WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $450,000,000 5.000% Notes due 2014 $400,000,000 6.125% Notes due 2019 UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT AUGUST 18, 2009 Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc.
Exhibit 1.1
XXXXXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$850,000,000
$450,000,000 5.000% Notes due 2014
$400,000,000 6.125% Notes due 2019
AUGUST 18, 2009
Banc of America Securities LLC
and
Barclays Capital Inc.
August 18, 2009
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Introductory. Xxxxxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule A (the
“Underwriters”), acting severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in such
Schedule A of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.000% Notes due 2014 (the
“2014 Notes”) and $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.125% Notes due
2019 (the “2019 Notes” and, together with the 2014 Notes, the “Notes”). Banc of
America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. have agreed to act as representatives of the
several Underwriters (in such capacity, the “Representatives”) in connection with the
offering and sale of the Notes.
The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture, to be dated as of August 24, 2009 (the
“Base Indenture”), between the Company and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as
trustee (the “Trustee”). Certain terms of the Notes will be established pursuant to a
supplemental indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to the Base Indenture (together with
the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Notes will be issued in book-entry form in the
name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”), pursuant
to a Letter of Representations, to be dated on or before the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2
below) (the “DTC Agreement”), among the Company, the Trustee and the Depositary.
The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-161404), which contains a
base prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”), to be used in connection with the public offering
and sale of debt securities, including the Notes, and other securities of the Company under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(collectively, the “Securities Act”), and the offering thereof from time to time in
accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Such registration statement, including the
financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, in the form in which it became effective
under the Securities Act, including any required information deemed to be a part thereof at the
time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act, is called the
“Registration
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Statement.” The term “Prospectus” shall mean the final prospectus supplement
relating to the Notes, together with the Base Prospectus, that is filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
after the date and time that this Agreement is executed (the “Execution Time”) by the
parties hereto. The term “Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus
supplement relating to the Notes, together with the Base Prospectus, that is filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents that
are or are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the
Securities Act prior to 3:00 p.m. on August 18, 2009 (the “Initial Sale Time”). All
references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall include any copy
thereof 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” (or other references of like import) in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and
include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed to
be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary
Prospectus, as the case may be, prior to the Initial Sale Time; and all references in this
Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to include the filing of any document under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(collectively, the “Exchange Act”), which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, as the case may be,
after the Initial Sale Time.
On June 16, 2009, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement (including the exhibits
and schedules thereto, the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with Xxxxx Xxxx Holdings Limited, a
Malta private limited liability company (“Xxxxx Xxxx”), certain shareholders of Xxxxx Xxxx
(the “Sellers”) and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, solely in his capacity as the shareholders’
representative therein. Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, a non U.S. wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company will acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Xxxxx Xxxx from the
Sellers. As used herein, “Acquired Companies” shall refer to Xxxxx Xxxx and all of its direct and
indirect subsidiaries. For purposes of Section 1 of this Agreement, references to the “knowledge”
of the Company with respect to matters pertaining to the Acquired Companies shall be limited to the
actual knowledge of the Company.
The Company hereby confirms its agreements with the Underwriters as follows:
Section 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Underwriter as of the date
hereof, as of the Initial Sale Time and as of the Closing Date (in each case, a “Representation
Date”), as follows:
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a) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Company meets the requirements for use of
Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement has become effective under the
Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or threatened by the Commission,
and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.
In addition, the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Trust Indenture Act”).
At the respective times the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto
became effective and at each Representation Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments
thereto (i) complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, and (ii) did not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. At the date of the Prospectus and at the
Closing Date, neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto, if applicable,
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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and
warranties in this subsection shall not apply to (A) statements in or omissions from the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or the Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the
Company in writing by any of the Underwriters through the Representatives expressly for use
therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter
through the Representatives consists of the information described as such in Section 8 hereof or
(B) to that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility (Form
T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act, of the Trustee.
Each Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, at the time each was filed with the SEC,
complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, and the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Notes will,
at the time of such delivery, be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed
with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
b) Disclosure Package. The term “Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Preliminary
Prospectus dated August 18, 2009, (ii) the issuer free writing prospectuses as defined in Rule 433
of the Securities Act (each, an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”), if any, identified in
Annex I hereto and (iii) any other free writing prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter
expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package. As of the Initial Sale
Time, the Disclosure Package did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to
statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the
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Representatives specifically
for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter through the Representatives consists of the
information described as such in Section 8 hereof.
c) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus at the time
they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied or will comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 17, 2009 (the “8-K”) was not filed
within the time period prescribed by General Instruction B of Form 8-K; provided, further, that,
the Company hereby represents and warrants that it has received from the Commission, on July 23,
2009, a waiver with respect to such 8-K that waives the failure to file such 8-K within the time
period required by General Instruction B of Form 8-K, which such waiver shall apply to any
Registration Statement on Form S-3 that is filed by the Company, including the Registration
Statement, but such waiver is limited to the 8-K.
d) The Company is a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer. (i) At the time of filing the Registration
Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post effective amendment,
incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of
prospectus), (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning,
for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the Securities Act) made any offer relating to the Notes in
reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 of the Securities Act, and (iv) as of the Execution Time, the
Company was and is a “well known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement,” as defined in Rule 405
of the Securities Act, that automatically became effective not more than three years prior to the
Execution Time; the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to
Rule 401(g)(2) of the Securities Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement
form and the Company has not otherwise ceased to be eligible to use the automatic shelf
registration form.
e) The Company is not an Ineligible Issuer. (i) At the time of filing the Registration
Statement and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date
for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act), without taking account of any determination by the Commission
pursuant to Rule 405 of the Securities Act that it is not necessary that the Company be considered
an Ineligible Issuer.
f) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue
date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the offering of Notes under this
Agreement or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Representatives as
described in the next sentence, did not, does not and will not include any information that
conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus. 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
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Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, the Company
has promptly notified or will promptly notify the Representatives and has promptly amended or
supplemented
or will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
to eliminate or correct such conflict. The foregoing two sentences do not apply to statements in
or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically
for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any
Underwriter through the Representatives consists of the information described as such in Section 8
hereof.
g) Distribution of Offering Material By the Company. The Company has not distributed and will
not distribute, prior to the later of the Closing Date and the completion of the Underwriters’
distribution of the Notes, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the
Notes other than the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
reviewed and consented to by the Representatives and referred to in Annex I hereto or the
Registration Statement.
h) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights. There are no persons with registration
or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale under the
Registration Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except for such
rights as have been duly waived.
i) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
j) Authorization of the Indenture. The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act and has been duly authorized by the Company and, when, executed and delivered by the
Company and the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
k) Authorization of the Notes. The Notes to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company
are in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized for issuance and sale
pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed
by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered
against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or
by general equitable principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
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l) Description of the Notes and the Indenture. The Notes and the Indenture conform in all
material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus.
m) Significant Subsidiaries. The subsidiaries listed on Schedule B (“Significant
Subsidiaries”) attached hereto are the only “significant subsidiaries” of the Company (as
defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X.
n) No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package,
subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package, (i)
none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the
Acquired Companies has sustained any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion,
flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree, except with respect to the Acquired Companies, for such
losses or interferences as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material
adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, management, business,
properties, results of operations or prospects of the Company, its subsidiaries and the Acquired
Companies considered as one entity, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course
of business, and (ii) there has been (A) no material adverse change, or any development that could
reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or
otherwise, or in the earnings, management, business, properties, results of operations or prospects
of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one entity, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, and (B) to the knowledge of the Company, no
material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a
material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, management,
business, properties, results of operations or prospects of the Company, its subsidiaries and the
Acquired Companies considered as one entity, whether or not arising from transactions in the
ordinary course of business.
o) Independent Accountants of the Company. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have expressed
their opinion with respect to the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, are independent public
accountants with respect to the Company as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and
are an independent registered public accounting firm with the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board.
p) Independent Accountants of Xxxxx Xxxx. KPMG, who have expressed their opinion with respect
to Xxxxx Xxxx’x audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007 included in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and
the Prospectus, are independent auditors with respect to Xxxxx Xxxx as required by Rule 101 of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Code of Professional Conduct.
q) Preparation of the Financial Statements of the Company. The financial statements together
with the related notes thereto of the Company incorporated by reference in
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the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and at the dates
indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified. Such
financial statements comply in all material respects as to form with the accounting requirements of
the Securities Act and have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related
notes thereto. The selected financial data and the summary financial information of the Company
included in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly the information shown
therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the Company’s audited financial
statements included in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.
In addition, the pro forma financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the related
notes thereto included in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus 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.
r) Preparation of the Financial Statements of Xxxxx Xxxx. The audited consolidated financial
statements together with the related notes thereto of Xxxxx Xxxx included in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of Xxxxx Xxxx and its subsidiaries as of and at the dates
indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified. The
audited consolidated financial statements and the condensed consolidated unaudited financial
information together with the related notes thereto of Xxxxx Xxxx attached to the letter referred
to in Sections 5(c) and (d) present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of Xxxxx Xxxx and its subsidiaries as of and at the dates indicated and the results of
their operations and cash flows for the periods specified. All such financial statements comply in
all material respects as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act
and have been prepared in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related
notes thereto. No other financial statements of Xxxxx Xxxx are required to be included in the
Registration Statement. The selected financial data and the summary financial information of Xxxxx
Xxxx included in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly the information shown
therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of Xxxxx Xxxx’x audited consolidated
financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
s) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Each of the Company
and its Significant Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has
corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and operate its properties and
to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and, in the case
of the Company, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the
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Company and each Significant Subsidiary 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 for
such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly
issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Company, directly or through
subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or
claim. The Company does not have any subsidiary not listed on Exhibit 21 to its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is required to be so listed.
As used herein, the term “Material Adverse Change” means (1) when used in respect of
any matter relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any material adverse change, or any
development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, (x) in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, management, business, properties, results of
operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one entity, whether or
not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business or (y) in the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this
Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, as applicable and (2) when used in respect of any
matter relating to Xxxxx Xxxx or any of its subsidiaries, any material adverse change, or any
development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, (x) in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, management, business, properties, results of
operations or prospects of the Company, its subsidiaries and the Acquired Companies considered as
one entity, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business or (y) in
the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, or to consummate the transactions
contemplated by, this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, as applicable.
t) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Acquired Companies. To the knowledge of the
Company, each of the Acquired Companies has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly
existing as a corporation or other legal entity in good standing, if applicable, under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite power (corporate or
otherwise) and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and operate its properties and to
conduct its business as now conducted, except where the failure to be duly incorporated, organized
or in good standing would, individually or in the aggregate, not result in a Material Adverse
Change. To the knowledge of the Company, each of the Acquired Companies is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation or other legal entity to transact business and is in good standing, if
applicable, 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 for such jurisdictions where
the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would, individually or in the aggregate, not
result in a Material Adverse Change. To the knowledge of the Company, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each the Acquired Companies have been duly authorized and
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, the Company will acquire, directly or indirectly,
good title to all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests
of each of the Acquired Companies free and clear of any security interest,
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mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance, claim or equity (except for restrictions on transfer which arise under the Securities
Act and any comparable laws), except as provided in the Share Purchase Agreement or as would,
individually or in the aggregate, not result in a Material Adverse Change.
u) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters. The authorized, issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the
caption “Capitalization” (other than for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to employee benefit
plans described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or
upon exercise of outstanding options or warrants described in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, as the case may be).
v) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required.
None of the Company, any Significant Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the
Acquired Companies, is (i) in violation or in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of
time or both, would be in default) (“Default”) under its charter, by laws or other
organizational documents, (ii) in Default under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement,
deed of trust, note, contract, franchise, lease or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant
or instrument to which the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Companies 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, any of its subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Companies is subject (each, an
“Existing Instrument”) or (iii) in violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation,
judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any
of the Acquired Companies or any of its or their properties, as applicable, except, with respect to
clause (ii) and (iii) of this sentence only, for such Defaults as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company’s execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, by the Disclosure Package and by the Prospectus, (i)
have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise) and will not result in
any Default under the charter, by laws or other organizational documents of the Company, any of its
subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Acquired Companies, (ii) will not
conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as
defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any property or assets of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any of the Acquired Companies, pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to,
any Existing Instrument, and (iii) will not result in any violation of any statute, law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any of the Acquired Companies, of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over
the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Companies or any of its or their
properties, except, with respect to clause (ii) of this sentence, solely with respect to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, and clauses (i)-(iii) of this sentence, solely with respect to
the Acquired Companies, for such conflict, breach, Defaults, Debt Repayment Triggering Event, lien,
charge, encumbrance, consent or violation as
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would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in
a Material Adverse Change. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration
or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency is required for
the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, by the Disclosure Package or by the Prospectus, except such as
have been obtained or made by the Company, and are in full force and effect under the Securities
Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (“FINRA”) and assuming receipt of the approvals set forth in the Share Purchase
Agreement. As used herein, a “Debt Repayment Triggering Event” means any event or
condition which gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would give, the holder
of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s
behalf) issued by the Company,
any of its subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Companies the right to require the repurchase,
redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company, any of its
subsidiaries, or any of the Acquired Companies, as the case may be.
w) No Material Actions or Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to
the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting the Company, any of its
subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Acquired Companies, (ii) which has as
the subject thereof any officer or director of, or property owned or leased by, the Company, any of
its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Acquired Companies or (iii)
relating to environmental or discrimination matters related to the Company, its subsidiaries or, to
the knowledge of the Company, the Acquired Companies, where any such action, suit or proceeding, if
determined adversely, could, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change
or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the Share Purchase Agreement.
x) Labor Matters. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, no
material dispute with the employees of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of
the Company, any of the Acquired Companies, exists, and the Company is not aware of any existing or
imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its, its subsidiaries’ or the Acquired
Companies’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, that could, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
y) Intellectual Property Rights. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, to the Company’s knowledge, the Company, its subsidiaries and the Acquired Companies
own or possess a valid right to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, patentable inventions, trade secret, know-how and other intellectual property
(collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) used by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of
the Acquired Companies in, and material to, the conduct of the Company’s, its subsidiaries’ or the
Acquired Companies’ business as now conducted or as proposed in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus to be conducted, except where the failure to so own or have the right to use such
Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Change. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no material
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infringement by third parties of any of the Company’s, its subsidiaries’ or, to the knowledge of
the Company, the Acquired Companies’, Intellectual Property and there are no legal or governmental
actions, suits, proceedings or claims pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, against
the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Companies (i) challenging the
Company’s, any of its subsidiaries’ or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Acquired
Companies’, rights in or to any Intellectual Property, (ii) challenging the validity or scope of
any Intellectual Property owned by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any of the Acquired Companies, or (iii) alleging that the operation of the Company’s, its
subsidiaries’ or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Acquired Companies’, business as now
conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other
proprietary rights of a third party and which infringement, invalidity, inadequacy or violation
would, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Change, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis
for any such claim.
z) All Necessary Permits, etc. The Company, each of its Significant Subsidiaries and, to the
knowledge of the Company, each of the Acquired Companies, possess such valid and current
certificates, permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations issued by the
appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their
respective businesses, except with respect to the Acquired Companies, for such certificates,
permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations, the failure of which to have,
would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change, and none of the
Company, any of its Significant Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the
Acquired Companies, has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, permit, license, approval, consent
or other authorization which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding, could result in a Material Adverse Change.
aa) Tax Law Compliance. The Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company,
the Acquired Companies, have filed all necessary federal, state, local and foreign income and
franchise tax returns in a timely manner and have paid all taxes required to be paid by any of them
and, if due and payable, any related assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them, except
for any taxes, assessments, fines or penalties as may be contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings, except to the extent a failure to make such filings or payments would not result in a
Material Adverse Change.
bb) The Company is not an Investment Company. The Company is not, and after receipt of
payment for the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated under the caption
“Use of Proceeds” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus will not be, required to
register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
cc) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company has not taken and will not take,
directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would be reasonably expected to cause or
result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate
the sale or resale of the Notes.
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dd) Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related-party
transactions involving the Company or any subsidiary or any other person required to be described
in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus that have not been described as required.
ee) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries
or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Acquired Companies, is aware of, and to the
knowledge of the Company, no director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company, any of
its subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Companies is aware of, or has taken any action, directly or
indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA, including, without
limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce
corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or
authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or
authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined
in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign
political office, in contravention of the FCPA, and the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates of
the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Acquired Companies and their 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, except, with respect to the Acquired Companies, for such violations
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
“FCPA” means Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
ff) No Conflict with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company, its subsidiaries
and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Acquired Companies, are and have been conducted at all
times in compliance in all material respects 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, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the
Acquired Companies, with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge
of the Company, threatened, except, with respect to the Acquired Companies, for such violations,
actions, suits or proceedings that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a
Material Adverse Change.
gg) No Conflict with OFAC Laws. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any of the Acquired Companies, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of
the Acquired Companies is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”), except, with respect to
the Acquired Companies, for such sanctions as would not,
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individually or in the aggregate, result
in a Material Adverse Change; 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.
hh) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, there has been no storage, disposal, generation, manufacture,
refinement, transportation, handling or treatment of toxic wastes, medical wastes, hazardous wastes
or hazardous substances by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any of the Acquired Companies, (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their
respective predecessors in interest) at, upon or from any of the property now or previously owned
or leased by the Company, its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the
Company, the Acquired Companies, in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would require remedial action under any
applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, except for any
violation or remedial action which would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in Material
Adverse Change; there has been no material spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape,
dumping or release of any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property
of any toxic wastes, medical wastes, solid wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances due to
or caused by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the
Acquired Companies, or with respect to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries have knowledge,
except for any such spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or release which
would not have resulted in or would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Change; and the terms “hazardous wastes”, “toxic wastes”, “hazardous substances” and “medical
wastes” shall have the meanings specified in any applicable local, state, federal and foreign laws
or regulations with respect to environmental protection.
ii) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Compliance. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company
and any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in 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.
jj) Internal Controls and Procedures. Each of the Company and, to the knowledge of the
Company, Xxxxx Xxxx maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorizations; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles or international
financial reporting standards, as the case may be, and to maintain asset accountability; (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
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differences, except in the case of
Xxxxx Xxxx for such failures as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Change.
kk) No Material Weakness in Internal Controls. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus or in any document incorporated by reference therein, since the end of its most
recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) 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.
ll) Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or documents which are required to be
described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the documents
incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which
have not been so described and filed as required
Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or to
counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to
each Underwriter as to the matters set forth therein.
Section 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Notes.
a) The Notes. The Company agrees to issue and sell to the several Underwriters, severally and
not jointly, all of the Notes upon the terms herein set forth. On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the
conditions herein set forth, the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from
the Company the aggregate principal amount of Notes and set forth opposite their names on Schedule
A at a purchase price of 98.464% of the principal amount of the 2014 Notes and 98.671% of the
principal amount of the 2019 Notes, payable on the Closing Date.
b) The Closing Date. Delivery of certificates for the Notes in global form through the
facilities of the Depositary to be purchased by the Underwriters and payment therefor shall be made
at the offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (or such other
place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representatives) at 10:00 a.m., New York City
time, on August 24, 2009, or such other time and date as the Underwriters and the Company shall
mutually agree (the time and date of such closing are called the “Closing Date”).
c) Public Offering of the Notes. The Representatives hereby advise the Company that the
Underwriters intend to offer for sale to the public, as described in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, their respective portions of the Notes as soon after the Execution Time as the
Representatives, in their sole judgment, have determined is advisable and practicable.
d) Payment for the Notes. Payment for the Notes shall be made at the Closing Date by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the order of the Company.
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It is understood that the Representatives have been authorized, for their own accounts and for
the accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept delivery of and receipt for, and make payment
of the purchase price for, the Notes that the Underwriters have agreed to purchase. The
Representatives may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment for any Notes to be purchased by
any Underwriter whose funds shall not have been received by the Representatives by the Closing Date
for the account of such Underwriter, but any such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from
any of its obligations under this Agreement.
e) Delivery of the Notes. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Representatives for the accounts of the several Underwriters certificates in global form through
the facilities of the Depositary for the Notes at the Closing Date, against the irrevocable
release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price
therefor. The certificates for the Notes shall be in such denominations and registered in such
names and denominations as the Representatives shall have requested at least two full business days
prior to the Closing Date and shall be made available for inspection on the business day preceding
the Closing Date at a location in New York City, as the Representatives may designate. Time shall
be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further
condition to the obligations of the Underwriters.
Section 3. Covenants of the Company.
The Company covenants and agrees 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 430B of the Securities Act, and will
promptly notify the Representatives, and confirm the notice in writing, of (i) the effectiveness
during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below) of any post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement or the filing of any supplement or amendment to the Preliminary Prospectus
or the Prospectus, (ii) the receipt of any comments from the Commission during the Prospectus
Delivery Period, (iii) any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration
Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or for
additional information, and (iv) 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 the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Notes
for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings
for any of such purposes. The Company will effect the filings required by Rule 424(b), in the
manner and within the time period specified by Rule 424(b) and will take such steps as it deems
necessary to ascertain promptly whether the Preliminary Prospectus and the 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 document. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts 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. During such period beginning on the date of this Agreement and
ending on the later of the Closing Date or such date as, in the opinion of counsel
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for the
Underwriters, the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with sales
of the Notes by an Underwriter or dealer, including in circumstances where such requirement may be
satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 of the Securities Act (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”),
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) of the Securities Act), or
any amendment, supplement or revision to the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, whether pursuant
to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, 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.
c) Delivery of Registration Statements. The Company, upon request, 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,
upon request, 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 Registration Statement and each amendment thereto
furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to any 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 will deliver to each Underwriter, without charge, as
many copies of the Preliminary Prospectus as such Underwriter may reasonably request, and the
Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act.
The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery
Period, such number of copies of the Prospectus as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to
the Underwriters will be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the
Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company will comply with the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Notes as
contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus. If at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, 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 in order that the Registration
Statement 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 or to
amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the Disclosure Package
or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances existing at the Initial Sale Time or at the time it is delivered or conveyed to a
purchaser, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of either such
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counsel, at
any such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or
the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of any law, the Company will (1) notify the
Representatives of any such event, development or condition and (2) promptly prepare and file with
the Commission, subject to Section 3(b) hereof, such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to
correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or
the Prospectus comply with such law, and the Company will furnish to the Underwriters, without
charge, such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably
request.
f) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company shall cooperate with the Representatives and counsel for
the Underwriters to qualify or register the Notes for sale under (or obtain exemptions from the
application of) the state securities or blue sky laws of those jurisdictions designated by the
Representatives, shall comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations
and exemptions in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Notes. The Company shall
not be required to qualify to transact business or to take any action that would subject it to
general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where to
do so would subject it to taxation if it is not so subject. The Company will advise the
Representatives promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such
exemption relating to) the Notes for offering, sale or trading in any
jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the
event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the
Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible
moment.
g) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes sold
by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus.
h) Depositary. The Company will cooperate with the Underwriters and use its best efforts to
permit the Notes to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of the
Depositary.
i) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall
file, on a timely basis, with the Commission all reports and documents required to be filed under
the Exchange Act.
j) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities. During the period commencing on the
date hereof and ending on the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent
of the Representatives (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the
Representatives), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell,
pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h)
under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file
any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any debt securities of the
Company similar to the Notes or securities exchangeable for or convertible into debt securities
similar to the Notes (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Notes).
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k) Final Term Sheet. The Company will prepare a final term sheet containing only a
description of the Notes, in a form approved by the Underwriters and attached as Exhibit B hereto,
and will file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act within the time
required by such rule (such term sheet, the “Final Term Sheet”). Any such Final Term Sheet
is an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this Agreement.
l) Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents that it has not made, and
agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, it will not make,
any offer relating to the Notes that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that
would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under
Rule 433 of the Securities Act; provided that the prior written consent of the Representatives
shall be deemed to have been given in respect of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses referred to
in Annex I to this Agreement. Any such free writing prospectus consented to or deemed to be
consented to by the Representatives is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be,
each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and (ii) has complied
and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities
Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with
the Commission, legending and record keeping. The
Company consents to the use by any Underwriter of a free writing prospectus that (a) is not an
“issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433, and (b) contains only (i) information
describing the preliminary terms of the Notes or their offering, (ii) information permitted by Rule
134 under the Securities Act or (iii) information that describes the final terms of the Notes or
their offering and that is included in the Final Term Sheet of the Company contemplated in
Section 3(k).
m) Notice of Inability to Use Automatic Shelf Registration Statement Form. If at any time
during the Prospectus Delivery Period, either the Company receives from the Commission a notice
pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or otherwise ceases to be eligible to use the automatic shelf
registration statement form, the Company will (i) promptly notify the Representatives, (ii)
promptly file a new registration statement or post effective amendment on the proper form relating
to the Notes, in a form satisfactory to the Representatives, (iii) use their best efforts to cause
such registration statement of post effective amendment to be declared effective and (iv) promptly
notify the Representatives of such effectiveness. The Company will take all other action necessary
or appropriate to permit the public offering and sale of the Notes to continue as contemplated in
the registration statement that was the subject of the Rule 401(g)(2) notice or for which the
Company has otherwise become ineligible. References herein to the Registration Statement shall
include such new registration statement or post effective amendment, as the case may be.
n) Filing Fees. The Company agrees to pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the
Notes within the time required by and in accordance with Rule 456(b)(1) and 457(r) of the
Securities Act.
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o) No Manipulation of Price. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to
constitute, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of
any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Notes.
The Representatives, on behalf of the several Underwriters, may, in their sole discretion,
waive in writing the performance by the Company of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or
extend the time for their performance.
Section 4. Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident
to the issuance and delivery of the Notes (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all
necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the
Notes, (iii) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent public or certified public
accountants and other advisors to the Company, (iv) all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement
(including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments
and supplements thereto, and this Agreement, the Indenture, the DTC Agreement and the Notes, (v)
all filing fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the
Underwriters in connection with qualifying or registering (or
obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Notes
for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws, and, if requested by the
Representatives, preparing a “Blue Sky Survey” or memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising
the Underwriters of such qualifications, registrations and exemptions, (vi) the filing fees
incident to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in connection
with, the review, if any, by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Notes, (vii) the fees and
expenses of the Trustee, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee
in connection with the Indenture, and the Notes, (viii) any fees payable in connection with the
rating of the Notes with the ratings agencies, (ix) all fees and expenses (including reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Notes by the
Depositary for “book-entry” transfer, (x) all other fees, costs and expenses referred to in Item 14
of Part II of the Registration Statement, and (xi) all other fees, costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder for which provision is not otherwise
made in this Section. Except as provided in this Section 4 and Sections 6, 8 and 9 hereof, the
Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel.
Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of
the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Notes as provided herein on the Closing Date
shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company
set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof, as of the Initial Sale Time, and as of the
Closing Date as though then made and to the timely performance by the Company of its covenants and
other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:
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a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become
effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been instituted or be pending or threatened by the Commission, 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 and the Company shall not have received from
the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the Securities Act objecting to use of the
automatic shelf registration statement form. The Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall
have been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) (or any required post-effective
amendment providing such information shall have been filed and declared effective in accordance
with the requirements of Rule 430A).
b) Accountants’ Comfort Letter for the Company. On the date hereof, the Representatives shall
have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accountants for the
Company, a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, with respect to the audited, unaudited and pro
forma financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.
c) Accountants’ Comfort Letter for Xxxxx Xxxx. On the date hereof, the Representatives shall
have received from KPMG, independent auditors for Xxxxx Xxxx, a letter dated the date hereof
addressed to the Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representatives, with respect to the audited
consolidated financial statements and certain financial information contained in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and with respect to the
audited consolidated financial statements and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
information attached to such letter.
d) Accountants’ Bring-down Comfort Letter for the Company. On the Closing Date, the
Representatives shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors for the
Company, a letter dated such date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Representatives, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by
them pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 5, except that the specified date referred to
therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the
Closing Date.
e) Accountants’ Bring-down Comfort Letter for Xxxxx Xxxx. On the Closing Date, the
Representatives shall have received from KPMG, independent auditors for Xxxxx Xxxx, a letter dated
such date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that
they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by them pursuant to subsection (c) of
this Section 5, except that the specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of
procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
f) No Material Adverse Change or Ratings Agency Change. For the period from and after the
date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:
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(i) in the judgment of the Representatives there shall not have occurred any Material
Adverse Change; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been
given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that
does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any
securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2)
under the Securities Act.
g) Opinions of Counsel for the Company. On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have
received the favorable opinion, dated as of such Closing Date, of (1) Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel
for the Company, the form of which is attached as Exhibit A-1, (2) Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLP, Nevada
counsel for the Company, the form of which is attached as Exhibit A-2 and (3) Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Senior
Vice President and General Counsel of the Company, the form of which is attached as Exhibit A-3.
h) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters. On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall
have received the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Sterling LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated
as of such Closing Date, with respect to such matters as may be reasonably requested by the
Underwriters.
i) Officers’ Certificate. On the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received a
written certificate executed by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or a
Senior Vice President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of
the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the Company has received no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or
threatened by the Commission;
(ii) the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule
401(g)(2) of the Securities Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration
statement form;
(iii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set forth in
Section 1 of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though
expressly made on and as of such Closing Date; and
(iv) the Company or has complied with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied all
the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such
Closing Date.
j) Additional Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Representatives and counsel for
the Underwriters shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may
reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale
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of the Notes as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the
representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements,
herein contained.
If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be
satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any
time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of
any party to any other party, except that Sections 4, 6, 8, 9 and 17 shall at all times be
effective and shall survive such termination.
Section 6. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If this Agreement is terminated
by the Representatives pursuant to Section 5, 10 or 11(i)(A) or 11(iv), or if the sale to the
Underwriters of the Notes on the Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability
or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any
provision hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the Representatives and the other Underwriters
(or such Underwriters as have terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves), severally,
upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by the
Representatives and the Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and
sale of the Notes, including but not limited to fees and disbursements of counsel, printing
expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.
Section 7. Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not become
effective until the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto.
Section 8. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Underwriter, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who
controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter or such director,
officer, employee, agent or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise
(including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent
of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect
thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment
thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, the Preliminary 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;
and to reimburse each Underwriter and each such director, officer, employee, agent and controlling
person for any and all expenses (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel chosen
by the Representatives) as such expenses
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are reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or such director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person in connection with investigating,
defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the
foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to
the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). The indemnity
agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company
may otherwise have.
(b) Indemnification of the Company and Directors and Officers. Each Underwriter agrees,
severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its respective
directors, each of its respective officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act,
against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company or any
such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise
(including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent
of such Underwriter), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in
respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any
amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, the Preliminary 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,
in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by
any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company
or any such director, officer or controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably
incurred by the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability,
expense or action. The Company hereby acknowledges that the only information furnished to the
Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in the final paragraph on the cover
of the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus and in the third and seventh paragraphs under the
caption “Underwriters” in the Prospectus. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(b)
shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Underwriter may otherwise have.
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(c) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an
indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party
under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof,
but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which
it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than under the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 8 or to the extent it is not prejudiced as a proximate result
of such failure. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such
indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all
other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified
party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified
party; provided, however, such indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in
any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party, unless: (i) the employment of such
counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the indemnifying party; (ii) the
indemnifying party has failed promptly to assume the defense and employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party; or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any
impleaded parties) include both such indemnified party and the indemnifying party or any affiliate
of the indemnifying party, and such indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that either
(x) there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional
to those available to the indemnifying party or such affiliate of the indemnifying party or (y) a
conflict may exist between such indemnified party and the indemnifying party or such affiliate of
the indemnifying party (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the
same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the
fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to a single firm of
local counsel) for all such indemnified parties, which firm shall be designated in writing by BAS
and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred). Upon
receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying
party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8
for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
the defense thereof unless the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance
with the proviso to the next preceding sentence, in which case the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.
(d) Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent
or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the
indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such
settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified
party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and
expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 8(c) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it
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shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i)
such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the
aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party
in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement,
compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or
proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity
was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement,
compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all
liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding 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.
Section 9. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is for
any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then
each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses
referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the
offering of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company,
on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one
hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Notes
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total
net proceeds from the offering of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses)
received by the Company, and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each
case as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus bear to the aggregate initial public
offering price of the Notes as set forth on such cover. The relative fault of the Company, on the
one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether 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, on the
one hand, or the Underwriters, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 8(c), any reasonable legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in
connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.
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The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 9 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 in this Section 9.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Underwriter shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in
connection with the Notes underwritten by it and distributed to the public. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall
be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are
several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments as set forth
opposite their names in Schedule A. For purposes of this Section 9, each director, officer,
employee and agent of an Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within
the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act 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 with the meaning of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
Section 10. Default of One or More of the Several Underwriters. If, on the Closing
Date, any one or more of the several Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes that it or
they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Notes,
which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not
exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be purchased on such date, the other
Underwriters shall be obligated, severally, in the proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of
such Notes set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate principal
amount of such Notes set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in
such other proportions as may be specified by the Representatives with the consent of the
non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase such Notes which such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the Closing Date, any
one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase such Notes and the aggregate
principal amount of such Notes with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to
the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Notes are not made within 48 hours
after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party to any other
party except that the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 8, 9 and 17 shall at all times be effective and
shall survive such termination. In any such case, either the Representatives or the Company shall
have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days in order
that the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may
be effected.
As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” shall be deemed to include any person
substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section 10. Any action taken under this
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Section 10 shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of
such Underwriter under this Agreement.
Section 11. Termination of this Agreement. Prior to the Closing Date, this
Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice given to the Company if at any time
(i) (A) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or
limited by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, or (B) trading in securities generally on
either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited,
or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such stock exchanges
by the Commission or FINRA; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have
been declared by any of federal or New York authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any
outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity involving
the United States, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any
substantial change or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States’ or
international political, financial or economic conditions, as in the judgment of the
Representatives is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to market the
Notes in the manner and on the terms described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to
enforce contracts for the sale of securities; (iv) in the judgment of the Representatives there
shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change; or (v) there shall have occurred a material
disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services. Any termination
pursuant to this Section 11 shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as
provided in Sections 4 and 6 hereof, and provided further that Sections 4, 6, 8, 9 and 17 shall
survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.
Section 12. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the
purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the
public offering price of the Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length
commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the
other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts
the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in
connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction
each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor,
agent or fiduciary of the Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any
other party; (iii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary
responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby
or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is
currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the
Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth
in this Agreement; (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in
a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that
the several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any
advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Underwriters have not provided any legal,
accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the
Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they
deemed appropriate.
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This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral)
between the Company and the several Underwriters with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 13. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective
indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its
officers and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement (i) will
remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any (A) investigation, or statement as
to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the officers or employees of any
Underwriter, or any person controlling the Underwriter, the Company, the officers or employees of
the Company, or any person controlling the Company, as the case may be or (B) acceptance of the Notes and payment for them hereunder and (ii) will survive delivery of and payment for the
Notes sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.
Section 14. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:
If to the Representatives:
Banc of America Securities LLC
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal
and
Barclays Capital Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Syndicate Registration
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Syndicate Registration
with a copy to:
Shearman & Sterling LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
If to the Company:
Xxxxxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: X. Xxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: X. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice
to the others.
Section 15. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto, including any substitute Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and
to the benefit of the directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in
Sections 8 and 9, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any
right or obligation hereunder. The term “successors” shall not include any purchaser of the Notes
as such from any of the Underwriters merely by reason of such purchase.
Section 16. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of
this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed
to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and
enforceable.
Section 17. Governing Law Provisions. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE
TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THAT STATE.
Section 18. General Provisions. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures
thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified
unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be
waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. The Section
headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction
or interpretation of this Agreement.
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was
adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including,
without limitation, the indemnification provisions of Section 8 and the contribution provisions of
Section 9, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further
acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereto fairly allocate the
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risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to
assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and
return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all
counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, XXXXXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Representatives
as of the date first above written.
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
Acting as Representatives of the
several Underwriters named in
the attached Schedule A.
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
Acting as Representatives of the
several Underwriters named in
the attached Schedule A.
By: | Banc of America Securities LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
By: | Barclays Capital Inc. | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director |
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SCHEDULE A
Aggregate | Aggregate | |||||||
Principal | Principal | |||||||
Amount of | Amount of | |||||||
2014 Notes to | 2019 Notes to | |||||||
Underwriters | be Purchased | be Purchased | ||||||
Banc of America Securities LLC |
$ | 162,000,000 | $ | 144,000,000 | ||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
130,500,000 | 116,000,000 | ||||||
Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC |
108,000,000 | 96,000,000 | ||||||
CIBC World Markets Corp. |
15,750,000 | 14,000,000 | ||||||
Fortis Securities LLC |
11,250,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. |
11,250,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
Mizuho Securities USA Inc. |
11,250,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 450,000,000 | $ | 400,000,000 | ||||
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SCHEDULE B
List of Material Subsidiaries of the Company
As of June 30, 2009
As of June 30, 2009
Name | Jurisdiction of Incorporation | |
Xxxxxx Laboratories, Inc.
|
Nevada | |
Xxxxxx Laboratories, Inc.
|
Delaware | |
Xxxxxx Laboratories, Inc.
|
Connecticut | |
Xxxxxx Laboratories, Inc.
|
Florida | |
Xxxxxx Pharma, Inc.
|
Delaware | |
Anda, Inc.
|
Florida | |
Andrx Corporation
|
Delaware | |
Xxxxxx Management Corporation
|
Florida |
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ANNEX I
Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses
Final Term Sheet dated August 18, 2009
Annex-I
EXHIBIT B
XXXXXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Final Term Sheet
August 18, 2009
5.000% Notes due 2014
Issuer:
|
Xxxxxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
Size:
|
$450,000,000 | |
Maturity:
|
August 15, 2014 | |
Coupon (Interest Rate):
|
5.000% | |
Yield to Maturity:
|
5.095% | |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
|
T + 262.5 basis points | |
Benchmark Treasury:
|
UST 2.625% due 07/31/14 | |
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:
|
Price: 100-23 | |
Yield: 2.470% | ||
Interest Payment Dates:
|
February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2010 | |
Redemption Provision:
|
Make-whole + 40 basis points | |
Price to Public:
|
99.589% | |
Settlement Date:
|
August 24, 2009 | |
CUSIP / ISIN Number:
|
942683 AD5 / US942683AD51 |
B-1
XXXXXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Final Term Sheet
August 18, 2009
6.125% Notes due 2019
Issuer:
|
Xxxxxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
Size:
|
$400,000,000 | |
Maturity:
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August 15, 2019 | |
Coupon (Interest Rate):
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6.125% | |
Yield to Maturity:
|
6.153% | |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
|
T + 262.5 basis points | |
Benchmark Treasury:
|
UST 3.625% due 08/15/19 | |
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:
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Price: 100-26 | |
Yield: 3.528% | ||
Interest Payment Dates:
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February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2010 | |
Redemption Provision:
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Make-whole + 40 basis points | |
Price to Public:
|
99.796% | |
Settlement Date:
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August 24, 2009 | |
CUSIP / ISIN Number:
|
942683 AE3 / US942683AE35 |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the
offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in
that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting
XXXXX on the SEC Web site at xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, Banc of America Securities LLC or
Barclays Capital Inc. can arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling or
e-mailing Banc of America Securities LLC at 0-000-000-0000 or
xx.xxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx or Barclays Capital Inc. at 0-000-000-0000 or
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.
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