Medis Technologies Ltd. 1,500,000 Shares Common Stock ($.01 par value) Underwriting Agreement
EXHIBIT
1.1
1,500,000
Shares
Common
Stock
($.01
par
value)
November
9, 2006
Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.
As
Representative of the several Underwriters,
c/o
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Medis
Technologies Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the
“Company”),
pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement (the “Share
Lending Agreement”),
dated
as of the date hereof, between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Limited
(“CGML”),
acting through Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as agent (in such capacity, the
“Agent”),
an
affiliate of the underwriter named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”),
for
whom you are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the “Representatives”),
proposes to issue and sell to CGML as a share loan pursuant to and upon the
terms set forth in the Share Lending Agreement 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock,
$.01 par value (“Common
Stock”)
of the
Company (said shares to be issued and sold by the Company being hereinafter
called the “Securities”).
To
the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule I other
than
you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters,
and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular
or
plural as the context requires. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section
20 hereof. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus shall be deemed to refer
to
and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item
12
of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective
Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus,
any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and any
reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect
to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus
or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing
of
any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration
Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus
or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein
by reference.
Concurrently
with the issuance of the Securities, the Company is offering in a transaction
exempt from registration under the Act by means of a confidential offering
memorandum up to 5,000 shares of 7.25% Series A Cumulative Convertible Perpetual
Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. is acting as the Initial Purchaser in the concurrent
offering of Series A Preferred Stock. The Company has granted the Initial
Purchaser an option to acquire up to 750 additional shares of Series A Preferred
Stock to cover over-allotments, if any. On
the
date hereof the Company and the Initial Purchaser have entered into a purchase
agreement with respect to such offering.
1.
Representations
and Warranties.
The
Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set
forth below in this Section 1.
(a) The
Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has
prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement (file number
333-134806) on Form S-3, including a related Base Prospectus, for registration
under the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration
Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time,
has become effective. The Company may have filed with the Commission, as part
of
an amendment to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 424(b), one
or
more preliminary prospectus supplements relating to the Securities, each of
which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will file with the
Commission a final prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in
accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such final prospectus supplement shall
contain all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder and, except
to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification,
shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to
the
Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall
contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond
that
contained in the Base Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company
has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein.
The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, meets the requirements set
forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x).
(b) On
the
Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Prospectus is
first
filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined
herein), the Prospectus (and any supplements thereto) will, comply in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange
Act and the respective rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the
Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the
Closing Date, the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus
(or
any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any
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Underwriter
through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), it being
understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any
Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8
hereof.
(c) (i) The
Disclosure Package and the price to the public and the number of Securities
to
be included on the cover page of the Prospectus, when taken together as a whole,
and (ii) each electronic road show when taken together as a whole with the
Disclosure Package, and the price to the public and the number of Securities
to
be included on the cover page of the Prospectus, do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply
to
statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter
through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood
and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any
Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8
hereof.
(d) (i) At
the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the
Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the
meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Securities and (ii) as of the Execution
Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this
clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined
in
Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission
pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered
an
Ineligible Issuer.
(e) Each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include any information that conflicts
with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any
document incorporated therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed
to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing
sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only
such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described
as such in Section 8 hereof.
(f) Except
with respect to New Devices Engineering A.K.O. Ltd. (“New Devices”), each of the
Company and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated and is validly existing
as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
it
is chartered or organized with full corporate power and authority to own or
lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its
business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and is
duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under
the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification.
(g) All
the
outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary have been duly and
validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and,
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except
as
otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except
for
New Devices, of which the Company owns seventy-five percent (75%) of the
outstanding shares of capital stock, all outstanding shares of capital stock
of
the subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly
owned subsidiaries free and clear of any security interest, claim, lien or
encumbrance, other than liens on account of the failure of the Company to pay
immaterial taxes that relate solely to the failure of New Devices to be in
good
standing under the laws of the State of Israel. The Company does not own any
of
the shares of capital stock of, and has not contributed any assets to, Medis
Cellscan Ltd.
(h) This
Agreement has been duly authorized and executed by the Company and constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable, against
the
Company in accordance with its terms (subject, as to enforcement, to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general equitable
principles, whether arising in equity or at law);
(i) The
Share
Lending Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable, against the
Company in accordance with its terms (subject, as to enforcement, to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general equitable
principles, whether arising in equity or at law);
(j) None
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will violate or result in a
violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act including Regulations T, U and X
of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
(k) The
Company’s authorized equity capitalization is as set forth or included in the
Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects
to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus; the outstanding shares
of Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are duly
paid and nonassessable; the Securities have been duly and validly authorized,
and, when issued upon payment of the Loan Fee (as defined in the Share Lending
Agreement) pursuant to the Share Loan Agreement, will be fully paid and
nonassesable. There is no stop order suspending the trading of the Company’s
Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”)
and,
except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
the Company is not aware of any state of fact or circumstance which could result
in the Common Stock being delisted from Nasdaq; the certificates for the
Securities are in valid and sufficient form; and the holders of outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to preemptive or other
rights to subscribe for the Securities; and, except as set forth in the
Prospectus, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or
other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or
exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership interests
in the Company are outstanding.
(l) There
is
no franchise, contract or other document of a character
required to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to
be
filed as an
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exhibit
thereto, which is not described or filed as required (and the Preliminary
Prospectus contains in all material respects the same description of the
foregoing matters contained in the Prospectus); and the statements in the
Prospectus under the headings “Share Lending Agreement,” “Certain
Federal Income Tax Considerations,” “Description of Capital Stock,” and
“Description of Capital Stock” and the statements under the headings “Item. 1
Business” and “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K, which is incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, fairly summarize
the matters therein described.
(m) The
Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering of the Securities as
described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, an
“investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended without taking account of any exemption arising out of the number of
holders of the Company’s securities.
(n) The
Company is subject to and in full compliance with the reporting requirements
of
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(o) No
consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein or in the Share Lending Agreement, except such as have
been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under the blue sky laws
of
any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the
Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(p) None
of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Share Lending Agreement,
the
issuance and loan of the Securities or the consummation of any other of the
transactions herein contemplated or contemplated by the Share Lending Agreement
or the fulfillment of the terms hereof or the terms of the Share Lending
Agreement will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition
of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company
or
any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the charter or by-laws of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease,
mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement,
obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any of
its
subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject;
or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator
or
other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or any of its or their properties, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii)
above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or imposition that could not
reasonably be expected to have, individually in the aggregate, a material
adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business
(a
“Material
Adverse Effect”)
and
would not have the effect of preventing the Company from performing any of
its
respective obligations under the Share Lending Agreement and this
Agreement.
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(q) No
holders of securities of the Company have rights to the registration of such
securities under the Registration Statement except pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement.
(r) The
consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Prospectus and the Registration
Statement present fairly the financial condition, results of operations and
cash
flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply
as to
form with the applicable accounting requirements of Regulation S-X and have
been
prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied
on
a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted
therein); the selected financial data under the caption “Item 6. Selected
Financial Data” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectus fairly
present, on the basis stated in the Registration Statement and Prospectus,
the
information included therein.
(s) No
action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or its or their property is pending or, to the best knowledge
of
the Company, threatened that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the Share
Lending Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto).
(t) Each
of
the Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or leases all such properties
as
are necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently
conducted.
(u) Neither
the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation or default of (i) any
provision of its charter or bylaws, except with respect to New Devices, in
so
far as its charter and bylaws relate to the meetings of its board of directors
or stockholders or other corporate formalities, (ii) the terms of any
indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan
agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument
to
which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or
(iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator
or
other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or
any
of its properties, as applicable.
(v) Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Kasierer (a member of Ernst & Young Global),
who
have certified certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect to the audited consolidated
financial statements and schedules included in the Prospectus, are independent
public accountants with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Act
and
the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder.
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(w) There
are
no stamp or other issuance or other transfer taxes or duties other similar
fees
or charges required to be paid in connection with the execution and delivery
of
this Agreement or the Share Lending Agreement or the issuance by the Company
or
sale by the Company of the Securities.
(x) The
Company has filed all foreign, federal, state and local tax returns that are
required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof (except in any case
in
which the failure so to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except
as
set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto)) and has paid all taxes required to be
paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to
the
extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such
assessment, fine or penalty that is currently being contested in good faith
or
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as set forth
in or
contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendment or supplement thereto).
(y) No
labor
problem or dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
exists or is threatened or imminent, and the Company is not aware of any
existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or its
subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not
have a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in or contemplated in
the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto).
(z) Except
with respect to New Devices, which is not insured for any loss or risk, 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; all
policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company or
any
of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers
and directors are in full force and effect; the Company and its subsidiaries
(except for New Devices) are in compliance with the terms of such policies
and
instruments; there are no claims by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
under
any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying
liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause except for such
claims, the denial of which, singularly or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; neither the
Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought
or applied for; and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason
to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage
,
if any, as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or
supplement thereto).
(aa) Except
with respect to New Devices, which may be prohibited from paying dividends
due
to the lack of an operating surplus, no subsidiary of the Company is currently
prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company,
from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock,
from
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repaying
to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or
from
transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any
other subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or contemplated by
the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(bb) The
Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and
other authorizations issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign
regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, as
presently conducted, and, to the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor
any such subsidiary has received any written notice of proceedings relating
to
the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit
which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and
its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in
the
ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(cc) Except
with respect to New Devicies, which does not maintain a system of internal
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. The Company and its subsidiaries’ internal
controls over financial reporting are effective and the Company and its
subsidiaries are not aware of any material weakness in their internal control
over financial reporting.
(dd) The
Company and its subsidiaries maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” (as
such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act); such disclosure
controls and procedures are effective.
(ee) The
Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in,
under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price
of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Securities.
(ff) The
Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the
protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii)
have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
respective businesses and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or
potential liability under any environmental law, except where such
non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits,
licenses or
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other
approvals, or liability would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto). Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
neither the Company nor any of the subsidiaries has been named as a “potentially
responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
(gg) In
the
ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effect
of
Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company
and
its subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated
costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating
expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with
Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints
on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On
the
basis of such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated
costs and liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto).
(hh) None
of
the following events has occurred or exists: (i) a failure to fulfill the
obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Xxxxxxx 000 xx
xxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”),
and
the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to a
Plan,
determined without regard to any waiver of such obligations or extension of
any
amortization period; (ii) an audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue
Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
or any other federal or state governmental agency or any foreign regulatory
agency with respect to the employment or compensation of employees by any member
of the Company Group that could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
(iii) any breach of any contractual obligation, or any violation of law or
applicable qualification standards, with respect to the employment or
compensation of employees by any member of the Company that could have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. None of the following events has
occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (i) a material increase in the
aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans in the
current fiscal year of the Company compared to the amount of such contributions
made in the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year; (ii) a material
increase in the Company’s “accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations”
(within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106) compared
to the amount of such obligations in the Company’s most recently completed
fiscal year; (iii) any event or condition giving rise to a liability under
Title
IV of ERISA that could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; or (iv)
the filing of a claim by one or more employees or former employees of the
Company related to their employment that could have a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Company. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Plan” means a plan
(within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA
with
respect to which any member of the Company may have any liability. For purposes
of this paragraph, the term “Company Group” means the Company and any other
entity that would be in the Company’s “controlled group” for purposes of Title
IV of ERISA.
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(ii) There
is
and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of the Company’s
directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision
of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated
in
connection therewith (the “Sarbanes Oxley Act”), including Section 402 related
to loans, Section 404 related to internal controls and Sections 302 and 906
related to certifications.
(jj) None
the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that
would result in a violation by such Persons of the FCPA, including, without
limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of
interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise
to
pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift,
promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any
“foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign
political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political
office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company, its subsidiaries and,
to
the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses
in
compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and
procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue
to
ensure, continued compliance therewith.
“FCPA”
means Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
(kk) The
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted
at
all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting
requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970,
as
amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and
regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or
guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency
(collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by
or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator
involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company,
threatened.
(ll) None
of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company,
any
director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the
Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and
the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering,
or
lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary,
joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing
the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions
administered by OFAC.
(mm) The
subsidiaries listed on Annex A attached hereto are the only “significant
subsidiaries” of the Company as defined by Rule 1-02 of Regulation
S-X.
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(nn) Except
as
disclosed in the Prospectus or in any document incorporated by reference
therein, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there
has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(oo) The
Company has not received from the Commission any written comments, questions
or
requests for modification of disclosure in respect of any reports filed with
the
Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference into
the
Prospectus, except for comments, questions or requests (i) that have been
satisfied by the provision of supplemental information to the staff of the
Commission, or (ii) in respect of which the Company has agreed with the staff
of
the Commission to make a prospective change in future reports filed by it with
the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, of which agreement the Underwriters
and their counsel have been made aware.
(pp) To
the
Company’s knowledge and
except as may be set forth in or attached to the opinions of counsel of the
Company delivered to you pursuant to Section 6(c) of this Agreement,
the
Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to
use,
on reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks,
trade and service xxxx registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses,
inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property
(collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”)
necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ business as now
conducted or as proposed in the Prospectus to be conducted, other than the
Company’s failure to pay the maintenance fees due on two patents held by New
Devices. Except as set forth the Prospectus and except as may be set forth
in or
attached to the opinions of counsel of the Company delivered to you pursuant
to
Section 6(c) of this Agreement (a) to the knowledge of the Company, there
are no rights of third parties to any such Intellectual Property Rights;
(b) there is no material infringement by third parties of any such
Intellectual Property Rights; (c) there is no pending or threatened action,
suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company’s or its
subsidiaries’ rights in or to any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the
Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any
such
claim; (d) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim
by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property
Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable
basis for any such claim; (e) there is no pending or threatened action, suit,
proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes or otherwise violates
any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights
of
others, and the Company is unaware of any other fact which would form a
reasonable basis for any such claim; (f) to the knowledge of the Company, there
is no U.S. patent or published U.S. patent application which contains claims
that dominate or may dominate any Intellectual Property Rights described in
the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being owned by or licensed to the
Company or that interferes with the issued or pending claims of any such
Intellectual Property; and (g) there is no prior art of which the Company
is aware that may render any U.S. patent held by the Company invalid or any
U.S.
patent application held by the Company unpatentable which has not been disclosed
to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Any
certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the
Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering
of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company,
as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
2.
Issuance
and Loan of Securities. Subject
to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties herein set forth and in the Share Lending Agreement, the Company
agrees to issue to CGML in exchange for payment of the Loan Fee (as defined
in
the Share Lending Agreement), and the Underwriter, upon such issuance to CGML
agrees to take delivery of such Securities for CGML. This Agreement constitutes
a “Borrowing Notice” pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Share Lending
Agreement.
3. Delivery.
In
accordance with the terms of the Share Lending Agreement, delivery of the
Securities shall be made at 10:00 AM, New York City time, on November 15, 2006,
or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after
the
foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and time
may
be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company or as
provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for
the
Securities being herein called the “Closing
Date”).
Delivery of the Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the
respective accounts of the several Underwriters.
4.
Offering
by Underwriters. It
is
understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Securities as
set
forth in the Prospectus.
5.
Agreements.
The
Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:
(a) Prior
to
the termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file
any
amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement (including the Prospectus
or any Preliminary Prospectus) to the Base Prospectus or any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement unless the Company has furnished you a copy for your
review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or
supplement to which you reasonably object. The Company will cause the
Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed in a
form
approved by the Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the applicable
paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide
evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. The Company
will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the Prospectus, and any
supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) or when any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall
have been filed with the Commission, (ii) when, prior to termination of the
offering of the Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall
have been filed or become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission
or
its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any
additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice
objecting to its use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for
that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any
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notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale
in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for
such
purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any
such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the
use
of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice
of
objection, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of such stop order
or
relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing
an
amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and
using its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement
declared effective as soon as practicable.
(b) If,
at
any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any
event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package would include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made or the circumstances then prevailing not misleading, the Company
will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure
Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement
the Disclosure Package to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply
any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you may reasonably
request.
(c) If,
at
any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be
delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement
may
be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the
Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the
circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if
it
shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration
statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange
Act or the respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or
delivery of the Prospectus, the Company promptly will (i) notify the
Representatives of any such event; (ii) prepare and file with the Commission,
subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment
or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement
or
omission or effect such compliance; (iii) us its best efforts to have any
amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared
effective as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of
the
Prospectus; and (iv) supply any supplemented Prospectus to you in such
quantities as you may reasonably request.
(d) As
soon
as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security
holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the
Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a)
of the Act and Rule 158.
(e) The
Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters
signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and
to
each other Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits
thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer
may be
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required
by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied
pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto
as
the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay expenses of
printing and other production of all documents relating to the
offering.
(f) The
Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities
under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and
will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the
distribution of the Securities as contemplated by the Prospectus; provided
that
in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would
subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of
the
offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now
so
subject.
(g) The
Company will not, without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, (or enter
into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected
to,
result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic
disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate
of the Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of
the
Company) directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in
the
filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or
establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a
call
equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any
other shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable,
or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock; or publicly announce an intention
to effect any such transaction, for a period of 90 days after the date of the
Underwriting Agreement, provided, however, that the Company may issue and sell
Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
pursuant to any employee stock option plan, stock ownership plan or dividend
reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Execution Time and the Company
may issue Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of securities or the
exercise of warrants outstanding at the Execution Time; provided further, that
the Company may issue Preferred Stock and Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion thereof as contemplated by the Final Prospectus. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, if (x) during the last 17 days of the restricted period the Company
issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to
the
Company occurs, or (y) prior to the expiration of the restricted period, the
Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16 day period
beginning on the last day of the restricted period, the restrictions imposed
in
this clause shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18 day period
beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the
material news or material event. The Company will provide Representatives and
any co-mangers and each individual subject to the restricted period pursuant
to
the lockup letters described in Section 6(j) with prior notice of any such
announcement that gives rise to an extension of the restricted
period.
(h) The
Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or
result
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in,
under
the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of
any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Securities.
(i) The
Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters:
(i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission
of
the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits
thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the
printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges
and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration
Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may,
in
each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering
and
sale of the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication,
issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp
or
transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the
Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement,
any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or
reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Securities;
(v)
the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act and the listing of
the
Securities on Nasdaq; (vi) any registration or qualification of the Securities
for offer under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including
filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters
relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required
to
be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (including
filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters
relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and other expenses incurred
by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations
to
prospective purchasers of the Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses of the
Company’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and
special counsel) for the Company; and (x) all other costs and expenses incident
to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and under the
Share Lending Agreement.
(j) The
Company agrees that, unless it has obtained or will obtain the prior written
consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly,
agrees with the Company that, unless it has obtained or will obtain, as the
case
may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and will
not
make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing
prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with
the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that the
prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given
in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule II hereto
and
any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by
the
Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted
Free Writing Prospectus.”
The
Company agrees that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be,
each
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and
(y)
it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements
of
Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including
in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record
keeping.
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(k) The
Company will comply with all applicable securities and other laws, rules and
regulations, including, without limitation, the Sarbanes Oxley Act, and use
its
best efforts to cause the Company’s directors and officers, in their capacities
as such, to comply with such laws, rules and regulations, including, without
limitation, the provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
(l) The
Company will not take any action or omit to take any action (such as issuing
any
press release relating to any Securities without an appropriate legend) which
may result in the loss by any of the Initial Purchasers of the ability to rely
on any stabilization safe harbor provided by the Financial Services Authority
under the FSMA.
6.
Conditions
to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The
obligations of the Underwriters with respect to the Securities, and the
obligation with CGML to borrow the Securities and pay the Loan Fee (as defined
in the Share Lending Agreement) with respect thereto shall be subject to the
accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company
contained herein as of the Execution Time and the Closing Date, to the accuracy
of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the
provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) The
Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and within
the time period required by Rule 424(b); any other material required to be
filed
by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act shall have been filed
with
the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings
by
Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or
threatened.
(b) The
Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP,
counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives and CGML
their
opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, to the
effect that:
(i) each
of
the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
in
which it is chartered or organized, with full corporate power and authority
to
own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct
its
business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and is
duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under
the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification;
(ii) all
the
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly and
validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except
as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all
outstanding shares of capital
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stock
of
the subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly
owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest and, to
the
knowledge of such counsel, after due inquiry, any other security interest,
claim, lien or encumbrance;
(iii) the
Company’s authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms to the
description thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;
the
outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized and
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; the Securities have been duly
and
validly authorized, and, when issued upon payment of the Loan Fee (as defined
in
the Share Lending Agreement) and delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to
the
Share Lending Agreement, will be fully paid and nonassessable; the Securities
are duly listed, and admitted and authorized for trading subject to official
notice of issuance on the Nasdaq Global Market; the certificates for the
Securities are in valid and sufficient form; the Share Lending Agreement has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid
and binding and enforceable instrument of the Company (subject, as to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time
in effect and to general principles of equity); the holders of outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to preemptive or other
rights to subscribe for the Securities; and, to the knowledge of such counsel,
after due inquiry, except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or
other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or
exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership interests
in the Company are outstanding;
(iv) to
the
knowledge of such counsel, there is no pending or threatened action, suit or
proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body
or
any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their
property of a character required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement
which is not adequately disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus, and there is no franchise, contract or other document of a character
required to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to
be
filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required; and
the statements included in the Prospectus under the headings “Share Lending
Agreement,” “Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations,” “Description of the
Securities,” and “Description of Capital Stock,” fairly summarize the matters
therein described;
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(v) the
Registration Statement has become effective under the Act; any required filing
of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and
any
supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and
within the time period required by Rule 424(b); to the knowledge of such
counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued, no proceedings
for
that purpose have been instituted or threatened and the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus (other than the financial statements and other financial
and
statistical information contained therein, as to which such counsel need express
no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules
thereunder; and such counsel has no reason to believe that on the Effective
Date
the Registration Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus as of its
date
and on the Closing Date included or includes any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading (in each case, other than the financial statements and
other financial and statistical information contained therein, as to which
such
counsel need express no opinion);
(vi) such
counsel has no reason to believe that the Disclosure Package, as amended or
supplemented at the Execution Time, and the price to the public, the number
of
Underwritten Securities and the number of Option Securities to be included
on
the cover page of the Prospectus, when taken together as a whole, contained
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than the
financial statements and other financial information contained therein, as
to
which such counsel need express no opinion);
(vii) this
Agreement and the Share Lending Agreement have been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company;
(viii) the
Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the
Prospectus, will not be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended without the taking into account of any exemption
arising out of the number of holders of the Company’s securities;
(ix) no
consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein or in the Share Lending Agreement, except such as have
been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under the blue sky laws
of
any jurisdiction in connection
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with
the
issuance by the Company and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters
in the manner contemplated in this Agreement, in the Preliminary Prospectus,
the
Prospectus and the Share Lending Agreement;
(x) neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Share Lending Agreement,
the
issuance of the Securities, nor the consummation of any other of the
transactions herein or therein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms
hereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition
of
any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company
or
its subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the charter or by-laws of the Company or
its
subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any material indenture, contract, lease,
mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement,
obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or its
subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject,
or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree
applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having
jurisdiction over the Company or its subsidiaries or any of its or their
properties; and
(xi) to
such
counsel’s knowledge, after due inquiry, except as set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement, no holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.
In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the
application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York or
the
Federal laws of the United States, to the extent they deem proper and specified
in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they
believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters
and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates
of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. References to
the
Prospectus in this paragraph (b) shall also include any supplements thereto
at
the Closing Date.
(c) The
Representative shall have received from Xxxxx Xxxxx Zedek Xxxxxx, LLP, Dr.
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Ltd., and Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, P.L.C., each special counsel to
the Company for intellectual property matters, such opinion or opinions, dated
the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, as set forth on items
(i),
(ii) and (iii) of Annex B to this Agreement.
(d) The
Representatives and CGML shall have received from King & Spalding, LLP and
Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion
or
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opinions,
dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to
the
issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package, the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related
matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall
have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose
of
enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(e) The
Company shall have furnished to the Representatives and CGML a certificate
of
the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the President and the
principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing
Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package and any
amendment or supplement thereto, as well as each electronic road show used
in
connection with the offering of the Securities, and this Agreement and
that:
(i) the
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and
correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the
Closing Date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied
all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to
the
Closing Date;
(ii) no
stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice
objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have
been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since
the
date of the most recent financial statements included in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no
material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects,
earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a
whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of
business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package
and
the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(f) The
Company shall have requested and caused Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Kasierer (a
member of Ernst & Young Global) to have furnished to the Representatives and
CGML, at the Execution Time and at the Closing Date, letters, dated respectively
as of the Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that they are independent
accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the
applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and that
they have performed a review of the unaudited interim financial information
of
the Company for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 and as at
September 30, 2006, in accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No.
100
and stating in effect that:
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(i) in
their
opinion the audited financial statements and financial statement schedules
included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and reported on by
them comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and the related rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission;
(ii) on
the
basis of a reading of the latest unaudited financial statements made available
by the Company and its subsidiaries; their limited review, in accordance with
standards established under Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, of the
unaudited interim financial information for the three- and nine-month period
ended September 30, 2006 and as at September 30, 2006, incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus,
as
indicated by the report incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, carrying out certain specified
procedures (but not an examination in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards) which would not necessarily reveal matters of significance
with respect to the comments set forth in such letter; a reading of the minutes
of the meetings of the stockholders, directors and audit and compensation
committees of the Company and the subsidiaries; and inquiries of certain
officials of the Company who have responsibility for financial and accounting
matters of the Company and its subsidiaries as to transactions and events
subsequent to December 31, 2005 nothing came to their attention which caused
them to believe that:
(1) any
unaudited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus do not
comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and with the related rules and regulations adopted
by
the Commission with respect to financial statements included or incorporated
by
reference in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; and said
unaudited financial statements are not in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with that
of
the audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus;
(2) with
respect to the period subsequent to September 30, 2006, there were any changes,
at a specified date not more than five days prior to the date of the letter,
in
the long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries or capital stock of
the
Company or decreases in the stockholders’ equity of the Company or decreases in
the total assets, cash or cash equivalents or working capital as compared with
the amounts shown on the September 30, 2006
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consolidated
balance sheet included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, or for the period
from
October 1, 2006 to such specified date there were any decreases in total
revenues or increases in loss from operations, net loss or loss per share,
in
each case, as compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year,
of
the Company and its subsidiaries, except in all instances for changes or
decreases set forth in such letter, in which case the letter shall be
accompanied by an explanation by the Company as to the significance thereof
unless said explanation is not deemed necessary by the
Representatives;
(3) the
information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus in response to Regulation S-K, Item
301 (Selected Financial Data), Item 302 (Supplementary Financial Information)
and Item 402 (Executive Compensation) is not in conformity with the applicable
disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K;
(iii) they
have
performed certain other specified procedures as a result of which they
determined that certain information of an accounting, financial or statistical
nature (which is limited to accounting, financial or statistical information
derived from the general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries)
set forth in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus, including (A) the information set forth under the captions “Summary
Financial Information” and “Capitalization” in the Preliminary Prospectus and
the Prospectus and the information in Items 1, 5, 6. 7 and 7A of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10K and (B) the information included in Items 2 and 3
of
the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus, agrees with
the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any
questions of legal interpretation.
All
references to the Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any supplement
thereto at the date of the letter.
(g) Subsequent
to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is
given
in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the
Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall
not
have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred
to in paragraph (e) of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or
otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment
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or
supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause
(i)
or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material
and
adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering
or
delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement
(exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
(exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
(h) Prior
to
the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such
further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may
reasonably request.
(i) The
Securities shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on
the
Nasdaq Global Market, subject to notice of final issuance, and satisfactory
evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the
Representatives.
(j) At
the
Execution Time, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto from each officer director, key
employee and significant stockholder of the Company previously identified to
the
Company by the Representatives and addressed to the
Representatives.
If
any of
the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when
and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates
mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the
Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder
may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the
Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company
in
writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The
documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at
the
office of King & Spalding LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at 0000 Xxxxxx
xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000, on the Closing Date.
7.
Reimbursement
of Underwriters’ Expenses. If
the
offering of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any
condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof
is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof
or
because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to
perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than
by
reason of a default by any of the Underwriters or CGML, the Company will
reimburse the Underwriters and CGML severally through Citigroup Global Markets
Inc. on demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in connection
with the proposed offering of the Securities.
8.
Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CGML, the Agent, each Underwriter,
the directors, officers, employees and agents of each
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Underwriter
and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the
Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject
under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or
regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in
the registration statement for the registration of the Securities as originally
filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus, or any other preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and
agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal
or
other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating
or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such
loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made
therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to
the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition
to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b) Each
Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration
Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either
the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity
from
the Company to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information
relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the
documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement
will
be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The
Company acknowledges that the statements set forth (i) in the last paragraph
of
the cover page regarding delivery of the Securities and, (ii) under the heading
“Underwriting” or “Plan of Distribution,” (x) the list of Underwriters and their
respective participation in the sale of the Securities, (y) the sentences
related to concessions and reallowances and (z) the paragraph related to
stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the
several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus
and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
(c) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8,
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the
failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from
liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did
not
otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by
the
indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will
not,
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in
any
event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified
party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or
(b)
above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the
indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the
indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which
case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees
and
expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties
except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be
satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s
election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action,
the
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including
local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees,
costs
and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the
indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel
with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or
targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified
parties which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within
a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the
indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate
counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will
not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or
compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending
or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release
of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding.
(d) In
the
event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section
8
is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for
any
reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the
aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending
the
same) (collectively “Losses”)
to
which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering
of the Securities; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter
(except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to
the
offering of the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the
underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased
by
such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately
preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the
Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate
to
reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the
Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection
with
the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be
deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the
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offering
(before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the
Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts
and
commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus.
Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission
or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by
the
Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the
parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to
correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the
Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
were
determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does
not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), 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. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who
controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange
Act
and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have
the
same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls
the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each
officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and
each
director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this
paragraph (d).
9. Default
by an Underwriter. In
the
event of a default by any Underwriter, the Closing Date shall be postponed
for
such period, not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall
determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement
and
the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter
of
its liability, if any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for
damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
10.
Termination.
This
Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the
Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment
for the Securities, if at any time prior to such time (i) trading in the
Company’s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the or the
Nasdaq Global Market or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock
Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market shall have been suspended or limited or
minimum prices shall have been established on either the New York Stock Exchange
or the Nasdaq Global Market, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared
either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there shall have
occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United
States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect
of
which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the
Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or
delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus or
the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
11.
Representations
and Indemnities to Survive. The
respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other
statements of the Company or its
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officers
and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or
on
behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers, directors,
employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and
will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of
Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.
12.
Notices.
All
communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt,
and,
if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to the
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. General Counsel (fax no.: (000) 000 0000) and
confirmed to the General Counsel, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., at 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: General Counsel; or,
if
sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
(fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to it at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
XX
00000, Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
13.
Successors.
This
Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents
and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person
will have any right or obligation hereunder.
14.
No
Fiduciary Duty. The
Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the
Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which
it may be acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal
and
not as an agent or fiduciary of the Company and (c) the Company’s engagement of
the Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process leading up
to
the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity.
Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its
own
judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the
Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or
other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters
have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency,
fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction
or
the process leading thereto.
15.
Integration.
This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written
or
oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect
to
the subject matter hereof, except with respect to that certain engagement
letter, dated October 4, 2006, entered into between the Company and the
Underwriters, which shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with
the
terms thereof.
16.
Applicable
Law. This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the
State of New York.
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17.
Waiver
of Jury Trial. The
Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out
of
or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
18.
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the
same agreement.
19.
Headings.
The
section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect
the
construction hereof.
20.
Definitions.
The
terms
which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings
indicated.
“Act”
shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of
the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Base
Prospectus”
shall
mean the base prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above contained in the
Registration Statement at the Execution Time.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on
which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by
law
to close in New York City.
“Commission”
shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure
Package”
shall
mean (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the Statutory Prospectus, (iii) the Issuer
Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and (iv)
any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter
expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure
Package.
“Effective
Date”
shall
mean each date and time that the Registration Statement, any post-effective
amendment or amendments thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement
became or becomes effective.
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Execution
Time”
shall
mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the
parties hereto.
“Free
Writing Prospectus”
shall
mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
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“Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus”
shall
mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
“Patent
Rights”
shall
mean the patents, patent applications, know-how and trade secrets used in the
Company’s business.
“Preliminary
Prospectus”
shall
mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus referred
to in
paragraph 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the Prospectus,
together with the Base Prospectus.
“Prospectus”
shall
mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that was first filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base
Prospectus.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
shall
mean Registration Rights Agreement, dated the Closing Date between the Company
and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., as Representative for the Initial Purchasers
named therein.
“Registration
Statement”
shall
mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including
exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement relating to
the
Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed
part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430A, as amended at the
Execution Time and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto or any
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement becomes effective prior to the Closing Date,
shall also mean such registration statement as so amended or such Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, as the case may be.
“Rule
158”,
“Rule
163”,
“Rule
164”,
“Rule
172”,
“Rule
405”,
“Rule
415”,
“Rule
424”,
“Rule
430B”
and
“Rule
433”
refer
to such rules under the Act.
“Rule
462(b) Registration Statement”
shall
mean a registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to
Rule
462(b) relating to the offering covered by the registration statement referred
to in Section 1(a) hereof.
“Statutory
Prospectus”
shall
mean the preliminary prospectus relating to the Securities that is included
in
the registration statement relating to the Securities immediately prior to
the
Execution Time, including any document that is incorporated by reference
therein.
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If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please
sign
and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your
acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the several
Underwriters.
Very truly yours, | ||
Medis Technologies Ltd. | ||
|
|
|
By: | ||
Name: |
||
Title |
The
foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed
and accepted as of the
date
first above written.
Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.
By:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
By:
_____________________________________________
Name:
Title:
For
itself and the other
several
Underwriters named in
Schedule
I to the foregoing
Agreement.
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SCHEDULE
I
Underwriters
|
Number
of Securities
to
be Purchased
|
|
Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.
|
1,500,000
|
|
Total
|
1,500,000
=========
|
|
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SCHEDULE
II
Schedule
of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package
Press
Release of the Company relating to the Share Lending Agreement dated October
30,
2006 and attached hereto.
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EXHIBIT
A
[Letterhead
of officer, director or major shareholder of
Public
Offering of Common Stock
[ ],
2006
Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.
c/o
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
380
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
This
letter is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed Underwriting
Agreement (the “Underwriting
Agreement”),
between Medis Technologies Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
you as representative of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to
an
underwritten public offering of Common Stock, $.01 par value (the “Common
Stock”),
of
the Company.
In
order
to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., directly or indirectly, offer, sell, contract
to
sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, enter into any transaction which is
designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition
(whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash
settlement or otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned
or any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the
undersigned of, file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of, or establish
or
increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent
position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any shares of
capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or exercisable
or exchangeable for such capital stock, or publicly announce an intention to
effect any such transaction, for a period of 90 days after the date of the
Underwriting Agreement, [(i)] than shares of Common Stock disposed of as bona
fide gifts approved by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. [and (ii)
up to
[ ] shares in connection with the exercise of options
that would otherwise expire during the lock-up period.]
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If
for
any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Closing
Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the agreement set forth above
shall likewise be terminated.
Yours
very truly,
[Signature
of officer, director or major stockholder]
[Name
and address of officer, director or major stockholder]
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Annex
A
Significant
Subsidiaries
Medis
El
Ltd.
More
Energy Ltd.
Medis
Inc.
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ANNEX
B
Intellectual
Property Legal Counsel Opinions
(i)
Opinion
of Pearl, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, LLP
A. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries own all rights
in the patents and patent applications listed on the Patent Schedule
A
covering the Cellscan System as defined in the Prospectus (respectively,
the “Patents” and the “Applications”), and own or are licensed or
otherwise have the right to use, all of its Patent
Rights;
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B. |
except
as set forth in the schedule of exceptions hereto and except as would
not
have a Material Adverse Effect, to such counsel’s knowledge, no Patent
Rights licensed by or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
no
services rendered or products manufactured by or sold by the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, and no conduct of the business of the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, for the Cellscan System as defined in the
Prospectus infringes upon or otherwise violates any intellectual
property
rights of any third party;
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C. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
notice of any pending conflict with or infringement upon the intellectual
property rights of any third-party as related to the Cellscan System
as
defined in the Prospectus, and counsel does not have knowledge of
any
claims that have been asserted by any person with respect to the
validity
of or the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership of or right to
use the Patent Rights;
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D. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, the Patents of the Patent Rights are validly issued or granted,
enforceable and entitled to a statutory presumption of validity and
ownership by the Company; to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, there
are no liens that have been granted against the Patents or the
Applications of the Patent Rights; none of the Patents or Applications
of
the Patent Rights has expired, lapsed, or been abandoned or is the
subject
of cancellation, opposition or other adversarial third party proceedings;
all Applications of the Patent Rights are pending and are in good
standing;
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E. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package
or the Prospectus, no claims of third parties relating to the ownership,
inventorship, or validity of any of the Patents or Applications of
the
Patent Rights have been asserted against the Company; and to such
counsel’s knowledge there are no known material defects of form in the
preparation or filing of the Patents and the Applications of the
Patent
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Rights.
The Applications of the Patent Rights are being diligently prosecuted.
The
Company is listed on the records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office
as the sole assignee of record of the Patents and the Applications
of the
Patent Rights;
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F. |
such
counsel has no reason to believe that the Registration Statement,
as of
the Effective Date and the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
as
amended or supplemented at the Execution Time or on the Closing Date,
with
respect to patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights or
know-how, owned or used by the Company and its subsidiaries that
are the
subject of the foregoing opinions, contained or contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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(ii)
Opinion
of Dr. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Ltd.
A. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries own, or are
licensed or otherwise have the right to use, all of its Patent
Rights;
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B. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, no Patent Rights licensed to or by or otherwise used by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, no services rendered or products
manufactured by or sold by the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
and no
conduct of the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
infringes upon or otherwise violates any intellectual property rights
of
any third party;
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C. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received
notice of any pending conflict with or infringement upon the intellectual
property rights of any third-party, and no claims have been asserted
by
any person with respect to the validity of or the Company’s or any of its
subsidiaries’ ownership of or right to use, the Patent
Rights;
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D. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ patents (the “Patents”) are
validly issued or granted, enforceable and entitled to a statutory
presumption of validity and ownership by the Company and no registration
or application relating thereto has lapsed, been abandoned or cancelled
or
is the subject of cancellation or other adversarial proceedings,
and all
applications therefor are pending and are in good standing; to the
best of
such counsel’s knowledge, there are no liens that have been granted
against the Patents or any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ patent
applications (the “Applications”), the Company and its subsidiaries take
reasonable security measures that are adequate to retain trade
secret
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protection
in their non-patented technology which is material to their
business;
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E. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as disclosed in Disclosure Package or
the Final Prospectus, there are no asserted or unasserted claims
of any
persons relating to the ownership, inventorship, or scope of any
of the
Patents or any of the Applications, and there are no known material
defects of form in the preparation or filing of the Patents and the
Applications, and the Applications are being diligently prosecuted.
The
Company or Energy Research Corporation is listed on the records of
the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) and of other
applicable patent offices in other jurisdictions as the sole assignee
of
record thereof;
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F. |
such
counsel has no reason to believe that the Registration Statement,
as of
the Effective Date and the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
as
amended or supplemented at the Execution Time or on the Closing Date,
with
respect to patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights or
know-how, owned or used by the Company and its subsidiaries that
are the
subject of the foregoing opinions, contained or contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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(iii)
Opinion
of Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, P.L.C.
A. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge by virtue of the assignments filed, there is no
reason to believe that the company and its subsidiaries do not
own
all rights in the patents and patent applications listed on Patent
Schedule A covering the Fuel Cell technology as defined in the Prospectus
(respectively, the “Patents” and the “Applications”), and own
or are licensed or otherwise have the right to exercise, all of its
Patent
Rights, although during a conference call on October 22, 2006 a
participant mentioned knowledge of alleged rights of an individual
in U.S.
Application Serial Nos. 10/757,849; 10/758,080 and 10/849,503 of
which
rights such counsel is otherwise not aware, such counsel otherwise
has no
knowledge as to whether the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
the
right to use any of the patented technology;
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B. |
although
the ultimate design of the product has not been finalized, to such
counsel’s knowledge and except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, no services rendered or products manufactured by or sold
by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no conduct of the business
of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, for the Fuel Cell technology
as
defined in the Prospectus, infringes
upon or otherwise violates any intellectual property rights of any
third
party, such counsel otherwise has no knowledge as to whether the
final
product of the Company or any of
its
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subsidiaries
will infringe upon or otherwise violate any intellectual property
rights
of any third party (see C, below);
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C. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
notice of any pending conflict with or infringement upon the intellectual
property rights of any third-party as
related to the Fuel Cell Technology as defined in the Prospectus,
and,
except as noted immediately hereafter, counsel does not have knowledge
of
any claims that have been asserted by any person with respect to
the
validity of or the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership of or
right to use the Patent Rights,
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D. |
Exception:
a patent was called to the Company’s attention by one of its suppliers as
being relevant to the product it supplies to the Company, and counsel
has
no firsthand knowledge of what was said, counsel has no knowledge
of the
materiality or criticality of this patent to the ultimate product
once it
is finalized, and counsel is presently studying the
patent;
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E. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, there is no reason to believe that the Patents have not been
validly issued or granted, are not enforceable and are not entitled
to the
statutory presumption of validity and ownership by the Company and
no
registration or application relating thereto has lapsed, been abandoned
or
cancelled or is the subject of cancellation or other adversarial
proceedings, except that it is expressly understood that such counsel
has
not undertaken any investigation or research to ascertain or verify
the
patentability of any of the applications or patents which are the
subject
of this statement, or to identify any potential intellectual property
rights of other entities that could have a bearing on this undertaking;
all Applications are pending and are in good standing; and to the
best of
such counsel’s knowledge, there are no liens that have been granted
against the Patents or the
Applications;
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F. |
to
such counsel’s knowledge and except as disclosed in the Final Memorandum,
there are no asserted or unasserted claims of any persons relating
to the
ownership, inventorship, or scope of any of the Patents or any of
the
Applications, and there are no known material defects of form in
the
preparation or filing of the Patents and the Applications, and the
Applications are being diligently prosecuted, and the Company is
the sole
owner of record in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as shown
in the
attached title search results (to the extent publicly available)
and
summarized in Patent Schedule A (see also paragraph (A)); and
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G. |
such
counsel has no reason to believe that the Registration Statement,
as of
the Effective Date and the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
as
amended or supplemented at the Execution Time or on the Closing Date,
with
respect to patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights or
know-how, owned or used by the Company and its subsidiaries that
are the
subject of the foregoing opinions, contained or contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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