Exhibit 1
Underwriting Agreement
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January 30, 1998
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
BT Alex. Xxxxx Incorporated
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
c/o Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Park Avenue Plaza
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
From time to time Mirage Resorts, Incorporated, a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"), proposes to enter into one or more Pricing Agreements (each a
"Pricing Agreement") in the form of Annex I hereto, with such additions and
deletions as the parties thereto may determine, and, subject to the terms and
conditions stated herein and therein, to issue and sell to the firms named in
Schedule I to the applicable Pricing Agreement (such firms constituting the
"Underwriters" with respect to such Pricing Agreement and the securities
specified therein) certain of its debt securities (the "Securities") specified
in Schedule II to such Pricing Agreement (with respect to such Pricing
Agreement, the "Designated Securities").
The terms and rights of any particular issuance of Designated Securities
shall be as specified in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto and in or
pursuant to the indenture (the "Base Indenture") and the supplemental indenture
relating thereto to be entered into upon consummation of the offering to which
the Registration Statement relates (the "Supplemental Indenture") (collectively,
the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture, the "Indenture") identified
in such Pricing Agreement and the Registration Statement (as defined) and
Prospectus (as defined) with respect thereto.
1. Particular sales of Designated Securities may be made from time to time
to the Underwriters of such Securities, for whom the firms designated as
representatives of the Underwriters of such Securities in the Pricing Agreement
relating thereto will act as representatives (the "Representatives"). The term
"Representatives" also refers to a single firm acting as sole representative of
the Underwriters and to an Underwriter or Underwriters who act without any firm
being designated as its or their representatives. This Underwriting Agreement
shall not be construed as an obligation of the Company to sell any of the
Securities or as an obligation of any of the Underwriters to purchase the
Securities. The obligation of the Company to issue and sell any of the
Securities and the obligation of any of the Underwriters to purchase any of the
Securities shall be evidenced by the Pricing Agreement with respect to the
Designated Securities specified therein. Each Pricing Agreement shall specify
the aggregate principal amount of such Designated Securities, the initial public
offering price of such Designated Securities, the purchase price to the
Underwriters of such Designated Securities, the names of the Underwriters of
such Designated Securities, the names of the Representatives of such
Underwriters and the principal amount of such Designated Securities to be
purchased by each Underwriter and shall set forth the date, time and manner of
delivery of such Designated Securities and payment therefor. The Pricing
Agreement shall also specify (to the extent not set forth in the Indenture and
the registration statement and prospectus with respect thereto) the terms of
such Designated Securities. A Pricing Agreement shall be in the form of an
executed writing (which may be in counterparts), and may be evidenced by an
exchange of telegraphic communications or any other rapid transmission device
designed
to produce a written record of communications transmitted. The obligations of
the Underwriters under this Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be
several and not joint.
2. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the
Underwriters that:
(a) A registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-39029) (the
"Initial Registration Statement") in respect of the Securities has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"); the
Initial Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto,
each in the form heretofore delivered or to be delivered to the
Representatives and, excluding exhibits to such registration statement, but
including all documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus
contained therein, to the Representatives for each of the other
Underwriters, have been declared effective by the Commission in such form;
other than a registration statement, if any, increasing the size of the
offering (a "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"), filed pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), which
became or will become effective upon filing, no other document with respect
to the Initial Registration Statement or document incorporated by reference
therein has heretofore been filed or transmitted for filing with the
Commission (other than prospectuses filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the
rules and regulations of the Commission under the Act and the Form T-1,
each in the form heretofore delivered to the Representatives, and periodic
reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, copies of which have heretofore been
delivered to the Representatives); and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement, any post-effective
amendment thereto or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has
been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to
the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened by the Commission (any
preliminary prospectus included in the Initial Registration Statement or
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Act is
hereinafter called a "Preliminary Prospectus"; the various parts of the
Initial Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement,
if any, including all exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by
reference in the prospectus contained in the registration statement at the
time such part of the Initial Registration Statement became effective, but
excluding Form T-1, each as amended at the time such part of the Initial
Registration Statement became effective or such part of the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, if any became or hereafter becomes effective, are
hereinafter collectively called the "Registration Statement"; the
prospectus relating to the Securities, in the form in which it has most
recently been filed, or transmitted for filing, with the Commission on or
prior to the date of this Agreement, being hereinafter called the
"Prospectus"; any reference herein to any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to the applicable form under the
Act, as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the
case may be; any reference to any amendment or supplement to any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include any documents filed after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus
or Prospectus, as the case may be, under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and incorporated by reference in
such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be; any
reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
refer to and include any annual report of the Company filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date
of the Initial Registration Statement that is incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement; and any reference to the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented shall be deemed to refer to the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented in relation to the applicable Designated Securities in the
form in which it is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Act in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof, including any documents
incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such filing);
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(b) No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus, if any, has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary
Prospectus, if any, at the time of filing thereof, conformed in all
material respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, and 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,
however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any
statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter of
Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly for use in the
Preliminary Prospectus relating to such Securities;
(c) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when
they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may
be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or
the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an 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 any further documents so filed and incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto,
when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as
the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements
of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and will 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 not
misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall
not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an
Underwriter of Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly
for use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to such
Securities;
(d) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform, and any
further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of
the Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust
Indenture Act"), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and as of the applicable
filing date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto,
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, however, that this representation and
warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company
by an Underwriter of Designated Securities through the Representatives
expressly for use in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to
such Securities;
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (as defined below)
has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus any material 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, otherwise than as set forth
or contemplated in the Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, there has not been any change in the authorized capital stock
of the Company, or in the long-term debt of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (except as noted in note (b) to the Capitalization table in
the Prospectus) in excess of $65 million, or any material adverse change,
or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or
affecting the general affairs, management, financial position,
stockholders' equity or results
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of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus;
(f) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with
power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct
its business as described in the Prospectus;
(g) The Company has authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company
have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable;
(h) Other than subsidiaries which, in the aggregate, would not be
considered a "significant subsidiary" for purposes of Rule 1-02 under
Regulation S-X, the Company does not own a majority interest in, 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 year ended December 31, 1996
(collectively, such existing subsidiaries, the "Subsidiaries" ); each of
the Company and THE MIRAGE CASINO-HOTEL, MH, INC., GNS FINANCE CORP., GNLV,
CORP., GNL, CORP., MAC, CORP., Treasure Island Corp., Bellagio, Beau Rivage
Resorts, Inc., Golden Nugget Aviation Corp., LV Concrete Corp., Atlandia
Design and Furnishings, Inc. and MRGS Corp. (collectively, the "Significant
Subsidiaries"), has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation
with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own or lease its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus; the
Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary owns all of the outstanding capital
stock of the Subsidiaries free and clear of all claims, liens, charges and
encumbrances; each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries is duly
qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in
each jurisdiction in which the ownership or leasing of its respective
properties or the conduct of its respective business requires such
qualification, except for jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify
would not have a material adverse effect upon the business or financial
position of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary; and no proceeding
has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or
curtailing, or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail, such power and
authority or qualification; and none of the Subsidiaries not named as
"Significant Subsidiaries" owns or leases any operating properties and the
assets owned or leased by such Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, are
immaterial to the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise;
(i) The Indenture, substantially in the form of the Base Indenture
filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and the Supplemental Indenture described in the Prospectus, has
been duly authorized and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and,
at the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities described in the
Pricing Agreement, and when the Indenture has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and the Trustee thereunder (the "Trustee"), will
constitute a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other
laws of general applicability now or hereafter in effect relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; the Indenture
conforms, and the Designated Securities will conform, in all material
respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented with respect to the Designated Securities; and the
Designated Securities have been duly authorized and, when (i) the Indenture
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee and
(ii) the Designated Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and duly issued and
delivered to the Underwriters upon payment of the purchase price therefor
pursuant to this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to the
Designated
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Securities, the Designated Securities will have been duly executed,
authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the
Indenture, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other laws of general
applicability now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and to general equity principles;
(j) The issue and sale of the Securities and the compliance by the
Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture, this
Agreement and any Pricing Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions herein and therein contemplated, will not 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 or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets
of the Company is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of
the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company
or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of
its properties; and no consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental
agency or body (including, without limitation, the Nevada Gaming
Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the City of Las Vegas
and the Xxxxx County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board (collectively, the
"Nevada Gaming Authorities")) is required for the issue and sale of the
Securities or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement or the Indenture,
except such as have been, or will have been prior to the Time of Delivery,
obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be
required under the Nevada Gaming Control Act, the Mississippi Gaming
Control Act and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder (the
"Gaming Laws") (which have been obtained and are in full force and effect),
the state securities and Blue Sky laws applicable to the public offering of
the Securities by the several Underwriters and the clearance of such
offering with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD");
(k) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the captions
"Description of Debt Securities" and "Description of Securities," insofar
as they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the Securities, and
under the captions "Plan of Distribution" and "Gaming Regulation"
(including any information incorporated by reference with respect thereto),
insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws and
documents referred to therein, are accurate, complete and fair in all
material respects;
(l) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of
its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or in default in
any material respect in the performance or observance of any material
obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or
instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties
may be bound;
(m) Other than as set forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate
have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position,
stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise; and, to the best of the
Company's knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by
governmental authorities or threatened by others;
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(n) The Company and the Significant Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title to all the material properties and assets reflected as
owned in the financial statements hereinabove described (or elsewhere in
the Prospectus), subject to no lien, mortgage, pledge, charge or
encumbrance of any kind except (i) those, if any, reflected in such
financial statements (or elsewhere in the Prospectus), or (ii) those which
are not material in amount and do not adversely affect the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Significant
Subsidiaries; each of the Company and the Significant Subsidiaries holds
its respective leased properties under valid and binding leases, with such
exceptions as are not materially significant in relation to the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise; except as
disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company owns, leases or has the right to
possess all such real properties as are necessary to its operations as now
conducted;
(o) The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries possess such material
certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state,
federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies as are currently necessary
to conduct the business now operated by them, and neither the Company nor
any of its Significant Subsidiaries has received, or has any reason to
believe that it will receive, any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit
which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding, would materially and adversely affect the
condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business affairs or
business prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise;
(p) The Company and the Significant Subsidiaries have all material
governmental licenses, certificates, permits, authorizations, approvals,
franchises or other rights (including all authorizations from any gaming
authorities) necessary to carry on a gaming business as such business is
presently conducted; neither the Company nor any of its Significant
Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that any governmental body or agency
is considering limiting, suspending or revoking any such license,
certificate, permit, authorization, approval, franchise or right in any
material respect; neither the Company nor any of its Significant
Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that any such license, permit or
approval necessary in the future to conduct the business of the Company and
its Significant Subsidiaries as described in the Prospectus will not be
granted upon application, or that the Nevada Gaming Authorities or any
other governmental agencies are investigating the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries other than in normal course administrative reviews
or any ordinary course review of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(q) The Company and the Significant Subsidiaries have filed all
required federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and
have paid all taxes shown as due thereon, other than taxes being timely
contested by appropriate proceedings, and the Company has no knowledge of
any tax deficiency which has been or might be asserted or threatened
against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary which might reasonably be
expected to materially and adversely affect the business, operations or
properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, considered as one
enterprise;
(r) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Securities, will not be an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company," as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act");
and
(s) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, who have certified certain consolidated
financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, are independent
public accountants as required by the Act and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder.
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3. Upon the execution of the Pricing Agreement applicable to any
Designated Securities and authorization by the Representatives of the release of
such Designated Securities, the several Underwriters propose to offer such
Designated Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented.
4. Designated Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter pursuant to
the Pricing Agreement relating thereto, in the form specified in such Pricing
Agreement, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such names as
the Representatives may request upon at least forty-eight hours' prior notice to
the Company, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the
Representatives for the account of such Underwriter, against payment by such
Underwriter or on its behalf of the purchase price therefor by certified check
or checks or wire transfer, payable to the order of the Company in the funds
specified in such Pricing Agreement, all in the manner and at the place and time
and date specified in such Pricing Agreement or at such other place and time and
date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing, such time
and date being herein called the "Time of Delivery" for such Securities.
5. The Company agrees with each of the Underwriters of any Designated
Securities:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus as amended or supplemented in relation
to the applicable Designated Securities in a form approved by the
Representatives and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Act not later than the Commission's close of business on the second
Business Day following the execution and delivery of the Pricing Agreement
relating to the applicable Designated Securities or, if applicable, such
earlier time as may be required by Rule 424(b); to make no further
amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus as
amended or supplemented after the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to
such Securities and prior to the Time of Delivery for such Securities which
shall be disapproved by the Representatives for such Securities promptly
after reasonable notice thereof; to advise the Representatives promptly of
any such amendment or supplement after such Time of Delivery and furnish
the Representatives with copies thereof; to file timely 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 for so long as the delivery of the Prospectus, as
amended or supplemented, is required in connection with the offering or
sale of such Securities, and during such same period to advise the
Representatives, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time
when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes
effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has
been filed with the Commission, of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any
Prospectus relating to the Securities, of the suspension of the
qualification of such Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction,
of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or
of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; and, in
the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order
preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus relating to the
Securities or suspending any such qualification, to promptly use its best
efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order. Neither the
Representatives' consent to, nor the Underwriters' delivery of, any such
amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions
set forth in Section 7;
(b) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the
Representatives may reasonably request to qualify such Securities for
offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may request 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 such Securities,
provided that in connection therewith
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the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to
file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction;
(c) Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day next
succeeding the date of this Agreement and from time to time to furnish the
Underwriters with copies of the Prospectus as amended or supplemented in
New York City in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably
request, and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required at any time in
connection with the offering or sale of the Securities and if at such time
any event 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 during such same period 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
Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to notify the
Representatives and upon their request to file such document and to prepare
and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in
securities as many copies as the Representatives may from time to time
reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the
Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such
compliance;
(d) To make generally available to its securityholders as soon as
practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c)
under the Act), an earnings statement of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (including, at the
option of the Company, Rule 158);
(e) If the Company elects to rely upon Rule 462(b), the Company shall
file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement with the Commission in compliance
with Rule 462(b) by 10:00 P.M., Washington, D.C. time, on the date of this
Agreement and the Pricing Agreement, and the Company shall at the time of
filing either pay to the Commission the filing fee for the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement or give irrevocable instructions for the payment of
such fee pursuant to Rule 111(b) under the Act; and
(f) During the period beginning on the date of the Pricing Agreement
for such Designated Securities and continuing to and including the later of
(i) the termination of trading restrictions for such Designated Securities,
as notified to the Company by the Representatives and (ii) the Time of
Delivery for such Designated Securities, not to offer, sell, contract to
sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of the Company which
mature more than one year after such Time of Delivery and which are
substantially similar to such Designated Securities, without the prior
written consent of the Representatives.
6. The Company covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that
the Company will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees,
disbursements and expenses of the Company's counsel and accountants in
connection with the registration of the Securities under the Act and all other
expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and
amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing
any Agreement among Underwriters, this Agreement, any Pricing Agreement, the
Indenture, any Blue Sky and Legal Investment Memoranda, closing documents
(including any compilations thereof) and any other documents in connection with
the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities; (iii) all expenses
in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale
under state securities laws as provided in Section 5(b) hereof, including the
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in
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connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky and Legal
Investment Memoranda; (iv) any fees charged by securities rating services for
rating the Securities; (v) any filing fees incident to, and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with, any required
review by the NASD of the terms of the sale of the Securities; (vi) the cost of
preparing the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of any Trustee and any
agent of any Trustee and the fees and disbursements of counsel for any Trustee
in connection with the Indenture and the Securities; and (viii) all other costs
and expenses incident to the performance of the Company's obligations hereunder
which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section. It is
understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section, and Sections 8
and 11 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses,
including the fees of their counsel, transfer taxes on resale of any of the
Securities by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they
may make.
7. The obligations of the Underwriters of any Designated Securities under
the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities shall be subject,
in the discretion of the Representatives, to the condition that all
representations and warranties and other statements of the Company in or
incorporated by reference in the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated
Securities are, at and as of the Time of Delivery for such Designated
Securities, true and correct, the condition that the Company shall have
performed all of its obligations hereunder theretofore to be performed, and the
following additional conditions:
(a) The Prospectus as amended or supplemented in relation to the
applicable Designated Securities shall have been filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) within the applicable time period prescribed for
such filing by the rules and regulations under the Act and in accordance
with Section 5(a) hereof; if the Company has elected to rely upon Rule
462(b), the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have become effective
by 10:00 P.M., Washington, D.C. time, on the date of this Agreement
including the Pricing Agreement; no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued
and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened
by the Commission; and all requests for additional information on the part
of the Commission shall have been complied with to the Representatives'
reasonable satisfaction;
(b) Counsel for the Underwriters or other counsel for the Company
satisfactory to the Representatives shall have furnished to the
Representatives such opinion, dated the Time of Delivery for such
Designated Securities, with respect to the matters covered in paragraphs
(i), (v), (vi), (vii), (xii) (other than "Gaming Regulation"), (xiii), and
(xv) of subsection (c) below as well as such other related matters as the
Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have
received such papers and information as they may reasonably request to
enable them to pass upon such matters;
(c) Wolf, Block, Xxxxxx and Xxxxx-Xxxxx LLP and/or Xxxxx X. Xxxxx,
Assistant General Counsel, or other counsel for the Company satisfactory to
the Representatives, shall have furnished to the Representatives one or
more written opinions, dated the Time of Delivery for such Designated
Securities, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, to
the effect that:
(i) Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries has been
duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation with corporate power
and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires
such qualification, except where the
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failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its
Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise;
(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth
in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented under the caption
"Capitalization," and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid
and non-assessable;
(iii) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each
Significant Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and
are fully paid and non-assessable, and all outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Significant Subsidiaries are owned of record and, to the best
of such counsel's knowledge, beneficially by the Company either directly or
through wholly owned Subsidiaries, free and clear of any perfected security
interest and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, any other security
interests, claims, liens or encumbrances;
(iv) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and other than as
set forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings
pending to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or of
which any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the subject
which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on
the consolidated financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise; and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, no such
proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or
threatened by others;
(v) This Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to
the Designated Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company;
(vi) The Designated Securities have been duly authorized,
executed, issued and delivered by the Company, and assuming due
authentication by the Trustee, constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the
Indenture, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other laws of general
applicability now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and to general equity principles; and the Designated
Securities and the Indenture conform in all material respects to the
descriptions thereof in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented;
(vii) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally binding
instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
conveyance, moratorium and other laws of general applicability now or
hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to
general equity principles; and the Indenture has been duly qualified under
the Trust Indenture Act;
(viii) The issue and sale of the Designated Securities and the
compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Designated
Securities, the Indenture, this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with
respect to the Designated Securities and the consummation of the
transactions herein and therein contemplated will not 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 or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel
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to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to
which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, nor will
such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the Articles of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or any statute or any order, rule
or regulation known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties
(including, without limitation, the gaming statutes or regulations of the
State of Nevada or its political subdivisions);
(ix) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration
or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body
(including, without limitation, the Nevada Gaming Authorities) is required
on the part of the Company for the issue and sale of the Designated
Securities by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or such Pricing Agreement or
the Indenture, except such as have been obtained under the Act and the
Trust Indenture Act and such other consents, approvals, authorizations,
orders, registrations or qualifications as have previously been obtained,
or such as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in
connection with the purchase and distribution of the Designated Securities
by the Underwriters;
(x) To the best knowledge of such counsel, neither the Company
nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries is in violation of its By-laws or
Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or in default in any material
respect in the performance or observance of any material obligation,
agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other instrument to which
it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound;
(xi) The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries have obtained
all licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations which are
material for the present conduct of their respective businesses (except for
building or similar permits and general business licenses from counties or
municipalities, as to which such counsel need express no opinion), and to
the best of such counsel's knowledge, such licenses, permits and other
governmental authorizations are in full force and effect and the Company
and each Significant Subsidiary are complying therewith in all material
respects;
(xii) The statements set forth in the Prospectus, as amended and
supplemented, under the captions "Description of Debt Securities" and
"Description of Securities," insofar as they purport to constitute a
summary of the terms of the Securities, and under the captions "Plan of
Distribution" and "Gaming Regulation" (including any information
incorporated by reference with respect thereto), insofar as they purport to
describe the provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein, are
accurate, complete and fair in all material respects;
(xiii) The Company is not an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company," as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act;
(xiv) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
as amended or supplemented (other than the financial statements, notes
thereto and related schedules, as to which such counsel need express no
opinion), when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as
the case may be, complied as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and although such counsel
have not verified, and are not passing upon and do not assume
responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the
statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, such
counsel have no reason to believe that any of such documents, when they
became effective or were so filed, as the case may be, contained, in the
case of a registration statement which became effective under the Act, an
untrue
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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, or, in the case of other documents which were filed under the
Act or the Exchange Act with the Commission, an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made when such documents were so filed, not misleading; to the
best of such counsel's knowledge, there are no franchises, leases,
contracts, agreements or other documents of a character required to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement which are not disclosed or filed, as
required; and
(xv) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented and any further amendments and supplements thereto made by
the Company prior to the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities
(other than the financial statements, notes thereto and related schedules,
as to which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; although such counsel do not
assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the
statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
except for those referred to in the opinion in subsection (xii) of this
Section 7(c), they have no reason to believe that, as of its effective
date, the Registration Statement or any further amendment thereto made by
the Company prior to the Time of Delivery (other than the financial
statements, notes thereto and related schedules, as to which such counsel
need express no opinion) contained an 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 or that, as of its
date, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or any further amendment or
supplement thereto made by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery (other
than the financial statements, notes thereto and related schedules, as to
which such counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading or that, as of the Time of Delivery, either the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or any
further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior to the
Time of Delivery (other than the financial statements, notes thereto and
related schedules, as to which such counsel need express no opinion)
contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and they do not
know of any amendment to the Registration Statement required to be filed or
any contracts or other documents of a character required to be filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement or required to be incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus as amended or supplemented or required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented which are not filed or incorporated by reference or described
as required;
(d) On the date of the Pricing Agreement for such Designated
Securities at a time prior to the execution of the Pricing Agreement with
respect to such Designated Securities, and at the Time of Delivery for such
Designated Securities, the independent accountants of the Company who have
certified the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter, dated the
date of the Pricing Agreement, and a letter dated such Time of Delivery,
respectively, to the effect set forth in Annex II hereto, and with respect
to such letter dated such Time of Delivery, as to such other matters as the
Representatives may reasonably request and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Representatives (the executed copy of the letter
delivered prior to the execution of this Agreement is attached as Annex
I(a) hereto and a draft of the form of letter to be delivered on the
effective date of any
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post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement and as of each Time
of Delivery is attached as Annex I(b) hereto);
(e) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus as amended prior to
the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to the Designated Securities 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, otherwise than as set forth
or contemplated in the Prospectus as amended prior to the date of the
Pricing Agreement relating to the Designated Securities, and (ii) since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented prior to the date of the Pricing Agreement relating
to the Designated Securities there shall not have been any change in the
capital stock 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 general affairs, management, financial position,
stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus
as amended or supplemented prior to the date of the Pricing Agreement
relating to the Designated Securities, the effect of which, in any such
case described in clause (i) or (ii), is in the judgment of the
Representatives so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or
inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the
Designated Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to the Designated
Securities;
(f) On or after the date of execution of the Pricing Agreement
relating to the Designated Securities (i) no downgrading shall have
occurred in the rating accorded the debt securities of the Company or its
Subsidiaries by any "nationally recognized statistical rating
organization," as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of
Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act, and (ii) no such organization shall have
publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible
negative implications, its rating of any of the debt securities of the
Company or its Subsidiaries;
(g) On or after the date of execution of the Pricing Agreement
relating to the Designated Securities there shall not have occurred any of
the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) a suspension or
material limitation in trading in the Company's securities on the New York
Stock Exchange or the Pacific Exchange; (iii) a general moratorium on
commercial banking activities declared by either Federal, New York or
Nevada authorities; or (iv) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities
involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a
national emergency or war, if the effect of any such event specified in
this clause (iv) in the judgment of the Representatives makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the
delivery of the Designated Securities on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to the
Designated Securities;
(h) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section
5(c) hereof with respect to the furnishing of Prospectuses on the Business
Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement; and
(i) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the
Representatives at the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities a
certificate or certificates of officers of the Company satisfactory to the
Representatives as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of
the Company herein at and as of such Time of Delivery, as to the
performance by the Company of all of its obligations hereunder to be
performed at or prior
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to such Time of Delivery, as to the matters set forth in subsections (a)
and (e) of this Section and as to such other matters as the Representatives
may reasonably request.
8. (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary
prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will
reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such
action or claim 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 or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus as amended or supplemented and any other prospectus relating to
the Securities, or any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter
of Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly for use therein
or insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action arises out
of or is based upon any untrue statement or omission in any Preliminary
Prospectus which was identified to such Underwriter in writing and was corrected
in the Prospectus and it shall have been established that the Underwriter
seeking indemnification fails to deliver a copy of the Prospectus to the person
to whom liability has been incurred at or prior to confirmation of the sales of
Designated Securities to such person in any case where such delivery is required
by the Act and such delivery would have cured the defect giving rise to the
liability hereunder.
(b) Each Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Company
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may
become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement,
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented and any
other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to
the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission was made in any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary
prospectus supplement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented and any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any such
amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the Company for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection
with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are
incurred.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection
(a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such
action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly notified,
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to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified
party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be
counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense
thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party
under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other
expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the
indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, effect the
settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with
respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim)
unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional
release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action
or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault,
culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters
of the Designated Securities on the other from the offering of the Designated
Securities to which such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect
thereof) relates. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately
preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified
party failed to give the notice required under subsection (c) above, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such
relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and
the Underwriters of the Designated Securities on the other in connection with
the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the
one hand and such Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total net proceeds from such offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by such Underwriters. The relative fault 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 on the one hand
or such Underwriters on the other and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) 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 which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount
paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this
subsection (d) shall be deemed to include 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 subsection (d),
no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the
amount by which the total price at which the applicable Designated Securities
underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public
exceeds the amount of any damages which 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 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
obligations of the Underwriters of Designated Securities in this
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subsection (d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective
underwriting obligations with respect to such Securities and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 8 shall be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend,
upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of the Act; and the obligations of the
Underwriters under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which
the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same
terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.
9. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase
the Designated Securities which it has agreed to purchase under the Pricing
Agreement relating to such Designated Securities, the Representatives may in
their discretion arrange for themselves or another party or other parties to
purchase such Designated Securities on the terms contained herein. If within
thirty-six hours after such default by any Underwriter the Representatives do
not arrange for the purchase of such Designated Securities, then the Company
shall be entitled to a further period of thirty-six hours within which to
procure another party or other parties satisfactory to the Representatives to
purchase such Designated Securities on such terms. In the event that, within
the respective prescribed period, the Representatives notify the Company that
they have so arranged for the purchase of such Designated Securities, or the
Company notifies the Representatives that it has so arranged for the purchase of
such Designated Securities, the Representatives or the Company shall have the
right to postpone the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities for a
period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may
thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the
Company agrees to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in the opinion of the
Representatives may thereby be made necessary. The term "Underwriter" as used
in this Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section with
like effect as if such person had originally been a party to the Pricing
Agreement with respect to such Designated Securities.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of
the Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the
Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the
aggregate principal amount of such Designated Securities which remains
unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of
the Designated Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each
non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Designated
Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase under the Pricing Agreement
relating to such Designated Securities and, in addition, to require each non-
defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share (based on the respective
principal amount of Designated Securities which such non defaulting
Underwriter(s) agreed to purchase under such Pricing Agreement) of the
Designated Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which
such arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a
defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of
the Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the
Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the
aggregate principal amount of Designated Securities which remains unpurchased
exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of the Designated
Securities, as referred to in subsection (b) above, or if the Company shall not
exercise the right described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting
Underwriters to purchase Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters, then the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities
shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting
Underwriter or the Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company
and the Underwriters as provided in Section 6 hereof
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and the indemnity and contribution agreements in Section 8 hereof; but nothing
herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
10. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties
and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as set forth
in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to
this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf
of any Underwriter or any controlling person of any Underwriter, or the Company,
or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company, and shall
survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
11. If any Pricing Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9(c)
hereof, the Company shall not then be under any liability to any Underwriter
with respect to the Designated Securities covered by such Pricing Agreement
except as provided in Sections 6 and 8 hereof; but, if for any other reason
Designated Securities are not delivered by or on behalf of the Company as
provided herein, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters through the
Representatives for all out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by the
Representatives, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably
incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and
delivery of such Designated Securities, but the Company shall then be under no
further liability to any Underwriter with respect to such Designated Securities
except as provided in Sections 6 and 8 hereof.
12. In all dealings hereunder, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
shall act on behalf of each of such Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall
be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request, notice or agreement on
behalf of any Underwriter made or given by Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation.
All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in
writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to the address of the Representatives as set forth in the
Pricing Agreement; and if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail,
telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the
Registration Statement: Attention: General Counsel; provided, however, that any
notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof shall be delivered or
sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address
set forth in its Underwriters' Questionnaire, or telex constituting such
Questionnaire, which address will be supplied to the Company by the
Representatives upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or
agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.
13. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be binding upon, and
inure solely to the benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company and, to the extent
provided in Sections 8 and 10 hereof, the officers and directors of the Company
and each person who controls the Company or any Underwriter, and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no
other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this
Agreement or any such Pricing Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities
from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of
such purchase.
14. Time shall be of the essence of each Pricing Agreement. As used
herein, "Business Day" shall mean any day when the Commission's office in
Washington, D.C. is open for business.
15. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
16. This Agreement and each Pricing Agreement may be executed by any one
or more of the parties hereto and thereto in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and
return to us five counterparts hereof.
Very truly yours,
MIRAGE RESORTS, INCORPORATED
By:...............................................
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Accepted as of the date hereof:
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
BT Alex. Xxxxx Incorporated
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
By: Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
By.......................................
(Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation)
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ANNEX I
Pricing Agreement
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
BT Alex. Xxxxx Incorporated
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
c/o Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Park Avenue Plaza
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
January __, 1998
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Mirage Resorts, Incorporated, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the
Underwriting Agreement, dated January __, 1998 (the "Underwriting Agreement"),
between the Company, on the one hand, and Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation, BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc., BT Alex.
Xxxxx Incorporated, Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation and X.X.
Xxxxxx Securities Inc. on the other hand, to issue and sell to the Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters"), the Securities specified in
Schedule II hereto (the "Designated Securities"). Each of the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and
shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such
provisions had been set forth in full herein; and each of the representations
and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of
the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty
which refers to the Prospectus in Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement shall
be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting
Agreement in relation to the Prospectus (as therein defined), and also a
representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement in relation
to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to the Designated
Securities which are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each reference to
the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement
so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise
defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as
therein defined. The Representatives designated to act on behalf of the
Representatives and on behalf of each of the Underwriters of the Designated
Securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Underwriting Agreement and the address
of the Representatives referred to in such Section 12 are set forth at the end
of Schedule II hereto.
An amendment to the Registration Statement, or a supplement to the
Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Designated Securities, in the
form heretofore delivered to you is now proposed to be filed with the
Commission.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to
issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the time and place
and at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto,
the principal amount of Designated Securities set forth opposite the name of
such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and
return to us five counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on
behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof,
including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by
reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters
and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf
of each of the Underwriters is or will be pursuant to the authority set forth in
a form of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to
the Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on the part of
the Representatives as to the authority of the signers thereof.
Very truly yours,
MIRAGE RESORTS, INCORPORATED
By:..............................................
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Accepted as of the date hereof:
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
BT Alex. Xxxxx Incorporated
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
By: Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
By:......................................
(Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation)
On behalf of each of the Underwriters
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ANNEX I(a)
Accountants' Letter
(as of date of execution of Agreement)
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ANNEX I(b)
Accountants' Letter
(as of each Time of Delivery)
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SCHEDULE I
Principal Amount of
Designated Securities to be Purchased
Underwriters Notes Due Notes Due
------------ 2005 2008
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation...
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx...........
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc..................
BT Alex. Xxxxx Incorporated..............
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities
Corporation............................
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc...............
Total....................................
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SCHEDULE II
Titles of Designated Securities:
____% Notes due ________, 2005 ("2005 Notes")
____% Notes due ________, 2008 ("2008 Notes")
Aggregate principal amount:
$__________ 2005 Notes
$__________ 2008 Notes
Price to Public:
______% of the principal amount of the 2005 Notes, plus accrued interest,
if any, from __________, 1998 to the date of closing and _____% of the
principal amount of the 2008 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from
_______, 1998 to the date of closing.
Purchase Price by Underwriters:
_____% of the principal amount of the 2005 Notes, plus accrued interest, if
any, from _________, 1998 to the date of closing and ____% of the principal
amount of the 2008 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from _________,
1998 to the date of closing.
Form of Designated Securities:
Book-entry only form represented by one or more global securities deposited
with The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or its designated custodian, to
be made available for checking by the Representatives at least twenty-four
hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC.
Specified funds for payment of purchase price:
Federal (same day) funds
Time of Delivery:
10:00 a.m. (New York City time), ________, 1998
Indenture:
Indenture dated as of February __, 1998, and Supplemental Indenture dated
as of February ___, 1998, each between the Company and PNC Bank, National
Association
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Maturity:
2005 Notes: ________, 2005
2008 Notes: ________, 2008
Interest Rate:
____% 2005 Notes
____% 2008 Notes
Interest Payment Dates:
2005 Notes: __________ and ____________
2008 Notes: __________ and ____________
Redemption Provisions:
2005 Notes: The 2005 Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the
option of the Company at any time at a redemption price equal to the
greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such 2005 Notes or (ii) as
determined by a Quotation Agent (as defined in the Prospectus, as amended
and supplemented), the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled
payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the date of
redemption on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the
Prospectus, as amended and supplemented), plus, in each case, accrued
interest thereon to the date of redemption.
2008 Notes: The 2008 Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the
option of the Company at any time at a redemption price equal to the
greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such 2008 Notes or (ii) as
determined by a Quotation Agent (as defined in the Prospectus, as amended
and supplemented), the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled
payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the date of
redemption on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the
Prospectus, as amended and supplemented), plus, in each case, accrued
interest thereon to the date of redemption.
Sinking Fund Provisions:
No sinking fund provisions
Closing location for delivery of Designated Securities:
New York
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Names and addresses of Representatives:
Designated Representatives: Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
BancAmerica Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
BT Alex. Xxxxx Incorporated
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
Address for Notices, etc.: c/o Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Other Terms:
Other terms of the Designated Securities will be described in the
Prospectus, as amended and supplemented, for the offering.
ANNEX II
Pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Underwriting Agreement, the accountants
shall furnish letters to the Underwriters to the effect that:
(i) They are independent certified public accountants with respect
to the Company and its Subsidiaries within the meaning of the Act and the
applicable published rules and regulations thereunder;
(ii) In their opinion, the financial statements and any supplementary
financial information and schedules audited (and, if applicable, financial
forecasts and/or pro forma financial information examined) by them and
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and
the related published rules and regulations thereunder; and, if applicable,
they have made a review in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants of the consolidated
interim financial statements, selected financial data, pro forma financial
information, financial forecasts and/or condensed financial statements
derived from audited financial statements of the Company for the periods
specified in such letter, as indicated in their reports thereon, copies of
which have been furnished to the representative or representatives of the
Underwriters (the "Representatives") such term to include an Underwriter or
Underwriters who act without any firm being designated as its or their
representatives and are attached hereto;
(iii) They have made a review in accordance with standards established
by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants of the unaudited
condensed consolidated statements of income, consolidated balance sheets
and consolidated statements of cash flows included in the Prospectus and/or
included in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus as indicated in their reports thereon copies
of which are attached hereto; and on the basis of specified procedures
including inquiries of officials of the Company who have responsibility for
financial and accounting matters regarding whether the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements referred to in paragraph (vi)(A)(i) below
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the related published
rules and regulations, nothing came to their attention that caused them to
believe that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do
not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the related
published rules and regulations;
(iv) The unaudited selected financial information with respect to the
consolidated results of operations and financial position of the Company
for the five most recent fiscal years included in the Prospectus and
included or incorporated by reference in Item 6 of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year agrees with the
corresponding amounts (after restatement where applicable) in the audited
consolidated financial statements for five such fiscal years which were
included or
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incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for
such fiscal years;
(v) They have compared the information in the Prospectus under
selected captions with the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and on
the basis of limited procedures specified in such letter nothing came to
their attention as a result of the foregoing procedures that caused them to
believe that this information does not conform in all material respects
with the disclosure requirements of Items 301, 302, 402 and 503(d),
respectively, of Regulation S-K;
(vi) On the basis of limited procedures, not constituting an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards,
consisting of a reading of the unaudited financial statements and other
information referred to below, a reading of the latest available interim
financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, inspection of the
minute books of the Company and its Subsidiaries since the date of the
latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference
in the Prospectus, inquiries of officials of the Company and its
Subsidiaries responsible for financial and accounting matters and such
other inquiries and procedures as may be specified in such letter, nothing
came to their attention that caused them to believe that:
(A) (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
income, consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash
flows included in the Prospectus and/or included or incorporated by
reference in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Exchange Act
and the related published rules and regulations, or (ii) any material
modifications should be made to the unaudited condensed consolidated
statements of income, consolidated balance sheets and consolidated
statements of cash flows included in the Prospectus or included in the
Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles;
(B) any other unaudited income statement data and balance sheet
items included in the Prospectus do not agree with the corresponding items
in the unaudited consolidated financial statements from which such data and
items were derived, and any such unaudited data and items were not
determined on a basis substantially consistent with the basis for the
corresponding amounts in the audited consolidated financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year;
(C) the unaudited financial statements which were not included
in the Prospectus but from which were derived the unaudited condensed
financial statements referred to in clause (A) and any unaudited income
statement data and balance sheet items included in the Prospectus and
referred to in clause (B) were not determined on a basis substantially
consistent with the basis for the audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the most recent fiscal year;
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(D) any unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus do not
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder
or the pro forma adjustments have not been properly applied to the
historical amounts in the compilation of those statements;
(E) as of a specified date not more than five days prior to the
date of such letter, there have been any changes in the consolidated
capital stock (other than issuances of capital stock upon exercise of
options and stock appreciation rights, upon earn-outs of performance shares
and upon conversions of convertible securities, in each case which were
outstanding on the date of the latest balance sheet included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) or any increase in the
consolidated long-term debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or any
decreases in consolidated net current assets or stockholders' equity or
other items specified by the Representatives, or any increases in any items
specified by the Representatives, in each case as compared with amounts
shown in the latest balance sheet included or incorporated by reference in
the Prospectus, except in each case for changes, increases or decreases
which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur or which are
described in such letter; and
(F) for the period from the date of the latest financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus to the
specified date referred to in clause (E) there were any decreases in
consolidated net revenues or operating profit or the total or per share
amounts of consolidated net income or other items specified by the
Representatives, or any increases in any items specified by the
Representatives, in each case as compared with the comparable period of the
preceding year and with any other period of corresponding length specified
by the Representatives, except in each case for increases or decreases
which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur or which are
described in such letter; and
(vii) In addition to the audit referred to in their report(s) included
or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the limited procedures,
inspection of minute books, inquiries and other procedures referred to in
paragraphs (iii) and (vi) above, they have carried out certain specified
procedures, not constituting an audit in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, with respect to certain amounts, percentages and
financial information specified by the Representatives which are derived
from the general accounting records of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
which appear in the Prospectus (excluding documents incorporated by
reference), or in Part II of, or in exhibits and schedules to, the
Registration Statement specified by the Representatives or in documents
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus specified by the
Representatives, and have compared certain of such amounts, percentages and
financial information with the accounting records of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and have found them to be in agreement.
All references in this Annex II to the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to
the Prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference therein) as
defined in the Underwriting Agreement as of the date of the letter delivered on
the date of the Pricing Agreement for purposes of such letter and to the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented (including the
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documents incorporated by reference therein) in relation to the applicable
Designated Securities for purposes of the letter delivered at the Time of
Delivery for such Designated Securities.
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