ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC. (a Delaware corporation) 12,065,000 Shares of Common Stock PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
COPY
(a
Delaware corporation)
12,065,000
Shares of Common Stock
Dated:
December 7, 2006
(a
Delaware corporation)
12,065,000
Shares of Common Stock
(Par
Value $0.001 Per Share)
December
7, 2006
XXXXXXX
XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc.
as
Representatives of the several Underwriters
x/x
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Xx.
|
Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
0
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Iconix
Brand Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the persons
listed in Schedule B hereto (the “Selling Shareholders”), confirm their
respective agreements with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated (“Xxxxxxx Xxxxx”), Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
(“Xxxxxx Brothers”) and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A
hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any
underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for
whom Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers are acting as representatives (in such
capacity, the “Representatives”), with respect to (i) the sale by the Company
and the Selling Shareholders, acting severally and not jointly, of an aggregate
of 12,065,000 shares (the “Initial Securities”) of the common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), of which 2,690,000 shares
will be sold by the Selling Shareholders in the respective amounts set forth
opposite their names in Schedule B hereto and 9,375,000 shares will be sold
by
the Company, and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not
jointly, of the Initial Securities, in the respective amounts set forth opposite
their names in Schedule A, and (ii) the grant to the Underwriters, severally
and
not jointly, by the Company and the Selling Shareholders listed in Schedule
C
hereto (the “Option Shareholders”), acting severally and not jointly, of the
option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of 1,809,750
additional shares of Common Stock (the “Option Securities”), including up to
400,000 shares from the Option Shareholders in the respective amounts set forth
opposite their names in Schedule C hereto and up to 1,409,750 shares from the
Company to cover overallotments, if any. The Initial Securities and the Option
Securities are hereinafter called, collectively, the “Securities”.
The
Company and the Selling Shareholders understand that the Underwriters propose
to
make a public offering of the Securities as soon as the Representatives deem
advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.
The
Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-138582), including the
related preliminary prospectus or prospectuses, covering the registration of
the
Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will
prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430A
(“Rule 430A”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act
(the “1933 Act Regulations”) and paragraph (b) of Rule 424 (“Rule 424(b)”) of
the 1933 Act Regulations. The information included in such prospectus that
was
omitted from such registration statement at the time it became effective but
that is deemed to be part of such registration statement at the time it became
effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A is referred to as “Rule 430A
Information.” Each prospectus used before such registration statement became
effective, and any prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information, that
was
used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement is herein called a “preliminary prospectus.” Such registration
statement, including the amendments thereto, the exhibits and any schedules
thereto, the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12
of
Form S-3 under the 1933 Act at the time it became effective, and including
the
Rule 430A Information, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” Any
registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations
is herein referred to as the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement,” and after
such filing the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement. The final prospectus in the form first furnished to
the
Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Securities including
the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form
S-3
under the 1933 Act is herein called the “Prospectus.” For purposes of this
Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the
foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant
to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system
(“XXXXX”).
All
references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other
information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Registration
Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or other references
of
like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements
and schedules and other information which is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the
case may be; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements
to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) which is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the
Prospectus, as the case may be.
SECTION
1. Representations
and Warranties.
(a) Representations
and Warranties by the Company.
The
Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof,
the
Applicable Time referred to in Section 1(a)(i) hereof, as of the Closing Time
referred to in Section 2(c) hereof, and as of each Date of Delivery (if any)
referred to in Section 2(b) hereof, and agrees with each Underwriter, as
follows:
(i) Compliance
with Registration Requirements.
The
Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act. Each
of
the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto has become effective under the 1933 Act and
no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, any
Rule
462(b) Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been
issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated
by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional
information has been complied with.
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At
the
respective times the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto became effective and at
the
Closing Time (and, if any Option Securities are purchased, at the Date of
Delivery), the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement
and any amendments and supplements thereto complied and will comply in all
material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act
Regulations and did not 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. Neither the Prospectus nor any
amendments or supplements thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), at the
time the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement was issued and at the
Closing Time (and, if any Option Securities are purchased, at the Date of
Delivery), included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact
or
omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
As
of the
Applicable Time (as defined below), neither (x) the Issuer General Use Free
Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below) issued at or prior to the Applicable
Time and the Statutory Prospectus (as defined below) as of the Applicable Time,
and the information included on Schedule G hereto, all considered together
(collectively, the “General Disclosure Package”), nor (y) any individual Issuer
Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General
Disclosure Package, included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
As
used
in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement:
“Applicable
Time” means 7:00 am (Eastern time) on December 8, 2006 or such other time as
agreed by the Company, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers.
“Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined
in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), relating to the Securities
that (i) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) is
a
“road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule
433(d)(8)(i) whether or not required to be filed with the Commission or (iii)
is
exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a
description of the Securities or of the offering that does not reflect the
final
terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the
Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form required to be retained
in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).
“Issuer
General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than
a
Bona Fide Electronic Road Show (as defined below)), as evidenced by its being
specified in Schedule F hereto.
“Issuer
Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.
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“Statutory
Prospectus” as of any time means the prospectus relating to the Securities that
is included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to that time,
including any document incorporated by reference therein.
The
Company has made available a “bona
fide
electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433, in compliance with Rule
433(d)(8)(ii) (the “Bona Fide Electronic Road Show”) such that no filing of any
“road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h)) is required in connection with the
offering of the Securities.
Each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent
times
through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities or until
any earlier date that the issuer notified or notifies Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx
Brothers as described in Section 3(e), did not, does not and will not include
any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information
contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any
document incorporated by reference therein, and any preliminary or other
prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified.
The
representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements
in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
and Xxxxxx Brothers expressly for use therein.
Each
preliminary prospectus (including the prospectus filed as part of the
Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto)
complied when so filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations
and each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters
for use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically
transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except
to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
At
the
time of filing the Registration Statement, any 462(b) Registration Statement
and
any post-effective amendments thereto and at the date hereof, the Company was
not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act
Regulations.
(ii) Incorporated
Documents.
The
documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, at the time they were filed (or,
if
they were amended, at the time such amendments were filed) or hereafter are
filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”),
and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1934 Act (the “1934
Act Regulations”), and, when read together with the other information in the
Prospectus, (a) at the time the Registration Statement became effective, (b)
at
the time the Prospectus was issued and (c) at the Closing Time, did not 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.
(iii) Independent
Accountants.
The
accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules
included in the Registration Statement are independent public accountants as
required by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations.
(iv) Financial
Statements.
The
financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the General
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules
and
notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the
Company,
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its
consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the statement of
operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; said financial statements
have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except
as otherwise set forth in the financial statements. The
financial statements of the businesses or entities acquired by the Company
included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and
the
Prospectus, or incorporated by reference therein, together with any related
schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial
position of such business or entities, their consolidated subsidiaries, if
any,
at the dates indicated and the statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and
cash flows of the such businesses or entities for the periods specified; said
financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on
a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the
financial statements.
The
supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, if any, present
fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein.
The selected financial data and the summary financial information included
in
the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been
compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements
included in the Registration Statement. The pro forma financial statements
and
the related notes thereto included in the Registration Statement, the General
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects
the information shown therein, have been prepared in accordance with the
Commission’s rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements
and have been properly compiled on the bases described therein, and the
assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments
used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and
circumstances referred to therein.
(v) No
Material Adverse Change in Business.
Since
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, except as otherwise
stated therein, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or
business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a
“Material Adverse Effect”), (B) there have been no transactions entered
into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary
course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its
subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (C) there has been no
dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company
on
any class of its capital stock.
(vi) Good
Standing of the Company.
The
Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in
good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business
as described in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in
which
such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing
of
property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify
or
to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(vii) Good
Standing of Subsidiaries.
Each
“significant subsidiary” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X) (each a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has
been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power
and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business
as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of
property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify
or
to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except
as
otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of each such Subsidiary has been duly authorized
and
validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company,
directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest,
mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity; none of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary was issued in violation of the
preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such Subsidiary.
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(viii) Capitalization.
The
authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth
in the Prospectus in the column entitled “Actual” under the caption
“Capitalization” (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this
Agreement, described in the Prospectus, pursuant to reservations, agreements
or
employee benefit plans referred to in the Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise
of convertible securities or options referred to in the Prospectus). The shares
of issued and outstanding capital stock, including the Securities to be
purchased by the Underwriters from the Selling Shareholders, have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, other than
Securities which will be sold by the Selling Shareholders upon exercise of
stock
options in which case such Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable at the Closing Time; none of the outstanding shares of capital
stock, including the Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the
Selling Shareholders, was issued by the Company in violation of the preemptive
or other similar rights granted by the Company to any securityholder of the
Company.
(ix) Authorization
of Agreement.
This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company.
(x) Authorization
and Description of Securities.
The
Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company have been duly
authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement
and, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement against
payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued and fully
paid and non-assessable; the Common Stock conforms to all statements relating
thereto contained in the Prospectus and such description conforms to the rights
set forth in the instruments defining the same; no holder of the Securities
will
be subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder; and the
issuance of the Securities is not subject to the preemptive or other similar
rights of any securityholder of the Company.
(xi) Absence
of Defaults and Conflicts.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in (i) violation of its charter
or
by-laws, or (ii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation,
agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by
which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets
of the Company or any subsidiary is subject (collectively, “Agreements and
Instruments”) except for such defaults that would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the
Registration Statement (including the issuance and sale of the Securities and
the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the
Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) and compliance by the Company
with its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving
of
notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of,
or
default or Repayment Event (as defined below) (other than certain payments
described in the Prospectus under “Use of
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Proceeds”),
or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon
any property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary pursuant to, the
Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or
Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not result in
a
Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of the
provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any subsidiary or any
applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree
of
any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having
jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary or any of their assets,
properties or operations. As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or
condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of
indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require
the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness
by the Company or any subsidiary.
(xii) Absence
of Labor Dispute.
No
labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any subsidiary exists or,
to
the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of
any
existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or any
subsidiary’s principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors,
which, in either case, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xiii) Absence
of Proceedings.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought
by
any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending,
or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company
or
any subsidiary, which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement
(other than as disclosed therein), or which could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which might materially and adversely
affect the properties or assets thereof or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder; the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental
proceedings to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or of which any
of
their respective property or assets is the subject which are not described
in
the Registration Statement, including ordinary routine litigation incidental
to
the business, could not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xiv) Accuracy
of Exhibits.
There
are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or the documents incorporated by
reference therein or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so
described and filed as required.
(xv) Possession
of Intellectual Property.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries own, possess, license, or can acquire on reasonable
terms all necessary or appropriate rights in, all trademarks, servicemarks,
trade names, patents, copyrights and any registrations and applications for
each
of the foregoing, domain names, trade secrets, know-how (including other
unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems
or procedures), inventions, technology and other similar intellectual property
necessary to conduct its business as now conducted (collectively, “Intellectual
Property Rights”). The Company is not a party to or bound by any licenses or
agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person
or entity that are required to be set forth in the Registration Statement and
are not described therein accurately in all material respects. Neither Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of and is not in breach
of
any of its material obligations under any licenses or agreements to which it
is
a party or by which it is bound with respect to any Intellectual Property Rights
and, to the Company’s knowledge, no other party to such licenses or agreements
is in material breach thereof. None of the technology employed by the Company
has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any
contractual obligation binding on the Company
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or,
to
the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees. Except as
set forth in the Registration Statement and as would not, individually or in
the
aggregate result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) to the Company’s
knowledge, there is no infringement by any third party of any Intellectual
Property Rights owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; (ii) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge,
threatened (in writing) action, suit, proceeding or claim by others against
the
Company or any of Subsidiaries for any claim of infringement or misappropriation
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or conflict with asserted Intellectual
Property Rights of such others or challenging the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s
rights in or to any Intellectual Property Rights owned by or exclusively
licensed to the Company, and the Company is unaware of any existing facts which
would form a reasonable basis for any such claims; and (iii) there is no pending
or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by
others against the Company or any of Subsidiaries challenging the validity
or
scope of any Intellectual Property Rights owned by or exclusively licensed
to
the Company, and the Company is unaware of any existing facts which would form
a
reasonable basis for any such claim; to the Company’s knowledge, such
Intellectual Property Rights owned by, or exclusively licensed to, the Company
are valid and enforceable.
(xvi) Absence
of Further Requirements.
No
filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration,
qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency is
necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities
hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required
under
the 1933 Act of the 1933 Act Regulations or state securities laws.
(xvii) Absence
of Manipulation.
Neither
the Company, nor any affiliate of the Company under the “control”, as such term
is defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act, of the Company nor, to the Company’s
knowledge, any affiliate of the Company not under the “control” of the Company
has taken, nor will the Company or any such affiliate take, directly or
indirectly, any action which is designed to or which has constituted or which
would be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the
price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Securities.
(xviii) Possession
of Licenses and Permits.
The
Company and its subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents
and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies
necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure
so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the
terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure
so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect,
except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of
such
Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in
the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor
any
of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly
or in
the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding,
would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xix) Leased
Property.
All of
the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or
any
of its subsidiaries holds properties described in the Prospectus, are in full
force and effect, and neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any notice
of
any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to
the
rights of the Company or any subsidiary under any of the leases or subleases
mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or such
subsidiary to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises
under
any such lease or sublease.
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(xx) Investment
Company Act.
The
Company is not required, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as
herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as
described in the Prospectus will not be required, to register as an “investment
company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”).
(xxi) Registration
Rights.
There
are no persons who will have registration rights or other similar rights to
have
any securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise
registered by the Company under the 1933 Act during the ninety days following
the date hereof, other than (i) those registration rights which are covered
by a
separate, effective registration statement and which are not be required to
be
registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) Common Stock being
offered for sale by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Registration
Statement, (iii) any such rights which have been waived and (iv) those
registration rights with respect to up to 700,000 shares of Common Stock which
the Company intends to register pursuant to a registration statement filed
on or
prior to December 31, 2006, as disclosed in the Registration
Statement.
(xxii) Accounting
Controls and Disclosure Controls.
(A) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions
are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets;
(C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general
or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Prospectus,
since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been
(1) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or
is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
(B) The
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries employ disclosure controls and
procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified
in the Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and
the principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding disclosure.
(xxiii) Compliance
with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
There is
and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s
directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material
respects with any provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules
and
regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”),
including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to
certifications.
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(xxiv) Payment
of Taxes.
All
United States federal income tax returns of the Company and its subsidiaries
required by law to be filed have been filed and all taxes shown by such returns
or otherwise assessed, which are due and payable, have been paid, except
assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken and as
to
which adequate reserves have been provided. The United States federal income
tax
returns of the Company through the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 have
been
settled and no assessment in connection therewith has been made against the
Company. The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all other tax returns
that
are required to have been filed by them pursuant to applicable foreign, state,
local or other law except insofar as the failure to file such returns would
not
result in a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all taxes due pursuant to
such
returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Company and its
subsidiaries, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good
faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The charges,
accruals and reserves on the books of the Company in respect of any income
and
corporation tax liability for any years not finally determined are adequate
to
meet any assessments or re-assessments for additional income tax for any years
not finally determined, except to the extent of any inadequacy that would not
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxv) Insurance.
The
Company and its subsidiaries carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance,
with financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering
such
risks that is reasonable and appropriate, and all such insurance is in full
force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any subsidiary
will not be able (A) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such policies expire or (B) to obtain comparable coverage from similar
institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as
now
conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Since January 1, 2004, neither of the Company nor any subsidiary has been denied
any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.
(xxvi) Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
Neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent,
employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any
of
its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly,
that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder
(the
“FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or
instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer,
payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other
property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything
of
value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any
foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign
political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and, to the
knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in
compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and
procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue
to
ensure, continued compliance therewith.
(xxvii) Money
Laundering Laws.
The
operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance
with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the
Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money
laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations
thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued,
administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money
Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company
with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge
of the Company, threatened.
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(xxviii) OFAC.
Neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent,
employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Company is currently
subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not
directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute
or
otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner
or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any
person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
OFAC.
(b) Representations
and Warranties by the Selling Shareholders.
Each
Selling Shareholder severally and not jointly represents and warrants to each
Underwriter as of the date hereof, as of the Closing Time, and, if the Selling
Shareholder is selling Option Securities on a Date of Delivery, as of each
such
Date of Delivery, and agrees with each Underwriter, as to itself as
follows:
(i) Accurate
Disclosure.
Such
Selling Shareholder has reviewed and is familiar with the Registration
Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and, with respect
to information related to such Selling Shareholder, none of the General
Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto
includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that, with
respect to Xxxx (USA) LLC and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, no representation or warranty
is made with respect to any statements or omissions other than with respect
to
the written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Shareholder
specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement. Such Selling
Shareholder is not prompted to sell the Securities to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder hereunder by any information concerning the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company which is not set forth in the General Disclosure
Package or the Prospectus.
(ii) Authorization
of this Agreement.
This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf
of
such Selling Shareholder.
(iii) Authorization
of Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement.
The
Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement, in the form heretofore furnished to
the
Representatives (the “Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement”), has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such Selling Shareholder and is the valid
and binding agreement of such Selling Shareholder.
(iv) Noncontravention.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Power of Attorney and Custody
Agreement and the sale and delivery of the Securities to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and
compliance by such Selling Shareholder with its obligations hereunder do not
and
will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or
both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, or result
in the creation or imposition of any tax, lien, charge or encumbrance upon
the
Securities to be sold by such Selling Shareholder or any property or assets
of
such Selling Shareholder pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed
of
trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or
instrument to which such Selling Shareholder is a party or by which such Selling
Shareholder may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of such
Selling Shareholder is subject, (ii) nor will such action result in any
violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or other organizational
instrument of such Selling Shareholder, if applicable, or (iii) result in the
violation of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment,
order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court,
domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over such Selling Shareholder or any
of
its properties; except in the cases of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any
such
conflict, breach, or violation that would not adversely affect such Selling
Shareholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or otherwise have a
material adverse effect on such Selling Shareholder, or on its business or
assets, taken as a whole.
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(v) Certificates
Suitable for Transfer.
The
Securities to be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement
are
certificated securities in registered form or, with respect to Securities to
be
issued upon the exercise of options, will be certificated securities in
registered form on the Closing Date, and are not held in any securities account
or by or through any securities intermediary within the meaning of the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York (the “UCC”). Certificates
for all of the Securities to be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to
this Agreement, in suitable form for transfer by delivery or accompanied by
duly
executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank with signatures
guaranteed, have been placed, or, with respect to Securities to be sold by
such
Selling Stockholder upon exercise of options, certificates of such Securities
will be placed on the Closing Date, in custody with Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company (the “Custodian”) with irrevocable conditional instructions
to deliver such Securities to the Underwriters pursuant to this
Agreement.
(vi) Valid
Title.
Such
Selling Shareholder has, and at the Closing Time will have, valid title to
the
Securities to be sold by such Selling Shareholder free and clear of all security
interests, claims, liens, equities or other encumbrances (other than
restrictions upon transfer under Rule 144 of the Act) and the legal right and
power, and all authorization and approval required by law, to enter into this
Agreement and the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement and to sell, transfer
and deliver the Securities to be sold by such Selling Shareholder.
(vii) Delivery
of Securities.
Upon
the Underwriters’ acquiring possession of the Securities to be sold by such
Selling Shareholder and paying the purchase price therefor pursuant to this
Agreement, each Underwriter (assuming that no such Underwriter has notice of
any
“adverse claim,” within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform
Commercial Code, to such Securities) will be a “protected purchaser” of the
Securities to be purchased by it (within the meaning of Section 8-303) and
will
acquire its interest in such Securities (including, without limitation, all
rights that such Selling Shareholder had or has the power to transfer in such
Securities) free and clear of any adverse claim within the meaning of Section
8-102 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code.
(ix) Absence
of Manipulation.
Such
Selling Shareholder has not taken, and will not take, directly or indirectly,
any action which is designed to or which has constituted or would be expected
to
cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security
of
the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(x) Absence
of Further Requirements.
No
filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration,
qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency,
domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the performance by each
Selling Shareholder of its obligations hereunder or in the Power of Attorney
and
Custody Agreement, or in connection with the sale and delivery of the Securities
hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except such as may have previously been made or obtained or as may
be
required under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or state securities
laws.
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(xi) Restriction
on Sale of Securities.
Such
Selling Stockholder has duly authorized, executed and delivered to the
Underwriters a lock-up agreement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
E hereto.
(xii) No
Association with NASD.
Neither
such Selling Stockholder nor any of its affiliates directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, or is a person associated with (within the meaning of
Article I (dd) of the By-laws of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.), any member firm of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.
(c) Officer’s
Certificates.
Any
certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be
deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as
to
the matters covered thereby; and any certificate signed by or on behalf of
the
Selling Shareholders as such and delivered to the Representatives or to counsel
for the Underwriters pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed
a
representation and warranty by such Selling Shareholder to the Underwriters
as
to the matters covered thereby.
SECTION
2. Sale
and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing.
(a) Initial
Securities.
On the
basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to
the
terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company and each Selling
Shareholders, severally and not jointly, agree to sell to each Underwriter,
severally and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly,
agrees to purchase from the Company and each Selling Shareholder, at the price
per share set forth in Schedule D, that proportion of the number of Initial
Securities set forth in Schedule B opposite the name of the Company or such
Selling Shareholder, as the case may be, which the number of Initial Securities
set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any
additional number of Initial Securities which such Underwriter may become
obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, bears
to
the total number of Initial Securities, subject, in each case, to such
adjustments among the Underwriters as the Representatives in their sole
discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional
securities.
(b) Option
Securities.
In
addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained
and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company and the
Option Shareholders, acting severally and not jointly hereby grant an option
to
the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, to purchase up to an additional
1,809,750 shares of Common Stock, including up to an additional 400,000 shares
of Common Stock from the Option Shareholders in the respective amounts set
forth
opposite their names in Schedule C, at the price per share set forth in Schedule
D, less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared
by
the Company and payable on the Initial Securities but not payable on the Option
Securities. The option hereby granted will expire 30 days after the date
hereof and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time only for
the
purpose of covering overallotments which may be made in connection with the
offering and distribution of the Initial Securities upon notice by Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
and Xxxxxx Brothers to the Company and the Option Shareholders setting forth
the
number of Option Securities as to which the several Underwriters are then
exercising the option and the time and date of payment and delivery for such
Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (a “Date of Delivery”)
shall be determined by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers, but shall be no sooner
than two full business days before, and not be later than seven full business
days after, the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to the Closing
Time, as hereinafter defined. If the option is exercised as to all or any
portion of the Option Securities, each of the Underwriters, acting severally
and
not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total number of Option
Securities then being purchased which the number of Initial Securities set
forth
in Schedule A opposite
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the
name
of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Initial Securities, and the
Company and each of the Option Shareholders, acting severally and not jointly,
will sell that proportion of the of total number of Option Securities then
being
purchased by the Underwriters, in the case of the Company, which bears to the
total number of Option Securities and, in the case of Option Shareholders,
which
the Maximum Number of Option Securities to be Sold set forth in Schedule C
opposite the name of such Option Shareholder bears to the total number of Option
Securities, subject in each case to such adjustments as Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx
Brothers in its discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of
fractional shares
(c) Payment.
Payment
of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, the Initial
Securities shall be made at the offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP, 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, or at such other place as shall be agreed
upon by the Representatives and the Company and the Selling Shareholders, at
9:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the third (fourth, if the pricing occurs after
4:30 P.M. (Eastern time) on any given day) business day after the date hereof
(unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10), or such
other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed
upon by the Representatives and the Company and the Selling Shareholders (such
time and date of payment and delivery being herein called “Closing
Time”).
In
addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are purchased
by
the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of
certificates for, such Option Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned
offices, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives
and the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on each Date of Delivery as
specified in the notice from the Representatives to the Company and the Selling
Shareholders.
Payment
shall be made to the Company and the Selling Shareholders by wire transfer
of
immediately available funds to bank accounts designated by the Company and
the
Custodian pursuant to each Selling Shareholder’s Power of Attorney and Custody
Agreement, as the case may be, against delivery to the Representatives for
the
respective accounts of the Underwriters of certificates for the Securities
to be
purchased by them. It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized the
Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make
payment of the purchase price for, the Initial Securities and the Option
Securities, if any, which it has agreed to purchase. Subject to Section 10
hereof, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers, individually and not as
representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make
payment of the purchase price for the Initial Securities or the Option
Securities, if any, to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not
been
received by the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case
may
be, but such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations
hereunder.
(d) Denominations;
Registration.
Certificates for the Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any,
shall
be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Representatives
may
request in writing at least two full business days before the Closing Time
or
the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be. The certificates for the
Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, will be made available
for
examination and packaging by the Representatives in The City of New York not
later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the business day prior to the
Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be.
SECTION
3. Covenants
of the Company and the Selling Shareholders.
The
Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Compliance
with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests.
The
Company, subject to Section 3(b), will comply with the requirements of Rule
430A, and will notify the Representatives immediately, and confirm the notice
in
writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to
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the
Registration Statement shall become effective, or any supplement to the
Prospectus or any amended Prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the
receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) of any request by the
Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment
or
supplement to the Prospectus or any document incorporated by reference therein
or for additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
of
any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or
of
the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale
in
any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for
any
of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(e) of the 1933
Act
concerning the Registration Statement and (v) if the Company becomes the subject
of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering
of the Securities. The Company will promptly effect the filings required under
Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b)
(without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will take such steps as it deems
necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted
for
filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in
the
event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company will
make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and,
if
any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible
moment.
(b) Filing
of Amendments and Exchange Act Documents.
The
Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to file or prepare
any amendment to the Registration Statement (including any filing under Rule
462(b)) or any amendment, supplement or revision to either the prospectus
included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective or to
the
Prospectus, and will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such
documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use,
as
the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the
Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object. The
Company has given the Representatives notice of any filings made pursuant to
the
1934 Act or 1934 Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Applicable Time;
the Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to make any
such filing from the Applicable Time to the Closing Time and will furnish the
Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time
prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and, will not file or use
any
such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters
shall
reasonably object.
(c) Delivery
of Registration Statements.
The
Company has furnished or will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for
the
Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as
originally filed and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed
therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) and signed copies of all
consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the
Representatives, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement
as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each
of
the Underwriters. The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment
thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically
transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except
to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(d) Delivery
of Prospectuses.
The
Company has delivered to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of
each preliminary prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the
Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by
the
1933 Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during
the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act,
such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such
Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or
supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the
electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant
to
XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
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(e) Continued
Compliance with Securities Laws.
The
Company will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the
1934
Act and the 1934 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the
distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the
Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to
be
delivered in connection with sales of the Securities, any event shall occur
or
condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion
of
counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to amend the Registration
Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus
will not include any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state
a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading
in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a
purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at
any
such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the
Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the
1933
Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the Commission,
subject to Section 3(b), such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to
correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement or
the
Prospectus comply with such requirements, and the Company will furnish to the
Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the
Underwriters may reasonably request. If at any time following issuance of an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development
as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would
conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement relating
to the Securities or included or would include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, prevailing
at
that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own
expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such
conflict, untrue statement or omission.
(f) Blue
Sky Qualifications.
The
Company will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to
qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities
laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the
Representatives may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect
for
a period of not less than one year from the later of the effective date of
the
Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent
to
service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in
securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject
itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which
it
is not otherwise so subject.
(g) Rule
158.
The
Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the 1934 Act as are necessary
in order to make generally available to its securityholders as soon as
practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the
Underwriters the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a)
of the 1933 Act.
(h) Use
of Proceeds.
The
Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities
in accordance with the disclosure specified in the Prospectus under “Use of
Proceeds.”
(i) Listing.
The
Company will use its best efforts to effect and maintain the quotation of the
Securities on the Nasdaq Global Market.
(j) Restriction
on Sale of Securities.
During
a period of 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, the Company will not,
without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers, (i)
directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option
or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any
option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any
share of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Common Stock or file any registration statement under the
1933
Act with respect to any of the foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any
other agreement or any transaction that
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transfers,
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of
ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such swap or transaction described
in
clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such
other securities, in cash or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1)
during the last 17 days of the 90-day restricted period the Company issues
an
earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company
occurs or (2) prior to the expiration of the 90-day restricted period, the
Company announces that it will release earnings results or becomes aware that
material news or a material event will occur during the 16-day period beginning
on the last day of the 90-day restricted period, the restrictions imposed in
this clause (j) shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day
period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence
of
the material news or material event. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply
to (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder, (B) any shares of Common Stock
issuable by the Company upon the exercise of any option or warrant or the
conversion of any security outstanding on the date hereof and referred to in
the
Prospectus, (C) any shares of Common Stock or options to purchase Common Stock
or other equity based compensation issued pursuant to any existing employee
equity-based incentive plan or employee benefit plan, including 401(k) plans
and
other retirement plans, of the Company referred to in the Prospectus, or (d)
any
shares of Common Stock or options to purchase Common Stock issued in the
ordinary course in connection with the hiring or retaining consultants,
employees or advisors, so long as any such consultants, employees or advisors
execute a lock-up agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E
hereto.
(k) Reporting
Requirements.
The
Company, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered
under
the 1933 Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(l) Issuer
Free Writing Prospectuses.
Each of
the Company and each Selling Shareholder represents and agrees that, unless
it
obtains the prior consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter
represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company
and the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating
to
the Securities that would constitute an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as
defined in Rule 433, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing
prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission
or, in the case of each Selling Shareholder, whether or not required to be
filed
with the Commission. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the
Representatives or by the Company and the Representatives, as the case may
be,
is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” Each of the
Company and each Selling Shareholder represents that it has treated or agrees
that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free
writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply
with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required,
legending and record keeping.
SECTION
4. Payment
of Expenses.
(a) Expenses.
The
Company will pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance
of
their obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the preparation, printing
and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and
exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii) the
preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of this Agreement, any
Agreement among Underwriters and such other documents as may be required in
connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the
Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the
certificates for the Securities to the Underwriters, including any stock or
other transfer taxes and any stamp or other duties payable upon the sale,
issuance or delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees
and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors,
(v) the qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3(f)
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hereof,
including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
for
the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation
of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (vi) the printing and
delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each preliminary prospectus, any
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and of the Prospectus and any amendments
or
supplements thereto and any costs associated with electronic delivery of any
of
the foregoing by the Underwriters to investors, (vii) the preparation,
printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Blue Sky Survey
and
any supplement thereto, (viii) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent
or
registrar for the Securities, (ix) the costs and expenses of the Company
relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection
with the marketing of the Securities, including without limitation, expenses
associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and
expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show
presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers
of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of aircraft and other
transportation chartered in connection with the road show, (x) the filing fees
incident to, and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Underwriters in connection with, the review by the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”) of the terms of the sale of the
Securities, (xi) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing
of the Securities in the Nasdaq Global Market, and (xii) the costs and expenses
(including without limitation any damages or other amounts payable in connection
with legal or contractual liability) associated with the reforming of any
contracts for sale of the Securities made by the Underwriter caused by a breach
of the representation contained in the third paragraph of Section
1(a)(i).
(b) Expenses
of the Selling Shareholders.
The
Selling Shareholders,
severally,
but not
jointly, will pay all expenses incident to the performance of their respective
obligations under, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, including (i) any stamp duties, capital duties and stock transfer
taxes, if any, payable upon the sale of their respective Securities to the
Underwriters, and their transfer between the Underwriters pursuant to an
agreement between such Underwriters, and (ii) the fees and disbursements of
their respective counsel and other advisors.
(c) Termination
of Agreement.
If this
Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions
of Section 5, Section 9(a)(i) or Section 11 hereof, the Company shall
reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including
the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters.
(d) Allocation
of Expenses.
The
provisions of this Section shall not affect any agreement that the Company
and
the Selling Shareholders may make for the sharing of such costs and
expenses.
SECTION
5. Conditions
of Underwriters’ Obligations.
The
obligations of the several Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy
of
the representations and warranties of the Company and the Selling Shareholders
contained in Section 1 hereof or in certificates of any officer of the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company or on behalf of any Selling Shareholder
delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company
of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further
conditions:
(a) Effectiveness
of Registration Statement.
The
Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has
become effective and at Closing Time no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or
proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request
on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been
complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters.
A
prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with
the
Commission in the manner and within the time frame required by Rule 424(b)
without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) or a post-effective amendment providing
such
information shall have been filed and declared effective in accordance with
the
requirements of Rule 430A.
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(b) Opinions
of Counsel for Company.
At
Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received (i) the favorable opinion,
dated as of Closing Time, of Blank Rome, LLP, counsel for the Company, in form
and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed
or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters to the
effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto and to such further effect as counsel
to
the Underwriters may reasonably request; (ii) the favorable opinion, dated
as of
the Closing Time, of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, of the General Counsel of the Company
regarding general corporate matters, in form and substance satisfactory to
counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of
such
letter for each of the other Underwriters to the effect set forth in Exhibit
B
hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably
request; and (iii) the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, the General Counsel of the Company regarding Intellectual Property
Rights, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters,
together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other
Underwriters to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto and to such further
effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(c) Opinion
of Counsel for the Selling Shareholders.
At
Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion,
dated as of Closing Time, of each of Blank Rome, LLP, counsel of the Company,
as
counsel to all of the Selling Shareholders, except for Xxxx (USA) LLC and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for Xxxx (USA) LLC and Paul,
Hastings, Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, in form and
substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed
or
reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters to the
effect set forth in Exhibit D, Exhibit G and Exhibit H, respectively, hereto
and
to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably
request.
(d) Opinion
of Counsel for Underwriters.
At
Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion,
dated as of Closing Time, of Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel for the
Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for
each
of the other Underwriters in form and substance satisfactory to the
Underwriters.
(e) Officers’
Certificate.
At
Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus or the
General Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the condition,
financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business
prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise,
whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the
Representatives shall have received a certificate of the President or a Vice
President of the Company and of the chief financial or chief accounting officer
of the Company, dated as of Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has
been
no such material adverse change, (ii) the representations and warranties in
Section 1(a) hereof are true and correct with the same force and effect as
though expressly made at and as of Closing Time, (iii) the Company has
complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied at or prior to Closing Time, and (iv) no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued
and
no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to
their
knowledge, contemplated by the Commission.
(f) Certificate
of Selling Shareholders.
At
Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received a certificate of an
Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of each Selling Shareholder, dated as of Closing
Time, to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties of each Selling
Shareholder contained in Section 1(b) hereof are true and correct in all
respects with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as
of
Closing Time and (ii) each Selling Shareholder has complied in all material
respects with all agreements and all conditions on its part to be performed
under this Agreement at or prior to Closing Time.
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(g) Accountants’
Comfort Letters and Other Letter.
At the
time of the execution of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received
from (i) each of BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP and KPMG LLP a letter dated such date, in
form
and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or
reproduced copies of each such letter for each of the other Underwriters
containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in
accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial
statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus; and (ii) Xxxx Handler & Co. a letter
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, together with signed
or
reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other
Underwriters.
(h) Bring-down
Comfort Letter.
At
Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from each of BDO Xxxxxxx,
LLP and KPMG LLP, a letter, dated as of Closing Time, to the effect that they
reaffirm the statements made in their respective letters furnished pursuant
to
subsection (g) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to
shall
be a date not more than three business days prior to Closing Time.
(i) Approval
of Listing.
At
Closing Time, the Securities shall have been approved for inclusion in the
Nasdaq Global Market, subject only to official notice of issuance.
(j) Lock-up
Agreements.
At the
date of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received an agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto signed by the persons listed
on Schedule E hereto.
(k) Conditions
to Purchase of Option Securities.
In the
event that the Underwriters exercise their option provided in Section 2(b)
hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities, the
representations and warranties of the Company and the Option Shareholders
contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished by the
Company, any subsidiary of the Company and the Option Shareholders hereunder
shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery and, at the relevant
Date
of Delivery, the Representatives shall have received:
(i) Officers’
Certificate.
A
certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the President or a Vice President
of the Company and of the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the
Company confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant
to Section 5(e) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of
Delivery.
(ii) Certificate
of Selling Shareholders.
A
certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of an Attorney-in-Fact on behalf
of
each Option Shareholder confirming that the certificate delivered at Closing
Time pursuant to Section 5(f) remains true and correct as of such Date of
Delivery.
(iii) Opinions
of Counsel for Company.
The
favorable opinion of Blank Rome, LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and
substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of
Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of
Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by
Section 5(b) hereof, the favorable opinion of the General Counsel of the
Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters,
dated such Date of Delivery, relating to general corporate matters and otherwise
to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof, and the
favorable opinion of the General Counsel of the Company, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery,
relating to Intellectual Property Rights and otherwise to the same effect as
the
opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.
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(iv) Opinion
of Counsel for the Selling Shareholders.
The
favorable opinion of each of Blank Rome LLP, counsel for the Company, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for Xxxx (USA) LLC and Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx
LLP, counsel for Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, in form and substance satisfactory to
counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the
Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to
the
same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c) hereof.
(v) Opinion
of Counsel for Underwriters.
The
favorable opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel for the Underwriters,
dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased
on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion
required by Section 5(d) hereof.
(vi) Bring-down
Comfort Letter.
A
letter from each of BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP and KPMG LLP in form and substance
satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Date of Delivery,
substantially in the same form and substance as the letters furnished to the
Representatives pursuant to Section 5(g) hereof, except that the “specified
date” in each such the letter furnished pursuant to this paragraph shall be a
date not more than five days prior to such Date of Delivery.
(l) Additional
Documents.
At
Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery counsel for the Underwriters shall
have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require for
the
purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities
as
herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the
representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions,
herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company and the Selling
Shareholders in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as
herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters.
(m) Termination
of Agreement.
If any
condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and
as
required to be fulfilled, this Agreement, or, in the case of any condition
to
the purchase of Option Securities on a Date of Delivery which is after the
Closing Time, the obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase the
relevant Option Securities, may be terminated by the Representatives by written
notice to the Company and to the Selling Shareholders, or in the case of Option
Securities, to the Option Shareholders, at any time at or prior to Closing
Time
or such Date of Delivery, as the case may be, and such termination shall be
without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section
4 and except that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive any such termination
and
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
of Underwriters.
(1) The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates,
as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act (each, an
“Affiliate”), its selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20
of the 1934 Act as follows:
(i) against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred,
arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto),
including the Rule 430A Information or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact required to be stated
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therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of
any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in
any
preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus
(or
any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading;
(ii) against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred,
to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation,
or
any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced
or
threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement
or
omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that
(subject to Section 6(e) below) any such settlement is effected with the written
consent of the Company;
(iii) against
any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and
disbursements of counsel chosen by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers),
reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such
untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission,
to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii)
above;
provided,
however,
that
this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage
or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers expressly for use in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information,
or
any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(b) Each
Selling Shareholder, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, each Underwriter, its Affiliates and selling agents and
each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter or the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act to the
extent and in the manner set forth in clauses (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) above;
provided that
such
indemnification be limited to an amount equal to the aggregate gross proceeds,
net of the underwriting discounts, received by such Selling Shareholder from
the
sale of the Securities to the Underwriters and only with respect to untrue
statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omission, made in
the
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A
Information or any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
or
the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and
in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company or to any
Underwriter by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder expressly for use in
the
Registration Statement; provided further,
that no
Selling Shareholder shall be required to pay any amount under this Section
6(b)
in connection with any settlement effected without such Selling Shareholder’s
consent, subject to Section 6(e) below.
(c) Indemnification
of Company, Directors and Officers and Selling Shareholders.
Each
Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and
each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of
the
1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, and each Selling Shareholder and each
person, if any, who controls any Selling Shareholder within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all
loss, liability, claim, damage and expense, whatsoever, as incurred, described
in the indemnity contained in subsection (a)(1) of this Section, as incurred,
but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue
statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment
thereto), including the Rule 430A Information or any preliminary prospectus,
any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Company by such Underwriter through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers
expressly for use therein.
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(d) Actions
against Parties; Notification.
Each
indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to
each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which
indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying
party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder
to
the extent it is not prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall
not
relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of
this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section
6(a)(1) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant
to
Section 6(c) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by
the
Company and the Selling Shareholders. An indemnifying party may participate
at
its own expense in the defense of any such action, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. In the event that (i) that the
indemnifying party fails to assume the defense of any such claim in a timely
manner or (ii) if there exists or is reasonably likely to exist a conflict
of
interest that would make it inappropriate in the reasonable judgment of such
indemnified party for the same counsel to represent both the indemnified party
and the indemnifying party, or (iii) if the indemnifying party fails to employ
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party in a timely manner
or
(iv) counsel to such indemnified party determines that one or more defenses
may
be available to such indemnified party that are not available to the
indemnifying party or another indemnified party, then such indemnified party
may
employ separate counsel to represent or defend it in any such action or
proceeding and the indemnifying party will pay the reasonable and customary
fees
and disbursements of such counsel; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of
more
than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own
counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out
of
the same general allegations or circumstances. In the absence of any of the
foregoing, in any action or proceeding the defense of which the indemnifying
party assumes, such indemnified party will have the right to participate in
such
litigation and to retain its own counsel at such indemnified party's own
expense. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the
indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment
with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever
in
respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this
Section 6 or Section 7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual
or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent
(i)
includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability
arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding 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.
(e) Settlement
without Consent if Failure to Reimburse.
If at
any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to
reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such
indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the
nature contemplated by Section 6(a)(1)(ii) effected without its written consent
if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such
indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall
have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior
to
such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall
not
have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior
to
the date of such settlement.
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(f) Other
Agreements with Respect to Indemnification.
The
provisions of this Section shall not affect any agreement among the Company
and
the Selling Shareholders with respect to indemnification.
SECTION
7. Contribution.
If the
indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect
of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein,
then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such
losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified
party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Shareholders on the
one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by
clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause
(i)
above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Shareholders
on
the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims,
damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations.
The
relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Shareholders on the
one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering
of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same
respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received
by
the Company and the Selling Shareholders and the total underwriting discount
received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the
Prospectus bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities
as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus.
The
relative fault of the Company and the Selling Shareholders on the one hand
and
the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company or the Selling Shareholders or by the
Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The
Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters agree that it would
not
be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined
by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity
for
such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The
aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred
by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed
to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the
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 any such untrue or alleged untrue statement
or
omission or alleged omission. No Selling Shareholder shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the aggregate gross proceeds, net of the
underwriting discounts, received by such Selling Shareholder from the sale
of
Securities by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, and the
Selling Shareholders' respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this
Section 7 are several in proportion to the number of Securities set forth
opposite their respective names in Schedule B hereto and not joint.
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The
provisions of this Section shall not affect any agreement among the Company
and
the Selling Shareholders with respect to contribution.
No
person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of
the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For
purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934
Act
and each Underwriter’s Affiliates and selling agents shall have the same rights
to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each
officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person,
if any, who controls the Company or any Selling Shareholder within the meaning
of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the
same
rights to contribution as the Company or such Selling Shareholder, as the case
may be. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this
Section 7 are several in proportion to the number of Initial Securities set
forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and not
joint.
The
provisions of this Section 7 shall not affect any agreement among the Company
and the Selling Shareholders with respect to contribution.
SECTION
8. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements to Survive.
All
representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in
certificates of officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the
Selling Shareholders submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and
in
full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf
of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling
any Underwriter, its officers or directors, any person controlling the Company
or any person controlling any Selling Shareholder and (ii) delivery of and
payment for the Securities.
SECTION
9. Termination
of Agreement.
(a) Termination;
General.
The
Representatives may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company and
the
Selling Shareholders, at any time at or prior to Closing Time (i) if there
has
been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus or General Disclosure
Package, a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) if there has occurred any
material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the
international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation
thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving
a
prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic
conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the
judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to market the
Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or
(iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or
materially limited by the Commission or the Nasdaq Global Market, or if trading
generally on the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange or
in
the Nasdaq Global Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum
or
maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have
been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the
Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other
governmental authority, or (iv) a material disruption has occurred in
commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United
States, or (v) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal
or
New York authorities.
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(b) Liabilities.
If this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be
without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section
4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive such
termination and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION
10. Default
by One or More of the Underwriters.
If one
or more of the Underwriters shall fail at Closing Time or a Date of Delivery
to
purchase the Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this
Agreement (the “Defaulted Securities”), the Representatives shall have the
right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of
the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all,
but
not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed
upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives
shall
not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period,
then:
(i) if
the
number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the number of Securities
to be purchased on such date, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters shall
be
obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in
the
proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to
the
underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or
(ii) if
the
number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the number of Securities to be
purchased on such date, this Agreement or, with respect to any Date of Delivery
which occurs after the Closing Time, the obligation of the Underwriters to
purchase and of the Company and the Option Shareholders to sell the Option
Securities to be purchased and sold on such Date of Delivery, shall terminate
without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.
No
action
taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from
liability in respect of its default.
In
the
event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this
Agreement or, in the case of a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing
Time,
which does not result in a termination of the obligation of the Underwriters
to
purchase and the Company to sell the relevant Option Securities, as the case
may
be, either the (i) Representatives or (ii) the Company and any Selling
Shareholder shall have the right to postpone Closing Time or the relevant Date
of Delivery, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding seven days in order
to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus
or in
any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term “Underwriter”
includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section
10.
SECTION
11. Default
by one or more of the Selling Shareholders or the Company.
(a) If
a Selling Shareholder shall fail at Closing Time or at a Date of Delivery to
sell and deliver the number of Securities which such Selling Shareholder or
Selling Shareholders is obligated to sell hereunder, and the remaining Selling
Shareholders, do not exercise the right hereby granted to increase, pro rata
or
otherwise, the number of Securities to be sold by them hereunder to the total
number to be sold by all Selling Shareholders as set forth in Schedule B hereto,
then the Underwriters may, at option of the Representatives, by notice from
the
Representatives to the Company and the non-defaulting Selling Shareholders,
either (i) terminate this Agreement without any liability on the fault of any
non-defaulting party except that the provisions of Sections 1, 4, 6, 7 and
8
shall remain in full force and effect or (ii) elect to purchase the Securities
which the non-defaulting Selling Shareholders and the Company have agreed to
sell hereunder. No action taken pursuant to this Section 11 shall relieve any
Selling Shareholder so defaulting from liability, if any, in respect of such
default.
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In
the
event of a default by any Selling Shareholder as referred to in this
Section 11, each of the Representatives, the Company and the non-defaulting
Selling Shareholders shall have the right to postpone Closing Time or Date
of
Delivery for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required
change in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents
or
arrangements.
(b)
If
the Company shall fail at Closing Time or at the Date of Delivery to sell the
number of Securities that it is obligated to sell hereunder, then this Agreement
shall terminate without any liability on the part of any nondefaulting party;
provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8 shall remain
in full force and effect. No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve
the Company from liability, if any, in respect of such default.
SECTION
12. Tax
Disclosure.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, immediately upon
commencement of discussions with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby, the Company (and each employee, representative or other agent of the
Company) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind,
the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax
analyses) that are provided to the Company relating to such tax treatment and
tax structure. For purposes of the foregoing, the term “tax treatment” is the
purported or claimed federal income tax treatment of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and the term “tax structure” includes any fact that may be
relevant to understanding the purported or claimed federal income tax treatment
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION
13. Notices.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form
of
telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated at 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of Global Origination Counsel Group and to
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention:
Syndicate Registration (Fax: 000-000-0000), with a copy, in the case of any
notice pursuant to Section 6 hereof to the Director of Litigation, Office of
the
General Counsel, Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (Fax: 000-000-0000), with a copy to Shearman &
Sterling LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of
Xxxxxx Xxxxx III; notices to the Company and to the Selling Shareholders (other
than Xxxx (USA) LLC and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx) shall be directed to the Company
at
0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of General Counsel, with
a
copy to Blank Rome LLP, The Chrysler Building, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx; notices to Xxxx (USA) LLC shall
be
directed c/o Xx. Xxxxxx H. Lung, 00 Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (Fax: 000-000-0000), attention of Board of Managers,
with a copy to: HellerEhrman LLP, Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square, 0 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, (Fax: 000-000-0000, Tel: 000-000-0000),
attention of Xxxx Xxxxx; and notices to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx shall be directed
c/o
Modern Amusement, Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000, with to a copy
to
Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000, attention of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx.
SECTION
14. No
Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship.
Each of
the Company and each Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the
purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the
determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related
discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the
Company and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several
Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering
contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter
is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary
of the Company or any Selling Shareholder, or its respective stockholders,
creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter
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has
assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of
the
Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated
hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter
has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Shareholder
on
other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any
Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except
the
obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and
their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions
that
involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company and each Selling
Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting,
regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and
the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders has consulted its own
respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it
deemed appropriate.
SECTION
15. Parties.
This
Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholders and their respective
successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the
Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholders and their respective
successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred
to in
Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any
provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions
hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the
Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholders and their respective
successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their
heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm
or
corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed
to
be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.
SECTION
16. GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION
17. TIME.
TIME
SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN,
SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.
SECTION
18. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
one and the same Agreement.
SECTION
19. Effect
of Headings.
The
Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
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If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please
sign
and return to the Company and the Attorney-in-Fact for the Selling Shareholders
a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts,
will become a binding agreement among the Underwriters, the Company and the
Selling Shareholders in accordance with its terms.
Very
truly yours,
By /s/
Xxxx
Xxxx
Title:
CEO
THE
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS NAMED IN SCHEDULE B HERETO
By /s/
Xxxx Xxxx
As
Attorney-in-Fact
CONFIRMED
AND ACCEPTED,
as
of the
date first above written:
XXXXXXX
XXXXX & CO.
XXXXXX
BROTHERS INC.
By:
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
By
/s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxx
Authorized
Signatory
By:
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
By
/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Authorized
Signatory
For
themselves and as Representatives of the other Underwriters named in Schedule
A
hereto.
SCHEDULE
A
Name
of Underwriter
|
Number
of
Initial
Securities
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
|
4,917,500
|
|||
Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc.
|
3,760,500
|
|||
Lazard
Capital Markets LLC
|
964,000
|
|||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co
|
964,000
|
|||
Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC
|
964,000
|
|||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Carret & Co., LLC
|
165,000
|
|||
Monness
Crespi Xxxxx & Co., LLC
|
165,000
|
|||
Sterne,
Agee & Xxxxx, Inc
|
165,000
|
|||
Total
|
12,065,000
|
Sch
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SCHEDULE
B
Number
of Initial
Securities
to be Sold
|
|
Maximum
Number of Option
Securities
to Be Sold
|
|||||
Xxxx
Xxxx
|
800,000
|
─
|
|||||
Xxxxx
Xxxx
|
100,000
|
─
|
|||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
60,000
|
─
|
|||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
40,000
|
─
|
|||||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
75,000
|
─
|
|||||
Xxxx
Xxxxx
|
15,000
|
─
|
|||||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
105,000
|
─
|
|||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
95,000
|
─
|
|||||
Xxxx
(USA) LLC
|
800,000
|
200,000
|
|||||
Mossimo
X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
600,000
|
200,000
|
|||||
Total
|
2,690,000
|
400,000
|
Sch
B -
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SCHEDULE
C
Maximum
Number of Option
Securities
to Be Sold
|
||||
Xxxx
(USA) LLC
|
200,000
|
|||
Mossimo
X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
200,000
|
|||
Total
|
400,000
|
Sch
C -
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SCHEDULE
D
12,065,000
Shares of Common Stock
(Par
Value $0.001 Per Share)
1.
The
initial public offering price per share for the Securities, determined as
provided in said Section 2, shall be $18.75.
2.
The
purchase price per share for the Securities to be paid by the several
Underwriters shall be $17.6719, being an amount equal to the initial public
offering price set forth above less $1.0781 per share; provided that the
purchase price per share for any Option Securities purchased upon the exercise
of the overallotment option described in Section 2(b) shall be reduced by an
amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company
and payable on the Initial Securities but not payable on the Option
Securities.
Sch
D -
1
SCHEDULE
E
Xxxx
Xxxx
|
Xxxxx
Xxxx
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxx
(USA) LLC
|
Mossimo
X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
Those
individuals that may become subject to a lock-up agreement pursuant to Section
3(j).
Sch
E -
1
SCHEDULE
F
None.
Sch
F -
1
SCHEDULE
G
The
initial public offering price per share for the Securities, determined as
provided in said Section 2, shall be $18.75.
The
total
number of Securities sold pursuant to the offering shall be
12,065,000.
Sch
G -
1
Exhibit
A
FORM
OF
OPINION OF COMPANY’S COUNSEL
TO
BE
DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(b)
(i) The
Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(ii) The
Company has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and to
enter into and perform its obligations under the Purchase
Agreement.
(iii) The
Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and
is
in good standing in each jurisdiction set forth on Schedule A
hereto.
(iv) The
authorized capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus in
the
column entitled “Actual” under the caption “Capitalization” (except for
subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or pursuant
to
reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the Prospectus
or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to
in
the Prospectus); the shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company, including the Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from
the
Selling Shareholders, have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully
paid and non-assessable; and none of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of
the Company was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights
under the DGCL, Certificate of Incorporation or any agreement known to us to
which the Company is a party, of any securityholder of the Company.
(v) The
Securities to be purchased by Underwriters from the Company have been duly
authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth in the Purchase
Agreement, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable and no
holder of the Securities is or will be subject to personal liability by reason
of being such a holder.
(vi) The
issuance of the Securities is not subject to the preemptive or other similar
rights of any securityholder of the Company.
(vii) Each
Subsidiary has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
to
conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified as
a
foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of
the
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the
failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect; except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement,
all
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly
authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and, to our
knowledge, is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free
and
clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim
or
equity; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary was
issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder
of
such Subsidiary.
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(viii) The
Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company.
(ix) The
Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has
been declared effective under the 1933 Act; any required filing of the
Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the
time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reference to Rule 424(b)(8));
any
required filing of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule 433
has
been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 433(d);
and,
to the best of our knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the
Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has been issued
under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted
or
are pending or threatened by the Commission.
(x) The
Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and
the
Rule 430A Information, the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, as of their respective effective or
issue
dates (other than the financial statements and schedules and other financial
data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom, as
to
which we need express no opinion) complied as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations.
(xi) The
documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (other than the financial
statements and supporting schedules included therein or omitted therefrom,
as to
which we need express no opinion), when they were filed with the Commission
complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934
Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(xii) The
form
of certificate used to evidence the Common Stock complies in all material
respects with all applicable statutory requirements, with any applicable
requirements of the charter and by-laws of the Company and the requirements
of
the Nasdaq Global Market.
(xiii) To
our
knowledge, there is not pending or threatened any action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation, to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party,
or
to which the property of the Company or any subsidiary is subject, before or
brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, which
would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which
would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the consummation
of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement or the performance
by
the Company its obligations thereunder.
(xiv) The
information in the Prospectus under “Capitalization,” “Company—Our History,”
“Legal Matters,” and “Management” and “Description of Securities” and in the
Registration Statement under Item 15, to the extent that it constitutes matters
of law, summaries of legal matters, the Company’s charter and bylaws or legal
proceedings, or legal conclusions, has been reviewed by us and is correct in
all
material respects.
(xv) All
descriptions in the Registration Statement of contracts and other documents
to
which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party are accurate in all material
respects; to our knowledge, there are no franchises, contracts, indentures,
mortgages, loan agreements, notes, leases or other instruments required to
be
described or referred to in the Registration Statement or to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement other than those described or referred
to
therein or filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto.
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(xvi) No
filing
with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration,
qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency,
domestic or foreign (other than under the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations,
which have been obtained, or as may be required under the securities or blue
sky
laws of the various states, as to which we need express no opinion) which an
attorney using prudent judgment would expect to be applicable to transactions
of
the type contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, is necessary or required in
connection with the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Purchase
Agreement or for the offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the
Securities.
(xvii) The
execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement and
in
the Registration Statement (including the issuance and sale of the Securities
and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in
the
Prospectus under the caption “Use Of Proceeds”) and compliance by the Company
with its obligations under the Purchase Agreement do not and will not, whether
with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, conflict with
or
constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined in Section
1(a)(xi) of the Purchase Agreement) under or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of
the
Company or any subsidiary pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed
of
trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or any other agreement or
instrument, known to us, to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party
or by
which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets
of the Company or any subsidiary is subject (except for such conflicts,
breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any
violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any
subsidiary, or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order,
writ or decree, known to us, of any government, government instrumentality
or
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any
subsidiary or any of their respective properties, assets or
operations.
(xviii) To
our
knowledge, there are no persons who will have registration rights or other
similar rights to have any securities registered pursuant to the Registration
Statement or otherwise registered by the Company under the 1933 Act during
the
ninety days following the date hereof, other than (i) those registration rights
which are covered by a separate, effective registration statement and which
will
not be required to registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii)
Common Stock being offered for sale by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to
the
Registration Statement, (iii) any such rights which have been waived and (iv)
as
disclosed in the Registration Statement.
(xix) The
Company is not required, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as
herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as
described in the Prospectus will not be required, to register as an “investment
company” under the 1940 Act.
(xx) The
preferred share purchase rights under the Company’s Stockholder Rights Plan to
which holders of the Securities will be entitled have been duly authorized
and
validly issued.
Nothing
has come to our attention that would lead us to believe that the Registration
Statement or any amendment thereto, including the Rule 430A Information, (except
for financial statements and schedules and other financial data included or
incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we need
make
no statement), at the time such Registration Statement or any such amendment
became effective, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to
state a material fact
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required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or that the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (except for
financial statements and schedules and other financial data included or
incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we need
make
no statement), at the time the Prospectus was issued, at the time any such
amended or supplemented prospectus was issued or at the Closing Time, included
or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In addition,
nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe that the General
Disclosure Package, other than the financial statements and schedules and other
financial data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted
therefrom, as to which we need make no statement, as of the Applicable Time,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. With respect
to
statements contained in the General Disclosure Package, any statement contained
in any of the constituent documents shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
to the extent that any information contained in subsequent constituent documents
modifies or replaces such statement.
In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to matters of fact (but not
as
to legal conclusions), to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of
responsible officers of the Company and public officials. Such opinion shall
not
state that it is to be governed or qualified by, or that it is otherwise subject
to, any treatise, written policy or other document relating to legal opinions,
including, without limitation, the Legal Opinion Accord of the ABA Section
of
Business Law (1991).
A-4
Exhibit
B
FORM
OF
OPINION OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE COMPANY
TO
BE
DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(b)
(i) The
Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and
is
in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required,
whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of
business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing
would
not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) The
authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth
in the Prospectus in the column entitled “Actual” under the caption
“Capitalization”.
B-1
Exhibit
C
FORM
OF
OPINION OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE COMPANY REGARDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS
TO
BE
DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(b)
FORM
OF
IN-HOUSE OPINION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COUNSEL
[To
be
placed on Company Letterhead]
Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc.
As
Representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
[____]
Shares
of Common Stock
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
I
am the
general counsel of Iconix Brand Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”).
This
opinion is being furnished pursuant to Section 5(b) of the Purchase Agreement,
dated [____
__],
2006
(the “Purchase
Agreement”;
terms
not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase
Agreement), between the Company and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch,
Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., as
representatives of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule A to the Purchase
Agreement, in connection with the sale by the Company and purchase of
[____]
shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”)
by the
several Underwriters.
I
am
familiar with the efforts of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively,
the
“Company
Group”)
to
obtain trademarks in the United States and abroad. In connection with this
opinion, I have reviewed the following documents and performed the following
actions:
1. I
have
reviewed the statements in the Registration Statement, which was declared
effective on [___________], 2006, including the final Registration Statement
included therein, and including statements under the captions “Risk Factors”,
“____________” and “______________” (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Sections”).
2. I
have
reviewed all records, documents, instruments and agreements in our possession
or
under our control relating to the intellectual property matters of the Company
Group, including those relating to the Company Group’s trademark registrations
and applications and identified in Schedule A attached hereto and intellectual
property agreements identified in Schedule B. In performing our review of such
records, documents, instruments and agreements, we have assumed the genuineness
of all signatures other than with respect to the Company Group, on the copies
of
such records, documents, instruments and agreements submitted to us as
certified, conformed or photographic copies.
Based
upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
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(i) |
Schedule
A attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all trademark
registrations and applications owned by the Company Group that are
material to the business of the Company Group as presently conducted
(collectively, the “Material
Trademarks”).
Schedule B attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all
Material Trademark license and other agreements related to the Material
Trademarks to which the Company or a subsidiary of the Company is a
party
(“Trademark
Licenses”).
No copyright (whether registered or unregistered) nor any patent,
individually or in the aggregate, is material to the business of the
Company Group as presently conducted.
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(ii) |
The
Company Group is the exclusive owner of all right, title, and interest
in
and to the Material Trademarks and to all other trademarks used in
the
business of the Company Group as presently conducted (the “Secondary
Trademarks”
and, together with the Material Trademarks, the “Company
Trademarks”);
each pending Material Trademark is being diligently prosecuted by the
Company or a Company subsidiary.
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(iii) |
To
the best of my knowledge, each Company Trademark has been duly maintained
and is in full force and in effect. Each of the Material Trademarks
and,
to the best of my knowledge, each of the Secondary Trademarks, is valid
and enforceable, and no Material Trademark and, to the best of my
knowledge, no Secondary Trademark, has been adjudged invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part.
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(iv) |
To
the best of my knowledge, (A) each Trademark License and each option
is in
full force and in effect, (B) neither the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries nor any counterparty to any Trademark License or option
relating to Material Trademarks is in material breach or default thereof,
and (C) the Company is not engaged in any activity that would be
prohibited under the terms of any Trademark License
or
option relating to Material Trademarks.
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(v) |
To
the best of my knowledge, the operation of the business of the Company
Group, as presently conducted or as proposed in the Registration Statement
to be conducted, together with the use of the Company Trademarks and
Trademark Licenses, does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise
violate
the intellectual property rights of any third party. Except as disclosed
in the Registration Statement, no actions, suits, claims or proceedings
have been asserted or, to the best of my knowledge, threatened against
the
Company or any Company subsidiary in the past five (5) years alleging
any
of the foregoing or seeking to challenge, deny or restrict the operation
of the business of the Company or any Company subsidiary or the ownership
of the Company or any Company subsidiary of any Company Trademark or
the
validity or scope thereof. No court, governmental agency or body, domestic
or foreign, has issued any order, judgment, decree or injunction
restricting the operation of the business of the Company or any Company
subsidiary or the ownership or validity of any Company
Trademark.
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(vi) |
To
the best of my knowledge, no person or entity is engaging in any activity
that infringes, misappropriates or violates the Company Trademarks
in any
material respect.
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(vii) |
The
statements and the information contained in the Intellectual Property
Sections are accurate in all material respects, fairly represent the
matters disclosed therein and do not contain any untrue statement of
material fact or omit to state a material fact or facts necessary to
make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading.
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Very
truly yours,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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SCHEDULE
A
Material
Trademarks
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SCHEDULE
B
Trademark
Licenses
C-5
Exhibit
D
FORM
OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
TO
BE
DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(c)
(i) To
our
knowledge, no filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, license, order,
registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority
or
agency, domestic or foreign, (other than the issuance of the order of the
Commission declaring the Registration Statement effective and such
authorizations, approvals or consents as may be necessary under state securities
laws, as to which [I][we] need express no opinion) is necessary or required
to
be obtained by the Selling Shareholders for the performance by each Selling
Shareholder of its obligations under the Purchase Agreement or in the Power
of
Attorney and Custody Agreement, or in connection with the offer, sale or
delivery of the Securities.
(ii) Each
Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by
the respective Selling Shareholders named therein and constitutes the valid
and
binding agreement of such Selling Shareholder.
(iii) The
Purchase Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of
each
Selling Shareholder.
(iv) Each
Attorney-in-Fact has been duly authorized by the Selling Shareholders to deliver
the Securities on behalf of the Selling Shareholders in accordance with the
terms of the Purchase Agreement.
(v) The
execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase Agreement and the Power
of
Attorney and Custody Agreement and the sale and delivery of the Securities
and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement
and
in the Registration Statement and compliance by the Selling Shareholders with
its obligations under the Purchase Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Selling Shareholders and do not and will
not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both,
conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under or result in the
creation or imposition of any tax, lien, charge or encumbrance upon the
Securities or any property or assets of the Selling Shareholders pursuant to,
any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement,
note, license, lease or other instrument or agreement to which any Selling
Shareholder is a party or by which they may be bound, or to which any of the
property or assets of the Selling Shareholders may be subject nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws
of
the Selling Shareholders, if applicable, or any law, administrative regulation,
judgment or order of any governmental agency or body or any administrative
or
court decree known to us to have jurisdiction over such Selling Shareholder
or
any of its properties.
(vi) To
our
knowledge, each of the Selling Shareholders has valid title to, or a valid
security entitlement in respect of, the Securities to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder free and clear of all security interests, claims, liens, equities
and other encumbrances, and, to our knowledge, each of the Selling Shareholders
has the legal right and power, and all authorization and approval required
by
law, to enter into this Agreement and the Power of Attorney and Custody
Agreement of such Selling Shareholder and to sell, transfer and deliver the
Securities to be sold by such Selling Shareholder [or a valid security
entitlement in respect of such Securities].
(vii) Upon
the
Underwriters’ acquiring possession of stock certificates representing the
Securities to be sold by the Selling Shareholders, endorsed to the Underwriters
and paying the purchase price therefor pursuant to this Agreement, the
Underwriters (assuming that no such Underwriter has notice of any “adverse
claim,” within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform Commercial
Code, to such Securities) will acquire their respective interests in such
Securities (including, without limitation, all rights that such Selling
Shareholder had or has the power to transfer in such Securities) free and clear
of any adverse claim within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the New York Uniform
Commercial Code.
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Xxxxxxx X
x
,
0000
XXXXXXX
XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated,
Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc.
as
Representatives of the several
Underwriters
to be named in the
within-mentioned
Purchase Agreement
x/x
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xx.
Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
0
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re:
Proposed
Public Offering by Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
Dear
Sirs:
The
undersigned, a stockholder and an officer and/or director of Iconix Brand Group,
Inc. corporation (the “Company”), understands that Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co.,
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated (“Xxxxxxx Xxxxx”) and
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (“Xxxxxx Brothers”) propose to enter into a Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the Company and the Selling
Shareholders providing for the public offering of shares (the “Securities”) of
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). In
recognition of the benefit that such an offering will confer upon the
undersigned as a stockholder [and an officer and/or director] of the Company,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees with each underwriter
to
be named in the Purchase Agreement that, as of the date hereof and during a
period of 90 days from the date of the Purchase Agreement, the undersigned
will
not, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, directly or indirectly,
(i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to
purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right
or
warrant for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer any shares of
the
Company’s Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for Common Stock, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the
undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires
the power of disposition, or file, or cause to be filed, any registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to any
of
the foregoing (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securities”) or (ii) enter into any
swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or
in
part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the
Lock-Up Securities, whether any such swap or transaction is to be settled by
delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that
the
Purchase Agreement is not signed within 30 days of the date of this Agreement,
then the terms of this Agreement shall be of no further force and
effect.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, and subject to the conditions below, the undersigned may transfer
the Lock-Up Securities without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and
Xxxxxx Brothers, provided that (1) Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers receive
a
signed lock-up agreement for the balance of the lockup period from each donee,
trustee, distributee, or transferee, as the case may be, (2) any such transfer
shall not involve a disposition for value, (3)
such
transfers are not required to be reported in any public report or filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or otherwise and (4) the undersigned
does not otherwise voluntarily effect any public filing or report regarding
such
transfers:
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(i) |
as
a bona
fide
gift or gifts; or
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(ii) |
to
any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or
the
immediate family of the undersigned (for purposes of this lock-up
agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood,
marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin);
or
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(iii) |
as
a distribution to limited partners, stockholders or members of the
undersigned; or
|
(iv) |
by
will or intestate succession; or
|
(v) |
to
the undersigned’s affiliates or to any investment fund or other entity
controlled or managed by the undersigned.
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Furthermore,
the undersigned may
sell
shares of Common Stock of the Company purchased by the undersigned on the open
market following the Public Offering if and only if (i) such sales are not
required to be reported in any public report or filing with the Securities
Exchange Commission, or otherwise; (ii) the undersigned does not otherwise
voluntarily effect any public filing or report regarding such sales; (iii)
the
transferee/donee agrees to be bound by the terms of this lock-up letter
agreement to the same extent as if the transferee/donee were a party thereto,
and (iv) such Selling Shareholder notifies Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Brothers
at
least two business days prior to proposed transfer or disposition.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if:
(1) during
the last 17 days of the 90-day lock-up period, the Company issues an earnings
release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs;
or
(2) prior
to
the expiration of the 90-day lock-up period, the Company announces that it
will
release earnings results or becomes aware that material news or a material
event
will occur during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 90-day
lock-up period,
the
restrictions imposed by this lock-up agreement shall continue to apply until
the
expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings
release or the occurrence of the material news or material event,
as
applicable, unless Xxxxxxx Xxxxx waives, in writing, such
extension.
The
undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that written notice of any extension
of the 90-day
lock-up period pursuant
to the previous paragraph will be delivered by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx or Xxxxxx Brothers
to the Company (in accordance with Section 12 of the Purchase Agreement) and
that any such notice properly delivered will be deemed to have been given to,
and received by, the undersigned. The undersigned further agrees that, prior
to
engaging in any transaction or taking any other action that is subject to the
terms of this lock-up agreement during the period from the date of this lock-up
agreement to and including the 34th
day
following the expiration of the initial 90-day
lock-up period,
it will
give notice thereof to the Company and will not consummate such transaction
or
take any such action unless it has received written confirmation from the
Company that the 90-day
lock-up period
(as may
have been extended pursuant to the previous paragraph) has expired.
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The
undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions
with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the
Lock-Up Securities except in compliance with the foregoing
restrictions.
Very
truly yours,
Signature:
______________________________________
Print
Name: _____________________________________
E-3
Exhibit
F
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
have
audited the balance sheet of Rampage Licensing, LLC (the “Company”) as of
December 31, 2004 and the related statements of income, members’ equity
(deficit) and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2004. We conducted
our
audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of
material misstatements. In our opinion, the financial statements of the Company
for the year ended December 31, 2004 present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of Rampage Licensing, LLC as of December 31, 2004, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America.
We
have
reviewed the accompanying balance sheet of Rampage Licensing, LLC as of June
30,
2005, and the related statements of income, members’ equity (deficit) and cash
flows for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, in accordance with
Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services issued by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. All information included
in
these financial statements is the representation of the former management of
Rampage Licensing, LLC. A review consists principally of inquiries of Company
personnel and analytical procedures applied to financial data. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion
regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not
express such an opinion. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to the accompanying financial statements
in
order for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
For
the
purposes of this letter, we have read the items set forth in Exhibit A hereto
and compared the amounts set forth therein to the corresponding amounts
appearing in the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements described in
second paragraph of this letter and found them to be in agreement.
Yours
truly,
F-1
Exhibit
G
FORM
OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR XXXX (USA) LLC
TO
BE
DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(c)
(i) To
our
knowledge, no filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, license, order,
registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority
or
agency (other than the issuance of the order of the Commission declaring the
Registration Statement effective and such authorizations, approvals or consents
as may be necessary under state securities laws, as to which we express no
opinion) is necessary or required to be obtained by Xxxx (USA) LLC for the
performance by Xxxx (USA) LLC of its obligations under the Purchase Agreement
or
in the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement, or in connection with the offer,
sale or delivery of the Securities.
(ii) Each
of
the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Xxxx (USA) LLC, and constitutes the valid and binding
agreement of Xxxx (USA) LLC, subject as to enforcement to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and to general principles of
equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair
dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law
or
in equity) and except that any rights to indemnification or contribution
thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy
relating thereto.
(iii) The
Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on
behalf of Xxxx (USA) LLC.
(iv) The
execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase Agreement and the Power
of
Attorney and Custody Agreement and the sale and delivery of the Securities
and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement
and
in the Registration Statement and compliance by Xxxx (USA) LLC with its
obligations under the Purchase Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of Xxxx (USA) LLC and do not and will not conflict
with or constitute a breach of the agreements identified on Schedule I hereto,
nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the
certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of Xxxx (USA)
LLC, or any law, administrative regulation, judgment or order known to us of
any
New York or Federal governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over Xxxx
(USA) LLC or any administrative or court decree known to us of a New York or
Federal body or court having jurisdiction over Xxxx (USA) LLC or any of its
properties.
(v) Upon
delivery to the Underwriters of stock certificates representing the Securities
to be sold by Xxxx (USA) LLC, endorsed to the Underwriters, and payment of
the
purchase price therefor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Underwriters
(assuming each Underwriter purchases the Securities in good faith and that
no
such Underwriter has notice of any “adverse claim,” within the meaning of
Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, to such Securities)
will
acquire their respective interests in such Securities (including, without
limitation, all rights that such Selling Shareholder had or has the power to
transfer in such Securities) free and clear of any adverse claim within the
meaning of Section 8-102 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, except for
any
such adverse claims created by or at the request of the
Underwriters.
To
the
extent deemed advisable by such counsel, such counsel may rely as to matters
of
fact on certificates of Xxxx
(USA) LLC and
on
the opinions of other counsel satisfactory to the Underwriters. Copies of such
certificates and other opinions shall be furnished to the Underwriters and
counsel for the Underwriters.
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SCHEDULE
I
Pledge
Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2006, by Xxxx (USA) LLC, in favor of Wilmington
Trust Company, as collateral agent for the benefit of Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
and IP Holdings LLC.
Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, between Iconix Brand Group,
Inc.
and Xxxx (USA) LLC.
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Exhibit
H
FORM
OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
TO
BE
DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(c)
(i) To
our
knowledge, no filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, license, order,
registration, qualification or decree of, any United States federal or New
York
state court or governmental authority or agency (other than the issuance of
the
order of the Commission declaring the Registration Statement effective and
such
authorizations, approvals or consents as may be necessary under state securities
laws, as to which we express no opinion) is necessary or required to be obtained
by the Selling Shareholder for the performance by the Selling Shareholder of
his
obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody
Agreement.
(ii) Each
of
the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Selling Shareholder and constitutes the valid and binding
Agreement of the Selling Shareholder.
(iii) The
Purchase Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of
the
Selling Shareholder.
(iv) Each
Attorney-in-Fact has been duly authorized by the Selling Shareholder to deliver
the Securities on behalf of the Selling Shareholder in accordance with the
terms
of the Purchase Agreement.
(v) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Selling Shareholder of the Purchase
Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement and the sale and
delivery by the Selling Shareholder of the Securities do not and will not,
whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both,
constitute a breach of, default under, cause an acceleration of obligations
of
the Selling Shareholder under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
tax, lien, charge or encumbrance upon the Securities or any property or assets
of the Selling Shareholder under, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other instrument or
agreement set forth on Schedule
A
hereto
nor will such action result in any violation of any law, administrative
regulation, judgment or order of any United States federal or New York state
governmental agency or body (other than state securities laws, as to which
we
express no opinion) or any administrative or court decree to which the Selling
Shareholder is a named party and which is known to us.
(vi) To
our
knowledge, the Selling Shareholder has the legal right and power to enter into
the Purchase Agreement, the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement and to
sell,
transfer and deliver the Securities to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder.
(vii) Upon
the
Underwriters’ acquiring possession of stock certificates representing the
Securities to be sold by the Selling Shareholder, endorsed to the Underwriters
and paying the purchase price therefor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
the
Underwriters (assuming that no such Underwriter has notice of any “adverse
claim,” within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform Commercial
Code, to such Securities) will become a “protected purchaser” with regard to
such Securities under Section 8-303 of the New York Uniform Commercial
Code.
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SCHEDULE
A
1. |
Cancellation
of Employment Agreement between Mossimo, Inc. and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
effective immediately upon the effectiveness of the merger contemplated
by
the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Iconix Brand Group, Inc.,
Xxxx Acquisition Corp., Mossimo, Inc. and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx dated as
of
March 31, 2006.
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2. |
Agreement
for Creative Director Services dated as of October 31, 2006 among Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Mossimo, Inc. and Iconix Brand Group,
Inc.
|
3. |
Lock-Up
Agreement dated as of October 31, 2006 among Iconix Brand Group, Inc.,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx.
|
4. |
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of October 31, 2006 among Iconix Brand Group,
Inc., Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx.
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5. |
Affiliate
Agreement dated as of October 31, 2006 between Iconix Brand Group,
Inc.
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx.
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