ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.1
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS INC.
July 30, 2008
To the Representatives named in |
Schedule I hereto of the several |
Underwriters named in |
Schedule II hereto |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Xxxxxx Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British
Columbia, Canada (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II
hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives,
the principal amount of its securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the “Securities”), to be
issued under an indenture to be dated as of August 6, 2008 (the “Base Indenture”), between
the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the
supplemental indentures among the Company, Xxxxxx Wireless Partnership, an Ontario partnership
(“RWP”), Xxxxxx Cable Communications Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario
(“RCCI” and, together with RWP, the “Guarantors”), and the Trustee, each to be dated as of
August 6, 2008 (the “Supplemental Indentures” and, together with the Base Indenture, the
“Indenture”). Payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities will be fully
and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis (the
“Subsidiary Guarantees”) by the Guarantors. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest
on the Subsidiary Guarantees will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured,
unsubordinated basis (the “Parent Guarantee” and together with the Subsidiary Guarantees, the
“Guarantees”) by the Company. To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on
Schedule II 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 21 hereof.
Section 1. Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Company and each Guarantor jointly and severally represents and warrants to,
and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.
(i) The Company is eligible under the Shelf Procedures to file and to use a
short form base shelf prospectus for a distribution of the Securities in the
Province of Ontario; the Base Prospectus has been filed with the Reviewing
Authority; a receipt has been obtained from the Reviewing Authority in respect of
the Base Prospectus; and no order suspending the distribution of the Securities has
been issued by the Reviewing Authority or any other regulatory authority or court,
and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the Company’s
knowledge, is pending or threatened or contemplated by the Reviewing Authority or
any other regulatory authority or court.
(ii) The Company and each Guarantor meets the eligibility requirements for use
of Form F-9 under the Act, has filed a registration statement on Form F-9 (the file
number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto) in respect of the Securities and
the Guarantees, has appointed an agent for service of process on Form F-X in
conjunction with the filing of such registration statement with the Commission and
has caused the Trustee to prepare and file with the Commission a Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1; such registration statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto have been declared effective by the Commission; any
documents incorporated by reference in such registration statement, when such
registration statement became effective or when such documents were filed with the
Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
such registration statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and
no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge,
threatened by the Commission.
(iii) The Base Prospectus, at the time the Reviewing Authority issued its final
receipt for such short form base shelf prospectus, conformed in all material
respects with the requirements of Ontario Securities Law and the Shelf Procedures.
(iv) On each Effective Date the Registration Statement did, and on the date
first filed in accordance with General Instruction II.K. of Form F-9 and on the
Closing Date, the U.S. Final Prospectus will, conform in all material respects with
applicable requirements of the Act; on the date first filed and on the Closing Date,
the Canadian Final Prospectus will conform in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of Ontario Securities Law and the Shelf Procedures; on the
Closing Date, the Indenture will comply in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act; the Registration Statement, as of each
Effective Date, and the Base Prospectus as of the date the receipt was issued by the
Reviewing Authority in respect thereof, did not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, as of their respective dates, on their
respective filing dates and on the Closing Date will not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; and the Canadian Final Prospectus, as of
the date of filing with the Reviewing Authority will contain, full, true and plain
disclosure of all material facts relating to the Company, the Securities and the
Guarantees; provided, however, that the Company makes no
representations or warranties as to (i) that part of the Registration Statement
which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1)
under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee or (ii) the information contained in or
omitted from the Registration Statement, the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Canadian
Final Prospectus based 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 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.
(v) As of the Time of Sale, (i) the Disclosure Package and (ii) each electronic
road show, when taken together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, did not
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to
statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion 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.
(vi) 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, the Company was not and is not and no
Guarantor was or is 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. The Representatives
have notified the Company of the earliest time that an offering participant made a
bona fide offer of the Securities.
(vii) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and each final term sheet prepared
and filed pursuant to this Agreement does not include any information that conflicts
with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document
incorporated therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that
has not been superseded or modified. If there occurs an event or development as a
result of which the Disclosure Package would include an untrue statement of a
material fact or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then prevailing, not
misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives. The foregoing two
sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package
based upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
or on behalf of 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.
(viii) The Company is a reporting issuer not in default of Ontario Securities
Law and is in compliance with its obligations thereunder in all material respects.
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(ix) There are no reports or information that in accordance with Ontario
Securities Law or the Act must be filed or made publicly available in connection
with the offering of the Securities that have not been made publicly available or
filed, as required.
(x) The statements in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and
the U.S. Final Prospectus under the headings “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations”, “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations”, “Description
of Debt Securities”, “Description of the Notes” and “Enforceability of Certain Civil
Liabilities” insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements,
documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such
legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.
(xi) The documents incorporated by reference in any Preliminary Prospectus,
when they were filed with the Reviewing Authority, conformed in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of Ontario Securities Law; the documents
incorporated by reference in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Registration
Statement, as the case may be, when they became effective or were filed with the
Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act; and any further documents so filed and
incorporated by reference in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the Registration
Statement and the U.S. Final Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto prior
to the termination of the distribution of the Securities, when such documents are
filed with the Reviewing Authority or the Commission, will conform in all material
respects to the applicable requirements of Ontario Securities Law or the
requirements of the Exchange Act, as applicable.
(xii) Each of the Company and each Guarantor 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 Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S.
Final Prospectus will not be, an open-end investment company, unit investment trust
or face-amount certificate company that is or is required to be registered under
Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(xiii) KPMG LLP, who are reporting upon the audited financial statements of the
Company incorporated into the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and
the U.S. Final Prospectus, are the auditors of the Company and are independent with
respect to the Company within the meaning of Ontario Securities Law and independent
public accountants within the meaning of the Act.
(xiv) The Company and each Guarantor has full corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Indenture.
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(xv) The consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto,
incorporated into the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S.
Final Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company
and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated, and the consolidated results of
operations and changes in financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries for
the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles as in effect during each such
period, in each case applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved
(except as otherwise set forth in such statements). The Company’s selected
financial and operating data included in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus (including the selected financial data of
the Guarantors and the other subsidiaries of the Company) present fairly the
information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of
the audited or unaudited, as applicable, consolidated financial statements
incorporated into the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S.
Final Prospectus from which they were derived except as noted therein.
(xvi) The Company has been duly amalgamated and is validly existing as a
corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with corporate
power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in
the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus,
and the Company is duly qualified as an extra-provincial or foreign corporation for
the transaction of business under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it
owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such
qualification, except, in each case, where the failure to so qualify in any
jurisdiction is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, or
business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise
(a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(xvii) Each significant subsidiary of the Company as defined by Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X (a “Significant Subsidiary”) has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a corporation or partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, with the corporate or partnership power and authority to own its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package, the
Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, and each Significant
Subsidiary is duly qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except, in each case, where the failure to so qualify in any
jurisdiction, is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(xviii) All of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued. All of the issued shares
of each Significant Subsidiary that is a corporation have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and such
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shares are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, equities or claims except as set forth in the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus. All of the
issued and outstanding partnership interests of each Significant Subsidiary that is
a partnership have been duly and validly created and are owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or
claims except as set forth in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus
and the U.S. Final Prospectus.
(xix) Neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has sustained
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus any material
loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in
the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus;
and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus otherwise than
as stated therein or contemplated thereby, there has not been any material adverse
change in the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings or business affairs of
the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, whether or not
arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Change”).
(xx) Neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary is (A) in violation of
its articles, by-laws or other constating documents or (B) in default in the
performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition
contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it maybe bound or to
which any of its properties and assets may be subject, except in the case of clause
(B) for such defaults that are not reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Indenture, the incurrence of the obligations herein and therein
set forth, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and
the Indenture and compliance with the terms thereof have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and each Guarantor, do not and
will not result in any violation of the articles, by-laws or other constating
documents of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary and do not and will not
conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default or permit acceleration) under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary under (1) any indenture, mortgage, loan
agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary is a party or by which they may be bound or to which any of
their properties or assets may be subject or (2) any existing applicable law, rule,
regulation, judgment, franchise, order or decree of
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any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign,
having jurisdiction over the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties or assets (other than, in each case, as described in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, and
except in each case for such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, liens,
charges or encumbrances that are not reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect).
(xxi) No consent, approval, authorization, order, permit, license, filing,
registration, clearance or qualification of, or with any court or regulatory,
administrative or other governmental body of Canada or any province of Canada or the
United States or any individual state or under any statute, order, rule or
regulation of any such regulatory, administrative or other governmental body is
required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except such as (1)
have been made or obtained under the Act, Ontario Securities Law, the Business
Corporations Act (Ontario) and the Trust Indenture Act, (2) 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, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final
Prospectus and (3) will be made or obtained pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof.
(xxii) Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian
Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, all material tax returns required to
be filed by the Company and each Significant Subsidiary have been filed, other than
any filings not yet due or being contested in good faith, and all material taxes,
including withholding taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other
charges due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary have been paid, other than those not yet
payable or being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been
provided.
(xxiii) Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, there is no action, suit or proceeding
before or by any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or
foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or
affecting the Company or its subsidiaries that is reasonably likely, individually or
in the aggregate, to result in any Material Adverse Effect.
(xxiv) The Company and each Significant Subsidiary has good and marketable
title to all of its respective properties and assets described in the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus (excluding
those properties and assets described in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus as being owned by other parties), owned
free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances or restrictions, with only such
exceptions as are described in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus
and the U.S. Final Prospectus or that are not
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reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect; and all of the leases and subleases that are material to the business of the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary and under which the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary, as the case may be, holds properties described in the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, are in full
force and effect with only such exceptions that are not reasonably likely,
individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxv) Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Company and each Significant
Subsidiary currently holds in good standing all material permits, licenses,
franchises and approvals of governmental authorities and agencies necessary for the
present use, ownership and operation of their respective businesses, including all
permits, licenses, franchises and approvals required pursuant to the Broadcasting
Act (Canada), the Telecommunications Act (Canada), the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission Act (Canada), the Radiocommunication Act (Canada) and
the Copyright Act (Canada) or other statutes of Canada specifically relating to the
regulation of either or both of the Canadian broadcasting and/or telecommunications
industries and the orders, rules, regulations and directions promulgated pursuant to
such statutes, including the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, 1998, the
Specialty Service Regulations, 1990, as amended, the Television Broadcasting
Regulations, 1987, as amended, the Radio Regulations, 1986, as amended, the Pay
Television Regulations, 1990, as amended, or any statutes or regulations of any
province specifically relating to the regulation of either or both of the Canadian
broadcasting and telecommunications industries and the orders, rules, regulations
and directions promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Communications Statutes”)
(except where the failure to do so is not reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect), and no revocation or limitation of
any such permit, license, franchise or approval is pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened and neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary is in
default or violation of any Communications Statute or any such permit, license,
franchise or approval (except where such revocation, limitation, default or
violation is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect), and the authorization, issuance and delivery of the
Securities and the Guarantees and the compliance by the Company and the Guarantors
with the terms of this Agreement, the Guarantees and the Indenture do not and will
not conflict with, or constitute a default under, any Communications Statute or any
such permits, licenses, franchises and approvals, including terms or provisions
thereof relating to the maintenance of specified levels of Canadian ownership, as
applicable. The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable, are in
compliance with the applicable Canadian ownership requirements of the Communications
Statutes. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company, there is
no threatened or pending change in any Communications Statute that is reasonably
likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(xxvi) The Company and each Significant Subsidiary owns or possesses, or can
acquire on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service
marks and trade names necessary to carry on its business as presently conducted, and
neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary has received any notice of
infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any
patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks or trade names that in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, is
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(xxvii) The Company has not, and no Guarantor has, taken, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to, or that might be reasonably expected to, cause
or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(xxviii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and each Guarantor.
(xxix) The Base Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and
constitutes (and the Supplemental Indentures, each of which has been duly authorized
by the Company and each Guarantor, when duly executed and delivered by the Company,
each Guarantor and the Trustee will constitute) a valid and binding obligation of
the Company enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, in
accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as
enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); the
Indenture conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in
the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus;
no registration, filing or recording of the Indenture under the laws of Canada or
any province thereof is necessary in order to preserve or protect the validity or
enforceability of the Indenture or the Securities issued thereunder; and the
Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
(xxx) The Securities and the Guarantees have been duly authorized by the
Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, and, when executed, authenticated, issued
and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and sold and paid for as
provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the
Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable against the Company and each
Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, except as
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles
of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity
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or at law); the holders of the Securities and the Guarantees will be entitled
to the benefits of the Indenture; and the Securities and the Guarantees conform in
all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus.
(xxxi) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company’s internal
controls over financial reporting are effective and the Company is not aware of any
material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.
(xxxii) The Company maintains “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.
(b) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any Guarantor and delivered
to the Underwriters or their counsel in connection with the offering of the Securities by
this Agreement shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or any such
Guarantor, as applicable, to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.
Section 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Securities. On the basis of the
representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter, severally and not
jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company, at the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto,
the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule
II hereto, plus any additional principal amount of the Securities which such Underwriter may become
obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 hereof.
Section 3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be
made on the date and at the time specified in Schedule I hereto 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 12 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 against payment by the several Underwriters
through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by
wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the Company. Delivery of the
Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) unless the
Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
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Section 4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters
propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus.
In addition, each Underwriter (i) represents that it has not offered or sold, directly or
indirectly, and agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or deliver, any of the
Securities in or from Canada or to any resident of Canada and (ii) agrees that it will include a
comparable provision to clause (i) above of this Section 4 in any sub-underwriting, banking group
or selling group agreement or similar arrangement with respect to the Securities that may be
entered into by such Underwriter.
The Underwriters shall notify the Company when the distribution of the Securities has
terminated.
Section 5. Certain Covenants of the Company and each Guarantor. The Company and each
Guarantor covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Prior to the termination of the distribution of the Securities, the Company will
not and no Guarantor will file any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement
(including the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or any Preliminary
Prospectus) to the Base Prospectus unless the Company or any Guarantor has furnished you a
copy for your review prior to filing and, except to the extent required for the Company or
any Guarantor to comply in a timely manner with its timely disclosure obligations under
applicable securities legislation and the requirements of any relevant stock exchange or
otherwise required by law, rules or regulations applicable to the Company or any Guarantor,
will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object
promptly after being furnished a copy thereof. The Company and each Guarantor will cause
(i) the Canadian Final Prospectus, properly completed, to be filed in a form approved by the
Representatives with the Reviewing Authority in accordance with the Shelf Procedures as soon
as possible after the execution of this Agreement but in any event by the close of business
on the Business Day following the date of this Agreement and (ii) the U.S. Final Prospectus,
properly completed, to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the
Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.K of Form F-9 not later than the Commission’s
close of business on the Business Day following the date of the filing thereof with the
Reviewing Authority. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the
Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the
Reviewing Authority or the Commission, (ii) when any amendment or supplement to the Canadian
Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Registration Statement shall have been
filed with the Reviewing Authority or the Commission or become effective or of any request
by the Commission or its staff or the Reviewing Authority for any amendment of the
Registration Statement or for any amendment or supplement to the Canadian Final Prospectus
or the U.S. Final Prospectus, in each case, if such amendment or supplement relates to, or
directly affects, the Securities or the offering or sale thereof, (iii) for so long as
delivery of the U.S. Final Prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of
the Securities by the Underwriters, of the issuance by the Reviewing Authority or the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
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Registration Statement or the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities or of
any notice objecting to its use or the institution or, to the Company’s knowledge,
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (iv) prior to the termination of the
distribution of the Securities, of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction designated by the Representatives pursuant to Section 5(g) hereof or the
institution or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
Prior to the termination of the distribution of the Securities, the Company will use its
commercially reasonable 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 or
any prospectus relating to the Securities 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 commercially reasonable
efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as
practicable.
(b) To prepare final term sheets in the forms approved by you and attached as Schedule
IV hereto and to file such term sheets pursuant to Rule 433(d) within the time required by
such Rule.
(c) If, at any time prior to the filing of the U.S. Final Prospectus pursuant to
General Instruction II.K of Form F-9, 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 in order 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.
(d) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be
delivered by an Underwriter or dealer 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 Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus as then supplemented or amended
would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary, in the
opinion of the Company or its counsel, to amend the Registration Statement, file a new
registration statement or supplement or amend the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S.
Final Prospectus to comply with Ontario Securities Law, the Act or the Exchange Act,
including in connection with use or delivery of the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S.
Final Prospectus, the Company promptly will (i) notify the Representatives of any such
event, (ii) prepare and file with the Reviewing Authority and the Commission an amendment or
supplement or new registration statement, as applicable, which will correct such statement
or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to have
any amendment to the Registration
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Statement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable in
order to avoid any disruption in use of the U.S. Final Prospectus and (iv) supply copies of
any supplemented or amended U.S. Final Prospectus to you in such quantities as the
Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay all costs and expenses
incident to complying with this Section 5(d) and Section 5(f) during the nine month period
following the date of this Agreement and, after such period, such costs and expenses shall
be borne by the Underwriters.
(e) As soon as practicable, to the extent required, 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.
(f) The Company, on behalf of itself and each Guarantor, will furnish to the
Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, 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 required by the Act (including in
circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies
of the Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(g) The Company and each Guarantor will use its commercially reasonable efforts, in
cooperation with the Representatives, to qualify the Securities and the Guarantees for
offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other
jurisdictions in the United States as the Representatives may designate and to maintain such
qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be and no Guarantor shall be
obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign
corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified
or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which
it is not otherwise so subject or to amend its articles or any of its other constating
documents.
(h) The Company and each Guarantor agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained
the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not
jointly, agrees with the Company and each Guarantor that, unless it has or shall have
obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, on behalf of itself
and each Guarantor, 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 or
any Guarantor with the Commission or retained by the Company or any Guarantor under
Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the
final term sheets prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto; 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 III hereto and any electronic
road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by
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the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus.” The Company and each Guarantor 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.
(i) For a period of three years after the Closing Date, upon request, the Company and
each Guarantor will furnish to the Representatives, copies of all annual reports and current
reports filed with the Commission on Forms 40-F and 6-K, or such other similar forms as may
be designated by the Commission, all documents and reports filed with the applicable
securities regulatory authorities in Canada (except for confidential portions of reports
filed with such authorities on a confidential basis) and such other documents, reports and
information as shall be furnished by the Company to its security holders generally;
provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Guarantor need furnish
any such documents, reports or other information to the extent they are made publicly
available on SEDAR or XXXXX or any other website maintained by the Commission or the
securities regulatory authorities in Canada.
(j) The Company and each Guarantor will use commercially reasonable efforts in
cooperation with the Underwriters to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and
settlement through DTC.
(k) The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the
Securities in the manner specified in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus
and the U.S. Final Prospectus.
(l) The Company will not, and no Guarantor will, without the prior written consent of
the Representatives, 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 debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor (other than the
Securities) or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, until the
Closing Date. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a) debt securities that mature not
more than one year from their date of issue, (b) any debt securities denominated in Canadian
dollars and (c) debt securities issued to any of the Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates.
(m) The Company will not, and no Guarantor will, take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to, or that might be reasonably expected to, cause or result in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the
sale or resale of the Securities.
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Section 6. Payment of Expenses. Except as provided in Section 5(d) or as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, the Company will pay all costs and expenses incident to the
performance of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Agreement, the Securities,
the Guarantees and the Indenture, including: (a) the preparation, printing (or reproduction) and
filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and
exhibits thereto) and with the Reviewing Authority of the Canadian Final Prospectus, each
Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each
amendment or supplement to any of them; (b) 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 U.S. Final 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; (c) 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; (d) any registration or qualification of the Securities and the Guarantees for offer
and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states designated by the
Representatives pursuant to Section 5(g) hereof (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification); (e) 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 the Guarantors; (f) any fees charged by investment
rating agencies for the rating of the Securities and (g) all other costs and expenses incident to
the performance by the Company and each Guarantor of its obligations hereunder. It is understood,
however, that, except as provided in this Section and Section 8 and Section 9 hereof, the
Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel and
any advertising expenses connected with any offers and sales of the Securities the Underwriters may
make.
If this Agreement is terminated by the Underwriters in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7, Section 11(a)(i) or Section 12, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters
(except, in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 12, a defaulting Underwriter) for all
their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their
counsel.
Section 7. Conditions of the Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties on the part of the Company and each Guarantor contained herein as of the Time of Sale
and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company and each Guarantor made in
any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company and each
Guarantor of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) (i) The Canadian Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the Reviewing
Authority under the Shelf Procedures and (ii) the U.S. Final Prospectus shall have been
filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.K of Form F-9; the final term
sheets contemplated by Section 5(b) hereto, and any other material required to be filed by
the Company or any Guarantor pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed
with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for
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such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities or of any
notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall
have been instituted or threatened.
(b) At the Closing Date, each Underwriter shall have received a signed opinion of
Osler, Xxxxxx & Harcourt LLP, Canadian counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of the Closing
Date, with respect to such customary matters as the Underwriters may reasonably require. In
giving such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of
jurisdictions other than the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable
therein, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Underwriters and as to legal
matters pertaining to the Company and the Guarantors upon the opinion of counsel for the
Company and the Guarantors. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion
involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon
certificates of officers of the Company or the Guarantors and upon certificates of public
officials. Such counsel may further state that they express no opinion as to the
Communications Statutes and related matters.
(c) At the Closing Date, each Underwriter shall have received a signed opinion and
letter of Shearman & Sterling LLP, United States counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of
the Closing Date, with respect to such customary matters as the Underwriters may reasonably
require. Such counsel may state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters,
they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the
Company or the Guarantors and upon certificates of public officials. Such counsel may
further state that they express no opinion as to the Communications Statutes and related
matters.
(d) At the Closing Date, each Underwriter shall have received a signed opinion and
letter of Davies Xxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, Canadian counsel for the Company and the
Guarantors, dated as of the Closing Date, in a form and with respect to such customary
matters as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters.
(e) At the Closing Date, each Underwriter shall have received a signed opinion and
letter of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, United States counsel for the Company and the
Guarantors, dated as of the Closing Date, in a form and with respect to such customary
matters as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters.
(f) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a certificate from
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Vice President, Regulatory of the Company, dated as of the Closing
Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and counsel for the
Underwriters, to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto. In delivering such certificate,
such officer may rely, to the extent he deems appropriate in the circumstances, upon
certificates of officers of the Company or the Guarantors and upon certificates of public
officials.
(g) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a certificate of any two
Vice Presidents of the Company, any Vice President of RWP and any Vice
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President of RCCI, in each case dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the
signers of such certificate have examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and any supplements or
amendments thereto, as well as each electronic road show used in connection with the
offering of the Securities, the Guarantees and this Agreement and that: (1) the Disclosure
Package, as amended or supplemented at the Closing Date, does not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, (2) there has not been, since the date as of which information is given in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, any
Material Adverse Change, (3) the Company, RWP or RCCI, as applicable, has in all material
respects complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions to be performed or
satisfied by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date and (4) the other
representations and warranties of the Company, RWP or RCCI, as applicable, set forth in
Section 1(a) hereof are true and correct as though expressly made at and as of the Closing
Date.
(h) At the Time of Sale and at the Closing Date, the Underwriters each shall have
received from KPMG LLP a letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in
accountant’s “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and
certain financial information contained in the Disclosure Package, and, with respect to the
letter delivered on the Closing Date, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final
Prospectus.
(i) Subsequent to the Time of Sale and prior to the Closing Date, there shall not have
been any downgrading, nor any notice given of any intended or potential downgrading or of a
possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating
accorded any of the Company’s long term debt, including the Securities, by Standard and
Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc., Fitch IBCA or, in each case, any successor to the rating agency business
thereof.
(j) At the Closing Date, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with
all such documents, certificates and opinions as they may reasonably request for the purpose
of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated in
this Agreement and the matters referred to in Section 7(b) and Section 7(c) and in order to
evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations, warranties or
statements of the Company or the Guarantors, the performance of any of the agreements of the
Company or the Guarantors, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions herein contained.
(k) Prior to the Closing Date, the Securities shall be eligible for clearance and
settlement through DTC.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 7 shall not have been fulfilled when and as
required by this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters
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on notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Date, and such termination
shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 6 herein.
Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 1, 6, 8, 9 and 10 herein shall
remain in effect.
Section 8. Indemnification.
(a) The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever,
as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus,
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information contained in the final term
sheets required to be prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, or in any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever,
as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body,
commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue
statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission;
provided that any such settlement is effected with the written consent of
the Company and each Guarantor; and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees
and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representatives), reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation
or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any
claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not
paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission
or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company or any Guarantor by any Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or the information contained in the final term sheets required to be prepared
and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto.
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(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company and each Guarantor, their respective directors, each of their respective
officers who signs the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus, and each person, if any, who controls the
Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred,
but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or
omissions, made in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or the information contained in the final term sheets required to be
prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, or in any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
the Company or any Guarantor by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for
use in the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the
U.S. Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information contained in
the final term sheets required to be prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, or
in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The Company and each Guarantor acknowledges
that the statements set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of
the Securities and, under the heading “Underwriting”, (i) the names listed in the table in
the second paragraph of the text, (ii) the third, fourth, fifth and sixth sentences of the
third paragraph related to concessions and (iii) the sixth, seventh and eighth paragraphs
related to stabilization and penalty bids in any Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Final
Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the
several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final
Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
(c) Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to
each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may
be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such
indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially
prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability
which it may have otherwise than on account of this Section 8. In the case of parties
indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be
selected by the Representatives, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section
8(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An
indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action;
provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except
with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no
event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one
counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all
indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with
respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency
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or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which
indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 8 or Section 9 hereof
(whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless
such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each
indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation,
proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault,
culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
Section 9. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is
for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of
any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and
expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and of the
Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from
the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by
the Company and the total underwriting commission received by the Underwriters bear to the
aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities.
The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters on
the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any Guarantor or by the Underwriters and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.
The Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the
Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation
which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section. The
aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified
party and referred to above in this Section shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by
it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which
such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company or any Guarantor, each of their
respective officers who signs the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the
Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company or any Guarantor, as
applicable. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section are
several in proportion to the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite their respective
names in Schedule II hereto and not joint.
Section 10. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery.
The representations, warranties, indemnities, agreements and other statements of the Company,
the Guarantors or the officers set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Company, the Guarantors or any Underwriter or any controlling person of any Underwriter and will
survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
Section 11. Termination of Agreement.
(a) The Representatives may terminate this Agreement on behalf of itself and the
Underwriters, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Date, (i) if
there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates
as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus
and the U.S. Final Prospectus, any Material Adverse Change, or (ii) if there has occurred
any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or Canada, any
outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or
development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial
or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the
judgment of the Representatives, impracticable to proceed with the offering or delivery of
the Securities as contemplated by the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus or
the U.S. Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto subsequent to
the date hereof), or (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended by
the Commission, any securities commission or securities regulatory authority in Canada, or
if trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange has been
suspended or materially limited, or
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minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for
securities have been required by any such exchange or by order of the Commission, any
securities commission or securities regulatory authority in Canada, the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, the New York Stock Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange or any other
governmental authority or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by United States
federal, New York State or Canadian federal authorities.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be
without liability of any party to any other party, except to the extent provided in Section
6 hereof. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Section 1, Section 6,
Section 8, Section 9 and Section 10 hereof shall remain in effect.
Section 12. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more of the
Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Date to purchase the Securities which it or they are
obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the “Defaulted Securities”), the Representatives shall
have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the
non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in
such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the
Representatives shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
(a) if the number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities to be purchased hereunder, the non-defaulting
Underwriters shall be obligated, each severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount
thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to
the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or
(b) if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount
of the Securities to be purchased hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate without
liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from
liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement,
either the Underwriters or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date for a
period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration
Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus or in any other documents or
arrangements. As used herein, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an
Underwriter under this Section.
Section 13. Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. By
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and each Guarantor (i) acknowledges that
it has, by separate written instrument, irrevocably designated and appointed CT Corporation System
(“CT Corporation”), 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (and any
successor entity), as its authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Securities or the Indenture that may
be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of New
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York or brought under federal or state securities laws, and acknowledges that CT Corporation
has accepted such designation, (ii) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in
any such suit or proceeding and (iii) agrees that service of process upon CT Corporation (or any
successor) and written notice of said service to the Company and each Guarantor (mailed or
delivered in accordance with Section 14), shall be deemed in every respect effective service of
process upon the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, in any such suit or proceeding. The
Company and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the execution and
filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such
designation and appointment of CT Corporation (or any successor) in full force and effect so long
as any of the Securities shall be outstanding.
To the extent that the Company or any Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from
jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment
prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself
or its property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the
above-referenced documents, to the extent permitted by law.
The provisions of this Section 13 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, in whole or
in part.
Section 14. 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
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., attention of General Counsel (fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and to X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc., attention of High Grade Syndicate (fax no.: (000) 000-0000), confirmed to
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of General
Counsel and to X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of
High Grade Syndicate, with copies to Shearman & Sterling LLP, 000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Court West,
Suite 4405, Toronto, Ontario X0X 0X0, attention of Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (fax no.: (000)
000-0000) and to Osler, Xxxxxx & Harcourt LLP, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0,
attention of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx / Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (fax no: (000) 000-0000); or, if sent to the
Company or the Guarantors, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Xxxxxx Communications Inc.,
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0, attention of the Vice President,
Treasurer, 10th Floor (fax no.: (000) 000-0000), and the Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary, 9th Floor (fax no.: (000) 000-0000) at such address, with copies
to Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, Worldwide Plaza, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
attention of Xxxx X. Xxxxxx (fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and to Davies Xxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 1
First Canadian Place, 44th Floor, P.O. Box 63, Toronto, Ontario M5X IB1, attention of
D. Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxx (fax no.: (000) 000-0000).
Section 15. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company and each Guarantor 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 and the Guarantors, 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 or any Guarantor 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
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other capacity. Furthermore, the Company and each Guarantor 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 or any Guarantor on
related or other matters). The Company and each Guarantor 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 or any Guarantor, in connection with such transaction or the process
leading thereto.
Section 16. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings (whether written or oral) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters, or
any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 17. Parties. This Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Company,
the Guarantors and the Underwriters and, to the extent expressed, any person controlling the
Company , the Guarantors, the Underwriters, and the directors and the officers of the Company, the
Guarantors and their executors, administrators, successors and assigns and no other person shall
acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns”
shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser, from the Underwriters of the Securities.
Section 18. Governing Law and Time. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of
the State of New York. Specified times of the day refer to New York City time.
Section 19. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company and each Guarantor 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.
Section 20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts
and by facsimile, and when a counterpart has been so executed by each party, all such counterparts
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 21. Definitions. The terms that 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 Indenture” shall mean the indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date between
the Company and the Trustee.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean each short form base shelf prospectus of the Company filed
with the Commission and the Reviewing Authority, respectively, for the offer and sale of up
to US$2,000,000,000 of debt securities, as most recently amended.
“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, New York or Toronto, Ontario.
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“Canadian Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities filed with the Reviewing Authority, together with the Base Prospectus filed
therewith, and for which a final receipt was issued by the Reviewing Authority.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
“Commission” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Communications Statutes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a)(xxiv)
hereof.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus contained in the Registration
Statement at the Time of Sale, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, if any, used most recently
prior to the Time of Sale, (iii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in
Schedule III hereto and (iv) the final term sheets prepared and filed pursuant to Section
5(b) hereof.
“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment or amendments thereto 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.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as
defined in Rule 433.
“Ontario Securities Law” shall mean the applicable securities laws in the Province of
Ontario and the rules and regulations under such laws, together with the applicable
published policy statements, instruments, blanket orders, blanket rulings and notices of the
Reviewing Authority.
“Permitted Free Writing Prospectus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(h)
hereof.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base
Prospectus which is used to offer the Securities prior to the filing of the Canadian Final
Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus filed with the
Commission and with the Reviewing Authority.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in
paragraph 1(a)(ii) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus
supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission and deemed part of
such registration statement, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any
post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also
mean such registration statement as so amended.
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“Reviewing Authority” shall mean the Ontario Securities Commission.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 430B” and “Rule 433” refer to
such rules and regulations under the Act.
“Shelf Procedures” shall mean the rules and procedures established under National
Instrument 44-101 and National Instrument 44-102 promulgated by the Canadian Securities
Administrators and adopted by the Reviewing Authority for the distribution of securities on
a continuous or delayed basis.
“Supplemental Indentures” shall mean the supplements to the Base Indenture,
establishing the terms of the Securities.
“Time of Sale” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and
delivered by the parties hereto.
“Trustee” shall mean The Bank of New York.
“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“U.S. Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities
that was first filed pursuant to General Instruction II.K of Form F-9 after the Time of
Sale, together with the Base Prospectus filed with the Commission and forming a part of the
Registration Statement.
Any reference herein to the Base Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, a
Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the U.S. Final Prospectus shall be
deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein at the
applicable time pursuant to Ontario Securities Law, the Shelf Procedures, the Exchange Act
or the Act, as applicable; and any reference herein to the terms “amend”, “amendment”,
“amended”, “supplemented” or “supplement” with respect to the Base Prospectus, the Canadian
Final Prospectus, a Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the U.S. Final
Prospectus or the Disclosure Package shall be deemed to include the filing of any document
pursuant to Ontario Securities Law, the Shelf Procedures, the Exchange Act or the Act after
the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus,
any Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus, as
the case may be, which filing is incorporated, or is otherwise deemed to be incorporated,
therein by reference.
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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 Agreement and your acceptance shall
represent a binding agreement among the Company, the Guarantors and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
XXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||||
By | /s/ M. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: | M. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice-President, Treasurer | |||||
By | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
XXXXXX WIRELESS PARTNERSHIP | ||||||
By | /s/ M. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: | M. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice-President, Treasurer | |||||
By | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice-President | |||||
XXXXXX CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||||
By | /s/ M. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: | M. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice-President | |||||
By | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice-President |
[Signature page to Underwriting Agreement]
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date
first above written.
confirmed and accepted as of the date
first above written.
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Bednauski | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Bednauski | |||||
Title: | Managing Director | |||||
For themselves and the other several Underwriters named in Schedule II to the foregoing Agreement. |
[Signature page to Underwriting Agreement]
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||
For themselves and the other several Underwriters named in Schedule II to the foregoing Agreement. |
SCHEDULE I
6.80% Senior Notes Due 2018
6.80% Senior Notes Due 2018
Dated July 30, 2008 | ||
Registration Statement No.:
|
333-147078 | |
Representative(s):
|
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
|
Title:
|
6.80% Senior Notes Due 2018 | |
Principal Amount:
|
U.S.$1,400,000,000 | |
Purchase Price:
|
99.204% | |
Sinking Fund Provisions:
|
None | |
Redemption Provisions:
|
Make-whole call at any time at the greater of par or a discount rate of Treasury plus 40 basis points |
|
Closing Date, Time and Location:
|
August 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Toronto time at | |
Davies Xxxx Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxx LLP 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0 |
||
Type of Offering:
|
Non-delayed | |
Time of Sale:
|
6:00 p.m. on July 30, 2008 | |
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7.50% Senior Notes Due 2038
Dated July 30, 2008 | ||
Registration Statement No.:
|
333-147078 | |
Representative(s):
|
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. | ||
Title:
|
7.50% Senior Notes Due 2038 | |
Principal Amount:
|
U.S.$350,000,000 | |
Purchase Price:
|
98.778% | |
Sinking Fund Provisions:
|
None | |
Redemption Provisions:
|
Make-whole call at any time at the greater of par or a discount rate of Treasury plus 45 basis points | |
Closing Date, Time and Location:
|
August 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Toronto time at | |
Davies Xxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0 |
||
Type of Offering:
|
Non-delayed | |
6:00 p.m. on July 30, 2008 | ||
Time of Sale:
|
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SCHEDULE II
6.80% Senior Notes Due 2018
6.80% Senior Notes Due 2018
Principal Amount | ||||
of Securities to | ||||
Underwriters | be Purchased | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
U.S.$455,000,000 | |||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
455,000,000 | |||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. |
175,000,000 | |||
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated |
105,000,000 | |||
RBC Capital Markets Corporation |
105,000,000 | |||
TD Securities (USA) LLC |
105,000,000 | |||
Total |
U.S.$1,400,000,000 | |||
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7.50% Senior Notes Due 2038
Principal Amount | ||||
of Securities to | ||||
Underwriters | be Purchased | |||
Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. |
U.S.$ | 113,750,000 | ||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
113,750,000 | |||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. |
43,750,000 | |||
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated |
26,250,000 | |||
RBC Capital Markets Corporation |
26,250,000 | |||
TD Securities (USA) LLC |
26,250,000 | |||
Total |
U.S.$ | 350,000,000 | ||
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SCHEDULE III
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package
Free Writing Prospectus with SEC Accession No. 00009501-08-008578, dated July 30, 2008.
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SCHEDULE IV
Term Sheets
Issuer:
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Xxxxxx Communications Inc. | |
Size:
|
U.S.$1,400,000,000 | |
Maturity:
|
August 15, 2018 | |
Coupon:
|
6.800% | |
Public Offering Price:
|
99.854% of face amount | |
Yield to maturity:
|
6.820% | |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
|
2.780% | |
Benchmark Treasury:
|
3.875% due May 2018 | |
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:
|
98-21+/4.040% | |
Interest Payment Dates:
|
February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15, 2009 | |
Redemption Provisions: |
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Make-whole call
|
At any time at the greater of par or a discount rate of Treasury plus 40 basis points | |
Trade Date:
|
July 30, 2008 | |
Settlement:
|
T+5; August 6, 20081 | |
CUSIP:
|
775109 AK7 | |
Expected Ratings:
|
Xxxxx’x Investors Service Inc: Baa3 (Positive
outlook) Standard and Poor’s Rating Services: BBB- (Positive outlook) Fitch Ratings Ltd: BBB (Stable outlook) |
|
Bookrunners:
|
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
|
Lead Manager:
|
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | |
Co-Managers:
|
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated RBC Capital Markets Corporation TD Securities (USA) LLC |
1 | Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade bonds on the date of pricing or the next succeeding business day will be required, by virtue of the fact that the bonds initially will settle T + 5, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of bonds who wish to trade such bonds on the date of pricing or the next succeeding business day should consult their own advisor. |
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Issuer:
|
Xxxxxx Communications Inc. | |
Size:
|
U.S.$350,000,000 | |
Maturity:
|
August 15, 2038 | |
Coupon:
|
7.500% | |
Public Offering Price:
|
99.653% of face amount | |
Yield to maturity:
|
7.529% | |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
|
2.880% | |
Benchmark Treasury:
|
5.000% due May 2037 | |
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:
|
105-17/4.649% | |
Interest Payment Dates:
|
February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15, 2009 | |
Redemption Provisions:
|
||
Make-whole call
|
At any time at the greater of par or a discount rate of Treasury plus 45 basis points | |
Trade Date:
|
July 30, 2008 | |
Settlement:
|
T+5; August 6, 20082 | |
CUSIP:
|
775109 AL5 | |
Expected Ratings:
|
Xxxxx’x Investors Service Inc:
Baa3 (Positive outlook) Standard and Poor’s Rating Services: BBB- (Positive outlook) Fitch Ratings Ltd: BBB (Stable outlook) |
|
Bookrunners:
|
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. |
|
Lead Manager:
|
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | |
Co-Managers:
|
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx
& Xxxxx Incorporated RBC Capital Markets Corporation TD Securities (USA) LLC |
2 | Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade bonds on the date of pricing or the next succeeding business day will be required, by virtue of the fact that the bonds initially will settle T + 5, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of bonds who wish to trade such bonds on the date of pricing or the next succeeding business day should consult their own advisor. |
Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be
subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the
offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in
that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting
XXXXX on the SEC Web site at xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at (000) 000-0000 or X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. collect at
(000) 000-0000.
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ANNEX A:
[Form of Officer Certificate]
(i) Such officer does not know of any Communications Statutes, or any pending or threatened
legal or governmental proceedings by or before any court or judicial or administrative board or
tribunal or any governmental body with respect to the regulation of the Canadian cable television,
wireless communications or telecommunications industries, material to the operation of the business
of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, that are not
described or referred to in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S Final
Prospectus and the Registration Statement.
(ii) To such officer’s knowledge, (A) each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries
currently holds in good standing all permits, licenses, franchises and approvals of governmental
authorities and agencies necessary for the present use, ownership and operation of its business
required pursuant to the Communications Statutes and no revocation or limitation of any such
permit, license, franchise or approval is pending or threatened (except where the failure to hold,
or the revocation or limitation of, such permit, license, franchise or approval would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect), (B) neither the Company nor any
of its Significant Subsidiaries are in default or in violation of any such permit, license,
franchise or approval (except where such default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a Material Adverse Effect) and (C) the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Securities and
the Guarantees and the compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with the terms of the Indenture
do not and, assuming there is no material change in existing circumstances from the date hereof,
will not, conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute
a default under, any of such permits, licenses, franchises and approvals, including terms or
provisions thereof relating to the maintenance of specified levels of Canadian ownership of the
Company and its Significant Subsidiaries.
(iii) Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries are Canadian within the meaning of
the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians) and is therefore eligible under the
Direction to be issued broadcasting licenses pursuant to the Broadcasting Act (Canada) and to
receive amendments and renewals thereto. Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries are
Canadian carriers within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act (Canada) and are therefore
eligible under section 16 of the Act to operate as a telecommunications common carrier in Canada.
Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries are Canadian-owned and controlled within the
meaning of section 10 of the Radiocommunication Regulations promulgated under the
Radiocommunication Act (Canada) and is therefore eligible to be issued radio licenses as a
radiocommunication carrier pursuant to the Act and to receive amendments and renewals thereto.(iv)
Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Registration Statement, to such officer’s knowledge, there is no threatened or
pending change in the Communications Statutes that could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) The execution and delivery by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries of, and the
compliance by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries with their respective obligations
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under the Underwriting Agreement, the Securities, the Guarantees, the Indenture and each
Subordination Agreement (as defined in the Indenture in respect of each series of Securities), and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein do not and, assuming there is no material
change in existing circumstances from the date hereof, will not, result in any violation of, and do
not and, assuming there is no material change in existing circumstances from the date hereof, will
not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or
permit acceleration) under, or result in the creation or imposition of, any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries under (A)
any of the Communications Statutes or (B) to such officer’s knowledge, any judgment, order or
decree of any government, governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, authority, commission
or instrumentality or court having jurisdiction, pursuant to the Communications Statutes.
(vi) All material aspects of the regulation of the cable television, wireless communications
and telecommunications industries as they pertain to the businesses of the Company and its
Significant Subsidiaries described in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the
U.S. Final Prospectus and the Registration Statement are subject to the exclusive constitutional
jurisdiction of the Parliament of Canada and hence are governed by the laws of Canada.
(vii) No consent, approval, permit, authorization, filing, recording, license, exemption,
order, registration, qualification or other requirement under the Communication Statutes or any
order, rule or regulation thereunder known to such officer and applicable to the Company or its
Significant Subsidiaries is required for the sale of the Securities, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, the Securities, the Guarantees, the
Indenture and each Subordination Agreement (as defined in the Indenture in respect of each series
of Securities) or in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by and enforcement
against the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries of any of the Securities, the Guarantees, the
Indenture or any Subordination Agreement (as defined in the Indenture in respect of each series of
Securities), except such consents, approvals, permits, authorizations, filings, recordings,
licenses, exemptions, orders, registrations or qualifications as have been obtained.
(viii) The statements which relate to (A) the Communications Statutes, (B) governmental
franchises and licenses issued to the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to the
Communications Statutes or otherwise issued in connection with the regulation of the Canadian cable
television, wireless communications or telecommunications industries and (C) legal or other
proceedings by or before any court or judicial or administrative board or tribunal or other
governmental proceedings with respect to the regulation of the Canadian cable television, wireless
communications or telecommunications industries in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final
Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Registration Statement, in each case, fairly
summarize the matters described therein and, to such officer’s knowledge, do not fail to disclose a
material fact concerning the subject matter thereof.
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