AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Ordinary Shares UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
EXECUTION VERSION
25,000,000
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Ordinary Shares
December 6, 2010
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Certain shareholders of Avago Technologies Limited, a company organized under the laws of the
Republic of Singapore (the “Company”), named in Schedule 1 attached hereto (the “Selling
Shareholders”), propose to sell to you (“you” or the “Underwriter”) an aggregate of 25,000,000
shares (the “Firm Shares”) of the Company’s Ordinary Shares, no par value per share (the “Ordinary
Shares”). In addition, the Selling Shareholders propose to grant to the Underwriter an option to
purchase up to an aggregate of 3,750,000 additional shares of the Ordinary Shares on the terms set
forth in Section 3 (the “Option Shares”). The Firm Shares and the Option Shares, if purchased, are
hereinafter collectively called the “Shares.” This Underwriting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is to
confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the Shares from the Selling Shareholders by the
Underwriter.
1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company. The Company represents,
warrants and agrees that:
(a) An “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on Form S-3 (File No.
333-168621) in respect of the Shares, including a form of prospectus (the “Base
Prospectus”), has been prepared and filed by the Company not earlier than three
years prior to the date hereof, in conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder. The Company and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement meet the requirements and comply
with the conditions for the use of Form S-3. Copies of such registration statement,
including any amendments thereto, the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the most
recent preliminary prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus supplement)
relating to the Shares filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, and including the documents incorporated in the Base Prospectus by
reference (the “Preliminary Prospectus”), and the exhibits, financial statements and
schedules to such registration statement, in each case as finally amended and
revised, have
heretofore been made available by the Company to you. Such
registration statement, together with any registration statement filed by the
Company pursuant
to Rules 413(b) and 462(f) under the Securities Act, is herein referred to as
the “Registration Statement,” which shall be deemed to include all information
omitted therefrom in reliance upon Rules 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act
and contained in the Prospectus referred to below, has become effective under the
Securities Act and no post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has
been filed as of the date of this Agreement. “Prospectus” means the form of
prospectus relating to the Shares first filed with the Commission pursuant to and
within the time limits described in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act and in
accordance with Section 6(a)(i) hereof. Any reference herein to the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or to the Prospectus or to any amendment or
supplement to any of the foregoing documents shall be deemed to refer to and include
any documents incorporated by reference therein, and, in the case of any reference
herein to the Prospectus, also shall be deemed to include any documents incorporated
by reference therein, and any supplements or amendments thereto, filed with the
Commission after the date of filing of the Prospectus under Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, and prior to the termination of the offering of the Shares by the
Underwriter.
As used in this Agreement:
(i) “Applicable Time” means 4:30 p.m. (New York time) on the date of this
Agreement or such other time as agreed to by the Company and the Underwriter.
(ii) “Effective Date” means any date and time as of which any part of such
“automatic shelf registration statement” relating to the Ordinary Shares became, or
is deemed to have become, effective under the Securities Act.
(iii) “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means each “free writing prospectus” (as
defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations) prepared by or on behalf of the
Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the offering of the
Shares.
(iv) “Pricing Disclosure Package” means, as of the Applicable Time, and as of
the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus(es) issued at or prior to the Applicable Time (other than a road
show that is an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus but is not required to be filed under
Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations) and the Statutory Prospectus.
(v) “Statutory Prospectus” means the Base Prospectus, as amended and
supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time, including any document
incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part
thereof.
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(b) The Company has been since the time of initial filing of the Registration
Statement, continues to be, and will be on the applicable Delivery
Date, a “well-known seasoned issuer” (as defined in Rule 405) eligible to use
Form S-3 for the offering of the Ordinary Shares on any such time or date.
(c) The Registration Statement conformed and will conform in all material
respects on the Effective Date and on the applicable Delivery Date, and any
amendment to the Registration Statement filed after the date hereof will conform in
all material respects when filed, to the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Rules and Regulations. The Preliminary Prospectus conformed, and the Prospectus
will conform, in all material respects when filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and on the applicable Delivery Date to the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. The documents incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus conformed, when filed with the Commission, in all material respects to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”) or the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
(d) The Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Date, contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided
that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted
from the Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Underwriter specifically for inclusion
therein, which information is specified in Section 10(f).
(e) The Prospectus will not, as of its date and on the applicable Delivery
Date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided
that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted
from the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein,
which information is specified in Section 10(f).
(f) The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus did not, when filed with the
Commission, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(g) The Pricing Disclosure Package did not, as of the Applicable Time, contain
an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
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which they were
made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to
information contained in or omitted from the Pricing
Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein,
which information is specified in Section 10(f).
(h) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including, without limitation, any
road show that is a free writing prospectus under Rule 433), if any, when considered
together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(i) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied or will comply in all material
respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations on
the date of first use, and the Company has complied with all prospectus delivery and
any filing requirements applicable to such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant
to the Rules and Regulations. The Company has not made any offer relating to the
Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus without the prior
written consent of the Underwriter. The Company has retained in accordance with the
Rules and Regulations all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that were not required to
be filed pursuant to the Rules and Regulations.
(j) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries (as defined in Section 19) has
been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation or
other business entity under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is duly
qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation or other
business entity in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or
the conduct of its businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure
to be so qualified or in good standing would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations, shareholders’ equity, properties, business or
prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse
Effect”); each of the Company and its subsidiaries has all corporate or similar
power and authority necessary to own or hold its properties and to conduct the
businesses in which it is engaged. The Company does not own or control, directly or
indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries
listed in Exhibit 21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent
fiscal year, REP Avago (Wuxi) Electronics Technologies Limited and Avago
Technologies Luxembourg S.à x.x.
(k) The Company has issued share capital as set forth in each of the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and all
of the issued share capital of the Company has been duly authorized and validly
issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, conform in all material respects
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to the
description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus and were issued in compliance with
federal and state securities laws and not in violation of any preemptive right,
resale right, right of first refusal or similar right. All of the Company’s
options, warrants and other rights to purchase or exchange any securities for shares
of the Company’s share capital have been duly authorized and validly issued, conform
in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and were issued in
compliance with federal and state securities laws. All of the issued share capital
of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are
fully paid and non-assessable and, except for directors’ qualifying shares or as
otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear
of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, except for such liens, encumbrances,
equities or claims as would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(l) The Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholders will be sold in
compliance with federal and state securities laws.
(m) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(n) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) conflict
with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, impose
any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is subject; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the
Memorandum and Articles of Association (or, in the case of each subsidiary, similar
organizational documents) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iii) result
in any violation of 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 properties or assets, except with respect to clauses
(i) and (iii) where such conflicts, breaches or violations that, in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or that, in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
performance of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(o) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration
with, or qualification from, any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
properties or assets is required for the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, except for the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act and such
consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be
required under the Exchange Act, and applicable state or foreign securities laws in
connection with the purchase and sale of the Shares by the Underwriter.
(p) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings
between the Company and any person granting such person the right (other than rights
which have been waived in writing or otherwise satisfied) to require the Company to
file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any
securities of the Company owned or to be owned by such person or to require the
Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to the
Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other
registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act.
(q) The Company has not sold or issued any securities that would be integrated
with the offering of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the
Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations or the interpretations thereof by the
Commission.
(r) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained, since the
date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood
or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
court or governmental action, order or decree, and since such date, there has not
been any change in the share capital or long-term debt of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any adverse change, or any development involving a prospective
adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations, shareholders’ equity, properties, management, business or prospects of
the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case except as described
in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or
as would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(s) Since the date as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and except as described
in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
the Company has not (i) incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent,
other than liabilities and obligations that were incurred in the ordinary
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course of
business, (ii) entered into any material transaction not in the ordinary course of
business or (iii) declared or paid any dividend on its share capital.
(t) The historical financial statements (including the related notes and
supporting schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply as to form in
all material respects with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities
Act and present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the entities purported to be shown thereby at the dates
and for the periods indicated and have been prepared in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved.
(u) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have certified certain financial statements
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, whose report appears in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and who
have delivered the initial letter referred to in Section 9(g) hereof, are
independent public accountants of the Company, as required by the Securities Act and
the Rules and Regulations.
(v) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in
fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal
property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
defects, and all assets held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases, except such exceptions
as are described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus or as would not, in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(w) The Company and each of its subsidiaries carry, or are covered by,
insurance from insurers of recognized financial responsibility in such amounts and
covering such risks as the Company reasonably believes is adequate for the conduct
of their respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and as
is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries.
(x) The statistical and market-related data included under the captions
“Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business” included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from estimates and sources that
the Company believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(y) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is, and as of the applicable
Delivery Date, none of them will be, (i) an “investment company” within the meaning
of such term under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”), and the rules and regulations of the
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Commission thereunder or (ii) a
“business development company” (as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment
Company Act).
(z) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing 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
or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject that would, in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or would, in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby; and to the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or
contemplated by governmental authorities or others.
(aa) There are no legal or governmental proceedings or contracts or other
documents of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or, in the case of documents, to be
filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that are not described, filed or
incorporated by reference as required. Statements made in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions
“Description of Share Capital,” “Comparison of Shareholder Rights” and “Tax
Considerations” insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of
statutes, rules or regulations, legal or governmental proceedings or contracts and
other documents, constitute accurate and fair summaries in all material respects of
the terms of such statutes, rules and regulations, legal and governmental
proceedings and contracts and other documents.
(bb) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or
among the Company, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders,
customers or suppliers of the Company, on the other hand, that is required to be
described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus which is not so described.
(cc) No labor disturbance by the employees of the Company or its subsidiaries
exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, the Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all
material federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns required
to be filed through the date hereof, subject to permitted extensions, and have paid
all material taxes due thereon. No material tax deficiency has been determined
adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Company does not have any
knowledge of any tax deficiencies that would, in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(ee) There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under U.S.
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.
(ff) No stamp, issue, registration, documentary, transfer or other similar
taxes and duties, including interest and penalties, are payable in the Republic of
Singapore on or in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
other than as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus.
(gg) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, no approvals of any governmental or regulatory body or
agency are required in the Republic of Singapore in order for the Company to pay
dividends or other distributions declared by the Company to the holders of Ordinary
Shares. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, under the laws and regulations of the Republic of
Singapore, any amounts payable with respect to the Ordinary Shares upon liquidation
of the Company or upon redemption thereof and dividends and other distributions
declared and payable on the Ordinary Shares may be paid by the Company to the
holders of Ordinary Shares in Singapore dollars that may be converted into foreign
currency and freely transferred out of the Republic of Singapore, and no such
payments made to holders thereof or therein who are non-residents of the Republic of
Singapore will be subject to income, withholding or other taxes under laws and
regulations of the Republic of Singapore or taxing authority thereof or therein and
will otherwise be free and clear of any other tax, duty, withholding or deduction in
the Republic of Singapore or taxing authority thereof or therein and without the
necessity of obtaining any governmental authorization in the Republic of Singapore
or taxing authority thereof or therein.
(hh) Subject to the qualifications set forth in “Tax Considerations—U.S.
Federal Income Taxation—Passive Foreign Investment Company” in the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company does not expect to be a “passive
foreign investment company” (as defined in Section 1297 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended) for its 2010 taxable year or any future taxable year.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution,
gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct
or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from
corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback
or other unlawful payment.
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(jj) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) is in violation of its
Memorandum and Articles of Association (or similar organizational documents), (ii)
is in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term,
covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement, license or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject or (iii) is
in violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over it or its property or assets or
has failed to obtain any license, permit, certificate, franchise or other
governmental authorization or permit necessary to the ownership of its property or
to the conduct of its business, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to the
extent any such conflict, breach, violation or default would not, in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(kk) The Company and each of its subsidiaries (i) make and keep accurate books
and records and (ii) maintain and has maintained effective internal control over
financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act and a system of
internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States and to maintain accountability for its
assets, (C) access to the Company’s assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization and (D) the recorded accountability
for the Company’s assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals
and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(ll) (i) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have established and maintain
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the
Exchange Act), (ii) such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure
that the information required to be disclosed by the Company and its subsidiaries in
the reports they will file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to management of the Company and its subsidiaries, including their
respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure to be made and
(iii) such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects
to perform the functions for which they were established.
(mm) Since the date of the most recent balance sheet of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries reviewed or audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the
audit committee of the board of directors of the Company, (i) the Company has not
been advised of (A) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls that could adversely affect the ability of the
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Company and each of its subsidiaries to record, process, summarize and report
financial data, or any material weaknesses in internal controls and (B) any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the internal controls of the Company and each of its
subsidiaries, and (ii) since that date, there have been no significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that would materially adversely affect
internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
(nn) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have such permits, licenses,
patents, franchises, certificates of need and other approvals or authorizations of
governmental or regulatory authorities (“Permits”) as are necessary under applicable
law to own their properties and conduct their businesses in the manner described in
the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
except for any of the foregoing that would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Company and its subsidiaries
has fulfilled and performed all of its obligations with respect to the Permits, and
no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow,
revocation or termination thereof or results in any other impairment of the rights
of the holder or any such Permits, except for any of the foregoing that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(oo) The Company and each of its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights to
use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, trademark registrations, service xxxx registrations, copyrights, licenses,
know-how, software, systems and technology (including trade secrets and other
unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or
procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses and have no
reason to believe that the conduct of their respective businesses will conflict
with, and have not received any notice of any claim of conflict with, any such
rights of others that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and the Company is not aware of any material pending or threatened claim to
the contrary or any material pending or threatened challenge by any other person to
the rights of the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to the foregoing.
(pp) The Company and each of its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all
laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, orders, judgments, decrees, permits or other
legal requirements of any governmental authority, including without limitation any
international, national, state, provincial, regional, or local authority, relating
to the protection of human health or safety, the environment, or natural resources,
or to hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants
(“Environmental Laws”) applicable to such entity, which compliance includes, without
limitation, obtaining, maintaining and complying with all permits and authorizations
and approvals required by Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses,
and (ii) have not received notice of
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any actual or alleged violation of Environmental Laws, or of any potential
liability for or other obligation concerning the presence, disposal or release of
hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except where
the failure to comply with such Environmental Laws would not, in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in
the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (A)
there are no proceedings that are pending, or known to be contemplated, against the
Company or any of its subsidiaries under Environmental Laws in which a governmental
authority is also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which it is
reasonably believed no monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed and
(B) the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding
compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under
Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants
or contaminants, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(qq) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or
indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other
distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any
loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of
such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the
Company, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus.
(rr) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and
reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of
1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and
regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines,
issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the
“Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or
any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened, except, in each case, as would not, in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ss) 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 U.S. sanctions administered by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).
(tt) The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of any
Delivery Date and completion of the distribution of the Shares, will not distribute
any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other
than the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and any Issuer Free
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Writing Prospectus to which the Underwriter has consented in accordance with
Section 1(i) or 6(a)(vi).
(uu) The Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to or that has constituted or that could reasonably be expected to
cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of
the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
(vv) The Shares have been approved for listing on The NASDAQ Global Select
Market.
(ww) There are no affiliations with a member, a person associated with a
member, or a person affiliated with a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (the “FINRA”), among the Company’s officers, directors, any five
percent or greater shareholder of the Company or, to the knowledge of the executive
officers of the Company without independent investigation, any beneficial owner of
the Company’s unregistered equity securities that were acquired during the 180-day
period immediately preceding the initial filing date of the Registration Statement,
except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Underwriter.
(xx) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of the
Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in any
material respect with the provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, to the extent
such provisions, rules and regulations are applicable to the Company.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Underwriter or
counsel for the Underwriter in connection with the offering of the Shares shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to the Underwriter.
2. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Selling Shareholders. Each Selling
Shareholder, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:
(a) Neither such Selling Shareholder nor any person acting on behalf of such Selling
Shareholder (other than, if applicable, the Company and the Underwriter) has used or referred
to any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405), relating to the Shares.
(b) Such Selling Shareholder has, or immediately prior to any Delivery Date on which
such Selling Shareholder is selling Shares, such Selling Shareholder will have, good and
valid title to, or a valid “security entitlement” within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the
New York Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”) in respect of, the Shares to be sold by such
Selling Shareholder hereunder on such Delivery Date, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims, except for any liens, encumbrances, equities or claims
arising under the Custody Agreement or otherwise in favor of the Underwriter.
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(c) The Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder, which are represented
by the certificates held in custody for such Selling Shareholder, are subject to the
interests of the Underwriter and the other Selling Shareholders thereunder, the arrangements
made by such Selling Shareholder for such custody are to that extent irrevocable, and the
obligations of such Selling Shareholder hereunder shall not be terminated by any act of such
Selling Shareholder, by operation of law, death or incapacity of such individual Selling
Shareholder or, in the case of a trust, by the death or incapacity of any executor or trustee
or the termination of such trust, or the occurrence of any other event.
(d) Upon payment of the purchase price for the Shares to be sold by each Selling
Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, delivery of such Shares, as directed by the
Underwriter, to Cede & Co. (“Cede”) or such other nominee as may be designated by The
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registration of such Shares in the name of Cede or such
other nominee, and the crediting of such Shares on the books of DTC to securities account(s)
(within the meaning of Section 8-501(a) of the UCC) of the Underwriter maintained at DTC
(assuming that neither DTC nor the Underwriter has notice of any “adverse claim,” within the
meaning of Section 8-105 of the UCC, to such Shares), (i) DTC shall be a “protected
purchaser” of such Shares within the meaning of Section 8-303 of the UCC, (ii) under Section
8-501 of the UCC, the Underwriter will acquire a valid “security entitlement” in respect of
such Shares and (iii) no action (whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust,
equitable lien, or other theory) based on any “adverse claim,” within the meaning of Section
8-102 of the UCC, to such Shares may be asserted against the Underwriter with respect to such
security entitlement. For purposes of this representation, such Selling Shareholder may
assume that when such payment, delivery and crediting occur, (A) such Shares will have been
registered in the name of Cede or another nominee designated by DTC, in each case on the
Company’s share registry in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association and
applicable law, (B) DTC will be registered as a “clearing corporation,” within the meaning of
Section 8-102 of the UCC, (C) appropriate entries to the account(s) of the Underwriter on the
records of DTC will have been made pursuant to the UCC, (D) to the extent DTC, or any other
securities intermediary which acts as “clearing corporation” with respect to the Shares,
maintains any “financial asset” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC in a clearing
corporation pursuant to Section 8-111 of the UCC, the rules of such clearing corporation may
affect the rights of DTC or such securities intermediaries and the ownership interest of the
Underwriter), (E) claims of creditors of DTC or any other securities intermediary or clearing
corporation may be given priority to the extent set forth in Section 8-511(b) and 8-511(c) of
the UCC and (F) if at any time the DTC or other securities intermediary does not have
sufficient Shares to satisfy claims of all of its entitlement holders with respect thereto
then all holders will share pro rata in the Shares then held by DTC or such securities
intermediary.
(e) Such Selling Shareholder has placed in custody under a custody agreement (the
“Custody Agreement” and, together with all other similar agreements executed by the other
Selling Shareholders, the “Custody Agreements”) with Computershare Inc., as custodian (the
“Custodian”), for delivery under this Agreement, certificates in negotiable form (with
signature guaranteed by a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents
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Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or the Shares
Exchange Medallion Program) representing the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder
hereunder.
(f) Such Selling Shareholder has duly and irrevocably executed and delivered a power of
attorney (the “Power of Attorney” and, together with all other similar agreements executed by
the other Selling Shareholders, the “Powers of Attorney”) appointing Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
and Xx. Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxx, and each of them, as attorneys-in-fact, with full power of
substitution, and with full authority (exercisable by any one or more of them) to execute and
deliver this Agreement on behalf of such Selling Shareholders and to take such other action
as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof on behalf of such Selling
Shareholder.
(g) No stamp, issue, registration, documentary, transfer or other similar taxes and
duties, including interest and penalties, are payable in the Republic of Singapore on or in
connection with the sale of the Ordinary Shares by such Selling Shareholder or the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, other than as described in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(h) Such Selling Shareholder has full right, power and authority, corporate or
otherwise, to enter into this Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney.
(i) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by or on
behalf of such Selling Shareholder.
(j) The Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder and constitute
valid and legally binding obligations of such Selling Shareholder enforceable against such
Selling Shareholder in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating
to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general equitable principles (whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) an implied covenant of good faith
and fair dealing.
(k) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Custody Agreement and
the Power of Attorney by such Selling Shareholder and the consummation by such Selling
Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i)
conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, license
or other agreement or instrument to which such Selling Shareholder is a party or by which
such Selling Shareholder is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such Selling
Shareholder is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or
by-laws (or similar organizational documents) of such Selling Shareholder or (iii) result in
any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over such Selling Shareholder or the property or assets of
such Selling Shareholder.
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(l) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, any
court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such Selling Shareholder or the
property or assets of such Selling Shareholder is required for the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, the Custody Agreement or the Power of Attorney by such Selling
Shareholder and the consummation by such Selling Shareholder of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, except for the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act and
such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required
under the Exchange Act and applicable state or foreign securities laws in connection with the
purchase and sale of the Shares by the Underwriter.
(m) (i) The Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Date, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) the Prospectus will not, as
of its date and on the applicable Delivery Date, contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; (iii) the Pricing Disclosure Package did not, as of the Applicable Time, contain
an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; (iv) the documents incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus did not, and any
further documents filed and incorporated by reference therein will not, when filed with the
Commission, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus (including without limitation, any road show that is a free writing
prospectus under Rule 433), if any, when considered together with the Pricing Disclosure
Package as of the Applicable Time, did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided that the representations and warranties in the foregoing clauses (i)
through (v) are made only as to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Selling
Shareholder (x) specifically for use in the preparation of the Registration Statement, (y)
specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or
the Prospectus or (z) specifically for inclusion in such other documents.
(n) Such Selling Shareholder has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly,
any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that could reasonably be expected
to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
Any certificate signed by any officer of any Selling Shareholder and delivered to the
Underwriter or counsel for the Underwriter in connection with the offering of the Shares
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shall be deemed a representation and warranty by such Selling Shareholder, as to matters
covered thereby, to the Underwriter.
3. Purchase of the Shares by the Underwriter. On the basis of the representations and
warranties contained in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement, each Selling
Shareholder agrees to sell the number of shares of the Firm Shares set forth opposite its name in
Schedule 1 hereto, severally and not jointly, to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter
agrees to purchase the Firm Shares.
In addition, each Selling Shareholder grants to the Underwriter an option to purchase up to
the number of shares of Option Shares set forth opposite such Selling Shareholder’s name in
Schedule 1 hereto, severally and not jointly. Such option is exercisable in the event that
the Underwriter sells more shares of Ordinary Shares than the number of Firm Shares in the offering
and as set forth in Section 5 hereof. Any such election to purchase Option Shares shall be made in
the proportion that the maximum number of Option Shares to be sold by each Selling Shareholder as
set forth in Schedule 1 hereto bears to the aggregate maximum number of all Option Shares
to be sold among the Selling Shareholders as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.
The price of both the Firm Shares and any Option Shares purchased by the Underwriter shall be
$25.00 per share.
The Selling Shareholders shall not be obligated to deliver any of the Firm Shares or Option
Shares to be delivered on the applicable Delivery Date, except upon payment for all such Shares to
be purchased on such Delivery Date as provided herein.
4. Offering of Shares by the Underwriter. The Underwriter proposes to offer the Firm Shares
for sale upon the terms and conditions to be set forth in the Prospectus.
5. Delivery of and Payment for the Shares. The Underwriter shall acquire security
entitlements with respect to the Firm Shares and payment therefor shall be made at a closing to
take place at the office of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the third full business day following the date of this
Agreement or at such other date as shall be determined by agreement between the Underwriter and the
Company. This date and time are sometimes referred to as the “Initial Delivery Date.” Delivery of
the Firm Shares shall be made to the Underwriter against payment by the Underwriter of the
respective aggregate purchase prices of the Firm Shares being sold by the Selling Shareholders to
or upon the order of the Selling Shareholders of the purchase price by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by the Selling Shareholders. Time shall be of the
essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further
condition of the obligation of the Underwriter hereunder. The Selling Shareholders shall deliver
the Firm Shares through the facilities of DTC unless the Underwriter shall otherwise instruct.
The option granted in Section 3 will expire 30 days after the date of this Agreement and may
be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by written notice being given to the Selling
Shareholders by the Underwriter; provided that if such date falls on a day
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that is not a business day, the option granted in Section 3 will expire on the next succeeding
business day. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of shares of Option Shares as to
which the option is being exercised, the names in which the shares of Option Shares are to be
registered, the denominations in which the shares of Option Shares are to be issued and the date
and time, as determined by the Underwriter, when the shares of Option Shares are to be delivered;
provided, however, that this date and time shall not be earlier than the Initial Delivery Date nor
earlier than the second business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised
nor later than the fifth business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised.
Each date and time the shares of Option Shares are delivered is sometimes referred to as an
“Option Shares Delivery Date,” and the Initial Delivery Date and any Option Shares Delivery Date
are sometimes each referred to as a “Delivery Date.”
Delivery of the Option Shares by the Selling Shareholders and payment for the Option Shares by
the Underwriter shall be made at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the
corresponding notice described in the preceding paragraph or at such other date or place as shall
be determined by agreement between the Underwriter and the Company. On the Option Shares Delivery
Date, the Selling Shareholders shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Option Shares to the
Underwriter against payment by the Underwriter of the respective aggregate purchase prices of the
Option Shares being sold by the Selling Shareholders to or upon the order of the Selling
Shareholders of the purchase price by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the accounts
specified by the Selling Shareholders. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and
place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of the
Underwriter hereunder. The Selling Shareholders shall deliver the Option Shares through the
facilities of DTC unless the Underwriter shall otherwise instruct.
6. Further Agreements of the Company and the Underwriter. (a) The Company agrees:
(i) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the Underwriter and to file such
Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) in a form containing information previously omitted at
the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement in reliance on Rules 430A, 430B or
430C under the Securities Act not later than the Commission’s close of business on the
second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement; to make no
further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus prior to
the last Delivery Date except as provided herein; to advise the Underwriter, promptly after
it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement, or the Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the Underwriter with copies
thereof; to timely file all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements
required to be filed by the company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the
delivery of a prospectus in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares; to advise
the Underwriter, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the
Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of
the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding or examination for any such purpose or of any request by the Commission for the
amending or supplementing of the
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Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for
additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or
suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain its
withdrawal; and to pay the applicable Commission filing fees relating to the Shares within
the time required by Rule 456(b)(1);
(ii) To furnish promptly to the Underwriter and to counsel for the Underwriter a signed
copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission, and each
amendment thereto filed with the Commission, including all consents and exhibits filed
therewith;
(iii) To deliver promptly to the Underwriter such number of the following documents as
the Underwriter shall reasonably request: (A) conformed copies of the Registration
Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case
excluding exhibits other than this Agreement), (B) each Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus, (C) each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus and (D) an electronic copy of any document incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus; and, if the
delivery of a prospectus is required at any time after the date hereof in connection with
the offering or sale of the Shares or any other securities relating thereto and if at such
time any events shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented would include an 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 when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading,
or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus or
to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in
order to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to notify the Underwriter and,
upon its request, to file such document and to prepare and furnish without charge to the
Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the Underwriter may from time
to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus (excluding any documents
incorporated by reference therein) that will correct such statement or omission or effect
such compliance;
(iv) To use its commercially reasonable efforts to file promptly with the Commission
any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that may, in the
judgment of the Company or the Underwriter, be required by the Securities Act or requested
by the Commission;
(v) Prior to filing with the Commission any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, to
furnish a copy thereof to the Underwriter and counsel for the Underwriter and not file any
such proposed amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus to
which the Underwriter reasonably objects;
(vi) Not to make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Underwriter;
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(vii) To comply with all applicable requirements of Rule 433 with respect to any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus; and if at any time after the date hereof any events shall
have occurred as a result of which any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented, would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or would include an 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, or, if for any other
reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to
notify the Underwriter and, upon its request, to file such document and to prepare and
furnish without charge to the Underwriter as many copies as the Underwriter may from time to
time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that
will correct such conflict, statement or omission or effect such compliance;
(viii) As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, to make generally available to
the Company’s securityholders and to deliver to the Underwriter an earnings statement of the
Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (including, at the option of the Company, Rule
158);
(ix) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the Underwriter may reasonably
request to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the securities laws of Canada and
to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in
such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the
Shares; provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to (i)
qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it would not otherwise be
required to so qualify, (ii) file a general consent to service of process in any such
jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in which it would not
otherwise be subject;
(x) If at any time when Shares remain unsold by the Underwriter the Company receives
from the Commission a notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act or
otherwise ceases to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form, the
Company will (i) promptly notify the Underwriter, (ii) promptly file a new registration
statement or post-effective amendment on the proper form relating to the Shares, in a form
satisfactory to the Underwriter, (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
registration statement or post-effective amendment to be declared effective as soon as
practicable (if such filing is not otherwise effective immediately pursuant to Rule 462
under the Securities Act), and (iv) promptly notify the Underwriter of such effectiveness.
The Company will take all other action necessary or appropriate to permit the public
offering and sale of the Shares to continue as contemplated in the Registration Statement
that was the subject of the notice under Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act or for
which the Company has otherwise become ineligible. References herein to the Registration
Statement relating to the Shares shall include such new registration statement or
post-effective amendment, as the case may be; and
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(xi) For a period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 30th day
after the date of the Prospectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (1)
offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or
device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person
at any time in the future of) any shares of Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into
or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares (other than the Shares and shares authorized on the date
hereof to be issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock option plans or
other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof or pursuant to currently
outstanding options, warrants or rights not issued under one of those plans), or sell or
grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any shares of Ordinary Shares or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares (other than the grant of
options pursuant to compensatory option plans existing on the date hereof), (2) enter into
any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part,
any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such shares of Ordinary Shares,
whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by
delivery of Ordinary Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) file or cause to
be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the
registration of any shares of Ordinary Shares or securities convertible, exercisable or
exchangeable into Ordinary Shares or any other securities of the Company (other than any
registration statement on Form S-8) or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the
foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of the Underwriter;
notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the
Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the
Company occurs or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces
that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of
the Lock-Up Period, then the restrictions imposed in this paragraph shall continue to apply
until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release
or the announcement of the material news or the occurrence of the material event, unless the
Underwriter waives such extension in writing; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall
not apply to the issuance of securities of the Company (the “Acquisition Securities”) in an
amount up to an aggregate of 15% of the sum of the Company’s fully-diluted ordinary shares
outstanding as of the date of the Prospectus, in exchange for the assets or equity of
another entity in connection with the acquisition by the Company of, or joint venture with,
such entity, provided, however, that the recipient of any such Acquisition Securities shall
agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Section 6(a)(xi); and
(b) The Underwriter severally agrees that it shall not include any “issuer information” (as
defined in Rule 433) in any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) used or referred to
by the Underwriter without the prior consent of the Company (any such issuer information with
respect to whose use the Company has given its consent, “Permitted Issuer Information”); provided
that (i) no such consent shall be required with respect to any such issuer information contained in
any document filed by the Company with the Commission prior to the use of such free writing
prospectus and (ii) “issuer information,” as used in this Section 6(b), shall not be deemed to
include information prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter on the basis of or derived from
issuer information.
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7. Further Agreements of the Selling Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder agrees:
(a) That the Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholder hereunder, which are
represented by the certificates held in custody for the Selling Shareholder, are subject to
the interests of the Underwriter and the other Selling Shareholders thereunder, that the
arrangements made by the Selling Shareholder for such custody are to that extent
irrevocable, and that the obligations of the Selling Shareholder hereunder shall not be
terminated by any act of the Selling Shareholder, by operation of law, by the death or
incapacity of any individual Selling Shareholder or, in the case of a trust, by death or
incapacity of any executor or trustee or the termination of such trust, or the occurrence of
any other event;
(b) Neither the Selling Shareholder nor any person acting on behalf of the Selling
Shareholder (other than, if applicable, the Company and the Underwriter) shall use or refer
to any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405), relating to the Shares; and
(c) To deliver to the Underwriter prior to the Initial Delivery Date a properly
completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 (if the Selling
Shareholder is a non-United States person) or Form W-9 (if the Selling Shareholder is a
United States person).
8. Expenses. The Company agrees, whether or not the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay all costs, expenses, fees and
taxes incident to and in connection with (a) the preparation, printing and filing under the
Securities Act of the Registration Statement (including any exhibits thereto), the Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto; (b) the distribution of the Registration Statement (including any exhibits thereto), the
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, all as provided in this
Agreement; (c) the production and distribution of this Agreement and any other related documents in
connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Shares; (d) the delivery and
distribution of the Custody Agreements and the Powers of Attorney and the fees and expenses of the
Custodian (and any other attorney-in-fact); (e) any required review by the FINRA of the terms of
sale of the Shares (including related fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriter in an amount
that is not greater than $10,000); (f) the listing of the Shares on The NASDAQ Global Select
Market; (g) the qualification of the Shares under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions
as provided in Section 6(a)(ix) and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky
Memorandum (including related fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriter in an amount that is
not greater than $5,000); (h) the preparation, printing and distribution of one or more versions of
the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus for distribution in Canada, in the form of a Canadian
“wrapper” (including related fees and expenses of Canadian counsel to the Underwriter in an amount
that is not greater than $5,000); and (i) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance
of the obligations of the Company and the Selling Shareholders under this Agreement; provided that,
except as provided in this Section 8 and in Section 13, the Underwriter shall pay its own costs and
expenses,
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including the costs and expenses of its counsel, any transfer taxes on the Shares which they
may sell and the expenses of advertising any offering of the Shares made by the Underwriter.
9. Conditions of Underwriter’s Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriter hereunder are
subject to the accuracy, when made and on each Delivery Date, of the representations and warranties
of the Company and the Selling Shareholders contained herein, to the performance by the Company and
the Selling Shareholders of their respective obligations hereunder, and to each of the following
additional terms and conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission in accordance with
Section 6(a)(i); the Company shall have complied with all filing requirements applicable to
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus used or referred to after the date hereof; no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the
use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been issued and no
proceeding or examination for such purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the
Commission; any request of the Commission for inclusion of additional information in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise shall have been complied with; and the
Commission shall not have notified the Company of any objection to the use of the form of
the Registration Statement.
(b) Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP shall have furnished to the Underwriter its written opinion,
as U.S. counsel to the Company, addressed to the Underwriter and dated such Delivery Date,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(c) WongPartnership LLP shall have furnished to the Underwriter its written opinion, as
special Singapore counsel to the Company, addressed to the Underwriter and dated such
Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(d) The respective counsel for Bali Investments S.àr.l., Seletar Investments Pte Ltd
and Geyser Investment Pte Ltd shall have furnished to the Underwriter its written opinion,
as counsel to the Selling Shareholders for whom it is acting as counsel, addressed to the
Underwriter and dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Underwriter.
(e) The Underwriter shall have received from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, U.S.
counsel for the Underwriter, such opinion or opinions, dated such Delivery Date, with
respect to such matters as the Underwriter may reasonably require, and the Company shall
have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of
enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(f) The Underwriter shall have received from Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special Singapore
counsel for the Underwriter, such opinion or opinions, dated such Delivery Date, with
respect to such matters as the Underwriter may reasonably require, and the Company shall
have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of
enabling them to pass upon such matters.
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(g) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Underwriter shall have received
from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Underwriter, addressed to the Underwriter and dated the date hereof (i) confirming that they
are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in
compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants
under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, and (ii) stating, as of the date hereof
(or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as
of which specified financial information is given in the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus, as of a date not more than three days prior to the date hereof), the conclusions
and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters
ordinarily covered by accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters in connection with
registered public offerings.
(h) With respect to the letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP referred to in the
preceding paragraph and delivered to the Underwriter concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement (the “initial letter”), the Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter a
letter (the “bring-down letter”) of such accountants, addressed to the Underwriter and dated
such Delivery Date (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants within the
meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements
relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the
Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date of the bring-down letter (or, with respect to
matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified
financial information is given in the Prospectus, as of a date not more than three days
prior to the date of the bring-down letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with
respect to the financial information and other matters covered by the initial letter and
(iii) confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the
initial letter.
(i) The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter a certificate, dated such
Delivery Date, of the Company executed on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and its
Chief Financial Officer stating that:
(i) The representations, warranties and agreements of the Company in Section 1
are true and correct on and as of such Delivery Date, and the Company has complied
with all its agreements contained herein and satisfied all the conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Delivery Date; and
(ii) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
has been issued; and no proceedings or examination for that purpose have been
instituted or, to the knowledge of such officers, threatened.
(j) Each Selling Shareholder (or the Custodian or one or more attorneys-in-fact on
behalf of the Selling Shareholders) shall have furnished to the Underwriter on such Delivery
Date a certificate, dated such Delivery Date, signed by, or on behalf of, the Selling
Shareholder (or the Custodian or one or more attorneys-in-fact) stating that the
representations, warranties and agreements of the Selling Shareholder contained herein
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are true and correct on and as of such Delivery Date and that the Selling Shareholder
has complied with all its agreements contained herein and has satisfied all the conditions
on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Delivery Date.
(k) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus, (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any loss or
interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not
covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or
decree or (ii) since such date there shall not have been any change in the share capital or
long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise),
results of operations, shareholders’ equity, properties, management, business or prospects
of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, the effect of which, in any such case
described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of the Underwriter, so material and
adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or
the delivery of the Shares being delivered on such Delivery Date on the terms and in the
manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(l) [Reserved]
(m) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there shall not have
occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock
Exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market, or trading in any securities of the Company on any
exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been suspended or materially limited
or the settlement of such trading generally shall have been materially disrupted or minimum
prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by
such exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction,
(ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal or state authorities, (iii)
the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities, there shall have been an
escalation in hostilities involving the United States or there shall have been a declaration
of a national emergency or war by the United States or (iv) there shall have occurred such a
material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions, including,
without limitation, as a result of terrorist activities after the date hereof (or the effect
of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall be such), as
to make it, in the judgment of the Underwriter, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with
the public offering or delivery of the Shares being delivered on such Delivery Date on the
terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(n) Letter agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between
the Underwriter and the securityholders of the Company set forth on Schedule 2,
shall have been delivered to the Underwriter on or before the date of this Agreement and
shall be in full force and effect on such Delivery Date.
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(o) No stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the
Shares in any jurisdiction shall have been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose shall
have been commenced.
All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriter.
10. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its directors,
officers and employees, each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act and each affiliate of the Underwriter within the meaning
of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability,
joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any loss,
claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases and sales of Shares), to which the
Underwriter, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises
out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in (A) the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus
or in any amendment or supplement thereto, (B) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, (C) any Permitted Issuer Information used or referred to in
any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) used or referred to by the
Underwriter or (D) any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433) not constituting an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus (a “Non-Prospectus Road Show”) or (ii) the omission or alleged omission
to state in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Permitted
Issuer Information or any Non-Prospectus Road Show, any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse the
Underwriter and each such director, officer, employee or controlling person promptly upon
demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Underwriter, director,
officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or
preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such
expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or
is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any such amendment or supplement thereto or in any
Permitted Issuer Information or any Non-Prospectus Road Show, in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information concerning the Underwriter furnished to the Company by
the Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information consists solely of the
information specified in Section 10(f). The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to
any liability which the Company may otherwise have to the Underwriter or to any director,
officer, employee or controlling person of the Underwriter.
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(b) The Selling Shareholders, severally in proportion to the number of Shares to be
sold by each of them hereunder, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its
directors, officers and employees, each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and each affiliate of the Underwriter within
the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage
or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited
to, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases and sales of Shares),
to which the Underwriter, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become
subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or in any Permitted Issuer Information, any Non-Prospectus Road Show or
any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405), prepared by or on behalf of the
Selling Shareholder or used or referred to by the Selling Shareholder in connection with the
offering of the Shares in violation of Section 7(b) (a “Selling Shareholder Free Writing
Prospectus”), (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement,
the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any Permitted Issuer Information, any Non-Prospectus
Road Show or any Selling Shareholder Free Writing Prospectus, any material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall
reimburse the Underwriter, its directors, officers and employees and each such controlling
person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Underwriter, its directors, officers and employees or controlling persons in connection with
investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action as such expenses are incurred or (iii) any breach of any representation
or warranty of the Selling Shareholders in this Agreement or any certificate or other
agreement delivered pursuant hereto or contemplated hereby; provided, however, that each
Selling Shareholder shall be liable in any such case only to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement,
the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any such
amendment or supplement or in any Permitted Issuer Information or any Non-Prospectus Road
Show in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Selling
Shareholder furnished to the Company by such Selling Shareholder specifically for inclusion
therein, or arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission made in any Selling Shareholder Free Writing Prospectus. The
liability of the Selling Shareholder under the indemnity agreement contained in this
paragraph shall be limited to an amount equal to the total net proceeds (after deducting
underwriters’ discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) from the offering of
the Shares purchased under the Agreement received by the Selling Shareholder, as set forth
in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in
addition to any liability that the Selling Shareholders may otherwise have to the
Underwriter or any officer, employee or controlling person of the Underwriter.
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(c) The Underwriter shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each Selling
Shareholder, their respective directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who
controls the Company or such Selling Shareholder within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or
any action in respect thereof, to which the Company, such Selling Shareholder or any such
director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities
Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or
is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
Non-Prospectus Road Show, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Non-Prospectus Road Show, any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information concerning the Underwriter furnished to the Company by the Underwriter
specifically for inclusion therein, which information is limited to the information set
forth in Section 10(f). The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability
that the Underwriter may otherwise have to the Company, such Selling Shareholder or any such
director, officer, employee or controlling person.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 10 of notice of
any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in
respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 10, notify
the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided,
however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 10 except to the extent it has been
materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided, further, that the failure to notify
the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an
indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10. If any such claim or action shall
be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof,
the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it
wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense
thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from
the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of
such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party
under this Section 10 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation; provided, however, that the indemnified party shall have the right to employ
one counsel (plus one local counsel) to represent jointly the indemnified party and those
other indemnified parties and their respective directors, officers, employees and
controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of
which indemnity may be sought under this Section 10 if (i) the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party shall have so mutually agreed; (ii) the indemnifying party has failed
within a reasonable time of such notice to the indemnified
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party to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to assume the
defense of such claim or action; (iii) the indemnified party and its directors, officers,
employees and controlling persons shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to those available to the
indemnifying party; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both the indemnified parties or their respective directors,
officers, employees or controlling persons, on the one hand, and the indemnifying party, on
the other hand, and representation of both sets of parties by the same counsel would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them, and in any such
event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by the indemnifying
party. No indemnifying party shall (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified
parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), 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 and does not include any findings of fact or admissions of fault or culpability
as to the indemnified party, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action
effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but
if settled with the consent of the indemnifying party or if there be a final judgment for
the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 10 shall for any reason be
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 10(a),
10(b), or 10(c) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect
thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying
such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party
as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in
such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other,
from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is
not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the
Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other,
with respect to the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or
liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Shareholders,
on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, with respect to such offering shall be
deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the
Shares purchased under this Agreement (after deducting underwriters’ discounts and
commissions but before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Selling
Shareholders, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the one
hand, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriter with
respect to the Shares purchased under this Agreement, as set forth in
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the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the
Selling Shareholders or the Underwriter, the intent of the parties and their relative
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission. The Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriter agree that it would not
be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 10(e) were to be determined
by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an
indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect
thereof, referred to above in this Section 10(e) shall be deemed to include, for purposes of
this Section 10(e), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10(e), the Underwriter shall not be required
to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds from the sale of
the Shares underwritten by it exceeds the amount of any damages that the Underwriter has
otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission, and no Selling Shareholder shall be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the net proceeds (after deducting underwriters’ discounts and
commissions but before deducting expenses) such Selling Shareholder received from the sale
of its Shares in the Offering. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(f) The Underwriter confirms and the Company and each Selling Shareholder acknowledges
and agrees that the statements regarding delivery of shares by the Underwriter set forth on
the cover page of, and the paragraphs relating to stabilization by the Underwriter appearing
under the caption “Underwriting” in, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus are
correct and constitute the only information concerning the Underwriter furnished in writing
to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically for inclusion in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Non-Prospectus Road Show.
11. [Reserved]
12. Termination. The obligations of the Underwriter hereunder may be terminated by the
Underwriter by notice given to and received by the Company and the Selling Shareholders prior to
delivery of and payment for the Firm Shares if, prior to that time, any of the events described in
Sections 9(k) and 9(m) shall have occurred or if the Underwriter shall decline to purchase the
Shares for any reason permitted under this Agreement.
13. Reimbursement of Underwriter’s Expenses. If any Selling Shareholder shall fail to tender
the Shares for delivery to the Underwriter for any reason or the Underwriter shall decline to
purchase the Shares for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company and the Selling
Shareholders will reimburse the Underwriter for all reasonable out-of-pocket
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expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Underwriter in connection with this Agreement
and the proposed purchase of the Shares, and upon demand the Company and the Selling Shareholders
shall pay the full amount thereof to the Underwriter. If the Company is required to make any
payments to the Underwriter under this Section 13 because of any Selling Shareholder’s refusal,
inability or failure to satisfy any condition to the obligations of the Underwriter set forth in
Section 9, such Selling Shareholders pro rata, in proportion to the percentage of Shares to be sold
by each, shall reimburse the Company on demand for all amounts so paid.
14. Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriter’s research
analysts and research department are required to be independent from its investment banking
division and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that the Underwriter’s
research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish
research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of its
investment banking division. The Company and the Selling Shareholders hereby waive and release, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Shareholders may
have against the Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact
that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be
different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling
Shareholders by the Underwriter’s investment banking division. The Company and the Selling
Shareholders acknowledge that the Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from
time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or
the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the
companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
15. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company and the Selling Shareholders acknowledge and agree that in
connection with this offering, sale of the Shares or any other services the Underwriter may be
deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or
otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or subsequently
made by the Underwriter: (i) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the Company, Selling
Shareholders and any other person, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, exists; (ii)
the Underwriter is not acting as an advisor, expert or otherwise, to either the Company or the
Selling Shareholders, including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the
public offering price of the Shares, and such relationship between the Company and the Selling
Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, is entirely and solely
commercial, based on arms-length negotiations; (iii) any duties and obligations that the
Underwriter may have to the Company or Selling Shareholders shall be limited to those duties and
obligations specifically stated herein; and (iv) the Underwriter and its affiliates may have
interests that differ from those of the Company and the Selling Shareholders. The Company and the
Selling Shareholders hereby waive any claims that the Company or the Selling Shareholders may have
against the Underwriter with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this
offering.
16. Notices, Etc. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in
writing, and:
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(a) if to the Underwriter, shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile
transmission to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Syndicate Manager, with a copy, in the case of any notice
pursuant to Section 10(d), to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000;
(b) if to the Company, shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile
transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement,
Attention: General Counsel (Fax: (000) 000-0000) or to the Company in care of the
Process Agent, with a copy to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (Fax:
000-000-0000); and
(c) if to any Selling Shareholders, shall be delivered or sent by mail or
facsimile transmission to such Selling Shareholder in care of the Process Agent or
such other address as shall be provided by a Selling Shareholder to the Company and
the Underwriter.
Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt
thereof (including receipt by the Process Agent). The Company and the Underwriter shall be
entitled to act and rely upon any request, consent, notice or agreement given or made on behalf of
the Selling Shareholders by the Custodian or one or more attorneys-in-fact.
17. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the Underwriter, the Company, the Selling Shareholders and their respective
successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only
those persons, except that (A) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the
Company and the Selling Shareholders contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the
benefit of the directors, officers and employees of the Underwriter, each person or persons, if
any, who control the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and each
affiliate of the Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act and (B) the
indemnity agreement of the Underwriter contained in Section 10(c) of this Agreement shall be deemed
to be for the benefit of the directors of the Company, the officers of the Company who have signed
the Registration Statement and any person controlling the Company within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any
person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 17, any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
18. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and agreements of the
Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriter contained in this Agreement or made by or on
behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment
for the Shares and shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling
any of them.
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19. Definition of the Terms “Business Day” and “Subsidiary.” For purposes of this Agreement,
(a) “business day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on
which banking institutions in New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive
order to close and (b) “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405.
20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
21. Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc. The Company and each Selling Shareholder hereby submits
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York state courts in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any lawsuit, action or other
proceeding in such courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not
to plead or claim in any such court that any such lawsuit, action or other proceeding brought in
any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The Company and each Selling Shareholder
irrevocably appoint Corporation Service Company, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000 (the “Process Agent”), as their respective authorized agent in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, New York upon which process may be served in any such suit or
proceeding in a manner permitted by applicable law, and agree that service of process upon such
agent in a manner permitted by applicable law, and written notice of said service to the Company or
the Selling Shareholder, as the case may be, by the person serving the same to the address provided
in Section 16 shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company or the
Selling Shareholder in any such suit or proceeding. The Company and each Selling Shareholder
further agree to take any and all actions as may be necessary to maintain such designation and
appointment of such agent in full force and effect for a period of seven years from the date of
this Agreement.
22. Waiver of Immunity. With respect to any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, each party irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all immunity (whether on the basis of sovereignty or
otherwise) from jurisdiction, service of process, attachment (both before and after judgment) and
execution to which it might otherwise be entitled, and with respect to any such suit or proceeding,
each party waives any such immunity in any court of competent jurisdiction, and will not raise or
claim or cause to be pleaded any such immunity at or in respect of any such suit or proceeding,
including, without limitation, any immunity pursuant to the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
of 1976, as amended.
23. Judgment Currency. The obligation of the Company and each Selling Shareholder in respect
of any sum due to the Underwriter under this Agreement shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a
currency other than U.S. dollars or any other applicable currency (the “Judgment Currency”), not be
discharged until the first business day, following
receipt by the Underwriter of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, on which
(and only to the extent that) the Underwriter may in accordance with normal banking procedures
purchase U.S. dollars or any other applicable currency with the Judgment Currency; if the U.S.
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dollars or other applicable currency so purchased are less than the sum originally due to the
Underwriter hereunder, the Company and each Selling Shareholder agree, as a separate obligation and
notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Underwriter against such loss. If the U.S.
dollars or other applicable currency so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to the
Underwriter hereunder, the Underwriter agrees to pay to the Company or the Selling Shareholder, as
the case may be, an amount equal to the excess of the U.S. dollars or other applicable currency so
purchased over the sum originally due to the Underwriter hereunder.
24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if
executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an
original but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
25. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not
intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
[Signature pages follow]
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company, the Selling
Shareholders and the Underwriter, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that
purpose below.
Very truly yours, AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice president and Chief Financial Officer | |||
THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS NAMED IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THIS AGREEMENT |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxx | |||
Attorney-in-Fact | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxx | |||
Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Accepted: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
SCHEDULE 1
Number of Shares of | Number of Shares of | ||||||||||
Name and Address of Selling Shareholder | Firm Shares | Option Shares | |||||||||
1. | Bali Investments S.àr.l |
20,436,209 | 3,068,566 | ||||||||
00 xxx xx Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx X0000 Xxxxxxxxxx |
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2. | Seletar Investments Pte Ltd |
2,687,427 | 401,268 | ||||||||
00X Xxxxxxx Xxxx #00-00 Tower 2 The Atrium @ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 000000 |
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3. | Geyser Investment Pte. Ltd. |
1,791,618 | 267,512 | ||||||||
c/o GIC 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx #00-00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 000000 |
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4. | Capstone Equity Investors LLC |
84,746 | 12,654 | ||||||||
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00 Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
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TOTAL |
25,000,000 | 3,750,000 | |||||||||
SCHEDULE 2
PERSONS DELIVERING LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS
Securityholders
1. | Bali Investments S.àr.l |
2. | Seletar Investments Pte Ltd |
3. | Geyser Investment Pte. Ltd. |
4. | Capstone Equity Investors LLC |
EXHIBIT A
LOCK-UP LETTER AGREEMENT
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you (the “Underwriter”) propose to enter into an Underwriting
Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) providing for the purchase by the Underwriter of shares
(the “Shares”) of Ordinary Shares, no par value per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of
Avago Technologies Limited, a company organized under the laws of Singapore (the “Company”), and
that the Underwriter proposes to reoffer the Shares to the public (the “Offering”).
In consideration of the execution of the Underwriting Agreement by the Underwriter, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the undersigned hereby irrevocably agrees that, without the
prior written consent of the Underwriter, the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, (1)
offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that
is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the
future of) any Ordinary Shares (including, without limitation, Ordinary Shares that may be deemed
to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and Ordinary Shares that may be issued upon exercise of any
options or warrants) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary
Shares (other than the Shares, if any, sold by the undersigned to the Underwriter in the Offering),
(2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in
part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of Ordinary Shares, whether any such
transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or
other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) other than with respect to the registration of Shares,
if any, to be sold by the undersigned to the Underwriter in the Offering, make any demand for or
exercise any right or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto,
with respect to the registration of any Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or any other securities of the Company or (4)
publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period commencing on the date
hereof and ending on the 30th day after the date of the final prospectus supplement relating to the
Offering (such 30-day period, the “Lock-Up Period”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the
Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company
occurs or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will
release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period,
then the restrictions imposed by this Lock-Up Letter Agreement shall continue to apply until the
expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the
announcement of the material news or the occurrence of the material event, unless the Underwriter
waives such extension in writing. The undersigned hereby further agrees that, prior to engaging in
any transaction or taking any other action that is subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Letter
Agreement during the period from the date of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement to and including the
34th day following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, it will give notice thereof to
the Company and will not consummate such transaction or take any such action unless it has received
written confirmation from the Company that the Lock-Up Period (as such may have been extended
pursuant to this paragraph) has expired.
The foregoing sentence shall not apply to:
(a) bona fide gifts, sales or other dispositions of shares of any class of the Company’s share
capital, in each case that are made exclusively (1) between and/or among the undersigned or members
of the undersigned’s family, (2) between the undersigned and a trust for the direct or indirect
benefit of the undersigned or members of the undersigned’s family, (3) between the undersigned and
any third party granted an interest in the undersigned’s will or under the laws of descent, (4)
between the undersigned and affiliates of the undersigned, including its partners (if a
partnership) or members (if a limited liability company) or (5) involving Ordinary Shares acquired
by the undersigned in open market transactions after the completion of this Offering; provided
that, in the cases of (1) through (4) above, it shall be a condition to any such transfer that the
transferee/donee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement (including,
without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence) to the same extent as if
the transferee/donee were a party hereto; and provided further that, in the cases of (1) through
(5) above, it shall be a condition to any such transfer that (i) no filing by any party (donor,
donee, transferor or transferee) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with such transfer or
distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or 13D-A or 13G-A)
made after the expiration of the 30-day period referred to above), and (ii) each party (donor,
donee, transferor or transferee) shall not be required by law (including without limitation the
disclosure requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act) to make,
and shall agree to not voluntarily make, any public announcement of the transfer or disposition; or
(b) entering into a written plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange
Act, provided that no sales of the Company’s securities shall occur under such plan during the
Lock-Up period.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and its transfer agent are hereby authorized to
decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach
of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
It is understood that the undersigned will be released from its obligations under this Lock-Up
Letter Agreement, (1) if the Company notifies the Underwriter that it does not intend to proceed
with the Offering, or (2) if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which
survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the
Shares.
The
undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriter will proceed with
the Offering in reliance on this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market
conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of
which are subject to negotiation between the Company, any selling shareholders named therein and
the Underwriter.
[Signature page follows]
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and
authority to enter into this Lock-Up Letter Agreement and that, upon request, the undersigned will
execute any additional documents necessary in connection with the enforcement hereof. Any
obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns of the undersigned.
Very truly yours, | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Dated: _______________