Federal Signal Corporation 10,500,000 Shares Common Stock (par value $1.00 per share) Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit 99.2
EXECUTION COPY
Federal Signal Corporation
10,500,000 Shares
Common Stock
(par value $1.00 per share)
Common Stock
(par value $1.00 per share)
Underwriting Agreement
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as
Representative of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule
II hereto
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Representative of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule
II hereto
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Federal Signal Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
(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 number of
shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company set forth in
Schedule I hereto (said shares to be issued and sold by the Company being hereinafter called the
“Underwritten Securities”). The Company also proposes to grant to the Underwriters an option to
purchase up to the number of additional shares of Common Stock set forth in Schedule I hereto to
cover over-allotments, if any (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 I 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 Base Prospectus, any Preliminary 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 Base Prospectus, any Preliminary 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 Base Prospectus, any Preliminary
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 Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may
be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain capitalized terms used herein are
defined in Section 20 hereof.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants 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 Base Prospectus, for registration under the
Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any
amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time, have become effective. The Company may have
filed with the Commission, as part of an amendment to the Registration Statement or pursuant to
Rule 424(b), one or more preliminary prospectus supplements relating to the Securities, each of
which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will file with the Commission a final
prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such
final prospectus supplement shall contain all information required by the Act and the rules
thereunder, 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 Base Prospectus
and any Preliminary 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). The initial Effective Date of the Registration
Statement was not earlier than the date three years before the Execution Time.
(b) On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final Prospectus is
first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined herein) and on any
date on which Option Securities are purchased, if such date is not the Closing Date (a
“settlement date”), the Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the
respective rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration
Statement did not and 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; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing
Date and any settlement date, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will
not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no
representations or warranties as to 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), it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as
such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(c) (i) The Disclosure Package and (ii) each electronic road show when taken together as a
whole with the Disclosure Package does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not
apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package
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based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and
agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of
the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(d) (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company
or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of
the Act and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date
for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as
defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to
Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(e) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include any information that conflicts with
the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated
therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been
superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use
therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf
of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(f) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or organized and is
validly existing as a corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized with full
corporate, company or partnership power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to
operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, limited liability
company or limited liability partnership and is in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction which requires such qualification.
(g) The authorized, issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company are as set
forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Capitalization,” and the
Company’s authorized Common Stock conforms in all material respects to the statements relating
thereto contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable, and none of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were issued in violation of
the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.
(h) The Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters
pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares
will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
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(i) All the outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or partnership
interets of each subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid
and nonassessable, and, except for Federal APD de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Federal Signal
(Shanghai) Environmental & Sanitary Vehicle Co. Ltd. and as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or
partnership interests of the subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through
wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest or any other security
interests, claims, liens or encumbrances.
(j) There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit
or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator
involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property, of a character
required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement which is not adequately disclosed in any
Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, and there is no franchise, contract or other
document of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement or Final
Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required;
and the statements included or incorporated by reference in any Preliminary Prospectus and the
Final Prospectus under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” fairly summarize the matters
therein described.
(k) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(l) 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 Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
(m) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except such
as have been obtained under the 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 herein and in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(n) Neither the issue and sale of the Securities nor the consummation of any other of the
transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with,
result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any
property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the charter or
bylaws or similar governing document, as applicable, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
(ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan
agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or
(iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
any of its or their properties.
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(o) No holders of securities of the Company have rights to the registration of such
securities under the Registration Statement.
(p) The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference into the Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as
to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout
the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The financial data set forth under the
captions “Summary — Summary Consolidated Financial Data” and “Selected Consolidated Financial
Data” in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and Registration Statement fairly present, on
the basis stated in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement,
the information included therein.
(q) Since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, 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.
(r) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority
or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their
property is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) could reasonably be
expected to have a 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(s) Each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or leases all such properties as
are necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently conducted.
(t) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation or default of (i) any provision
of its charter or bylaws, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of
trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or
instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or (iii) any
statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over
the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, except in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) as could not reasonably be expected to have a 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
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contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(u) Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect to the audited consolidated
financial statements and schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, are independent public accountants with respect to the Company within
the meaning of the Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder.
(v) There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under Federal law or the
laws of any state, or any political subdivision thereof, required to be paid in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance by the Company or sale by the
Company of the Securities.
(w) The Company has filed all tax returns that are required to be filed or has requested
extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure so to file would not have a 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
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto)) and has paid all
taxes required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to
the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessment, fine or
penalty that is currently being contested in good faith or as would not have a 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 Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(x) No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
exists or is threatened or imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent
labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries’ principal suppliers,
contractors or customers, that could have a 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of
any supplement thereto).
(y) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in
the businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds,
as applicable, insuring the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses,
assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; the Company and its
subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material
respects; and there are no claims by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any such policy
or instrument as to which any insurance company is
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denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause; neither the Company nor
any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither
the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew
its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage
from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have
a material adverse effect on the 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(z) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from
paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s
capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the
Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any
other subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or contemplated by the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(aa) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other
authorizations issued by all applicable authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or
permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding, would have a 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto).
(bb) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and its subsidiaries’
internal controls over financial reporting are effective and the Company and its subsidiaries are
not aware of any material weakness in their internal controls over financial reporting.
(cc) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such
term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act), and such disclosure controls and
procedures are effective.
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(dd) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would
constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or
otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(ee) The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health
and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits,
licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
respective businesses and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability
under any environmental law, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to
receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a material adverse change in 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto). Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither
the Company nor any of the subsidiaries has been named as a “potentially responsible party” under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
(ff) In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effect of
Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities
(including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up,
closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval,
any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties).
On the basis of such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and
liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a 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 Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(gg) None of the following events has occurred or exists: (i) a failure to fulfill the
obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Xxxxxxx 000 xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and the regulations and
published interpretations thereunder with respect to a Plan, determined without regard to any
waiver of such obligations or extension of any amortization period; (ii) an audit or
investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation or any other federal or state governmental agency or any foreign regulatory
agency with respect to the employment or compensation of employees by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries that could have a 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
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course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto); (iii) any breach of any contractual obligation,
or any violation of law or applicable qualification standards, with respect to the employment or
compensation of employees by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could have a 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
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). None of the
following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (i) a material increase in the
aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans in the current fiscal year of
the Company and its subsidiaries compared to the amount of such contributions made in the most
recently completed fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) a material increase in
the “accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations” (within the meaning of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards 106) of the Company and its subsidiaries compared to the amount of
such obligations in the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries;
(iii) any event or condition giving rise to a liability under Title IV of ERISA that could have a
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
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto); or (iv) the filing
of a claim by one or more employees or former employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
related to their employment that could have a 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of
any supplement thereto). For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Plan” means a plan (within
the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA with respect to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries may have any liability.
(hh) The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use, on
reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service
xxxx registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology,
know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) necessary
for the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted or as proposed in the Prospectus to be
conducted. Except as expressly set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus (i) to
the Company’s best knowledge, there are no rights of third parties to any such Intellectual
Property; (ii) to the Company’s best knowledge, there is no material infringement by third
parties of any such Intellectual Property; (iii) there is no pending or, to the Company’s best
knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company’s
rights in or to any such Intellectual Property which could reasonably be expected to have a
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
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), and the Company is
unaware of any facts which would form a
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reasonable basis for any such claim; (iv) there is no pending or, to the Company’s best
knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or
scope of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form
a reasonable basis for any such claim; (v) there is no pending or, to the Company’s best
knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes or
otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of
others, and the Company is unaware of any other fact which would form a reasonable basis for any
such claim; (vi) to the Company’s best knowledge, there is no U.S. patent or published U.S.
patent application which contains claims that dominate or may dominate any Intellectual Property
described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being owned by or licensed to the
Company or that interferes with the issued or pending claims of any such Intellectual Property;
and (vii) there is no prior art of which the Company is aware that may render any U.S. patent
held by the Company invalid or any U.S. patent application held by the Company unpatentable which
has not been disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
(ii) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of the Company’s
directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), including Section 402 relating to loans and Sections 302 and 906 relating
to certifications.
(jj) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by
such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or
any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer,
payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift,
promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official”
(as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any
candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Company, its
subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses
in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to
ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
(kk) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all
times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements and the
money laundering statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency
(collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any
court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of
its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge
of the Company, threatened.
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(ll) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the
proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any
subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the
activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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.
(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 Underwriter
agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the purchase price set forth
in Schedule I hereto, the number of 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 several Underwriters to
purchase, severally and not jointly, up to the number of Option Securities set forth in Schedule
I hereto at the same purchase price per share as the Underwriters shall pay for the Underwritten
Securities. 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 on or before the 30th day after the date of the Final Prospectus upon written or
telegraphic notice by the Representatives to the Company setting forth the number of Option
Securities as to which the several Underwriters are exercising the option and the settlement
date. The number of Option Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the same
percentage of the total number of 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 shares.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Underwritten 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 immediately preceding 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
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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
immediately preceding 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
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 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:
(a) 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 Prospectus) to the Base 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. The Company will cause the
Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved
by the Representatives 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 (i) 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, (ii) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Securities, any amendment
to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) 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, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the
institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) 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 occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and,
upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as
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possible the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection,
including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new
registration statement and using its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration
statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
(b) If, at any time prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any
event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package 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 or the circumstances then prevailing not
misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the
Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the
Disclosure Package to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or
supplement to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
(c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered
under the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to
Rule 172), 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 at such
time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new
registration statement or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange
Act or the respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Final
Prospectus, the Company promptly will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event, (ii)
prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this
Section 5, an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such
statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) use its best efforts to have any amendment
to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as
practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Final Prospectus and (iv) supply any
supplemented Final Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
(d) 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.
(e) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters,
without charge, signed 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
(including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as
many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing
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.
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(f) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for sale
under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will maintain such
qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities; 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.
(g) The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent
of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company
that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the
Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would
constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing
prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or
retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that the prior written consent of the parties
hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in
Schedule III hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to
by the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied
and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission,
legending and record keeping.
(h) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets
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 other shares of Common Stock
or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock;
or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, until the Business Day set
forth on Schedule I hereto, provided, however, that the Company may issue and
sell Common Stock pursuant to any employee stock option plan, stock ownership plan or dividend
reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Execution Time and the Company may issue Common
Stock issuable upon the conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants outstanding at the
Execution Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) during the last 17 days of the restricted
period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to
the Company occurs, or (y) prior to the expiration of the restricted period, the Company
announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last
day of the restricted period, the restrictions imposed in this clause shall continue to apply
until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the
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issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.
The Company will provide the Representatives and any co-managers and each individual subject to
the restricted period pursuant to the lockup letters described in Section 6(i) with prior notice
of any such announcement that gives rise to an extension of the restricted period.
(i) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would
constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or
otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(j) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters: (i)
the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the
Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any
of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges
and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each
Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all
amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use
in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing,
authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp or
transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (iv) the
printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other
agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of
the Securities; (v) the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act and the listing of
the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange; (vi) any registration or qualification of the
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states
(including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters
relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with the
NASD, Inc. (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriters relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and other expenses incurred by
or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to prospective
purchasers of the Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the
fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; and (x) all
other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities, as the case may be,
shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company
contained herein as of the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to
Section 3 hereof, 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) The Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and
within the time period required by Rule 424(b); any material required to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the
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Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting
to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted
or threatened.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the
Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Representatives, in the form of Exhibit A.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, 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 Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, 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.
(d) 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 Disclosure Package, the Final
Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto, as well as each electronic road show used
in connection with the offering of the Securities, and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and
correct 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 or any
notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement 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 Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(e) The Company shall have requested and caused Ernst & Young 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 the Representatives), dated respectively as of the Execution Time
and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
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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 three-month period ended March 31, 2010, and as at March 31,
2010, in accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, and stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and financial statement schedules
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and reported on by them comply as to form 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. 100, of the unaudited
interim financial information for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010 and as at
March 31, 2010, incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus 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, board of directors and
committees of the board of directors of the Company and its 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, 2009, 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, the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Final Prospectus do not comply as to form with applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and with the related rules and regulations adopted
by 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, the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus;
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to March 31, 2010, 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
common stock of the Company or decreases in the shareholders’ equity or the
net current assets of the Company and its subsidiaries as compared with the
amounts shown on the March 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheet included or
incorporated by reference in the
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Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final
Prospectus, or for the period from April 1, 2010 to such specified date
there were any decreases, as compared with the three-month period ended
March 31, 2009 in net sales or income before income taxes or in total or per
share amounts of net income 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; or
(3) the information included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus 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, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and in Exhibit 12 to the
Registration Statement, including the information set forth under the captions “Summary,”
“Capitalization,” “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” Management Discussion and
Analysis” and “Business” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, the
information included or incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2010, incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, agrees with the accounting records of the
Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any questions of legal interpretation.
References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any supplement thereto at the
date of the letter.
(f) 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 amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or
decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (e) of this Section 6 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 Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any amendment or 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
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with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration
Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
(g) 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)(2) 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.
(h) The Securities shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the New
York Stock Exchange, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the
Representatives.
(i) At the Execution Time, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto from each officer and director of the Company set
forth on Schedule IV, addressed to the Representatives.
(j) 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 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 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
Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000, on the Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided
for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set
forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10
hereof 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 Citigroup Global
Markets Inc. on demand for all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of 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 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
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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 Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or any other preliminary prospectus
supplement relating to the Securities, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing 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 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. 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. This indemnity agreement will be in addition
to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the
statements set forth (i) in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the
Securities and (ii) under the heading “Underwriting,” (x) the list of Underwriters and their
respective participation in the sale of the Securities, (y) the sentences related to concessions
and reallowances and (z) the paragraph related to stabilization and syndicate covering
transactions in any Preliminary 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 Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing 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
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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 as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall
be 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 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.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) 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 the 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
on the cover page of the Final
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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. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase
and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters
hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or
their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to
take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set forth
opposite their names in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate amount of Securities set forth
opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that
in the event that the aggregate amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Securities
set forth in Schedule II hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all,
but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting
Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to
any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set
forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five
Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be
effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its
liability, if any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its
default hereunder.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the 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 delivery and payment (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,
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(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 any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective 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.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on
receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to the
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. General Counsel (fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to the
General Counsel, Citigroup Global Markets 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
(fax no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to it at Federal Signal Corporation, 0000 Xxxx
00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: General Counsel.
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be 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.
14. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale
of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the
Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on
the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the
Company and (c) the Company’s engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and
the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity.
Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in
connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is
currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not
claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an
agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the
process leading thereto.
15. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
(whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to
the subject matter hereof.
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16. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the
State of New York.
17. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in
any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
19. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction hereof.
20. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, 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.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above
contained in the Registration Statement at the Execution Time.
“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.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the Preliminary
Prospectus used most recently prior to the Execution Time, (iii) the Issuer Free Writing
Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto and (iv) any other Free Writing
Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as
part of the Disclosure Package.
“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 becomes 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 Base
Prospectus.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as
defined in Rule 433.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base
Prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the
Final Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph
1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement
relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and
deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each
Effective Date 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.
“Rule 158,” “Rule 163,” “Rule 164,” “Rule 172,” “Rule 405,” “Rule 415,” “Rule 424,”
“Rule 430B,” “Rule 433” and “Rule 462” refer to such rules under the Act.
“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.
[signature page follows]
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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, FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date specified in Schedule I
hereto. |
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
For itself and the other several Underwriters named in Schedule II to the foregoing Agreement. |
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SCHEDULE I
Underwriting Agreement dated May 6, 2010
Registration Statement No. 333-165558
Representative(s): Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Title, Purchase Price and Description of Securities:
Title: Common Stock
Number of Underwritten Securities to be sold by the Company: 10,500,000 shares
Number of Option Securities to be sold by the Company: 1,575,000 shares
Price per Share to Public: $6.25
Price per Share to the Underwriters — total: $5.9375
Other provisions:
Closing Date, Time and Location: May 12, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Type of Offering: Non-Delayed
Date referred to in Section 5(h) after which the Company may offer or sell securities issued by the
Company without the consent of the Representative(s): August 4, 2010
Modification of items to be covered by the letter Ernst & Young LLP delivered pursuant to Section
6(e) at the Execution Time: None
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SCHEDULE II
Number of Underwritten | ||||
Underwriters | Securities to be Purchased | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
6,825,000 | |||
BMO Capital Markets Corp. |
1,575,000 | |||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
1,050,000 | |||
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. |
525,000 | |||
Loop Capital Markets, LLC |
525,000 | |||
Total |
10,500,000 | |||
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SCHEDULE III
Free Writing Prospectus, dated May 6, 2010, filed with the Commission on May 7, 2010
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SCHEDULE IV
Directors:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Executive Officers:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, III
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Esa Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, III
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Esa Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF COMPANY COUNSEL OPINION
(i) the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act; any required filing
of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary 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 or any notice objecting to its use has been
issued, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened, and the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus (other than the financial statements and
other financial and statistical information contained therein, as to which such counsel need
express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules thereunder; and such
counsel has no reason to believe that on the Effective Date the Registration Statement
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or
that the Final Prospectus as of its date and on the Closing Date included or includes any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading (in each case, other than the financial statements and other financial
information contained therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion);
(ii) such counsel has no reason to believe that the Disclosure Package, as amended or
supplemented at the Execution Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than the
financial statements and other financial information contained therein, as to which such
counsel need express no opinion);
(iii) each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or organized
and is validly existing as a corporation, limited liability company or limited liability
partnership in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or
organized, with full corporate, company or partnership power and authority to own or lease,
as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation. limited liability company or limited liability partnership and is in
good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification;
(iv) all the outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or partnership
interests of each subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully
paid and nonassessable, and, except for Federal APD de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Federal
Signal (Shanghai) Environmental & Sanitary Vehicle Co., Ltd. and as otherwise set forth in
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock,
membership interests or partnership interests of the subsidiaries
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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, after due
inquiry, any other security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance;
(v) the Company’s authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms to the
description thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; the
outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable; the Securities have been duly and validly authorized, and,
when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement,
will be fully paid and nonassessable; the Securities are duly listed, and admitted and
authorized for trading, subject to official notice of issuance and evidence of satisfactory
distribution, on the New York Stock Exchange; the certificates for the Securities are in
valid and sufficient form; the holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
are not entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the Securities; and, except
as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, no options, warrants or
other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any
obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership
interests in the Company are outstanding;
(vi) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of such counsel, threatened action, suit
or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property, of a
character required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement which is not adequately
disclosed in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, and there is no franchise,
contract or other document of a character required to be described in the Registration
Statement or Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described
or filed as required; and the statements included or incorporated by reference in any
Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus under the heading “Description of Capital
Stock” fairly summarize the matters therein described;
(vii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;
(viii) 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;
(ix) no consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein, except such as have been obtained under the 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, the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus;
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(x) neither the issue and sale of the Securities, nor the consummation of any other of
the transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict
with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any property or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the charter
or bylaws or similar governing documents, as applicable, of the Company or its subsidiaries,
(ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement,
loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which
the Company or its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is
subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable
to the Company or its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or its
subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and
(xi) no holders of securities of the Company have rights to the registration of such
securities under the Registration Statement.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application
of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or the Federal laws of the United States, to the extent they deem proper and
specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they believe to
be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact,
to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public
officials. References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (b) shall also include any
supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
Federal Signal Corporation
Public Offering of Common Stock
Public Offering of Common Stock
May __ , 2010
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
as Representative of the several
Underwriters
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
as Representative of the several
Underwriters
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 Federal Signal Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and you as representative of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to an
underwritten public offering of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Stock”), of the
Company.
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 Citigroup Global Markets 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 of the undersigned or any person in privity with the undersigned or
any affiliate of 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 the Underwriting Agreement, other than
shares of Common Stock disposed of as bona fide gifts approved by Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
If (i) the Company issues an earnings release or material news, or a material event relating
to the Company occurs, during the last 17 days of the lock-up period, or (ii) prior to the
expiration of the lock-up period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results
during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the lock-up period, the restrictions imposed
by this agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on
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the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event,
unless Citigroup Global Markets Inc. waives, in writing, such extension. The undersigned hereby
acknowledges that the Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to provide written notice of
any event that would result in an extension of the Lock-Up Period and agrees that any such notice
properly delivered will be deemed to have given to, and received by, the undersigned.
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, [Signature of officer or director] [Name and address] |
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