4,750,000 Shares Westport Innovations Inc. Common Shares, No Par Value UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • December 11th, 2009 • Westport Innovations Inc • Engines & turbines • New York
Introductory. Westport Innovations Inc., an Alberta corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule A (the “Underwriters”) an aggregate of 4,750,000 of its common shares, no par value per share (the “Shares”). The 4,750,000 Shares to be sold by the Company are called the “Firm Shares.” In addition, the Company has granted to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 712,500 Shares as provided in Section 2. The additional 712,500 to be sold by the Company pursuant to such option are collectively called the “Optional Shares.” The Firm Shares and, if and to the extent such option is exercised, the Optional Shares are collectively called the “Offered Shares.” Jefferies & Company, Inc. (“Jefferies”) has agreed to act as representative of the several Underwriters (in such capacity, the “Representative”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares.
