40,000,000 Shares of Common Stock CYS INVESTMENTS, INC. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT July 11, 2012Employment Agreement • July 13th, 2012 • CYS Investments, Inc. • Real estate investment trusts • New York
CYS Investments, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares (the “Firm Shares”) of its Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). At the option of the Underwriters, the Company also proposes to issue and sell to the Underwriters up to an additional 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares” and together with the Firm Shares, the “Shares”). Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as the joint bookrunners in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares contemplated herein (the “Offering”).
