2,800,000 Shares ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST, INC. Common Stock UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
EXECUTION VERSION
2,800,000 Shares
ALPINE INCOME PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
Common Stock
June 3, 2021
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
As Representative of the Several Underwriters
listed on Schedule I hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Alpine Income Property Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”), and Alpine Income Property OP, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and the Company’s operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), propose, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, that the Company will issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) an aggregate of 2,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). The aggregate of 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock to be purchased from the Company are called the “Firm Shares.” In addition, the Company has granted to the Underwriters, upon the terms and conditions stated herein, an option to purchase up to an additional 420,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”) to cover over-allotments by the Underwriters, if any. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Shares.” Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. is acting as the representative of the several Underwriters and in such capacity is referred to in this Agreement as the “Representative.”
Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership wishes to confirm as follows its respective agreement with the several Underwriters, on whose behalf you are acting as the Representative, in connection with the several purchases of the Shares from the Company.
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The Company hereby also agrees to sell to the Underwriters, and, upon the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Manager herein contained and subject to all the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Underwriters shall have the right for 30 days from the date of this Agreement to purchase from the Company up to 420,000 Additional Shares at the Purchase Price per Share, less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Shares but not payable on the Additional Shares. The Additional Shares may be purchased solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. If any Additional Shares are to be purchased, each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments as the
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Representative may determine to avoid fractional shares) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriter as the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto bears to the total number of Firm Shares. The option to purchase Additional Shares may be exercised at any time within 30 days after the date of this Agreement.
Not later than 12:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on the second business day following the date the Shares are released by the Underwriters for sale to the public, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered copies of the Prospectus in such quantities and at such places as the Underwriters shall request.
Delivery to the Underwriters of and payment for any Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be made at the offices of Hunton Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, at 10:00 a.m., New York, New York time, on such date or dates (the “Additional Closing Date”) (which may be the same as the Closing Date, but shall in no event be earlier than the Closing Date nor earlier than two nor later than ten business days after the giving of the notice hereinafter referred to) as shall be specified in a written notice, from the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters to the Company, of the Underwriters’ determination to purchase a number, specified in such notice, of Additional Shares. Such notice may be given at any time within 30 days after the date of this Agreement and must set forth (i) the aggregate number of Additional Shares as to which the Underwriters are exercising the option and (ii) the names and denominations in which the Additional Shares are to be registered. The place of closing for the Additional Shares and the Additional Closing Date may be varied by agreement between the Representative and the Company.
Delivery of the Firm Shares and any Additional Shares to be purchased hereunder shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company against payment of the purchase
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price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts specified in writing, not later than the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, by the Company. Payment for the Shares sold by the Company hereunder shall be delivered by the Representative to the Company.
It is understood that the Representative has been authorized, for its own account and for the accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept delivery of and receipt for, and make payment of the Purchase Price per Share for the Firm Shares and the Additional Shares, if any, that the Underwriters have agreed to purchase. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc., individually and not as the representative of the Underwriters, may, but shall not be obligated to, make payment for any Shares to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds shall not have been received by the Representative by the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, for the account of such Underwriter, but any such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from any of its obligations under this Agreement.
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As used herein, “Hazardous Material” shall include, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, toxic substances, including asbestos or any hazardous material as defined by any applicable federal, state or local environmental law, ordinance, statute, rule or regulation including, without limitation, CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101-5128, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6992k, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001-11050, the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2692, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136-136y, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q, the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1387, the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f-300j-26, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651-678, as any of the above statutes may be amended from time to time, and in the regulations promulgated pursuant to any of the foregoing (including environmental statutes not specifically defined herein) (individually, an “Environmental Law” and collectively, “Environmental Laws”) or by any federal, state or local governmental authority having or claiming jurisdiction over the Properties and other assets described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
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Any certificate signed by any officer or any authorized representative of the Company or the Operating Partnership and delivered to the Underwriters or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby as of the date or dates indicated on such certificate.
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Any certificate signed by any officer or any authorized representative of the Manager and delivered to the Underwriters or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Manager to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby as of the date or dates indicated on such certificate.
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If any action or claim shall be brought against any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company and the Operating Partnership, such Underwriter or such controlling person shall promptly notify in writing the party(s) against whom indemnification is being sought (the “indemnifying party” or “indemnifying parties”), and such indemnifying party or parties shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably acceptable to such Underwriter or such controlling person and the payment of all reasonable fees of and expenses incurred by such counsel. Such Underwriter or any such controlling person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Underwriter or such controlling person, unless (i) the indemnifying party(s) has (have) agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the indemnifying party(s) has (have) failed to assume the defense and employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter or such controlling person or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both such Underwriter or such controlling person and the indemnifying party(s), and such Underwriter or such controlling person shall have been advised by its counsel that one or more legal defenses may be available to the Underwriter that may not be available to the Company and the Operating Partnership, or that representation of such indemnified party and any indemnifying party(s) by the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct (whether or not such representation by the same counsel has been proposed) due to actual or potential differing interests between them (in which case the indemnifying party(s) shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such Underwriter or such controlling person (but the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for the Underwriters and such controlling persons)). The indemnifying party(s) shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its (their several) written consent, but if settled with such written consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party(s) agree(s) to indemnify and hold harmless any Underwriter and any such controlling person from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment, but in the case of a judgment only to the extent stated in the first paragraph of this Section 10.
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Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, their respective directors and their respective officers who sign the Registration Statement and any person who controls any of the Company and the Operating Partnership within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing several indemnity from the Company and the Operating Partnership to each Underwriter, but only with respect to information furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, which is specified in Section 15 hereof. If any action or claim shall be brought or asserted against the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their respective directors, any of their respective officers or any such controlling person based on the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or the Preliminary Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter pursuant to this paragraph, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company and the Operating Partnership by the immediately preceding paragraph (except that if the Company and the Operating Partnership shall have assumed the defense thereof such Underwriter shall not be required to do so, but may employ separate counsel therein and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at such Underwriter’s expense), and the Company and the Operating Partnership, their respective directors, their respective officers and any such controlling persons, shall have the rights and duties given to the Underwriters by the immediately preceding paragraph.
In any event, (i) the Company and the Operating Partnership will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any proceeding or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which the indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Representative or any person who controls the Representative within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act is a party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of all Underwriters and such controlling persons from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) the Underwriters will not, without the prior written consent of the Company and the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any proceeding or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which the indemnification may be sought hereunder unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the Company and the Operating Partnership from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this Section 10, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by this Section 10 effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
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If the indemnification provided for in this Section 10 is unavailable or insufficient for any reason whatsoever to an indemnified party in respect of any Damages referred to herein, then an indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Damages (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Operating Partnership on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other hand, from the offering and sale of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative and several fault of the Company and the Operating Partnership on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Damages as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Operating Partnership on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus; provided that, in the event that the Underwriters shall have purchased any Additional Shares hereunder, any determination of the relative benefits received by the Company and the Operating Partnership or the Underwriters from the offering of the Shares shall include the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, from the sale of such Additional Shares. The relative fault of the Company and the Operating Partnership on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other hand, 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 Operating Partnership on the one hand, or by the Underwriters on the other hand and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Company and the Operating Partnership and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 10 was determined by a 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 into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Damages referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount of the underwriting commissions received by such underwriter in connection with the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public. 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 10 are several in proportion to the respective numbers of Firm Shares set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto and not joint.
Any Damages for which an indemnified party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this Section 10 shall be paid by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party as Damages
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are incurred after receipt of reasonably itemized invoices therefor. The indemnity, contribution and reimbursement agreements contained in this Section 10 shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter, the Company and the Operating Partnership and their respective directors, their respective officers or any person controlling the Company and the Operating Partnership, (ii) acceptance of any Shares and payment therefor hereunder and (iii) any termination of this Agreement. A successor to any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter, or to either of the Company and the Operating Partnership, their respective directors, their respective officers or any person controlling the Company and the Operating Partnership, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, contribution and reimbursement agreements contained in this Section 10.
The remedies provided for in this Section 10 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that otherwise may be available to any indemnified person at law or in equity.
The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 10 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Agreement.
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All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents will be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters.
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares hereunder are subject to the satisfaction on and as of the Additional Closing Date of the conditions set forth in this Section 11, except that, if the Additional Closing Date is other than the Closing Date, the certificates, opinions and letters referred to in this Section 11 shall be dated as of the Additional Closing Date and the certificates, opinions and letters called for by paragraphs (c) through (e) shall be revised to reflect the sale of Additional Shares.
If any of the conditions hereinabove provided for in this Section 11 shall not have been satisfied when and as required by this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notifying the Company of such termination in writing at or prior to such Closing Date, but the Representative shall be entitled to waive any of such conditions.
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(i)to the Company or the Operating Partnership:
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
(ii)to the Manager:
Alpine Income Property Manager, LLC
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c/o CTO Realty Growth, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
(iii)to the Underwriters:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Email: xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Hunton Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP
000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of the several Underwriters, the Company and the Operating Partnership and their respective directors and officers.
This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts, which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This Agreement shall be effective when, but only when, at least one counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of each party hereto.
The Company, the Operating Partnership, the Manager and the Underwriters each hereby irrevocably waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in respect to any claim based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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For purposes of this Section 24, a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Manager and the several Underwriters.
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Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement of Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc.
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Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement of Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc.
SCHEDULE I
Name |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. |
| 1,078,000 |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx & Co. Incorporated |
| 546,000 |
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Company, Incorporated | | 476,000 |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | | 280,000 |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx LLC | | 280,000 |
BTIG, LLC | | 140,000 |
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| 2,800,000 |
SCHEDULE II
Pricing Information:
Number of Firm Shares: 2,800,000
Number of Additional Shares: 420,000
Public Offering Price per Share: $17.80
Schedule iII
Persons and Entities Subject to Lock-up
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
X. Xxxxxx Good
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Alpine Income Property Manager, LLC
CTO Realty Growth, Inc.
EXHIBIT A
Form of Lock-up Agreement
June ____, 2021
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
As Representative of the Several Underwriters
Re:Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) - Restriction on Stock Sales
Dear Sirs:
This letter is delivered to you pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) to be entered into by the Company, as issuer, Alpine Income Property OP, LP (the “Operating Partnership”), Alpine Income Property Manager, LLC (the “Manager”) and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. as the representative (the “Representative”) of certain underwriters (the “Underwriters”) to be named therein. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters intend to effect a public offering (the “Offering”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”).
The undersigned recognizes that it is in the best financial interests of the undersigned, as an officer or director, or an owner of stock, options, warrants or other securities of the Company (the “Company Securities”), that the Company complete the proposed Offering.
The undersigned further recognizes that the Company Securities held by the undersigned are, or may be, subject to certain restrictions on transferability, including those imposed by United States federal securities laws. Notwithstanding these restrictions, the undersigned has agreed to enter into this letter agreement to further assure the Underwriters that the Company Securities of the undersigned, now held or hereafter acquired, will not enter the public market at a time that might impair the underwriting effort.
Therefore, as an inducement to the Underwriters to execute the Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, contract to purchase, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Company Securities (collectively, a “Disposition”), or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or any rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any Company Securities held by the undersigned or acquired by the undersigned after the date hereof, or that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securities”), pursuant to the Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for a period of 60 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement (the “Lock-Up Period”), without the prior written consent of the Representative, (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of the Lock-Up Securities or other Company Securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) exercise or seek to exercise or effectuate in any manner any rights of any nature that the undersigned has or may have hereafter to require the Company to register under the Act the undersigned’s sale, transfer or other disposition of any of the Lock-Up Securities or other securities of the Company held by the undersigned, or to otherwise participate as a selling securityholder in any manner in any registration effected by the Company under the Act during the Lock-Up Period. The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned from engaging in any hedging, collar (whether or not for any consideration) or other transaction that is designed to or reasonably expected to lead or result in a Disposition of Lock-Up Securities during the Lock-Up Period, even if such Lock-Up Securities would be disposed of by someone other than such holder. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including any put or call option or reversal or cancellation thereof) with respect to any Lock-Up Securities or with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index) that includes, relates to or derives any significant part of its value from Lock-Up Securities.
Notwithstanding the agreement not to make any Disposition during the Lock-Up Period, the Representative has agreed that the undersigned may transfer the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts; (ii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned or if the undersigned is a trust, to any trust beneficiary (including such trust beneficiary’s estate) of the undersigned; (iii) by will or intestate succession upon the death of the undersigned; (iv) as a distribution to members, limited partners or stockholders of the undersigned; (v) to the undersigned’s affiliates; or (vi) with the prior written consent of the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that in the case of any transfer pursuant to (i), (ii),(iii), (iv) or (v) above, it shall be a condition to the transfer that the donee, trustee, heir, or other transferee, as the case may be, agree to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein; provided, further, that any transfer pursuant to (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above shall not involve a disposition for value; provided, further, that no filing by the undersigned or any other party (including any donor, donee, transferor or transferee) under the Exchange Act or other public announcement reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, held by the undersigned shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer. For purposes of this letter, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.
It is understood that, if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof that survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Shares, the Representative will release the undersigned from the obligations under this letter agreement.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and its transfer agent and registrar are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of Lock-Up Securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this letter. This letter shall be binding on the undersigned and the respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns of the undersigned. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Underwriting Agreement.
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Very truly yours,
EXHIBIT B-1
Opinion and Negative Assurance Letter of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P.
EXHIBIT B-2
Tax Opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P.
EXHIBIT B-3
Opinion of Xxxxxxx LLP