Exhibit 1.1
2,900,000 SHARES
CENTOCOR DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
_______________, 1997
_______________, 1997
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs and Mesdames:
Centocor Diagnostics, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "COMPANY"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Centocor, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the
"PARENT") proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto (the "UNDERWRITERS") 2,900,000 shares of its Class A Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "FIRM SHARES"). The Company also proposes
to issue and sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional
435,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"ADDITIONAL SHARES") if and to the extent that you, as Managers of the offering,
shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to
purchase such shares of common stock granted to the Underwriters in Section 3
hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "SHARES." The shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01
per share, of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sales
contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to as the "COMMON STOCK." As part
of the offering contemplated by this Agreement, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated ("XXXXXX XXXXXXX") have agreed to reserve out of the Shares, up to
______ shares, for sale to the Company's employees, officers, and directors and
other parties associated with the Company (collectively, "PARTICIPANTS"), as set
forth in the Prospectus under the heading "UNDERWRITERS" (the "DIRECTED SHARE
PROGRAM"). The Shares to be sold by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx pursuant to the Directed
Share Program (the "DIRECTED SHARES") will be sold by the Underwriters pursuant
to this Agreement at the public offering price. Any Directed Shares not orally
confirmed for purchase by any Participants by the end of the business day on the
date on which this Agreement is executed will be offered to the public by the
Underwriters as set forth in the Prospectus.
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"COMMISSION") a registration statement, including a prospectus, relating to the
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Shares. The registration statement as amended at the time it becomes effective,
including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration
statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), is hereinafter
referred to as the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"; the prospectus in the form first
used to confirm sales of Shares is hereinafter referred to as the "PROSPECTUS."
If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement to register
additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities
Act (the "RULE 462 REGISTRATION STATEMENT"), then any reference herein to the
term "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall be deemed to include such Rule 462
Registration Statement.
1. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Parent. The
Company and the Parent represent and warrant to and agree with each of the
Underwriters that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no
proceedings for such purpose are pending before or threatened by the Commission.
(b) (i) The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not
contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
(ii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder and (iii) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do
not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the
Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.
(c) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to
conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
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qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(d) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and
to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole; all of the issued shares of capital stock of
each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued,
are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the
Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.
(e) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company.
(f) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal
matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(g) The shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the issuance of the
Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable.
(h) The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to any
preemptive or similar rights.
(i) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by
the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene any
provision of applicable law or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
Company or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of
its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or
court having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, and no consent,
approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental
body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations
under this Agreement, except such as may be
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required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection
with the offer and sale of the Shares.
(j) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development
involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or
otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive
of any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this
Agreement).
(k) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened
to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of
the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject that are
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are
not so described or any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that
are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or
to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or
filed as required.
(l) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration
statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all
material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(m) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale
of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the
Prospectus, will not be an "investment company" as such term is defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(n) The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to
the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants ("ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"), (ii)
have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii)
are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or
approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to
receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with
the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not,
singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(o) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on
reasonable terms, all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions,
copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or
unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures),
trademarks, service marks and trade names currently employed by them in
connection with the business now operated by them. To the knowledge of the
Company and the Parent, all such material patents, patent rights, licenses,
trademarks, service marks and copyrights are (i) valid and enforceable and (ii)
not being infringed by any third parties which infringement could, whether
singly or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of
others with respect to any of the foregoing which, singly or in the aggregate,
if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(p) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are
engaged; neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its
existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not have a material adverse effect on the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(q) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign
regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except
to the extent that the failure to so obtain would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and neither the
Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or
permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect on the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(r) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
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that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or
specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific
authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with
the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
2. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Parent. The Parent
represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or
on behalf of the Parent.
(b) The execution and delivery by the Parent of, and the performance by
the Parent of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene any
provision of applicable law, or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
Parent, or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Parent or any
judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having
jurisdiction over the Parent, and no consent, approval, authorization or order
of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the
performance by the Parent of its obligations under this Agreement, except such
as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in
connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.
3. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Company hereby agrees to sell to
the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the
representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions
hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the
Company the respective numbers of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto
opposite its name at $______ a share (the "PURCHASE PRICE").
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to sell
to the Underwriters the Additional Shares, and the Underwriters shall have a
one-time right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to 435,000 Additional
Shares at the Purchase Price. If you, on behalf of the Underwriters, elect to
exercise such option, you shall so notify the Company in writing not later than
30 days after the date of this Agreement, which notice shall specify the number
of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which
such shares are to be purchased. Such date may be the same as the Closing Date
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(as defined below) but not earlier than the Closing Date nor later than ten
business days after the date of such notice. Additional Shares may be purchased
as provided in Section 5 hereof solely for the purpose of covering over-
allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. If any
Additional Shares are to be purchased, each Underwriter agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such
adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the
same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased as the
number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such
Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares.
The Company and the Parent hereby agree that, without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated on behalf of the Underwriters, they
will not, during the period ending 180 days after the date of the Prospectus,
(i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to
purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or
warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or
indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or
other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the
economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such
transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery
of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing
sentence shall not apply to (A) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (B) the
issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option
or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof of
which the Underwriters have been advised in writing or (C) the issuance by the
Company of options under its 1997 Non-Employee Directors' Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan and 1997 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan provided that such options
are not exercisable until expiration of such 180 day period.
4. Terms of Public Offering. The Company is advised by you that the
Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of
the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have
become effective as in your judgment is advisable. The Company is further
advised by you that the Shares are to be offered to the public initially at
$_____________ a share (the "PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE") and to certain dealers
selected by you at a price that represents a concession not in excess of $______
a share under the Public Offering Price, and that any Underwriter may allow, and
such dealers may reallow, a concession, not in excess of $_____ a share, to any
Underwriter or to certain other dealers.
5. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Shares shall be made to the
Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City
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against delivery of such Firm Shares for the respective accounts of the several
Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on ____________, 19__,/1/ or at
such other time on the same or such other date, not later than _________,
19__,/2/ as shall be designated in writing by you. The time and date of such
payment are hereinafter referred to as the "CLOSING DATE."
Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal
or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such
Additional Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the notice described in
Section 3 or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event
not later than _______, 19__,/3/ as shall be designated in writing by you. The
time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the "OPTION CLOSING
DATE."
Certificates for the Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be in
definitive form and registered in such names and in such denominations as you
shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the
Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The certificates
evidencing the Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be delivered to you on
the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the
respective accounts of the several Underwriters, with any transfer taxes payable
in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters duly paid,
against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.
6. Conditions to the Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of the
Company to sell the Shares to the Underwriters and the several obligations of
the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Shares on the Closing Date are
subject to the condition that the Registration Statement shall have become
effective not later than 2 P.M. (New York City time) on the date hereof.
The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following
further conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior
to the Closing Date:
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/1/ Insert date 3 business days or, in the event the offering is priced after
4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, 4 business days after date of Underwriting Agreement.
/2/ Insert date 5 business days after the date inserted in accordance with
note 6 above.
/3/ Insert date 10 business days after the expiration of the green shoe
option.
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(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice
have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a
possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in
the rating accorded any of the Company's securities by any "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as such term is defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving
a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, from that set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or
supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement) that, in your
judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment,
impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated
in the Prospectus.
(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the
Company, to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that
the Company has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the
Closing Date.
The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best
of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
(c) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of
Duane, Morris & Heckscher LLP, outside counsel for the Company and for the
Parent, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to
conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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(ii) each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and
to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iii) the authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal
matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus;
(iv) the shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the issuance of the
Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable;
(v) all of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable and are owned indirectly or directly by the Company, free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims;
(vi) the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to any
preemptive right or similar rights;
(vii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company;
(viii) the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by
the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene any
provision of applicable law (other than the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
various states, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion) or the articles
of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or, to the best of such counsel's
knowledge, any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of
its subsidiaries that is material to the
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Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, to the best of such
counsel's knowledge, any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body,
agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, and no
consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any
governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of
its obligations under this Agreement, except such as may be required by the
securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer
and sale of the Shares;
(ix) the statements (A) in the Prospectus under the captions, "Relationship
with Centocor, Inc.," "Description of Capital Stock" and "Underwriters" and (B)
in the Registration Statement in Items 14 and 15, in each case insofar as such
statements constitute summaries of the legal matters, documents or proceedings
referred to therein, fairly present the information called for with respect to
such legal matters, documents and proceedings and fairly summarize the matters
referred to therein;
(x) to the best of such counsel's knowledge, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is subject that are required to be described in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described or of any
statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as
required;
(xi) the Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale
of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the
Prospectus, will not be an "investment company" as such term is defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(xii) Based solely on: (i) discussions with employees of the Company
identified to such counsel as being responsible for environmental matters; and
(ii) such counsel's review of the Company's files provided to such counsel by
those employees, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, the Company and its
subsidiaries (A) are in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state
and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and
the environment, or to hazardous or
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toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, other than laws and
regulations relating to occupational safety and health, as to which we express
no opinion, (the "Applicable Environmental Laws"), (B) have received all
permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under Applicable
Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (C) are in
compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or
approval, except where such noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws,
failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to
comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals
would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xiii) such counsel (A) is of the opinion that the Registration Statement and
Prospectus (except for financial statements and schedules and other financial
and statistical data included therein as to which such counsel need not express
any opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the Securities Act
and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (B) has
no reason to believe that (except for financial statements and schedules and
other financial and statistical data as to which such counsel need not express
any belief) the Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein at
the time the Registration Statement became effective contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and
(C) has no reason to believe that (except for financial statements and schedules
and other financial and statistical data as to which such counsel need not
express any belief) the Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading;
(xiv) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Parent; and
(xv) the execution and delivery by the Parent of, and the performance by
the Parent of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene any
provision of applicable law, or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
Parent, or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, any agreement or other
instrument binding upon the Parent or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge,
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any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having
jurisdiction over the Parent, and no consent, approval, authorization or order
of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the
performance by the Parent of its obligations under this Agreement, except such
as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in
connection with offer and sale of the Shares.
(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, in-house counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that:
(i) there is a likelihood that the Company will obtain patents with
respect to the Company's P-selectin assays;
(ii) such counsel does not know of any pending or threatened legal or
government proceedings relating to patents or proprietary know-how owned or used
by the Company to which the Company is a party or to which the properties of the
Company are subject which, if adversely decided, would have a material adverse
effect on the business, financial condition or results of the operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iii) such counsel has no knowledge of any infringement or alleged
infringement by the Company of patent rights of others which would have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iv) the statements in the Prospectus under the captions "Risk Factors --
Government Regulation; No Assurance of Obtaining Regulatory Approvals,"
"Business -- Proprietary Technology, Patents and Licenses", "Business --
Governmental Regulation" and "Business -- Legal Proceedings", in each case
insofar as such statements constitute summaries of the legal matters, documents
or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present the information called for
with respect to such legal matters, documents and proceedings and fairly
summarize the matters referred to therein.
(e) The Representatives shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion
of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx P.C., patent counsel for the Company, dated
the Closing Date, to the effect that:
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(i) the statements in the Prospectus under the heading "Risk Factors--
Patents and Licensing Arrangements" and under the heading "Business--Proprietary
Technology, Patents and Licenses", in each case insofar as such statements
constitute summaries of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to
therein, fairly present the information called for with respect to such legal
matters, documents and proceedings and fairly summarize the matters referred to
therein;
(ii) except for pending patent applications by the Company, there are no
legal or governmental proceedings pending relating to patents or proprietary
information rights to which the Company is a party or to which any patents or
proprietary information rights of the Company is subject, and no such
proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or
others, except for such proceedings;
(ii) such counsel is unaware of any basis for a finding that the Company
does not have clear title or valid license rights to the patents or patent
applications referenced in the Prospectus, and such counsel has not identified
any basis for a finding of unenforceability or invalidity of any patents or
proprietary information rights of the Company;
(iv) based upon a review of the third party rights and discussions with
Company scientific personnel, such counsel is not aware of any valid United
States or foreign patent that is or would be infringed by the activities of the
Company in the manufacture, use or sale of P-selection Profile as described in
the Prospectus; and
(v) other than as disclosed in the Prospectus, based upon a review of the
third party rights made known to such counsel and discussions with Company
scientific personnel, such counsel is not aware of any valid United States or
foreign patent that is or would be infringed by the activities of the Company in
the manufacture, use or sale of any of the Company's CA 125II, CA 15-3, CA 19-9,
CA 72-4 products, as described in the Prospectus.
(f) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of
Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date,
covering the matters referred to in Sections 6(c)(ix) (but only as to the
statements in the Prospectus under "Underwriters") and 6(c)(xiii) above.
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With respect to Section 6(c)(xiii) above, Duane, Morris & Heckscher
LLP and Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx may state that their opinion and belief are based
upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement and
Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and review and discussion
of the contents thereof, but are without independent check or verification,
except as specified.
The opinions of Duane, Morris & Heckscher LLP, Xx. Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx P.C. described in Section 6(c), Section 6(d) and Section
6(e) above shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company
and shall so state therein.
(g) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and
the Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the
case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from KPMG
Peat Marwick, independent public accountants, containing statements and
information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to
underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial
information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; provided
that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a "cut-off date" not
earlier than the date hereof.
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares
hereunder are subject to the delivery to you on the Option Closing Date of such
documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the
Company, the due authorization and issuance of the Additional Shares and other
matters related to the issuance of the Additional Shares.
7. Covenants of the Company. In further consideration of the agreements
of the Underwriters herein contained, the Company covenants with each
Underwriter as follows:
(a) To furnish to you, without charge, three signed copies of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and for delivery to each
other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without
exhibits thereto) and to furnish to you in New York City, without charge, prior
to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of
this Agreement and during the period mentioned in Section 7(c) below, as many
copies of the Prospectus and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the
Registration Statement as you may reasonably request.
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(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or
supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which
you reasonably object, and to file with the Commission within the applicable
period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus required
to be filed pursuant to such Rule.
(c) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of
the Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the Prospectus is
required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or
dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is
necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a
purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the
Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply
with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish,
at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and
addresses you will furnish to the Company) to which Shares may have been sold by
you on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either
amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the
Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the
circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or
so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with law.
(d) To endeavor to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably
request.
(e) To make generally available to the Company's security holders and to
you as soon as practicable an earning statement covering the twelve-month period
ending ________, 19__/4/ that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(f) In connection with the Directed Share Program, the Company will ensure
that the Directed Shares will be restricted to the extent required by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") or
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/4/ Insert date one year after the end of the Company's fiscal quarter in
which the closing will occur.
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the NASD rules from sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation for a
period of three months following the date of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx will notify the Company as to which
Participants will need to be so restricted. At the request of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
the Company will direct the transfer agent to place stop transfer restrictions
upon such securities for such period of time.
(g) The Company will comply with all applicable securities and other
applicable laws, rules and regulations in each foreign jurisdiction in which the
Directed Shares are offered in connection with the Directed Share Program.
8. Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company and the Parent agree to
pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of their
obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and
expenses of the Company's counsel, the Company's accountants and the Parent's
counsel in connection with the registration and delivery of the Shares under the
Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation
and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including all
printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove
specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of
the Shares to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable
thereon, (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or Legal
Investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares under
state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of
the Shares for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section
7(d) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in
connection with the Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum, (iv) all filing
fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters
incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the
Shares by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (v) all fees and
expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the registration
statement on Form 8-A relating to the Common Stock and all costs and expenses
incident to quotation of the Shares on the Nasdaq National Market, (vi) the cost
of printing certificates representing the Shares, (vii) the costs and charges of
any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the costs and expenses of
the Company relating to investor presentations on any "road show" undertaken in
connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares, including, without
limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and
graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the
road show presentations with the prior approval of the
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Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the
Company and any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in
connection with the road show, (ix) all fees and disbursements of counsel
incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program and
stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if any, incurred by the
Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program, and (x) all other
costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company
hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. It is
understood, however, that except as provided in this Section, Section 9 entitled
"Indemnity and Contribution", and the last paragraph of Section 11 below, the
Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and
disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer taxes payable on resale of any of
the Shares by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they
may make.
The provisions of this Section shall not supersede or otherwise affect any
agreement that the Company and the Parent may otherwise have for the allocation
of such expenses among themselves.
9. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Company and the Parent, jointly
and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each
person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"), from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating
any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (as amended or
supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements
thereto), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged
untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Underwriter
furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter for use therein.
(b) The Company and the Parent, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify
and hold harmless Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and each person, if any, who controls Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act (the "XXXXXX XXXXXXX ENTITIES"), from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or
investigating any such action or claim) (A) caused by the failure of any
Participant to pay for and
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accept delivery of the Shares which, immediately following the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to
purchase; or (B) related to, arising out of, or in connection with the Directed
Share Program; provided that, the Company shall not be responsible under this
subparagraph (B) for any losses, claim, damages or liabilities (or expenses
relating thereto) that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from
the bad faith or gross negligence of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Entities.
(c) The Parent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or
investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
(as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments
or supplements thereto), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, but only with reference to information
relating to the Parent furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Parent
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto.
(d) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, the Parent, the directors of the Company, the
officers of the Company who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if
any, who controls the Company or the Parent within the meaning of either Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any
and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation,
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or
investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
(as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments
or supplements thereto), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, but only with reference to information
relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such
Underwriter through you
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expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto.
(e) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall
be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought
pursuant to Section 9(a), 9(b), 9(c) or 9(d), such person (the "INDEMNIFIED
PARTY") shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be
sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing and the indemnifying party, upon
request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the
indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and
disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such
proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of
such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the
named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party
shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in
connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction,
be liable for (i) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in
addition to any local counsel) for all Underwriters and all persons, if any, who
control any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, (ii) the fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Company,
its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either such Section and
(iii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any
local counsel) for the Parent and all persons, if any, who control the Company
within the meaning of either such Section, and that all such fees and expenses
shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm
for the Underwriters and such control persons of any Underwriters, such firm
shall be designated in writing by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated. In the case
of any such separate firm for the Company, and such directors, officers and
control persons of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the
Company. In the case of any such separate firm for the Parent and such control
persons of the Parent, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Parent.
The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
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effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at
any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to
reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated
by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party
agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected
without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30
days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii)
such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in
accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if indemnity may be
sought pursuant to Section 9(b) hereof in respect of such action or proceeding,
then in addition to such separate firm for the indemnified parties, the
indemnifying party shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of not
more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx for the defense of any losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising
out of the Directed Share Program, and all persons, if any, who control Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a
party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party,
unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified
party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such
proceeding.
(f) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 9(a), 9(b),
9(c) or 9(d) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect
of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the
indemnified party or parties on the other hand from the offering of the Shares
or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 9(f)(i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause 9(f)(i) above but also the relative
fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the
indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements
or omissions that resulted
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in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the
Parent on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with
the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective
proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before
deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts
and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the
table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate Public Offering
Price of the Shares. The relative fault of the Company and the Parent on the one
hand and the Underwriters on the other hand 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 or the Parent or by the Underwriters and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters' respective
obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several in proportion
to the respective number of Shares they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.
(g) The Company, the Parent and the Underwriters agree that it would not
be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 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 that does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in Section 9(f). The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and
liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed
to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, 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 Section 9, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Shares
underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public
exceeds the amount of any damages that 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 Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 9 are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to
any indemnified party at law or in equity.
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(h) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 9
and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the
Parent contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and
effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any person controlling
any Underwriter, the Company, its officers or directors, or any person
controlling the Company or the Parent or any person controlling the Parent and
(iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Shares.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination by notice
given by you to the Company, if (a) after the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been
suspended or materially limited on or by, as the case may be, any of the New
York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (ii) trading of any
securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any
over-the-counter market, (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking
activities in New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York
State authorities or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis
that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and (b) in the case of any of
the events specified in clauses 10(a)(i) through 10(a)(iv), such event, singly
or together with any other such event, makes it, in your judgment, impracticable
to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Prospectus.
11. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become
effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
If, on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any
one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares that it
has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate
number of Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but
failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate number
of the Shares to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be
obligated severally in the proportions that the number of Firm Shares set forth
opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of
Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting
Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase the
Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or
refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the number of
Shares that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be
increased pursuant to this Section 11 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of
such number of Shares without
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the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any
Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Shares and the
aggregate number of Firm Shares with respect to which such default occurs is
more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased, and
arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for the purchase of such Firm
Shares are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall
terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the
Company. In any such case either you or the Company shall have the right to
postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order
that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement and in the
Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on the
Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to
purchase Additional Shares and the aggregate number of Additional Shares with
respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate
number of Additional Shares to be purchased, the non-defaulting Underwriters
shall purchase not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-
defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of
such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any
defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such
Underwriter under this Agreement.
If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them,
because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the
terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any
reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as
have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all
out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel)
reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or
the offering contemplated hereunder.
12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
13. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
14. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of
this Agreement.
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Very truly yours,
Centocor Diagnostics, Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Centocor, Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date hereof
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto.
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
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UNDERWRITER NUMBER OF FIRM SHARES
TO BE PURCHASED
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
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[NAMES OF OTHER UNDERWRITERS].
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Total: 2,900,000
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