EXHIBIT 1.1
Pride International, Inc.
Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2021
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
January 9, 2001
To the Representatives named
in Schedule I hereto of the
Underwriters named in
Schedule II hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pride International, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
Louisiana (the "Company"), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in
Schedule II hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you (the "Representatives")
are acting as representatives, the principal amount at maturity of its
securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwritten Securities"), to
be issued under an indenture (the "Original Indenture") dated as of May 1, 1997,
as amended and supplemented to date and as further amended and supplemented by
the Third Supplemental Indenture thereto to be dated as of the Closing Date (as
defined herein) (the Original Indenture, as so amended and supplemented, the
"Indenture"), between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the
"Trustee"). The Company also proposes to grant to the Underwriters an option to
purchase up to the principal amount at maturity of such Securities set forth in
Schedule I hereto to cover over-allotments (the "Option Securities"; the Option
Securities, together with the Underwritten Securities, being hereinafter called
the "Securities"). To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on
Schedule II other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean
you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean
either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference herein to
the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final
Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any
Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and
any reference herein to the terms "amend", "amendment" or "supplement" with
respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary
Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include
the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of
the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any
Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be,
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are
defined in Section 16 hereof.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants
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to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.
(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the
Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement
(the file number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto) on Form S-3,
including a related basic prospectus, for registration under the Act and
Rule 415 of the offering and sale of various debt and equity securities,
including the Securities. The Company may have filed one or more
amendments thereto, including a Preliminary Final Prospectus, each of which
has previously been furnished to you. The Company will next file with the
Commission one of the following: (1) after the Effective Date of such
registration statement, a final prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities in accordance with Rules 430A and 424(b), (2) prior to the
Effective Date of such registration statement, an amendment to such
registration statement (including the form of final prospectus supplement)
or (3) a final prospectus in accordance with Rules 415 and 424(b). In the
case of clause (1), the Company has included in such registration
statement, as amended at the Effective Date, all information (other than
Rule 430A Information) required by the Act and the rules thereunder to be
included in such registration statement and the Final Prospectus. As
filed, such final prospectus supplement or such amendment and form of final
prospectus supplement shall contain all Rule 430A Information, together
with all other such required information, and, except to the extent the
Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all
substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution
Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain
only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that
contained in the Basic Prospectus and any Preliminary Final Prospectus) as
the Company has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included
or made therein. The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, meets
the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x).
(b) On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did or will,
and when the Final Prospectus is first filed (if required) in accordance
with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (and any
supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and the respective rules thereunder; on the Effective Date
and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not or will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein not misleading; on the Effective Date and on the
Closing Date the Indenture did or will comply in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules
thereunder; and, on the Effective Date, the Final Prospectus, if not filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b), will not, and on the date of any filing pursuant
to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (together with
any supplement thereto) will not, include any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state
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a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties
as to (i) that part of the Registration Statement which shall constitute
the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust
Indenture Act of the Trustee or (ii) the information contained in or
omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any
supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter
through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).
(c) The Indenture has been duly authorized and, upon its execution
and delivery by the Company and assuming due execution and delivery by the
Trustee, will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement
thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to or affecting rights and remedies of creditors, and to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding at law or in equity) and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought, and the Original
Indenture has been duly qualified under the 1939 Act and conforms to the
description thereof in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus.
(d) The Securities have been duly authorized and, when executed by
the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the
Indenture and delivered to you against payment therefor in accordance with
the terms hereof, will have been validly issued and delivered, and will
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance
with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or
affecting rights and remedies of creditors, and to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law
or in equity) and to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought, and the Securities will conform to the
description thereof in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus.
(e) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
in good standing under the laws of the State of Louisiana with full
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the
Final Prospectus, and is duly registered and qualified to conduct its
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction or place where the
nature of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such
registration or qualification, except where the failure so to register or
qualify does not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial
or other), business, properties or results of operations of the Company and
the Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) taken as a whole (a "Material
Adverse Effect").
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(f) Each "significant subsidiary" (as such term is defined in
Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of the Company is listed on Exhibit
21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 1999 or is described in the Registration Statement as having
been acquired after December 31, 1999. Each of the Company's subsidiaries
listed on Schedule III hereto (the "Subsidiaries") has been duly organized,
is validly existing and is in good standing in the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, and is duly registered and
qualified to conduct its business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction or place where the nature of its properties or the conduct of
its business requires such registration or qualification, except where the
failure so to register or qualify does not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each
of the Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued and are
owned directly or indirectly by the Company, subject to such minimum
minority ownership interests in the non-U.S. Subsidiaries as may be
required under applicable law or as otherwise disclosed in the Final
Prospectus. All such shares are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except
as disclosed in the Final Prospectus, are owned by the Company free and
clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, claim, lien, encumbrance
or adverse interest of any nature (each, a "Lien"). Except as disclosed in
the Final Prospectus, there are no outstanding subscriptions, rights,
warrants, options, calls, convertible or exchangeable securities,
commitments of sale, or Liens related to or entitling any person to
purchase or otherwise to acquire any shares of the capital stock of, or
other ownership interests in, any Subsidiary.
(h) All the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have
been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable
and are free of any preemptive or similar rights; the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities have been duly authorized
and reserved for issuance and, when delivered upon conversion of the
Securities, will have been validly issued and fully paid and will be
nonassessable and free of any preemptive or similar rights; and the capital
stock of the Company conforms to the description thereof in the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus.
(i) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of or in
default under (a) its certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws,
or other organizational documents, or (b) any bond, debenture, note or any
other evidence of indebtedness or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or
other contract, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by
which it is bound, or to which any of its property or assets is subject,
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
singly or in the aggregate. No contract or other document of a character
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Final
Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement is
not so described or filed as required.
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(j) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
(k) Neither the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of
Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities, the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement and the Indenture by the Company, nor the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (i) requires any consent, approval, authorization or other order of
or registration or filing with, any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or other governmental body, agency or official (except such as may
be required for the registration of the Securities and the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Securities under the Act, listing of such
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, qualification of the Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act, and compliance with the securities or Blue
Sky laws of various jurisdictions, all of which have been or will be
effected in accordance with this Agreement) or conflicts or will conflict
with or constitutes or will constitute a breach of, or a default under, the
certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws, or other organizational
documents, of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (ii) except as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, conflicts or will conflict with
or constitutes or will constitute a breach of, or a default under, any
agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which the Company or any
of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their
respective properties may be bound, or violates or will violate any
statute, law, regulation or filing or judgment, injunction, order or decree
applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties, or will result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien upon any property or assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which any of them
is a party or by which any of them may be bound or to which any of the
property or assets of any of them is subject.
(l) Except as disclosed in the Final Prospectus, there is no action,
suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body
pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is required to
be disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus, or
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or
materially and adversely affect the performance of the Company's
obligations pursuant to this Agreement and, to the best of the Company's
knowledge, no such proceedings are contemplated or threatened. No action
has been taken with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary, and no
statute, rule or regulation or order has been enacted, adopted or issued by
any governmental agency and no injunction, restraining order or other order
of any court of competent jurisdiction has been issued with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary that prevents the issuance of the Securities or
the issuance of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities,
suspends the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, prevents or
suspends the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus or
prevents or suspends the sale of the Securities or the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Securities in any of the jurisdictions that
you may have specified pursuant to Section 5(e) hereof; no action, suit or
proceeding before any court or arbitrator
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or any governmental body, agency or official (domestic or foreign), is
pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against,
the Company or any Subsidiary that, if adversely determined, could
reasonably be expected to (a) interfere with or adversely affect the
issuance of the Securities or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Securities or (b) in any manner invalidate this Agreement; and every
request of the Commission, or any securities authority or agency of any
jurisdiction, for additional information to be included in the Registration
Statement or the Final Prospectus or otherwise has been complied with in
all material respects.
(m) The accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have certified
or shall certify the financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) are independent public accountants as
required by the Act.
(n) The consolidated financial statements, together with related
schedules and notes, included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus (and any amendment or
supplement thereto), present fairly in all material respects the
consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of
the Company and the Subsidiaries on the basis stated in the Registration
Statement at the respective dates or for the respective periods to which
they apply; such statements and related schedules and notes have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed
therein; and the other financial and statistical information and data
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the
Final Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement thereto) are in all
material respects accurately presented and prepared on a basis consistent
with such financial statements and the books and records of the Company and
the Subsidiaries.
(o) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Final
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), subsequent to the
respective dates as of which such information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any
liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the
Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or entered into any
transaction, not in the ordinary course of business, that is material to
the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and there has not been
any material adverse change, or any development involving or which may
reasonably be expected to involve, a prospective material adverse change,
in the condition (financial or other), business or results of operations of
the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(p) Except as otherwise set forth in the Final Prospectus or such as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all property (real and
personal) described in the Final Prospectus as being owned by it, free and
clear of all Liens, except Liens for taxes not yet due and payable and
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Liens described in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus or in
a document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. All the
property described in the Final Prospectus as being held under lease by
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is held by it under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases, except as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(q) The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur
of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) completion of the distribution of the
Securities, will not distribute any offering material in connection with
the offering and sale of the Securities other than the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Final Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or other
materials, if any, permitted by the Act.
(r) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has such permits,
licenses, franchises and authorizations of governmental or regulatory
authorities ("permits") as are, in all material respects, necessary to own
its respective properties and to conduct its business in the manner
described in the Final Prospectus, subject to such qualifications as may be
set forth in the Final Prospectus; the Company and each of the Subsidiaries
has fulfilled and performed all its material obligations with respect to
such permits and no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or
lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in
any other material impairment of the rights of the holder of any such
permit, subject in each case to such qualification as may be set forth in
the Final Prospectus; and, except as described in the Final Prospectus,
none of such permits contains any restriction that is materially burdensome
to the Company and any of the Subsidiaries considered as a whole.
(s) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management's authorization; (ii) transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the Company's
consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared
with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any material differences.
(t) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect: (i) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in
violation of any foreign, Federal, state or local laws and regulations
relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water,
land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws and
regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened
releases of toxic or hazardous substances, materials or wastes, or
petroleum and petroleum products ("Materials of Environmental Concern"), or
otherwise relating to the storage, disposal, transport or handling of
Materials of Environmental Concern (collectively, "Environmental Laws"),
which violation includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with any
permits or other governmental authorizations; (ii) neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary has received any communication (written or
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oral), whether from a governmental authority or otherwise, alleging any
such violation or noncompliance, and there are no circumstances, either
past, present or that are reasonably foreseeable, that may lead to such
violation in the future; (iii) there is no pending or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened claim, action, investigation or notice (written or
oral) by any person or entity alleging potential liability for
investigatory, cleanup, or governmental responses costs, or natural
resources or property damages, or personal injuries, attorney's fees or
penalties relating to (x) the presence, or release into the environment, of
any Materials of Environmental Concern at any location owned or operated by
the Company or any Subsidiary, now or in the past, or (y) circumstances
forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any
Environmental Law (collectively, "Environmental Claims"); and (iv) there
are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions,
events or incidents, that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim
against the Company or any Subsidiary or against any person or entity whose
liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any Subsidiary has
retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.
(u) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have filed all material
tax returns required to be filed, other than those filings being contested
in good faith, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default in
the payment of any taxes which were payable pursuant to said returns or any
assessments with respect thereto.
(v) The Company and the Subsidiaries own or possess the right to use
all patents, trademarks, trademark registrations, service marks, service
xxxx registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade
secrets and rights described in the Final Prospectus as being owned by them
or any of them or necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses,
and the Company is not aware of any claim to the contrary or any challenge
by any other person to the rights of the Company and the Subsidiaries with
respect to the foregoing.
(w) Except as contemplated by Registration Rights Agreements between
the Company and (i) Xxxx X. Brags, (ii) DWC Amethyst N.V. and (iii) First
Reserve Fund VIII, L.P., no holder of any security of the Company has any
right to require registration of shares of Common Stock or any other
security of the Company because of the filing of the Registration Statement
or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the
Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering
of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company,
as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
2. Purchase and Sale.
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(a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell
to each Underwriter, and each
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Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the
Company, at the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto the principal
amount at maturity of the Underwritten Securities set forth opposite such
Underwriter's name in Schedule II hereto.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company hereby grants
an option to the Underwriters to purchase up to the principal amount at
maturity of the Option Securities set forth on Schedule I at the same
purchase price per Security as the Underwriter shall pay for the
Underwritten Securities plus an amount equal to accrued original issue
discount thereon to the date of purchase. Said option may be exercised only
to cover over-allotments in the sale of the Underwritten Securities by the
Underwriters. Said option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time
(but not more than once) on or before the 30th day after the date of the
Prospectus upon written or telegraphic notice by the Representatives to the
Company setting forth the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the
Option Securities as to which the several Underwriters are exercising the
option and the settlement date. The aggregate principal amount at maturity
of the Option Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the
same percentage of the total aggregate principal amount at maturity of the
Option Securities to be purchased by the several Underwriters as such
Underwriter is purchasing of the Underwritten Securities, subject to such
adjustments as you in your absolute discretion shall make to eliminate any
fractional Securities.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Underwritten
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Securities and the Option Securities (if the option provided for in Section 2(b)
hereof shall have been exercised on or before the third Business Day prior to
the Closing Date) shall be made on the date and at the time specified in
Schedule I hereto or at such time on such later date not more than three
Business Days after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate,
which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives
and the Company or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of
delivery and payment for the Securities being herein called the "Closing Date").
Delivery of the Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the
respective accounts of the several Underwriters against payment by the several
Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or
upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an
account specified by the Company. Delivery of the Underwritten Securities and
the Option Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository
Trust Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised after the
third Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Company will deliver the
Option Securities (at the expense of the Company) to the Representatives, at 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx the date specified by the
Representatives (which shall be within three Business Days after exercise of
said option) for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against
payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase
price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in
same-day funds to an account specified by the Company. If settlement for the
Option Securities occurs after the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to the
Representatives on the settlement date for the Option Securities, and the
obligation of the
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Underwriters to purchase the Option Securities shall be conditioned upon receipt
of, supplemental opinions, certificates and letters confirming as of such date
the opinions, certificates and letters delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to
Section 6 hereof.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several
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Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth
in the Final Prospectus.
5. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:
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(a) The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and any amendment
thereof, to become effective. Prior to the termination of the offering of
the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of the Registration
Statement or supplement (including the Final Prospectus or any Preliminary
Final Prospectus) to the Basic Prospectus or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement unless the Company has furnished you a copy for your review prior
to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to
which you reasonably object. Subject to the foregoing sentence, if the
Registration Statement has become or becomes effective pursuant to Rule
430A, or filing of the Final Prospectus is otherwise required under Rule
424(b), the Company will cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed,
and any supplement thereto to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the
applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and
will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely
filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (1) when the
Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, shall have
become effective, (2) when the Final Prospectus, and any supplement
thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) or when any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have
been filed with the Commission, (3) when, prior to termination of the
offering of the Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement
shall have been filed or become effective, (4) of any request by the
Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or
any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Final
Prospectus or for any additional information, (5) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any proceeding
for that purpose and (6) of the receipt by the Company of any notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for
sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to
prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the suspension of any such
qualification and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal
thereof.
(b) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is
required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of
which the Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend
the Registration Statement or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply
with the Act or the Exchange Act
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or the respective rules thereunder, the Company promptly will (1) notify
the Representatives of such event, (2) prepare and file with the
Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section
5, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission
or effect such compliance and (3) supply any supplemented Final Prospectus
to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
(c) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available
to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under the Act.
(d) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for
the Underwriters, without charge, signed or conformed copies of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other
Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto)
and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be
required by the Act, as many copies of each Preliminary Final Prospectus
and the Final Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives
may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or
other production of all documents relating to the offering.
(e) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of
the Securities and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Securities, for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may designate, will maintain such qualifications in effect
so long as required for the distribution of the Securities and will pay any
fee of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., in connection
with its review of the offering; provided that in no event shall the
Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it
is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to
service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering
or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so
subject.
(f) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or
otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to,
or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by
actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement
or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person
in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company), directly or
indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a
registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or
increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call
equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (other than the
Securities), or Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for Common Stock or publicly announce an intention to effect any such
transaction until a Business Day set forth on Schedule I hereto, except for
(i) Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Company's Zero Coupon
Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2018 or pursuant to any stock
options or employee benefit
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plans or other rights or warrants outstanding at the Execution Time, (ii)
Common Stock and warrants to purchase Common Stock in connection with the
purchase of certain semi-submersible rigs as set forth in the Final
Prospectus, (iii) Common Stock issued pursuant to the Company's Direct
Stock Purchase Plan or the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, (iv)
Common Stock and awards issued pursuant to the Company's 1998 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, and (v) up to $40.0 million in Common Stock in connection
with certain acquisitions.
(g) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected
to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in stabilization
or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate
the sale or resale of the Securities.
(h) The Company has furnished to you "lock-up" letters, in form and
substance satisfactory to you, signed by each of its current executive
officers and directors.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of
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the Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of
the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein
as of the Execution Time and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements
of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to
the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following
additional conditions:
(a) If the Registration Statement has not become effective prior to
the Execution Time, unless the Representatives agree in writing to a later
time, the Registration Statement will become effective not later than (i)
6:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of determination of the public
offering price, if such determination occurred at or prior to 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time on such date or (ii) 9:30 a.m. on the Business Day
following the day on which the public offering price was determined, if
such determination occurred after 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such
date; if filing of the Final Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, is
required pursuant to Rule 424(b), the Final Prospectus, and any such
supplement, will be filed in the manner and within the time period required
by Rule 424(b); and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx XxXxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, L.L.C., counsel for the Company, to have
furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) the Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Louisiana
and has the corporate power and authority to own and lease its
properties and to conduct its business as described in the Final
Prospectus;
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(ii) the Company has the corporate power and authority to enter
into and perform this Agreement and to issue, sell and deliver the
Securities; this Agreement and the Indenture have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action by the Company
and have been duly executed and delivered by the Company;
(iii) the Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and
sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and have been duly
executed and delivered by the Company;
(iv) the authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to
legal matters to the description thereof contained in the "Description
of Capital Stock" section of the registration statement and the final
prospectus.
(v) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Securities have been validly authorized and reserved for issuance and,
when delivered upon conversion of the Securities, will have been
validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and will not be
subject to preemptive or similar rights pursuant to Louisiana law or
the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(v) neither the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the
issue and sale of the Securities, the issuance by the Company of
Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities nor the consummation of
any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment
of the terms hereof will (A) conflict with, result in a breach or
violation of, or constitute a default under the terms of any Louisiana
statute, rule or regulation to which the Company or any of its
properties is subject or (B) violate any of the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company as in effect on
the date of the opinion; and
(vi) the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and
the provisions of Louisiana law described in the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus conform to the descriptions thereof
contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(c) The Company shall have furnished a long form certificate of good
standing (or the equivalent of such certificate for the British Virgin
Islands), dated as of a recent date, for each of Petrodrill Four Limited,
Petrodrill Five Limited, Petrodrill Six Limited and Petrodrill Seven
Limited.
(d) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx,
Bahamas counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives
their opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives,
to the effect that:
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(i) each of Xxxxxx Maritime Limited and Andre Maritime Ltd.
(the "Bahamas Subsidiaries") has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
Bahamas and has the corporate power and authority to own and lease its
properties and to conduct its business as described in the Final
Prospectus;
(ii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Bahamas
Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable and (A) 51% of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Bahamas Subsidiaries are owned by the Company
either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries and (B) except
for liens and security interests relating to indebtedness described in
the Final Prospectus, such shares are owned free and clear of any
perfected security interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel, any
other security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance.
(e) The Company shall have requested and caused Brons & Xxxxx,
Argentine counsel for the Company, respectively, to have furnished to the
Representatives its opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) Pride International, SRL (the "South American Subsidiary")
has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and
has the corporate power and authority to own and lease its properties
and to conduct is business as described in the Final Prospectus;
(ii) the South American Subsidiary is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the
laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification except to
the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing
would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(iii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the South
American Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set
forth in the Final Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock
of the South American Subsidiary are owned by the Company either
directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any
perfected security interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel, any
other security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance.
(f) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Associate General Counsel of Pride Forasol, S.A.S., to have furnished to
the Representatives his opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to
the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) each of Pride Forasol, S.A.S. and Pride Foramer, S.A.S.
(the "Forasol Subsidiaries") has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a corporation in
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good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and
has the corporate power and authority to own and lease its properties
and to conduct its business as described in the Final Prospectus;
(ii) each of the Forasol Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the
laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification except to
the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing
would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(iii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Forasol
Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth in
such opinion or in the Final Prospectus, all outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Forasol Subsidiaries are owned by the Company
either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of
any perfected security interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel,
any other security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance.
(g) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P.,
counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their
opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, to
the effect that:
(i) the Securities conform to the description thereof contained
in the Final Prospectus;
(ii) the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act, and the Indenture (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Company and the Trustee) is, and
the Securities (assuming due authorization thereof) when issued,
executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and this Agreement will,
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except
to the extent such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general principles of equity
(whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought;
(iii) the Registration Statement has become effective under the
Act; any required filing of any Preliminary Final Prospectus and the
Final Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b)
has been made in the manner and within the time period required by
Rule 424(b); to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
threatened by the Commission, and the Registration Statement, at the
Effective Time, and the Final
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Prospectus, as of its issue date and on the Closing Date (except in
each case, the financial statements, the notes thereto and related
schedules and other financial, numerical, statistical or accounting
data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted
therefrom, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) appear on
their face to comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and the respective rules thereunder;
(iv) to the knowledge of such counsel, there is no pending or
threatened action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or any Subsidiary or their respective property, of a character
required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement which is not
disclosed in the Final Prospectus, and there are no contracts or
agreements to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by
which any of them may be bound that are required to be described in
the Registration Statement or Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an
exhibit thereto other than those described therein or filed or
incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto;
(v) the Company is not, and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the
proceeds thereof as described in the Final Prospectus, will not be an
"investment company" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended;
(vi) to the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval,
authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required to be obtained by the Company in connection
with the sale by the Company of the Securities to the Underwriters,
except as such as have been obtained under the Act and the Trust
Indenture Act and such as may be required under the blue sky laws of
any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of
the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated in this
Agreement and in the Final Prospectus and such other approvals
(specified in such opinion) as have been obtained; and
(vii) neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the
Indenture, the issue and sale by the Company of the Securities, the
issuance by the Company of Common Stock upon conversion of the
Securities nor the performance of the Company's obligations pursuant
to this Agreement and the Indenture will conflict with, result in a
breach or violation of, or constitute a default under (A) the terms of
any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is
a party or by which it is bound which is material to the Company and
its subsidiaries considered as a whole and which (i) relates to
indebtedness of the Company or (ii) is filed or incorporated by
reference as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999, or the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, (B) any
statute, rule
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or regulation to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by
which any of them is bound, or to which any of the properties of the
Company or any Subsidiary is subject, or (C) any order of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or
any Subsidiary or any of their properties of which such counsel has
knowledge.
(h) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
Vice President and General Counsel for the Company, to have furnished to
the Representatives his opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to
the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) each of the Subsidiaries that has been organized under the
laws of a state of the United States (the "U.S. Subsidiaries") has
been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and
has the corporate power and authority to own and lease its properties
and to conduct is business as described in the Final Prospectus;
(ii) the Company and each of the U.S. Subsidiaries is duly
qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation authorized
to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of each U.S.
Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth in the
Final Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock of the U.S.
Subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through
wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security
interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel, any other security
interest, claim, lien or encumbrance;
(iv) neither the issuance and sale by the Company of the
Securities, the issuance by the Company of Common Stock upon
conversion of the Securities nor the performance of the Company's
obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture will violate
any of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any
U.S. Subsidiary as in effect on the date of the opinion;
(v) to the knowledge of such counsel, there is no current,
pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or any Subsidiary or to which any of their respective property
is subject of a character required to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement which is not disclosed in the Prospectus;
(vi) except as will not have a Material Adverse Effect, to the
knowledge of such counsel, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
has such permits as are in
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all material respects necessary to own, lease and operate its
properties and to conduct its business in the manner described in the
Final Prospectus; to the knowledge of such counsel, each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries has fulfilled and performed all of its
material obligations with respect to such permits and no event has
occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow,
revocation or termination thereof or results in any material
impairment of the rights of the holder of any such permit, subject in
each case to such qualification as may be set forth in the Final
Prospectus;
(vii) to the knowledge of such counsel, neither the execution
and delivery of the Indenture by the Company, the issue and sale by
the Company of the Securities, the issuance by the Company of Common
Stock upon conversion of the Securities nor the performance of the
Company's obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture
will (A) conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under the terms of any material indenture or
other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any
U.S. Subsidiary is a party or bound, or constitute a default under,
any statute, rule or regulation to which any non-U.S. Subsidiary is a
party or by which any of them is bound, or to which any of the
properties of any non-U.S. Subsidiary is subject, or any order of any
court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over any non-
U.S. Subsidiary or any of their properties, except as will not have a
Material Adverse Effect, or (B) violate any of the provisions of the
charter or bylaws of any non-U.S. Subsidiary as in effect on the date
of the opinion; and
(viii) to the knowledge of such counsel, no holder of any
security of the Company has any right to require registration of
shares of Common Stock or any other security of the Company as part of
or under the registration statement.
In addition, each of Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P. and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx shall
state that such counsel has participated in conferences with officers and
other representatives of the Company, representatives of the independent
public accountants of the Company, representatives of the Underwriters and
counsel to the Underwriters at which the contents of the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus were discussed and, although such
counsel did not independently verify such information and is not passing
upon and does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness
or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement and
the Final Prospectus, on the basis of the foregoing (relying as to factual
matters upon the statements of officers and other representatives of the
Company and State officials and as to materiality in part upon statements
of officers and other representatives of the Company) no facts came to such
counsel's attention that led such counsel to believe that the Registration
Statement (other than the financial statements, the notes thereto and the
auditor's reports thereon and the related schedules and the other
financial, numerical, statistical and accounting data included or
incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom, and the exhibits
thereto, as to which such counsel need not comment) as of its effective
date contained an untrue statement of a
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material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading, or that the Final Prospectus (other than the financial
statements, the notes thereto and the auditor's reports thereon and the
related schedules and the other financial, numerical, statistical and
accounting data included or incorporated by reference therein, or omitted
therefrom, and the exhibits thereto, as to which such counsel need not
comment) as of its issue date or the Closing Date contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
The opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P. shall be limited to the laws of the
United States and the laws of the State of New York and the State of Texas.
The opinion of Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx XxXxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, L.L.C.
shall be limited to the laws of the State of Louisiana. The opinion of
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx shall be limited to the laws of the United States, the
laws of the State of Texas, and the corporate law of the State of Delaware.
The opinion of each foreign counsel shall be limited to the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the foreign Subsidiary with respect to which such
opinion is given is organized.
(i) The Representatives shall have received from Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx
L.L.P., counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to the
issuance and sale of the Securities, the Indenture, the Registration
Statement, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and
other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and
the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they
request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(j) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the
President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company,
dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate
have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus,
any supplements to the Final Prospectus and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date
and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all
the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to
the Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or, to the Company's knowledge,
threatened by the Commission; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement
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thereto), there has been no material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not
arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except
as set forth in or contemplated in the Final Prospectus (exclusive of
any supplement thereto).
(k) The Company shall have requested and caused
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to have furnished to the Representatives, at the
Execution Time and at the Closing Date, letters (which may refer to letters
previously delivered to one or more of the Representatives), dated
respectively as of the Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that they are
independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act
and the respective applicable rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission thereunder and that they have performed a review of the
unaudited interim financial information of the Company for the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2000, and as at September 30, 2000, in
accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71, and stating in
effect, except as provided in Schedule I hereto, that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and
financial statement schedules included or incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus and reported on by
them comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the
related rules and regulations adopted by the Commission;
(ii) on the basis of a reading of the latest unaudited financial
statements made available by the Company and its subsidiaries; their
limited review, in accordance with standards established under
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71, of the unaudited interim
financial information for the nine-month period ended September 30,
2000 and as at September 30, 2000, as indicated in their report dated
November 13, 2000 incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus; carrying out certain specified
procedures (but not an examination in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards) which would not necessarily reveal
matters of significance with respect to the comments set forth in such
letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders,
directors and audit committees of the Company and the Subsidiaries;
and inquiries of certain officials of the Company who have
responsibility for financial and accounting matters of the Company and
its subsidiaries as to transactions and events subsequent to December
31, 1999, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe
that:
(1) any unaudited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the
Final Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements of the Act and
with the related rules and regulations adopted by
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the Commission with respect to financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under
the Exchange Act; and said unaudited financial statements are not
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a basis substantially consistent with that of the
audited financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus;
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to September 30,
2000, there were any changes, at a specified date not more than
five days prior to the date of the letter, in the long-term debt
of the Company and its subsidiaries or capital stock of the
Company or decreases in the stockholders' equity of the Company
as compared with the amounts shown on the September 30, 2000
consolidated balance sheet included or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, or for
the period from October 1, 2000 to such specified date there were
any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period in the
preceding quarter in revenues, earnings from operations or
earnings before income taxes of the Company and its subsidiaries,
except in all instances for changes or decreases set forth in
such letter, in which case the letter shall be accompanied by an
explanation by the Company as to the significance thereof unless
said explanation is not deemed necessary by the Representatives;
and
(3) the information included or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement and Final Prospectus in response to
Regulation S-K, Item 301 (Selected Financial Data), Item 302
(Supplementary Financial Information), Item 402 (Executive
Compensation) and Item 503(d) (Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges) is not in conformity with the applicable disclosure
requirements of Regulation S-K; and
(iii) they have performed certain other specified procedures as
a result of which they determined that certain information of an
accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to
accounting, financial or statistical information derived from the
general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set
forth in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus and in
Exhibit 12 to the Registration Statement, including information set
forth under the captions "Summary," "Selected Financial Data,"
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" and "Description of Business" in the Final
Prospectus, the information included or incorporated by reference in
Items 1, 2, 6, 7 and 11 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K,
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Final
Prospectus, and the information included in the "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" included or incorporated by reference in the Company's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, incorporated by reference in the
Registration
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Statement and the Final Prospectus, agrees with the accounting records
of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any questions of legal
interpretation; and
(iv) on the basis of a reading of any unaudited pro forma
financial information included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus (the "pro forma
financial statements"); carrying out certain specified procedures;
inquiries of certain officials of the Company who have responsibility
for financial and accounting matters; and proving the arithmetic
accuracy of the application of the pro forma adjustments to the
historical amounts in the pro forma financial statements, nothing came
to their attention which caused them to believe that the pro forma
financial statements do not comply as to form in all material respects
with the applicable accounting requirements of Rule 11-02 of
Regulation S-X or that the pro forma adjustments have not been
properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of such
statements.
References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (k) include any
supplement thereto at the date of the letter.
(l) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any
amendment thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in
the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (k) of this Section 6 (other
than any change or decrease specified in such letter or letters specified
at the Execution Time) or (ii) any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise),
earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course
of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case
referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the
Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as
contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment
thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(m) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any
decrease in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities by any
"nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined for
purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Act) or any notice given of any intended
or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any
such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.
(n) The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Securities shall have been approved for listing, subject to notice of
issuance, on the New York Stock Exchange.
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(o) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as
the Representatives may reasonably request.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been
fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement, or if
any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this
Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at,
or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of
such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or
facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered
at the office of Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P., counsel for the Company at 000 Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, XX, xx the Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If the sale of the Securities
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provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations
of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied or because of
any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any
agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a
default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters
severally through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. on demand for all reasonable out-of-
pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of one
underwriters' counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in connection with
the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify
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and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and
agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within
the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them
may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state
statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of the
Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Basic
Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, or in any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that (i) the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the
Representatives specifically for inclusion therein and (ii) with respect to any
untrue statement or omission of a material fact made in any Preliminary Final
Prospectus, the
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indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(a) shall not inure to the
benefit of any Underwriter (or any of the directors, officers, employees, and
agents of such Underwriter or any controlling person of such Underwriter) from
whom the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased
the Securities concerned, to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, or
liability of such Underwriter occurs under the circumstances where it shall have
been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment (with the burden of proof resting with the Company) that (w) the
Company had previously furnished copies of the Final Prospectus to the
Underwriters, (x) delivery of the Final Prospectus was required by the Act to be
made to such person, (y) the untrue statement or omission of a material fact
contained in the Preliminary Final Prospectus was corrected in the Final
Prospectus and (z) there was not sent or given to such person, at or prior to
the written confirmation of the sale of such Securities to such person, a copy
of the Final Prospectus. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the
Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with
reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing
indemnity, and will reimburse the Company and such other persons for any legal
or other expense reasonably incurred by the Company or such other persons in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such
expenses are incurred. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges
that (i) the statements set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page
regarding delivery of the Securities and (ii) under the heading "Underwriting"
or "Plan of Distribution," (A) the list of Underwriters and their respective
participation in the sale of the Securities, (B) the sentences related to
concessions and reallowances and (C) the paragraph related to stabilization,
syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in any Preliminary Final
Prospectus and the Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in
writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion in any
Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus.
(c) 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 the indemnifying party under this
Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof;
but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from
liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not
otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the
indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any
event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified
party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b)
above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the
indemnifying party's choice at the indemnifying party's expense to represent the
indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which
case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and
expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties
except
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as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's
election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including
local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs
and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the
indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel
with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or
targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified
parties which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or
(iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ
separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party
will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle
or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release
of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding. An indemnifying party shall not be liable under this Section
8 to any indemnified party regarding any settlement or compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim,
action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution
may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or
potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or
consent is consented to by such indemnifying party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of
this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally agree to
contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending same) (collectively "Losses") to which the Company and one or more of
the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the
Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities; provided,
however, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any
agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the Securities) be
responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission
applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the
allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any
reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally shall contribute in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also
the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the
other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits
received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds
from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits
received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total
underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth
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on the cover page of the Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or
the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata
allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and
agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such
Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have
signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have
the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the
applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
9. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the
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absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior
to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any time prior to such time
(i) trading in the Company's Common Stock shall have been suspended by the
Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on
the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum
prices shall have been established on such Exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium
shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or
(iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities,
declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other
calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make
it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to
proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the
Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
10. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective
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agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the
Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to
this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of
the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or
cancellation of this Agreement.
11. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
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effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed,
delivered or telefaxed to the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. General Counsel (fax
no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to the General Counsel, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney
Inc., at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: General
Counsel; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to
Xxxxxx X.
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Xxxxxxx, General Counsel (fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to it at 0000
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 00000, attention of the Legal
Department.
12. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
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binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation
hereunder. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to
be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.
13. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and to be performed within the State of New York.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
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counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
15. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only
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and shall not affect the construction hereof.
16. Definitions. The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement,
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shall have the meanings indicated.
"Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Basic Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus referred to in paragraph
1(a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are
authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Effective Date" shall mean each date and time that the Registration
Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto and any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement became or become effective.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
"Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is
executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
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"Final Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to
the Securities that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the
Execution Time, together with the Basic Prospectus.
"Preliminary Final Prospectus" shall mean any preliminary prospectus
supplement to the Basic Prospectus which describes the Securities and the
offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final Prospectus,
together with the Basic Prospectus.
"Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement
referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial
statements, as amended at the Execution Time (or, if not effective at the
Execution Time, in the form in which it shall become effective) and, in the
event any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such
registration statement as so amended or such Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, as the case may be. Such term shall include any Rule 430A
Information deemed to be included therein at the Effective Date as provided
by Rule 430A.
"Rule 415," "Rule 424," "Rule 430A" and "Rule 462" refer to such rules
under the Act.
"Rule 430A Information" shall mean information with respect to the
Securities and the offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the
Registration Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A.
"Rule 462(b) Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating
to the offering covered by the registration statement referred to in
Section 1(a) hereof.
"Trust Indenture Act" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this
letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company
and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxx
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Xxxx X. XxXxxx
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date specified in Schedule I hereto.
XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX INC.
BY: XXXXXXX XXXXX BARNEY INC.
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President
For themselves and the other several
Underwriters, if any, named in Schedule II
to the foregoing Agreement.
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SCHEDULE I
Underwriting Agreement dated January 9, 2001
Registration Statement No. 333-40014
Representative(s): Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
Title, Purchase Price and Description of Securities:
Title: Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures due 2021
Principal amount at maturity of Underwritten Securities: $410,908,000
Principal amount at maturity of Option Securities: $20,546,000
Purchase price: 59.01577%, plus accrued original issue discount, if any,
from January 16, 2001 to the date of closing.
Other provisions: As provided in the Indenture.
Closing Date, Time and Location: January 16, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. at Xxxxx Xxxxx
L.L.P., 000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Type of Offering: Non-delayed
Date referred to in Section 5(f) after which the Company may offer or sell debt
securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Common Stock or securities
convertible into Common Stock without the consent of the Representative(s):
April 9, 2001
Modification of items to be covered by the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP delivered pursuant to Section 6(e) at the Execution Time: None
The Underwriter agrees that it will reimburse the Company $375,000 for certain
of the Company's expenses in connection with the offering of the Securities.
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SCHEDULE II
Underwriters Principal Amount at Maturity
of Securities to be Purchased
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.................................... $410,908,000
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SCHEDULE III
Pride Offshore, Inc. (Delaware)
Pride International, Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)
Pride International, SRL (Argentina)
Pride Drilling C.A. (Venezuela)
Pride International C.A. (Venezuela)
Pride Colombia S.A. (British Virgin Islands)
Forasub B.V. (Netherlands)
Pride Forasol S.A.S. (France)
Pride Foramer S.A.S. (France)
Forinter Ltd. (Jersey)
Dupont Maritime Ltd. (Liberia)
Xxxxxx Maritime Ltd. (Liberia)
Xxxxxx Maritime Limited (Bahamas)
Andre Maritime Ltd. (Bahamas)
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LOCK-UP LETTER
Pride International, Inc.
Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2020
January 9, 2001
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
As Representative of the several Underwriters,
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed
Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement"), between Pride
International, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), and you as
representative of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to the
issuance and sale of Zero Coupon Convertible Debentures due 2021 (the
"Debentures").
In order to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into the
Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or
otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or
might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual
disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or
otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate controlled by the undersigned or
any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate controlled by the
undersigned), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in
the filing) of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or
liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder
with respect to, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such capital stock, or
publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of
90 days after the date of this Agreement, other than shares of Common Stock
disposed of as bona fide gifts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned,
collectively with the executive officers and directors of the Company (as of the
date hereof), may offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of
an amount of Common Stock, received in connection with the exercise of stock
options, which amount shall not exceed 500,000 shares in the aggregate.
If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to
the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the agreement set
forth above shall likewise be terminated.
Yours very truly,
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