HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED 5,000,000 SHARES CONTROLLED EQUITY OFFERINGSM SALES AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
5,000,000 SHARES
CONTROLLED EQUITY OFFERINGSM
February 22, 2010
CANTOR XXXXXXXXXX & CO.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”),
confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”) with Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co.(“CF&Co”), as
follows:
1. Issuance and Sale of Shares. The Company agrees that, from time to time during
the term of this Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, it may
issue and sell through CF&Co, acting as agent and/or principal, up to
5,000,000 shares (the
“Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common
Shares”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree
that compliance with the limitation set forth in this Section 1 on the number of Shares
issued and sold under this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Company, and CF&Co
shall have no obligation in connection with such compliance. The issuance and sale of Shares
through CF&Co will be effected pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined below) filed by
the Company and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”), although nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring the
Company to use the Registration Statement to issue Shares.
The Company and CF&Co are
parties to that certain
Sales Agreement dated December 31, 2008 (the
“Prior Sales Agreement”). Immediately prior to the date hereof, there
were 699,700
Common Shares available to be sold pursuant to the Prior Sales Agreement (the “Unused
Shares”). The 5,000,000 Shares referenced above
include up to 4,300,300 new Common Shares as
well as the 699,700 Unused Shares. The Company and CF&Co hereby agree that upon execution of
this Agreement the Prior Sales Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Section 11(e)
thereof.
The Company has filed, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”),
with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 331-150884),
including a base prospectus, relating to certain securities, including the Shares to be issued from
time to time by the Company, and which incorporates by reference documents that the Company has
filed or will file in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”). The
Company has prepared a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus included as part of such
registration statement specifically relating to the Shares (the “Prospectus Supplement”).
The Company will furnish to CF&Co, for use by CF&Co, copies of the prospectus included as part of
such registration statement, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement. Except where the context
otherwise requires, such registration statement, as declared effective by the Commission, including
all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference
therein, and including any information contained in a Prospectus (as defined below) subsequently
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or deemed to be a part
of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B or 462(b) of the Securities Act, is herein
called the “Registration Statement.” The base prospectus, including all documents
incorporated therein by reference, included in the Registration Statement, as it may be
supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, in the form in which such prospectus and/or Prospectus
Supplement have most recently been filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act, together with any “issuer free writing prospectus” (a “Free Writing
Prospectus”), as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 433”),
relating to the shares that (i) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company or
(ii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) in each case in the form filed or required
to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the
Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g), is herein called the “Prospectus.” Any reference
herein to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto shall
be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein, and any
reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing after the execution
hereof of any document with the Commission deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. For
purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or to any
amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include any copy filed with the Commission
pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”).
2. Placements. Each time that the Company wishes to issue and sell all or a
portion of the Shares hereunder (each, a “Placement”), it will notify CF&Co by e-mail
notice in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1 (or other method mutually agreed to in
writing by the parties) containing the parameters in accordance with which it desires the Shares to
be sold, which shall at a minimum include the number of Shares to be issued (the “Placement
Shares”), the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the
number of Shares that may be sold in any one day and any minimum price below which sales may not be
made (a “Placement Notice”). The Placement Notice shall originate from any of the
individual representatives of the Company set forth on Schedule 2 (with a copy to each of
the other individual representatives of the Company listed on such schedule), and shall be
addressed to each of the individual representatives of CF&Co set forth on Schedule 2, as
such Schedule 2 may be amended from time to time. The Placement Notice shall be effective
upon receipt by CF&Co unless and until (i) in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in
Section 4, CF&Co declines to accept the terms contained therein for any reason, in its sole
discretion, (ii) the entire amount of the Placement Shares have been sold, (iii) in accordance with
the notice requirements set forth in Section 4, the Company suspends or terminates the
Placement Notice, (iv) the Company issues a subsequent Placement Notice with parameters superseding
those on the earlier dated Placement Notice, or (v) this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to
the provisions of Section 11. The amount of any discount, commission or other compensation
to be paid by the Company to CF&Co in connection with the sale of the Placement Shares shall be
calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in Schedule 3. It is expressly
acknowledged and agreed that neither the Company nor CF&Co will have any obligation whatsoever with
respect to a Placement of any Placement Shares unless and until the Company delivers a Placement
Notice to CF&Co and CF&Co does not decline such Placement Notice pursuant to the terms set forth
above, and then only upon the terms specified therein and herein. In the event of a conflict
between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Placement Notice, the terms of the Placement
Notice will control.
3. Sale of Placement Shares by CF&Co. Subject to the terms and conditions herein
set forth, upon the Company’s issuance of a Placement Notice, and unless the sale of the Placement
Shares described
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therein has been declined, suspended, or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, CF&Co, for the period specified in the Placement Notice, will use its commercially
reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and
federal laws, rules and regulations and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the
“Exchange”), to sell such Placement Shares in accordance with the terms of such Placement
Notice. CF&Co will provide written confirmation to the Company no later than the opening of the
Trading Day (as defined below) immediately following the Trading Day on which it has made sales of
Placement Shares hereunder setting forth the number of Placement Shares sold on such day, the
compensation payable by the Company to CF&Co pursuant to Section 2 with respect to such
sales, and the Net Proceeds (as defined below) payable to the Company, with an itemization of the
deductions made by CF&Co (as set forth in Section 5(a)) from the gross proceeds that it
receives from such sales. After consultation to the Company and subject to the terms of the
Placement Notice, CF&Co may sell Placement Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an
“at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including without limitation
sales made directly on the Exchange, on any other existing trading market for the Common Shares or
to or through a market maker. After consultation with the Company and subject to the terms of the
Placement Notice, CF&Co may also sell Placement Shares in privately negotiated transactions. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) there can be no assurance that CF&Co will be successful in
selling Placement Shares, and (ii) CF&Co will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or
any other person or entity if it does not sell Placement Shares for any reason other than a failure
by CF&Co to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales
practices to sell such Placement Shares as required under this Section 3. For the purposes
hereof, “Trading Day” means any day on which Common Shares are purchased and sold on the
principal market on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted.
4. Suspension of Sales. The Company or CF&Co may, upon notice to the other party
in writing (including by e-mail correspondence to each of the individuals of the other party set
forth on Schedule 2, if receipt of such correspondence is actually acknowledged by any of
the individuals to whom the notice is sent, other than via auto-reply) or by telephone (confirmed
immediately by verifiable facsimile transmission or e-mail correspondence to each of the
individuals of the other party set forth on Schedule 2), suspend any sale of Placement
Shares; provided, however, that such suspension shall not affect or impair either party’s
obligations with respect to any Placement Shares sold hereunder prior to the receipt of such
notice. Each of the parties agrees that no such notice under this Section 4 shall be
effective against the other unless it is made to one of the individuals named on Schedule 2
hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.
5. Settlement.
(a) Settlement of Placement Shares. Unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Placement Notice, settlement for sales of Placement Shares will occur on the third
(3rd) Trading Day (or such earlier day as is industry practice for regular-way trading)
following the date on which such sales are made (each, a “Settlement Date”). The amount of
proceeds to be delivered to the Company on a Settlement Date against receipt of the Placement
Shares sold (the “Net Proceeds”) will be equal to the aggregate sales price received by
CF&Co for such Placement Shares, after deduction for (i) CF&Co’s commission, discount or other
compensation for such sales payable by the Company pursuant to Section 2 hereof, (ii) any
other amounts due and payable by the Company to CF&Co hereunder pursuant to Section 7(h)
(Expenses) hereof, and (iii) any transaction fees imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory
organization in respect of such sales.
(b) Delivery of Placement Shares. On or before each Settlement Date, the
Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer the Placement Shares
being sold by crediting CF&Co’s
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or its designee’s account (provided CF&Co shall have given the Company written notice of such
designee prior to the Settlement Date) at The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit and
Withdrawal at Custodian System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by
the parties hereto which in all cases shall be freely tradeable, transferable, registered shares in
good deliverable form. On each Settlement Date, CF&Co will deliver the related Net Proceeds in same
day funds to an account designated by the Company on, or prior to, the Settlement Date. The Company
agrees that if the Company, or its transfer agent (if applicable), defaults in its obligation to
deliver Placement Shares on a Settlement Date, in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and
obligations set forth in Section 9(a) (Indemnification and Contribution) hereto, it will
(i) hold CF&Co harmless against any loss, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal
fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Company
and (ii) pay to CF&Co any commission, discount, or other compensation to which it would otherwise
have been entitled absent such default; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated
to so indemnify and reimburse CF&Co if the Placement Shares are not delivered due to (i) a
suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ; (ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared
by either federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or
securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; (iii) an outbreak or escalation
of hostilities or acts of terrorism involving the United States or a declaration by the United
States of a national emergency or war; or (iv) any other calamity or crisis or any change in
financial, political or economic conditions in the United States or elsewhere.
6. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, CF&Co that as of (i) the date of this Agreement, (ii) each
Representation Date (as defined in Section 7(n) below) on which a certificate is required
to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(n) of this Agreement, and (iii) the date on which any
Placement Notice is given hereunder, as the case may be:
(a) The Company satisfies all of the requirements of the Securities Act for use of
Form S-3 for the offering of the Shares contemplated hereby. At the time of the initial filing of
the Registration Statement, at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of
complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective
amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of
prospectus), at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for
this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the Securities Act) made any offer relating to the Shares in
reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 of the Securities Act and at the date hereof, the Company was
and is a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, including not
having been and not being an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. The
Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement,” as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act, and the Shares, since their registration on the Registration Statement, have
been and remain eligible for registration by the Company on a Rule 405 “automatic shelf
registration statement.” The Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to
Rule 401(g)(2) of the Securities Act objecting to the use of the automatic shelf registration
statement form. The Company has paid or will pay the required Commission filing fees relating to
the Shares within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) of the Securities Act without regard to
the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act
(including, if applicable, by updating the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in accordance
with Rule 456(b)(1)(ii) of the Securities Act either in a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement or on the cover page of the Prospectus).
(b) The Registration Statement became effective upon filing under Rule 462(e) of the
Securities Act on May 13, 2008. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement has
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been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any
request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.
(c) Any offer that is a written communication relating to the Shares made prior to
the initial filing of the Registration Statement by the Company or any person acting on its behalf
(within the meaning, for this paragraph only, of Rule 163(c) of the Securities Act) has been filed
with the Commission in accordance with the exemption provided by Rule 163 of the Securities Act and
otherwise complied with the requirements of Rule 163 of the Securities Act, including without
limitation the legending requirement.
(d) The Company has delivered to CF&Co one complete copy of the Registration
Statement and a copy of each consent and certificate of experts filed as a part thereof, and
conformed copies of the Registration Statement (without exhibits) and the Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as CF&Co has reasonably requested. The
Prospectus delivered to CF&Co for use in connection with the offering of Shares will, at the time
of such delivery, be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the
Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(e) At the respective times the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto
became effective, at each deemed effective date with respect to CF&Co pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2)
of the Securities Act, as the case may be, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, and did not and will not contain
an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The preceding sentence does not
apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to CF&Co furnished to the Company
in writing by CF&Co expressly for inclusion in any of the aforementioned documents.
(f) Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time
the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement was issued, as of the date hereof, and at each
Representation Date, as the case may be, included or will include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to CF&Co
furnished to the Company in writing by CF&Co expressly for inclusion in any of the aforementioned
documents.
(g) Each document incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus heretofore filed, when it was filed (or, if any amendment with respect to any such
document was filed, when such amendment was filed), conformed in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and any further
documents so filed and incorporated after the date of this Agreement will, when they are filed,
conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder; no such document when it was filed (or, if an amendment with respect to any
such document was filed, when such amendment was filed), contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading; and no such document, when it is filed, will
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading.
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(h) Each issuer Free Writing Prospectus, on its issue date, did not, does not and
will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information
contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any incorporated document
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 CF&Co specifically for use therein.
(i) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company
and this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (the
“Exceptions”).
(j) The Company and its “Subsidiaries” (as defined in Section 6(m) hereof)
have been duly incorporated or organized and are validly existing as corporations or organizations
in good standing under the laws of the states or other jurisdictions in which they are incorporated
or organized, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease and operate their
properties and conduct their businesses as described in the Prospectus and, with respect to the
Company, to execute and deliver, and perform the Company’s obligations under, this Agreement; the
Company and its Subsidiaries are duly qualified to do business as foreign corporations or
organizations in good standing in each state or other jurisdiction in which their ownership or
leasing of property or conduct of business legally requires such qualification, except where the
failure to be so qualified, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. The term “Material Adverse Effect” as used herein means any material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or other), net worth, business, affairs, management, prospects, results
of operations or cash flow of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(k) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sustained since the date of
the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus any
material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity,
whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action,
order or decree otherwise than as set forth in the Prospectus or as disclosed in writing to CF&Co
prior to execution and delivery of this Agreement and, since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been any
change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which would
give rise to a Material Adverse Effect, or any development involving a prospective Material Adverse
Effect, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity
or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as
set forth in the Prospectus.
(l) The issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions herein or therein contemplated, will not conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or
other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound, or to which any of the properties or assets
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, or violate any statute, rule, regulation or
other law, or any order or judgment, of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties, except to such
extent as, individually or in the aggregate, does not have a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the Company’s articles
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of incorporation or bylaws; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant
to this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except such as have
been, or will be prior to the applicable Settlement Date, obtained under the Securities Act or as
may be required by the Exchange and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Shares by CF&Co.
(m) The Company has duly and validly authorized capital stock as set forth in the
Prospectus; all outstanding Common Shares of the Company conform, and when issued the shares will
conform, to the description thereof in the Prospectus and, when issued and paid for in the manner
described herein will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and the
issuance of the Shares to be purchased from the Company hereunder is not subject to preemptive or
other similar rights, or any restriction upon the voting or transfer thereof (except for those
rights and restrictions relating primarily to the Company’s status as a REIT as described in
Section 6(cc) hereof) pursuant to applicable law or the Company’s articles of incorporation or
by-laws or any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any
of them may be bound. All corporate action required to be taken by the Company for the
authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares has been duly and validly taken prior to the date of
this Agreement. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no outstanding subscriptions,
rights, warrants, options, calls, convertible securities, commitments of sale or rights related to
or entitling any person to purchase or otherwise to acquire any shares of, or any security
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, the capital stock of, or other ownership
interest in, the Company. The Company has no subsidiaries (collectively, “Subsidiaries”)
other than those identified in Exhibit 21 to the Company’s last filed Annual Report on Form 10-K or
as otherwise disclosed in writing to CF&Co (“Exhibit 21”). The Company owns all of the
outstanding capital stock of or other equity interests in each such subsidiary except as set forth
in Exhibit 21 or as otherwise disclosed in writing to CF&Co. Other than the Subsidiaries referred
to above, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of stock or any other equity
or long-term debt of any other corporation or have any direct or indirect equity interest or
ownership of long-term debt in any firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company,
association or other entity, except as described in the Prospectus. The outstanding shares of
capital stock of or other equity interests in the Company’s Subsidiaries have been duly authorized
and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as otherwise set forth in
Exhibit 21, are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company free and clear of any mortgage,
pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge or adverse claim and are not the subject of any agreement or
understanding with any person and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights;
and there are no outstanding subscriptions, rights, warrants, options, calls, convertible
securities, commitments of sale or instruments related to or entitling any person to purchase or
otherwise acquire any shares of, or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for, the capital stock of, or other ownership interest in any of the Subsidiaries.
(n) The statements set forth in the Prospectus, as of its date of issue, describing
the Shares and this Agreement, insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws and
documents referred to therein, are accurate, complete and fair in all material respects.
(o) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in possession of and is operating in
compliance with all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, certificates, permits, easements,
consents, orders and approvals (“Permits”) from all state, federal, foreign and other
regulatory authorities, and has satisfied the requirements imposed by regulatory bodies,
administrative agencies or other governmental bodies,
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agencies or officials, that are required for the Company and its Subsidiaries lawfully to own,
lease and operate their properties and conduct their businesses as described in the Prospectus, in
each case with such exceptions, individually or in the aggregate, as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect; and, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is conducting its business in
compliance with all of the laws, rules and regulations of each jurisdiction in which it conducts
its business, in each case with such exceptions, individually or in the aggregate, as would not
have a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has filed all notices,
reports, documents or other information (“Notices”) required to be filed under applicable
laws, rules and regulations, in each case, with such exceptions, individually or in the aggregate,
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and, except as otherwise specifically described in the
Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification from any
court or governmental body, authority or agency, relating to the revocation or modification of any
such Permit or, to the effect that any additional authorization, approval, order, consent, license,
certificate, permit, registration or qualification (“Approvals”) from such regulatory
authority is needed to be obtained by any of them, in any case where it could be reasonably
expected that obtaining such Approvals or the failure to obtain such Approvals, individually or in
the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) All United States federal income tax returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries
required by law to be filed have been filed and all taxes shown by such returns or otherwise
assessed, which are due and payable, have been paid, except assessments against which appeals have
been or will be promptly taken and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The Company
and its Subsidiaries have filed all other tax returns that are required to have been filed by them
pursuant to applicable foreign, state, local or other law, except insofar as the failure to file
such returns, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and
have paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the
Company or any Subsidiary except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and
as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books
of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of any income and corporation tax liability for any
years not finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments or re-assessments for additional
income tax for any years not finally determined.
(q) The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable
terms, all licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented
and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks,
service marks and trade names, patents and patent rights (collectively “Intellectual
Property”) material to carrying on their businesses as described in the Prospectus, and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any correspondence relating to any
Intellectual Property or notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with
respect to any Intellectual Property which would render any Intellectual Property invalid or
inadequate to protect the interest of the Company and its Subsidiaries and which infringement or
conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity or
inadequacy, individually or in the aggregate, would have or may reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Except in each case such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple or valid, enforceable
leasehold title to all items of real property and good and marketable title to all personal
property owned by them or disclosed as owned by them in the Prospectus, in each case free and clear
of all liens, encumbrances, restrictions and defects except such as are described in the Prospectus
or do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property; and any property held under lease or sublease by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is held under valid, duly authorized, subsisting and enforceable leases
or subleases with such exceptions as are not material and
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do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its
Subsidiaries; the Company and its Subsidiaries have title insurance on all real properties
described in the Prospectus as having been financed by them pursuant to a mortgage loan in an
amount at least equal to the aggregate principal amount of each such mortgage loan or in an amount
at least equal to the aggregate acquisition price paid by the Company or its Subsidiaries for such
properties and the cost of construction of the improvements located on such properties; and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any notice or knowledge of any material claim of any
sort which has been, or may be, asserted by anyone adverse to the Company’s or any of its
Subsidiaries rights as lessee or sublessee under any lease or sublease described above, or
affecting or questioning the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ rights to the continued
possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease in conflict with
the terms thereof. To the knowledge of the Company, no lessee of any portion of any of the
properties described in the Prospectus is in default under its respective lease and there is no
event which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a
default under any such lease, except such defaults that would, individually or in the aggregate,
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) No labor disturbance exists with the employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, is imminent which, individually or in the aggregate,
would have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is represented by a union and, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
no union organizing activities are taking place. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has violated any federal, state or local law or foreign law relating to discrimination in hiring,
promotion or pay of employees, nor any applicable wage or hour laws, or the rules and regulations
thereunder, or analogous foreign laws and regulations, which might, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with
all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”); no
“reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any “pension plan” (as
defined in ERISA) for which the Company and its Subsidiaries would have any liability; the Company
and its Subsidiaries have not incurred and do not expect to incur liability under (i) Title IV of
ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “pension plan” or (ii) Sections 412
or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder (the “Code”); and each “pension plan” for which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects, and, to the Company’s knowledge,
nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such
qualification.
(u) The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance of the types and in the
amounts generally deemed adequate for its business, including, but not limited to, directors’ and
officers’ insurance, insurance covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company
and its Subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and all other risks
customarily insured against, all of which insurance is in full force and effect. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for,
and the Company has no reason to believe that it and its Subsidiaries will not be able to renew
their 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.
(v) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or with the giving of notice
or lapse of time or both would be, in default or violation with respect to its articles of
incorporation or by-laws.
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time
or both would be, in default in the performance or observance of any material obligation,
agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the
properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, or in violation of any
statutes, laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or any orders or decrees to which
it is subject, including, without limitation, Section 13 of the 1934 Act, which default or
violation, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, at any time during the past five years, (A) made any
unlawful contributions to any candidate for any political office, or failed fully to disclose any
contribution in violation of law, or (B) made any payment to any state, federal or foreign
government official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duty (other than
any such payment required or permitted by applicable law).
(w) Other than as set forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental
proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or of which any
property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the subject, or to the Company’s knowledge,
any person from whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquired any of such property, or any
lessee, sublessee or operator of any such property or portion thereof is a party, that, if
determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would individually or in the
aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect or which would materially and adversely affect the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or which is required to be disclosed in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus; to the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are
threatened or contemplated. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, nor, to the
Company’s knowledge, any seller, lessee, sublessee or operator of any such properties, or portion
thereof or any previous owner thereof has, received from any governmental authority notice of any
material violation of any municipal, state or federal law, rule or regulation (including without
limitation any such law, rule or regulation applicable to the health care industry) and including
foreign, federal, state or local law or regulation relating to human health or safety or the
environment or hazardous substances or materials concerning such properties, or any part thereof
which has heretofore been cured, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of any
such violation, or any factual basis, occurrence or circumstance that would give rise to a claim
under or pursuant to any such laws, rules or regulations which would, in any of the cases set forth
in the sentence, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
described in the Prospectus, none of the property owned or leased by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is, to the knowledge of the Company, contaminated with any waste or hazardous
substances, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries may be deemed an “owner or
operator” of a “facility” or “vessel” which owns, possesses, transports, generates or disposes of a
“hazardous substance” as those terms are defined in §9601 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq., except to the extent
that it would not have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on any Material
Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any
seller, lessee, sublessee or operator of any such property, or portion thereof has, received from
any governmental authority any written notice of any condemnation of or zoning change affecting
such properties, or any part thereof that would have a Material Adverse Effect, or a material
adverse effect on any Material Subsidiary and the Company does not know of any such condemnation or
zoning change which is threatened and which if consummated would have a Material Adverse Effect, or
a material adverse effect on any Material Subsidiary. No contract or document of a character
required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any document
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incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any
document incorporated therein is not so described, filed or incorporated by reference as required.
(x) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Shares, will not be an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,”
as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”).
(y) The accounting firm which has audited the financial statements filed with or
incorporated by reference in and as a part of the Registration Statement, is an independent
registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
The consolidated financial statements and schedules of the Company, including the notes thereto,
filed with or incorporated by reference and as a part of the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, are accurate in all material respects and present fairly in all material respects the
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of operations and changes in financial position and consolidated statements of
cash flow for the respective periods covered thereby, all in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved except as
otherwise disclosed therein. All adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for such
periods have been made. The selected financial data included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown
therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements.
Any operating or other statistical data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein. The pro forma
financial statements and the related notes thereto included in or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus present fairly, in all material respects, the information
shown therein, have been prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidelines with respect to
pro forma financial statements and have been properly compiled on the bases described therein, and
the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are
appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein.
(z) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, no holder of any security of the Company
has any right to require registration of the Shares or any other security of the Company because of
the filing of the Registration Statement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby. No person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Company to permit such
person to underwrite the sale of any of the Shares. Except for this Agreement there are no
contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any
person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company, its Subsidiaries or CF&Co for a
brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the issuance, purchase and
sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
(aa) The Company has not distributed and, prior to completion of the distribution of
the Shares, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of
the Shares other than the Registration Statement, the Prospectus Supplement, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus relating to such issuance.
(bb) The Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Company’s Common Stock, and the Company is not aware of any such
action taken or to be taken by affiliates of the Company.
(cc) (i) The Company is organized and operates in conformity with the requirements
for qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 and 857 of
the Code, (ii) the
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Company qualified as a REIT for all taxable years prior to 2010, and (iii) the Company’s current
method of operation will enable it to meet the requirements for taxation as a REIT under the Code
for 2010, and the Company intends to qualify as a REIT for all subsequent years.
(dd) Except as described in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has either given or received any communication regarding the termination of, or intent
not to renew, any of the leasehold interests of lessees in the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
properties held under lease, any property operating agreement or any other agreement between the
Company or its Subsidiaries and the operators of its properties or facilities, and no such
termination or non-renewal has been threatened by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Company’s knowledge, any other party to any such lease, other than as would not have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(ee) Except for the Subsidiaries identified on Schedule 6(ee) to this
Agreement (“Material Subsidiaries”), none of the Subsidiaries of the Company individually
consist of more than 1.5%, or in the aggregate consist of more than 10%, of the Company’s (i) net
assets, or (ii) revenues for the most recently ended quarterly period.
(ff) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and, to the
Company’s knowledge, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to
comply with any provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations
promulgated in connection therewith (collectively, the “Sarbanes Oxley Act”), including
Section 402 relating to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(gg) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any director, trustee, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly
or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available
such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose
of financing any activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
OFAC.
(hh) The statistical and market and industry-related data included in the
Prospectus are based on or derived from sources which the Company believes to be reliable and
accurate or represent the Company’s good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived
from such sources, and the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from
sources to the extent required.
(ii) the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant
deficiencies, if any, in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect
the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material
weakness in internal controls; and (ii) all fraud, if any, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls of the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries; since the date of the most recent evaluation of such internal
controls, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting; the principal executive officers (or their equivalents) and
principal financial officers (or their equivalents) of the Company have made all certifications
required by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the
Commission, and the statements contained in each such certification are complete and correct.
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(jj) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is
defined in Rule 13a-15 (e) of the 0000 Xxx) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act;
such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
(kk) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer,
agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment
or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful
payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds, (iii)
violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, or (iv)
made any bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
(ll) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to CF&Co or
to counsel for CF&Co shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to CF&Co as to
the matters covered thereby.
7. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with CF&Co that:
(a) Registration Statement Amendments; Payment of Fees. After the date of
this Agreement and during any period in which a Prospectus relating to any Placement Shares is
required to be delivered by CF&Co under the Securities Act (including in circumstances where such
requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act), (i) the Company will
notify CF&Co promptly of the time when any subsequent amendment to the Registration Statement,
other than documents incorporated by reference, has been filed with the Commission and/or has
become effective or any subsequent supplement to the Prospectus has been filed and of any comment
letter from the Commission or any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (ii) the Company will not file
any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, other than documents
incorporated by reference, relating to the Placement Shares or a security convertible into the
Placement Shares unless a copy thereof has been submitted to CF&Co within a reasonable period of
time before the filing and CF&Co has not reasonably objected thereto (provided, however, (A) that
the failure of CF&Co to make such objection shall not relieve the Company of any obligation or
liability hereunder, or affect CF&Co’s right to rely on the representations and warranties made by
the Company in this Agreement and (B) that the Company has no obligation to provide CF&Co any
advance copy of such filing or to provide CF&Co an opportunity to object to such filing if such
filing does not name CF&Co or does not relate to the transactions contemplated hereunder) and the
Company will furnish to CF&Co at the time of filing thereof a copy of any document that upon filing
is deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or Prospectus, except for
those documents available via XXXXX; and (iv) the Company will cause each amendment or supplement
to the Prospectus, other than documents incorporated by reference, to be filed with the Commission
as required pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act (without
reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) of the Securities Act).
(b) Notice of Commission Stop Orders. The Company will advise CF&Co,
promptly after it receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, of the issuance or threatened
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any other order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus, of the suspension
of the qualification of the Placement Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose or any examination pursuant to
Section 8(e) of the Securities Act, or if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under
Section 8A of the Securities Act in connection
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with the offering of the Shares; and it will promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to
prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such a stop order should be
issued.
(c) Delivery of Prospectus; Subsequent Changes. During any period in which a
Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered by CF&Co under the
Securities Act with respect to the offer and sale of the Placement Shares (including in
circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities
Act), the Company will use its best efforts to comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the
Securities Act, as from time to time in force, and to file on or before their respective due dates
all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company
with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, 15(d) or any other provision of or under
the Exchange Act. If during such period any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as
then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then
existing, not misleading, or if during such period it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Registration Statement or Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will promptly
notify CF&Co to suspend the offering of Placement Shares during such period and the Company will
promptly amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus (at the expense of the
Company) so as to correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.
(d) Listing of Placement Shares. During any period in which the Prospectus
relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered by CF&Co under the Securities Act with
respect to the offer and sale of the Placement Shares (including in circumstances where such
requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act), the Company will use
its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Placement Shares to be listed on the Exchange and
to qualify the Placement Shares for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as CF&Co
reasonably designates and to continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the
distribution of the Placement Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in
connection therewith to qualify as a foreign entity or dealer in securities or file a general
consent to service of process in any jurisdiction.
(e) Filings with the Exchange. The Company will timely file with the
Exchange all material documents and notices required by the Exchange of companies that have or will
issue securities that are traded on the Exchange.
(f) Delivery of Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company will
furnish to CF&Co and its counsel (at the expense of the Company) copies of the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference therein) and all
amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus that are filed with the
Commission during any period in which a Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to
be delivered under the Securities Act (including all documents filed with the Commission during
such period that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein), in each case as soon as
reasonably practicable and in such quantities as CF&Co may from time to time reasonably request
and, at CF&Co’s request, will also furnish copies of the Prospectus to each exchange or market on
which sales of the Placement Shares may be made ; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus) to CF&Co to the extent such document
is available on XXXXX.
(g) Earnings Statement. The Company will make generally available to its
security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 15 months after the end of
the Company’s current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement covering a 12-month period that
satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a)
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and Rule 158 of the Securities Act. “Earnings statement” and “make generally available” will have
the meanings contained in Rule 158 under the Securities Act.
(h) Expenses. The Company, whether or not the transactions contemplated
hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the provisions of
Section 11 hereunder, will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations
hereunder, including, but not limited to, expenses relating to (i) the preparation, printing and
filing of the Registration Statement and each amendment and supplement thereto, of each Prospectus
and of each amendment and supplement thereto, (ii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the
Placement Shares, (iii) the qualification of the Placement Shares under securities laws in
accordance with the provisions of Section 7(d) of this Agreement, including filing fees,
(iv) the printing and delivery to CF&Co of copies of the Prospectus and any amendments or
supplements thereto, and of this Agreement, (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the listing or qualification of the Placement Shares for trading on the Exchange, and (vi) filing
fees and expenses, if any, of the Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Corporate Financing Department.
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale
of the Shares to be sold by it hereunder in accordance in all material respects with the statements
under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus.
(j) Notice of Other Sales. During the pendency of any Placement Notice given
hereunder, the Company shall provide CF&Co notice as promptly as reasonably possible before it
offers to sell, contracts to sell, sells, grants any option to sell or otherwise disposes of any
Common Shares (other than Placement Shares offered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, warrants or any rights to purchase
or acquire Common Shares; provided, that such notice shall not be required in connection with the
(i) issuance, grant or sale of Common Shares, options to purchase Common Shares or Common Shares
issuable upon the exercise of options or other equity awards pursuant to any stock option, stock
bonus or other stock or compensatory plan or arrangement described in the Prospectus, (ii) the
issuance of securities in connection with an acquisition, merger or sale or purchase of assets
described in the Prospectus or (iii) the issuance or sale of Common Shares pursuant to any dividend
reinvestment plan that the Company may adopt from time to time provided the implementation of such
is disclosed to CF&Co in advance.
(k) Change of Circumstances. The Company will, at any time during a fiscal
quarter in which the Company intends to tender a Placement Notice or sell Placement Shares, advise
CF&Co promptly after it shall have received notice or obtained knowledge thereof, of any
information or fact that would alter or affect in any material respect any opinion, certificate,
letter or other document provided to CF&Co pursuant to this Agreement.
(l) Due Diligence Cooperation. The Company will cooperate with any
reasonable due diligence review conducted by CF&Co or its agents in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, providing information and making
available documents and senior officers, during regular business hours and at the Company’s
principal offices, as CF&Co may reasonably request.
(m) Required Filings Relating to Placement of Placement Shares. The Company
agrees that on such dates as the Securities Act shall require, the Company will (i) file a
prospectus supplement with the Commission under the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, which prospectus supplement will set forth, within the relevant period, the amount
of Placement Shares sold through CF&Co, the Net Proceeds to the Company and the compensation
payable by the Company to CF&Co
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with respect to such Placement Shares, and (ii) deliver such number of copies of each such
prospectus supplement to each exchange or market on which such sales were effected as may be
required by the rules or regulations of such exchange or market.
(n) Representation Dates; Certificate. On or prior to the date that the
first Shares are sold pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and each time the Company (i) files
the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares or amends or supplements the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares (other than a prospectus supplement filed in
accordance with Section 7(m) of this Agreement) by means of a post-effective amendment,
sticker, or supplement but not by means of incorporation of documents by reference into the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares; (ii) files an annual
report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act; (iii) files its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under
the Exchange Act; or (iv) files a report on Form 8-K containing amended financial information
(other than an earnings release, to “furnish” information pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form
8-K or to provide disclosure pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K relating to the reclassifications of
certain properties as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 144) under the Exchange Act (each date of filing of one or more of the documents
referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) shall be a “Representation Date”); the Company
shall furnish CF&Co with a certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(n) within
three (3) Trading Days of any Representation Date if requested by CF&Co. The requirement to provide
a certificate under this Section 7(n) shall be waived for any Representation Date occurring
at a time at which no Placement Notice is pending, which waiver shall continue until the earlier to
occur of the date the Company delivers a Placement Notice hereunder (which for such calendar
quarter shall be considered a Representation Date) and the next occurring Representation Date;
provided, however, that such waiver shall not apply for any Representation Date on which the
Company files its annual report on Form 10-K. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company
subsequently decides to sell Placement Shares following a Representation Date when the Company
relied on such waiver and did not provide CF&Co with a certificate under this Section 7(n),
then before the Company delivers the Placement Notice or CF&Co sells any Placement Shares, the
Company shall provide CF&Co with a certificate, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 7(n), dated the date of the Placement Notice.
(o) Legal Opinion. On or prior to the date that the first Shares are sold
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and within three (3) Trading Days of each Representation
Date with respect to which the Company is obligated to deliver a certificate in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 7(n) for which no waiver is applicable, the Company shall cause to be
furnished to CF&Co a written opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP (“Company
Counsel”), or other counsel satisfactory to CF&Co, in form and substance satisfactory to CF&Co
and its counsel, dated the date that the opinion is required to be delivered, modified, as
necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented; provided, however, that in lieu of such opinions for subsequent Representation Dates,
counsel may furnish CF&Co with a letter (a “Reliance Letter”) to the effect that CF&Co may
rely on a prior opinion delivered under this Section 7(o) to the same extent as if it were
dated the date of such letter (except that statements in such prior opinion shall be deemed to
relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented at such
Representation Date).
(p) Comfort Letter. On or prior to the date that the first Shares are sold
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and within three (3) Trading Days of each Representation
Date with respect to which the Company is obligated to deliver a certificate in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 7(n) for which no waiver is applicable, the Company shall cause its
independent registered public accounting firm (and any other independent registered public
accounting firm whose report is included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus) to
furnish CF&Co letters (the “Comfort Letters”), dated the date the
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Comfort Letter is delivered, in form and substance satisfactory to CF&Co, (i) confirming that they
are an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and the rules adopted by the PCAOB, (ii) stating, as of such date, the conclusions and
findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily
covered by accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters in connection with registered public
offerings (the first such letter, the “Initial Comfort Letter”) and (iii) updating the
Initial Comfort Letter with any information that would have been included in the Initial Comfort
Letter had it been given on such date and modified as necessary to relate to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letter.
(q) Market Activities. The Company will not, directly or indirectly,
(i) take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or might reasonably be
expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or (ii) sell, bid for, or purchase the
Shares to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement, or pay anyone any compensation for
soliciting purchases of the Shares to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement other than
CF&Co; provided, however, that the Company may bid for and purchase its Common Shares in accordance
with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act.
(r) Insurance. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall maintain, or cause to
be maintained, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is reasonable and customary for
companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries.
(s) Compliance with Laws. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall
maintain, or cause to be maintained, all material environmental permits, licenses and other
authorizations required by federal, state and local law in order to conduct their businesses as
described in the Prospectus, and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall conduct their
businesses, or cause their businesses to be conducted, in substantial compliance with such permits,
licenses and authorizations and with applicable environmental laws, except where the failure to
maintain or be in compliance with such permits, licenses and authorizations could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) REIT Treatment. The Company currently intends to continue to elect to
qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Code and will use all reasonable efforts to
enable the Company to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT
under the Code for subsequent tax years that include any portion of the term of this Agreement. For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Company had retained BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP as its
independent registered public accounting firm. In the course of its audit BDO Xxxxxxx reviewed the
Company’s test procedures and conducted annual compliance reviews designed to determine the
Company’s compliance with REIT provisions of the Code. The Company monitors and maintains
appropriate accounting systems and procedures designed to determine compliance with the REIT
provisions of the Code. For the 2010 fiscal year the Company has engaged BDO Xxxxxxx to prepare an
audit, including a review of the Company’s test procedures and to conduct annual compliance reviews
designed to determine the Company’s compliance with REIT provisions of the Code. The Company will
continue to monitor and maintain appropriate accounting systems and procedures designed to
determine compliance with the REIT provisions of the Code
(u) Investment Company Act. The Company is familiar with the 1940 Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder, and will in the future use its reasonable best efforts to
ensure that the Company will not be an “investment company” within the meaning of the 1940 Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder.
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(v) Securities Act and Exchange Act. The Company will use its best efforts
to comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act as from
time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of, or dealings in,
the Placement Shares as contemplated by the provisions hereof and the Prospectus.
(w) No Offer to Sell. Other than a free writing prospectus (as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act) approved in advance in writing by the Company and CF&Co in its
capacity as principal or agent hereunder, neither CF&Co nor the Company (including its agents and
representatives, other than CF&Co in its capacity as such) will, directly or indirectly, use,
authorize, approve or refer to any free writing prospectus relating to the Shares to be sold by
CF&Co as principal or agent hereunder.
(x) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Company, and each of the Material Subsidiaries,
will use reasonable commercial efforts to 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 authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded book value
for assets is compared with the fair market value of such assets (computed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles) at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
with respect to any differences. The Company will use reasonable commercial efforts to comply with
all requirements imposed upon it by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission and the Exchange promulgated thereunder.
(y) Register and Transfer Agent. The Company shall maintain, at its expense,
a registrar and transfer agent for the Common Shares.
8. Conditions to CF&Co’s Obligations. The obligations of CF&Co hereunder with
respect to a Placement will be subject to the continuing accuracy and completeness of the
representations and warranties made by the Company herein, to the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder, to the completion by CF&Co of a due diligence review satisfactory to CF&Co
in its reasonable judgment, and to the continuing satisfaction (or waiver by CF&Co in its sole
discretion) of the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Statement Effective. The Registration Statement shall be
effective and shall be available for (i) all sales of Placement Shares issued pursuant to all prior
Placement Notices and (ii) the sale of all Placement Shares contemplated to be issued by any
Placement Notice.
(b) No Material Notices. None of the following events shall have occurred
and be continuing: (i) receipt by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any request for
additional information from the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority
during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the response to which would
require any post-effective amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental
authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt by the Company of any notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the
Placement Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose; or (iv) the occurrence of any event that makes any material statement made in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any material document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any
changes in the Registration Statement, related Prospectus or such documents so that, in the case of
the Registration Statement, it will not contain any materially untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to
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state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading and, that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any materially untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(c) No Misstatement or Material Omission. CF&Co shall not have advised the
Company that the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
contains an untrue statement of fact that in CF&Co’s reasonable opinion is material, or omits to
state a fact that in CF&Co’s opinion is material and is required to be stated therein or is
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(d) Material Changes. Except as contemplated in the Prospectus, or disclosed
in the Company’s reports filed with the Commission, there shall not have been any material adverse
change, on a consolidated basis, in the authorized capital stock of the Company or any Material
Adverse Effect, or any development that could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Effect, or any downgrading in or withdrawal of the rating assigned to any of the Company’s
securities (other than asset backed securities) by any rating organization or a public announcement
by any rating organization that it has under surveillance or review its rating of any of the
Company’s securities (other than asset backed securities), the effect of which, in the case of any
such action by a rating organization described above, in the reasonable judgment of CF&Co (without
relieving the Company of any obligation or liability it may otherwise have), is so material as to
make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Placement Shares on the
terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(e) Legal Opinion. CF&Co shall have received the opinion of Company Counsel
required to be delivered pursuant Section 7(o) on or before the date on which such delivery
of such opinion is required pursuant to Section 7(o).
(f) Comfort Letter. CF&Co shall have received the Comfort Letter required to
be delivered pursuant Section 7(p) on or before the date on which such delivery of such
Comfort Letter is required pursuant to Section 7(p).
(g) Representation Certificate. CF&Co shall have received the certificate
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(n) on or before the date on which delivery
of such certificate is required pursuant to Section 7(n).
(h) No Suspension. Trading in the Common Shares shall not have been
suspended on the Exchange.
(i) Other Materials. On each date on which the Company is required to
deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 7(n), the Company shall have furnished to CF&Co
such appropriate further information, certificates and documents as CF&Co may have reasonably
requested. All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents shall have been in
compliance with the provisions hereof. The Company shall have furnished CF&Co with such conformed
copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents as CF&Co shall have reasonably
requested.
(j) Securities Act Filings Made. All filings with the Commission required by
Rule 424 under the Securities Act to have been filed prior to the issuance of any Placement Notice
hereunder shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by
Rule 424.
(k) Approval for Listing. The Placement Shares shall either have been
(i) approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to notice of issuance, or (ii) the Company
shall have filed an application for listing of the Placement Shares on the Exchange at, or prior
to, the issuance of any Placement Notice.
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(l) No Termination Event. There shall not have occurred any event that would
permit CF&Co to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11(a).
9. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Company Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless CF&Co, the directors, officers, partners, employees and agents of CF&Co and each person,
if any, who (i) controls CF&Co within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act, or (ii) is controlled by or is under common control with CF&Co (a “CF&Co
Affiliate”) from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, expenses and damages
(including, but not limited to, any and all reasonable investigative, legal and other expenses
incurred in connection with, and any and all amounts paid in settlement (in accordance with
Section 9(c)) of, any action, suit or proceeding between any of the indemnified parties and
any indemnifying parties or between any indemnified party and any third party, or otherwise, or any
claim asserted), as and when incurred, to which CF&Co, or any such person, may become subject under
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at
common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, liabilities, expenses or damages arise out
of or are based, directly or indirectly, on (x) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any Free Writing Prospectus
approved by the Company in accordance with Section 7(v) hereof, or in any application or
other document executed by or on behalf of the Company or based on written information furnished by
or on behalf of the Company filed in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Shares under the
securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, or (y) the omission or alleged omission to
state in any such document a material fact required to be stated in it or necessary to make the
statements in it not misleading; provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply
to the extent that such loss, claim, liability, expense or damage arises from the sale of the
Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement and is caused directly or indirectly by an untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information relating to CF&Co and furnished to the Company by CF&Co
expressly for inclusion in any document as described in clause (x) of this Section 9(a).
This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Company might otherwise
have.
(b) CF&Co Indemnification. CF&Co agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors, each officer of the Company that signed the Registration Statement, and
each person, if any, who (i) controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or (ii) is controlled by or is under common
control with the Company (a “Company Affiliate”) from and against any and all losses,
claims, liabilities and expenses and damages described in the
indemnity contained in Section 9(a), as and when incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged
untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendments thereto) or
the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information relating to CF&Co and furnished to the Company by CF&Co expressly for inclusion
in any document as described in clause (x) of Section 9(a) or with respect to statements or
omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in any Free Writing Prospectus used by
CF&Co and not previously approved by the Company in accordance with Section 7(v) hereof.
(c) Procedure. Any party that proposes to assert the right to be indemnified
under this Section 9 will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action
against such party in respect of which a claim is to be made against an indemnifying party under
this Section 9, notify such indemnifying party of the commencement of such action,
enclosing a copy of all papers served, but the omission so to
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notify such indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from (i) any liability that
it might have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 9 and (ii) any
liability that it may have to any indemnified party under the foregoing provision of this
Section 9 unless, and only to the extent that, such omission results in the forfeiture of
substantive rights or defenses by the indemnifying party. If any such action is brought against any
indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of its commencement, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that it elects by delivering written
notice to the indemnified party promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action
from the indemnified party, to assume the defense of the action, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to the
indemnified party of its election to assume the defense, the indemnifying party will not be liable
to the indemnified party for any legal or other expenses except as provided below and except for
the reasonable costs of investigation subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection
with the defense. The indemnified party will have the right to employ its own counsel in any such
action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such
indemnified party unless (i) the employment of counsel by the indemnified party has been authorized
in writing by the indemnifying party, (ii) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on
advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties
that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) a
conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the indemnified party) between
the indemnified party and the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying party will not
have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party) or (iv) the
indemnifying party has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a
reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement of the action, in each of which cases
the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the
indemnifying party or parties. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the
reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to
practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such indemnified party or parties. All such
fees, disbursements and other charges will be reimbursed by the indemnifying party promptly as they
are incurred. An indemnifying party will not, in any event, be liable for any settlement of any
action or claim effected without its written consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the
prior written consent of each indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of
any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding relating to the matters
contemplated by this Section 9 (whether or not any indemnified party is a party thereto),
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified
party from all liability arising or that may arise out of such claim, action or proceeding.
(d) Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in the foregoing paragraphs of this
Section 9 is applicable in accordance with its terms but for any reason is held to be
unavailable from the Company or CF&Co, the Company and CF&Co will contribute to the total losses,
claims, liabilities, expenses and damages (including any investigative, legal and other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit or
proceeding or any claim asserted, but after deducting any contribution received by the Company from
persons other than CF&Co, such as persons who control the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act, officers of the Company who signed the Registration Statement and directors of the
Company, who also may be liable for contribution) to which the Company and CF&Co may be subject in
such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on
the one hand, and CF&Co, on the other. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one
hand and CF&Co on the other hand shall be deemed to
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be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the sale of the Placement Shares (net of
commissions to CF&Co but before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total
compensation received by CF&Co from the sale of Placement Shares on behalf of the Company. If, but
only if, the allocation provided by the foregoing sentence is not permitted by applicable law, the
allocation of contribution shall be made in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
the relative benefits referred to in the foregoing sentence but also the relative fault of the
Company on the one hand, and CF&Co, on the other, with respect to the statements or omission that
resulted in such loss, claim, liability, expense or damage, or action in respect thereof, as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations with respect to such offering. Such relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company on the one hand, or CF&Co, on the other, the intent of the
parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. The Company and CF&Co agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contributions pursuant to this Section 9(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or
by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations
referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss,
claim, liability, expense, or damage, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this
Section 9(d) shall be deemed to include, for the purpose of this Section 9(d), any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim to the extent consistent with
Section 9(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(d),
CF&Co shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the commissions received by it
under this Agreement and no person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person who was
found not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 9(d),
any person who controls a party to this Agreement within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any
officers, directors, partners, employees or agents of CF&Co, will have the same rights to
contribution as that party, and each officer and director of the Company who signed the
Registration Statement will have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each
case to the provisions hereof. Any party entitled to contribution, promptly after receipt of notice
of commencement of any action against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may
be made under this Section 9(d), will notify any such party or parties from whom
contribution may be sought, but the omission to so notify will not relieve that party or parties
from whom contribution may be sought from any other obligation it or they may have under this
Section 9(d) except to the extent that the failure to so notify such other party materially
prejudiced the substantive rights or defenses of the party from whom contribution is sought. Except
for a settlement entered into pursuant to the last sentence of Section 9(c) hereof, no
party will be liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its
written consent if such consent is required pursuant to Section 9(c) hereof.
10. Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery. The indemnity and
contribution agreements contained in Section 9 of this Agreement and all representations
and warranties of the Company herein or in certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive, as
of their respective dates, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of CF&Co, any
controlling persons, or the Company (or any of its respective officers, directors or controlling
persons), (ii) delivery and acceptance of the Placement Shares and payment therefor or (iii) any
termination of this Agreement.
11. Termination.
(a) CF&Co shall have the right by giving notice as hereinafter specified at any time
to terminate this Agreement if (i) any Material Adverse Effect, or any development that has
actually occurred and
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that is reasonably expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, that, in the
reasonable judgment of CF&Co, may materially impair the ability of CF&Co to sell the Placement
Shares hereunder; (ii) the Company shall have failed, refused or been unable to perform any
agreement on its part to be performed hereunder; provided, however, in the case of any failure of
the Company to deliver (or cause another person to deliver) any certification, opinion, or letter
required under Sections 7(n), 7(o), or 7(p), CF&Co’s right to
terminate shall not arise unless such failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) continues for
more than thirty (30) days from the date such delivery was required; or (iii) any other condition
of CF&Co’s obligations hereunder is not fulfilled; or (iv), any suspension or limitation of trading
in the Placement Shares or in securities generally on the Exchange shall have occurred. Any such
termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions
of Section 7(h) (Expenses), Section 9 (Indemnification), Section 10
(Survival of Representations), Section 16 (Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction) and
Section 17 (Waiver of Jury Trial) hereof shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding such termination.
(b) The Company shall have the right, by giving ten (10) days notice as hereinafter
specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time after the date of this
Agreement. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except
that the provisions of Section 7(h), Section 9, Section 10,
Section 16 and Section 17 hereof shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding such termination.
(c) CF&Co shall have the right, by giving ten (10) days notice as hereinafter
specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time after the date of this
Agreement. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except
that the provisions of Section 7(h), Section 9, Section 10,
Section 16 and Section 17 hereof shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding such termination.
(d) Unless earlier terminated pursuant to this Section 11, this Agreement
shall automatically terminate upon the issuance and sale of all of the Shares through CF&Co on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; provided that the provisions of Section
7(h), Section 9, Section 10, Section 16 and Section 17 hereof
shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.
(e) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant
to Sections 11(a), (b), (c), or (d) above or otherwise by mutual
agreement of the parties; provided, however, that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in
all cases be deemed to provide that Section 7(h), Section 9, Section 10,
Section 16 and Section 17 shall remain in full force and effect.
(f) Any termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date of receipt of
such notice by CF&Co or the Company, as the case may be. If such termination shall occur prior to
the Settlement Date for any sale of Placement Shares, such Placement Shares shall settle in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
12. Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted to be
given by any party to any other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing,
unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, and if sent to CF&Co, shall be delivered to CF&Co at
Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, fax no. (000) 000-0000,
Attention: ITD Capital Markets/Xxxx Xxxxx, with copies to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, General Counsel, at the
same address, and Xxxxx Xxxx LLP, One Metropolitan Square, 000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx 0000, Xx. Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, fax no. (000) 000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx; or if sent to the Company at
0000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, attention: General Counsel, facsimile number
(000) 000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx III,
facsimile number (000) 000-0000. Each party to this Agreement may change such address for notices
by sending to the
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parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose. Each such notice or
other communication shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally or by verifiable facsimile
transmission (with an original to follow) on or before 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business
Day or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the next
Business Day after timely delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier and (iii) on the
Business Day actually received if deposited in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid). For purposes of this Agreement, “Business Day” shall
mean any day on which the Exchange and commercial banks in the City of New York are open for
business.
13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and CF&Co and their respective successors and the affiliates, controlling
persons, officers and directors referred to in Section 9 hereof. References to any of the
parties contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns
of such party. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party
other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights,
remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly
provided in this Agreement. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that CF&Co may assign its
rights and obligations hereunder to an affiliate of CF&Co without obtaining the Company’s consent.
14. Adjustments for Stock Splits. The parties acknowledge and agree that all
stock-related numbers contained in this Agreement shall be adjusted to take into account any stock
split, stock dividend or similar event effected with respect to the Shares.
15. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Severability. This Agreement (including all
schedules and exhibits attached hereto and Placement Notices issued pursuant hereto) constitutes
the entire agreement and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, both
written and oral, among the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. Neither this
Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended except pursuant to a written instrument executed by
the Company and CF&Co. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the
application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable as written by a
court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be given full force and effect to the
fullest possible extent that it is valid, legal and enforceable, and the remainder of the terms and
provisions herein shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision
was not contained herein, but only to the extent that giving effect to such provision and the
remainder of the terms and provisions hereof shall be in accordance with the intent of the parties
as reflected in this Agreement.
16. Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the
principles of conflicts of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan,
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection with any transaction contemplated
hereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit,
action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or
proceeding is improper, though neither party shall be precluded from
removing an action that is subject to removal from state to federal
court. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
(certified or registered mail, return receipt requested) to such party at the address in effect for
notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit
in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
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17. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company and CF&Co each hereby irrevocably waives any
right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any claim based upon or arising out of this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
18. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company agrees that:
(a) CF&Co has been retained solely to act as underwriter in connection with the sale
of the Shares that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company and CF&Co has
been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of
whether CF&Co has advised or is advising the Company on other matters;
(b) the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept
the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) the Company has been advised that CF&Co and its affiliates are engaged in a
broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and
that CF&Co has no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company by virtue
of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and
(d) the Company waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may
have against CF&Co, for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agrees
that CF&Co shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a
fiduciary claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the
Company including stockholders, partners, employees or creditors of the Company.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument. Delivery of an executed Agreement by one party to the other may be made by
facsimile transmission.
20. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, “GAAP” means United States
generally accepted accounting principles.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Company and CF&Co,
please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall
constitute a binding agreement between the Company and CF&Co.
Very truly yours, HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer] | |||
ACCEPTED as of the date first-above written: CANTOR XXXXXXXXXX & CO. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
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Controlled Equity Offering—Placement Notice |
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions
contained in the Controlled Equity
OfferingSM Sales Agreement dated February 22, 2010 between HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST
INCORPORATED (the “Company”) and Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. (“CF&CO”) (the
“Agreement”), I hereby request on behalf of the Company that CF&Co sell up to [ ] shares of
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a minimum market price of
$
per share.
SCHEDULE 2
CANTOR XXXXXXXXXX & CO.
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
Xxxxx X. Emery
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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B. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX
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SCHEDULE 3
Compensation
CF&Co shall be paid compensation up to two percent (2.0%) of the gross proceeds from the sales of
the Shares.
SCHEDULE 6(ee)
1. Allenmore C, LLC
2. Clive Wellness Campus Building One, LLC
3. HR Acquisition I Corporation
4. HR Acquisition of San Antonio, Ltd.
5. HR Acquisition of Pennsylvania, Inc.
6. HR of Carolinas, LLC
7. HR of Iowa, LLC
8. HR of Los Angeles, Ltd.
9. HR-Pima, LLC
10. HRT of Illinois, Inc.
11. HRT of Roanoke, Inc.
12. HRT of Tennessee Inc.
13. HRT Properties of Texas, Ltd.
14. Pennsylvania HRT, Inc.
15. Roseburg Surgery Center, LLC
16. Xxxxxxx Pavilion, LLC
2. Clive Wellness Campus Building One, LLC
3. HR Acquisition I Corporation
4. HR Acquisition of San Antonio, Ltd.
5. HR Acquisition of Pennsylvania, Inc.
6. HR of Carolinas, LLC
7. HR of Iowa, LLC
8. HR of Los Angeles, Ltd.
9. HR-Pima, LLC
10. HRT of Illinois, Inc.
11. HRT of Roanoke, Inc.
12. HRT of Tennessee Inc.
13. HRT Properties of Texas, Ltd.
14. Pennsylvania HRT, Inc.
15. Roseburg Surgery Center, LLC
16. Xxxxxxx Pavilion, LLC
Exhibit 7(n)
OFFICER CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, the duly qualified and elected of HEALTHCARE REALTY
TRUST INCORPORATED (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, does hereby certify in such
capacity and on behalf of the Company, pursuant to Section 7(n) of the Sales Agreement
dated February 22, 2010 (the “Sales Agreement”) between the Company and Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx
& Co., that to the best of the knowledge of the undersigned:
(i) The representations and warranties of the Company in Section 6 of the Sales Agreement
(A) to the extent such representations and warranties are subject to qualifications and exceptions
contained therein relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, are true and correct on and
as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date
hereof, except for those representations and warranties that speak solely as of a specific date and
which were true and correct as of such date, and (B) to the extent such representations and
warranties are not subject to any qualifications or exceptions, are true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof with the same force
and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date hereof except for those representations and
warranties that speak solely as of a specific date and which were true and correct in all material
respects as of such date; and
(ii) The Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be
performed or satisfied pursuant to the Sales Agreement at or prior to the date hereof.
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