125,000,000 GEOEYE, INC. Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit
1.1
$125,000,000
GEOEYE, INC.
GEOEYE, INC.
8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
October 1, 2010
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
As Representative of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
GeoEye, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the
several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as
representative (the “Representative”), $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 8.625% Senior
Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture
to be dated as of October 8, 2010 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the guarantors party to this
Agreement (the “Guarantors”) and Wilmington Trust FSB, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”)
and as collateral trustee (in such capacity, the “Collateral Trustee”), and will be guaranteed on a
senior secured basis by each of the Guarantors (the “Guarantees”).
The Securities and the Guarantees will be secured by second-priority liens and security
interests, subject to Permitted Exceptions (as defined below), in substantially all of the
Company’s and the Guarantors’ assets now owned or hereafter acquired (the “Collateral”). The
Collateral shall be described in the mortgages, deeds of trust or deeds to secure debt, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative with respect to each property listed on
Schedule 3 hereto (collectively, the “Mortgages”), the Security Agreement to be dated the Closing
Date (the “Security Agreement”) and the Aircraft Security Agreement to be dated the Closing Date
(the “Aircraft Security Agreement” and, together with the Mortgages and the Security Agreement, the
“Collateral Documents”) with respect to the Collateral other than real property, each to be
delivered to the Trustee, granting a second-priority security interest, with respect to the
Collateral, subject to Permitted Exceptions, for the benefit of the Trustee and each holder of the
Securities and the successors and assigns of the foregoing. The rights of the holders of the
Securities and the Guarantees with respect to the Collateral shall be further governed by that
certain Intercreditor Agreement to be
dated as of the Closing Date (the “Intercreditor Agreement”) among the Company, the
Guarantors, the First Priority Representative (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and the
Collateral Trustee.
Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby confirms its agreement with the several
Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
1. Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors have prepared and filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities
Act”), an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-169706),
including a prospectus, relating to the Securities. Such registration statement, which became
effective upon filing with the Commission, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to
Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the
time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430 Information”), is referred to herein as the “Registration
Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means each prospectus included in
such registration statement (and any amendments thereto) at the time it was filed that omits Rule
430 Information, and the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form first used (or made
available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection
with confirmation of sales of the Securities. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration
statement 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. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of
the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus, as the case may be and any reference to “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with
respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed
to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the
“Exchange Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the “Time of Sale”), the
Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): a
Preliminary Prospectus dated October 1, 2010, and each “free-writing prospectus” (as defined
pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex B hereto as constituting part of the
Time of Sale Information.
2. Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters. (a) The Company agrees to issue
and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this
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Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and
agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth
opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 97.75% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, from October 8, 2010 to the Closing Date (as defined
below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for
all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.
(b) The Company and the Guarantors understand that the Underwriters intend to make a public
offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of
the Representative is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in
the Prospectus. The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters may
offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate
may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on
October 8, 2010, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the
fifth business day thereafter, as the Representative and the Company may agree upon in writing.
The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”.
(d) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds
to the account(s) specified by the Company to the Representative against delivery to the nominee of
The Depository Trust Company, for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes
representing the Securities (collectively, the “Global Note”), with any transfer taxes payable in
connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made
available for inspection by the Representative not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
business day prior to the Closing Date.
(e) The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that each Underwriter is acting
solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company and the
Guarantors with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection
with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an
agent of, the Company, the Guarantors or any other person. Additionally, neither the
Representative nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company, the Guarantors or any other
person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The
Company and the Guarantors shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall
be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or
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liability to the Company or the Guarantors with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of
the Company, the Guarantors, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such
transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on
behalf of the Company or the Guarantors.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and
the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Underwriter that:
(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of
filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no
representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such
Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus.
(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not, and
at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors
make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in
writing by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Time of Sale
Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any
Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof. No statement of
material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no
statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included
in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.
(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor (including their
agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has prepared,
made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve
or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that
constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such
communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred
to in clauses (i),
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(ii) and (iii) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not
constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under
the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents
listed on Annex B hereto as constituting the Time of Sale Information, and (v) any electronic road
show or other written communications, in each case used in accordance with Section 4(c). Each such
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been
or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities
Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus filed
prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date
will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor makes
any representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any
Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representative
expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf
registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with
the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of
the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto
pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no
proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or
related to the offering has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the
Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Trust Indenture Act”), and did not and will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the
date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the
Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that
neither the Company nor any Guarantor makes any representation and warranty with respect to (i)
that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or
omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter
furnished to the Company
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in writing by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and
agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information
described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were filed with the
Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulation of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the
“Exchange Act”), and none of such documents 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any
further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, when such documents become effective or are filed with
the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto included or
incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and
the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly the financial position of the Company
and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes
in their cash flows for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered
thereby; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in each of the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been derived from the
accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and presents fairly the information shown
thereby.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the
Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock or long-term
debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind
declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock, or any
material adverse change, or any development that would reasonably be expected to result in a
material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial condition,
or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the
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Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material
to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation,
direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and
(iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained 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 disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of
any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case of the clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii) above, as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus.
(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly
organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective
jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their
respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to
own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged,
except where the failure to be so qualified, in good standing or have such power or authority would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the business, properties, management, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company and the Guarantors of
their obligations under the Securities and the Guarantees (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The
Company has no subsidiary (as defined in Rule1-02 of Regulation S-X) other than the subsidiaries
listed in Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
(i) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading
“Capitalization”; and the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each
subsidiary (as defined in Rule1-02 of Regulation S-X) of the Company have been duly and validly
authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except with respect to the liens
securing the Company’s 9.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 and inchoate liens arising by operation
of law or other liens permitted by the Indenture, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company,
free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or
transfer or any other claim of any third party.
(j) Due Authorization. The Company and each of the Guarantors have the power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities, the Indenture (including each Guarantee set
forth therein), the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents (collectively, the
“Transaction Documents”) and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and
all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of
each of the Transaction Documents and
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the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.
(k) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and each of the
Guarantors and upon filing of the Registration Statement was duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the
parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and each of
the Guarantors enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to
enforceability (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).
(l) The Securities and the Guarantees. The Securities have been duly authorized by the
Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture
and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions; and the Guarantees have been
duly authorized by each of the Guarantors and, when the Securities have been duly executed,
authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein,
will be valid and legally binding obligations of each of the Guarantors, enforceable against each
of the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(m) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company and each of the Guarantors.
(n) Intercreditor Agreement. The Intercreditor Agreement has been duly authorized by the
Company and each of the Guarantors and on the Closing Date will be duly executed and delivered by
the Company and each of the Guarantors and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its
terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of the
Company and each of the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors, in
accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(o) Other Transaction Documents. Each of the Collateral Documents has been duly authorized by
the Company and each of the Guarantors and on the Closing Date will be duly executed and delivered
by the Company and each of the Guarantors and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with
its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of
the Company and each of the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors,
in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
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(p) Mortgages and Collateral Documents.
(1) The Mortgages will be effective to grant a legal, valid and enforceable mortgage
lien on each mortgagor’s right, title and interest in the real property listed on Schedule 3
hereto (each, a “Mortgaged Property” and, collectively, the “Mortgaged Properties”). Each
Mortgage constitutes a validly perfected and enforceable second-priority lien and security
interest in the related Mortgaged Property for the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of
the Securities, subject only to the encumbrances and exceptions to title expressly permitted
in the Mortgages or the Indenture (including those liens expressly permitted to be incurred
or exist on the Collateral pursuant to the Indenture) or expressly set forth as an exception
to the policies of title insurance obtained to insure the lien of each Mortgage with respect
to each of the Mortgaged Properties (such encumbrances and exceptions, the “Mortgage
Permitted Exceptions”), and to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(2) The Security Agreement is effective to grant a legal, valid and enforceable
security interest, in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Trustee and the
holders of the Securities, in each grantor’s right, title and interest in the Collateral
(other than the Mortgaged Properties), subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(3) The Aircraft Security Agreement is effective to grant a legal, valid and
enforceable security interest in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the
Trustee and the holders of the Securities, in XX Xxxxxx Associates, Inc.’s right, title and
interest in the Aircraft (as defined in the Aircraft Security Agreement) (subject to the
Enforceability Exceptions).
(4) All financing statements with respect to the Collateral and fixtures described in
the Security Agreement (the “Personal Property Collateral”) have been filed in the proper
recording office. The security interests granted thereby constitute valid, perfected
second-priority liens and security interests in the Personal Property Collateral of each
grantor or mortgagor, as applicable, for the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the
Securities, enforceable in accordance with the terms contained therein, to the extent such
security interests can be perfected by filing a financing statement under the UCC of the
jurisdiction of organization of such grantor, and subject only to the encumbrances and as
expressly permitted in the Security Agreement or the Indenture (including those liens
expressly permitted to be incurred or exist on the Collateral pursuant to the Indenture or
the Collateral Documents) (such encumbrances and exceptions, together with the Mortgage
Permitted Exceptions, the “Permitted Exceptions”), and to the Enforceability Exceptions.
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(5) The Company and its subsidiaries collectively own, have rights in or have the power
and authority to collaterally assign rights in the Collateral, free and clear of any liens
other than the Permitted Exceptions.
(q) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents. Each Transaction Document conforms in all
material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(r) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in
violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no
event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in
the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or
to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or
(iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or
arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii)
above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the
Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of
the Securities (including the Guarantees) and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors
with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or
by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii)
result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any
court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and
(iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default, lien, charge or encumbrance that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(t) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is
required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and
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each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance
and sale of the Securities (including the Guarantees) and compliance by the Company and each of the
Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and
the Prospectus, except for the registration of the Securities (including the Guarantees) under the
Securities Act, the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under
applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities
(including the Guarantees) by the Underwriters.
(u) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations,
actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be
a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject
and no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are, to the best knowledge of the Company
and each of the Guarantors, threatened or contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority
or by others that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any
of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Independent Accountants. Each of KPMG LLP and BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP, who have certified
certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are independent registered public
accounting firms with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries, as required by the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act and within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission
and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
(w) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of
real and personal property that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its
subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and
imperfections of title except those that (i) are described in the Registration Statement, the Time
of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (ii) are “Permitted Liens” as defined in the Indenture,
(iii) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the
Company and its subsidiaries or (iv) would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Title to Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate
rights to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
trademark registrations, service xxxx registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including
trade secrets and other unpatented and/or
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unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) necessary for the
conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted. The conduct of the Company and its
subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted will not conflict with any intellectual
property rights of others, and the Company and its subsidiaries have not received any written
notice of any claim of infringement of or conflict with any intellectual property rights of others,
except in each case that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or
among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers,
stockholders or other affiliates of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other hand, that
is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
that is not so described in such documents and in the Time of Sale Information.
(z) Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is, and after
giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds
thereof as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus, none of them will be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an
“investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).
(aa) Taxes. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information
and the Prospectus, or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries have filed all tax returns
required to be filed through the date hereof and paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes
shown to be due thereon (except for any taxes that are reasonably contested in good faith and as
for which adequate reserves are established in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles); and except as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Information and the Prospectus, there is no tax deficiency that has been, or would reasonably
be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties or assets except for any tax deficiency that, individually or together with
any other tax deficiency of the Company and its subsidiaries, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(bb) Licenses and Permits. Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses,
approvals, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all
declarations, notifications and filings with, the appropriate international, federal, state, local
or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of
their respective properties or the conduct of their
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respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has to their knowledge received notice
of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has
any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be
renewed in the ordinary course.
(cc) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the best knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors,
is contemplated or threatened and neither the Company nor any Guarantor is aware of any existing or
imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of the Company’s or any of the
Company’s subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) Compliance With Environmental Laws. (i) The Company and its subsidiaries (x) are in
compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations,
requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health or safety, the
environment, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively,
“Environmental Laws”), (y) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses,
certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental
Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (z) have not received notice of any actual or
potential liability under or relating to any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or
remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to
result in any such notice, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental
Laws of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii)
above, for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or
approvals, or cost or liability, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (x) there are no
proceedings that are pending, or that are known by the Company to be contemplated, against the
Company or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is
also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which it is reasonably believed no monetary
sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed, (y) the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware
of any failures to comply with or changes in compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or
other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes,
pollutants or contaminants, that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the
capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its
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subsidiaries, and (z) none of the Company and its subsidiaries anticipates material capital
expenditures relating to any Environmental Laws.
(ee) Compliance With ERISA. (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section
3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), for which the
Company or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a
controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”)) would have any liability (each, a “Plan”) has been maintained in
compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and
regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, except where the failure to maintain
compliance with such terms and requirements would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii)(a) except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no prohibited transaction,
within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect
to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption;
(b) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA, no failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” as defined in Section 412 of the Code,
whether or not waived, has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (c) the fair market value
of the assets of each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan
(determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan); (d) no “reportable event” (within
the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; and (e)
neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to
incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to
the PBGC, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a
“multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
(ff) Disclosure Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of
“disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it
files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures
designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s
management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and
its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and
procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act as of June 30, 2010.
(gg) Accounting Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries
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maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of
the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by,
or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers,
or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries
maintain internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance 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. To the Company’s best
knowledge, except as disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information
and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the Company’s
internal controls.
(hh) Insurance. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering against
losses and risks in such amounts as is reasonably prudent and customary in the business in which
they are engaged; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries 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 at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(ii) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, any director, officer, agent, employee or
other person acting on behalf of or in concert with the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i)
used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful
expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in
violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment, in each case in violation of
applicable laws.
(jj) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial
recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of
1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and
regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued,
administered or enforced by any applicable
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governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding
by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(kk) Compliance with OFAC. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly
or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or
otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or
entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by OFAC.
(ll) Solvency. On and immediately after the Closing Date, the Company (after giving effect to
the issuance of the Securities and the other transactions related thereto as described in each of
the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus) will be Solvent. As
used in this paragraph, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to a particular date, that on such
date (i) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the assets of the
Company is not less than the total amount required to pay the liabilities of the Company on its
total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and
matured; (ii) the Company is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other
liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal
course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance of the Securities as contemplated
by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the
Company is not incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and
liabilities mature; and (iv) the Company is not engaged in any business or transaction, and does
not propose to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute
unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the
industry in which the Company is engaged.
(mm) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, no subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited,
directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is
subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such
subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary
from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s material properties or assets to the
Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.
(nn) No Broker’s Fees. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any
contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give
rise to a valid claim against any of them or any Underwriter for a brokerage
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commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the
Securities.
(oo) No Registration Rights. No person has the right to require the Company or any of its
subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing
of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Securities.
(pp) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors has taken, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any
stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.
(qq) Business With Cuba. The Company and the Guarantors have complied with all provisions of
Section 517.075, Florida Statutes (Chapter 92-198, Laws of Florida) relating to doing business with
the Government of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba.
(rr) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the
application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in each of the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect on the Closing Date.
(ss) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) included or incorporated by
reference in any of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus has
been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(tt) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has
caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included or incorporated
by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus
is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(uu) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, there is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to
the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as
such, to comply with any provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations
promulgated in connection therewith (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), including Section 402 related to
loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
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(vv) Status under the Securities Act. The Company is not an ineligible issuer and is a
well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the
times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.
4. Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and each of the
Guarantors jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within
the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act,
will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Term Sheet in the form of Annex C
hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and will file , within the
time periods required under the Exchange Act, all reports and any definitive proxy or information
statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as
the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities;
and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to
the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City as soon as practicable
and in any event prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second business day next
succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representative may reasonably
request. The Company has paid or will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time
period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso
therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, to the Underwriters as many
copies of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any other Time of Sale
Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus (including all amendments and
supplements thereto) as the Representative may reasonably request. As used herein, the term
“Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering
of the Securities as a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or
required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the
Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.
(c) Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, preparing,
using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and
before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the
Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use,
authorize,
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approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed
amendment or supplement to which the Representative reasonably objects.
(d) Notice to the Representative. The Company will advise the Representative promptly, and
confirm such advice in writing, (i) when the Registration Statement has been filed; (ii) when any
amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (iii) when any
supplement or amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed;
(iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any
amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission
relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional
information; (v) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any of
the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (vi) of the occurrence of any
event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale
Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing
when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is
delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of
objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (viii) of the receipt by
the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for
offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use
of any Preliminary Prospectus, any of the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus or suspending
any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use its best
efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall
occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then
amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement any of
the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters
thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the
extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters, such amendments or supplements to any of the Time
of Sale Information (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference
therein) as may be necessary so that
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the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Time of
Sale Information will comply with law.
(f) Ongoing Compliance. If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or
condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it
is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will promptly
notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file
with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters such amendments or supplements to the
Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or
supplemented (including such document to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the
light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading
or so that the Prospectus will comply with law.
(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative shall reasonably request
and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the
Securities; provided that neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors shall be required
to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent
to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such
jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(h) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and
the Representative as soon as practicable an earning statement (which need not be audited) that
satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission
promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal
quarter of the Company occurring after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the
Registration Statement.
(i) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the date that
is 60 days after the date hereof, the Company and each of the Guarantors will not, without the
prior written consent of X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise
dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of the Guarantors and
having a tenor of more than one year (it being understood that any credit agreement shall not be
subject to this provision).
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(j) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the
Securities as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus under the heading “Use of proceeds”.
(k) Collateral.
(1) The Company and Guarantors shall take all actions necessary to maintain security
interests granted and to perfect security interests in any collateral acquired after the
Closing Date, in each case as and to the extent contemplated by the Mortgages and the
Security Agreement.
(2) Within 30 days of the Closing Date, the Company and Guarantors shall provide the
Representative evidence that a counterpart of each Mortgage has been either recorded in all
places to the extent necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Representative,
desirable to effectively create a valid and enforceable second-priority mortgage or deed of
trust lien in favor of the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Securities,
securing the Securities and the Guarantees (provided that in jurisdictions that impose
mortgage recording taxes, such Mortgage shall not secure indebtedness in an amount exceeding
100% of the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property, as reasonably determined in good
faith by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Representative), subject to the
Mortgage Permitted Exceptions. Proper fixture filings under the Uniform Commercial Code
(“UCC”) on Form UCC-1 for filing under the UCC in the appropriate jurisdictions in which the
Mortgaged Properties are located, in order to create in favor of the Trustee, for the
benefit of the holders of the Securities, a perfected second-priority lien and security
interest in the fixtures constituting Collateral, which is conveyed by the Mortgages and
which can be perfected by the making of such filings, registrations or recordations, prior
and superior to the right of any other person (other than Permitted Exceptions), shall be
filed within 30 days of the Closing Date.
(3) The Company and Guarantors shall provide the Representative ALTA policies of title
insurance (or commitment to issue such a policy having the effect of a policy of title
insurance), which shall (A) be in an amount mutually agreeable to the Company and the
Representative; (B) be issued at ordinary rates; (C) insure or commit to insure that the
Mortgages insured thereby create valid and enforceable second-priority liens and security
interests in the real properties described therein, free and clear of all defects and
encumbrances, except for the Mortgage Permitted Exceptions; (D) name the Trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the Securities as the insured thereunder; (E) be in the form of
ALTA Loan Policy — 2006 (or equivalent policies); (F) contain such affirmative coverage as
the Representative shall reasonably request and contain the following endorsements, to the
extent available in a particular jurisdiction and applicable to the particular real
property: Variable Rate; Environmental Protection Lien;
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Restrictions, Encroachments,
Minerals; Future Advance — Priority; Future Advance — Letter of Credit; Access and Entry;
Multiple Tax Parcel; Contiguity; First Loss — Multiple Parcels Transaction; Doing Business;
Revolving Credit; Usury; Waiver of Arbitration; Address; Mortgage Recording Tax; Pro Tanto; Tie
In/Cluster; Riparian Rights; Survey; and Zoning; and (G) be issued by title companies
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative (including any such title companies acting as
co-insurers or reinsurers, at the option of the Representative) (the “Title Company”), with
respect to each of the Mortgaged Properties, within 30 days of the Closing Date. Within 30
days of the Closing Date, the Representative shall receive evidence satisfactory to them
that all premiums in respect of title policies or commitments, title search reports, all
charges for mortgage recording tax and all related expenses, if any, have been paid.
(4) Prior to or at the same time as delivery of the title policies or commitments or
title search reports referred to in clause (3) above, the Company and Guarantors shall
provide the Representative a copy of the recorded documents referred to, or listed as
exceptions to title in such title policies that are reasonably requested by the
Representative.
(5) The Company and Guarantors shall, with respect to each Mortgaged Property, within
30 days of the Closing Date provide the Representative an existing ALTA survey, together
with no change affidavit.
(6) The Company and Guarantors shall provide to the Underwriters within 30 days of the
Closing Date an opinion of counsel in the state in which each Mortgaged Property is located
and the state in which each mortgagor is organized in form and substance, and from counsel,
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(7) The Company and the Guarantors shall within 15 days of the Closing Date file the
Aircraft Security Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”).
(8) The Company and the Guarantors shall provide to the Underwriters within 15 days of
the Closing Date an opinion of special FAA counsel for the Company in form and substance,
and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
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(l) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors will take, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any
stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.
(m) Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good
faith, comply with legending requirements applicable to Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses and retain
copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance
with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and
agrees that (a) It has not used and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the
planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act
(which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and
not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the
Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such
Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex B or
prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or
(iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Company in
advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an
“Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters may use a
term sheet substantially in the form of Annex C hereto without the consent of the Company.
(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with
respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is
initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).
6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to
purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the
Company and each of the Guarantors of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder
and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule
401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened
by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely
filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with
Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional
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information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representative.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and the
Guarantors contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the
Closing Date; and the statements of the Company, the Guarantors and their respective officers made
in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the
Closing Date.
(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the
Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or
any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such
term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (ii)
no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has
changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities
or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an
announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g)
hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement
thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto), the effect of which
material adverse event or condition makes it, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative,
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on
the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Time
of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing
Date a certificate of an executive officer of the Company and of each Guarantor who has specific
knowledge of the Company’s or such Guarantor’s financial matters and is satisfactory to the
Representative (i) confirming that such officer has carefully reviewed the Registration Statement,
the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and, to the best knowledge of such officer, the
representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming
that the other representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors in this Agreement
are true and correct and that the Company and the Guarantors have complied with all agreements and
satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the
Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.
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(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, each of KPMG LLP
and BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP shall have furnished to the Underwriters, at the request of the Company,
letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, containing statements and information
of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to
the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference
in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus;
provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more
than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for
the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, at the request of the Company, their written
opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Annex D-1
hereto.
(h) Opinion of Missouri Counsel. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, Missouri counsel for the
Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, at the request of the Company, their written
opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Annex D-2 hereto.
(i) Opinion of General Counsel. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, the Company’s General Counsel, shall have
furnished to the Underwriters, at the request of the Company, his written opinion, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Representative, to the effect set forth in Annex D-3 hereto.
(j) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Underwriters shall have
received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representative may
reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may
reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(k) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule,
regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign
governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or
sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantees; and no injunction or order of any
federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent
the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantees.
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(l) Good Standing. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date
satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and the Guarantors in their respective
jurisdictions of organization and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the
Representative may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of
telecommunication, from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.
(m) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the Guarantors
shall have furnished to the Representative such further certificates and documents as the
Representative may reasonably request.
(n) Lien Searches. The Representative shall have received the results of a recent lien search
in each of the jurisdictions where they may reasonably request, and such search shall reveal no
liens on any of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors or their respective subsidiaries
except for Permitted Exceptions or liens that will be released concurrently with or prior to the
issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company.
(o) Security Agreement. The Underwriters shall have received conformed counterparts of the
Security Agreement that shall have been executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of each
party thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(p) Intercreditor Agreement. The Underwriters shall have received conformed counterparts of
the Intercreditor Agreement that shall have been executed and delivered by duly authorized officers
of each party thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(q) Aircraft Security Agreement. The Underwriters shall have received conformed counterparts
of the Aircraft Security Agreement that shall have been executed and delivered by duly authorized
officers of each party thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and
severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and
officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages and liabilities
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(including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other reasonable expenses incurred
in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses
are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale
Information, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise
out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission
made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished
to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use therein,
it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists
of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the Guarantors, each of their respective directors
and officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the
Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but
only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based
upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance
upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company
in writing by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following: (i) the names of the
underwriters on the cover page of the Prospectus and in the table under the first paragraph under
the heading “Underwriting” and (ii) the information set forth in the third paragraph, the third
and fourth sentences in the eight paragraph and the tenth paragraph under the heading
“Underwriting.”
(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in
respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such
person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such
indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have
under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced
(through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided,
further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any
liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person
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otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or
asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof,
the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who
shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to
represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to paragraph
(a) or (b) above that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the
fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to
such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person 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 Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have
mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time
to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person
shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different
from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any
such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the
Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the
Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to
any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be
reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates,
directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing
by X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC and any such separate firm for the Company, the Guarantors, their
respective directors and officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of
the Company and the Guarantors shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying
Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the
Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or
liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at
any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the
Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the
Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its
written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by the
Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the
Indemnified Person in accordance with such request within 30 days after the date of such
settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person,
effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified
Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such
Indemnified Person, unless
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such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are
the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission
of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is
unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such Indemnified Person 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 Company and the
Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters
on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters on the
other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before
deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total
underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in
each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering
price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and
the Underwriters on the other 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 any Guarantor or by the
Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 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 paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified
Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d)
above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other
expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the
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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
Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to
their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and
shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at
law or in equity.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the
execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the
Representative, by written notice (which may, for the avoidance of doubt, be by electronic mail) to
the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing
Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock
Exchange or the over-the-counter market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the
Company or any of the Guarantors shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any
over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have
been declared by 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,
either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representative, is
material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale
or delivery, of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the
Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
10. Defaulting Underwriter. (a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on
its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the
non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by
other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36
hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for
the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours
within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase
such Securities on such terms, it being understood that the Company shall have no obligation to
procure any other persons to purchase such Securities. If other persons become obligated or agree
to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or
the Company may postpone the
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Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the
opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company
agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter”
includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not
listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Securities that a
defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as
provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains
unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities,
then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the
principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such
Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such
Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as
provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains
unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the
Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall
terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Company or
the Guarantors, except that the Company and each of the Guarantors will continue to be liable for
the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof, except with regard to any defaulting
Underwriter, and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall
remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may
have to the Company, the Guarantors or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its
default.
11. Payment of Expenses. (a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company and each of the Guarantors
jointly and severally agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the
performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs
incident to the authorization, issuance, sale,
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preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the
costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale
Information, and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and
the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction
Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ counsel and independent
accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or
qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of
such jurisdictions as the Representative may designate and the preparation, printing and
distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriters); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees
and expenses of the Trustee, any paying agent and any Collateral Trustee (including related fees
and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection
with the creation, documentation and perfection of second-priority-liens and security interests in
the Collateral (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters related to
the creation and perfection of second-priority-liens and security interests in the Collateral);
(ix) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance
of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; and (x) all expenses
incurred by the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors.
Except as provided in Sections 7, 10 and this Section 11, the Underwriters will pay all of their
own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9, (ii) the Company for any reason
fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline
to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company and each of
the Guarantors jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket
costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the
Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and any
controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates, officers and directors of each
Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be
construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any
Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters contained in this
Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company, the
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Guarantors or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered
pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in
full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by
or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or the Underwriters.
14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise
expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or
required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended; and (d) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act.
15. Miscellaneous. (a) Authority of the Representative. Any action by the
Underwriters hereunder may be taken by X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC on behalf of the Underwriters,
and any such action taken by X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC shall be binding upon the Underwriters.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of
telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representative c/o X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (fax: 000-000-0000); Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx. Notices to the Company and the Guarantors shall be given to them (i) prior to
January 24, 2011, at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (fax: 000-000-0000);
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel and (ii) on and after January 11, 2011, at 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, (fax: 000-000-0000); Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
General Counsel.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include
counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an
original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any
consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(f) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not
intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of
this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
Very truly yours, GEOEYE, INC. |
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By | ||||
Title: | ||||
GeoEye Imagery Collection Systems Inc. |
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By | ||||
Title: | ||||
GeoEye Solutions Holdco Inc. |
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By | ||||
Title: | ||||
GeoEye Solutions Inc. |
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By | ||||
Title: | ||||
i5, Inc. |
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By | ||||
Title: | ||||
SIGNATURE PAGE TO UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
XX Xxxxxx Associates, Inc. |
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By | ||||
Title: | ||||
GeoEye License Corp. |
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By | ||||
Title: | ||||
SIGNATURE PAGE TO UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Accepted: October __, 2010 X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC For itself and on behalf of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto. |
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By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
SIGNATURE PAGE TO UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Schedule 1
Underwriter | Principal Amount | ||||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC |
$ | 68,750,000 | |||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
25,000,000 | ||||
Banc of America Securities LLC |
15,625,000 | ||||
Canaccord Genuity Inc. |
6,250,000 | ||||
Xxxxxxxxx & Company LLC |
3,125,000 | ||||
Xxxxxxxx Capital, Inc. |
3,125,000 | ||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. |
3,125,000 | ||||
Total |
$ | 125,000,000 |
SCHED 1
Schedule 2
List of Subsidiaries of GeoEye, Inc.
Percentage of | State of | |||||
Name | Ownership | Incorporation | ||||
GeoEye Imagery Collection
Systems Inc..
|
100 | Delaware | ||||
GeoEye Solutions Holdco Inc.
|
100 | Delaware | ||||
GeoEye Solutions Inc.
|
100 | Delaware | ||||
i5, Inc.
|
100 | Missouri | ||||
XX Xxxxxx Associates, Inc.
|
100 | Missouri | ||||
GeoEye License Corp.
|
100 | Delaware |
Schedule 3
List of Mortgaged Properties
1. 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (Parcel No. 0157334003026).
SCHED 2
ANNEX B
Additional Time of Sale Information
Term sheet containing the terms of the securities, substantially in the form of Annex C.
ANNEX B
ANNEX C
Pricing Term Sheet
[Attached.]
ANNEX C
ANNEX D-1
Form of Opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
(omitted)
ANNEX X-0
XXXXX X-0
Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
(omitted)
ANNEX X-0
XXXXX X-0
Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
(omitted)
ANNEX D-3