DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Up to 18,172,219 Shares of Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) Continuous Offering Program Agreement
EXHIBIT 1.1
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Up to 18,172,219 Shares of
Common Stock
($0.0001 par value)
Common Stock
($0.0001 par value)
December 17, 2008
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
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Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Delta Air Lines, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the
“Company”), confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets
Inc. (the “Manager”) as follows:
1. Description of Shares. The Company has issued and proposes to sell through or to
the Manager, as sales agent and/or principal, up to 18,172,219 shares (the “Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”) from time to time during the
term of this Agreement and on the terms set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement. For purposes of
selling the Shares through the Manager, the Company hereby appoints the Manager as exclusive agent
of the Company for the purpose of soliciting purchases of the Shares from the Company pursuant to
this Agreement and the Manager agrees to use its reasonable efforts to solicit purchases of the
Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions stated herein. The Company agrees that whenever
it determines to sell the Shares directly to the Manager as principal, it will enter into a
separate agreement (each, a “Terms Agreement”) in substantially the form of Annex I hereto,
relating to such sale in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement. Certain terms used herein
are defined in Section 18 hereof.
2. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees
with, the Manager at the Execution Time and on each such time the following representations and
warranties are repeated or deemed to be made pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth below.
(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has
prepared and filed with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined
in Rule 405 (File Number 333-[ ]) on Form S-3, including a related Base Prospectus, for
registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Shares. Such Registration
Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time or prior to
any such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be
made, became effective upon filing. As filed, the Prospectus contains all information
required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Manager shall
agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form
furnished to the Manager prior to the Execution Time or prior to any such time this
representation is repeated or deemed to be made. The Registration Statement, at the
Execution Time, each such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made, and at
all times during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether
physically or through compliance with Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) in connection with
any offer or sale of Shares, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). The
initial Effective Date of the Registration Statement was not earlier than the date three
years before the Execution Time. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the
Base Prospectus, any Interim Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to
refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of
Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Interim Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms
“amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, any Interim Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to
and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of
the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Interim Prospectus
Supplement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference.
(b) To the extent that the Registration Statement is not available for the sales of the
Shares as contemplated by this Agreement or the Company is not a “well known seasoned
issuer” as defined in Rule 405 or otherwise is unable to make the representations set forth
in Section 2(e) at any time when such representations are required, the Company shall file a
new registration statement with respect to any additional shares of Common Stock necessary
to complete such sales of the Shares and shall cause such registration statement to become
effective as promptly as practicable. After the effectiveness of any such registration
statement, all references to “Registration Statement” included in this Agreement shall be
deemed to include such new registration statement, including all documents incorporated by
reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3, and all references to “Base Prospectus”
included in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the final form of prospectus,
including all documents incorporated therein by reference, included in any such registration
statement at the time such registration statement became effective.
(c) On each Effective Date, at the Execution Time, at each Applicable Time, at each
Settlement Date and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be
delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule)
in connection with any offer or sale of Shares, the Registration Statement complied and will
comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange
Act and the respective rules thereunder and did not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date
of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b), at the Execution Time, at each
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Applicable Time, on each Settlement Date and at all times during which a prospectus is
required by the Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172,
173 or any similar rule) in connection with any offer or sale of Shares, the Prospectus
(together with any supplement thereto) complied and will comply in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules
thereunder and did not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the
information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or
any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company by the Manager specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).
(d) At the Execution Time, at each Applicable Time and at each Settlement Date, the
Disclosure Package does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not
apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for use
therein.
(e) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most
recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act
(whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant
to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the
Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of
Rule 163(c)) made any offer relating to the Shares in reliance on the exemption in Rule 163,
and (iv) at the Execution Time and on each such time this representation is repeated or
deemed to be made (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this
clause (iv)), the Company was or is (as the case may be) a “well-known seasoned issuer” as
defined in Rule 405. The Company agrees to pay the fees required by the Commission relating
to the Shares within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) without regard to the proviso
therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r).
(f) (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the
Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of
Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Shares and (ii) as of the Execution Time and on each such time this
representation is repeated or deemed to be made (with such date being used as the
determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an
Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by
the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered
an Ineligible Issuer.
(g) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include any information the substance
of which conflicts with the information contained in the Registration
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Statement, including any document incorporated therein by reference and any prospectus
supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified; and each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing
sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by
the Manager specifically for use therein.
(h) The Registration Statement is not the subject of a pending proceeding or
examination under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Act, and the Company is not the subject of a
pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Act in connection with the offering of the
Shares.
(i) The Common Stock is an “actively-traded security” exempted from the requirements of
Rule 101 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by subsection (c)(1) of such rule.
(j) The Company has not entered into any other sales agency agreements or other similar
arrangements with any agent or any other representative in respect of at the market
offerings of the Shares in accordance with Rule 415(a)(4) of the Act.
(k) The Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Shares.
(l) There is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled to receive from the
Company any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(m) The consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto present fairly
in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of their operations and
cash flows for the periods specified and have been prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved, except as indicated therein, and the supporting schedules incorporated by
reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the information
required to be stated therein.
(n) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority (corporate
and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as it is now being conducted
except where the failure to have such power or authority would not individually or in the
aggregate have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
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as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business
(a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(o) Each of the Company and Northwest Airlines, Inc. (“Northwest Airlines”)
(i) is an “air carrier” within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. Section 40102(a), (ii) holds an air
carrier operating certificate issued by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to Chapter
447 of Title 49 of the United States Code for aircraft capable of carrying 10 or more
individuals or 6,000 pounds or more of cargo, (iii) is a “citizen of the United States” as
defined in 49 U.S.C. Section 40102 and (iv) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation for
the transaction of business and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other
than the State of Delaware or Minnesota, as applicable) in which the Company or Northwest
Airlines has intrastate routes, or has a principal office or major overhaul facility and
where the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect; each material
subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
(p) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the consummation by
the Company of the transactions herein contemplated and the compliance by the Company with
the terms hereof do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of,
any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as amended, of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or by which any of the property or assets of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (except for such conflicts, breaches,
violations and defaults as would not have a Material Adverse Effect and would not materially
adversely affect the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein contemplated and
the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof), nor will such action result in any
violation of the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws of the Company, or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or any of their respective properties; and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus, no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of
or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the performance by the
Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except such as are required under the Blue Sky or securities
laws of the various states.
(q) This Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company. This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Company.
(r) Deloitte & Touche LLP, who reported on certain annual consolidated financial
statements of the Company incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, were, at the time such reports were prepared, independent accountants as
required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Securities
Act Regulations”).
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(s) Ernst & Young LLP, who reported on certain annual consolidated financial statements
of the Company and Northwest Airlines Corporation (“Northwest”) incorporated by
reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are independent accountants as
required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations.
(t) Other than as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no
legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject
which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, individually or in the aggregate are
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no
such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by
others.
(u) The Company has authorized capital stock as set forth in the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company (including the
Shares) have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable; the Shares are currently held in treasury; and all of the issued shares of
capital stock of each material subsidiary of the Company have been fully and validly
authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except for directors’
qualifying shares and other than pursuant to the Company’s senior secured exit financing
facility or as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are owned directly or
indirectly by the Company.
(v) The Company is subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(w) Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no
labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, exists or, to the knowledge
of the Company, is threatened.
(x) Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus the Company and
each material subsidiary possess all licenses, certificates, authorizations and permits
issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses, except to the extent that the failure to possess such
licenses, certificates, authorizations or permits would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
and to the Company’s knowledge neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary (as
defined in Registration S-X under the Securities Act) has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit,
with respect to which any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would singly or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, 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 (to
the extent related to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants), the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received and are in
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compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) have not
received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of
any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive
required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in
the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) 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 Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, the Company will not be required to register as an “investment company”, within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
(aa) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited
fiscal year, there has been (1) no material weakness identified by management or by the
Company’s auditors and communicated to Management in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(bb) Any statistical and market-related data included in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and
accurate, and where required, the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of
such data from such sources.
(cc) The pro forma financial statements included in the Prospectus and the Registration
Statement include assumptions and preliminary valuations that provide a reasonable basis for
presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions and events
described therein, the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those
assumptions and preliminary valuations, and the pro forma adjustments reflect the proper
application of those adjustments and preliminary valuations to the historical financial
statement amounts in the pro forma financial statements included in the Prospectus and the
Registration Statement, in each case in the manner described in the Prospectus and the
Registration Statement; provided, however, that such adjustments were preliminary, are
subject to further adjustments as additional information becomes available and as additional
analyses are preformed and were made solely for the purposes of providing such pro forma
financial statements. The pro forma
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financial statements included in the Prospectus and Registration Statement comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of Regulation S-X
under the Act and the pro forma adjustments have been properly applied to the historical
amounts in the compilation of those statements.
(dd) Neither the company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result
in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and
the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use
of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance
of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other
property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any
“foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or
official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the
FCPA; and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates
have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain
policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to
ensure, continued compliance therewith.
(ee) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at
all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements
and the money laundering statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related
or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or
proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ff) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly
or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make
available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity,
for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by OFAC.
(gg) No holders of equity securities of the Company have rights to the registration of
such equity securities under the Registration Statement.
(hh) There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under Federal law or
the laws of any state, or any political subdivision thereof, required to be paid in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance by the Company
or sale by the Company of the Securities.
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Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Manager or counsel
for the Manager in connection with this Agreement or any Terms Agreement shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to the Manager.
3. Sale and Delivery of Shares.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties herein set forth, the Company has issued and agrees to sell Shares from time to time
through the Manager, acting as sales agent, and the Manager agrees to use its reasonable efforts to
sell, as sales agent for the Company, the Shares on the following terms.
(i) The Shares are to be sold on a daily basis or otherwise as shall be agreed
to by the Company and the Manager on any day that (A) is a trading day for the New
York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), (B) the Company has instructed the Manager by
telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail) to make such sales and (C) the
Company has satisfied its obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement. The
Company will designate the maximum amount of the Shares to be sold by the Manager
daily (in any event not in excess of the amount available for issuance under the
Prospectus and the currently effective Registration Statement) and the minimum price
per Share at which such Shares may be sold. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the Manager shall use its reasonable efforts to sell on a particular day all
of the Shares designated for the sale by the Company on such day. The gross sales
price of the Shares sold under this Section 3(a) shall be the market price for shares of the Company’s Common Stock sold by the Manager under this Section 3(a) on
the NYSE at the time of sale of such Shares.
(ii) The Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) there can be no assurance
that the Manager will be successful in selling the Shares, (B) the Manager will
incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it
does not sell Shares for any reason other than a failure by the Manager to use its
reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and
applicable law and regulations to sell such Shares as required under this Agreement,
and (C) the Manager shall be under no obligation to purchase Shares on a principal
basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the
Manager and the Company.
(iii) The Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and the Manager
shall not be obligated to use its reasonable efforts to sell, any Share at a price
lower than the minimum price therefor designated from time to time by the Company’s
Board of Directors (the “Board”), or a duly authorized committee thereof,
and notified to the Manager in writing. The Company or the Manager may, upon notice
to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail),
suspend the offering of the Shares for any reason and at any time; provided,
however, that such suspension or termination shall not affect or
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impair the parties’ respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold
hereunder prior to the giving of such notice.
(iv) The Manager hereby covenants and agrees not to make any sales of the
Shares on behalf of the Company, pursuant to this Section 3(a), other than (A) by
means of ordinary brokers’ transactions between members of the NYSE that qualify for
delivery of a Prospectus to the NYSE in accordance with Rule 153 of the 1933 Act
Regulations (such transactions are hereinafter referred to as “At-the-Market
Offerings”) and (B) such other sales of the Shares on behalf of the Company in
its capacity as agent of the Company as shall be agreed by the Company and the
Manager pursuant to a Terms Agreement.
(v) The compensation to the Manager for sales of the Shares with respect to
which the Manager acts as sales agent under this Agreement shall be 2% of the gross
sales price of the Shares sold pursuant to this Section 3(a). The foregoing rate of
compensation shall not apply when the Manager acts as principal, in which case the
Company may sell Shares to the Manager as principal at a price agreed upon at the
relevant Applicable Time pursuant to a Terms Agreement. The remaining proceeds,
after further deduction for any transaction fees imposed by any governmental or
self-regulatory organization in respect of such sales, shall constitute the net
proceeds to the Company for such Shares (the “Net Proceeds”).
(vi) The Manager shall provide written confirmation (which may be by facsimile
or electronic mail) to the Company following the close of trading on the NYSE each
day in which the Shares are sold under this Section 3(a) setting forth the number of
the Shares sold on such day, the aggregate gross sales proceeds and the Net Proceeds
to the Company, and the compensation payable by the Company to the Manager with
respect to such sales.
(vii) Settlement for sales of the Shares pursuant to this Section 3(a) will
occur at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), or at such time as the Company and the Manager
may mutually agree, on the third business day following the date on which such sales
are made (each such day, a “Settlement Date”). On each Settlement Date, the
Shares sold through the Manager for settlement on such date shall be issued and
delivered by the Company to the Manager against payment of the Net Proceeds for the
sale of such Shares. Settlement for all such Shares shall be effected by free
delivery of the Shares to the Manager’s account at The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”) in return for payments in same day funds delivered to the account
designated by the Company. If the Company or its transfer agent (if applicable)
shall default on its obligation to deliver the Shares on any Settlement Date, the
Company shall (A) indemnify and hold the Manager harmless against any loss, claim or
damage arising from or as a result of such default by the Company and (B) pay the
Manager any commission to which it would otherwise be entitled absent such default.
If the Manager breaches this Agreement by failing to deliver the Net Proceeds on any
Settlement Date for the
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Shares delivered by the Company, the Manager will pay the Company interest
based on the effective overnight federal funds rate.
(viii) At each Applicable Time, Settlement Date, Representation Date (as
defined in Section 4(k)) and Filing Date (as defined below in Section 4(x), the
Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation and warranty contained
in this Agreement as if such representation and warranty were made as of such date,
modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as
amended as of such date. Any obligation of the Manager to use its reasonable
efforts to sell the Shares on behalf of the Company shall be subject to the
continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein, to
the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the continuing
satisfaction of the additional conditions specified in Section 6 of this Agreement.
(b) If the Company wishes to sell the Shares pursuant to this Agreement but other than
as set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement (each, a “Placement”), it will notify
the Manager of the proposed terms of such Placement. If the Manager, acting as principal,
wishes to accept such proposed terms (which it may decline to do for any reason in its sole
discretion) or, following discussions with the Company wishes to accept amended terms, the
Manager and the Company will enter into a Terms Agreement setting forth the terms of such
Placement. The terms set forth in a Terms Agreement will not be binding on the Company or
the Manager unless and until the Company and the Manager have each executed such Terms
Agreement accepting all of the terms of such Terms Agreement. In the event of a conflict
between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Terms Agreement, the terms of such
Terms Agreement will control.
(c) Each sale of the Shares to the Manager shall be made in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement and, if applicable, a Terms Agreement, which will provide for the sale of
such Shares to, and the purchase thereof by, the Manager. A Terms Agreement may also
specify certain provisions relating to the reoffering of such Shares by the Manager. The
commitment of the Manager to purchase the Shares pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be
deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the Company
herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth. Each
Terms Agreement shall specify the number of the Shares to be purchased by the Manager
pursuant thereto, the price to be paid to the Company for such Shares, any provisions
relating to rights of, and default by, underwriters acting together with the Manager in the
reoffering of the Shares, and the time and date (each such time and date being referred to
herein as a “Time of Delivery”) and place of delivery of and payment for such
Shares. Such Terms Agreement shall also specify any requirements for opinions of counsel,
accountants’ letters and officers’ certificates pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement and
any other information or documents required by the Manager.
(d) Under no circumstances shall the number and aggregate amount of the Shares sold
pursuant to this Agreement and any Terms Agreement exceed (i) the aggregate amount set forth
in Section 1, (ii) the number of shares of the Common Stock available
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for issuance under the currently effective Registration Statement or (iii) the number
and aggregate amount of the Shares authorized from time to time to be issued and sold under
this Agreement by the Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and notified to the
Manager in writing.
(e) If either party has reason to believe that the exemptive provisions set forth in
Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M under the Exchange Act are not satisfied with respect to the
Shares, it shall promptly notify the other party and sales of the Shares under this
Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be suspended until that or other exemptive
provisions have been satisfied in the judgment of each party.
4. Agreements. The Company agrees with the Manager that:
(a) During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is
required (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to
Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, the Company will not file
any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement (including any Interim Prospectus
Supplement) to the Base Prospectus unless the Company has furnished to the Manager a copy
for its review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement
to which the Manager reasonably objects. The Company has properly completed the Prospectus,
in a form approved by the Manager, and filed such Prospectus, as amended at the Execution
Time, with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) by the
Execution Time and will cause any supplement to the Prospectus to be properly completed, in
a form approved by the Manager, and will file such supplement with the Commission pursuant
to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed thereby and
will provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Manager of such timely filing. The
Company will promptly advise the Manager (i) when the Prospectus, and any supplement
thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b),
(ii) when, during any period when the delivery of a prospectus (whether physically or
through compliance with Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) is required under the Act in
connection with the offering or sale of the Shares, any amendment to the Registration
Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission
or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional
information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the
institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such
stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the
Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain
as soon as possible the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or
objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or
a new registration statement and using its best efforts to have such amendment or new
registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
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(b) If, at any time on or after an Applicable Time but prior to the related Settlement
Date, any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package would include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the
circumstances then prevailing not misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly the
Manager so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or
supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement or
omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to the Manager in such quantities as
the Manager may reasonably request.
(c) During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is
required (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to
Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a
result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if
it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement
or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective
rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Prospectus, the
Company promptly will (i) notify the Manager of any such event, (ii) prepare and file with
the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 4, an
amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement or
omission or effect such compliance, (iii) use its best efforts to have any amendment to the
Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as
practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Prospectus and (iv) supply any
supplemented Prospectus to the Manager in such quantities as the Manager may reasonably
request.
(d) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security
holders and to the Manager an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.
(e) The Company will furnish to the Manager and counsel for the Manager, without
charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and, so
long as delivery of a prospectus by the Manager or dealer may be required by the Act
(including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172,
173 or any similar rule), as many copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Manager may reasonably request. The Company
will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the
offering.
(f) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Shares for
sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Manager may designate and will maintain
such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Shares;
provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that
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would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the
offering or sale of the Shares, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
(g) The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written
consent of the Manager, and the Manager agrees with the Company that, unless it has or shall
have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made
and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as
defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by
the Company under Rule 433; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto
shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in
Schedule I hereto. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Manager or the
Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company
agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) it has complied and will
comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the
Commission, legending and record keeping.
(h) The Company will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose
of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to,
result in the disposition of (whether by actual disposition or effective economic
disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the
Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company) directly
or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration
statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent
position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any other shares of Common Stock or any securities
convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock; or publicly
announce an intention to effect any such transaction (i) without giving the Manager at least
three Business Days’ prior written notice specifying the nature of the proposed transaction
and the date of such proposed transaction and (ii) unless the Manager suspends acting under
this Agreement for such period of time requested by the Company or as deemed appropriate by
the Manager in light of the proposed transaction; provided, however, that
the Company may issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to any employee stock option plan,
stock ownership plan or dividend reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Execution
Time and, with as much notice as reasonably practicable, pursuant to its prospectus, dated
November 12, 2008 and the Company may issue Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of
securities or the exercise of warrants outstanding at the Execution Time.
(i) Until the termination of this Agreement, the Company will not take, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be
expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or
manipulation in violation of the Act, Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder
of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
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(j) The Company will, at any time during the term of this Agreement, as supplemented
from time to time, advise the Manager immediately after it shall have received notice or
obtained knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would alter or affect any
opinion, certificate, letter and other document provided to the Manager pursuant to
Section 6 herein.
(k) Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement (and upon the
recommencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination
of a suspension of sales hereunder lasting more than 30 trading days), and each time that
(i) the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be amended or supplemented,
(ii) there is filed with the Commission any document incorporated by reference into the
Prospectus (other than a Current Report on Form 8-K, unless the Manager shall otherwise
reasonably request), (iii) the Shares are delivered to the Manager as principal at the Time
of Delivery pursuant to a Terms Agreement, or (iv) otherwise as the Manager may reasonably
request after consultation with its counsel, the Company shall (such commencement or
recommencement date and each such date referred to in (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, a
“Representation Date”), the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the
Manager forthwith a certificate dated and delivered the date of such commencement or
recommencement, effectiveness of such amendment, the date of filing with the Commission of
such supplement or other document, the Time of Delivery, or promptly upon request, as the
case may be, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Manager to the effect that the
statements contained in the certificate referred to in Section 6(d) of this Agreement which
were last furnished to the Manager are true and correct at the time of such commencement or
recommencement amendment, supplement, filing, or delivery, as the case may be, as though
made at and as of such time (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to such time) or, in
lieu of such certificate, a certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in
said Section 6(d), modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such certificate.
(l) At each Representation Date, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished
forthwith to the Manager and to counsel to the Manager a written opinion of Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Company (“Company Counsel”), or other counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Manager, and the General Counsel of the Company, each dated
and delivered the date of commencement or recommencement, effectiveness of such amendment,
the date of filing with the Commission of such supplement or other document, the Time of
Delivery, or promptly upon such request, as the case may be, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Manager, of the same tenor as the opinions referred to in
Section 6(b) of this Agreement, but modified as necessary to relate to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such
opinion.
(m) At each Representation Date, Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel to the Manager, shall
deliver a written opinion, dated and delivered the date of commencement or recommencement,
effectiveness of such amendment, the date of filing with the Commission of such supplement
or other document, the Time of Delivery, or promptly
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upon such request, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Manager, of the same tenor as the opinions referred to in Section 6(c) of this
Agreement, but modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion.
(n) Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement (and upon the
recommencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination
of a suspension of sales hereunder lasting more than 30 trading days), and each time that
(i) the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be amended or supplemented to include
additional amended financial information, (ii) the Shares are delivered to the Manager as
principal at a Time of Delivery pursuant to a Terms Agreement at the Manager’s request and
upon reasonable advance notice, (iii) the Company files a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or
an Annual Report on Form 10-K, or (iv) at the Manager’s request and upon reasonable advance
notice to the Company, there is filed with the Commission any document which contains
financial information (other than an Annual Report on Form 10-K) incorporated by reference
into the Prospectus, the Company shall cause (1) each of Ernst & Young (the
“Accountants”) and Deloitte & Touche (the “2005 Accountants”), or other
independent accountants satisfactory to the Manager forthwith to furnish the Manager a
letter, and (2) the Chief Financial Officer of the Company forthwith to furnish the Manager
a certificate, in each case dated the date of commencement or recommencement, effectiveness
of such amendment, the date of filing of such supplement or other document with the
Commission, or the Time of Delivery, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to the
Manager, of the same tenor as the letters and certificate referred to in Section 6(e) of
this Agreement but modified to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as
amended and supplemented to the date of such letters and certificate; provided,
however, that the Company will not be required to cause the Accountants and the 2005
Accountants to furnish such letters to the Manager in connection with the filing of a
Current Report on Form 8-K unless (i) such Current Report on Form 8-K is filed at any time
during which a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the Act
and (ii) the Manager has requested such letter based upon the event or events reported in
such Current Report on Form 8-K.
(o) Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement (and upon the
recommencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination
of a suspension of sales hereunder lasting more than 30 trading days), and at each
Representation Date, the Company will conduct a due diligence session, in form and
substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Manager, which shall include representatives of
the management and the independent accountants of the Company. The Company shall cooperate
timely with any reasonable due diligence request from or review conducted by the Manager or
its agents from time to time in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation, providing information and available documents and
access to appropriate corporate officers and the Company’s agents during regular business
hours and at the Company’s principal offices, and timely furnishing or causing to be
furnished such certificates, letters and opinions from the Company, its officers and its
agents, as the Manager may reasonably request.
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(p) The Company consents to the Manager trading in the Common Stock for the Manager’s
own account and for the account of its clients at the same time as sales of the Shares occur
pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to a Terms Agreement.
(q) The Company will disclose in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q, as applicable, the number of Shares sold through the Agent under this
Agreement, the Net Proceeds to the Company and the compensation paid by the Company with
respect to sales of Shares pursuant to this Agreement during the relevant quarter.
(r) If to the knowledge of the Company, the conditions set forth in Section 6(a), 6(f)
or 6(h) shall not have been satisfied as of the applicable Settlement Date, the Company will
offer to any person who has agreed to purchase Shares from the Company as the result of an
offer to purchase solicited by the Manager the right to refuse to purchase and pay for such
Shares.
(s) Each acceptance by the Company of an offer to purchase the Shares hereunder, and
each execution and delivery by the Company of a Terms Agreement, shall be deemed to be an
affirmation to the Manager that the representations and warranties of the Company contained
in or made pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct as of the date of such acceptance
or of such Terms Agreement as though made at and as of such date, and an undertaking that
such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of the Settlement Date for
the Shares relating to such acceptance or as of the Time of Delivery relating to such sale,
as the case may be, as though made at and as of such date (except that such representations
and warranties shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as
amended and supplemented relating to such Shares).
(t) The Company shall ensure that there are at all times sufficient shares of Common
Stock to provide for the issuance, free of any preemptive rights, out of its authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held in treasury, of the maximum
aggregate number of Shares authorized for issuance by the Board pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Shares to be listed for trading on the NYSE and to maintain such listing.
(u) During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is
required (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to
Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, the Company will file all
documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the
time periods required by the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder.
(v) The Company shall cooperate with Manager and use its reasonable efforts to permit
the Shares to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC.
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(w) The Company will apply the Net Proceeds from the sale of the Shares in the manner
set forth in the Prospectus.
(x) On or prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which the Company shall file a
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or an Annual Report on Form 10-K in respect of any fiscal
quarter in which sales of Shares were made by the Manager pursuant to Section 3(a) of this
Agreement and (ii) the date on which the Company shall be obligated to file such document
referred to in clause (i) in respect of such quarter (each such date, and any date on which
an amendment to any such document is filed, a “Filing Date”), the Company will file a
prospectus supplement with the Commission under the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b),
which prospectus supplement will set forth, with regard to such quarter, the number of the
Shares sold through the Manager as agent pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Agreement in
At-the-Market Offerings, the Net Proceeds to the Company and the compensation paid by the
Company with respect to such sales of the Shares pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Agreement
and deliver such number of copies of each such prospectus supplement to the NYSE as are
required by such exchange.
5. Payment of Expenses.
(a) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses incident to the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated, including without limitation: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and
filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and
exhibits thereto), the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or
supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air
freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or
supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection
with the offering and sale of the Shares; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance
and delivery of certificates for the Shares, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection
with the original issuance and sale of the Shares; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery
of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or
reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Shares; (v) the registration of
the Shares under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Shares on the NYSE; (vi) any registration
or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the
several states (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
Manager relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) the transportation and other
expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to
prospective purchasers of the Shares; (viii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and
the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; and (ix)
all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder.
(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Company in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8 hereof and 15,000,000 Shares have not been offered and
sold under this Agreement, the Company shall reimburse the Manager for all of
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its out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Manager incurred by it in connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Manager. The obligations of the Manager under
this Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be subject to (i) the accuracy of the representations
and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time, each
Representation Date, and as of each Applicable Time, Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, (ii) to
the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and (iii) the following additional
conditions:
(a) The Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, required by Rule 424 to be filed with
the Commission have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by
Rule 424(b) with respect to any sale of Shares; each Interim Prospectus Supplement shall
have been filed in the manner required by Rule 424(b) within the time period required by
Section 3(a)(ix) of this Agreement; any other material required to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the
applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its
use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or
threatened.
(b) (1) The Company shall have requested and caused the Company Counsel to furnish to
the Manager, on every date specified in Section 4(l) of this Agreement, its opinion and
negative assurance statement, dated as of such date and addressed to the Manager in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(2) The Company shall have requested and caused its General Counsel to furnish to the
Manager, on every date specified in Section 4(k) of this Agreement, its opinion and negative
assurance statement, dated as of such date and addressed to the Manager in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(3) In rendering such opinions, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the
application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware or the Federal laws
of the United States, to the extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the
opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are
satisfactory to counsel for the Manager and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent they
deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials.
References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (b) shall also include any supplements
thereto at the Settlement Date.
(c) The Manager shall have received from Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel for the
Manager, on every date specified in Section 4(m) of this Agreement, such opinion or
opinions, dated as of such date and addressed to the Manager, with respect to the issuance
and sale of the Shares, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus
(together with any supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Manager may
reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel
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such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such
matters.
(d) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Manager, on every
date specified in Section 4(k) of this Agreement, a certificate of the Company, signed by
the Chief Executive Officer or the President and the principal financial or accounting
officer of the Company, dated as of such date, to the effect that the signers of such
certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are
true and correct on and as of such date with the same effect as if made on such date
and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the
Disclosure Package, there has been no material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the
ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(e) (1) The Company shall have requested and caused each of the Accountants and the
2005 Accountants to have furnished to the Manager, on every date specified in Section 4(n)
hereof and to the extent requested by the Manager and upon reasonable advance notice in
connection with any offering of the Shares, letters (which may refer to letters previously
delivered to the Manager), dated as of such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Manager, confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and
the Exchange Act and the respective applicable rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission thereunder and that (in the case of the Accountants) they have performed a review
of any unaudited interim financial information of the Company and Northwest and included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus in accordance
with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, and stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and financial statement
schedules and pro forma financial statements included or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and reported on by them comply as
to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act
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and the Exchange Act and the related rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission;
(ii) (in the case of the Accountants) on the basis of a reading of the latest
unaudited financial statements made available by the Company and Northwest and their
respective subsidiaries; their limited review, in accordance with standards
established under Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, of the unaudited interim
financial information for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2008, and as at
September 30, 2008, carrying out certain specified procedures (but not an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards) which would
not necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect to the comments set
forth in such letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders,
directors and committees of the Company and Northwest and their respective
subsidiaries; and inquiries of certain officials of the Company and Northwest who
have responsibility for financial and accounting matters of the Company and
Northwest and their respective subsidiaries as to transactions and events subsequent
to September 30, 2008, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe
that:
(1) any unaudited financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus do not comply as
to form with applicable accounting requirements of the Act and with the
related rules and regulations adopted by the Commission with respect to
financial statements included or incorporated by reference in Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; and said unaudited financial
statements are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with that of the
audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus;
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to September 30, 2008, there
were any changes, at a specified date not more than five days prior to the
date of the letter, in the long-term debt of the Company or Northwest and
their respective subsidiaries or capital stock of the Company or Northwest
or decreases in the stockholders’ equity of the Company or Northwest as
compared with the amounts shown on the September 30, 2008 consolidated
balance sheets included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, or for the period from October 1, 2008 to such
specified date there were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding
period in the preceding year, in net revenues or income before income taxes
or in total or per share amounts of net income of the Company or Northwest
and their respective subsidiaries, except in all instances for changes or
decreases set forth in such letter, in which case the letter shall be
accompanied by an explanation by the Company or Northwest as to the
significance thereof unless said explanation is not deemed necessary by the
Manager; or
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(3) the information included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus in response to Regulation S-K,
Item 301 (Selected Financial Data), Item 302 (Supplementary Financial
Information), Item 402 (Executive Compensation) and Item 503(d) (Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges) is not in conformity with the applicable
disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K.
(iii) (in the case of the Accountants) they have performed certain other
specified procedures as a result of which they determined that certain information
of an accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to accounting,
financial or statistical information derived from the general accounting records of
the Company and its subsidiaries) set forth or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and in Exhibit 12 to the Registration
Statement, agrees with the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries,
excluding any questions of legal interpretation; and
(iv) (in the case of the Accountants) on the basis of a reading of the
unaudited pro forma financial statements included or incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (the “pro forma financial
statements”); carrying out certain specified procedures; inquiries of certain
officials of the Company and Northwest who have responsibility for financial and
accounting matters; and proving the arithmetic accuracy of the application of the
pro forma adjustments to the historical amounts in the pro forma financial
statements, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe that the
pro forma financial statements do not comply as to form in all material respects
with the applicable accounting requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X or that
the pro forma adjustments have not been properly applied to the historical amounts
in the compilation of such statements.
(2) The Company shall have requested and caused its Chief Financial Officer to have
furnished to the Manager, on every date specified in Section 4(m) hereof and to the extent
requested by the Manager in connection with any offering of the Shares, a certificate as to
certain financial information included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Manager.
(3) References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any supplement thereto
at the date of the letter.
(f) Since the respective dates as of which information is disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein,
there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters
referred to in paragraph (e) of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise),
earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole,
whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in
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clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Manager, so material and
adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of
the Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment
thereof), the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or
supplement thereto).
(g) The Company shall have paid the required Commission filing fees relating to the
Shares within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) of the Act without regard to the
proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Act and, if
applicable, shall have updated the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in accordance
with Rule 456(b)(1)(ii) either in a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
or on the cover page of a prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).
(h) The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority shall not have raised any objection
with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms and arrangements under this
Agreement.
(i) The Shares shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the
New York Stock Exchange, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided
to the Manager.
(j) Prior to each Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, as applicable, the Company
shall have furnished to the Manager such further information, certificates and documents as
the Manager may reasonably request.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as
provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere
in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Manager and
counsel for the Manager, this Agreement and all obligations of the Manager hereunder may be
canceled at, or at any time prior to, any Settlement Date or Time of Delivery, as applicable, by
the Manager. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone
or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of
Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel for the Manager, at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxx Xxxx, XX, on each such
date as provided in this Agreement.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, the directors,
officers, employees and agents of the Manager and each person who controls the Manager
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject
under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at
common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of
the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment
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thereof, or in the Base Prospectus, any Interim Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus,
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage
or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for inclusion
therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Company may
otherwise have.
(b) The Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its
directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who
controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same
extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Manager, but only with reference
to written information relating to the Manager furnished to the Company by the Manager
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Manager may otherwise
have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of
the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof
is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying
party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to
the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the
forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not,
in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party
other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The
indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice
at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for
which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter
be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified
party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the
indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an
action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including
local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and
expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party
to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest,
(ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties
which are different from or additional to
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those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have
employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the
indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or
(iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel
at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of
any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in
respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such
settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified
party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this
Section 7 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any
reason, the Company and the Manager agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims,
damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection
with investigating or defending the same) (collectively “Losses”) to which the
Company and the Manager may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the Manager on the other
from the offering of the Shares; provided, however, that in no case shall
the Manager be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or
commission, as the case may be, applicable to the Shares purchased and sold by the Manager
hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable
for any reason, the Company and the Manager severally shall contribute in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the
Company on the one hand and of the Manager on the other in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total
net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits
received by the Manager shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and
commissions, in each case as determined by this Agreement or any applicable Terms Agreement.
Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue
or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the
Manager on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The
Company and the Manager agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were
determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 7, each person
who controls the Manager within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each
director, officer, employee and agent of the Manager shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Manager, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of
either
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the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the
Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of
this paragraph (d).
8. Termination.
(a) The Company shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to
terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating to the solicitation of offers to purchase the
Shares in its sole discretion at any time. Any such termination shall be without liability of any
party to any other party except that (i) if Shares have been sold through the Manager for the
Company, then Section 4(s) shall remain in full force and effect, (ii) with respect to any pending
sale, through the Manager for the Company, the obligations of the Company, including in respect of
compensation of the Manager, shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the termination
and (iii) the provisions of Sections 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect notwithstanding such termination.
(b) The Manager shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to
terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating to the solicitation of offers to purchase the
Shares in its sole discretion at any time. Any such termination shall be without liability of any
party to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.
(c) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant to
Sections 8(a) or (b) above or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; provided that
any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to provide that Sections 5, 7
and 9 shall remain in full force and effect.
(d) Any termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice
of termination; provided that such termination shall not be effective until the close of
business on the date of receipt of such notice by the Manager or the Company, as the case may be.
If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date or Time of Delivery for any sale of
the Shares, such sale shall settle in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(a)(vii) of this
Agreement.
(e) In the case of any purchase of Shares by the Manager pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the
obligations of the Manager pursuant to such Terms Agreement shall be subject to termination, in the
absolute discretion of the Manager, by prompt oral notice given to the Company prior to the Time of
Delivery relating to such Shares, if any, and confirmed promptly by telefax or email, if since the
time of execution of the Terms Agreement and prior to such delivery and payment, (i) trading in the
Company’s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the NYSE or trading in
securities generally on the NYSE shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have
been established on such exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by
Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity
or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of
the Manager, impractical or inadvisable to
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proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Prospectus
(exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
9. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements,
representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of
the Manager set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by the Manager or the Company or any of the officers,
directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and will
survive delivery of and payment for the Shares. The provisions of Sections 5 and 7 hereof shall
survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
10. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on
receipt, and, if sent to the Manager, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to the Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. General Counsel (fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to the General
Counsel, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000,
Attention: General Counsel; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to
(000) 000-0000 and confirmed to it at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000,
attention of the General Counsel.
11. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or
obligation hereunder.
12. No fiduciary duty. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale
of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the
Company, on the one hand, and the Manager and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the
other, (b) the Manager is acting solely as sales agent and/or principal in connection with the
purchase and sale of the Company’s securities and not as a fiduciary of the Company and (c) the
Company’s engagement of the Manager in connection with the offering and the process leading up to
the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company
agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering
(irrespective of whether the Manager has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or
other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Manager has rendered advisory
services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in
connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
13. Integration. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement supersede all prior
agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Manager with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
14. Applicable Law. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to
be performed within the State of New York.
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15. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Terms Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.
17. Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement are
for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
18. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement and any Terms
Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.
“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Applicable Time” shall mean, with respect to any Shares, the time of sale of
such Shares pursuant to this Agreement or any relevant Terms Agreement.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus referred to in Section 2(a)
above contained in the Registration Statement at the Execution Time.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal
holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or
obligated by law to close in New York City.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the most recently
filed Interim Prospectus Supplement, (iii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any,
identified in Schedule I hereto and (iv) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties
hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure
Package.
“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement
and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed
and delivered by the parties hereto.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in
Rule 405.
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“Interim Prospectus Supplement” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating
to the Shares prepared and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) from time to time as provided by
Section 4(x) of this Agreement.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus,
as defined in Rule 433.
“Prospectus” shall mean the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the most
recently filed Interim Prospectus Supplement (if any).
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in
Section 2(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus
supplement relating to the Shares that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
and deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each
Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective,
shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”,
“Rule 173”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”,
“Rule 430B” and “Rule 433” refer to such rules under the Act.
“Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” shall mean a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and
return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall
represent a binding agreement among the Company and the Manager.
Very truly yours, DELTA AIR LINES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President & Treasurer | |||
The foregoing Agreement is
hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date first written above.
hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date first written above.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
By: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
[Form of Terms Agreement] | ANNEX I |
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Common Stock
TERMS AGREEMENT
______, 20__
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
Dear Sirs:
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) proposes, subject to the terms and conditions
stated herein and in the Continuous Offering Program Agreement, dated December [ ], 2008 (the
“Equity Distribution Agreement”), between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., to
issue and sell to Citigroup Global Markets Inc. the securities specified in the Schedule I hereto
(the “Purchased Shares”).
Each of the provisions of the Equity Distribution Agreement not specifically related to the
solicitation by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as agent of the Company, of offers to purchase
securities is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be part of
this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.
Each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at
and as of the date of this Terms Agreement and the Time of Delivery, except that each
representation and warranty in Section 2 of the Equity Distribution Agreement which makes reference
to the Prospectus (as therein defined) shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty as of
the date of the Equity Distribution Agreement in relation to the Prospectus, and also a
representation and warranty as of the date of this Terms Agreement and the Time of Delivery in
relation to the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to relate to the Purchased Shares.
An amendment to the Registration Statement (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement),
or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Purchased Shares, in the
form heretofore delivered to the Manager is now proposed to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Equity Distribution Agreement
which are incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to issue and sell to Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. and the latter agrees to purchase from the Company the number of shares of the
Purchased Shares at the time and place and at the purchase price set forth in the Schedule I
hereto.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us a
counterpart hereof, whereupon this Terms Agreement, including those provisions of the Equity
Distribution Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement
between the Manager and the Company.
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
ACCEPTED as of the date
first written above.
first written above.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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Title of Purchased Shares:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Number of Shares of Purchased Shares:
[Price to Public:]
Purchase Price by Citigroup Global Markets Inc.:
Method of and Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price:
By wire transfer to a bank account specified by the Company in same day funds.
Method of Delivery:
Free delivery of the Shares to the Manager’s account at The Depository Trust
Company in return for payment of the purchase price.
Time of Delivery:
Closing Location:
Documents to be Delivered:
The following documents referred to in the Equity Distribution Agreement
shall be delivered as a condition to the closing at the Time of Delivery [and
on any Option Closing Date]:
(1) The opinion referred to in Section 4(l).
(2) The opinion referred to in Section 4(m).
(3) The accountants’ letter referred to in Section 4(n).
(4) The officers’ certificate referred to in Section 4(k).
(5) Such other documents as the Manager shall reasonably request.
(2) The opinion referred to in Section 4(m).
(3) The accountants’ letter referred to in Section 4(n).
(4) The officers’ certificate referred to in Section 4(k).
(5) Such other documents as the Manager shall reasonably request.