SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC. 4,500,000 Shares of Common Stock Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit 1.1
XXXXX MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
4,500,000 Shares of Common Stock
Underwriting Agreement
December 13, 2006
UBS Securities LLC
X.X. Xxxxxxxxx, Towbin, LLC
Xxxxxxx & Company, LLC
Xxxxxxxx Curhan Ford & Co.
ThinkEquity Partners LLC
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
X.X. Xxxxxxxxx, Towbin, LLC
Xxxxxxx & Company, LLC
Xxxxxxxx Curhan Ford & Co.
ThinkEquity Partners LLC
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o UBS Securities LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Xxxxx Micro Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell
to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are
acting as representatives (each a “Representative” and collectively, the “Representatives”), an
aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company and, at
the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional 675,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company,
and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. (the “Selling Stockholder”) proposes to sell to the Underwriters 500,000
shares of Common Stock of the Company. The aggregate of 4,500,000 shares to be sold by the Company
and the Selling Stockholder are herein referred to as the “Underwritten Shares” and the aggregate
of 675,000 additional shares to be sold by the Company at the option of the Underwriters are herein
referred to as the “Option Shares.” The Underwritten Shares and the Option Shares are herein
referred to as the “Shares”. The shares of Common Stock of the Company to be outstanding after
giving effect to the sale of the Shares are herein referred to as the “Stock”.
The Company and the Selling Stockholder 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. 333-137408), including a prospectus relating to securities (the
“Shelf Securities”), including the Shares, to be issued from time to time by the Company and any
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selling stockholder. Such registration statement, as amended at the date of this Agreement,
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 the related prospectus
covering the Shelf Securities dated October 31, 2006 in the form first used (or made available upon
request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with the
confirmation of sales of the Shares is referred to herein as the “Basic Prospectus.” The Basic
Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Shares 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 is hereinafter referred to
as the “Prospectus” and the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means any preliminary form of Prospectus.
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. Any
reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein
pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the
Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case
may be, and any reference to “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any
documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) that are
deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. 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 out
on Annex A hereto, the “Time of Sale Information”): (i) a Preliminary Prospectus dated November 30,
2006; and (ii) each “free-writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) listed on Annex A hereto.
2. Purchase of the Shares by the Underwriters. (a) The Company, as to 4,000,000 of
the Underwritten Shares, and the Selling Stockholder, as to 500,000 of the Underwritten Shares,
agree, 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 the Selling Stockholder at a purchase price per
share of $13.924 (the “Purchase Price”) the number of Underwritten Shares (to be adjusted by you so
as to eliminate fractional shares) determined by multiplying the aggregate number of Underwritten
Shares to be sold by each of the Company and the Selling Stockholder as set forth above 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 1 hereto and the
denominator of which is the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares
to be purchased by all the Underwriters from the Company and the Selling Stockholder hereunder.
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In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Shares to the several
Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the Underwriters, on the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option
Shares at the Purchase Price.
If any Option Shares are to be purchased, the number of Option Shares to be purchased by each
Underwriter shall be the number of Option Shares which bears the same ratio to the aggregate number
of Option Shares being purchased as the number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite the name
of such Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto (or such number increased as set forth in Section 10
hereof) bears to the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares being purchased from the Company by
the several Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate any fractional Shares
as the Representatives in their sole discretion shall make.
The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase 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 Representatives to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the
aggregate number of Option Shares as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time
when the Option Shares are to be delivered and paid for, which may be the same date and time 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 Stockholder 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 Stockholder acknowledges 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 to the Representatives in the case of the Underwritten Shares
to be purchased from the Company and to the account specified by the Selling Stockholder to the
Representatives in the case of the Underwritten Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder, at
the offices of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 at
10:00 A.M. New York City time on December 19, 2006, 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, the
Company and the Selling Stockholder may agree upon in writing in the case of the Underwritten
Shares 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
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payment for the
Option Shares, if other than the Closing Date, are 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 through the facilities of The Depository Trust
Company (“DTC”) 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 and the Selling
Stockholder, as the case may be. Any certificates for the Shares will be made available for
inspection and packaging by the Representatives at the office of UBS Securities LLC or its
designated custodian not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the
Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(d) Each of the Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that the
Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the
Company and the Selling Stockholder 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 Stockholder or any other person.
Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company, the
Selling Stockholder or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory
matters in any jurisdiction. The Company and the Selling Stockholder 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 Stockholder 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 Stockholder.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants
to each Underwriter and the Selling Stockholder 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
in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary
Prospectus.
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(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. 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 communication 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 A 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.
(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 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
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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.
(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed
with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, when such documents
become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material
respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, 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 to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference 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 Exchange Act, as applicable, and present
fairly 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 schedule
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly the information
required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by
reference 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 the
information shown thereby. The non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliation to
operating (loss) income, net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share set forth in the Time of
Sale Information and the Prospectus was derived from the Company’s quarterly consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with the previous sentence and complies in all respects with the
requirements of paragraph (e) of Item 10 of Regulation S-K for the use of non-GAAP financial
measures in SEC filings.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the
Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any material 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
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class of capital stock, or
any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in
or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity,
results of operations or prospects 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.
(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly
organized and are validly existing and in good standing 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, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The Company does not own or control,
directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries
listed in Exhibit B hereto. The Company has no subsidiary that is a “significant subsidiary” (as
such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X, other than PhoTags, Inc. and Allume
Systems, Inc.
(i) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading
“Capitalization”; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (including the Shares
to be sold by the Selling Stockholder) 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; except as
described in or expressly contemplated by 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 or incorporated by reference 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 (other than directors’ qualifying shares or
other nominal shares held by other shareholders as required in certain jurisdictions) have been
duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable 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.
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(j) 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.
(k) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company.
(l) 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 to the
descriptions thereof in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; and the issuance of the
Shares is not subject to any preemptive or similar rights. The Shares to be sold by the Selling
Stockholder hereunder have been duly authorized and validly issued by the Company and are fully
paid and nonassessable.
(m) 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; or
(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, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii)
above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(n) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement,
the issuance and sale of the Shares to be sold by the Company and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement 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 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, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that could not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect or which would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would not give rise
to any liability for any Underwriter or purchaser of Stock in the offering contemplated hereby.
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(o) 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 to be sold by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for 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.
(p) 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 to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be
a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject
that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially and
adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder; 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 and (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.
(q) Independent Accountants. Singer, Lewak, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP, who have certified
certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2005, and Deloitte & Touche LLP who have certified financial statements of the Company
and its subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2004, are
each 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
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act. There
did not exist any disagreements between the Company and
its registered independent public accounting firms Deloitte & Touche LLP and BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP.
(r) Title to Real and Personal Property. Except as described in 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) could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(s) Title to Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate
rights to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
trademark registrations, service xxxx registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including
trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information,
systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses; and the conduct of
their respective businesses will not conflict in any material respect with any such rights of
others, and the Company and its subsidiaries have not received any notice of any claim of
infringement or conflict with any such rights of others.
(t) 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.
(u) 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” or an entity “controlled” by 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”).
(v) Taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign
taxes and filed all tax returns 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 for
any such failure to file or pay or any such deficiency that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Public Utility Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a
“holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a holding company or an
“affiliate” thereof within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as
amended.
(x) 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 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,
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.
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(y) 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 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.
(z) Compliance with Environmental Laws. (i) The Company and its subsidiaries (A) are in
compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations,
requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively,
“Environmental Laws”); (B) 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 (C) 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 any
such case for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or
approvals, or cost or liability, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(aa) 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 of its affiliates for employees or former
employees of the Company and its affiliates has been maintained in compliance with its terms and
the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not
limited to ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (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 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, except as could not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(bb) 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. The Company and
its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and
procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
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(cc) 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) that comply
with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of,
their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing
similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, including, but not limited to internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. 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.
(dd) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective
properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which
insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are customary within its
industry and are adequate to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective
businesses; 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) any 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.
(ee) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the best
knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or
acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political
activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence
payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
(ff) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial
recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of
1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations
thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or
enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering
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Laws”) and no action, suit
or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator
involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(gg) Compliance with OFAC. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly
or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or
otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or
entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by OFAC.
(hh) 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.
(ii) 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.
(jj) No Registration Rights. No person has the right 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 issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder.
(kk) No Stabilization. The Company has not taken, 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.
(ll) 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.
(mm) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been
made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(nn) 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
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.
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(oo) 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 and Sections 302 and 906 related
to certifications.
(pp) NASD Affiliates. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no affiliations or associations
between any members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and any of the
Company’s officers, directors or 5% or greater security holders, except as set forth in the
Registration Statement.
(qq) 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.
(rr) Option Grants. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Time of Sale Information, all stock options granted under any stock option plan of the Company (the
“Stock Plans”) have been granted in compliance with the terms of applicable law and the applicable
Stock Plans and have (or with respect to such options which have been exercised as of the date
hereof, had) a per share exercise price that is (or with respect to such options which have been
exercised as of the date hereof, was) at least equal to the fair market value of a share of Company
common stock as of the date the option was granted and the accounting measurement date for all such
options has been determined in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,
except as will not have a material effect on the Company or its financial results. Except as
disclosed in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, the Company has properly accounted for all stock
options granted under the Stock Plans.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholder. The Selling
Stockholder 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 the Selling Stockholder of this Agreement and the
Custody Agreement (the “Custody Agreement”) hereinafter referred to, and for the sale and delivery
of the Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder hereunder, have been obtained; and the Selling
Stockholder has full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Custody
Agreement and to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Shares to be sold by the Selling
Stockholder hereunder; this Agreement and the Custody Agreement have each been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Selling Stockholder.
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(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Selling Stockholder of this
Agreement and the Custody Agreement, the sale of the Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder
and the consummation by the Selling Stockholder 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 the Selling Stockholder pursuant to, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Selling
Stockholder is a party or by which the Selling Stockholder is bound or to which any of the property
or assets of the Selling Stockholder is subject or (ii) 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 applicable to the Selling Stockholder.
(c) Title to Shares. The Selling Stockholder has good and valid title to the Shares to be
sold at the Closing Date by the Selling Stockholder hereunder, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or adverse claims; the Selling Stockholder will have, immediately prior to
the Closing Date, good and valid title to the Shares to be sold at the Closing Date by the Selling
Stockholder, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or adverse claims; and, upon
delivery of the certificates or securities entitlements 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 each Underwriter who has purchased such
Shares without notice of an adverse claim.
(d) No Stabilization. The Selling Stockholder has not taken and will not take, 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) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not, and
at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Selling
Stockholder 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. 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.
(f) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus, the Selling Stockholder (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 communication 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 A hereto and other written communications approved in writing in advance
by the Company and the Representatives.
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(g) Registration Statement and Prospectus. As of the applicable effective date of the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement 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, 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
Selling Stockholder 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, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto.
(h) Material Information. As of the date hereof, as of the Closing Date, that the sale of
the Shares by the Selling Stockholder 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) Custodian; Obligations. Certificates in negotiable form or securities entitlements
representing all of the Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder hereunder 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 the Selling Stockholder to Mellon Investor Services LLC, as
custodian (the “Custodian”). The Selling Stockholder specifically agrees that the Shares
represented by the certificates held in custody for the Selling Stockholder under the Custody
Agreement, are subject to the interests of the Underwriters hereunder, and that the arrangements
made by the Selling Stockholder for such custody are to that extent irrevocable.
The Selling Stockholder specifically agrees that the obligations of the Selling Stockholder
hereunder shall not be terminated by operation of law, whether by the death or incapacity of the
Selling Stockholder or by the occurrence of any other event. If the Selling Stockholder should die
or become incapacitated, 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 the Selling
Stockholder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Custody
Agreement.
5. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each
Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the 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 will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required
to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a
prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares; and the Company will
furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free
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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,
six signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in
each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and documents incorporated by
reference therein; 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 documents incorporated by reference therein) 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 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 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 objects.
(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and
confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed
or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus has been filed; (iii) 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; (iv) 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; (v) 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 Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and
(vi) 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 best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
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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 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 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.
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(h) Clear Market. For a period of 90 days after the date hereof, the Company will not (i)
offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract
to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable 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 UBS Securities LLC on behalf of the Representatives, other than (A) the Shares to be
sold hereunder, (B) awards of restricted stock and grants of stock options under equity
compensation plans existing on the date of this Agreement that do not vest during the 90-day
restricted period, and (C) issuances of any shares of Stock of the Company upon the exercise of
options granted under such plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to permit the Underwriters to
publish or otherwise distribute a “research report” (as defined under Rule 2711(a) of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.) or make a “public appearance” (as defined under Rule
2711(a) of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.) concerning the Company 15 days
prior to and after the expiration of the 90-day restricted period without violating Rule 2711(f)(4)
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and Rule 472(f)(4) of the New York Stock
Exchange, if (1) during the last 17 days of the 90-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 90-day restricted period, the Company announces that it will release
earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 90-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, as applicable, unless the Representatives waive, in writing, such extension.
(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. The Company will not take, 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.
(k) Reports. So long as the Shares are outstanding, 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.
(l) 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.
(m) Compliance with the Securities Act and Exchange Act. The Company will comply with the
Securities Act and Exchange Act so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Shares as
contemplated in this Agreement and the Prospectus.
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6. Further Agreements of the Selling Stockholder. The Selling Stockholder covenants
and agrees with each Underwriter that he will deliver to the Representatives prior to or at the
Closing Date a properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-9 (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 Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 with respect to the
transactions herein contemplated.
7. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and
agrees that:
(a) It has not used 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 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 A 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 distributed 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 used 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.
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 the
Selling Stockholder 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 5(a) hereof; and all requests
by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Representatives.
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(b) Representations and Warranties. The respective representations and warranties of the
Company and the Selling Stockholder contained herein shall be true and correct at the Time of Sale,
on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date or, in the case of the Company only, the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be; and the statements of the Company and its officers and
of each of the Selling Stockholder made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement
shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date or, in the case of the Company only, 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(g)
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 sole
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, (i) a certificate 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 (A) confirming that such officers have
carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and,
to the knowledge of such officers, the representations of the Company set forth in Sections 3(b),
3(c) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (B) 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 (C) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a) and (d) above
and (ii) with respect to the Closing Date only, a certificate of the Selling Stockholder, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, (A) confirming that the
representations of the Selling Stockholder set forth in Sections 4(e), 4(f) and 4(g) hereof are
true and correct and (B) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Selling
Stockholder in this agreement are true and correct and that the Selling Stockholder has complied
with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on his part to be performed or satisfied hereunder
at or prior to the Closing Date.
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(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional
Closing Date, as the case may be, Singer, Lewak, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP and Deloitte & Touche
LLP shall each 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 or incorporated by reference 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 such Closing Date or such Additional
Closing Date, as the case may be.
(g) Opinion of Counsel for the Company. Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 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 form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect
set forth in Annex B hereto.
(h) Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Stockholder. With respect to the Closing Date only,
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Selling Stockholder, shall have furnished to the
Representatives, at the request of the Selling Stockholder, their written opinion, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex C hereto.
(i) Opinion of 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 O’Melveny
& Xxxxx LLP, 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.
(j) No Legal Impediment to Sale. 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 sale of the Shares.
(k) 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 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.
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(l) Lock-up Agreements. The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto, between you and certain stockholders, 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 in full force and effect on the Closing Date or the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(m) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as
the case may be, the Company and the Selling Stockholder shall have furnished to the
Representatives 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, 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, or (ii) 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 Stockholder. The Selling Stockholder
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 to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in
paragraph (a) above, 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
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any Underwriter
furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives 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 that
the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as
such in subsection (c) below.
(c) Indemnification of the Company and the Selling Stockholder. 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 the Selling
Stockholder 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 Representatives 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: the discount figures appearing in the third paragraph under the caption
“Underwriting” and the information contained
in the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth paragraph under the caption “Underwriting”;
provided, however, the aggregate amount of the Selling Stockholder’s liability
pursuant to this Section 9(c) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the public offering price of
the Shares sold by the Selling Stockholder to the Underwriters pursuant hereto.
(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 in such
proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as
incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, 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
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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 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 UBS Securities LLC, 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 Stockholder shall be designated
in writing by the Selling Stockholder. 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 as
contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any
proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30
days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request, (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall
have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 10 days prior to such settlement
being entered into, and (iii) 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 Stockholder, 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 Stockholder, on the one hand, and the
Underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Stockholder, on the one hand, and the
Underwriters, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net
proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses)
received by the Company and the Selling Stockholder from the sale of the Shares and the total
underwriting discounts or commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each
case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear
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to the aggregate offering price
of the Shares. The relative fault of the Company and the Selling Stockholder, 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 Stockholder 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 Stockholder 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 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 legal or other
expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, (i) 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, and (ii) in no event shall the
Selling Stockholder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the aggregate amount of the
public offering price of the Shares sold by the Selling Stockholder to the Underwriters pursuant
hereto. 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.
(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 Stockholder, if after the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Shares,
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, 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; (iv) there shall have occurred
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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; or (v) the representations in Section
3(b) and 4(e) are incorrect in any respect.
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 Stockholder 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 Stockholder 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 Stockholder 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 Stockholder 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, the Company and the Selling
Stockholder 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 Stockholder shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase
the number of Shares that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder on such date plus such
Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the number of Shares that such Underwriter agreed to
purchase on such date) of the Shares of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such
arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Shares of a defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters, the Company and the Selling
Stockholder 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 Stockholder 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
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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
Stockholder, 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 Stockholder or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused
by its default.
13. Payment of Expenses. (a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid
all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without
limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery
of the Shares and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation,
printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the
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 Representatives may designate and the
preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and
expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (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.; (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection
with any “road show” presentation to potential investors, other than the cost of any aircraft
chartered in connection with the road show, as separately agreed between the Company and the
Underwriters; and (x) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Shares on the
NASDAQ Global Market.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (ii) or (v) of Section 11, (ii) the
Company or the Selling Stockholder for any reason fail 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 fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the
Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
14. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers
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,
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.
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15. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company, the Selling Stockholder and the Underwriters contained in
this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company, the Selling Stockholder 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
Stockholder or the Underwriters.
16. 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; and (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
17. Miscellaneous. (a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the
Representatives or the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by UBS Securities LLC on behalf of the
Representatives or the Underwriters, respectively, and any such action taken by UBS Securities LLC
shall be binding upon the Representatives or the Underwriters, respectively.
(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 UBS Securities LLC, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000 (fax: (000) 000-0000); Attention: Syndicate Department. Notices to
the Company shall be given to it at 00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, (Fax: (000)
000-0000); Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. Notices to the Selling Stockholder shall be given to
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. c/x Xxxxx Micro Software, Inc. 00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000,
(Fax: (000) 000-0000).
(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 or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any
consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(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.
[signature page follows]
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of
this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
XXXXX MICRO SOFTWARE, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||||||
SELLING STOCKHOLDER | ||||||
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. | ||||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. |
Accepted: December 13, 2006
UBS SECURITES LLC
X.X. XXXXXXXXX, TOWBIN, LLC
XXXXXXX & COMPANY, LLC
XXXXXXXX CURHAN FORD & CO.
THINK EQUITY PARTNERS LLC
X.X. XXXXXXXXX, TOWBIN, LLC
XXXXXXX & COMPANY, LLC
XXXXXXXX CURHAN FORD & CO.
THINK EQUITY PARTNERS LLC
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
By: UBS SECURITIES LLC
By | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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By | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Schedule 1
Underwriter | Number of Shares | |||
UBS Securities LLC |
2,250,000 | |||
X.X. Xxxxxxxxx, Towbin, LLC |
675,000 | |||
Xxxxxxx & Company, LLC |
675,000 | |||
Xxxxxxxx Curhan Ford & Co. |
562,500 | |||
ThinkEquity Partners LLC |
337,500 | |||
Total |
4,500,000 |
Annex A
Free Writing Prospectus and Pricing Information
Free Writing Prospectus
None
Pricing Information
Pricing per Share: $14.75
Number of
Primary Shares: 4,000,000
Number of
Secondary Shares: 500,000
Selling Stockholder Information:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. | |
500,000 shares |
Annex B
Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
Annex C
Form of Opinion of Counsel For
The Selling Stockholder
The Selling Stockholder