EXHIBIT 99.01
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WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
$100,000,000 Convertible Senior Notes due 2008
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated: July 28, 2003
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WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
$100,000,000
Convertible Senior Notes due 2008
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
July 28, 2003
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
BB&T Capital Markets
as Representatives of the several Initial Purchasers
x/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xx.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Wabash National Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
confirms its agreement with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxx Incorporated ("Xxxxxxx Xxxxx") and each of the other Initial Purchasers
named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the "Initial Purchasers", which term
shall also include any initial purchaser substituted as hereinafter provided in
Section 11 hereof), for whom Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and BB&T Capital Markets are acting
as representatives (in such capacity, the "Representatives"), with respect to
the issue and sale by the Company and the purchase by the Initial Purchasers,
acting severally and not jointly, of the respective principal amounts set forth
in said Schedule A of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company's
Convertible Senior Notes due 2008 (the "Notes"); and with respect to the grant
by the Company to the Initial Purchasers, acting severally and not jointly, of
the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of an
additional $25,000,000 principal amount of Notes. The aforesaid $100,000,000
principal amount of Notes (the "Initial Notes") to be purchased by the Initial
Purchasers and all or any part of the $25,000,000 principal amount of Notes
subject to the option described in Section 2(b) hereof (the "Option Notes") are
hereinafter called, collectively, the "Securities."
The Securities are to be issued pursuant to an indenture to be dated as
of August 1, 2003 (the "Indenture") between the Company and Wachovia Bank,
National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). Securities issued in
book-entry form will be issued to Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"), pursuant to a letter agreement, to be dated as of Closing Time
(as defined in Section 2(c)) (the "DTC Agreement"), among the Company, the
Trustee and DTC.
The Securities are convertible into shares of common stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") in accordance with the terms
of the Securities and the Indenture, at the initial conversion price specified
in Schedule B hereto.
The Company understands that the Initial Purchasers propose to make an
offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner set forth herein and
agrees that the Initial Purchasers may resell, subject to the conditions set
forth herein, all or a portion of the Securities to purchasers ("Subsequent
Purchasers") at any time after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.
The Securities are to be offered and sold through the Initial Purchasers without
being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"),
in reliance upon exemptions therefrom. Pursuant to the terms of the Securities
and the Indenture, investors that acquire Securities may only resell or
otherwise transfer such Securities if such Securities are hereafter registered
under the 1933 Act or if an exemption from the registration requirements of the
1933 Act is available (including the exemption afforded by Rule 144A ("Rule
144A") of the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")).
The Company has prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies
of a preliminary offering memorandum dated July 23, 2003 (the "Preliminary
Offering Memorandum") and has prepared and will deliver to each Initial
Purchaser, on the date hereof or the next succeeding day, copies of a final
offering memorandum dated July 28, 2003 (the "Final Offering Memorandum"), each
for use by such Initial Purchaser in connection with its solicitation of
purchases of, or offering of, the Securities. "Offering Memorandum" means, with
respect to any date or time referred to in this Agreement, the most recent
offering memorandum (whether the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Final
Offering Memorandum, or any amendment or supplement to either such document),
including exhibits thereto and any documents incorporated therein by reference,
which has been prepared and delivered by the Company to the Initial Purchasers
in connection with their solicitation of purchases of, or offering of, the
Securities.
All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules
and other information which is "contained," "included" or "stated" in the
Offering Memorandum (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean
and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information
which are incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum; and all
references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Offering
Memorandum shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") which is
incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum.
SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties by the Company.
(a) Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants
to each Initial Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of Closing Time referred
to in Section 2(c) hereof, and agrees with each Initial Purchaser, as follows:
(i) Offering Memorandum. The Offering Memorandum does not, and
at Closing Time will not, include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty
and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the
Offering Memorandum made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by any Initial Purchaser
through the Representatives expressly for use in the Offering
Memorandum.
(ii) Incorporated Documents. The Offering Memorandum as
delivered from time to time shall incorporate by reference the most
recent Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K filed with the
Commission and each Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q and
each Current Report of the Company on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission since the end of the fiscal year to which such Annual Report
relates (other than Forms 8-K filed containing information furnished
under Items 9 or 12 thereof). The documents incorporated or deemed to
be
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incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum at the time they
were or hereafter are filed with the Commission complied and will
comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the "1934
Act Regulations"), and, when read together with the other information
in the Offering Memorandum, at the time the Offering Memorandum was
issued and at Closing Time, did not and will not include 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
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
(iii) Independent Accountants. Ernst & Young LLP, who has
certified certain of the financial statements and supporting schedules
included in the Offering Memorandum, are independent public accountants
with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of
Regulation S-X under the 1933 Act.
(iv) Financial Statements. The financial statements, together
with the related schedules and notes, included in the Offering
Memorandum present fairly the financial position of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the statement of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; said financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis throughout
the periods involved. The supporting schedules, if any, included in the
Offering Memorandum present fairly in accordance with GAAP the
information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data
and the summary financial information included in the Offering
Memorandum present fairly the information shown therein and have been
compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial
statements included in the Offering Memorandum.
(v) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering
Memorandum, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in
the earnings, assets, business affairs or business prospects of the
Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or
not arising in the ordinary course of business (a "Material Adverse
Effect"), (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary
course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and
its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (C) there has been
no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the
Company on any class of its capital stock.
(vi) Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly
organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its
business as described in the Offering Memorandum and to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Company is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good
standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is
required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or
the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to
be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(vii) Good Standing of Designated Subsidiaries. Each
"significant subsidiary" of the Company (as such term is defined in
Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) and each subsidiary listed on Schedule C
hereto (each a "Designated Subsidiary" and, collectively, the
"Designated Subsidiaries") has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to
own,
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lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Offering Memorandum and is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason
of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business,
except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would
not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as otherwise disclosed
in the Offering Memorandum, all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of each Designated Subsidiary has been duly authorized and
validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the
Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any
security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or
equity; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Designated Subsidiaries was issued in violation of any preemptive or
similar rights of any securityholder of such Designated Subsidiary. The
other subsidiaries of the Company other than Designated Subsidiaries,
considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, do not constitute a
"significant subsidiary" as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.
(viii) Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Offering Memorandum
in the column entitled "Actual" under the caption "Capitalization"
(except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement,
pursuant to reservations, agreements, employee benefit plans referred
to in the Offering Memorandum or pursuant to the exercise of
convertible securities or options referred to in the Offering
Memorandum). The shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid
and non-assessable; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar
rights of any securityholder of the Company; and the holders of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to
any preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the Securities or the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities.
(ix) Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(x) Authorization of the Registration Rights Agreement. The
Registration Rights Agreement to be dated as of August 1, 2003 between
the Company and the Initial Purchasers (the "Registration Rights
Agreement") has been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed
and delivered by the Company and the Initial Purchasers, will
constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency
(including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except as enforcement
thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(xi) Authorization of the Indenture. The Indenture has been
duly authorized by the Company and, when executed and delivered by the
Company and the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding agreement
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to
fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except as
enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
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(xii) Authorization of the Securities. The Securities have
been duly authorized and, at Closing Time, will have been duly executed
by the Company and, when authenticated, issued and delivered in the
manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of
the purchase price therefor as provided in this Agreement, will
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency
(including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except as enforcement
thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law),
and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits
of, the Indenture.
(xiii) Description of the Securities and the Indenture. The
Securities and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to
the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Offering
Memorandum and will be in substantially the respective forms last
delivered to the Initial Purchasers prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(xiv) Authorization and Description of Common Stock. The
Common Stock conforms to all statements relating thereto contained or
incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum and such
description conforms to the rights set forth in the instruments
defining the same. Upon issuance and delivery of the Securities in
accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will
be convertible at the option of the holder thereof for shares of Common
Stock in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture;
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities
have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon such
conversion by all necessary corporate action and such shares, when
issued upon such conversion, will be validly issued and will be fully
paid and non-assessable; no holder of such shares will be subject to
personal liability by reason of being such a holder; on or prior to
Closing Time, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Securities shall have been approved for listing on the New York
Stock Exchange, subject only to notice of issuance; and the issuance of
such shares upon such conversion will not be subject to the preemptive
or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.
(xv) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by-laws
or in default in the performance or observance of any obligation,
agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is a party or by which or any of them may be bound, or to which any of
the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
subject (collectively, "Agreements and Instruments") except for such
defaults that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Indenture,
the Registration Rights Agreement and the Securities and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated therein and in the
Offering Memorandum (including the issuance and sale of the Securities
and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as
described in the Offering Memorandum under the caption "Use of
Proceeds" and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Securities) do not and will not, whether with or
without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (a) conflict
with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as
defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments
except for such conflicts, breaches or defaults or Repayment Events or
liens, charges or encumbrances that, singly or in the aggregate, would
not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) result in any
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violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, or (c) result in any violation of any
applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or
decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic
or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any of their assets, properties or operations. As used
herein, a "Repayment Event" means any event or condition which gives
the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or
any person acting on such holder's behalf) the right to require the
repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such
indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(xvi) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the
employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company does not have
knowledge of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the
employees of any of its or any of its subsidiaries' principal
suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, which, in either
case, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xvii) Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or
governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the
Company or any of its subsidiaries which might result in a Material
Adverse Effect, or which might materially and adversely affect the
properties or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, other than as
described in the Offering Memorandum. The aggregate of all pending
legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their respective property or
assets is the subject which are not described in the Offering
Memorandum, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the
business, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(xviii) Absence of Manipulation. Neither the Company nor any
affiliate, as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act
(each, an "Affiliate"), of the Company has taken, nor will the Company
or any Affiliate take, directly or indirectly, any action which is
designed to or which has constituted or which would be expected to
cause or result in the unlawful stabilization or manipulation of the
price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale
of the Securities.
(xix) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company and its
subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms,
adequate patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights,
know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or
unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or
procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names or other
intellectual property (collectively, "Intellectual Property") necessary
to carry on the business now operated by them, and neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise
aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others
with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or
circumstances which would render any Intellectual Property invalid or
inadequate to protect the interest of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries therein, and which infringement or conflict (if the
subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity
or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate, would result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(xx) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with, or
authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration,
qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or
agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of
its
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obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or
sale of the Securities hereunder, the issuance of shares of Common
Stock upon conversion of the Securities or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or for the due execution,
delivery or performance of the Indenture by the Company, except such as
have been already obtained.
(xxi) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its
subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and
other authorizations (collectively, "Governmental Licenses") issued by
the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or
bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except
where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate,
result in a Material Adverse Effect; the Company and its subsidiaries
are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such
Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not,
singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; all of
the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect,
except where the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the
failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect
would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxii) Title to Property. The Company and its subsidiaries
have good and marketable title to all real property owned by the
Company and its subsidiaries and good title to all other properties
owned by them, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges,
liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any
kind except such as (a) are described in the Offering Memorandum or (b)
do not, singly or in the aggregate, 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 or any of its subsidiaries; and all of
the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and
its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries holds properties described in the
Offering Memorandum, are in full force and effect, and neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any notice of any material
claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the
rights of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any of the
leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the
rights of the Company or any subsidiary thereof to the continued
possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or
sublease.
(xxiii) Environmental Laws. Except as described in the
Offering Memorandum and except such matters as would not, singly or in
the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal,
state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance,
code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative
interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order,
consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of
human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient
air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or
wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating
to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum
or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold
(collectively, "Hazardous Materials") or to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport
or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, "Environmental
Laws"), (B) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits,
authorizations and approvals required under any applicable
Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements,
except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (C) there are no
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pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened administrative,
regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims,
liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or
proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or
any of its subsidiaries and (D) there are no events or circumstances
that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for
clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any
private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the
Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or
any Environmental Laws.
(xxiv) Investment Company Act. The Company is not required,
and upon the issuance and sale of the offered Securities as herein
contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as
described in the Offering Memorandum will not be required, to register
as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act").
(xxv) Similar Offerings. Neither the Company nor any of its
Affiliates has, directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy,
sold or offered to sell or otherwise negotiated in respect of, or will
solicit any offer to buy, sell or offer to sell or otherwise negotiate
in respect of, in the United States or to any United States citizen or
resident, any security which is or would be integrated with the sale of
the Securities in a manner that would require the offered Securities to
be registered under the 1933 Act.
(xxvi) Rule 144A Eligibility. The Securities are eligible for
resale pursuant to Rule 144A and will not be, at Closing Time, of the
same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange
registered under Section 6 of the 1934 Act, or quoted in a U.S.
automated interdealer quotation system.
(xxvii) No General Solicitation. None of the Company, its
Affiliates or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other
than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Company makes no
representation) has engaged or will engage, in connection with the
offering of the offered Securities, in any form of general solicitation
or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the 1933
Act.
(xxviii) No Registration Required. Subject to compliance by
the Initial Purchasers with the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 2 and the procedures set forth in Section 6 hereof, it
is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the
offered Securities to the Initial Purchasers and to each Subsequent
Purchaser in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Offering
Memorandum to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or to qualify
the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the
"1939 Act").
(xxix) Reporting Company. The Company is subject to and in
compliance in all material respects with the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 0000 Xxx.
(xxx) Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its
subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management's general or specific
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.
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(xxxi) Registration Rights. There are no persons or entities
with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities
registered pursuant to a registration statement or otherwise registered
by the Company under the 1933 Act.
(b) Officer's Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries delivered to the Representatives or to
counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed a representation and warranty
by the Company to each Initial Purchaser as to the matters covered thereby.
SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Initial Purchasers; Closing.
(a) Initial Securities. On the basis of the representations and
warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Initial Purchaser, severally and not
jointly, and each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to
purchase from the Company, at the price set forth in Schedule B, the aggregate
principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such
Initial Purchaser, plus any additional principal amount of Securities which such
Initial Purchaser may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of
Section 11 hereof.
(b) Option Securities. In addition, on the basis of the representations
and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein
set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the Initial Purchasers,
severally and not jointly, to purchase up to an additional $25,000,000 principal
amount of Securities at the same price set forth in Schedule B for the Initial
Securities. The option hereby granted will expire 30 days after the date hereof
and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time upon notice by
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx to the Company setting forth the number of Option Securities as to
which the several Initial Purchasers are then exercising the option and the time
and date of payment and delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and
date of delivery (a "Date of Delivery") shall be determined by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
but shall not be later than seven full business days after the exercise of said
option, nor in any event prior to Closing Time. If the option is exercised as to
all or any portion of the Option Securities, each of the Initial Purchasers,
acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the aggregate
principal amount of Option Securities then being purchased which the principal
amount of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such
Initial Purchaser bears to the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities.
(c) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of
certificates for, the Securities shall be made at the offices of Winston &
Xxxxxx LLP, 00 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or at such other place
as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, at 9:00 A.M.
(Eastern time) on the fourth business day after the date hereof (unless
postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 11), or such other time
not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the
Representatives and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery
being herein called "Closing Time").
In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are
purchased by the Initial Purchasers, payment of the purchase price for, and
delivery of certificates for, such Option Securities shall be made at the
above-mentioned offices, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the
Representatives and the Company, on each Date of Delivery as specified in the
notice from the Representatives to the Company.
Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account designated by the Company, against delivery to
the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Initial Purchasers of
certificates for the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that
each Initial Purchaser has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to
accept delivery of, receipt for, and
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make payment of the purchase price for, the Initial Securities and the Option
Securities, if any, which it has agreed to purchase. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, individually
and not as representative of the Initial Purchasers, may (but shall not be
obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Initial Securities and
the Option Securities, if any, to be purchased by any Initial Purchaser whose
funds have not been received by Closing Time, but such payment shall not relieve
such Initial Purchaser from its obligations hereunder.
(d) Denominations; Registration. Certificates for the Initial
Securities and the Option Securities, if any, shall be in such denominations
($1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) and registered in
such names as the Representatives may request in writing at least one full
business day before Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case
may be. The certificates representing the Initial Securities and the Option
Securities, if any, shall be made available for examination and packaging by the
Representatives in The City of New York not later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time)
on the business day prior to Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as
the case may be.
SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Initial
Purchaser as follows:
(a) Offering Memorandum. The Company, as promptly as possible, will
furnish to each Initial Purchaser, without charge, such number of copies of the
Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein as such Initial Purchaser may reasonably
request.
(b) Notice and Effect of Material Events. The Company will immediately
notify each Initial Purchaser, and confirm such notice in writing, of (x) any
filing made by the Company of information relating to the offering of the
Securities with any securities exchange or any other regulatory body in the
United States or any other jurisdiction, and (y) prior to the completion of the
placement of the offered Securities by the Initial Purchasers as evidenced by a
notice in writing from the Initial Purchasers to the Company, any material
changes in or affecting the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries
considered as one enterprise which (i) make any statement in the Offering
Memorandum false or misleading or (ii) are not disclosed in the Offering
Memorandum. In such event or if during such time any event shall occur as a
result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of any of the
Company, its counsel, the Initial Purchasers or counsel for the Initial
Purchasers, to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum in order that the
Offering Memorandum not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, the Company will
forthwith amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum by preparing and
furnishing to each Initial Purchaser an amendment or amendments of, or a
supplement or supplements to, the Offering Memorandum (in form and substance
satisfactory in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers) so
that, as so amended or supplemented, the Offering Memorandum will not include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
existing at the time it is delivered to a Subsequent Purchaser, not misleading.
(c) Amendment to Offering Memorandum and Supplements. The Company will
advise each Initial Purchaser promptly of any proposal to amend or supplement
the Offering Memorandum and will not effect such amendment or supplement without
the consent of the Initial Purchasers. Neither the consent of the Initial
Purchasers, nor the Initial Purchaser's delivery of any such amendment or
supplement, shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in
Section 5 hereof.
(d) Qualification of Securities for Offer and Sale. The Company will
use its reasonable best efforts, in cooperation with the Initial Purchasers, to
qualify the offered Securities for offering and sale
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under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as
the Initial Purchasers may designate and to maintain such qualifications in
effect as long as required for the sale of the Securities; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service
of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities
in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to
taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not
otherwise so subject.
(e) DTC. The Company will cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and use
its best efforts to permit the offered Securities to be eligible for clearance
and settlement through the facilities of DTC.
(f) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by
it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Offering
Memorandum under "Use of Proceeds".
(g) Restriction on Sale of Securities. During a period of ninety (90)
days from the date of the Offering Memorandum, the Company will not, without the
prior written consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, (i) directly or indirectly, 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 any share of Common Stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or
file any registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the
foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction
that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic
consequence of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such swap or
transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery
of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing
sentence shall not apply to (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder and the
Common Stock into which such Securities are convertible, or (B) any option or
derivative security convertible into Common Stock issued under any existing
stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or arrangement referred to in the
Offering Memorandum and any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon
the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding
on the date hereof and issued subsequently thereto pursuant to any such plan.
(h) PORTAL Designation. The Company will use its reasonable best
efforts to permit the Securities to be designated PORTAL securities in
accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") relating to trading in the PORTAL Market.
(i) Listing on Securities Exchange. The Company will use its reasonable
best efforts to have the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, subject
to notice of issuance.
(j) Reporting Requirements. Until the offering of the Securities is
complete, the Company will file all documents required to be filed with the
Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934
Act and the 1934 Act Regulations.
SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses.
(a) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the
preparation, printing and delivery to the Initial Purchasers of the Offering
Memorandum (including financial statements and any schedules or exhibits and any
document incorporated therein by reference) and of each amendment or supplement
thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Initial Purchasers
of this Agreement, any agreement among Initial Purchasers, the Indenture and
such other documents as may be required in connection with the offering,
purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities or the issuance or
delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof, (iii) the
preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Securities to
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the Initial Purchasers, including any transfer taxes, any stamp or other duties
payable upon the sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities to the Initial
Purchasers and the certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion thereof and any charges of DTC in connection therewith, (iv) the fees
and disbursements of the Company's counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v)
the qualification of the Securities and the Common Stock under securities laws
in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(d) hereof, including filing fees
and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Initial Purchasers
in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky
Survey and any supplement thereto, (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee,
including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection
with the Indenture and the Securities, (vii) the costs and expenses of the
Company relating to investor presentations on any "road show" undertaken in
connection with the marketing of the Securities including, without limitation,
expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees
and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show
presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers
of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of aircraft and other
transportation chartered in connection with the road show, (viii) any fees
payable in connection with the rating of the Securities, (ix) any fees and
expenses payable in connection with the initial and continued designation of the
Securities as PORTAL securities under the PORTAL Market Rules pursuant to NASD
Rule 5322, and (x) any fees and expenses payable in connection with the initial
and continued listing of the Securities on any non-U.S. securities exchange.
(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the
Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(k) or Section
10(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all of
their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Initial Purchasers.
SECTION 5. Conditions of Initial Purchasers' Obligations. The
obligations of the several Initial Purchasers hereunder are subject to the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
Section 1 hereof or in certificates of any officer of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by
the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the
following further conditions:
(a) Opinion of Counsel for Company. At Closing Time, the
Representatives shall have received the favorable opinions, each dated as of
Closing Time, of (i) the General Counsel of the Company, (ii) Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx
LLP, counsel for the Company, and (iii) Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, counsel for the
Company, each in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Initial
Purchasers, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letters for each
of the other Initial Purchasers to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
(b) Opinions of Counsel for Initial Purchasers. At Closing Time, the
Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of Closing
Time, of Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, together with
signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Initial
Purchasers with respect to such matters as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably
request.
(c) Officers' Certificate. At Closing Time, there shall not have been,
since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is
given in the Final Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendments or
supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement), any material
adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings,
business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries
considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of
business, and the Representatives shall have received a certificate of the
President or a Vice President of the Company and of the chief financial or chief
accounting officer of the Company, dated as of Closing Time, to the effect that
(i) there has been no such material adverse change, (ii) the representations and
warranties in Section 1 hereof are true and correct with the same force and
effect as
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though expressly made at and as of Closing Time, and (iii) the Company has
complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied at or prior to Closing Time.
(d) Accountant's Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of this
Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a
letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for
each of the other Initial Purchasers containing statements and information of
the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to Initial
Purchasers with respect to the financial statements and certain financial
information contained in the Offering Memorandum.
(e) Bring-down Comfort Letter. At Closing Time, the Representatives
shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter, dated as of Closing Time,
to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished
pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section, except that the specified date
referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to Closing
Time.
(f) PORTAL. At Closing Time, the Securities shall have been designated
for trading on PORTAL.
(g) Approval of Listing. At Closing Time, the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Securities shall have been approved for listing on the
New York Stock Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance.
(h) Lock-up Agreements. At Closing Time, the Representatives shall have
received an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto signed by
the persons listed on Schedule D hereto.
(i) Conditions to Purchase of Option Securities. In the event that the
Initial Purchasers exercise their option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to
purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities, the representations and
warranties of the Company contained herein and the statements in any
certificates furnished by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company hereunder
shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery and, at the relevant Date
of Delivery, the Representatives shall have received:
(i) Officers' Certificate. A certificate, dated such Date of
Delivery, of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of
the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company
confirming that the certificate delivered at Closing Time pursuant to
Section 5(c) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of
Delivery.
(ii) Opinions of Counsel for Company. The favorable opinions
of the General Counsel of the Company, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP and Xxxxx &
Xxxxxxx, each in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the
Initial Purchasers, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option
Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to
the same effect as the opinions required by Section 5(a) hereof.
(iii) Opinion of Counsel for Initial Purchasers. The favorable
opinion of Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers,
dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be
purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as
the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.
(iv) Bring-down Comfort Letter. A letter from Ernst & Young
LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and
dated such Date of Delivery, substantially in the same form and
substance as the letter furnished to the Representatives pursuant to
Section 5(e)
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hereof, except that the "specified date" in the letter furnished
pursuant to this paragraph shall be a date not more than five days
prior to such Date of Delivery.
(v) No Downgrading. Subsequent to the date of this Agreement,
no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the
Securities or of any of the Company's other securities by any
"nationally recognized statistical rating organization", as that term
is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the
1933 Act, and no such organization shall have publicly announced that
it has under surveillance or review its ratings of any of the Company's
securities.
(j) Additional Documents. At Closing Time, counsel for the Initial
Purchasers shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they
may require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale
of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy
of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the
conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in
connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel
for the Initial Purchasers.
(k) Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this
Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this
Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to the purchase of Option
Securities, on a Date of Delivery which is after Closing Time, the obligations
of the several Initial Purchasers to purchase the relevant Option Securities may
be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time at or
prior to Closing Time or such Date of Delivery, as the case may be, and such
termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as
provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 7, 8 and 9 shall survive any
such termination and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. Subsequent Offers and Resales of the Securities.
(a) Offer and Sale Procedures. Each of the Initial Purchasers and the
Company hereby establish and agree to observe the following procedures in
connection with the offer and sale of the Securities:
(i) Offers and Sales. Offers and sales of the Securities shall
be made to such persons and in such manner as is contemplated by the
Offering Memorandum. Each Initial Purchaser severally agrees that it
will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Securities in any
jurisdiction outside the United States.
(ii) No General Solicitation. No general solicitation or
general advertising (within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the 0000
Xxx) will be used in the United States in connection with the offering
or sale of the Securities.
(iii) Purchases by Non-Bank Fiduciaries. In the case of a
non-bank Subsequent Purchaser of a Security acting as a fiduciary for
one or more third parties, each third party shall, in the reasonable
judgment of the applicable Initial Purchaser, be a "qualified
institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the 1933 Act
(a "Qualified Institutional Buyer").
(iv) Subsequent Purchaser Notification. Each Initial Purchaser
will take reasonable steps to inform, and cause each of its Affiliates
to take reasonable steps to inform, persons acquiring Securities from
such Initial Purchaser or Affiliate, as the case may be, in the United
States that the Securities (A) have not been and will not be registered
under the 1933 Act, (B) are being sold to them without registration
under the 1933 Act in reliance on Rule 144A, and (C) may
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not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred except (1) to the
Company, or (2) inside the United States in accordance with (x) Rule
144A to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a Qualified
Institutional Buyer that is purchasing such Securities for its own
account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom
notice is given that the offer, sale or transfer is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A or (y) pursuant to another available exemption
from registration under the 1933 Act.
(v) Minimum Principal Amount. No sale of the Securities to any
one Subsequent Purchaser will be for less than U.S. $1,000 principal
amount and no Security will be issued in a smaller principal amount. If
the Subsequent Purchaser is a non-bank fiduciary acting on behalf of
others, each person for whom it is acting must purchase at least U.S.
$1,000 principal amount of the Securities.
(b) Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Initial
Purchaser as follows:
(i) Integration. The Company agrees that it will not and will
cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer
to buy, sell or make any offer or sale of, or otherwise negotiate in
respect of, securities of the Company of any class if, as a result of
the doctrine of "integration" referred to in Rule 502 under the 1933
Act, such offer or sale would render invalid (for the purpose of (i)
the sale of the offered Securities by the Company to the Initial
Purchasers, (ii) the resale of the offered Securities by the Initial
Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers or (iii) the resale of the offered
Securities by such Subsequent Purchasers to others) the exemption from
the registration requirements of the 1933 Act provided by Section 4(2)
thereof or by Rule 144A thereunder or otherwise.
(ii) Rule 144A Information. The Company agrees that, in order
to render the offered Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule
144A under the 1933 Act, while any of the offered Securities remain
outstanding, it will make available, upon request, to any holder of
offered Securities or prospective purchasers of Securities the
information specified in Rule 144A(d)(4), unless the Company furnishes
information to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
1934 Act.
(iii) Restriction on Repurchases. Until the expiration of two
years after the original issuance of the offered Securities, the
Company will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, purchase or
otherwise acquire any Securities which are "restricted securities" (as
such term is defined under Rule 144(a)(3) under the 1933 Act), whether
as beneficial owner or otherwise (except as agent acting as a
securities broker on behalf of and for the account of customers in the
ordinary course of business in unsolicited broker's transactions),
unless immediately upon any such purchase, the Company or any Affiliate
shall submit such Securities to the Trustee for cancellation.
(c) Qualified Institutional Buyer. Each Initial Purchaser severally and
not jointly represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that it is
a Qualified Institutional Buyer and an "accredited investor" within the meaning
of Rule 501(a) under the 1933 Act (an "Accredited Investor").
(d) Resale Pursuant Rule 144A. Each Initial Purchaser understands that
the offered Securities have not been and will not be registered under the 1933
Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the 1933 Act. Each Initial Purchaser severally represents and
agrees that it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, any offered
Securities constituting part of its allotment within the United States except in
accordance with Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. Accordingly, neither it nor
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its Affiliates or any persons acting on its or their behalf have engaged or will
engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the offered Securities.
SECTION 7. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification of Initial Purchasers. The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its Affiliates, its selling
agents and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Final Offering Memorandum (or
any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged
omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount
paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or
proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened,
or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or
omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided
that (subject to Section 7(d) below) any such settlement is effected
with the written consent of the Company; and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred
(including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending
against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any
such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such
expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any
untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by any Initial Purchaser through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx expressly for use in the
Offering Memorandum (or any amendment thereto).
(b) Indemnification of Company. Each Initial Purchaser severally agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each person, if any, who controls
the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as
incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged
untrue statements or omissions, made in the Offering Memorandum in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such
Initial Purchaser through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx expressly for use in the Offering
Memorandum.
(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall
give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of
any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought
hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such
indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not
materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it
from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity
agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(a) above,
counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, and, in
the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(b) above,
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counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An
indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such
action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not
(except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the
indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees
and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel)
separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with
any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same
jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with
respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in
respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this
Section or Section 8 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual
or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)
includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability
arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does
not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure
to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time
an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party
agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by
Section 7(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is
entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the
aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of
the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being
entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such
indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement.
SECTION 8. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section
7 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or
expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses
incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one
hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other hand from the offering of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by
clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the
Initial Purchasers on the other hand in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or
expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
Initial Purchasers on the other hand in connection with the offering of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same
respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by
the Company and the total underwriting discount received by the Initial
Purchasers, bear to the aggregate initial offering price of the Securities.
The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Initial
Purchasers on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or by the Initial Purchasers and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.
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The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section were determined by pro
rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for
such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section. The aggregate
amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an
indemnified party and referred to above in this Section shall be deemed to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, no Initial Purchaser
shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total price at which the Securities purchased and sold by it hereunder exceeds
the amount of any damages which such Initial Purchaser has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of any 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 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who controls an
Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20
of the 1934 Act and each Initial Purchaser's Affiliates and selling agents shall
have the same rights to contribution as such Initial Purchaser, and each person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933
Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as
the Company. The Initial Purchasers' respective obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section are several in proportion to the principal amount of
Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and
not joint.
SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive. All
representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in
certificates of officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries submitted
pursuant hereto shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless
of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser or its
Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Initial Purchaser, its
officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (ii) delivery of
and payment for the Securities.
SECTION 10. Termination of Agreement.
(a) Termination; General. The Representatives may terminate this
Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to Closing Time (i)
if there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Final Offering
Memorandum (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the
date of this Agreement), any material adverse change in the condition, financial
or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the
Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not
arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) if there has occurred any
material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the
international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation
thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a
prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic
conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the
judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to market the
Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if
trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially
limited by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, or if trading
generally on the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange or in
the NASDAQ System has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or
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maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have
been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the
Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other
governmental authority, or (iv) a material disruption has occurred in commercial
banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States, or
(v) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York
authorities.
(b) Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this
Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other
party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections
1, 7, 8 and 9 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 11. Default by One or More of the Initial Purchasers. If one or
more of the Initial Purchasers shall fail at Closing Time to purchase the
Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the
"Defaulted Securities"), the Representatives shall have the right, within 24
hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting
Initial Purchasers, or any other initial purchasers, to purchase all, but not
less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon
and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not
have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
(a) if the number of Defaulted Securities does not
exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities
to be purchased on such date, each of the non-defaulting
Initial Purchasers shall be obligated, severally and not
jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the
proportions that their respective underwriting obligations
hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all
non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, or
(b) if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10%
of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be
purchased on such date, this Agreement, or, with respect to
any Date of Delivery which occurs after Closing Time, the
obligation of the Initial Purchasers to purchase and of the
Company to sell the Option Securities to be purchased and sold
on such Date of Delivery shall terminate without liability on
the part of any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser.
No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting
Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination
of this Agreement, or, in the case of a Date of Delivery which is after Closing
Time, which does not result in a termination of the obligation of the Initial
Purchasers to purchase and the Company to sell the relevant Option Securities,
as the case may be, either the Representatives or the Company shall have the
right to postpone Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may
be, for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required
changes in the Offering Memorandum or in any other documents or arrangements. As
used herein, the term "Initial Purchaser" includes any person substituted for an
Initial Purchaser under this Section.
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SECTION 12. Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, from the commencement of discussions with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, the Company (and each employee, representative or other
agent of the Company) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of
any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure (as such terms are used in
Sections 6011, 6111 and 6112 of the U.S. Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder) of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are
provided relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
SECTION 13. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or
transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Initial
Purchasers shall be directed to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx at 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of Investment Banking, notices to the Company
shall be directed to it at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X., XxXxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000,
telephone: (000) 000-0000, attention of Corporate Secretary.
SECTION 14. Parties. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the Initial Purchasers and the Company and their respective
successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the
Initial Purchasers and the Company and their respective successors and the
controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 7 and 8
and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein
contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended
to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Initial Purchasers and the
Company and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and
officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the
benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from
any Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such
purchase.
SECTION 15. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 16. TIME. TIME SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK
CITY TIME.
SECTION 17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.
SECTION 18. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon
this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement
between the Initial Purchasers and the Company in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
By /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
as of the date first above written:
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
BB&T CAPITAL MARKETS
By: XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Director Investment Banking
For themselves and as Representatives of the other Initial Purchasers
named in Schedule A hereto.
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SCHEDULE A
Principal
Amount of
Name of Initial Purchaser Securities
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated ........................ $ 80,000,000
BB&T Capital Markets...................................................... $ 20,000,000
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Total................................................................ $100,000,000
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SCHEDULE B
WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
$100,000,000 Convertible Senior Notes Due 2008
1. The initial public offering price of the Securities shall be 100% of
the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from August 1,
2003.
2. The purchase price to be paid by the Initial Purchasers for the
Securities shall be 97% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest,
if any, from August 1, 2003.
3. The interest rate on the Securities shall be 3.25% per annum.
4. The Securities shall be convertible into shares of common stock, par
value $.01 per share, of the Company at an initial conversion price of $19.20
per share (equivalent to a conversion rate of 52.083 shares per $1,000 principal
amount of Securities.
SCHEDULE C
Wabash Technology Corporation
Wabash National LP
Apex Trailer Leasing & Rental LP
Wabash National Trailer Centers, Inc.
WNC Cloud Merger Sun, Inc.
FTSI Canada, Ltd.
SCHEDULE D
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Black
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
