shall
have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the
principal amount of Designated Securities which such Underwriter agreed to
purchase under the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities and,
in addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata
share (based on the principal amount of Designated Securities which such
Underwriter agreed to purchase under such Pricing Agreement) of the Designated
Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such
arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting
Underwriter from liability for its default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the
Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the
Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the
aggregate principal amount of Designated Securities which remains unpurchased
exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of the Designated
Securities, as referred to in subsection (b) above, or if the Company shall not
exercise the right described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting
Underwriters to purchase Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters, then the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities
shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting
Underwriter or the Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company
and the Underwriters as provided in Section 6 hereof and the indemnity and
contribution agreements in Section 8 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a
defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
10. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and
other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as set forth in
this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this
Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf
of any Underwriter or any controlling person of any Underwriter, or the Company,
or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company, and shall
survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
11. If any Pricing Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9
hereof, the Company shall not then be under any liability to any Underwriter
with respect to the Designated Securities covered by such Pricing Agreement
except as provided in Sections 6 and 8 hereof; but, if for any other reason
Designated Securities are not delivered by or on behalf of the Company as
provided herein, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters through the
Representatives for all out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by the
Representatives, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably
incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and
delivery of such Designated Securities, but the Company shall then be under no
further liability to any Underwriter with respect to such Designated Securities
except as provided in Sections 6 and 8 hereof.
12. In all dealings hereunder, the Representatives of the Underwriters of
Designated Securities shall act on behalf of each of such Underwriters, and the
parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request,
notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by such
Representatives jointly or by such of the Representatives, if any, as may be
designated for such purpose in the Pricing Agreement.
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All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in
writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to the address of the Representatives as set forth in the
Pricing Agreement; and if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail,
telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the
Registration Statement: Attention: Secretary; provided, however, that any notice
to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof shall be delivered or sent by
mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set
forth in its Underwriters' Questionnaire, or telex constituting such
Questionnaire, which address will be supplied to the Company by the
Representatives upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or
agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.
13. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be binding upon, and
inure solely to the benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company and, to the extent
provided in Sections 8 and 10 hereof, the officers and directors of the Company
and each person who controls the Company or any Underwriter, and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no
other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this
Agreement or any such Pricing Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities
from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of
such purchase.
14. Time shall be of the essence of each Pricing Agreement. As used herein,
"business day" shall mean any day when the Commission's office in Washington,
D.C. is open for business.
15. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH PRICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
16. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement may be executed by any one or
more of the parties hereto and thereto in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
IF THE FOREGOING IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR UNDERSTANDING, PLEASE SIGN AND
RETURN TO US ONE FOR THE COMPANY AND FOR EACH OF THE REPRESENTATIVES PLUS ONE
FOR EACH COUNSEL COUNTERPARTS HEREOF.
Very truly yours,
UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
Accepted as of the date hereof:
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.
FIRST CHICAGO CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
ABN AMRO INCORPORATED
BY: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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(XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.)
On behalf of each of the Underwriters
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ANNEX I
PRICING AGREEMENT
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Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.,
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto,
c/o Goldman, Xxxxx & Co.,
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
MARCH [-], 1999
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Universal Foods Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"),
proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the
Underwriting Agreement, dated March [-], 1999. (the "Underwriting Agreement"),
between the Company on the one hand and Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. and
on the other hand, to issue and
sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters") the
Securities specified in Schedule II hereto (the "Designated Securities"). Each
of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by
reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to
the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein; and
each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to
have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each
representation and warranty which refers to the Prospectus in Section 2 of the
Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of
the date of the Underwriting Agreement in relation to the Prospectus (as therein
defined), and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing
Agreement in relation to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to
the Designated Securities which are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each
reference to the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to
you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting
Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The Representatives designated to
act on behalf of the Representatives and on behalf of each of the Underwriters
of the Designated Securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Underwriting
Agreement and the address of the Representatives referred to in such Section 12
are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.
An amendment to the Registration Statement, or a supplement to the
Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Designated Securities, in the
form heretofore delivered to you is now proposed to be filed with the
Commission.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to
issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees,
severally and not jointly,
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to purchase from the Company, at the time and place and at the purchase price to
the Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto, the principal amount of
Designated Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in
Schedule I hereto.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and
return to us counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on behalf
of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof, including
the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference,
shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the
Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each
of the Underwriters is or will be pursuant to the authority set forth in a form
of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to the
Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on the part of the
Representatives as to the authority of the signers thereof.
Very truly yours,
UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date hereof:
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.
BY:_______________________________________
(XXXXXXX, SACHS & CO.)
On behalf of each of the Underwriters
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SCHEDULE I
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
DESIGNATED SECURITIES
UNDERWRITER TO BE PURCHASED
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Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. $
$
$
Total $
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SCHEDULE II
TITLE OF DESIGNATED SECURITIES:
[ %] [Floating Rate] [Zero Coupon] [Notes]
[Debentures] due ,
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
[$]
PRICE TO PUBLIC:
% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities, plus accrued
interest[, if any,] from to [and accrued amortization
[, if any,] from to ]
PURCHASE PRICE BY UNDERWRITERS:
% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities, plus accrued
interest from to [and accrued amortization[, if any,] from
to ]
Book-entry only form represented by one or more global securities
deposited with The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or its designated
custodian, to be made available for checking by the Representatives at
least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of
DTC.
SPECIFIED FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE:
Federal (same day) funds
TIME OF DELIVERY:
a.m. (New York City time), , 19
INDENTURE:
Indenture dated , 19 , between the Company and
, as Trustee
MATURITY:
INTEREST RATE:
[ %] [Zero Coupon] [See Floating Rate Provisions]
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:
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[months and dates, commencing ....................., 19..]
REDEMPTION PROVISIONS:
[No provisions for redemption]
[The Designated Securities may be redeemed, otherwise than through the
sinking fund, in whole or in part at the option of the Company, in the
amount of [$ ] or an integral multiple thereof,
[on or after , at the following redemption prices (expressed in
percentages of principal amount). If [redeemed on or before ,
%, and if] redeemed during the 12-month period beginning ,
REDEMPTION
YEAR PRICE
---- -----
and thereafter at 100% of their principal amount, together in each
case with accrued interest to the redemption date.]
[on any interest payment date falling on or after , , at the
election of the Company, at a redemption price equal to the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.]]
[Other possible redemption provisions, such as mandatory redemption
upon occurrence of certain events or redemption for changes in tax
law]
[Restriction on refunding]
SINKING FUND PROVISIONS:
[No sinking fund provisions]
[The Designated Securities are entitled to the benefit of a sinking
fund to retire [$ ] principal amount of Designated Securities on
in each of the years through at 100% of their
principal amount plus accrued interest[, together with [cumulative]
[noncumulative] redemptions at the option of the Company to retire an
additional [$ ] principal amount of Designated Securities in the
years through at 100% of their principal amount plus
accrued interest.]
[If Designated Securities are extendable debt securities, insert--
EXTENDABLE PROVISIONS:
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Designated Securities are repayable on , [insert date
and years], at the option of the holder, at their principal amount
with accrued interest. The initial annual interest rate will be %,
and thereafter the annual interest rate will be adjusted on ,
and to a rate not less than % of the effective annual
interest rate on U.S. Treasury obligations with -year maturities
as of the [insert date 15 days prior to maturity date] prior to such
[insert maturity date].]
[If Designated Securities are floating rate debt securities, insert--
FLOATING RATE PROVISIONS:
Initial annual interest rate will be % through [and thereafter
will be adjusted [monthly] [on each , , and ] [to an
annual rate of % above the average rate for -year
[month][securities][certificates of deposit] issued by and
[insert names of banks].] [and the annual interest rate [thereafter]
[from through ] will be the interest yield equivalent of the
weekly average per annum market discount rate for -month Treasury
bills plus % of Interest Differential (the excess, if any, of
(i) the then current weekly average per annum secondary market yield
for -month certificates of deposit over (ii) the then current
interest yield equivalent of the weekly average per annum market
discount rate for -month Treasury bills); [from and
thereafter the rate will be the then current interest yield equivalent
plus % of Interest Differential].]
DEFEASANCE PROVISIONS:
CLOSING LOCATION FOR DELIVERY OF DESIGNATED SECURITIES:
ADDITIONAL CLOSING CONDITIONS:
Paragraph 7(g) of the Underwriting Agreement should be modified in the
event that the Securities are denominated in, indexed to, or principal
or interest are paid in, a currency other than the U.S. dollar, more
than one currency or in a composite currency. The country or countries
issuing such currency should be added to the banking moratorium and
hostilities clauses and the following additional clause should be
added to the paragraph (the entire paragraph should be restated, as
amended):
"; ( ) the imposition of the proposal of exchange controls by
any governmental authority in [insert the country or countries issuing
such currency, currencies or composite currency]".
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF REPRESENTATIVES:
Designated Representatives:
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Address for Notices, etc.:
[OTHER TERMS]* :
_________________
* A description of particular tax, accounting or other unusual features (such
as the addition of event risk provisions) of the Designated Securities
should be set forth, or referenced to an attached and accompanying
description, if necessary, to ensure agreement as to the terms of the
Designated Securities to be purchased and sold. Such a description might
appropriately be in the form in which such features will be described in
the Prospectus Supplement for the offering.
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ANNEX II
Pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Underwriting Agreement, the accountants
shall furnish letters to the Underwriters to the effect that:
(i) They are independent certified public accountants with respect to
the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of the Act and the
applicable published rules and regulations thereunder;
(ii) In their opinion, the financial statements and any supplementary
financial information and schedules audited (and, if applicable, financial
forecasts and/or pro forma financial information) examined by them and
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and
the related published rules and regulations thereunder; and, if applicable,
they have made a review in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants of the consolidated
interim financial statements, selected financial data, pro forma financial
information, financial forecasts and/or condensed financial statements
derived from audited financial statements of the Company for the periods
specified in such letter, as indicated in their reports thereon, copies of
which have been [separately] furnished to the representative or
representatives of the Underwriters (the "Representatives") such term to
include an Underwriter or Underwriters who act without any firm being
designated as its or their representatives [and are attached hereto];
(iii) They have made a review in accordance with standards established
by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants of the unaudited
condensed consolidated statements of income, consolidated balance sheets
and consolidated statements of cash flows included in the Prospectus and/or
included in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus as indicated in their reports thereon copies
of which][have been separately furnished to the Representatives][are
attached hereto]; and on the basis of specified procedures including
inquiries of officials of the Company who have responsibility for financial
and accounting matters regarding whether the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements referred to in paragraph (vi)(A)(i) below
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the [Act and the Exchange] Act and the related published
rules and regulations, nothing came to their attention that caused them to
believe that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do
not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the [Act and the Exchange] Act and the related
published rules and regulations;
(iv) The unaudited selected financial information with respect to the
consolidated results of operations and financial position of the Company
for the five most recent fiscal years included in the Prospectus and
included or incorporated by reference in Item 6 of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year agrees with the
corresponding amounts (after
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restatement where applicable) in the audited consolidated financial
statements for five such fiscal years which were included or incorporated
by reference in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for such fiscal
years;
(v) They have compared the information in the Prospectus under
selected captions with the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and on
the basis of limited procedures specified in such letter nothing came to
their attention as a result of the foregoing procedures that caused them to
believe that this information does not conform in all material respects
with the disclosure requirements of Items 301, 302, 402 and 503(d),
respectively, of Regulation S-K;
(vi) On the basis of limited procedures, not constituting an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards,
consisting of a reading of the unaudited financial statements and other
information referred to below, a reading of the latest available interim
financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, inspection of the
minute books of the Company and its subsidiaries since the date of the
latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference
in the Prospectus, inquiries of officials of the Company and its
subsidiaries responsible for financial and accounting matters and such
other inquiries and procedures as may be specified in such letter, nothing
came to their attention that caused them to believe that:
(A) (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
income, consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of
cash flows included in the Prospectus and/or included or incorporated
by reference in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus do not comply as to form
in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements
of the Exchange Act and the related published rules and regulations,
or (ii) any material modifications should be made to the unaudited
condensed consolidated statements of income, consolidated balance
sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows included in the
Prospectus or included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus for them to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles;
(B) any other unaudited income statement data and balance sheet
items included in the Prospectus do not agree with the corresponding
items in the unaudited consolidated financial statements from which
such data and items were derived, and any such unaudited data and
items were not determined on a basis substantially consistent with the
basis for the corresponding amounts in the audited consolidated
financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year;
(C) the unaudited financial statements which were not included in
the Prospectus but from which were derived the unaudited condensed
financial statements referred to in clause (A) and any unaudited
income statement data and balance sheet items included in the
Prospectus and referred to in Clause (B) were not determined on a
basis substantially
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consistent with the basis for the audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year;
(D) any unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus do
not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the published rules and
regulations thereunder or the pro forma adjustments have not been
properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of those
statements;
(E) as of a specified date not more than five days prior to the
date of such letter, there have been any changes in the consolidated
capital stock (other than issuances of capital stock upon exercise of
options and stock appreciation rights, upon earn-outs of performance
shares and upon conversions of convertible securities, in each case
which were outstanding on the date of the latest balance sheet
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) or any
increase in the consolidated long-term debt of the Company and its
subsidiaries, or any decreases in consolidated net current assets or
shareholders' equity or other items specified by the Representatives,
or any increases in any items specified by the Representatives, in
each case as compared with amounts shown in the latest balance sheet
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, except in
each case for changes, increases or decreases which the Prospectus
discloses have occurred or may occur or which are described in such
letter; and
(F) for the period from the date of the latest financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus to
the specified date referred to in Clause (E) there were any decreases
in consolidated net revenues or operating profit or the total or per
share amounts of consolidated net income or other items specified by
the Representatives, or any increases in any items specified by the
Representatives, in each case as compared with the comparable period
of the preceding year and with any other period of corresponding
length specified by the Representatives, except in each case for
increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or
may occur or which are described in such letter; and
(vii) In addition to the audit referred to in their report(s) included
or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the limited procedures,
inspection of minute books, inquiries and other procedures referred to in
paragraphs (iii) and (vi) above, they have carried out certain specified
procedures, not constituting an audit in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, with respect to certain amounts, percentages and
financial information specified by the Representatives which are derived
from the general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries,
which appear in the Prospectus (excluding documents incorporated by
reference), or in Part II of, or in exhibits and schedules to, the
Registration Statement specified by the Representatives or in documents
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus specified by the
Representatives, and
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have compared certain of such amounts, percentages and financial
information with the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries
and have found them to be in agreement.
All references in this Annex II to the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer
to the Prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference therein) as
defined in the Underwriting Agreement as of the date of the letter delivered on
the date of the Pricing Agreement for purposes of such letter and to the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented (including the documents incorporated by
reference therein) in relation to the applicable Designated Securities for
purposes of the letter delivered at the Time of Delivery for such Designated
Securities.
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ANNEX III(a)
[DATE]
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: Universal Foods Corporation
$ % [title of securities] due
Legal Opinion pursuant to Section 7(c) of the
Underwriting Agreement dated March --, 1999
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Universal Foods Corporation, a Wisconsin
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the negotiation, execution and
delivery of that certain underwriting agreement dated as of March --, 1999
(including any exhibits thereto, the "Underwriting Agreement") among Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx & Co., ,
(the "Underwriters") and the Company relating to the Company's debt securities
issued or to be issued pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of November
9, 1998 (the "Indenture") between the Company and The First National Bank of
Chicago (the "Trustee"). We have also acted as counsel to the Company in
connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of that certain pricing
agreement dated as of , (the "Pricing Agreement") relating to the
Company's $ % [title of securities] due (the "Designated Securities").
In connection with the offering of the Designated Securities, the Company
prepared the "Registration Statement" (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement)
and the "Prospectus" (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement, and as amended
and supplemented through the date of this opinion, referred to herein as the
"Prospectus").
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This letter is being delivered to you pursuant to Section 7(c) of the
Underwriting Agreement at the request of the Company.
In rendering the opinions expressed herein we have reviewed executed copies
of each of the (i) Indenture (including the form of Designated Securities); (ii)
Underwriting Agreement; (iii) Pricing Agreement; and (iv) Registration
Statement, and have reviewed copies of the Prospectus. The Indenture (including
the form of Designated Securities), the Underwriting Agreement, and the Pricing
Agreement are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Operative
Documents." Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Operative Documents.
We have also examined the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Company, certain corporate resolutions of the Company, and such other documents,
records, certificates and agreements, and have made such legal and factual
investigations, as we have deemed necessary to enable us to render the opinions
expressed below. As to the corporate status of the Company, we have relied on
written certifications from the applicable governmental agencies and of public
officials, and we have no reason to believe such certifications are inaccurate.
As to the various matters (including, without limitation, the question of
whether the effect on the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of certain
matters referred to in subparagraphs (iii) or (ix) would constitute a "Material
Adverse Effect") of a factual nature forming the basis for our opinions herein,
we have relied, to the extent we deemed appropriate, upon various
representations made and information furnished to us by various representatives
of the Company, and we believe you and we are justified in relying on such
representations so made and information so furnished. We have assumed the
authenticity of all documents and instruments represented to us to be originals
and the conformity to originals of all documents and instruments represented to
us to be copies of originals. We have also assumed that the Indenture is valid
and enforceable in accordance with its terms against the parties thereto (other
than the Company).
Based upon the foregoing and subject to any limitations hereinafter
expressed, we are pleased to render our opinion as follows:
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a corporation under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, with corporate
power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus;
(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus; nothing has come to our attention that would cause us to
conclude that any of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company
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have not been duly and validly authorized and issued; and all of the
validly authorized and issued shares of capital stock of the Company are
fully paid and non-assessable, provided, however, that our opinion as to
the nonassessability of such shares is subject to the limitation contained
in Section 180.0622(2)(b), Wisconsin Statutes, which makes shareholders
personally liable for debts owing to employees for services performed for
Wisconsin corporations not exceeding six months service, up to the par
value of the shares they own (we note that "par value" has been construed
by a Wisconsin court for this purpose to mean the initial purchase price of
the stock);
(iii) To the best of our knowledge, other than as set forth in the
Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if
determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would have
a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the best of our knowledge, no such
proceedings have been threatened by governmental authorities or by others;
(iv) The Underwriting Agreement and the Pricing Agreement have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;
(v) The Designated Securities have been duly authorized, executed,
authenticated, issued and delivered and constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the
Indenture; and the Designated Securities and the Indenture conform to the
descriptions thereof in the Prospectus;
(vi) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement to (a) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium, and other laws
affecting or relating to the rights of creditors generally; and (b) rules
of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief, or other
equitable remedies and general principles of equity;
(vii) The issuance and sale of the Designated Securities and the
compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Designated
Securities and the Operative Documents and the consummation of the
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transactions therein contemplated will not: (A) conflict with or result in
a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or
other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the
Company is subject which is listed on Schedule A hereto; (B) result in any
violation of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of
the Company; (C) result in any violation of any statute, rule or
regulation; or (D) to our knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic
or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties;
(viii) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the issuance and sale of the Designated Securities or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the
Operative Documents, except such as have been obtained under the Act and
the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
orders, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state
securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Designated Securities by the Underwriters;
(ix) To our knowledge (A) neither the Company nor any "Significant
Subsidiary" of the Company identified in Schedule B hereto is in violation
of its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws and (B) neither
the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company is in default in the
performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement,
note, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or
any of its properties may be bound, except where any such default would not
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(x) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the captions
"Description of Debt Securities", and "Description of the Notes" insofar as
they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the Securities, and
under the caption "Plan of Distribution" and "Underwriting", insofar as
they purport to constitute a summary of the material provisions of the
documents referred to therein, are accurate and complete;
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(xi) The Company is not an "investment company", as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act;
(xii) We have participated in conferences with officers and other
representatives of the Company and representatives of the independent
public accountants for the Company, at which conferences the contents of
the documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (other than the
financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which we express
no opinion, collectively the "Incorporated Documents") were discussed, but
we have not independently verified and are not passing upon and assume no
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or fairness of the
statements contained in the Incorporated Documents. In addition, we have
provided legal representation to the Company on a non-exclusive basis
during all periods relevant to the inclusion of information in the
Incorporated Documents. Based on such conferences and on our knowledge
derived during the course of such representation, nothing has come to our
attention which would give us reason to believe that the Incorporated
Documents, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as
the case may be: (A) contained, in the case of a registration statement
which became effective under the Act, an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or, (B) contained,
in the case of other documents which were filed with the Commission under
the Act or the Exchange Act, an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when
such documents were so filed, not misleading. The Incorporated Documents,
when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case
may be, complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder; and
(xiii) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply as to form
in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. We have
participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the
Company, representatives of the independent public accountants for the
Company, and representatives and counsel to the Underwriters, at which
conferences the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
were discussed. We have not independently verified and are not passing
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upon and assume no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or
fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus (except as described in paragraph (x) of this opinion). In
addition, we have provided legal representation to the Company on a
non-exclusive basis during all periods relevant to the inclusion of
information in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Based on such
conferences and on our knowledge derived during the course of such
representation, nothing has come to our attention which would give us
reason to believe that, as of its effective date, the Registration
Statement or any further amendment thereto made by the Company prior to the
date hereof (other than the financial statements, and related schedules
therein, as to which we express no opinion) contained an untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or that, as of its date, the Prospectus (other than the financial
statements and related schedules therein, as to which we express no
opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or
that, as of the date hereof either the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus (other than the financial statements and related schedules
therein, as to which we express no opinion) contains an untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; and we do not know of any amendment to the
Registration Statement required to be filed or any contracts or other
documents of a character required to be filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement or required to be incorporated by reference into the
Prospectus or required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus which are not filed or incorporated by reference or described as
required.
All references to "our knowledge" or "known to us" refer to the actual
knowledge, after due inquiry, of the attorneys at our firm who have worked on or
have been consulted with respect to matters involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
The foregoing opinions herein are limited to the federal laws of the United
States and the laws of the States of Wisconsin and, subject to the following
sentence, New York, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the
laws of any other state or jurisdiction. We are not admitted to practice in New
York and with respect to all matters of New York law we have relied solely on
the opinion, dated the date hereof, of Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx, and our opinions
with respect to such matters are subject to the same
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assumptions, limitations, and qualifications as are contained in such opinion of
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx.
This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to your request in connection
with this transaction and is solely for your use, and may not be relied upon by
any other person or for any other purpose without our prior written consent;
provided, however, that the opinions expressed herein may be relied upon by the
Trustee under the Indenture and, with respect to all matters of Wisconsin law,
our opinion as to the due incorporation of the Company, and the due execution of
the Indenture, the Designated Securities and the Operative Documents on the part
of the Company, by your counsel, Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx.
Very truly yours,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX S.C.
By: ____________________________________
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx.
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ANNEX III (b)
OPINION OF COMPANY GENERAL COUNSEL
(UFC Letterhead)
[DATE]
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: Universal Foods Corporation
$ % [title of securities] due
Legal Opinion pursuant to Section 7(c) of the
Underwriting Agreement dated March --, 1999
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel to Universal Foods
Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), and have represented the
Company in that capacity in connection with the negotiation, execution and
delivery of that certain underwriting agreement dated as of March --, 1999
(including any exhibits thereto, the "Underwriting Agreement") among Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx & Co.,
(collectively, the "Underwriters") and the Company relating to the Company's
debt securities issued or to be issued pursuant to that certain Indenture dated
as of November 9, 1998 (the "Indenture") between the Company and the First
National Bank of Chicago (the "Trustee"). I have also acted as general counsel
to the Company in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of
that certain pricing agreement dated as of , (the "Pricing Agreement")
relating to the Company's $ % [title of securities] due (the "Designated
Securities"). In connection with the offering of the Designated Securities, the
Company prepared the "Registration Statement" (as defined in the Underwriting
Agreement) and the "Prospectus" (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement, and
as amended and supplemented through the date of this opinion, referred
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to herein as the "Prospectus"). This letter is being delivered to you pursuant
to Section 7(c) of the Underwriting Agreement.
In rendering the opinions expressed herein I have reviewed executed copies
of each of the (i) Indenture (including the form of Designated Securities); (ii)
Underwriting Agreement; (iii) Pricing Agreement; and (iv) Registration
Statement, and have reviewed copies of the Prospectus. The Indenture (including
the form of Designated Securities), the Underwriting Agreement, and the Pricing
Agreement are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Operative
Documents." Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Operative Documents.
I have also examined the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Company, certain corporate resolutions of the Company, and such other documents,
records, certificates and agreements, and have made such legal and factual
investigations, as I have deemed necessary to enable me to render the opinions
expressed below.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to any limitations hereinafter
expressed, I am pleased to render my opinion as follows:
(i) The issuance and sale of the Designated Securities and the compliance
by the Company with all of the provisions of the Designated Securities and the
Operative Documents and the consummation of the transactions therein
contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of
the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to
which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of
the property or assets of the Company is subject, except where any such default
would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(ii) (A) Neither the Company nor any "Significant Subsidiary" of the
Company identified in Schedule A hereto is in violation of its Articles or
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws and (B) neither the Company nor any
subsidiary of the Company is in default in the performance or observance of any
obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract,
indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which it
is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, except where
any such default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(iii) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the
Company or
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any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, would have a Material Adverse Effect; and,
to the best of my knowledge, no such proceedings have been threatened by
governmental authorities or by others; and
(viii) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required
for the issuance and sale of the Designated Securities or the consummation by
the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents, except
such as have been obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such
consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications as
may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Designated Securities by the Underwriters.
This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to your request in connection
with this transaction and is solely for your use, and may not be relied upon by
any other person or for any other purpose without our prior written consent;
provided, however, that the opinions expressed herein may be relied upon by the
Company's outside counsel, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx S.C., by the Trustee under
the Indenture and by your counsel, Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx.
Very truly yours,
UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION
By: ______________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
