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Exhibit 1
__________ Shares(1)
XXXXXX, XXXXXXXX & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Common Stock
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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February ___, 1999
XXXXXXXXX, LUFKIN & XXXXXXXX
SECURITIES CORPORATION
BANCBOSTON XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
MCDONALD INVESTMENTS INC.
As representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto
c/x Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Associates, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the
"COMPANY"), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto (the "UNDERWRITERS"), and certain shareholders of the Company
named in Schedule II hereto (the "SELLING SHAREHOLDERS") severally and not
jointly propose to sell to the several Underwriters, an aggregate of
_______________ shares of the common stock, no par value, of the Company (the
"FIRM SHARES"), of which _____________ shares are to be issued and sold by the
Company and _____________ shares are to be sold by the Selling Shareholders,
each Selling Shareholders selling the amount set forth opposite such Selling
Shareholder's name in Schedule II hereto. The Company and the Selling
Shareholders set forth on Schedule III hereto (the "PARTICIPATING SELLING
Shareholders") also propose to sell to the several Underwriters not more than an
additional _______ shares of the Company's common stock, no par value, (the
"ADDITIONAL SHARES") if requested by the Underwriters as provided in Section 2
hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter referred to
collectively as the "SHARES". The shares of common stock of the Company to be
outstanding after giving effect to the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter
referred to as the "COMMON STOCK". The Company, the Selling Shareholders and the
Participating Selling Shareholders are hereinafter sometimes referred to
collectively as the "SELLERS."
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(1)Insert number of shares to be sold (not including green shoe).
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SECTION 1. Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company has
prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"COMMISSION") in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
(collectively, the "ACT"), a registration statement on Form S-1, including a
prospectus, relating to the Shares. The registration statement, as amended at
the time it became effective, including the information (if any) deemed to be
part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule
430A under the Act, is hereinafter referred to as the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT";
and the prospectus in the form first used to confirm sales of Shares is
hereinafter referred to as the "PROSPECTUS". If the Company has filed or is
required pursuant to the terms hereof to file a registration statement pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Act registering additional shares of Common Stock (a
"RULE 462(b) REGISTRATION STATEMENT"), then, unless otherwise specified, any
reference herein to the term "Registration Statement" shall be deemed to include
such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.
SECTION 2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase and Lock-Up Agreements. On
the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and
subject to its terms and conditions, (i) the Company agrees to issue and sell
______________ Firm Shares, (ii) each Selling Shareholder agrees, severally and
not jointly, to sell the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite such Selling
Shareholder's name in Schedule II hereto and (iii) each Underwriter agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from each Seller at a price per Share of
$______ (the "PURCHASE PRICE") the number of Firm Shares (subject to such
adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the
same proportion to the total number of Firm Shares to be sold by the Company and
the Selling Shareholders, respectively, as the number of Firm Shares set forth
opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedules I hereto bears to the total
number of Firm Shares.
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company and each
Participating Selling Shareholder agrees, severally and not jointly, to sell,
and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not
jointly, up to __________ Additional Shares from the Company and the
Participating Selling Shareholders at the Purchase Price. Of the total number of
Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters, eighty percent (80%), of
the total number of such Additional Shares are to be purchased from the
Participating Selling Shareholders, on a pro rata basis, and 20% of the total
number of such Additional Shares are to be purchased from the Company.
Additional Shares may be purchased solely for the purpose of covering
over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. In the
event that any Participating Selling Shareholder fails to sell the Additional
Shares to the Underwriters as herein set forth, then the Company hereby agrees
to sell such Additional Shares to the Underwriters. The Underwriters may
exercise their right to purchase Additional Shares in whole or in part from
time to time by giving written notice thereof to the Company, the Attorneys and
the Custodian (as
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defined in Section 7(c) below) within 30 days after the date of this Agreement.
You shall give any such notice on behalf of the Underwriters and such notice
shall specify the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased pursuant
to such exercise and the date for payment and delivery thereof, which date shall
be a business day (i) no earlier than two business days after such notice has
been given (and, in any event, no earlier than the Closing Date (as hereinafter
defined)) and (ii) no later than ten business days after such notice has been
given. If any Additional Shares are to be purchased, each Underwriter, severally
and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company and the Participating
Selling Shareholders, respectively, the number of Additional Shares (subject to
such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) which
bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be
purchased as the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such
Underwriter in Schedule I bears to the total number of Firm Shares.
Each Seller hereby agrees not to (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to
sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract
to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer
or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or
(ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers all or a portion of
the economic consequences associated with the ownership of any Common Stock
(regardless of whether any of the transactions described in clause (i) or (ii)
is to be settled by the delivery of Common Stock, or such other securities, in
cash or otherwise), except to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, for a
period of 180 days after the date of the Prospectus without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, during such period (i) the Company may grant stock options
pursuant to the Company's existing stock option plan, (ii) the Company may issue
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the
conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and (iii) the Company
may issue shares of Common Stock to securities holders of companies acquired in
exchange for securities of such companies, provided that such securities holders
agree to the foregoing restrictions. The Company also agrees not to file any
registration statement under the Act with respect to any shares of Common Stock
or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common
Stock for a period of 180 days after the date of the Prospectus without the
prior written consent of Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation,
other than S-8 registration statements with respect to executive or director
compensation plans. In addition, each Selling Shareholder and Participating
Selling Shareholder agrees that, for a period of 180 days after the date of the
Prospectus without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx
Securities Corporation, it will not make any demand for, or exercise any right
with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock. The
Company shall, prior to or concurrently with the execution of this Agreement,
deliver an agreement executed by (i) each Selling Shareholder and Participating
Selling Shareholder, (ii) each of the directors and officers of the Company who
is not a Selling Shareholder and (iii) each
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stockholder listed on Annex I hereto to the effect that such person will not,
during the period commencing on the date such person signs such agreement and
ending 180 days after the date of the Prospectus, without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation, (A) engage in
any of the transactions described in the first sentence of this paragraph or (B)
make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of
any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Common Stock.
SECTION 3. Terms of Public Offering. The Sellers are advised by you
that the Underwriters propose (i) to make a public offering of their respective
portions of the Shares as soon after the execution and delivery of this
Agreement as in your judgment is advisable and (ii) initially to offer the
Shares upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.
SECTION 4. Delivery and Payment. The Shares shall be represented by
definitive certificates and shall be issued in such authorized denominations and
registered in such names as Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
shall request no later than two business days prior to the Closing Date or the
applicable Option Closing Date (as defined below), as the case may be. The
Shares shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Sellers, with any transfer
taxes thereon duly paid by the respective Sellers, to Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin &
Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation through the facilities of The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"), for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters,
against payment to the Sellers of the Purchase Price therefore by wire transfer
of Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City. The
certificates representing the Shares shall be made available for inspection not
later than 9:30 A.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the
Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date (as defined below), as the
case may be, at the office of DTC or its designated custodian (the "DESIGNATED
OFFICE"). The time and date of delivery and payment for the Firm Shares shall be
9:00 A.M., New York City time, on February ___, 1999 or such other time on the
same or such other date as Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
and the Company shall agree in writing. The time and date of delivery and
payment for the Firm Shares are hereinafter referred to as the "CLOSING DATE".
The time and date of delivery and payment for any Additional Shares to be
purchased by the Underwriters shall be 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the
date specified in the applicable exercise notice given by you pursuant to
Section 2 or such other time on the same or such other date as Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin
& Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation and the Company shall agree in writing. The
time and date of delivery and payment for any Additional Shares are hereinafter
referred to as the "OPTION CLOSING DATE".
The documents to be delivered on the Closing Date or any Option Closing
Date on behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement
shall be delivered at the offices of Xxxxxxx, Phleger & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 and the Shares shall be delivered at the
Designated Office, all on the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date, as the
case may be.
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SECTION 5. Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees with you:
(a) To advise you promptly and, if requested by you, to confirm such
advice in writing, (i) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the
Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for
additional information, (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of the suspension
of qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the
initiation of any proceeding for such purposes, (iii) when any amendment to the
Registration Statement becomes effective, (iv) if the Company is required to
file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement after the effectiveness of this
Agreement, when the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has become effective and
(v) of the happening of any event during the period referred to in Section 5(d)
below which makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus untrue or which requires any additions to or changes
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements
therein not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company will use
its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the
earliest possible time.
(b) To furnish to you five (5) signed copies of the Registration
Statement as first filed with the Commission and of each amendment to it,
including all exhibits, and to furnish to you and each Underwriter designated by
you such number of conformed copies of the Registration Statement as so filed
and of each amendment to it, without exhibits, as you may reasonably request.
(c) To prepare the Prospectus, the form and substance of which shall
be satisfactory to you, and to file the Prospectus in such form with the
Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Act;
during the period specified in Section 5(d) below, not to file any further
amendment to the Registration Statement and not to make any amendment or
supplement to the Prospectus of which you shall not previously have been advised
or to which you shall reasonably object after being so advised; and, during such
period, to prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon your reasonable
request, any amendment to the Registration Statement or amendment or supplement
to the Prospectus which may be necessary or advisable in connection with the
distribution of the Shares by you, and to use its best efforts to cause any such
amendment to the Registration Statement to become promptly effective.
(d) To furnish as soon as practicable, on the first business day after
the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter for such period as
in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus is required by law
to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or a dealer, to
furnish in New York City to each Underwriter and any dealer as many copies of
the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus) as such
Underwriter or dealer may reasonably request.
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(e) If during the period specified in Section 5(d), any event shall
occur or condition shall exist as a result of which, in the reasonable opinion
of counsel for the Underwriters, it becomes necessary to amend or supplement the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading,
or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend
or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare
and file with the Commission an appropriate amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus, as so amended or
supplemented, will not in the light of the circumstances when it is so
delivered, be misleading, or so that the Prospectus will comply with applicable
law, and to furnish to each Underwriter and to any dealer as many copies thereof
as such Underwriter or dealer may reasonably request.
(f) Prior to any public offering of the Shares, to cooperate with you
and counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the registration or
qualification of the Shares for offer and sale by the several Underwriters and
by dealers under the state securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as
you may reasonably request, to continue such registration or qualification in
effect so long as required for distribution of the Shares and to file such
consents to service of process or other documents as may be necessary in order
to effect such registration or qualification; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or to take
any action that would subject it to general consent to service of process or
taxation other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Prospectus,
the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the offering or sale
of the Shares, in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so subject.
(g) To mail and make generally available to its shareholders as soon
as practicable an earnings statement covering the twelve-month period ending
September 30, 1999 that shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Act, and to advise you in writing when such statement has been so made
available.
(h) During the period of three (3) years after the date of this
Agreement, to furnish to you as soon as available copies of all reports or other
communications furnished to the record holders of Common Stock or furnished to
or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange on which any
class of securities of the Company is listed and such other publicly available
information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries as you may reasonably
request.
(i) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all
expenses incident to the performance of the Sellers' obligations under this
Agreement, including without limitation: (i) the fees, disbursements and
expenses of the Company's counsel, the Company's accountants and, to the extent
obligated to do so under existing agreements, any counsel to the Selling
Shareholders and
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Participating Selling Shareholders (in addition to the Company's counsel), in
connection with the registration and delivery of the Shares under the Act and
all other fees and expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, filing
and distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements
and exhibits), any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and all amendments and
supplements to any of the foregoing, including the mailing and delivering of
copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers in the quantities specified
herein, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the
Shares to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable
thereon, (iii) all costs of printing or producing this Agreement and any other
agreements or documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale or
delivery of the Shares, (iv) all reasonable expenses, if any, in connection with
the registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of the several states and all costs of printing or
producing any Preliminary and Supplemental Blue Sky Memoranda in connection
therewith (including the filing fees and fees and disbursements of counsel, if
any, for the Underwriters in connection with such registration or qualification
and memoranda relating thereto), (v) the filing fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the review and clearance of the
offering of the Shares by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
(vi) all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the
registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the Common Stock and all costs
and expenses incident to designating the Shares for quotation on the Nasdaq
National Market, (vii) the cost of printing certificates representing the
Shares, (viii) the costs and charges of any transfer agent, registrar and/or
depositary, and (ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of
the obligations of the Company hereunder. The Selling Shareholders and the
Participating Selling Shareholders shall bear all costs and expenses incident to
the performance of their obligations hereunder for which provision is not
otherwise made in this Section, except to the extent the Company is obligated to
pay such costs and expenses under any existing shareholder agreement. The
provisions of this Section shall not supersede or otherwise affect any agreement
that the Company and the Selling Shareholders and the Participating Selling
Shareholders may otherwise have for allocation of costs and expenses among
themselves.
(j) To use its best efforts to designate for quotation the Shares on
the Nasdaq National Market and to maintain the designation for quotation of the
Shares on the Nasdaq National Market for a period of three years after the date
of this Agreement.
(k) To use its best efforts to do and perform all things required or
necessary to be done and performed under this Agreement by the Company prior to
the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and to satisfy
all conditions precedent to the delivery of the Shares.
(l) If the Registration Statement at the time of the effectiveness of
this Agreement does not cover all of the Shares, to file a Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement with the Commission registering the Shares not so covered
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compliance with Rule 462(b) by 10:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date of
this Agreement and to pay to the Commission the filing fee for such Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement at the time of the filing thereof or to give irrevocable
instructions for the payment of such fee pursuant to Rule 111(b) under the Act.
SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company
represents and warrants to each Underwriter that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective (other than any
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement to be filed by the Company after the
effectiveness of this Agreement); any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement filed
after the effectiveness of this Agreement will become effective no later than
10:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date of this Agreement; and no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no
proceedings for such purpose are pending before or threatened by the Commission.
(b) (i) The Registration Statement (other than any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement to be filed by the Company after the effectiveness of
this Agreement), when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended, if
applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Registration Statement (other than
any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement to be filed by the Company after the
effectiveness of this Agreement) and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Act,
(iii) if the Company is required to file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement
after the effectiveness of this Agreement, such Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement and any amendments thereto, when they become effective (A) will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading and (B) will comply in all material respects with the Act and (iv)
the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable,
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the
representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to
statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus based
upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing
by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.
(c) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration
statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, complied when so filed in all material
respects with the Act, and did not contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties
set forth in this
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paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in any preliminary prospectus
based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in
writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.
(d) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly
incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the corporate power and
authority to carry on its business as described in the Prospectus and to own,
lease and operate its properties, and each is duly qualified and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would
not have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole.
(e) There are no outstanding subscriptions, rights, warrants, options,
calls, convertible securities, commitments of sale or liens granted or issued by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to or entitling any person to
purchase or otherwise to acquire any shares of the capital stock of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration
Statement.
(f) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
(including the Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholders and the
Participating Selling Shareholders) have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive or similar
rights; and the Shares to be issued and sold by the Company have been duly
authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Underwriters against payment
therefor as provided by this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to any
preemptive or similar rights.
(g) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the
Company's subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned by the Company, directly or
indirectly through one or more subsidiaries, free and clear of any security
interest, claim, lien, encumbrance or adverse interest of any nature.
(h) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms, in all
material requests, as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in
the Prospectus.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of
its respective charter or by-laws or in default in the performance of any
obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, loan
agreement, mortgage, lease 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 or their respective property is bound, except for such violations
or defaults which, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse
effect on the
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business, operating results or financial condition of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as whole.
(j) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company, the compliance by the Company with all the provisions hereof and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) require any
consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or qualification with, any
court or governmental body or agency (except such as have been obtained under
the Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and as may
be required under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states), (ii)
conflict with or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or a
default under, the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease 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 or their respective property is
bound, except for such breaches or defaults which, singly or in the aggregate,
would not have a material adverse effect on the business, operating results or
financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii)
violate or conflict with any applicable law or any rule, regulation, judgment,
order or decree of any court or any governmental body or agency having
jurisdiction over the Company, any of its subsidiaries or their respective
property or (iv) result in the suspension, termination or revocation of any
Authorization (as defined below) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
any other impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Authorization,
except for such suspensions, terminations or revocations which, singly or in the
aggregate, would not have material adverse effect on the business, operating
results or financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(k) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of their
respective property is subject, nor are any such proceedings threatened that are
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are
not so described; nor are there any statutes, regulations, contracts or other
documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not
so described or filed as required.
(l) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has violated any
foreign, federal, state or local law or regulation relating to the protection of
human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or
wastes, pollutants or contaminants ("ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"), any provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any provisions
of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, except for such violations which, singly or in the aggregate, would
not have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial
condition or results of operation of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole.
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(m) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has such permits,
licenses, consents, exemptions, franchises, authorizations and other approvals
(each, an "AUTHORIZATION") of, and has made all filings with and notices to, all
governmental or regulatory authorities and self-regulatory organizations and all
courts and other tribunals, including, without limitation, under any applicable
Environmental Laws, as are necessary to own, lease, license and operate its
respective properties and to conduct its business, except where the failure to
have any such Authorization or to make any such filing or notice would not,
singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each such Authorization is valid and in full
force and effect and each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in compliance
with all the terms and conditions thereof and with the rules and regulations of
the authorities and governing bodies having jurisdiction with respect thereto;
and no event has occurred (including, without limitation, the receipt of any
notice from any authority or governing body) which allows or, after notice or
lapse of time or both, would allow, revocation, suspension or termination of any
such Authorization or results or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would
result in any other impairment of the rights of the holder of any such
Authorization; except where such failure to be valid and in full force and
effect or to be in compliance, the occurrence of any such event or the presence
of any such restriction would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial condition or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(n) There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental
Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures
required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental
Laws or any Authorization, any related constraints on operating activities and
any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole.
(o) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company.
(p) Each of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP and Langdorf xx Xxxx & Co. are
independent public accountants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries
as required by the Act.
(q) The consolidated financial statements included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement thereto), together
with related schedules and notes, present fairly the consolidated financial
position, results of operations and changes in financial position of the Company
and its subsidiaries on the basis stated therein at the respective dates or for
the respective periods to which they apply; such statements and related
schedules and notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved,
except as
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disclosed therein; the supporting schedules, if any, included in the
Registration Statement present fairly in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles the information required to be stated therein; and the
other financial and statistical information and data set forth in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement
thereto) are, in all material respects, accurately presented and prepared on a
basis consistent with such financial statements and the books and records of the
Company.
(r) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in
the Prospectus, will not be, an "investment company" as such term is defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(s) Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, there
are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any
person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a
registration statement under the Act with respect to any securities of the
Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Shares
registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(t) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Prospectus other than as set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement), (i)
there has not occurred any material adverse change or any development involving
a prospective material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise,
or the earnings, business, management or operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) there has not been any material adverse
change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in the
capital stock or in the long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any
material liability or obligation, direct or contingent.
(u) The Company has complied with all provisions of Section 517.075,
Florida Statutes (Chapter 92-198, Laws of Florida).
(v) Each certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered
to the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a
representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters
covered thereby.
(w) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in
fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal
property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Prospectus or such
as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with
the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its
subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the
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Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case except as described
in the Prospectus.
(x) The Company and its subsidiaries own, or possess valid and
enforceable licenses to all patents, patent rights, inventions, copyrights,
know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable
proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks,
service marks and trade names ("INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY") currently employed by
the Company and its subsidiaries in connection with the business now operated by
them , except where the failure to own or possess such Intellectual Property
would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
business, prospects, financial condition or results of operation of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither the Company, nor its
subsidiaries, has received any notice, nor are they aware of facts which would
form a reasonable basis for any such claim, that: (i) challenges the Company's
or its subsidiaries' rights in or to any Intellectual Property; (ii) challenges
the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property; (iii) any third party has or
will be able to establish any rights in the Intellectual Property, except for
the ownership rights of the owners of the Intellectual Property which is
licensed to the Company or the rights of parties to whom the Company has granted
licenses of such Intellectual Property; (iv) the Intellectual Property infringes
or otherwise violates any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark or other
proprietary right of any third party; or (v) there is infringement of the
Intellectual Property by any third party, which, in the case of any such claim
specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, singly or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would
have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial condition
or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(y) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are
engaged; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) has received
notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that substantial capital
improvements or other material expenditures will have to be made in order to
continue such insurance or (ii) has any reason to believe that it will not be
able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires
or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers at a cost that would not
have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial conditions
or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(z) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the
Company or any of its subsidiaries on the one hand, and the directors, officers,
shareholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
on the other hand, which is required by the Act to be described in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus which is not so described.
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(aa) There is no (i) significant unfair labor practice complaint,
grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or, to the Company's best knowledge,
threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries before the National
Labor Relations Board or any state or local labor relations board, (ii) strike,
labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the Company's best knowledge,
threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) union
representation question existing with respect to the employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries, except for such actions specified in clause (i), (ii) or
(iii) above, which, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a material
adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial condition or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the best of
the Company's knowledge, no collective bargaining organizing activities are
taking place with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(bb) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains a system of
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.
(cc) All material tax returns required to be filed by the Company and
each of its subsidiaries in any jurisdiction have been filed, other than those
filings being contested in good faith, and all material taxes, including
withholding taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other charges
due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries have been paid, other than those being
contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided.
SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders
and the Participating Selling Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder and
Participating Selling Shareholder, severally and not jointly, represents and
warrants to each Underwriter that:
(a) Such shareholder is the lawful owner of the Shares to be sold by
such shareholder pursuant to this Agreement and has, and on the Closing Date
will have, good and valid title to such Shares, free of all restrictions on
transfer, liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities and claims
whatsoever.
(b) The Shares to be sold by such shareholder have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(c) Such shareholder has, and on the Closing Date will have, full
legal right, power and authority, and all authorization and approval required by
law, to
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enter into this Agreement, the Custody Agreement signed by such shareholder and
____________________, as Custodian, relating to the deposit of the Shares to be
sold by such shareholder (the "CUSTODY AGREEMENT") and the Power of Attorney of
such shareholder appointing certain individuals as such shareholder's
attorneys-in-fact (the "ATTORNEYS") to the extent set forth therein, relating
to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Statement and
the Custody Agreement (the "POWER OF ATTORNEY") and to sell, assign, transfer
and deliver the Shares to be sold by such shareholder in the manner provided
herein and therein.
(d) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
or on behalf of such shareholder.
(e) The Custody Agreement of such shareholder has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such shareholder and is a valid and
binding agreement of such shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(f) The Power of Attorney of such shareholder has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such shareholder and is a valid and
binding instrument of such shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, and, pursuant to such Power of Attorney, such shareholder has, among
other things, authorized the Attorneys, or any one of them, to execute and
deliver on such shareholder's behalf this Agreement and any other document that
they, or any one of them, may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to deliver the Shares to be
sold by such shareholder pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Upon delivery of and payment for the Shares to be sold by such
shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, good and valid title to such Shares will
pass to the Underwriters, free of all restrictions on transfer, liens,
encumbrances, security interests, equities and claims whatsoever.
(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney of such shareholder by or on behalf of
such shareholder, the compliance by such shareholder with all the provisions
hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby will not (i) require any consent, approval, authorization or other
order of, or qualification with, any court or governmental body or agency
(except such as may be required under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
various states), (ii) conflict with or constitute a breach of any of the terms
or provisions of, or a default under, the organizational documents of such
shareholder, if such shareholder is not an individual, or any indenture, loan
agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument to which such
shareholder is a party or by which such shareholder or any property of such
shareholder is bound or (iii) violate or conflict with any applicable law or any
rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court or any governmental
body or agency having jurisdiction over such shareholder or any property of such
shareholder.
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(i) The information in the Registration Statement under the caption
"Principal and Selling Shareholders" which specifically relates to such
shareholder does not, and will not on the Closing Date, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any 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.
(j) At any time during the period described in Section 5(d), if there
is any change in the information referred to in Section 7(i), such shareholder
will immediately notify you of such change.
(k) Each certificate signed by or on behalf of such shareholder and
delivered to the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to
be a representation and warranty by such shareholder to the Underwriters as to
the matters covered thereby.
SECTION 8. Indemnification. (a) The Sellers, severally and not jointly,
agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its directors, its
officers and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments
(including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses incurred in
connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action,
that could give rise to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
judgments) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment
thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any
preliminary prospectus, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or judgments are caused by any such untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating
to any Underwriter furnished in writing to the Company by such Underwriter
through you expressly for use therein provided, however, that the foregoing
indemnity agreement with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure
to the benefit of any Underwriter who failed to deliver a Prospectus (as then
amended or supplemented, provided by the Company to the several Underwriters in
the requisite quantity and on a timely basis to permit proper delivery on or
prior to the Closing Date) to the person asserting any losses, claims, damages
and liabilities and judgments caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus, or caused
by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if
such material misstatement or omission or alleged material misstatement or
omission was cured in such Prospectus and such Prospectus was required by law to
be delivered at or prior to the written confirmation of sale to such person;
provided, further, however, that each Selling Shareholder and Participating
Selling Shareholder shall only be liable to the extent, and only to the extent,
that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
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statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), the prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) or any preliminary prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Shareholder or
Participating Selling Shareholder, as the case may be, expressly for use
therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate liability of any Selling
Shareholder and Participating Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Section 8(a)
shall be limited to an amount equal to the total proceeds (before deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses) received by such Selling
Shareholder or Participating Selling Shareholder, as the case may be, from the
Underwriters for the sale of the Shares sold by such Selling Shareholder or
Participating Selling Shareholder, as the case may be, hereunder.
(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the
Registration Statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, each Selling
Shareholder and Participating Selling Shareholder and each person, if any, who
controls such Selling Shareholder or Participating Selling Shareholder, as the
case may be, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Sellers to
such Underwriter but only with reference to information relating to such
Underwriter furnished in writing to the Company by such Underwriter through you
expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any preliminary
prospectus.
(c) In case any action shall be commenced involving any person in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b) (the
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), the indemnified party shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing
and the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of such action, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party and
the payment of all fees and expenses of such counsel, as incurred (except that
in the case of any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to both Sections 8(a) and 8(b), the Underwriter shall not be required to assume
the defense of such action pursuant to this Section 8(c), but may employ
separate counsel and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel, except as provided below, shall be at the expense of
such Underwriter). Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnified party
unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been specifically
authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, (ii) the indemnifying party
shall have failed to assume the defense of such action or employ counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (iii) the named parties to
any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnified
party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party shall have been
advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available
to it which are different from or additional
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to those available to the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying
party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of
the indemnified party). In any such case, the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any one action or separate but substantially similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, be liable for (i) the fees and expenses of more than one separate
firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all Underwriters, their
officers and directors and all persons, if any, who control any Underwriter
within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act, (ii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers who
sign the Registration Statement and all persons, if any, who control the Company
within the meaning of either such Section and (iii) the fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for
all Selling Shareholders and Participating Selling Shareholders and all persons,
if any, who control any Selling Shareholder or Participating Selling
Shareholder, as the case may be, within the meaning of either such Section, and
all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case
of any such separate firm for the Underwriters, their officers and directors and
such control persons of any Underwriters, such firm shall be designated in
writing by Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation. In the case of
any such separate firm for the Company and such directors, officers and control
persons of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Company.
In the case of any such separate firm for the Selling Shareholders or
Participating Selling Shareholders, as the case may be, and such control persons
of any Selling Shareholder or Participating Selling Shareholder, such firm shall
be designated in writing by the Attorneys. The indemnifying party shall
indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments by reason of any settlement
of any action (i) effected with its written consent or (ii) effected without its
written consent if the settlement is entered into more than twenty business days
after the indemnifying party shall have received a request from the indemnified
party for reimbursement for the fees and expenses of counsel (in any case where
such fees and expenses are at the expense of the indemnifying party) and, prior
to the date of such settlement, the indemnifying party shall have failed to
comply with such reimbursement request. No indemnifying party shall, without the
prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement or
compromise of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to, any pending
or threatened action in respect of which the indemnified party is or could have
been a party and indemnity or contribution may be or could have been sought
hereunder by the indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or
judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all
liability on claims that are or could have been the subject matter of such
action and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault,
culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the indemnified party.
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(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in this Section 8
is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or judgments referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Sellers on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering
of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) above is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above but also the
relative fault of the Sellers on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other
hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Sellers on the
one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the
same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (after deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions, but before deducting expenses) received
by the Sellers, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by
the Underwriters, bear to the total price to the public of the Shares, in each
case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative
fault of the Sellers on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the
Selling Shareholders or the Participating Selling Shareholders on the one hand
or the Underwriters on the other hand and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.
The Sellers and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro
rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The
amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or judgments referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action,
that could have given rise to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
judgments. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter
shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public
were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations to
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contribute pursuant to this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to the
respective number of Shares purchased by each of the Underwriters hereunder and
not joint.
(e) The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and
shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any
indemnified party at law or in equity.
(f) Each Selling Shareholder and Participating Selling Shareholder
hereby designates Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Associates, Inc., CCAi Renaissance Centre,
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, as its authorized agent,
upon which process may be served in any action which may be instituted in any
state or federal court in the State of New York by any Underwriter, any director
or officer of any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter
asserting a claim for indemnification or contribution under or pursuant to this
Section 8, and each Selling Shareholder and Participating Selling Shareholder
will accept the jurisdiction of such court in such action, and waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any defense based upon lack of
personal jurisdiction or venue. A copy of any such process shall be sent or
given to such Selling Shareholder or Participating Selling Shareholder, at the
address for notices specified in Section 12 hereof.
SECTION 9. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The several
obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Firm Shares under this Agreement
are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) All the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
this Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with the same force
and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) If the Company is required to file a Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement after the effectiveness of this Agreement, such Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement shall have become effective by 10:00 P.M., New York City
time, on the date of this Agreement; and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been commenced or shall be pending
before or known to be contemplated by the Commission.
(c) You shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate dated
the Closing Date, signed by Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, in their
capacities as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the President and
Chief Operating Officer Company, confirming the matters set forth in Sections
6(t), 9(a) and 9(b) and that the Company has complied with all of the agreements
and satisfied all of the conditions herein contained and required to be complied
with or satisfied by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Prospectus other than as set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement), (i)
there shall
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not have occurred any change or any development involving a prospective change
in the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business, management
or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) there
shall not have been any change or any development involving a prospective change
in the capital stock or in the long-term debt of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall
have incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, the effect of
which, in any such case described in clause 9(d)(i), 9(d)(ii) or 9(d)(iii), in
your judgment, is material and adverse and, in your judgment, makes it
impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated
in the Prospectus.
(e) All the representations and warranties of each Selling Shareholder
and the Participating Selling Shareholder contained in this Agreement shall be
true and correct on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made
on and as of the Closing Date and you shall have received on the Closing Date a
certificate dated the Closing Date from each Selling Shareholder and the
Participating Selling Shareholder to such effect and to the effect that such
Selling Shareholder and the Participating Selling Shareholder has complied with
all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions herein contained and
required to be complied with or satisfied by such Selling Shareholder and the
Participating Selling Shareholder on or prior to the Closing Date.
(f) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion
(satisfactory to you and counsel for the Underwriters), dated the Closing Date,
of Xxxxx, Day, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx counsel for the Company, to the effect that:
(i) the Company is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has
the corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and to
conduct its business as described in the Prospectus;
(ii) the Company is duly qualified and is in good standing as a
foreign corporation authorized to do business in each of the states of
__________, __________ and __________;
(iii) all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company (including the Shares to be sold by the Selling
Shareholders and the Participating Selling Shareholders) have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and
not subject to any preemptive or similar rights;
(iv) the Shares to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder
have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the
Underwriters against payment of the consideration therefor as provided
by this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to
any preemptive or similar rights;
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(v) all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of
the Company's subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned by the Company,
directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries, free and clear
of any security interest, claim, lien, encumbrance or adverse interest
of any nature;
(vi) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding obligation of the
Company;
(vii) the authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to
legal matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus;
(viii) the Registration Statement has become effective under the
Act, and to the best of such counsel's knowledge and after due inquiry,
no stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose are, pending before or threatened by the
Commission;
(ix) the statements under the captions "Risk Factors -
Government Regulation of Immigration", "Risk Factors - Certain
Anti-Takeover Effects", "Risk Factors Shares Eligible for Future Sale;
Registration Rights Agreement", "Management-Employee Benefit Plans",
"Certain Transactions", "Description of Capital Stock", "Shares
Eligible for Future Sale" and "Underwriting" in the Prospectus and
Items 14 and 15 of Part II of the Registration Statement, insofar as
such statements purport to summarize the legal matters, documents or
proceedings referred to therein, fairly present the information called
for with respect to such legal matters, documents and proceedings;
(x) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
violation of its respective charter or by-laws and, to the best of such
counsel's knowledge after due inquiry, neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries is in default in the performance of any obligation,
agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, loan
agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument that is
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
(xi) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company, nor the compliance by the Company with all the provisions
hereof and the performance of the transactions herein contemplated will
(A) conflict with or constitute a breach of any of the terms or
provisions of, or a default under, the Company's Second Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Code of
Regulations or the charter or by-laws of any of its subsidiaries or any
indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or
instrument that is required to be described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or
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to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or (B) result
in a violation of or conflict with any statute or regulation or, to
such counsel's knowledge after due inquiry, any judgment, order or
decree of any U.S. court or governmental authority binding upon the
Company or its subsidiaries or their respective property.
(xii) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
governmental agency or body is required for the issuance or sale by the
Company of the Shares except such as have been obtained under the Act
and such as may be required under foreign or state securities or Blue
Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares
as contemplated hereunder;
(xiii) after due inquiry, such counsel does not know of any legal
or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is or could be a party or to which any of
their respective property is or could be subject that are required to
be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are
not so described, or of any statutes, regulations, contracts or other
documents that are required to be described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement that are not so described or filed as required;
(xiv) the Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds
thereof as described in the Prospectus, will not be, an "investment
company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" as such
term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(xv) to the best of such counsel's knowledge after due inquiry,
except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, there are no
contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any
person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a
registration statement under the Act with respect to any securities of
the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with
the Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement; and
(xvi) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any
supplement or amendment thereto (except for the financial statements,
financial schedules and other financial data included therein and the
information referred to under the caption "Experts" as having been
included therein on the authority of the experts named therein, as to
which no opinion need be expressed) comply as to form with the Act.
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In addition, such counsel shall state that (A) such counsel has no
reason to believe that at the time the Registration Statement became effective
or on the date of this Agreement, the Registration Statement and the prospectus
included therein (except for the financial statements, financial data and other
financial data and the information referred to under the caption "Experts" as
having been included therein on the authority of the experts named therein, as
to which such counsel need not express any belief) contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading and (B) such counsel has no reason to believe that the Prospectus, as
amended or supplemented, if applicable (except for the financial statements and
other financial data, as aforesaid) contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading;
The opinion of Xxxxx, Day, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, described in Section 9(f)
above shall be rendered to you at the request of the Company and shall state so
therein.
(g) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion
(satisfactory to you and counsel for the Underwriters), dated the Closing Date,
of (i) Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, LLP, (ii) Xxxxxx, Halter & Xxxxxxxx LLP and
(iii) Xxxxxxx, Muethiny & Xxxxxxx, P.L.L., counsel for the Selling Shareholders
identified on Schedule II hereto to the effect that:
(i) each such Selling Shareholder is the lawful owner of the
Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement and has good and clear title to such Shares, free of all
restrictions on transfer, liens, encumbrances, security interests,
equities and claims whatsoever;
(ii) each such Selling Shareholder has full legal right, power
and authority, and all authorization and approval required by law, to
enter into this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and the Power of
Attorney of such Selling Shareholder and to sell, assign, transfer and
deliver the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder in the manner
provided herein and therein;
(iii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of each such Selling Shareholder; the Custody
Agreement of each such Selling Shareholder has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by such Selling Shareholder; and each such
agreement is a valid and binding agreement of such Selling Shareholder,
enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(iv) the Power of Attorney of each such Selling Shareholder has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Selling
Shareholder and is a valid and binding instrument of such Selling
Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and, pursuant to
such Power of
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Attorney, such Selling Shareholder has, among other things, authorized
the Attorneys, or any one of them, to execute and deliver on such
Selling Shareholder's behalf this Agreement and any other document
they, or any one of them, may deem necessary or desirable in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to deliver
the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement;
(v) upon delivery of and payment for the Shares to be sold by
each Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, good and clear
title to such Shares will pass to the Underwriters, free of all
restrictions on transfer, liens, encumbrances, security interests,
equities and claims whatsoever; and
(vi) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney of each Selling
Shareholder by such Selling Shareholder, the compliance by such Selling
Shareholder with all the provisions hereof and thereof and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will
not (A) require any consent, approval, authorization or other order of,
or qualification with, any court or governmental body or agency (except
such as may be required under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
various states), (B) conflict with or constitute a breach of any of the
terms or provisions of, or a default under, the organizational
documents of such Selling Shareholder, if such Selling Shareholder is
not an individual, or any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or
other agreement or instrument to which such Selling Shareholder is a
party or by which any property of such Selling Shareholder is bound or
(C) violate or conflict with any applicable law or any rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court or any governmental
body or agency having jurisdiction over such Selling Shareholder or any
property of such Selling Shareholder.
The opinions described in Section 9(g) above shall be rendered to you
at the request of the Selling Shareholders and shall so state therein.
(h) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion
(satisfactory to you and counsel for the Underwriters), dated the Closing Date,
of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, LLP and Xxxxxx, Halter & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for
the Participating Selling Shareholders identified on Schedule III hereto, to
the effect that:
(i) each such Participating Selling Shareholder is the lawful
owner of the Shares to be sold by such Participating Selling
Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement and has good and clear title to
such Shares, free of all restrictions on transfer, liens, encumbrances,
security interests, equities and claims whatsoever;
(ii) each such Participating Selling Shareholder has full legal
right, power and authority, and all authorization and approval required
by
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law, to enter into this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and the
Power of Attorney of such Participating Selling Shareholder and to
sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Shares to be sold by such
Participating Selling Shareholder in the manner provided herein and
therein;
(iii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of each such Participating Selling
Shareholder; the Custody Agreement of each such Participating Selling
Shareholder has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such
Participating Selling Shareholder; and each such agreement is a valid
and binding agreement of such Participating Selling Shareholder,
enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(iv) the Power of Attorney of each such Participating Selling
Shareholder has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such
Participating Selling Shareholder and is a valid and binding instrument
of such Participating Selling Shareholder, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, and, pursuant to such Power of Attorney, such
Participating Selling Shareholder has, among other things, authorized
the Attorneys, or any one of them, to execute and deliver on such
Participating Selling Shareholder's behalf this Agreement and any other
document they, or any one of them, may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to
deliver the Shares to be sold by such Participating Selling Shareholder
pursuant to this Agreement;
(v) upon delivery of and payment for the Shares to be sold by
each Participating Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, good
and clear title to such Shares will pass to the Underwriters, free of
all restrictions on transfer, liens, encumbrances, security interests,
equities and claims whatsoever; and
(vi) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney of each Participating
Selling Shareholder by such Participating Selling Shareholder, the
compliance by such Participating Selling Shareholder with all the
provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not (A) require any consent,
approval, authorization or other order of, or qualification with, any
court or governmental body or agency (except such as may be required
under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states), (B)
conflict with or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions
of, or a default under, the organizational documents of such
Participating Selling Shareholder, if such Participating Selling
Shareholder is not an individual, or any indenture, loan agreement,
mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument to which such
Participating Selling Shareholder is a party or by which any property
of such Participating Selling Shareholder is bound or (C) violate or
conflict with any applicable law or any rule, regulation, judgment,
order or decree of any court or any governmental body or
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agency having jurisdiction over such Participating Selling Shareholder
or any property of such Participating Selling Shareholder.
The opinions described in Section 9(h) above shall be rendered to you
at the request of the Participating Selling Shareholders and shall so state
therein.
(i) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion, dated the
Closing Date, of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters,
as to the matters referred to in Sections 9(f)(iv), 9(f)(vi), 9(f)(ix) (but only
with respect to the statements under the caption "Description of Capital Stock"
and "Underwriting") and the paragraph immediately subsequent to Section
9(f)(xvi).
In giving such opinions with respect to the matters covered by the
paragraph immediately subsequent to Section 9(f)(xvi), Xxxxx, Day, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP may rely as to matters of fact on
officers' certificates and representations of the Company and may state that
their opinion and belief are based upon their participation in the preparation
of the Registration Statement and Prospectus and any amendments or supplements
thereto and review and discussion of the contents thereof, but are without
independent check or verification except as specified.
(j) You shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the
Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case
may be, in form and substance satisfactory to you, from Pricewaterhouse Coopers
LLP and Xxxxxxxx xx Xxxx & Co., independent public accountants, containing the
information and statements of the type ordinarily included in accountants'
"comfort letters" to Underwriters with respect to the financial statements and
certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
(k) The Company shall have delivered to you the agreements specified
in Section 2 hereof which agreements shall be in full force and effect on the
Closing Date.
(l) The Shares shall have been duly designated for quotation on the
Nasdaq National Market.
(m) The Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Participating
Selling Shareholder shall not have failed on or prior to the Closing Date to
perform or comply with any of the agreements herein contained and required to be
performed or complied with by the Company, the Selling Shareholders or the
Participating Selling Shareholders, as the case may be, on or prior to the
Closing Date.
(n) You shall have received on the Closing Date, a certificate of
each Selling Shareholder and each Participating Selling Shareholder, as the case
may be, who is not a U.S. Person (as defined under applicable U.S. federal tax
legislation) to the effect that such Selling Shareholder or Participating
Selling Shareholder is not a U.S. Person, which certificate may be in the form
of a
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properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 (or
other applicable form or statement specified by Treasury Department regulations
in lieu thereof).
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase any Additional
Shares hereunder are subject to the delivery to you on the applicable Option
Closing Date of such documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the
good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of such
Additional Shares and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional
Shares.
SECTION 10. Effectiveness of Agreement and Termination. This Agreement
shall become effective upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
parties hereto.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time on or prior to the Closing
Date by you by written notice to the Sellers if any of the following has
occurred: (i) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or
international calamity or crisis or change in economic conditions or in the
financial markets of the United States or elsewhere that, in your reasonable
judgment, is material and adverse and, in your reasonable judgment, makes it
impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated
in the Prospectus, (ii) the suspension or material limitation of trading in
securities or other instruments on the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade or the Nasdaq National Market or limitation
on prices for securities or other instruments on any such exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market, (iii) the suspension of trading of any securities of the
Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, (iv) the enactment,
publication, decree or other promulgation of any federal or state statute,
regulation, rule or order of any court or other governmental authority which in
your opinion materially and adversely affects, or will materially and adversely
affect, the business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (v) the declaration of a
banking moratorium by either federal or New York State authorities or (vi) the
taking of any action by any federal, state or local government or agency in
respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs which in your opinion has a material
adverse effect on the financial markets in the United States.
If on the Closing Date or on an Option Closing Date, as the case may
be, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase the
Firm Shares or Additional Shares, as the case may be, which it has or they have
agreed to purchase hereunder on such date and the aggregate number of Firm
Shares or Additional Shares, as the case may be, which such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more
than one-tenth of the total number of Firm Shares or Additional Shares, as the
case may be, to be purchased on such date by all Underwriters, each
non-defaulting Underwriter shall be obligated severally, in the proportion which
the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite its name in Schedule I bears to the
total number of Firm Shares
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which all the non-defaulting Underwriters have agreed to purchase, or in such
other proportion as you may specify, to purchase the Firm Shares or Additional
Shares, as the case may be, which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event
shall the number of Firm Shares or Additional Shares, as the case may be, which
any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to Section 2 hereof be increased
pursuant to this Section 10 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such number
of Firm Shares or Additional Shares, as the case may be, without the written
consent of such Underwriter. If on the Closing Date any Underwriter or
Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate
number of Firm Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than
one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased by all
Underwriters and arrangements satisfactory to you, the Company and the Selling
Shareholders for purchase of such Firm Shares are not made within 48 hours after
such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter, the Company or the Selling Shareholders. In any such
case which does not result in termination of this Agreement, either you or the
Sellers shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for
longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements
may be effected. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters
shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Shares and the aggregate number of
Additional Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than
one-tenth of the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such
date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate
their obligation hereunder to purchase such Additional Shares or (ii) purchase
not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-defaulting
Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase on such date in the absence
of such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any
defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of any such
Underwriter under this Agreement.
SECTION 11. Agreements of the Selling Shareholders and Participating
Selling Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder and Participating Selling
Shareholder, as the case may be, agrees with you and the Company:
(a) To pay or to cause to be paid all transfer taxes payable in
connection with the transfer of the Shares to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder and Participating Selling Shareholder to the Underwriters.
(b) To do and perform all things to be done and performed by such
Selling Shareholder and Participating Selling Shareholder, as the case may be,
under this Agreement prior to the Closing Date and to satisfy all conditions
precedent to the delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder
and Participating Selling Shareholder, as the case may be, pursuant to this
Agreement.
SECTION 12. Miscellaneous. Notices given pursuant to any provision of
this Agreement shall be addressed as follows: (i) if to the Company, to Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx & Associates, Inc., CCAi Renaissance Centre, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, (ii) if to the Selling Shareholders or the
Participating Selling Shareholders, to [NAME OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT] c/o [ADDRESS
OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT] and (iii) if to any Underwriter or to you, to you c/x
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Syndicate Department, or in any case to such other
address as the person to be notified may have requested in writing.
The respective indemnities, contribution agreements, representations,
warranties and other statements of the Company, the Selling Shareholders, the
Participating Selling Shareholders and the several Underwriters set forth in or
made pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and
effect, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares, regardless of
(i) any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on
behalf of any Underwriter, the officers or directors of any Underwriter, any
person controlling any Underwriter, the Company, the officers or directors of
the Company, any person controlling the Company, any Selling Shareholder or
Participating Selling Shareholder or any person controlling such Selling
Shareholder or Participating Selling Shareholder, (ii) acceptance of the Shares
and payment for them hereunder and (iii) termination of this Agreement.
If for any reason the Shares are not delivered by or on behalf of any
Seller as provided herein (other than as a result of any termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 10), the Sellers agree, jointly and severally, to
reimburse the several Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the
fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by them. Notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement, the Company shall be liable for all expenses
which it has agreed to pay pursuant to Section 5(i) hereof. The Sellers also
agree, jointly and severally, to reimburse the several Underwriters, their
directors and officers and any persons controlling any of the Underwriters for
any and all fees and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees
disbursements of counsel) incurred by them in connection with enforcing their
rights hereunder (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 8 hereof).
Except as otherwise provided, this Agreement has been and is made
solely for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company, the Selling
Shareholders, the Participating Selling Shareholders, the Underwriters, the
Underwriters' directors and officers, any controlling persons referred to
herein, the Company's directors and the Company's officers who sign the
Registration Statement and their respective successors and assigns, all as and
to the extent provided in this Agreement, and no other person shall acquire or
have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term "successors and
assigns" shall not include a purchaser of any of the Shares from any of the
several Underwriters merely because of such purchase.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
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This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement
among the Company, the Selling Shareholders, the Participating Selling
Shareholders and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXX, XXXXXXXX &
ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:
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Title:
THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
NAMED IN SCHEDULE II
HERETO, ACTING
SEVERALLY
By
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Attorney-in-fact
THE PARTICIPATING SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS NAMED IN
SCHEDULE III HERETO,
ACTING SEVERALLY
By
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Attorney-in-fact
XXXXXXXXX, LUFKIN & XXXXXXXX
SECURITIES CORPORATION
BANCBOSTON XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
MCDONALD INVESTMENTS INC.
Acting severally on behalf of
themselves and the several
Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto
By XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX & XXXXXXXX
SECURITIES CORPORATION
By
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SCHEDULE I
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Underwriters Number of Firm Shares
to be Purchased
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities
Corporation
BancBoston Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
McDonald Investments Inc.
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Total
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SCHEDULE II
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Selling Shareholders
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Name Number of Firm
Shares Being Sold
TA/Advent VII L.P.
Advent Atlantic and Pacific III, X.X.
XxXxxxxx Investments, Inc.
McD Venture Capital Fund, L.P.
TA/Advent VIII L.P.
T/A Investors LLC
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
X.X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx XxXxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Total
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1,000,000
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SCHEDULE III
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Participating Selling Shareholders
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Name Number of Option
Shares Being Sold
Advent Atlantic and Pacific III, X.X.
XxXxxxxx Investments, Inc.
McD Venture Capital Fund, L.P.
TA/Advent VIII L.P.
T/A Venture Investors Limited Partnership
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