OREGON BAKING COMPANY
1,750,000 Shares of Common Stock and
1,750,000 Common Stock Purchase Warrants
SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT
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Boca Raton, Florida
______________, 1999
Gentlemen:
1. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Securities, Inc. (the "Underwriter") is offering for
sale an aggregate of 1,750,000 Shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") and
1,750,000 Warrants (the "Warrants") (collectively the "Firm Securities") of
Oregon Baking Company (the "Company"), which the Underwriter has agreed to
purchase from the Company, and which are more particularly described in the
Registration Statement, Underwriting Agreement and Prospectus. In addition, the
Underwriter has been granted an option to purchase from the Company up to an
additional 262,500 Shares and an additional 262,500 Warrants (the "Option
Securities") to cover overallotments in connection with the sale of the Firm
Securities. The Firm Securities and any Option Securities purchased are herein
called the "Securities". The Securities and the terms under which they are to be
offered for sale by the Underwriter is more particularly described in the
Prospectus.
2. The Securities are to be offered to the public by the Underwriter at
the price per Share and price per Warrant set forth on the cover page of the
Prospectus (the "Public Offering Price"), in accordance with the terms of
offering set forth in the Prospectus.
3. The Underwriter, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, is
offering a portion of the Securities for sale to certain dealers who are
actually engaged in the investment banking or securities business and who are
either (a) members in good standing of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), or (b) dealers with their principal places of
business located outside the United States, its territories and its possessions
and not registered as brokers or dealers under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), who have agreed not to make any sales within
the United States, its territories or its possessions or to persons who are
nationals thereof or residents therein (such dealers who shall agree to sell
Securities hereunder being herein called "Selected Dealers") at the public
offering price, less a selling concession (which may be changed) of not in
excess of $_____ per Share and/or $_____ per Warrant payable as hereinafter
provided, out of which concession an amount not exceeding $_____ per Share
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and/or $_____ per Warrant may be reallowed by Selected Dealers to members of the
NASD or foreign dealers qualified as aforesaid. The Selected Dealers who are
members of the NASD agree to comply with all of the provisions of the NASD
Conduct Rules. Foreign Selected Dealers agree to comply with the provisions of
Rule 2740 of the NASD Conduct Rules, and, if any such dealer is a foreign dealer
and not a member of the NASD, such Selected Dealer also agrees to comply with
the NASD's Interpretation with Respect to Free-Riding and Withholding, and to
comply, as though it were a member of the NASD, with the provisions of Rules
2730 and 2750 of the NASD Conduct Rules, and to comply with Rule 2420 thereof as
that Rule applies to non-member foreign dealers. The Underwriter has agreed
that, during the term of this Agreement, it will be governed by the terms and
conditions hereof.
4. The Underwriter shall act as Underwriter and shall have full
authority to take such action as it may deem advisable in respect to all matters
pertaining to the public offering of the Securities.
5. If you desire to act as a Selected Dealer and purchase any of the
Securities, your application should reach us promptly by facsimile or letter at
the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Securities, Inc., 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx. We reserve the right to reject
subscriptions in whole or in part, to make allotments, and to close the
subscription books at any time without notice. The Securities allotted to you
will be confirmed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Selected Dealers
Agreement (the "Agreement").
6. The privilege of subscribing for the Securities is extended to you
only on the condition that the Underwriter may lawfully sell the Securities to
Selected Dealers in your state or other applicable jurisdiction.
7. Any Securities to be purchased by you under the terms of this
Agreement may be immediately reoffered to the public in accordance with the
terms of offering as set forth herein and in the Prospectus, subject to the
securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states or other jurisdictions.
You agree to pay us on demand for the account of the Underwriter an
amount equal to the Selected Dealer concession as to any Securities purchased by
you hereunder which, prior to the completion of the public offering as defined
in paragraph 8 below, we may purchase or contract to purchase for our account
and, in addition, we may charge you with any broker's commission and transfer
tax paid in connection with such purchase or contract to purchase. Certificates
for Securities delivered on such repurchases need not be the identical
certificates originally purchased.
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You agree to advise us from time to time, upon request, of the number
of Securities purchased by you hereunder and remaining unsold at the time of
such request, and, if in our opinion any such Securities shall be needed to make
delivery of the Securities sold or overallotted for the account of the
Underwriter, you will, forthwith upon our request, grant to us for the account
of the Underwriter the right, exercisable promptly after receipt of notice from
you that such right has been granted, to purchase, at the Public Offering Price
less the selling concession or such part thereof as we shall determine, such
number of Securities owned by you as shall have been specified in our request.
No expenses shall be charged to Selected Dealers. A single transfer
tax, if payable, upon the sale of the Securities by the Underwriter to you will
be paid when such Securities are delivered to you. However, you shall pay any
transfer tax on sales of Securities by you and you shall pay your proportionate
share of any transfer tax (other than the single transfer tax described above)
in the event that any such tax shall from time to time be assessed against you
and other Selected Dealers as a group or otherwise.
Neither you nor any other person is or has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representation in connection with the sale of the
Securities other than as contained in the Prospectus.
8. The first three paragraphs of Section 7 hereof will terminate when
we shall have determined that the public offering of the Securities has been
completed and upon telefax notice to you of such termination, but, if not
theretofore terminated, they will terminate at the close of business on the 30th
full business day after the date hereof; provided, however, that we shall have
the right to extend such provisions for a further period or periods, not
exceeding an additional 30 days in the aggregate upon telefax notice to you.
9. For the purpose of stabilizing the market in the Securities, we have
been authorized to make purchases and sales of the Securities of the Company, in
the open market or otherwise, for long or short account, and, in arranging for
sales, to overallot.
10. On becoming a Selected Dealer, and in offering and selling the
Securities, you agree to comply with all the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and the 1934 Act. You
confirm that you are familiar with Rule 15c2-8 under the 1934 Act relating to
the distribution of preliminary and final prospectuses for securities of an
issuer (whether or not the issuer is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the 0000 Xxx) and confirm that you have complied and will
comply therewith.
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We hereby confirm that we will make available to you such number of
copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as you may reasonably
request for the purposes contemplated by the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, or the
rules and regulations thereunder.
11. Upon request, you will be informed as to the states and other
jurisdictions in which we have been advised that the Securities are qualified
for sale under the respective securities or Blue Sky laws of such states and
other jurisdictions, but we shall not assume any obligation or responsibility as
to the right of any Selected Dealer to sell the Securities in any state or other
jurisdiction or as to the eligibility of the Securities for sale therein. We
will, if requested, file a Further State Notice in respect of the Securities
pursuant to Article 23-A of the General Business Law of the State of New York.
12. No Selected Dealer is authorized to act as agent for the
Underwriter, or otherwise to act on our behalf, in offering or selling the
Securities to the public or otherwise or to furnish any information or make any
representation except as contained in the Prospectus.
13. Nothing will constitute the Selected Dealers an association or
other separate entity or partners with the Underwriter, or with each other, but
you will be responsible for your share of any liability or expense based on any
claim to the contrary. We shall not be under any liability for or in respect of
value, validity or form of the Securities, or the delivery of the certificates
for the Securities, or the performance by anyone of any agreement on its part,
or the qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of any
jurisdiction, or for or in respect of any other matter relating to this
Agreement, except for lack of good faith and for obligations expressly assumed
by us or by the Underwriter in this Agreement and no obligation on our part
shall be implied herefrom. The foregoing provisions shall not be deemed a waiver
of any liability imposed under the 1933 Act.
14. Payment for the Securities sold to you hereunder is to be made at
the Public Offering Price less the above-mentioned selling concession on such
time and date as we may advise, at the office of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Securities, Inc.,
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, by
wire transfer to the account of the Underwriter or by a certified or official
bank check in current New York Clearing House funds, payable to the order of
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Securities, Inc., as Underwriter, against delivery of certificates
for the Securities so purchased. If such payment is not made at such time, you
agree to pay us interest on such funds at the prevailing broker's loan rate.
15. Notices to us should be addressed to us at the offices of Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Securities, Inc., 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx. Notices to you shall be deemed to have been duly
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given if telephoned, telefaxed or mailed to you at the address to which this
Agreement or accompanying Selected Dealer Letter is addressed.
16. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to the choice of law
or conflicts of law principles thereof.
17. If you desire to purchase any Securities and act as a Selected
Dealer, please confirm your application by signing and returning to us your
confirmation on the duplicate copy of the Selected Dealer Letter enclosed
herewith, even though you may have previously advised us thereof by telephone or
letter. Our signature hereon may be by facsimile.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXX XXXXX SECURITIES, INC.
BY:
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Authorized Officer
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SELECTED DEALER LETTER
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, President
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Securities, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
We hereby subscribe for Shares and/or Warrants of Oregon Baking Company
in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the foregoing Selected
Dealers Agreement and this Selected Dealer letter. We hereby acknowledge receipt
of the Prospectus referred to in the Selected Dealers Agreement and Selected
Dealer letter. We further state that in purchasing said Shares and/or Warrants
we have relied upon said Prospectus and upon no other statement whatsoever,
whether written or oral. We confirm that we are a dealer actually engaged in the
investment banking or securities business and that we are either (i) a member in
good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD");
or (ii) a dealer with its principal place of business located outside the United
States, its territories and its possessions and not registered as a broker or
dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, who hereby agrees
not to make any sales within the United States, its territories or its
possessions or to persons who are nationals thereof or residents therein. As a
member of the NASD, we hereby agree to comply with all of the provisions of NASD
Conduct Rules. If we are a foreign Selected Dealer, we agree to comply with the
provisions of Rule 2740 of the NASD Conduct Rules, and if we are a foreign
dealer and not a member of the NASD, we agree to comply with the NASD's
interpretation with respect to free-riding and withholding, and agree to comply,
as though we were a member of the NASD, with provisions of Rules 2730 and 2750
of the NASD Conduct Rules, and to comply with Rule 2420 of the NASD Conduct
Rules as that Rule applies to non-member foreign dealers.
Firm:
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By:
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(Name and Position)
Address:
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Telephone No.:
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Dated: , 1999
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