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Exhibit 1.1
18,000,000 SHARES
ATMEL CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
February 3, 2000
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February 3, 2000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
c/o Morgan Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs and Mesdames:
Atmel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), proposes to
issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the
"UNDERWRITERS") 18,000,000 shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the "SHARES"). The shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sales contemplated
hereby are hereinafter referred to as the "COMMON STOCK".
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"COMMISSION") a registration statement relating to the Shares. The registration
statement as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information
(if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of
effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "SECURITIES ACT"), is hereinafter referred to as the "REGISTRATION
STATEMENT"; the prospectus in the form first used to confirm sales of Shares is
hereinafter referred to as the "PROSPECTUS" (including, in the case of all
references to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, documents
incorporated therein by reference). If the Company has filed an abbreviated
registration statement to register additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the "RULE 462 REGISTRATION STATEMENT"),
then any reference herein to the term "Registration Statement" shall be deemed
to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to
and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
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(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect,
and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened by the Commission.
(b) (i) Each document filed or to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE
ACT"), and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus complied or will comply when so filed in all material respects
with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, (ii) The Registration Statement, when it became
effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable,
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will
comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and (iv) the Prospectus
does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the
representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to
statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company
in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.
(c) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has
the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its
business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct
of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or
be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The execution and delivery of the
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 17, 1999 (the "Merger
Agreement") between Atmel Corporation, a California corporation (the
"California Corporation"), and the Company, effecting the reincorporation
of the California Corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, was
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of
the California Corporation and the Company. Each of the California
Corporation and the Company had all corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver the Merger Agreement, to file the Merger Agreement with
the Secretary of State of California and the Secretary of State of Delaware
and to consummate the reincorporation contemplated by the Merger Agreement,
and the Merger Agreement at the time of execution and filing constituted a
valid and binding obligation of each of the California Corporation and the
Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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(d) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated, is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to
own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus
and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or
leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole; all of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid
and non-assessable and (other than director or qualifying shares for
foreign subsidiaries and fifty percent of the issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock of Temic Semiconductor GmbH, which are owned by a
subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.) are owned directly or
indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities or claims. Other than Atmel ES2, S.A., Atmel ES2, B.V. and Temic
Semiconductor GmbH, the Company has no subsidiaries that are "significant
subsidiaries" as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the
Securities Act (a "SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY").
(e) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company.
(f) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms in all
material respects as to legal matters to the description thereof contained
in the Prospectus.
(g) The shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the issuance of
the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(h) The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and
delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will
not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(i) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance
by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene
any provision of applicable law or the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of the Company or any agreement or other instrument binding upon
the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any judgment, order or decree of any
governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or
any subsidiary, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or
qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the
performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except
such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various
states in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares and except such
consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or qualifications which, if not
obtained, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(j) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any
development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that
set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or supplements
thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement).
(k) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the
Company's knowledge, threatened to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is subject that are required to be described in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described or any
statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as
required.
(l) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration
statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in
all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, except to the extent such failure
to comply was corrected by a subsequent filing.
(m) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described
in the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an "investment
company" as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
(n) The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any
and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or
hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants
("ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct
their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such
noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits,
licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and
conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in
the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(o) There are no costs or liabilities associated with the remedy of
any violation of Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any
capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of
properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or
approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential
liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate, have
a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
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(p) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the
Company and any person granting such person the right to require the
Company to include such securities with the Shares registered pursuant to
the Registration Statement, which rights have not been waived.
(q) The Common Stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq
National Market.
(r) Except in each case as described in the Prospectus, subsequent to
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, (i) neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or
contingent, nor entered into any material transaction, in such case, not in
the ordinary course of business; (ii) other than repurchases of shares
pursuant to the Company's employee benefit plans, the Company has not
purchased any of its outstanding capital stock, nor declared, paid or
otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its capital
stock other than ordinary and customary dividends; and (iii) there has not
been any material change in the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term
debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(s) The Company and each of its subsidiaries possess all consents,
approvals, orders, certificates, authorizations and permits issued by, and
have made all declarations and filings with, all appropriate federal, state
or foreign governmental or self-regulatory authorities and all courts and
other tribunals necessary to conduct their respective businesses and to
own, lease, license and use its properties in the manner described in the
Prospectus, except to the extent that the failure to obtain or file would
not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such consent, approval, order, certificate,
authorization or permit that, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of
any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, or failure to obtain or file,
would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, except as described in the Prospectus.
(t) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or
specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general
or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded assets are compared with
the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
with respect to any differences.
(u) To the Company's knowledge, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are
independent public accountants with respect to the Company and its
subsidiaries as required by the Securities Act.
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(v) The Company and its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in
such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they
are engaged; the Company and its subsidiaries have not been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to
renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or
to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to
continue its business at a cost that would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case,
except as described in the Prospectus.
(w) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate licenses
or other rights to use all material patents, copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, technology, know-how, trademarks, service marks
and trade names (the "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY") currently employed by them in
the conduct of their respective businesses in the manner described in the
Prospectus or could obtain such licenses or rights on terms that would not
have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole and, except as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither of the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement
of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any
Intellectual Property which could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Company hereby agrees to sell to
the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the
representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions
hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the
Company the respective numbers of Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto
opposite its names at $35.50 a share ("PURCHASE PRICE").
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The Company hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during
the period ending 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, (i) offer, pledge,
sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any
option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase,
lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of
Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers
to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership
of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or
(ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other
securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A)
the sale to the Underwriters of Shares hereunder, (B) the issuance by the
Company of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option or warrant or
the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof which is described
in the Prospectus or (C) the issuance of shares of Common Stock or options to
purchase Common Stock pursuant to any employee benefit plan that is in existence
on the date hereof and consistent with past practices.
3. Terms of Public Offering. The Company is advised by you that the
Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of
the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have
become effective as in your judgment is advisable. The Company is further
advised by you that the Shares are to be offered to the public initially at
$35.50 a share (the "PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE") and to certain dealers selected by
you at a price that represents a concession not in excess of $.98 a share under
the Public Offering Price, and that any Underwriter may allow, and such dealers
may reallow, a concession, not in excess of $.10 a share, to any Underwriter or
to certain other dealers.
4. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Shares shall be made to the
Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against
delivery of such Firm Shares for the respective accounts of the several
Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on February 9, 2000, or at such
other time on the same or such other date, not later than February 10, 2000, as
shall be designated in writing by you. The time and date of such payment are
hereinafter referred to as the "CLOSING DATE".
Certificates for the Shares shall be in definitive form and registered in
such names and in such denominations as you shall request in writing not later
than one full business day prior to the Closing Date. The certificates
evidencing the Shares shall be delivered to you on the Closing Date for the
respective accounts of
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the several Underwriters, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the
transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters duly paid, against payment of the
Purchase Price therefor.
5. Conditions to the Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of the
Company to sell the Shares to the Underwriters and the several obligations of
the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Shares on the Closing Date are
subject to the condition that the Registration Statement shall have become
effective not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof.
The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following
further conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
prior to the Closing Date:
(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any
notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of
any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction
of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the Company's
securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating
organization," as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2)
under the Securities Act; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or
otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the
Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto
subsequent to the date of this Agreement) that, in your judgment, is
material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment,
impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Prospectus.
(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of
the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i) above and to the
effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the
Company has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before
the Closing Date. The officer signing and delivering such certificate may
rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
(c) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, outside counsel for the
Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing
as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, has the
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corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its
business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of
property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the
failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole;
(ii) the authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to
legal matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus;
(iii) the shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the
issuance of the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
(iv) the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and
delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of
such Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or, to the knowledge
of such counsel, similar rights;
(v) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company;
(vi) the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the
performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement do
not and will not contravene any provision of applicable law or the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or, to such
counsel's knowledge, any agreement or other instrument binding upon
the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, to such counsel's
knowledge, any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body,
agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary, and no consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is
required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under
this Agreement, except such as may be required by the securities or
Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and
sale of the Shares by the Underwriters and except where such consent,
authorization, approval, order or qualification, which, if not
obtained would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vii) the statements (A) in the Prospectus under the caption
"Underwriters" to the extent of the description of this Agreement, (B)
describing the Common Stock and the Company's Preferred Shares Rights
Agreement incorporated in the Prospectus by reference to Forms 8-A
filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, and (C) in the
Registration Statement in Item 15, in each case insofar as such
statements constitute summaries of the legal matters, documents or
proceedings referred to therein, fairly present the
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information required under the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with respect to such legal matters, documents
and proceedings and fairly summarize the matters referred to therein;
(viii) such counsel does not know of any legal or governmental
proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject that are required
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder to
be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are
not so described, and, to such counsel's knowledge, there are no
statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder to
be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be
filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described
or filed as required;
(ix) the Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering
and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as
described in the Prospectus, will not be required to register as an
"investment company" as such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended;
(x) such counsel (A) is of the opinion that each document of the
Company filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act and
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus (except for financial statements and schedules and other
financial and statistical data included therein as to which such
counsel need not express any opinion) complied as to form when so
filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act, and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (B) is
of the opinion that the Registration Statement and Prospectus (except
for financial statements and schedules and other financial and
statistical data included therein as to which such counsel need not
express any opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with
the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, (C) has no reason to believe that (except for
financial statements and schedules and other financial and statistical
data as to which such counsel need not express any belief) the
Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein at the time
the Registration Statement became effective contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading and (D) has no reason to believe that (except
for financial statements and schedules and other financial and
statistical data as to which such counsel need not express any belief)
the Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
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(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of counsel for each of the Significant Subsidiaries reasonably
acceptable to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date to the effect that:
(i) Such Significant Subsidiary has been duly incorporated, is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and
authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described
in the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its
business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and
(ii) all of the issued shares of capital stock of such
Significant Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and
issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or
indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities or claims.
(e) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx & Freidenrich LLP, counsel for the Underwriters,
dated the Closing Date, covering the matters referred to in Sections
5(c)(iv), 5(c)(v), 5(c)(vii) (but only as to the statements in the
Prospectus under "Underwriters") and clauses (B), (C) and (D) of 5(c)(x)
above.
With respect to Section 5(c)(x) above, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxx may state that their opinion and belief are based upon their
participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement and
Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and documents
incorporated by reference and review and discussion of the contents
thereof, but are without independent check or verification, except as
specified. With respect to clauses (B), (C) and (D) of 5(c)(x) above, Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx & Freidenrich LLP may state that their opinion and belief are
based upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration
Statement and Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto (other
than documents incorporated by reference) and review and discussion of the
contents thereof (including documents incorporated by reference), but are
without independent check or verification, except as specified.
The opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx described in Section
5(c) above and the opinion of counsel for each Significant Subsidiary
described in Section 5(e) above shall be rendered to the Underwriters at
the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
(f) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof
and the Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date,
as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters,
from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, containing
statements and information of the type ordinarily
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included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to
the financial statements and certain financial information contained in, or
incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall
use a "cut-off date" not earlier than the date hereof.
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares
hereunder are subject to the delivery to the Representatives on the Option
Closing Date of such documents as they may reasonably request with respect to
the good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of the
Additional Shares and other matters related to the issuance of the Additional
Shares.
6. Covenants of the Company. In further consideration of the agreements
of the Underwriters herein contained, the Company covenants with each
Underwriter as follows:
(a) To furnish you, without charge, six (6) signed copies of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein) and for delivery to each other
Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto
but including documents incorporated by reference therein) and to furnish
to you in New York City, without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City
time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and
during the period mentioned in Section 6(c) below, as many copies of the
Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein, and any
supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as you
may reasonably request. The terms "supplement" and "amendment" or "amend"
as used in this Agreement shall include all documents subsequently filed
with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act that are deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus.
(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or
supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to
which you reasonably object, and to file with the Commission within the
applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.
(c) If, during such period after the first date of the public
offering of the Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters
the Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales
by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a
result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in
the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to
amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith
to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to
the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses you will
furnish to the Company) to which Shares may have been sold by you on behalf
of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either
amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the
Prospectus as so amended or
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supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the
Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with law.
(d) To endeavor to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably
request.
(e) To make generally available to the Company's security holders and
to you as soon as practicable an earning statement covering the
twelve-month period ending March 31, 2001 that satisfies the provisions of
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
(f) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement
are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid
all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the
Company's counsel and the Company's accountants in connection with the
registration and delivery of the Shares under the Securities Act and all
other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and
amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including all printing
costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove
specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery
of the Shares to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes
payable thereon, (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or
Legal Investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sales of the
Shares under state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the
qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under state securities laws
as provided in Section 6(d) hereof, including filing fees and the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in
connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or
Legal Investment memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in connection
with the review and qualification of the offering of the Shares by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (v) all costs and
expenses incident to listing the Shares on the Nasdaq National Market, (vi)
the cost of printing certificates representing the Shares, (vii) the costs
and charges of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the
costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any
"road show" undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of
the Shares, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the
production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any
consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the
prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the
representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and
the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, and
(ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the
obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise
made in this Section. It is understood, however, that except as provided in
this Section, Section 7 entitled "Indemnity and Contribution", and the last
paragraph of Section 9 below, the Underwriters will pay all of their costs
and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, stock
transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Shares by them and any
advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
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7. Indemnity and Contribution.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within
the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such
action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment
thereof, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (as amended or
supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or
supplements thereto), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information
relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such
Underwriter through you expressly for use therein; provided, however, that
the foregoing indemnity agreement with respect to any preliminary
prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter, or any person
controlling such Underwriter, from whom the person asserting any such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased Shares, if a copy of the
Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have
furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by
or on behalf of such Underwriter to such person, if required by law so to
have been delivered, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of
the Shares to such person, and if the Prospectus (as so amended or
supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities.
(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the
Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the
Company to such Underwriter, but only with reference to information
relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such
Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement,
any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation)
shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may
be sought pursuant to Section 7(a) or 7(b), such person (the "INDEMNIFIED
PARTY") shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be
sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing and the indemnifying party,
upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party
and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and
shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such
proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the
right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of such indemnified party
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unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have
mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties
to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or
potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the
indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any
indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings
in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than
one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such
indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed
as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to
Section 7(a), and by the Company, in the case of parties indemnified
pursuant to Section 7(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for
any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but
if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the
plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party
from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse
the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by
the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party
agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into
more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid
request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the
indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent
of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or
threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could
have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such
indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release
of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject
matter of such proceeding.
(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 7(a) or
7(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if
the allocation provided by clause 7(d)(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 7(d)(i) above but also the
relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on
the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted
in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in
connection with the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be in the
same respective
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proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before
deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting
discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set
forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate
Public Offering Price of the Shares. The relative fault of the Company on
the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the
Underwriters and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission. The Underwriters' respective obligations to contribute pursuant
to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the respective number of
Shares they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.
(e) The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just
or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by
pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity
for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 7(d). The
amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or
claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter
shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which
the total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to
the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages
that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not
limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any
indemnified party at law or in equity.
(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this
Section 7 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the
Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full
force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii)
any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any person
controlling any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers
or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of
and payment for any of the Shares.
8. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination by notice
given by you to the Company, if (a) after the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been
suspended or materially limited on or by, as the case may be, any of the New
York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (ii) trading of any
securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any
over-the-counter market, (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking
activities in New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York
State authorities or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis
that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and (b) in the case of any of
the events specified in clauses 8(a)(i) through 8(a)(iv), such event, singly or
together with any other such event, makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to
market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
9. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become
effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
If, on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any
one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares that it
has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate
number of Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but
failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate number
of the Shares to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be
obligated severally in the proportions that the number of Shares set forth
opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of
Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or
in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase the Shares which such
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase
on such date; provided that in no event shall the number of Shares that any
Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased
pursuant to this Section 9 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such number of
Shares without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date,
any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares and the
aggregate number of Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more
than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Shares to be purchased, and
arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for the purchase of such Shares
are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate
without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company.
In any such case either you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the
Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the
required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus or
in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under
this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in
respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.
If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them,
because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the
terms or to fulfill any of the
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conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable
to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the
Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with
respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the
fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such
Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated
hereunder.
10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
11. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
12. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of
this Agreement.
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Very truly yours,
ATMEL CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date hereof
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Acting severally on behalf of themselves
and the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto.
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
NUMBER OF
FIRM SHARES
UNDERWRITER TO BE PURCHASED
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
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Total ......................................................... 18,000,000
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