GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT FORM OF STANDARD PROVISIONS FOR [SENIOR] [SUBORDINATED] DEBT SECURITIES (December 1, 2005)Underwriting Agreement • December 1st, 2005 • Golden West Financial Corp /De/ • Savings institution, federally chartered
From time to time, Golden West Financial Corporation (the “Company”) may enter into one or more underwriting agreements that provide for the sale of [senior] [subordinated] debt securities to the underwriter or the several underwriters, as the case may be, named therein. The standard provisions set forth herein may be incorporated by reference in any such underwriting agreement (an “Underwriting Agreement”). The Underwriting Agreement, including the provisions incorporated therein by reference, is herein sometimes referred to as “this Agreement,” references to “herein” and “hereof” and other similar references refer to this Agreement, and the underwriter or underwriters, as the case may be, named therein are herein referred to as the “Underwriters”; provided that, if there is only one such underwriter, these standard provisions shall be construed, mutatis mutandis, to reflect the fact that there is only one such underwriter. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwr
FORM OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • December 1st, 2005 • Golden West Financial Corp /De/ • Savings institution, federally chartered • New York
We understand that Golden West Financial Corporation (the “Company”) proposes to issue and sell $[___] aggregate principal amount of its [___] (the “Offered Securities”) covered by the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-[___]), as amended (the “Registration Statement”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and incorporated by reference herein, the Company hereby agrees to sell, and [___] [the underwriters named in Schedule I hereto] (the “Underwriter(s)”) agree(s) to purchase, [___] aggregate principal amount of Offered Securities [the respective principal amount of Offered Securities set forth opposite the name of each such Underwriter on Schedule I hereto] at [___]% of their principal amount.
