Chiquita Brands International, Inc. Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • February 8th, 2008 • Chiquita Brands International Inc • Agricultural production-crops • New York
Chiquita Brands International, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), an aggregate of $175,000,000 principal amount of its 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Firm Securities”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the Underwriters not more than an additional $25,000,000 principal amount of its 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Optional Securities”) if and to the extent that the Underwriters shall have determined to exercise the right to purchase such 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof for the sole purpose of covering overallotments. The Firm Securities and the Optional Securities are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
