VOLTAIRE LTD. ___Ordinary Shares Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit 1.1
___Ordinary Shares
, 2007
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
and
x/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xx.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Voltaire Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company”),
proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule I hereto (the
“Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), an aggregate
of [ ] ordinary shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share, of the Company and the
shareholders of the Company named in Schedule II hereto (the “Selling Shareholders”) propose
severally to sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of [ ] ordinary shares of the
Company. In addition, at the option of the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholders
propose to sell to the several Underwriters up to an additional [ ] ordinary shares to
cover over-allotments, if any. The aggregate of [ ] ordinary shares to be sold by
the Company and the Selling Shareholders is herein called the “Underwritten Shares” and the
aggregate of [ ] additional ordinary shares to be sold by the Company and the Selling
Shareholders at the Underwriters’ option is herein called the “Option Shares”. The Underwritten
Shares and the Option Shares are herein referred to as the “Shares”. The ordinary shares of the
Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sale of the Shares are herein referred to as
the “Stock”.
The Company and the Selling Shareholders hereby confirm their agreement with the several
Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Shares, as follows:
1. Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), a registration
statement (File No. ) including a prospectus, relating to the Shares. Such
registration statement, as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information, if
any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the
registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430 Information”), is referred to
herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means
each prospectus included in such registration statement (and any amendments thereto) before it
becomes effective, any prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the
Securities Act and the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its
effectiveness that omits Rule 430 Information, and the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus in
the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the
Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Shares. If the Company has filed
an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “Rule
462 Registration Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall
be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
At or prior to the time when sales of the Shares were first made (the “Time of Sale”), the
Company had prepared the following information (collectively with the pricing information set forth
on Annex F, the “Time of Sale Information”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated , 2007,
and each “free-writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act)
listed on Annex F hereto.
2. Purchase of the Shares by the Underwriters. (a) On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, the Company agrees to issue and sell, and each of the Selling Shareholders agrees,
severally and not jointly, to 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 from the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders at a price per share
of $[ ] (the “Purchase Price”) the number of Underwritten Shares (to be adjusted by you
so as to eliminate fractional shares) determined by multiplying the aggregate
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number of Underwritten Shares to be sold by the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders
as set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares to be purchased by such Underwriter as set
forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and the denominator of which is
the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares to be purchased by all of the Underwriters from the
Company and all of the Selling Shareholders hereunder.
In addition, the Company and the Selling Shareholders, as and to the extent indicated in
Schedule III hereto, agree, severally and not jointly, to sell the Option Shares to the several
Underwriters and the Underwriters shall have the option to purchase at their election up to [
] Option Shares at the Purchase Price. The Underwriters, on the basis of the representations
and warranties and agreements herein contained and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company and the Selling
Shareholders at the Purchase Price that portion of the number of Option Shares as to which such
election shall have been exercised (to be adjusted by you so as to eliminate fractional shares)
determined by multiplying such number of Option Shares by a fraction the numerator of which is the
maximum number of Option Shares which such Underwriter is entitled to purchase and the denominator
of which is the maximum number of Option Shares which all of the Underwriters are entitled to
purchase hereunder. Any such election to purchase Option Shares shall be made in proportion to the
maximum number of Option Shares to be sold by the Company and each Selling Shareholder as set forth
in Schedule III hereto.
The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase the Option Shares at any time in whole,
or from time to time in part, on or before the thirtieth day following the date of this Agreement,
by written notice from the Representative to the Company and an Attorney-in-Fact (as defined
below). 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 as the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) 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 12 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 and the Selling Shareholders understand that the Underwriters intend to make a
public offering of the Shares as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment
of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Shares on the terms set forth in
the Prospectus. The Company and the Selling Shareholders acknowledge and agree that the
Underwriters may offer and sell Shares to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any
such affiliate may offer and sell Shares purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
(c) Payment for the Shares shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to
the account specified by the Company and the Attorneys-in-Fact (as defined below), as the case may
be, to the Representatives in the case of the Underwritten Shares, at the offices of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
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at 10:00 A.M. New York City time on ___, 2007, 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 and the Attorneys-in-Fact 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 in definitive form
registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives shall request in writing
not later than two full business days prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as
the case may be, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Shares duly
paid by the Company or the Selling Shareholders, as the case may be. Delivery of the Shares shall
be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representatives otherwise
instruct.
(d) The Company and the Selling Shareholders acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters are
acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company and the
Selling Shareholders 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, the Selling Shareholders or any other person.
Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company, the
Selling Shareholders or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or
regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company and the Selling Shareholders shall consult
with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own
independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the
Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company or the Selling Shareholders
with respect thereto. Any review by the 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 or the Selling Shareholders.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants
to each Underwriter and the Selling Shareholders that:
(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of
filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and
warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company
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in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any
Preliminary Prospectus; provided further that the Company makes no representation
and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity
with information relating to any Selling Shareholder furnished to the Company in writing by such
Selling Shareholder expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus.
(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not, and
at the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, 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 that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to
any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to
any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives
expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information; provided further that the
Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Selling Shareholder furnished to
the Company in writing by such Selling Shareholder expressly for use in such Time of Sale
Information. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the
Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information
that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.
(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus,
the Company (including its agents and Representatives, other than the Underwriters in their
capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not
prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule
405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy
the Shares (each such communication by the Company or its agents and Representatives (other than a
communication referred to in clause (i) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i)
any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or
Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (ii) the documents listed on Annex E hereto and other written
communications approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been filed in
accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with
the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, such Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the
case may be, 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 that the Company makes no representation and
warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter
furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for
use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus; provided further that the Company makes
no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information relating to any Selling Shareholder furnished to the Company in
writing by such Selling Shareholder expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
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(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the Commission. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of
the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or to the
knowledge of the Company threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will
comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, and did not and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date and as of the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect
to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to
any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives
expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto; provided further that the Company makes no representation and warranty
with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to any Selling Shareholder furnished to the Company in writing by such Selling
Shareholder expressly for use in any the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto.
(e) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”), as applicable, and
present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries
as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows
for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered thereby, and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly
in all material respects the information required to be stated therein; the other financial
information included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus
has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and presents
fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby.
(f) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the
Company included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus,
(i) except the grant of stock options pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans described in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, or the exercise of
outstanding options, convertible securities, warrants or other rights described in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there has not been any change in the
capital stock or long-term debt 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, or any material adverse change, or any development
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involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties,
management, financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered
into any transaction or agreement 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 material loss or interference with its business 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, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(g) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly
organized and are validly existing and in good standing, where such concept is applicable, under
the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and
are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property
or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and
authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in
which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified or have such power or authority
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”). None of the Company
or its subsidiaries is subject to any liquidation, receivership or other similar proceedings. No
proceeding has been instituted by the Registrar of Companies in Israel for the dissolution of the
Company. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association
or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 to the Registration Statement.
The subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2 to this Agreement are the only significant subsidiaries of
the Company.
(h) Capitalization. The Company will have on the Closing Date an authorized capitalization as
set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the
sub-heading “Pro forma as adjusted” under the heading “Capitalization”; 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 are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights in connection with the
offer and sale of the Shares or thereafter; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding
rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or
instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity
interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement,
understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock 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 conforms in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each
subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable (except, in the case of any foreign subsidiary, for directors’ qualifying shares and
except as otherwise described in the
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Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus) and are owned
directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security
interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party.
(i) Due Authorization. The Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to be taken for
the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly taken.
(j) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company.
(k) The Shares. The Shares to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly
authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered and paid for as provided herein, will be
duly and validly issued and will be fully paid and nonassessable and will conform in all material
respects to the descriptions thereof in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information
and the Prospectus; and the issuance of the Shares is not subject to any preemptive or similar
rights.
(l) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in
violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no
event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in
the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or
to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; (iii)
in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or
arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority; (iv) in violation of any condition or
requirement stipulated by (A) the instruments of approval granted to it by any Israeli authority
with respect to the “approved enterprise” status of any of its operations or (B) Israeli laws and
regulations relating to such “approved enterprise” status or any other tax benefits received by the
Company as set forth in the caption “Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959” in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; or (v) in violation of any
conditions or requirements stipulated by the instruments of approval granted to it by the Office of
the Chief Scientist in the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor with respect to any
research and development grants given to the Company by such office; except, in the case of clauses
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not
received any notice of proceedings or investigations relating to the revocation or modification of
any “approved enterprise” status granted with respect to any of the Company’s operations. All
information supplied by the Company with respect to the applications relating to such “approved
enterprise” status was true, correct and complete in all material respects when supplied to the
appropriate authorities.
(m) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement,
the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the
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terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition
of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or
by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii)
result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any
court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and
(iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is
required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance
and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except for (i) the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act, (ii) such consents,
approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under
applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares by
the Underwriters, (iii) such as required under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., and (iv)
such as are required under the rules and regulations of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”), which in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be obtained and
be in full force and effect prior to Closing Date. Subject to the Underwriters’ compliance with
their obligations in Section 7(f) hereof, the Company is not required to publish a prospectus in
the State of Israel under the laws of the State of Israel.
(o) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations,
actions, suits or proceedings pending, including, but not limited to, proceedings or investigations
by the Israeli income tax authorities, VAT authorities, customs authorities or environmental
authorities, or by the Israeli National Insurance Institute, to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is or has been notified in writing or to their knowledge otherwise, that it may be a
party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or has been notified in
writing or to their knowledge otherwise, that it may be the subject that, individually or in the
aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; no such investigations, actions, suits or
proceedings are threatened or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any governmental or
regulatory authority or threatened by others; and (i) there are no current or pending legal,
governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that are required under the Securities Act
to be described in the Registration Statement that are not so described in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (ii) there are no statutes, regulations
or contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits
to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that are
not so filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement,
the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and (iii) there are no
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proceedings that have been instituted by the Registrar of Companies in the State of Israel for
the dissolution of the Company.
(p) Independent Accountants. PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has certified certain financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are an independent registered public accounting firm
with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations
adopted by the Commission and the Public Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required
by the Securities Act.
(q) Title to Real and Personal Property. Except as described in the Registration Statement,
the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of
real and personal property that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its
subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and
imperfections of title except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or (ii) would not
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Title to Intellectual Property. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or as would not reasonably be expect to have a Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries own, possess or can acquire on reasonable terms
sufficient rights to use all trademarks (both registered and unregistered), service marks, trade
names, trademark registrations, trademark applications, service xxxx registrations, service xxxx
applications, domain names, copyrights (both registered and unregistered), copyright applications,
patents, patent applications, inventions, know how (including trade secrets and other unpatented
and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), software and
other intellectual property rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) as are used for the
conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as currently proposed to be
conducted, as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and
the Prospectus, or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) there
are no third parties who have established or, to the Company’s knowledge, will be able to establish
ownership rights to any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) to the
knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties
of any such Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its subsidiaries; (iii) there is no
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others
against the Company or its subsidiaries challenging the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’
rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of
facts that form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; (iv) the
Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the
Company, the Intellectual Property licensed to the Company and its subsidiaries has not been
adjudged invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or applicable government
agency, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity, enforceability or
scope of any such Intellectual Property owned by the Company, and the Company and its subsidiaries
are unaware of facts that form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim;
(v) there is no pending or, to the
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knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others against the
Company or any of its subsidiaries that the Company or any of its subsidiaries infringes,
misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights of
others, and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of facts that form a reasonable basis for
any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; (vi) to the knowledge of the Company, no employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject of any claim or proceeding involving a
violation of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment
agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any
restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such
employee’s employment with the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or actions undertaken
by the employee while employed with the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries; (vii) the
Company has not been notified of any inventorship challenges nor has an interference been declared
or provoked with respect to the issued or pending claims of any of the patents or patent
applications of the Company or its subsidiaries; and (viii) to the knowledge of the Company, there
is no prior art or other material fact that may render any patent application within the
Intellectual Property unpatentable that has not been disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.
(s) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or
among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers,
stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that
is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
and that is not so described in such documents and in the Time of Sale Information.
(t) Investment Company Act. 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 Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will not be required to register as an
“investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, “Investment Company Act”).
(u) Taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries have fully paid, when due and payable, all
material Israeli and United States federal, state and local taxes and all foreign taxes and
accurately prepared and timely filed all material tax returns, reports and other information
required to be paid or filed through the date hereof; and except as otherwise disclosed in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there is no tax deficiency
that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets except as could not reasonably be
expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Assuming that none
of the Underwriters is otherwise subject to taxation in the State of Israel, the issuance, delivery
and sale to the Underwriters of the Shares to be sold by the Company hereunder are not subject to
any tax imposed by the State of Israel or any political subdivision thereof.
(v) Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses,
certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and
filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory
authorities
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that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of
their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and
except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus,
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or
modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe
that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary
course, except for any such revocation, modification or failure to renew would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened
and the Company is not aware, without independent investigation, of any existing or imminent labor
disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries’ principal
suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is in compliance in all material respects
with the labor and employment laws and collective bargaining agreements and extension orders
applicable to its employees in the State of Israel.
(x) Compliance With Environmental Laws. (i) The Company and its subsidiaries (x) are in
compliance with any and all applicable Israeli and United States federal, state, local and foreign
laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human
health and safety, the environment or relating to manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, disposal, transport or handling or discharging or hazardous or toxic substances or
wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”); (y) have received and are
in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals
required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and
(z) 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, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or
relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i)(x) and (i)(y) above,
for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or approvals, or
cost or liability, as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(y) Compliance With ERISA. Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), that is maintained,
administered or contributed to by the Company or any member of the group of trades or businesses
under “common control” (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”)) with the Company for employees or former employees of the Company or any
such member has been maintained in compliance in all material respects with its terms and the
requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited
to ERISA and the Code; no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any such plan excluding transactions
effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; and for each such plan that is
subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section
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302 of ERISA, no “accumulated funding deficiency” as defined in Section 412 of the Code has
been incurred, whether or not waived, and the fair market value of the assets of each such plan
(excluding for these purposes accrued but unpaid contributions) exceeds the present value of all
benefits accrued under such plan determined using reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(z) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of
“disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it
files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures
designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s
management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(aa) Accounting Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal
control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and
to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal
controls.
(bb) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective
properties, operations, personnel and businesses which insurance is prudent and customary for
companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries; and neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital
improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such
insurance or (ii) reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
(cc) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person 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 bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback
or other unlawful payment.
(dd) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with
applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign
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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 knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ee) Compliance with OFAC. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf 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.
(ff) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited,
directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is
subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such
subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary
from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company
or any other subsidiary of the Company.
(gg) No Broker’s Fees. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any
contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give
rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Underwriter for a
brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the
Shares.
(hh) No Registration Rights. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Information and the Prospectus, no person has the right (other than rights that have been
waived in writing or otherwise satisfied) to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to
register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the
Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Shares.
(ii) No Stabilization. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed
to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of
the price of the Shares.
(jj) Business With Cuba. The Company has complied with all provisions of Section 517.075,
Florida Statutes (Chapter 92-198, Laws of Florida) relating to doing business with the Government
of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba.
(kk) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has
caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included in the
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Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus is not based on or
derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(ll) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any
of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith
(the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), including Section 402 related to loans.
(mm) Status under the Securities Act. The Company is not an ineligible issuer as defined
under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection
with the offering of the Shares.
(nn) Passive Foreign Investment Company Status. Based on certain estimates of its gross
income and gross assets, the latter determined by reference to the expected market value of the
Company’s shares when issued and assuming that the Company is entitled to value its intangible
assets with reference to the market value of its shares, the Company’s intended use of the proceeds
of this offering, and the nature of the Company’s business, the Company does not expect that it
will become a Passive Foreign Investment Company within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
(oo) No Immunity. Neither the Company nor any of its properties or assets has any immunity
from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice,
attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) under the laws of the
State of Israel.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders. Each Selling
Shareholder severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to each Underwriter and the Company
that:
(a) Required Consents; Authority. All consents, approvals, authorizations and orders
necessary for the execution and delivery by such Selling Shareholder of this Agreement and the
Power of Attorney (the “Power of Attorney”) and the Custody Agreement (the “Custody Agreement”)
hereinafter referred to, and for the sale and delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder hereunder, have been obtained; and such Selling Shareholder has full right, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement and to
sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder;
this Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement have each been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by such Selling Shareholder.
(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Selling Shareholder of this
Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement, the sale of the Shares to be sold by
such Selling Shareholder and the consummation by such Selling Shareholder of the transactions
herein and therein contemplated will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of
any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of such Selling
Shareholder pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement
or instrument to which such Selling Shareholder is a party or by
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which such Selling Shareholder is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such
Selling Shareholder is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or
by-laws or similar organizational documents of such Selling Shareholder or (iii) result in the
violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or
arbitrator or governmental or regulatory agency, except in the cases of clauses (i) and (iii), as
would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise), business or properties of such Selling Shareholder, taken as a whole, whether or not
arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business.
(c) Title to Shares. Such Selling Shareholder has good and valid title to the Shares to be
sold at the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, by such Selling
Shareholder hereunder, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or adverse claims; such
Selling Shareholder will have, immediately prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing
Date, as the case may be, good and valid title to the Shares to be sold at the Closing Date or the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, by such Selling Shareholder, free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, equities or adverse claims; and, upon delivery of the certificates
representing such Shares and payment therefor pursuant hereto, good and valid title to such Shares,
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or adverse claims, will pass to the several
Underwriters.
(d) No Stabilization. Such Selling Shareholder has not taken and will not take for a period
ending on the date that the Company makes available the earnings statement required in Section 5(g)
hereto, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to
cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Shares.
(e) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus,
such Selling Shareholder (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in
their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will
not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, other
than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the
Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (ii) the documents listed on Annex E hereto
and other written communications approved in writing in advance by the Company and the
Representative.
(f) Registration Statement and Prospectus. As of the applicable effective date of the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will
comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, and did not and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date and as of the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in this
paragraph are limited to statements or omissions made in reliance upon information relating to such
Selling Shareholder furnished to the Company in writing by such Selling
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Shareholder expressly for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus (“Registration
Statement Information”).
(g) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not, and
at the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, 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 representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph
are limited to statements or omissions made in reliance upon information relating to such Selling
Shareholder furnished to the Company in writing by such Selling Shareholder expressly for use in
the Time of Sale Information (such “Time of Sale Information”, together with the Registration
Statement Information, the “Selling Shareholder Information”).
(h) Material Information. As of the date hereof, as of the Closing Date and as of the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, that the sale of the Shares by such Selling
Shareholder is not and will not be prompted by any material information concerning the Company
which is not set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the
Prospectus.
(i) Clear Market. Such Selling Shareholder has executed a “lock-up” agreement substantially in
the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Underwriters acknowledge and agree that such lock-up agreement is
not intended to restrict the sale by any Selling Shareholder of any Underwritten Shares or Option
Shares to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement.
Each of the Selling Shareholders represents and warrants that certificates in negotiable form
representing all of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholders hereunder and share transfer
deeds duly executed in blank have been placed in custody under a Custody Agreement relating to such
Shares, in the form heretofore furnished to you, duly executed and delivered by such Selling
Shareholder to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as custodian (the “Custodian”), and that
such Selling Shareholder has duly executed and delivered Powers of Attorney, in the form heretofore
furnished to you, appointing the person or persons indicated in Schedule II hereto, and each of
them, as such Selling Shareholder’s Attorneys-in-fact (the “Attorneys-in-Fact” or any one of them
the “Attorney-in Fact”) with authority to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of such
Selling Shareholder, to determine the purchase price to be paid by the Underwriters to the Selling
Shareholders as provided herein, to authorize the delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder hereunder and otherwise to act on behalf of such Selling Shareholder in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Custody Agreement.
Each of the Selling Shareholders specifically agrees that the Shares represented by the
certificates held in custody for such Selling Shareholder under the Custody Agreement, are subject
to the interests of the Underwriters hereunder, and that the arrangements made by such Selling
Shareholder for such custody, and the appointment by such Selling Shareholder of the
Attorneys-in-Fact by the Power of Attorney, are to that extent irrevocable. Each of the Selling
Shareholders specifically agrees that the obligations of such Selling Shareholder hereunder shall
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not be terminated by operation of law, whether by the death or incapacity of any individual
Selling Shareholder, or, in the case of an estate or trust, by the death or incapacity of any
executor or trustee or the termination of such estate or trust, or in the case of a partnership,
corporation or similar organization, by the dissolution of such partnership, corporation or
organization, or by the occurrence of any other event. If any individual Selling Shareholder or
any such executor or trustee should die or become incapacitated, or if any such estate or trust
should be terminated, or if any such partnership, corporation or similar organization should be
dissolved, or if any other such event should occur, before the delivery of the Shares hereunder,
certificates representing such Shares shall be delivered by or on behalf of such Selling
Shareholder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Custody
Agreement, and actions taken by the Attorneys-in-Fact pursuant to the Powers of Attorney shall be
as valid as if such death, incapacity, termination, dissolution or other event had not occurred,
regardless of whether or not the Custodian, the Attorneys-in-Fact, or any of them, shall have
received notice of such death, incapacity, termination, dissolution or other event.
5. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each
Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within
the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act,
will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 under the
Securities Act; and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to
10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in
such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, (i) to the Representatives,
four signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in
each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a
conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto
(without exhibits) and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies
of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term “Prospectus
Delivery Period” means 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 relating to the Shares is
required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities
Act) in connection with sales of the Shares by any Underwriter or dealer.
(c) Amendments or Supplements, Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before preparing, using,
authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before
filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company
will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not prepare, use, authorize,
approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed
amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.
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(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and
confirm such advice in writing, (i) when the Registration Statement has become effective; (ii) when
any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (iii) when any
supplement to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment to the
Prospectus has been filed; (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any
comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the
Commission for any additional information; (v) of the issuance by the Commission of any order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of
any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (vi) of the occurrence of any event
within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale
Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing
when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is
delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice
with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offer and sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company
will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Shares and, if any such
order is issued, will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal
thereof.
(e) Ongoing Compliance. (1) If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall
occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented
would include 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, in the light of the
circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it
is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will immediately
notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file
with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may
designate, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the
statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the
circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that
the Prospectus will comply with law and (2) if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event
shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then
amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances,
not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to
comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare
and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish
to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or
supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time
of Sale Information as so
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amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that
the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.
(f) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request
and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Shares;
provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or
other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be
required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such
jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so
subject.
(g) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and
the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering
a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring
after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.
(h) Clear Market. For a period of 180 days after the date of the Prospectus, 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 Stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Stock 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 or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, without the prior written
consent of the Representatives, other than (x) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (y) any Stock
issued upon the exercise of warrants or the conversion of securities outstanding as of the date
hereof, and (z) the grant of options under, and the issuance of Stock upon the exercise of options
granted under, existing employee stock option plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during
the last 17 days of the 180-day restricted period, the Company issues an earnings release or
material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of
the 180-day restricted period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during
the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day period, the restrictions imposed by this
Agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the
issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares as
described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the
heading “Use of Proceeds”.
(j) No Stabilization or Solicitation. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Shares. In addition the Company will not engage in any form of
solicitation, advertising or any other action which would require publishing a
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prospectus in connection with the sale of the Shares under the Israeli Securities Law
5728-1968 as amended and any and all regulations promulgated thereunder (“Israeli Securities Law”).
(k) Exchange Listing. The Company will use its best efforts to list the Shares on the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Global Market (the “Nasdaq Global
Market”).
(l) Reports. For a period of two years following the date hereof, the Company will furnish to
the Representatives, as soon as they are available, copies of all reports or other communications
(financial or other) furnished to holders of the Shares, and copies of any reports and financial
statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange or
automatic quotation system, provided that any report, communication or financial statement
furnished or filed with the Commission that is publicly available on the Commission’s XXXXX system
shall be deemed to have been furnished to the Representatives at the time furnished or filed with
the Commission.
(m) Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good
faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission
in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
(n) Filings. The Company will file with the Commission such reports as may be required by
Rule 463 under the Securities Act.
(o) Compliance with Israeli Companies Law. As soon as practically possible and in no event
later than three months after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
Company shall appoint two outside directors, form an audit committee and engage the services of an
internal auditor all in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law 5759-1999, as
amended and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
6. Further Agreements of the Selling Shareholders. Each of the Selling Shareholders
covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:
(a) Tax Form. It will deliver to the Representative prior to or at the Closing Date a
properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 or W-9, as applicable
(or other applicable form or statement specified by the Treasury Department regulations in lieu
thereof) in order to facilitate the Underwriters’ documentation of their compliance with the
reporting and withholding provisions of the Code with respect to the transactions herein
contemplated.
(b) No Solicitation. It shall not engage in any form of solicitation, advertising or any other
action which would require publishing a prospectus in connection with the sale of the Shares under
the Israeli Securities Law.
7. 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
for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which
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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 contains no “issuer information” (as defined
in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation
by reference) in the Preliminary Prospectus or a previously filed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus,
(ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex E or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or
Section 4(c) above, or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved
by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i)
or (iii), an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”).
(b) It has not and will not distribute any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus referred to in
clause (a)(i) in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination.
(c) It has not and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use any free
writing prospectus that contains the final terms of the Shares unless such terms have previously
been included in a free writing prospectus filed with the Commission; provided that Underwriters
may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex F hereto without the consent of the
Company; provided further that any Underwriter using such term sheet shall notify
the Company, and provide a copy of such term sheet to the Company, prior to, or substantially
concurrently with, the first use of such term sheet.
(d) It will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each
free writing prospectus used or referred to by it, in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities
Act.
(e) 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).
(f) It will not offer any Shares to offerees in Israel, other than to Institutional Investors
(mashki’im mosdiem), as such term is defined in the Israel Securities Law and only subject to the
prior written consent of the Company.
The Company and the Selling Shareholders acknowledge, understand and agree that Shares may be
sold in Israel only by the Underwriters and only to such Israeli investors listed in the First
Addendum to the Israeli Securities Law (“Addendum”) and to certain other investors who are not
institutional investors in such number as shall be exempt from prospectus requirements under the
Israeli Securities Law; all of whom are to be specifically identified and approved by the
Underwriters, and provided further that as a prerequisite to sale of Shares by the Underwriters to
such Israeli investors, each of them shall be required to submit written confirmation to the
Underwriters and the Company that such investor (a) falls within the scope of the Addendum; (b) is
acquiring the Shares being offered to it for investment for its own account or, if applicable, for
investment for clients who are institutional investors and in any event not as a nominee, market
maker or agent and not with a view to, or for the resale in connection with, any distribution
thereof. Company and Selling Shareholders acknowledge and
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agree that any failure of the Company to comply with the above procedure may result in a
default under Israeli Securities Law.
8. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to
purchase the Underwritten Shares on the Closing Date or the Option Shares on the Additional Closing
Date, as the case may be as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company and each
of the Selling Shareholders of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder and to
the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose or pursuant to
Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the
Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission
under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required
by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests
by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Representatives.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and the
Selling Shareholders contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of
the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be; and the statements of the
Company and its officers and of each of the Selling Shareholders made in any certificates delivered
pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date or the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no
downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded any securities or preferred stock of or
guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical
rating organization”, as such term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2)
under the Securities Act and (ii) 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
securities or preferred stock of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other
than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(f)
hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Time of
Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any
amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives
makes it impracticable 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 Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing
Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate (A) of the chief financial
officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and one additional senior executive officer of
the Company who is satisfactory to the Representatives (i) confirming that such
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officers have carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and
the Prospectus and, to the best knowledge of such officers, the representations set forth in
Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations
and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company has
complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c)
and (d) above; and (B) of the Selling Shareholders, (i) confirming that the representations of each
Selling Shareholder set forth in Sections 4(e), 4(f) and 4(g) hereof is true and correct and (ii)
confirming that the other representations and warranties of each Selling Shareholder in this
agreement are true and correct and that such Selling Shareholder has complied with all agreements
and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the
Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date.
(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional
Closing Date, as the case may be, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC shall have furnished to the
Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery
thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in
accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain
financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus; provided, that the letter delivered on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date,
as the case may be shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to the Closing
Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(g) Opinion of U.S. Counsel for the Company. White & Case LLP, U.S. counsel for the Company,
shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion,
dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the
Underwriters, in the form attached as Annex A hereto.
(h) Opinion of Israeli Counsel for the Company. Xxx Xxxxx & Co., Israeli counsel for the
Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written
opinion, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed
to the Underwriters, in the form attached as Annex B hereto.
(i) Opinion of Israeli Tax Counsel for the Company. Shohat, Locker, Law Office, Israeli tax
counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the
Company, their written opinion, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case
may be, addressed to the Underwriters, in the form attached as Annex C hereto.
(j) Opinion of Intellectual Property Counsel for the Company. [ ],
intellectual property counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the
request of the Company, their written opinion, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing
Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Underwriters, in the form attached as Annex D
hereto.
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(k) Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Shareholders. Counsel for each of the Selling
Shareholders, shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of each of the Selling
Shareholders, their written opinion, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the
case may be, and addressed to the Underwriters, in the form attached as Annex E hereto, and such
counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request enable
them to pass upon such matters.
(l) Opinion of U.S. Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on
and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, an opinion of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, U.S. counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such
matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such
documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(m) Opinion of Israeli Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received
on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, an opinion of
Zellermayer, Pelossof & Co., Advocates, Israeli counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such
matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such
documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(n) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule,
regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign
governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing
Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares; and no injunction or order of
any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date or
the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares.
(o) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or
the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, satisfactory evidence of the good standing, where
such concept is applicable, of the Company and its subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions
of organization and their good standing as foreign entities in such other jurisdictions as the
Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of
telecommunication from the appropriate Governmental Authorities of such jurisdictions.
(p) Exchange Listing. The Shares to be delivered on the Closing Date or Additional Closing
Date, as the case may be, shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market, subject
to official notice of issuance.
(q) Lock-up Agreements. The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto, between you and certain shareholders, officers and directors of the 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 full force and effect on the Closing Date or Additional
Closing Date, as the case may be.
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(r) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as
the case may be, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives duly executed copies of
such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
9. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who
controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of
the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including,
without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred),
joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii) or any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information (including any Time of
Sale Information that has subsequently been amended), or caused by any omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any
information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter
through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only
such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in
subsection (c) below.
(b) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Selling Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder
severally and not jointly, in proportion to the number of Shares to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder hereunder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates,
directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and
other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as
such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii) or
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale
Information (including any Time of Sale
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Information that has subsequently been amended), or caused by any omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that each Selling
Shareholder shall be liable hereunder only with respect to the Selling Shareholder Information
furnished by such Selling Shareholder, and only up to such amount equal to the net proceeds
received by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Indemnification of the Company and the Selling Shareholders. Each Underwriter agrees,
severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers
who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each of the
Selling Shareholders to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only
with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon,
any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and
in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing
by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time
of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed upon that the only such information furnished
by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of
each Underwriter: (i) the last paragraph of the front cover of the Prospectus regarding the
delivery of the Shares, (ii) the concession and reallowance figures appearing in the third
paragraph under the caption “Underwriting”, (iii) the table in the first paragraph under the
caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus, concerning the name of the Underwriters and the number of
shares each Underwriter has agreed to purchase, and (iv) the information contained in the eleventh,
twelfth and thirteenth paragraphs relating to stabilization transactions under the caption
“Underwriting”.
(d) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in
respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to the preceding paragraphs of this Section
9, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such
indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have
under this Section 9 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the
forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided,
further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any
liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under this Section 9. If any
such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have
notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified
Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others
entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 9 that the Indemnifying Person may designate
in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding,
as incurred. After retention of counsel by the Indemnifying Person for the Indemnified Person, the
Indemnifying Person shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person under this Section 9 for any
legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in
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connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided,
however, that in any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own
counsel to participate in, but not control, the defense of such proceeding, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the
Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary or (ii)
the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified 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 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 any Underwriter, its affiliates,
directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing
by the Representatives and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who
signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company shall be designated in
writing by the Company and any such separate firm for the Selling Shareholders shall be designated
in writing by the Attorneys-in-Fact. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent
or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each
Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested
that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel to
which it is entitled pursuant to this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) (A) such settlement is
entered into more than 60 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (B)
such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of the
proposed terms of such settlement and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the
Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No
Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or
could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified
Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any
admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(e) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above is
unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the
Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, from the offering of the
Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
but also the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the
Underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such
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losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the
one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective
proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Selling
Shareholders from the sale of the Shares and the total underwriting discounts and commissions
received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the
cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Shares. The relative fault of
the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other,
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by the Company and the Selling Shareholders or by the Underwriters and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.
(f) Limitation on Liability. The Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters agree
that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined
by pro rata allocation (even if the Selling Shareholders or the Underwriters were
treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (e) above. The amount paid or
payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities
referred to in paragraph (e) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
above, any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection
with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, in no event shall
an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of
the Shares exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to
pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section
9 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint. The
liability of each Selling Shareholder under such Selling Shareholder’s Representations, warranties
and covenants contained in Section 4 hereof and Section 6 hereof and under the indemnity and
contribution proposal of this Section 9 shall be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds
received by such Selling Shareholder for the sale of Shares by such Selling Shareholder to the
Underwriting in this offering.
(g) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 9 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.
10. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the
execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
11. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the
Representatives, by notice to the Company and the Selling Shareholders, if after the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Shares,
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prior to the Additional Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or
materially limited on or by any of the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, the
American Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the Chicago Board
Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade; (ii) trading of
any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in
any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have
been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any
outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis,
either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is
material and adverse and makes it impracticable 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 Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus.
12. 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 and
the Selling Shareholders 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 and the Selling Shareholders 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 and the
Selling Shareholders 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, counsel for the Selling Shareholders or counsel for the Underwriters may be
necessary in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement,
and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus 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 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 12, 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 and the Selling
Shareholders 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 and
the Selling Shareholders 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.
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(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, the Company and the Selling
Shareholders 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 and
the Selling Shareholders 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 12 shall be without liability on the part of the Company and the Selling
Shareholders, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set
forth in Section 13 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 9 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, the Selling Shareholders or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused
by its default.
13. Default by one or more of the Selling Shareholder(s) or the Company. (a) If a
Selling Shareholder shall fail on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may
be, to sell and deliver the number of Shares which such Selling Shareholder or Selling Shareholders
are obligated to sell hereunder, then the Underwriters may, at option of the Representatives, by
notice from the Representatives to the Company and the non-defaulting Selling Shareholders, either
(i) terminate this Agreement without any liability on the fault of any non-defaulting party except
that the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 9, 14 and 16 shall remain in full force and effect or (ii)
elect to purchase the Shares which the non-defaulting Selling Shareholders and the Company have
agreed to sell hereunder. No action taken pursuant to this Section 13 shall relieve any Selling
Shareholder so defaulting from liability, if any, in respect of such default.
In the event of a default by any Selling Shareholder as referred to in this Section 13, each
of the Representatives and the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date or the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding seven days in order to
effect any required change in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents or
arrangements.
(b) If the Company shall fail on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case
may be, to sell the number of Shares that it is obligated to sell hereunder, then this Agreement
shall terminate without any liability on the part of any nondefaulting party; provided, however,
that the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 9, 14 and 16 shall remain in full force and effect. No
action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve the Company from liability, if any, in respect
of such default.
14. 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
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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
Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution
thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing this Agreement; (iv) the fees and expenses
of the Company’s counsel and independent accountants; (v) 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 Representative may designate and the
preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and
expenses of counsel for the Underwriters) which fees and expenses shall not exceed $10,000; (vi)
the cost of preparing stock certificates; (vii) the costs and charges of any transfer agent and any
registrar; (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with,
and clearance of the offering by, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. which fees
and expenses shall not exceed $10,000; (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with
any “road show” to potential investors undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering
of the Shares, provided, however, that the Underwriters shall pay
one-half of the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the
“road show;” and (x) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Shares on
the Nasdaq Global Market.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Selling Shareholders shall pay the fees and expenses of
their counsel (other than the fees and expenses of Akin Gump Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP, U.S. counsel
to the Selling Shareholders listed on Schedule II and Xxxxxx Fox Xxxxxx, Israeli counsel for the
Selling Shareholders listed on Schedule II, which shall be paid by the Company) and all
underwriting discounts, selling commissions and transfer taxes payable in connection with their
respective sales of the Shares to the Underwriters. In addition, the Company shall pay the
reasonable fees and expenses of Akin Gump Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP and Xxxxxx Fox Xxxxxx with
respect to any fees and expenses incurred with respect to the representation of the Selling
Shareholders under Section 13.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11, (ii) the Company for any
reason fails to tender the Shares for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters
decline to purchase the Shares for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company agrees to
reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees
and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this
Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
(c) If (i) subject to Section 13 hereof, the Selling Shareholders for any reason fail to
tender the Shares for delivery to the Underwriters, or (ii) the Underwriters decline to purchase
the Shares for any reason permitted under this Agreement that results from a default by the Selling
Shareholders, the Selling Shareholders agree to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket
cost and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred
by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
15. 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
and directors and any controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof. Nothing in this
Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right,
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remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No
purchaser of Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such
purchase.
16. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters contained
in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company, the Selling Shareholders 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, the
Selling Shareholders or the Underwriters.
17. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise
expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or
required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule
405 under the Securities Act; and (d) the term “significant subsidiary” has the meaning set forth
in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.
18. Miscellaneous. (a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the
Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any
such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of
telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (fax: (000) 000-0000); Attention:
Equity Syndicate Desk, and Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of [ ]. Notices to the Company shall be given to
it at Voltaire Ltd., 0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxx, (fax: x000 0 000
0000); Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx with a copy to White & Case LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (Fax: (000) 000-0000); Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx. Notices to any Selling
Shareholder at the address set forth beside their name on Schedule II with a copy to Akin Gump
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (Fax: 000-000-0000);
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
(d) 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.
(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall in any event
be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto and no waiver of
any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure
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therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the party from
which such waiver, consent or approval is sought.
(f) 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.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of
this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
19. Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. By the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and each Selling Shareholder not located in
the United States (each, a “Non-U.S. Selling Shareholder”) hereby irrevocably designates and
appoints Voltaire, Inc. as the authorized agent of the Company and such Non-U.S. Selling
Shareholders upon whom process may be served in any suit, proceeding or other action against the
Company or any non-U.S. Selling Shareholder instituted by any Underwriter or by any person
controlling an Underwriter as to which such Underwriter or any such controlling person is a party
and based upon this Agreement, or in any other action against the Company or a non-U.S. Selling
Shareholders in any federal or state court sitting in the County of New York, arising out of the
offering made by the Prospectus or any purchase or sale of Shares in connection therewith. The
Company and each Selling Shareholders expressly accepts jurisdiction of any such court in respect
of any such suit, proceeding or other action and, without limiting other methods of obtaining
jurisdiction, expressly submits to nonexclusive personal jurisdiction of any such court in respect
of any such suit, proceeding or other action. Such designation and appointment shall be
irrevocable, unless and until a successor authorized agent in the County and State of New York
reasonably acceptable to the Underwriters shall have been appointed by the Company or the Selling
Shareholders, such successor shall have accepted such appointment and written notice thereof shall
have been given to the Underwriters. The Company and each Selling Shareholder further agree that
service of process upon their authorized agent or successor shall be deemed in every respect
personal service of process upon the Company and such Selling Shareholder in any such suit,
proceeding or other action. In the event that service of any process or notice of motion or other
application to any such court in connection with any such motion in connection with any such action
or proceeding cannot be made in the manner described above, such service may be made in the manner
set forth in conformance with the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and
Extrajudicial Documents on Civil and Commercial Matters or any successor convention or treaty. The
Company and each Selling Shareholder hereby irrevocably waive any objection that it may have or
hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding arising out of or based on
the Shares, or this Agreement or otherwise relating to the offering, issuance and sale of the
Shares in any Federal or state court sitting in the County of New York and hereby further
irrevocably waives any claim that any such action or proceeding in any such court has been brought
in an inconvenient forum. The Company and each Selling Shareholder agree that any final judgment
after exhaustion of all appeals or the expiration of time to appeal in any such action or
proceeding arising out of the sale of the Shares or this Agreement rendered by any such Federal
court or state court shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on
the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
affect or limit the right of the Underwriters to serve any process or
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notice of motion or other application in any other manner permitted by law or limit or affect
the right of the Underwriters to bring any action or proceeding against the Company, any Selling
Shareholder or any of their respective property in the courts of any other jurisdiction. The
Company and each Selling Shareholder further agree to take any and all action, including the
execution and filing of all such instruments and documents, as may be necessary to continue such
designations and appointments or such substitute designations and appointments in full force and
effect. The Company and each Selling Shareholder hereby agree with the Underwriters to the
nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, or the Federal courts sitting in
the County of New York in connection with any action or proceeding arising from the sale of the
Shares or this Agreement brought by the Company or the Underwriters.
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Very truly yours, | ||||||
VOLTAIRE LTD. | ||||||
By | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||
By | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
By | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
As Attorneys-in-Fact acting on | ||||||
behalf of each of the Selling | ||||||
Shareholders named in | ||||||
Schedule II to this Agreement. |
Accepted: , 2007
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.
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By
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Name: | ||||
Title | ||||
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO. | ||||
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, | ||||
By
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Name: | ||||
Title |
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Schedule 1
Underwriter | Number of Shares | |
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated |
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Partners LLC |
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RBC Capital Markets |
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Total |
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Schedule II
Number of | ||||
Underwritten Shares: | ||||
Company |
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Selling
Shareholders: |
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1. [Name] |
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[Address for notices] |
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[Address for notices] |
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[Fax No. for notices] |
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Schedule III
Number of | ||||
Option Shares: | ||||
Company |
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Selling
Shareholders: |
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1. [Name] |
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[Address for notices] |
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[Address for notices] |
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[Fax No. for notices] |
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Annex A
Form of Opinion of U.S. Counsel for the Company
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Annex B
Form of Opinion of Israeli Counsel for the Company
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Annex C
Form of Opinion of Israeli Tax Counsel for the Company
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Annex D
Form of Opinion of Intellectual Property Counsel for the Company
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Annex E
Form of Opinion of Counsel For
The Selling Shareholders
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Annex F
a. Time of Sale Information
[To Come]
b. Pricing Information Provided Orally by Underwriters
[To Come]
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Annex F
Voltaire, Ltd.
Pricing Term Sheet
[TO COME]
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Exhibit A
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
, 200_
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
As Representatives of
the several Underwriters listed in
Schedule I to the Underwriting
Agreement referred to below
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
As Representatives of
the several Underwriters listed in
Schedule I to the Underwriting
Agreement referred to below
c/o X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
x/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xx.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: Voltaire, Ltd. -— Public Offering
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you, as Representatives of the several Underwriters, propose
to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Voltaire, Ltd., a
company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company”) and the Selling
Shareholder(s), providing for the public offering (the “Public Offering”) by the several
Underwriters named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriters”), of ordinary
shares, of the Company (the “Securities”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.
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In consideration of the Underwriters’ agreement to purchase and make the Public Offering of
the Securities, and for other good and valuable consideration receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of X.X. Xxxxxx
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated on behalf of the
Underwriters, the undersigned will not, during the period ending 180 days after the date of the
prospectus relating to the Public Offering (the “Prospectus”), (1) 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 Ordinary Shares, nominal value NIS 4.00 per share, of
the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”) or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Ordinary Shares (including without limitation, Ordinary Shares which may be deemed
to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon exercise of a stock
option or warrant) or (2) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in
part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Ordinary Shares, whether any such
transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or
such other securities, in cash or otherwise. In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the
prior written consent of X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. and Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period ending 180 days after
the date of the Prospectus, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the
registration of any shares of Ordinary Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Ordinary Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of
the 180-day restricted period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a
material event relating to the Company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day
restricted period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day
period beginning on the last day of the 180-day period, the restrictions imposed by this Letter
Agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the
issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company, and any duly appointed transfer agent for the
registration or transfer of the securities described herein, are hereby authorized to decline to
make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this
Letter Agreement.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and
authority to enter into this Letter Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be
conferred and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors, assigns,
heirs or personal representatives of the undersigned.
The undersigned understands that, if the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective, or
if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall
terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Ordinary Shares to be sold
thereunder, the undersigned shall be released form all obligations under this Letter Agreement.
The undersigned understands that the Underwriters are entering into the
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Underwriting Agreement and proceeding with the Public Offering in reliance upon this Letter
Agreement.
This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
Very truly yours, | ||||
[NAME OF SHAREHOLDER] | ||||
By:
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Name: | ||||
Title: |
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