Up to 32,200,000 Shares of Common Stock UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
Up to 32,200,000 Shares of Common Stock
July 30, 2019
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Barclays Capital Inc.
000 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC
0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
As Representatives of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Edison International, a California corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, an aggregate of 28,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Underwritten Shares”) and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional 4,200,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Option Shares”). The Underwritten Shares and the Option Shares are herein referred to as the “Shares.” The shares of Common Stock of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sale of the Shares are referred to herein as the “Stock”. The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Shares, as follows:
1.Registration Statement. The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Act”) and has prepared and filed with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined in Rule 405 (file number 333-231121) on Form S-3, including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Shares. The Company may have filed one or more amendments thereto, including a Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, each of which has previously been furnished to you and has become effective upon filing. The Company will next file with the Commission a Final Prospectus Supplement relating to the Shares in accordance with Rule 424(b). The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, is effective and meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). There is no order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus Supplement, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A
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of the Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act has been received by the Company. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S‑3 which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 17 hereof.
2.Purchase of the Shares.
(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Underwritten Shares to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at a price per share of $66.873125 (the “Purchase Price”) from the Company the respective number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto.
In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Shares to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the Underwriters, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option Shares at the Purchase Price less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company and payable on the Underwritten Shares but not payable on the Option Shares.
If any Option Shares are to be purchased, the number of Option Shares to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the number of Option Shares which bears the same ratio to the aggregate number of Option Shares being purchased as the number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto (or such number increased as set forth in Section 9 hereof) bears to the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares being purchased from the Company by the several Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate any fractional Shares as the Representatives in their sole discretion shall make.
The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase Option Shares at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, on or before the thirtieth day following the date of the Final Prospectus Supplement, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of Option Shares as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Option Shares are to be delivered and paid for, which may be the same date and time
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as the Closing Date but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date nor later than the tenth full business day (as hereinafter defined) after the date of such notice (unless such time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 hereof). Any such notice shall be given at least two business days prior to the date and time of delivery specified therein.
(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Shares, and initially to offer the Shares on the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Shares to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter.
(c) Payment for the Shares shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives in the case of the Underwritten Shares, at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP at 10:00 A.M. New York City time on August 2, 2019, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing or, in the case of the Option Shares, on the date and at the time and place specified by the Representatives in the written notice of the Underwriters’ election to purchase such Option Shares. The time and date of such payment for the Underwritten Shares is referred to herein as the “Closing Date” , and the time and date for such payment for the Option Shares, if other than the Closing Date, is herein referred to as the “Additional Closing Date”.
Payment for the Shares to be purchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall be made against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the Shares to be purchased on such date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Shares duly paid by the Company. Delivery of the Shares shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Representatives and the other Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Shares contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Representatives nor the other Underwriters shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Representatives and the other Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
3.Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 3.
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(a) On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final Prospectus Supplement is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and on any Additional Closing Date, the Final Prospectus Supplement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b); and on the Closing Date and any Additional Closing Date, the Final Prospectus Supplement (together with any amendment or supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance 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 in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), 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 10(b) hereof.
(b) As of the Initial Sale Time, the Pricing Disclosure Package, when taken together as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Pricing Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 10(b) hereof.
(c) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c)) made any offer relating to the Shares in reliance on the exemption in Rule 163, and (iv) at the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (iv)), the Company was or is, as the case may be, a “well-known seasoned issuer” (as defined in Rule 405). The Company agrees to pay the fees required by the Commission relating to the Shares within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r).
(d) (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Shares and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in
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Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(e) Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Company has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold any of the Shares by means of any “prospectus” (within the meaning of the Act) or used any “prospectus” (within the meaning of the Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares, in each case other than the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement. The Company represents and agrees that it has not and, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Underwriters, it will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” or that would otherwise constitute a “Free Writing Prospectus” other than any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus. Any such Free Writing Prospectus relating to the Shares consented to by the Underwriters is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company has complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. Each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Pricing Disclosure Package and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement filed prior to the first use of such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, did not and on the Closing Date and on any Additional Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus Supplement in reliance 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 in such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, 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 10(b) hereof.
(f) The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement (the “Financial Statements”) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The selected financial data set forth under the caption “Selected Financial Data” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus fairly present, on the basis stated in such Annual Report on Form 10-K, the information included therein. The financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement complies with the requirements of Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K and Regulation G under the Act, as applicable. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement fairly represents the information called for in all material respects and has
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been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s published rules, regulations and guidelines applicable thereto. Any pro forma financial statements and related notes included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and Final Prospectus Supplement present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein, and have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly compiled on the bases described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein.
(g) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of California with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction that requires such qualification.
(h) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement, except as otherwise stated therein, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company (other than the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of stock options, the vesting of restricted stock units or the issuance of performance shares under, and the grant of options and awards under, equity incentive plans described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement, the issuance of Shares pursuant to this Agreement, and the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any equity incentive plans, dividend reinvestment plans stock purchase plans, 401(k) plans or retirement savings plans referenced in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement) or short-term debt or long-term debt (except for borrowings and the repayment of borrowings in the ordinary course of business) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock (other than regularly scheduled cash dividends in amounts that are materially consistent with past practice), or any material adverse change, in the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) except for the issuance of debt securities by Southern California Edison Company (as authorized by the California Public Utility Commission), neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that is either from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority.
(i) Each “significant subsidiary” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) (each a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
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to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect”); all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim, except as publicly disclosed in filings made with the Commission; and none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any security holder of such Subsidiary. The only subsidiaries of the Company are (a) the Subsidiary listed on Schedule 2 hereto and (b) certain other direct and indirect subsidiaries which individually and in the aggregate do not constitute a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.
(j) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive or similar rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company (other than pursuant to equity incentive plans, dividend reinvestment plans, stock purchase plans, 401(k) plans and retirement savings plans described in the Registration Statement or Final Prospectus Supplement) or any of its subsidiaries, nor any contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the capital stock of the Company and the Company’s charter and by-laws conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement and such are accurate summaries in all material respects.
(k) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(l) The Shares to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued, will be fully paid and nonassessable and will conform to the description thereof in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement; and the issuance and sale of the Shares are not and will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
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(m) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, has taken all requisite corporate action, and has received and is in compliance with all governmental, judicial and other authorizations, approvals and orders necessary to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to offer, issue, sell and deliver the Shares.
(n) This Agreement conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement.
(o) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation or default of (i) any provision of its articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over it or any of its properties, as applicable (except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such violations or defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect).
(p) Neither the issue and sale of the Shares nor the consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to, (i) the articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company is a party or bound or to which its property is subject or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties.
(q) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained (i) under the Act, (ii) under the Exchange Act and (iii) such as may be required under the laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus Supplement and except for such filings of Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses and any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement or any documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein as may be required by the Act or the Exchange Act from time to time, and except for such filings as the New York Stock Exchange may require from time to time.
(r) There is no pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property which, in any such case, is required by the Act or the Exchange Act to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus Supplement that is not described as so required, and there is no franchise, contract or
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other document of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus Supplement and any analogous disclosure in other Exchange Act filings, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required; and the statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus Supplement from the sections entitled “Business—Southern California Edison Company—Regulation” and “—Environmental Considerations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as may be updated by any subsequently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or Annual Report on Form 10-K, fairly summarize the matters therein described in all material respects.
(s) PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PricewaterhouseCoopers”), which has certified certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered its report with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related financial statement schedule incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Act.
(t) The Company is not, and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus Supplement, will not be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(u) [Reserved.]
(v) The Company and each of its subsidiaries possesses all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by the appropriate national and local U.S. federal and state regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and the Company and each of its subsidiaries has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement.
(w) The Company and each of its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable national and local U.S. federal and state laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to have or be in compliance with required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration
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Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement. Except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been named as a “potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
(x) In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and each of its subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement.
(y) Except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement, the minimum funding standard under Section 302 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”), has been satisfied by each “pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) which has been established or maintained by the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, except where the failure to satisfy such standard would not have a Material Adverse Effect; each pension plan established or maintained by the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and the trust forming part of each such plan, has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be in all material respects designed in accordance with Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and if such pension plan has subsequently been amended, the Company believes that each such pension plan, as amended, is designed in compliance with Section 401 of the Code; each of the Company and its subsidiaries has fulfilled its obligations, if any, under Section 515 of ERISA; each pension plan and welfare plan established or maintained by the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the currently applicable provisions of ERISA, except in such cases where noncompliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred or could reasonably be expected to incur any withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA, any liability under Section 4062, 4063, or 4064 of ERISA, or any other liability under Title IV of ERISA.
(z) Except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of the Underwriters and (ii) does not currently intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of the Underwriters other than commercial paper.
(aa) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act), and, as of the final day of the quarter immediately preceding the date hereof, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
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(bb) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in each case except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement.
(cc) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (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; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement is in compliance with the Commission’s published rules, regulations and guidelines applicable thereto. Based on the Company’s most recent evaluation of its internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Rule 13a-15(c) of the Exchange Act, there are no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s auditors and the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(dd) None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(ee) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
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(ff) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(gg) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of the Underwriters for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares.
(hh) No person has the right to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the offering, issuance or sale of the Shares.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is aware of any such action taken or to be taken by any affiliates of the Company.
(jj) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with Section 401 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes Oxley Act”) related to loans.
(kk) All of the Shares that have been or may be sold under this Agreement have been approved for listing, subject only to official notice of issuance, on the New York Stock Exchange.
(ll) The Common Stock is an “actively-traded security” excepted from the requirements of Rule 101 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by Rule 101 (c)(1) thereunder.
(mm) The Company and its subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are, to the knowledge of the Company, adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal Data”)) used in connection with their businesses, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor are any incidents under
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internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification for which the failure to maintain such compliance would, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
(nn) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to the Underwriters, as applicable.
4.Certain Agreements of the Company. The Company hereby agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) During the Prospectus Delivery Period, before using or filing any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and before using or filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus Supplement or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (in each case, other than due to the filing of an Incorporated Document), to furnish to the Underwriters, upon such party’s request, a copy of each such proposed Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement within a reasonable period of time before filing with the Commission or using any such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement and the Company will not use or file any such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or any such proposed amendment or supplement to which any of the Underwriters reasonably objects, unless the Company’s legal counsel has advised the Company that use or filing of such document is required by law.
(b) To file the Final Prospectus Supplement within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the Act (without reference to Rule 424(b)(8)) and to file any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Act and to provide copies of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Final Prospectus Supplement, any other amendments or supplements to the Final Prospectus Supplement and each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered or filed on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system or any successor system thereto (collectively, “XXXXX”)) to the Underwriters, upon request of such party, via e-mail in “.pdf” format on such filing date to an e-mail account designated by the Underwriters and, at the relevant party’s request, to also furnish copies of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Final Prospectus Supplement, any other amendments or supplements to the Final Prospectus Supplement and each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus to each exchange or market on which sales were effected as may be required by the rules or regulations of such exchange or market. To file timely all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the Prospectus Delivery Period, and during such same period to advise the Underwriters promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, (i) when the Final Prospectus Supplement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act; (ii) when, prior to the termination of the offering of the Shares, any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or has become effective
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(iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or any order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Shares or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, pursuant to Section 8A of the Act; (iv) of any objection by the Commission to the use of Form S‑3 by the Company pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act; (v) of the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation or threatening in writing of any proceeding for any such purpose; (vi) of any request by the Commission for the amendment of the Registration Statement or the amendment or supplementation of the Final Prospectus Supplement (in each case including any documents incorporated by reference therein) or for additional information; (vii) of the occurrence of any event, as a result of which the Final Prospectus Supplement or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Final Prospectus Supplement or any such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (viii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto; and in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending the use of any such prospectus or suspending any such qualification, or of any notice of objection pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act, to use promptly its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain its withdrawal.
(c) To furnish such information as may be required and otherwise cooperate in qualifying the Shares for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Shares; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation, become a dealer of securities, or become subject to taxation in, or to consent to the service of process under the laws of, any such state or other jurisdictions (except service of process with respect to the offering and sale of the Shares) where it is not now so subject; and to promptly advise the Representatives of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purposes.
(d) Upon request, the Company 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, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Final Prospectus Supplement and each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide the Underwriters with any document filed on XXXXX or included on the Company’s Internet website.
(e) Upon request, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, to furnish or make available to the Underwriters (i) copies of any reports or other communications which the Company shall send to its shareholders or shall from time to time publish or publicly disseminate and (ii) copies of all annual, quarterly and current reports filed with the Commission on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, or such other similar form as may be designated by the Commission, and to furnish to the Underwriters, as applicable, from time to time such other information as the Underwriters may
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reasonably request regarding the Company or its subsidiaries, in each case as soon as such reports, communications, documents or information becomes available or promptly upon the request of the Underwriters, as applicable; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide the Underwriters with any document filed on XXXXX or included on the Company’s Internet website.
(f) If, at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or counsel for the Company, to further amend or supplement the Final Prospectus Supplement or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented in order that the Final Prospectus Supplement or any such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances existing at the time the Final Prospectus Supplement or any such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of either such counsel, to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus Supplement or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the Act, in the case of such a determination by counsel to the Company, immediate notice shall be given, and confirmed in writing, to the Underwriters and, in either case, the Company will, subject to Section 4(a) above, promptly prepare and file with the Commission such amendment or supplement, whether by filing documents pursuant to the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus Supplement or any such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus comply with such requirements.
(g) To generally make available to its security holders and the Representatives as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than 16 months after the first day of each fiscal quarter referred to below, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Section 11(a) under the Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder) covering each twelve-month period beginning, in each case, not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the “effective date” (as defined in such Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.
(h) For a period of 60 days after the date of the Final Prospectus Supplement, the Company will not (i) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable, redeemable or exchangeable for Stock or publicly disclose the intention to undertake any of the foregoing or file any registration statement under the Act with respect to any of the foregoing (other than a registration statement on Form S-4, a registration statement on Form S-8, a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement) or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Stock, in cash or otherwise, without the prior written consent of X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) Stock offered and sold under this Agreement, (B) securities issued pursuant to any of the Company’s equity incentive plans described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or upon the exercise of stock options, the vesting
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of restricted stock units or the issuance of performance shares granted thereunder, or (C) shares of Stock issued pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plans, stock purchase plans, 401(k) plans and retirement savings plans referenced in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus Supplement.
(i) To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares in the manner described in the Final Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Use of Proceeds.”
(j) Not to, and to cause its subsidiaries not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Company from filing or submitting reports under the Exchange Act or issuing press releases in the ordinary course of business.
(k) The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Act.
5.Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:
(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to or participate in the planning or use of any Free Writing Prospectus (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a Free Writing Prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such Free Writing Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433 or (ii) any Free Writing Prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing.
(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).
6.Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Shares, as described in Section 2 hereof, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Initial Sale Time, the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof; to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and to the following additional conditions:
(a) The Final Prospectus Supplement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been
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instituted or threatened and any request of the Commission for additional information (to be included in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus Supplement or otherwise) shall have been complied with in all material respects.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused to be delivered (i) an opinion and, if not covered in such opinion, a negative assurance letter, of the General Counsel or the Assistant General Counsel of the Company and (ii) an opinion, and, if not covered in such opinion, a negative assurance letter of Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, in each case addressed to each of the Representatives and dated the Closing Date and any Additional Closing date, as the case may be, in the form of Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, hereto.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such letter and opinion or opinions dated the Closing Date and any Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, addressed to each of the Representatives and addressing such matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the Company, signed by the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that he or she has carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement, any supplements or amendments thereto and this Agreement and that:
(i) | the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date and any Additional Closing date, as the case may be, with the same effect as if made on such date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date and any Additional Closing date, as the case may be; |
(ii) | no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or notice by the Commission objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and |
(iii) | since the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto). |
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(e) The Company shall have requested and caused PricewaterhouseCoopers to have furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and at the Closing Date and at the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, comfort letters, dated respectively as of the Execution Time, the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, including confirmation that (i) they are an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and (ii) they have performed an audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related financial statement schedule.
(f) No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(i) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Pricing Disclosure Package (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, as contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement.
(g) Subsequent to the earlier of (i) the Initial Sale Time and (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (A) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded any debt securities, convertible securities or preferred stock issued, or guaranteed by, the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act and (B) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of any such debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(h) The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, between you and certain executive officers and directors of the Company and Southern California Edison Company relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Stock or certain other securities, delivered to you on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(i) The Shares to be delivered on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.
(j) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder
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may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX, on the Closing Date and any Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
7.Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above.
8. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Shares, prior to the Additional Closing Date (i) trading in the Company’s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such Exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities, (iii) a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
9. Defaulting Underwriter.
(a) If, on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Shares that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Shares by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Shares, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Shares on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non‑defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus Supplement or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus Supplement that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule
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1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Shares that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate number of Shares that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate number of Shares to be purchased on such date, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the number of Shares that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder on such date plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the number of Shares that such Underwriter agreed to purchase on such date) of the Shares of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate number of Shares that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate amount of Shares to be purchased on such date, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement or, with respect to any Additional Closing Date, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase Shares on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the provisions of Section 10 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
10. Indemnity and Contribution.
(a)The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Final Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any road show as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “road show”) or any Pricing Disclosure Package (including any Pricing Disclosure Package that has subsequently been amended), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
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liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein, 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 10(b) hereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b)Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter set forth in paragraph 10(a) above, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page of the Final Prospectus Supplement regarding delivery of the Shares and, under the heading of the Final Prospectus Supplement labeled “Underwriting,” (i) the list of Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the Shares, (ii) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances and (iii) the paragraphs related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in the Final Prospectus Supplement constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters by the Representatives for inclusion in the Final Prospectus Supplement.
(c)Promptly after the receipt by any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either Section 10(a) or 10(b) above of notice of the commencement of any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) notify the Indemnifying Person in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that the failure so to notify the Indemnifying Person (i) will not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section 10 unless and to the extent that it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the Indemnifying Person of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Indemnifying Person from any obligations to an Indemnified Person other than the indemnification obligation provided in Section 10(a) or Section 10(b) above. The Indemnifying Person shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the Indemnifying Person’s choice at the Indemnifying Person’s expense to represent the Indemnified Person in any action, and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such action, for which indemnification is sought (in which case the Indemnifying Person shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Persons except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. Notwithstanding the Indemnifying Person’s election to appoint counsel to represent the Indemnified Person in an action, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the Indemnifying Person shall
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bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (A) the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Person to represent the Indemnified Person would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (B) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Persons which are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Person, (C) the Indemnifying Person shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (D) the Indemnifying Person shall authorize the Indemnified Person to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Person. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for one or more of the Underwriters and any of their affiliates, directors and officers and their control persons, if any, shall be designated in writing by the Underwriters, as applicable, and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and its control persons, if any, shall be designated in writing by the Company. An Indemnifying Person will not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Persons, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Persons are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes (i) an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding; 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 Person.
(d)In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 10 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Person for any reason, then each Indemnifying Person agrees to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively, “Losses”) to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, from the offering and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the sale of the Shares (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Final Prospectus Supplement. Relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
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omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by each such party, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission.
(e)In no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the Shares) be responsible for any amount pursuant to this paragraph 10(e) in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Shares purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph 10(e), 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 10, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph 10(e).
(f)The remedies provided for in this Section 10 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
11. Payment of Expenses.
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Shares and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus Supplement (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent accountants; (iv) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Shares under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (v) the cost of preparing stock certificates; (vi) the costs and charges of any transfer agent and any registrar; (vii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; (viii) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors; and (ix) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8, (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Shares for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline
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to purchase the Shares for any reason permitted under this Agreement, except if the Underwriters decline to purchase Shares under the circumstances described in Section 9(c), provided that the Company has exercised the right described in Section 9(b), the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
12. Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of communication, and:
(a) If to the Underwriters, shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent to X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (fax: (000) 000-0000); Attention Equity Syndicate Desk; Barclays Capital Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Syndicate Registration (fax no. (000) 000-0000); and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department.
(b) If to the Company, shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent to it at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Corporate Finance (email XXX.Xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx) and confirmed to the attention of the General Counsel at the same address, c/o Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (fax no.: (000) 000-0000).
13. Miscellaneous.
(a)Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
(b)Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. The Company agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which Company is subject by a suit upon such judgment.
(c)Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
14. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 10 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein or therein. No purchaser of Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such transfer.
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15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
16. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Shares and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters or the directors, officers, employees, agents, controlling persons or affiliates referred to in Section 10 hereof.
17. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, except where otherwise expressly provided, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.
“affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Act.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
“business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or become effective.
“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
“Final Prospectus Supplement” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Shares that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Initial Sale Time” shall mean 7:09 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date of this Underwriting Agreement.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
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“Preliminary Prospectus Supplement” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus which describes the Shares and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final Prospectus Supplement, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Pricing Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as amended and supplemented to the Initial Sale Time, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Annex A hereto and (iii) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Pricing Disclosure Package.
“Prospectus Delivery Period” shall mean such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus for the Shares is required by law to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Act or any similar rule) in connection with the offering or sale of Shares by any Underwriter or dealer.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements, 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.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”, “Rule 433”, “Rule 456” and “Rule 457” refer to such rules under the Act.
“Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Act.
18. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
As used in this Section 18:
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
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“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
19. Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies its clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of its clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify its clients.
20. Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto or thereto as the case may be.
21. Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth your understanding of our agreement, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
[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.
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
By: /s/ Alaoui Zenere
Name: Alaoui Zenere
Title: Vice President
Name: Alaoui Zenere
Title: Vice President
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Director
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Director
For themselves and the other several Underwriters
named in Schedule I to the foregoing Agreement.
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Schedule 1
Underwriter | Number of Shares | |
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC | 9,100,000 | |
Barclays Capital Inc. | 2,940,000 | |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC | 2,940,000 | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 2,940,000 | |
Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC | 2,940,000 | |
Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 1,232,000 | |
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | 1,232,000 | |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 1,232,000 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | 532,000 | |
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | 532,000 | |
PNC Capital Markets, LLC | 532,000 | |
SunTrust Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc | 532,000 | |
TD Securities (USA) LLC | 532,000 | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | 112,000 | |
Great Pacific Securities | 112,000 | |
Loop Capital Markets LLC | 112,000 | |
Xxxxxxxx Financial Group, Inc. | 112,000 | |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx & Company, Inc. | 112,000 | |
Telsey Advisory Group LLC | 112,000 | |
The Xxxxxxxx Capital Group, L.P. | 112,000 | |
________ | ||
Total | 28,000,000 |
Schedule 2
Significant Subsidiaries
Southern California Edison Company
Annex A
a. Pricing Disclosure Package
None
b. Pricing Information Provided Orally by Underwriters
Shares: 28,000,000
Shoe: 4,200,000
Price: $68.50
Exhibit A
[Form of Opinion of Company Counsel]
Exhibit B
[Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company]
Exhibit C
[Form of Lock-Up Agreement]