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EXHIBIT 1.1
2,000,000 SHARES
INFORMATICA CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
, 2000
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_____________, 2000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
BancBoston Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc.
First Albany Corporation
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs and Mesdames:
Informatica Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"),
proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule II
hereto (the "UNDERWRITERS"), and certain stockholders of the Company (the
"SELLING STOCKHOLDERS") named in Schedule I hereto severally propose to sell to
the several Underwriters, an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of the Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share of the Company (the "FIRM SHARES"), of which
2,000,000 shares are to be issued and sold by the Company and 500,000 shares are
to be sold by the Selling Stockholders, each Selling Stockholder selling the
amount set forth opposite such Selling Stockholder's name in Schedule I hereto.
The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters
not more than an additional 375,000 shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share (the "ADDITIONAL Shares"), if and to the extent that you, as Managers
of the offering, shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the
Underwriters, the right to purchase such shares of common stock granted to the
Underwriters in Section 3 hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "SHARES." The shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company to be outstanding after giving
effect to the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to as the
"COMMON STOCK." The Company and the Selling Stockholders are hereinafter
sometimes collectively referred to as the "SELLERS."
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"COMMISSION") a registration statement, including a prospectus, relating to the
Shares. The registration statement as amended at the time it becomes effective,
including the information incorporated by reference therein and the information
(if any) deemed to be part of the
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registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), is hereinafter
referred to as the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"; the prospectus in the form first
used to confirm sales of Shares is hereinafter referred to as the "PROSPECTUS".
If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement to register
additional shares of Common Stock 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 (including, in the case of all references to the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, documents incorporated therein by
reference).
1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents
and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in
effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or
threatened by the Commission. The Company has complied with the
conditions for use of the Commission's Registration Statement on Form
S-3.
(b) (i) Each document filed or to be filed pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"),
including each of the documents incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus (the "INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS") complied or will comply when
so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission; (ii) the
Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and,
as amended or supplemented, if applicable, 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 not
misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply
and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all
material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and (iv) the Prospectus does
not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except
that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do
not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter
furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you
expressly for use therein.
(c) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing
as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its
property and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and
is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or
leasing of property
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requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be
so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(d) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated, is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority
to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or
its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except
to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing
would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole; all of the issued shares of capital
stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly
authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned
directly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities or claims; and no subsidiary of the Company is a significant
subsidiary (as defined in paragraph (w) of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X),
except for Zimba.
(e) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
(f) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to
legal matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(g) The shares of Common Stock (including the Shares to be sold
by the Selling Stockholders) outstanding prior to the issuance of the
Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly authorized and are
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth in
the Prospectus, the Company does not have outstanding any options to
purchase, or any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or
to purchase, any securities or obligations convertible into, or any
contracts or commitments to issue or sell, shares of its capital stock
or any such options, rights, convertible securities or obligations.
(h) The Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly
authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to
any preemptive or similar rights.
(i) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the
performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement will
not contravene any provision of applicable law or the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any agreement or other
instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is
material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any
judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court
having jurisdiction over the Company
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or any subsidiary, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of,
or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for
the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement,
except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.
(j) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any
development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from
that set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or
supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement).
(k) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or
threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or
to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is subject that are required to be described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described or any statutes,
regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed
as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or
filed as required.
(l) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration
statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or
filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so
filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(m) 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 Prospectus, will not be required to register as an
"investment company" as such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.
(n) The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with
any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and
regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants ("ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"), (ii) have received all permits,
licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable
Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are
in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license
or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws,
failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or
failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits,
licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(o) There are no costs or liabilities associated with
Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or
operating expenditures required for
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clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or
any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating
activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would,
singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(p) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between
the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the
Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with
respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to
include such securities with the Shares registered pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
(q) The Company has complied with all provisions of Section
517.075, Florida Statutes relating to doing business with the Government
of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba.
(r) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can
acquire on reasonable terms, all material patents, patent rights,
licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and
other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential
information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade
names currently employed by them in connection with the business now
operated by them, except where the failure to own, possess or acquire
any of the foregoing would not result in a material adverse effect on
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and, neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of
infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect
to any of the foregoing which, singly or in the aggregate, if the
subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in
any material adverse change in the financial condition, business or
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(s) The consolidated financial statements of the Company included
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or
supplement thereto), together with related schedules and notes, present
fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and
changes in financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries on the
basis stated therein at the respective dates or for the respective
periods to which they apply; such statements and related schedules and
notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods
involved, except as disclosed therein; the supporting schedules, if any,
included in the Registration Statement present fairly in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles the information required to be
stated therein; and the other financial and statistical information and
data set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus (and any
amendment or supplement thereto) are, in all material respects,
accurately presented and prepared on a basis consistent with such
financial statements and the books and records of the Company.
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(t) The execution and delivery of each of the agreements related
to or executed in connection with the acquisitions of Zimba ("Zimba"),
Influence, Inc. ("Influence"), and Delphi, Inc. ("Delphi") by the
Company (collectively, the "Acquisition Documents") was duly authorized
by all necessary corporate and other action on the part of each of the
Company, Zimba, Influence, and Delphi. Each of the Company, Zimba,
Influence, and Delphi had all corporate and other power and authority to
execute and deliver the Acquisition Documents to which they were a
party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated therein, and the
Acquisition Documents to which they were a party constituted valid and
binding obligations of each of the Company, Zimba, Influence, and
Delphi.
(u) The execution, delivery and performance of, and compliance
with, the terms of the Acquisition Documents did not, at the time of
execution, and do not violate any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or any agreement or other
instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any
provision of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation, or
any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court
having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, and no consent,
approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any
governmental body or agency was required for the performance by the
Company of its obligations under the Acquisition Documents that was not
obtained prior to the performance of such obligations.
(v) The shares of the Company's Common Stock issued pursuant to
the Acquisition Documents were validly issued, fully-paid and
non-assessable, and the issuance of such shares complied in all material
respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, and was not subject to any
preemptive or similar rights that were not waived.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders. Each of
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, and Xxxxxxx X. Worms
and each of the other Selling Stockholders (the "Non-Affiliate Stockholders")
represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder.
(b) The execution and delivery by such Selling Stockholder of,
and the performance by such Selling Stockholder of its obligations
under, this Agreement, the Custody Agreement signed by such Selling
Stockholder and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Custodian,
relating to the deposit of the Shares to be sold by such Selling
Stockholder (the "CUSTODY AGREEMENT") and the Power of Attorney
appointing certain individuals as such Selling Stockholder's
attorneys-in-fact to the extent set forth therein, relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Statement (the
"POWER OF Attorney") will not contravene any provision of applicable
law, or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of such Selling
Stockholder (if such Selling Stockholder is a
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corporation), or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such
Selling Stockholder or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental
body, agency or court having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder,
and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification
with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by
such Selling Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement or the
Custody Agreement or Power of Attorney of such Selling Stockholder,
except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.
(c) Such Selling Stockholder has, and on the Closing Date will
have, valid title to the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder
and the legal right and power, and all authorization and approval
required by law, to enter into this Agreement, the Custody Agreement and
the Power of Attorney and to sell, transfer and deliver the Shares to be
sold by such Selling Stockholder.
(d) The Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to
this Agreement have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.
(e) The Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder and
are valid and binding agreements of such Selling Stockholder.
(f) Delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder
pursuant to this Agreement will pass title to such Shares free and clear
of any security interests, claims, liens, equities and other
encumbrances.
(g) The sale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholder pursuant to
this Agreement is not prompted by any material information concerning
the Company or any of its subsidiaries known to the Selling Stockholder
which is not set forth in the Registration Statement.
(h) (i) Each document filed or to be filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act, including the Incorporated Documents, complied or will
comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and
the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission; (ii) the
Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and,
as amended or supplemented, if applicable, 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 not
misleading, and (iii) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, except that the representations and
warranties set forth in this paragraph 2(h); (a) do not apply to
statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the
Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use
therein, and (b) in the case of the Non-Affiliate Stockholders, only
apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement,
Prospectus, and documents filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange
Act, including the Incorporated Documents, based upon information
relating to any Non-Affiliate Stockholder furnished to the Company in
writing by such Non-Affiliate Selling Stockholder expressly for use
therein.
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3. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. Each Seller, severally and not
jointly, hereby agrees to sell to the several Underwriters, and each
Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein
contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally
and not jointly, to purchase from such Seller at $______ a share (the "PURCHASE
PRICE") the number of Firm Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate
fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the same proportion to the
number of Firm Shares to be sold by such Seller as the number of Firm Shares set
forth in Schedule II hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the
total number of Firm Shares.
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to sell
to the Underwriters the Additional Shares, and the Underwriters shall have a
one-time right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to 375,000. Additional
Shares at the Purchase Price. If you, on behalf of the Underwriters, elect to
exercise such option, you shall so notify the Company in writing not later than
30 days after the date of this Agreement, which notice shall specify the number
of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which
such shares are to be purchased. Such date may be the same as the Closing Date
(as defined below) but not earlier than the Closing Date nor later than ten
business days after the date of such notice. Additional Shares may be purchased
as provided in Section 5 hereof solely for the purpose of covering
over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. If any
Additional Shares are to be purchased, each Underwriter agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such
adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the
same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased as the
number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule II hereto opposite the name of such
Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares.
Each Seller hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not,
during the period ending 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, (i) offer,
pledge, 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, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement
that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences
of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in
clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such
other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply
to (A) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (B) the issuance by the Company of
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise
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of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date
hereof of which the Underwriters have been advised in writing or (C)
transactions by any person other than the Company relating to shares of Common
Stock or other securities acquired in open market transactions after the
completion of the offering of the Shares. In addition, each Selling Stockholder,
agrees that, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period
ending 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, make any demand for, or
exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common
Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common
Stock.
4. Terms of Public Offering. The Sellers are advised by you that the
Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of
the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have
become effective as in your judgment is advisable. The Sellers are further
advised by you that the Shares are to be offered to the public initially at
$_____________ a share (the "PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE") and to certain dealers
selected by you at a price that represents a concession not in excess of $______
a share under the Public Offering Price, and that any Underwriter may allow, and
such dealers may reallow, a concession, not in excess of $_____ a share, to any
Underwriter or to certain other dealers.
5. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Shares to be sold by each
Seller shall be made to such Seller in Federal or other funds immediately
available in New York City against delivery of such Firm Shares for the
respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City
time, on ___________, 2000, or at such other time on the same or such other
date, not later than __________, 2000, as shall be designated in writing by you.
The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the "CLOSING
DATE".
Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company in
Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery
of such Additional Shares for the respective accounts of the several
Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the
notice described in Section 3 or at such other time on the same or on such other
date, in any event not later than _______________, 2000, as shall be designated
in writing by you. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to
as the "OPTION CLOSING DATE".
Certificates for the Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be in
definitive form and registered in such names and in such denominations as you
shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the
Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The certificates
evidencing the Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be delivered to you on
the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the
respective accounts of the several Underwriters, with any transfer taxes payable
in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters duly paid,
against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.
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6. Conditions to the Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of the
Sellers to sell the Shares to the Underwriters and the several obligations of
the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Shares on the Closing Date are
subject to the condition that the Registration Statement shall have become
effective not later than 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof.
The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following
further conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and prior to the Closing Date:
(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall
any notice have been given of any intended or potential
downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not
indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating
accorded any of the Company's securities by any "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization," as such term is
defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act;
and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any
development involving a prospective change, in the condition,
financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
from that set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this
Agreement) that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and
that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to market the
Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Prospectus.
(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer
of the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 6(a)(i) above and to
the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date
and that the Company has complied with all of the agreements and
satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
hereunder on or before the Closing Date.
The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon
the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
(c) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the Selling
Stockholder, to the effect that the representations and warranties of
the Selling Stockholder contained in this Agreement are true and correct
as of the Closing Date and that the Selling Stockholder has complied
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with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing
Date.
(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, outside counsel for the Company,
dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and
authority to own its property and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of
property requires such qualification, except to the extent that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not
have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(ii) each subsidiary of the Company has been duly
incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to
conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its
ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification,
except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iii) the authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as
to legal matters to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus;
(iv) the shares of Common Stock (including the Shares to be
sold by the Selling Stockholders) outstanding prior to the
issuance of the Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
(v) all of the issued shares of capital stock of each
subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized
and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned
directly by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims;
(vi) the Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly
authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, will be
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validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance
of such Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar
rights;
(vii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company;
(viii) the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the
performance by the Company of its obligations under, this
Agreement will not contravene any provision of applicable law or
the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or, to
the best of such counsel's knowledge, any agreement or other
instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries
that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, any judgment,
order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having
jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, and no consent,
approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any
governmental body or agency is required for the performance by
the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except such
as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
various states in connection with the offer and sale of the
Shares;
(ix) the statements (A) in the Prospectus under the captions
"Selling Stockholders" and "Underwriters" and (B) in the
Registration Statement in Item 15, in each case insofar as such
statements constitute summaries of the legal matters, documents
or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present the
information called for with respect to such legal matters,
documents and proceedings and fairly summarize the matters
referred to therein;
(x) after due inquiry, such counsel does not know of any
legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any
of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
subject that are required to be described in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described or of any
statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration
Statement that are not described or filed as required;
(xi) 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 Prospectus, will not be
required to register as an "investment company" as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(xii) the Company and its subsidiaries (A) are in compliance
with any and all applicable Environmental Laws, (B) have received
all permits, licenses or
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other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental
Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (C) are in
compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit,
license or approval, except where such noncompliance with
Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses
or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and
conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not,
singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and
(xiii) such counsel (A) is of the opinion that each document
filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement and Prospectus (except for
financial statements and schedules and other financial and
statistical data included therein as to which such counsel need
not express any opinion) complied when so filed as to form in all
material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (B) is of the
opinion that the Registration Statement and Prospectus (except
for financial statements and schedules and other financial and
statistical data included therein as to which such counsel need
not express any opinion) comply as to form in all material
respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, (C) has no reason to
believe that (except for financial statements and schedules and
other financial and statistical data as to which such counsel
need not express any belief) the Registration Statement and the
prospectus included therein at the time the Registration
Statement became effective 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 not
misleading and (D) has no reason to believe that (except for
financial statements and schedules and other financial and
statistical data as to which such counsel need not express any
belief) the Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits 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.
(xiv) the execution and delivery of the Acquisition Documents
was duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other) action
on the part of the Company;
(xv) the execution, delivery and performance of, and
compliance with, the terms of the Acquisition Documents, did not,
at the time of execution, and do not violate any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, or, any
provision of any applicable federal, or state law, rule or
regulation;
(xvi) to such counsel's knowledge the Company had all
corporate power and authority necessary to execute and deliver
the Acquisition Documents, to
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consummate the transactions contemplated therein and the
Acquisition Documents constitute a valid and binding obligation
of the Company;
(xvii) to such counsel's knowledge, each of Zimba, Influence
and Delphi had all corporate power and authority necessary to
execute and deliver the Acquisition Documents to which they were
a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated therein and
the Acquisition Documents to which they were a party constituted
a valid and binding obligation of each of Zimba, Influence and
Delphi.
(e) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Selling
Stockholders, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by or on behalf of each of the Selling Stockholders;
(ii) the execution and delivery by each Selling Stockholder
of, and the performance by such Selling Stockholder of its
obligations under, this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and
Powers of Attorney of such Selling Stockholder will not
contravene any provision of applicable law, or the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of such Selling Stockholder (if such
Selling Stockholder is a corporation), or, to the best of such
counsel's knowledge, any agreement or other instrument binding
upon such Selling Stockholder or, to the best of such counsel's
knowledge, any judgment, order or decree of any governmental
body, agency or court having jurisdiction over such Selling
Stockholder, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of,
or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is
required for the performance by such Selling Stockholder of its
obligations under this Agreement or the Custody Agreement or
Power of Attorney of such Selling Stockholder, except such as may
be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various
states in connection with offer and sale of the Shares;
(iii) each of the Selling Stockholders has valid title to the
Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder and the legal right
and power, and all authorization and approval required by law, to
enter into this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of
Attorney of such Selling Stockholder and to sell, transfer and
deliver the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder;
(iv) the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney of each
Selling Stockholder have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such Selling Stockholder and are valid and binding
agreements of such Selling Stockholder;
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(v) delivery of the Shares to be sold by each Selling
Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement will pass title to such
Shares free and clear of any security interests, claims, liens,
equities and other encumbrances; and
(vi) such counsel (A) is of the opinion that the Registration
Statement and Prospectus (except for financial statements and
schedules and other financial and statistical data included
therein as to which such counsel need not express any opinion)
comply as to form in all material respects with the Securities
Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, (B) has no reason to believe that (except for
financial statements and schedules and other financial and
statistical data as to which such counsel need not express any
belief) the Registration Statement and the prospectus included
therein at the time the Registration Statement became effective
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 not misleading and (C) has no
reason to believe that (except for financial statements and
schedules and other financial and statistical data as to which
such counsel need not express any belief) the Prospectus contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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.
(f) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, counsel
for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, covering the matters referred to
in Sections 6(c)(vi), 6(c)(vii), 6(c)(ix) (but only as to the statements in the
Prospectus under "Description of Capital Stock" and "Underwriters") and
6(c)(xiii) above.
With respect to Section 6(c)(xiii) above, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation and with
respect to Section 6(d)(vi) above, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, may state
that their opinion and belief are based upon their participation in the
preparation of the Registration Statement and Prospectus and any
amendments or supplements thereto and review and discussion of the
contents thereof, but are without independent check or verification,
except as specified. With respect to Section 6(d) above, Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxx LLP may rely upon an opinion or opinions of counsel for any
Selling Stockholders and, with respect to factual matters and to the
extent such counsel deems appropriate, upon the representations of each
Selling Stockholder contained herein and in the Custody Agreement and
Power of Attorney of such Selling Stockholder and in other documents and
instruments; provided that (A) each such counsel for the Selling
Stockholders is satisfactory to your counsel, (B) a copy of each opinion
so relied upon is delivered to you and is in form and substance
satisfactory to your counsel, (C) copies of such Custody Agreements and
Powers of Attorney and of any such other documents and instruments shall
be delivered to you and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
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your counsel and (D) Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP shall state in their
opinion that they are justified in relying on each such other opinion.
The opinions of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation described in Sections 6(c)
and 6(d) above (and any opinions of counsel for any Selling Stockholder
referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph) shall be rendered to
the Underwriters at the request of the Company or one or more of the
Selling Stockholders, as the case may be, and shall so state therein.
(g) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date
hereof and the Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the
Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Underwriters, from Ernst & Young LLP, independent public
accountants, containing statements and information of the type
ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters
with respect to the financial statements and certain financial
information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus; provided that the letter
delivered on the Closing Date shall use a "cut-off date" not earlier
than the date hereof.
(h) 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 Common 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.
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase
Additional Shares hereunder are subject to the delivery to you on the Option
Closing Date of such documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the
good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of the
Additional Shares and other matters related to the issuance of the Additional
Shares.
7. Covenants of the Company. In further consideration of the agreements
of the Underwriters herein contained, the Company covenants with each
Underwriter as follows:
(a) To furnish you, without charge, four signed copies of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the
Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto but including documents
incorporated by reference) and, during the period mentioned in paragraph
(c) below, as many copies of the Prospectus, any documents incorporated
by reference, and any supplements and amendments thereto as you may
reasonably request. The terms "supplement" and "amendment" or "amend" as
used in this Agreement shall include all documents subsequently filed by
the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, as
amended, that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus.
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(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed
amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or
supplement to which you reasonably object, and to file with the
Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under
the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such
Rule.
(c) If, during such period after the first date of the public
offering of the Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters
the Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with
sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition
exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not
misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is
necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with
applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and
furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers
(whose names and addresses you will furnish to the Company) to which
Shares may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters and to
any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the
Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or
supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the
Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with law.
(d) To endeavor to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall
reasonably request.
(e) To make generally available to the Company's security holders
and to you as soon as practicable an earning statement covering the
twelve-month period ending December 31, 2001 that satisfies the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder.
8. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Sellers agree to
pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of their
obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and
expenses of the Company's counsel, the Company's accountants and counsel for the
Selling Stockholders in connection with the registration and delivery of the
Shares under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection
with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus, the Prospectus and amendments and supplements to any of the
foregoing, including all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing
and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the
quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the
transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, including any transfer
or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue
Sky or Legal Investment memorandum in connection with the
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offer and sale of the Shares under state securities laws and all expenses in
connection with the qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under state
securities laws as provided in Section 7(d) hereof, including filing fees and
the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in
connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or Legal
Investment memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in connection with the
review and qualification of the offering of the Shares by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (v) all fees and expenses in connection
with the preparation and filing of the registration statement on Form 8-A
relating to the Common Stock and all costs and expenses incident to listing the
Shares on [the Nasdaq National Market, (vi) the cost of printing certificates
representing the Shares, (vii) the costs and charges of any transfer agent,
registrar or depositary, (viii) the costs and expenses of the Company relating
to investor presentations on any "road show" undertaken in connection with the
marketing of the offering of the Shares, including, without limitation, expenses
associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and
expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show
presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging
expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such
consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road
show, and (ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the
obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made
in this Section. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this
Section, Section 9 entitled "Indemnity and Contribution", and the last paragraph
of Section 11 below, the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses,
including fees and disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer taxes payable
on resale of any of the Shares by them and any advertising expenses connected
with any offers they may make.
The provisions of this Section shall not supersede or otherwise
affect any agreement that the Sellers may otherwise have for the allocation of
such expenses among themselves.
9. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Sellers, jointly and severally,
agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any,
who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either 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, any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or
investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
(as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments
or supplements thereto), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any
Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you
expressly for use therein.
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(b) Each Selling Stockholder agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign
the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of either 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, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such
action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof,
any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the
Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or caused
by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
but only with reference to information relating to such Selling Stockholder
furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder expressly for
use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or
any amendments or supplements thereto.
(c) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, the Selling Stockholders, the directors of the
Company, the officers of the Company who sign the Registration Statement and
each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Selling Stockholder within
the meaning of either 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, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such
action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof,
any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the
Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or caused
by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to
the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use in the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto.
(d) In case any proceeding (including any governmental
investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 9(a), 9(b) or 9(c), such person (the
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY") shall promptly notify the person against whom such
indemnity may be sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing and the
indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and
shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding.
In any such proceeding, any indemnified party 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 party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the
named parties to any such
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proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party
and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel
would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between
them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the
legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or
related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (i) the fees and
expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for
all Underwriters and all persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the
meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act, (ii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to
any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the
Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of either such Section and (iii) the fees and expenses of more than
one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Selling
Stockholders and all persons, if any, who control any Selling Stockholder within
the meaning of either such Section, and that all such fees and expenses shall be
reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm for the
Underwriters and such control persons of any Underwriters, such firm shall be
designated in writing by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated. In the case of any
such separate firm for the Company, and such directors, officers and control
persons of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Company.
In the case of any such separate firm for the Selling Stockholders and such
control persons of any Selling Stockholders, such firm shall be designated in
writing by the persons named as attorneys-in-fact for the Selling Stockholders
under the Powers of Attorney. The indemnifying party 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 party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against
any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding
the foregoing sentence, 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 the second and third sentences of this paragraph,
the indemnifying party agrees that it 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 such indemnifying party of the
aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the
indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a
party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party,
unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified
party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such
proceeding.
(e) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 9(a),
9(b) or 9(c) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect
of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party 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 indemnifying party or
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parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand
from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
9(e)(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
9(e)(i) above but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties
on the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand 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 Sellers on the one hand
and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the
Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net
proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before deducting expenses) received by
each Seller and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the
Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the
Prospectus, bear to the aggregate Public Offering Price of the Shares. The
relative fault of the Sellers 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 Sellers
or by the Underwriters and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Underwriters' respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section
9 are several in proportion to the respective number of Shares they have
purchased hereunder, and not joint.
(f) The Sellers and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just
or 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 Section 9(e). The amount paid or payable
by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and
liabilities 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 9, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Shares
underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public
exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The 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 party at law or in equity.
(g) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this
Section 9 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the
Company and the Selling Stockholders contained in this Agreement shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this
Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any
person controlling any Underwriter, any Selling Stockholder or any person
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controlling any Selling Stockholder, or the Company, its officers or directors
or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for
any of the Shares.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination by
notice given by you to the Company, if (a) after the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have
been suspended or materially limited on or by, as the case may be, any of the
New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc., the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (ii) trading of any
securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any
over-the-counter market, (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking
activities in New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York
State authorities or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis
that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and (b) in the case of any of
the events specified in clauses 10(a)(i) through 10(a)(iv), such event, singly
or together with any other such event, makes it, in your judgment, impracticable
to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Prospectus.
11. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become
effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
If, on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may
be, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares
that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the
aggregate number of Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the
aggregate number of the Shares to be purchased on such date, the other
Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the number of
Firm Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II bears to
the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of all such
non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to
purchase the Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but
failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the
number of Shares that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this
Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 11 by an amount in excess of
one-ninth of such number of Shares without the written consent of such
Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail
or refuse to purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate number of Firm Shares with
respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate
number of Firm Shares to be purchased, and arrangements satisfactory to you, the
Company and the Selling Stockholders for the purchase of such Firm Shares are
not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate
without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter, the Company or
the Selling Stockholders. In any such case either you or the relevant Sellers
shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer
than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration
Statement and in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be
effected. If, on the Option Closing Date, any
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Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Shares
and the aggregate number of Additional Shares with respect to which such default
occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be
purchased, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i)
terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase Additional Shares or (ii)
purchase not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-defaulting
Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such
default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under
this Agreement.
If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of
them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of any Seller to comply with
the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any
reason any Seller shall be unable to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the Sellers will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as
have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all
out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel)
reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or
the offering contemplated hereunder.
12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
13. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
14. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of
this Agreement.
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Very truly yours,
INFORMATICA CORPORATION
By:
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
The Selling Stockholders named in Schedule I
hereto, acting severally
By:
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Attorney-in-Fact
Accepted as of the date hereof
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
BancBoston Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc.
First Albany Corporation
Acting severally on behalf
of themselves and the
several Underwriters named
in Schedule II hereto.
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
NUMBER OF
FIRM SHARES
SELLING STOCKHOLDER TO BE SOLD
[NAMES OF SELLING STOCKHOLDERS]
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Total........
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SCHEDULE II
NUMBER OF
FIRM SHARES
UNDERWRITER TO BE PURCHASED
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
BancBoston Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc.
First Albany Corporation
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Total ........ 2,500,000
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