The Advisory Board Company 2,524,754 Common Stock ($0.01 par value) Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • February 26th, 2004 • Advisory Board Co • Services-management services • New York
The selling stockholders listed in Schedule I (each a “Selling Stockholder” and, collectively, the “Selling Stockholders”) propose to sell to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (the “Underwriter”), an aggregate of 2,524,754 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock,” and said number of shares of Common Stock being hereinafter called the “Underwritten Securities”) of The Advisory Board Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All of the shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Stockholders hereunder (the “Exercise Shares”) shall be issued by the Company to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the exercise of certain options (the “Selling Stockholder Options”).
